annual-report-2016-2017

VISITOR
HIGHLIGHTS
Ambasadors from
Paraguay, Panama and
Costa Rica
50 delegates from
Americas Competitive
Exchange on Innovation
and Entrepreneurship
Minister Deborah
Matthews tours NOTL
and discusses funding,
mental health and transit
issues
Canadian Consul General
(NY) Phyllis Yaffee
Ministers Steven Del
Duca and Jim Bradley
announce GO transit
service to NOTL
9 international trade
journalists toured
the NOTL campus
for a showcase of NC
programs and facilities
and Leadership’s Get Involved Co-Curricular
Record Portal to promote awareness of
campus and community opportunities, to
maximize student involvement, and to track
the institutional impact of engagement.
Important Campus Visits
Throughout the 2016-17 academic year, Niagara
College hosted several significant dignitaries,
elected officials and distinguished guests, including:
> The Ambassador of Paraguay, The Ambassador
of Panama, and The Ambassador of Costa Rica
each attended meetings with staff as part of
our business development in these countries
and explored opportunities for Niagara College
in their respective countries;
> Over 50 delegates to the 6th Americas
Competitiveness Exchange on Innovation and
Entrepreneurship visited the Niagara-on-the-
Lake Campus for a tour of our facilities and
panel discussion on innovation in Ontario’s
agri-food sector. The event was organized
through Innovation, Science and Economic
Development Canada. The delegates who
attended were a variety of economic and
political decision makers from across the
Americas and beyond. The delegates also
had an opportunity to experience lunch at our
Benchmark Restaurant, sampling a menu
featuring regionalized foods;
> The Honourable Deborah Matthews, Ontario’s
Minister of Advanced Education and Skills
Development, toured the Niagara-on-the-
Lake Campus and met with senior College
management and employee union leadership,
as well as representatives from the Niagara
College Student Administrative Council to
discuss a variety of issues including funding,
mental health initiatives and transit.
> Niagara College hosted a roundtable with
Phyllis Yaffe, the new Canadian Consul General
in New York, and regional business leaders
to discuss strategies to help boost business
exports to New York State;
> The Honourable Steven Del Duca, Ontario’s
Minister of Transportation and Jim Bradley MPP
for St. Catharines held a roundtable discussion
with students and college officials to discuss
the importance of transit and formally
announce a GO Bus stop at the Niagara-onthe-Lake
Campus 18 times daily linking to the
Burlington GO Train station. Having GO Bus
service directly to campus will open up huge
opportunities for students from West Niagara,
Hamilton and the GTA to come directly to
Niagara College;
> 9 international journalists from 5 key markets
around the world (Germany, Mexico, Italy, the
United Kingdom and the United States) as
part of an international media tour organized
by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food
and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA). The journalists
who attended write for trade magazines and
food/wine magazines, mostly geared towards
executives and investors in the food and
beverage processing and production sphere,
and provided an opportunity to showcase
the incredible programs and facilities at our
Niagara-on-the-Lake campus.
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