Category Archives: Research & Innovation

Now Hiring: Research Operations Project Assistant position available with R&I team

  Applications are invited for the temporary part time position of Research Operations Project Assistant within the Research & Innovation Division at Niagara College located at the Welland campus. The starting salary is $26.26/hr for a 24 hour work week.  Additional hours may be required as necessary. This is a temporary position and is set to commence October 2024 to May 2025. Reporting to the … Continue reading Now Hiring: Research Operations Project Assistant position available with R&I team »

R&I hits the trade show floor at OCI’s DiscoveryX Conference

In April, the Research & Innovation (R&I) division hit the trade show floor at OCI’s DiscoveryX Conference (DiscoveryX) in Toronto, ON. DiscoveryX is the premier innovation event in Canada, bringing together entrepreneurs, investors, researchers, government, and industry leaders. Celebrating its 15th year in 2024, DiscoveryX is where innovators, thought leaders, and visionaries come together to explore the latest breakthroughs, share game-changing ideas, and build partnerships … Continue reading R&I hits the trade show floor at OCI’s DiscoveryX Conference »

R&I’s Innovation Mentorship Program is back spotlighting high school students’ unique business pitches

'The Marketing Collective' team with panel of experts

  The 1988 comedy, Big, featuring a youthful Tom Hanks, includes the tagline – you’re only young once! After wishing to be made big, a teenage boy wakes up to find himself in the body of an adult. Minus the wishing and magic, the Grade 11 business students at Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School got the chance to ‘think’ big and impress a local industry … Continue reading R&I’s Innovation Mentorship Program is back spotlighting high school students’ unique business pitches »

SONAMI staffer, Mitchell Lutz, joins GNCC’s NEXTNiagara Council

Mitchell Lutz, SONAMI's new Business Development Lead.

Mitchell Lutz, Business Development Lead, SONAMI SONAMI’s Business Development Lead is the newest member of NEXTNiagara’s council. Earlier in May, Mitchell Lutz joined the council alongside four other new additions. Mitch, and his fellow council members, bring their knowledge and experience as young professionals in Niagara, covering a wide variety of industries including healthcare, entrepreneurship, trades, non-profit, business development and sustainability. NEXTNiagara is an advisory … Continue reading SONAMI staffer, Mitchell Lutz, joins GNCC’s NEXTNiagara Council »

Going viral…. do you really want to?

From an Expert's Perspective

This month, we hear from Paula Reile and Sarah Godfrey, with the Business & Commercialization Innovation Centre. The allure of going viral is strong to many small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMES); who wouldn’t want millions of people looking at your business? Think of all those potential customers! The reality of going viral is much more complex and may not be what is best for the … Continue reading Going viral…. do you really want to? »

Niagara College’s Kimberley Cathline announced as one of the 2024 Influential Women in Canadian Agriculture

Kimberley Cathline

  Annex Business Media’s Agriculture group has named the seven honourees of the 2024 Influential Women in Canadian Agriculture (IWCA) program. Included in the group is Kimberley Cathline, Research Program Manager at the Horticultural & Environmental Sciences Innovation Centre (HESIC) at Niagara College. These seven women were nominated by friends, colleagues, mentors and mentees, and their nomination packages were among dozens of accomplished, influential women … Continue reading Niagara College’s Kimberley Cathline announced as one of the 2024 Influential Women in Canadian Agriculture »