At Niagara College, sustainability means providing high-quality applied education and training that meets the needs of students, employees, and the communities in which we operate today, while protecting and enhancing the human and natural resources that will be needed in the future.
As a postsecondary institution, Niagara College first made sustainability a key strategic priority in 2009 and has identified with the importance of reducing impacts on the environment. Niagara College’s definition of sustainability is based on the Bruntland Commission report, created by the United Nations (UN), Report of the World Commission on Environment and Development: Our Common Future.
On February 2, two of Niagara College’s own sustainability experts will speak on a panel for World Wetlands Day. Katie Bristow, Sustainability Program and Outreach Coordinator, and Jocelyn Baker, Professor of Environmental Sciences, will be at Office Tap and Grill in St. Catharines in recognition of the important role of wetlands for people and the […]
For the second year, the Niagara College Teaching Salon received Green Circle Salons certification for their commitment to an extensive waste recycling system and education program for students in NC’s Hairstyling program. “The program has become second nature for both faculty and students,” said Merinda Arcidiacono, Program Coordinator of the Hairstyling program. Approximately 862 pounds of […]
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