CNA students ACE national exposition
6/15/2005 3:33:06 PM
Students from College of the North Atlantic’s (CNA) Clarenville campus travelled to Toronto in May for the 2005 Advancing Canadian Entrepreneurship (ACE) National Exposition. Thirty-five universities and colleges were represented in the event for a total of 600 students, business leaders, special guests and recruiters.
The ACE Clarenville team gave a 20-minute presentation on their project, outlining their work from concept to production. The students’ event planning and management project was titled Chill at the Hill – a series of rock concerts aimed at youth and designed to showcase local talent.
The event consisted of three parts: a musical competition entitled Battle for the Hill, where local bands competed to perform with headliners at the main concert; the main rock concert itself at Discover White Hills Ski Resort; and an all-age concert entitled Ultrasound, held at Clarenville High School.
While the team was not selected to proceed to the second round, the students were proud with what they had accomplished.
Chan Wiseman, incoming ACE Clarenville president and presenter at the exposition says, “I thought we did very well considering that only two of us went to Toronto and only one of us presented.”
The exposition judges thought the same.
“I thoroughly enjoyed this presentation,” said one judge. “This was a very real presentation with a group that clearly showed their passion for their project, region, and school.”
“Amazing passion for the community, your team is a role model for others,” said another judge.
“Your presentation was excellent and I look forward to seeing more innovative and creative events in the future,” said yet another.
Advisor Tracy Holloway believes that the team’s real reward comes from the work they have done.
“Each one [event] was a learning experience with new challenges where ACE members got to hone their planning, organizing, and problem solving skills,” she says. “It sure reinforced what we teach our students in the classroom.”
The ACE Clarenville chapter is currently in its fifth year of operation. The group plans to expand the project next year to include several year-round events.
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For more information contact:
Stephen Lee
Communications Manager
College of the North Atlantic
(709) 643-7929
Tanya Alexander
Public Information Officer
College of the North Atlantic
(709) 643-7928