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Students host potluck to show gratitude


6/18/2004 11:12:44 AM


The Stephenville chapter of ACE held a potluck dinner last week to show appreciation to CNA for support given to the group. From left, Linda White, Dean of Applied Arts and Business; Madonna Warren, ACE member; Lorne King, Associate District Administrator for Bay St. George campus; Shawn Tilley, Faculty Advisor; Ginger Bennett, ACE President; and centre, CNA President Pamela Walsh.

By Melissa O’Quinn

Advancing Canadian entrepreneurship sounds like a good idea. And starting with post-secondary students is a good place to begin.

ACE (Advancing Canadian Entrepreneurship) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to teach young Canadians how to create brighter futures by offering innovative, hands-on training programs for students at university and college campuses across Canada.

ACE’s Stephenville chapter is comprised of College of the North Atlantic’s (CNA) Business Administration students, located at the Bay St. George campus. Through the ACE program this year, these students were able to organize a Fall Craft Bazaar, as well as a showcase of five local bands to help promote their talent.

ACE students recently hosted a potluck dinner in appreciation of the support offered to them by the college’s administration, which included Associate District Administrator Lorne King and CNA President Pamela Walsh.

Along with some of the staff, local alumni attended the event, as they have been supporters of the ACE chapter through their involvement with Stephenville’s Chamber of Commerce.

Business Administration instructor Shawn Tilley, ACE Faculty Advisor, attended the potluck dinner and says that it was a thoughtful gesture on the students’ part, and the administration deserved it.

“The administration at College of the North Atlantic has recognized the value of ACE as a mechanism to provide exposure beyond the classroom and the national stage,” says Tilley. “Learning is active and is taking place outside the classroom, with the net result being a richer educational experience.”

Tilley says next year will be even more exciting as the local ACE chapter will have a member on the Y-Enterprise Advisory Board – an elite group of business men and women who supply advice, support, contacts, and knowledge to individuals who are relatively new to the filed of entrepreneurship. ACE will also be integrating their program into the high school curriculum to teach business concepts.

Currently, ACE Stephenville is submitting a joint proposal with the Corner Brook chapter to host the ACE Atlantic Regional Entrepreneurial competition in February 2005.

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