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FREDERICTON – When 960 of the province’s thought leaders and decision makers sat down to supper last week, they were dining on the fruits of New Brunswick Community College (NBCC) students’ labours. Students in the Culinary Arts and Hotel and Restaurant programs at NBCC St. Andrews put their learning to work as they helped prepare … Read more
January 29, 2019 FREDERICTON – A new wall mural at the Fredericton Campus of New Brunswick Community College (NBCC) celebrates the region’s rich Wabanaki culture and augments the College’s Indigenous Learning and Engagement Initiative. The mural, with the theme Together We Rise, was completed by St. Mary’s First Nation member April Marie Paul and was … Read more
NBCC named one of Atlantic Canada’s Top Employers for fourth year FREDERICTON – For the fourth year in row, New Brunswick Community College (NBCC) has been named one of Atlantic Canada’s Top Employers. This has been officially announced in the January edition of Atlantic Business magazine. The editors of Canada’s Top 100 Employers have included … Read more
COMMENTARY BY MARILYN LUSCOMBE, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF NBCC Applied research and innovation is an essential element of the education offered at New Brunswick Community College, and is am important ingredient to growth in New Brunswick. It enriches the learning experience for students, and also helps businesses and communities solve problems and seize opportunities. As a leader … Read more
FREDERICTON – When The Ville Cooperative, a community organization promoting health, sustainability and partnership, needed help with market research, it didn’t hire a marketing firm. Instead, it looked to the Business Administration: Marketing program at New Brunswick Community College (NBCC) Fredericton. The Ville recently charged the second-year marketing students with the task of determining the … Read more
At the St. Andrews Campus of New Brunswick Community College (NBCC), hospitality students have a long tradition of putting their skills to work for the greater good of the community. The students hone their skills by providing delicious meals and companionable fellowship to area senior citizens once a week. They prepare an annual lunch for … Read more
When Ukrainians want to know how to prepare seafood, they come to the experts – New Brunswickers. The culinary instructors at New Brunswick Community College (NBCC) are experts among experts. NBCC Moncton culinary instructor Emmanuel Charretier recently returned from a week in Kiev and Dnipro, Ukraine, where he showed Ukrainian chefs how to prepare lobster at … Read more
MONCTON – Hard work + luck = opportunity. That’s been the recipe for success for New Brunswick Community College (NBCC) alumnus Marc Albert, who built a hardware engineering empire from his Computer Engineering Technology diploma from NBCC. Albert went to work for DPL, a New Brunswick engineering firm, shortly after graduating from the Moncton Campus … Read more
FREDERICTON – Worried about the amount of time you spend staring at your smartphone? There’s an app for that – and it’s the brainchild of a New Brunswick Community College (NBCC) alum! Cam Crain, a 2017 graduate of the Business Administration: Management program at the Woodstock Campus and the founder of a technology startup called … Read more
ST. ANDREWS – An applied research project at the St. Andrews Campus of New Brunswick Community College (NBCC) is improving the positive identity of adolescent girls in Charlotte County, while providing Practical Nursing students with a hands-on learning experience. Together We Can is a three-year applied research collaboration between NBCC and St. Francis Xavier University … Read more
MONCTON – NBCC’s community mentorship program OASIS recently reached a significant milestone, matching its 100th pair of experienced professionals and emerging entrepreneurs. OASIS connects small businesses facing unique challenges (mentees) with experienced entrepreneurs (mentors) to provide them with the support, resources and guidance necessary to explore their entrepreneurial goals through tactical mentorship activities. The significant social … Read more
FREDERICTON – New Brunswick Community College (NBCC) students are learning more than in-demand job skills; they’re also learning the importance of volunteerism and giving back. At the Fredericton Campus, the third annual four-week Food Challenge recently wrapped up. Students in each program competed each week to bring in the largest quantity of a specified food … Read more