Experience that sets you apart
The Grand Opening of the Sparrow Family Experiential Learning Centre took place on Friday, October 4, 2019.
Students in Nipissing University’s School of Business now have the opportunity to connect with the North Bay community through the Sparrow Family Experiential Learning Centre. The University and the Sparrow Family have come together to create a space on campus where students will engage in experiential learning and foster their skills with hands-on engagement opportunities. The Sparrow Family Experiential Learning Centre will connect students, faculty and the community with a space for generating and sharing ideas, providing valuable workshops and building dialogue between community partners, their needs and how students can be involved.
“The reason we choose to support Nipissing University and create the Sparrow Experiential Learning Centre is because our Dad and Grandfather (Herb Sparrow), and our Mom and Grandmother (Tena Sparrow) were self-made entrepreneurs here in North Bay. Together they supported several business start-ups in Northern Ontario and have always felt that it was important to do their part to give back to the greater community. They saw the value of education and helped many students in their pursuit of higher education.The Sparrow Experiential Learning Centre is the embodiment of these wonderful aspects of Herb and Tena’s legacy in this community and we are honoured that it will support students in their academic journeys for years to come.”
Pam Laycock
granddaughter of the late Herb and Tena Sparrow
Experiential Learning in Action: North Bay Agri-Business Connects with Local University Talent
Gateway City, a start-up brewing company, was looking for advice on how it could expand outside its local base in North Bay. The brewery engaged a team of Nipissing students to create a full marketing plan, including advertising, social media, events and other marketing tactics, and to provide suggestions for markets that Gateway City should consider moving into. The founders were delighted with the results and will continue to provide future opportunities for university students.
