Northwest Aerospace News December 2018 | January 2019 Issue No. 6 | Page 42

GETTING
DOWN to
business
IN NORTHERN IDAHO
By Patrick O’Halloran, Aerospace Director, North Idaho College
N
orth Idaho College’s (NIC) efforts to innovate alongside industry recently earned the
Coeur d’Alene-based community college the title of 2018 National Entrepreneurial College
of the Year.
The National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship (NACCE) awarded this
honor to NIC during their October conference in Fort Worth, Texas.
NIC President Rick MacLennan, Dana Mohr, NIC instructor of Business and Entrepreneur-
ship studies, and Ryan Arnold, NIC director of Regional Entrepreneurial Strategy, accepted
the award at the NACCE annual event. MacLennan credited the award to the college’s
ability to respond entrepreneurially to change.
Patrick O’Halloran
North Idaho College, Aerospace Director
www.nic.edu/aerospace
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“NIC has a history of engaging with longstanding and new partners,” MacLennan said.
“The heart of our work is developing our business and community relationships to help
fuel the economic vitality of North Idaho. Creating relevant learning opportunities for our
students in today’s ever-evolving economy is one of our major imperatives here at NIC.”
Rebecca Corbin, NACCE president and CEO, said NIC’s forward thinking and leadership
set it apart from other colleges. NACCE is an organization of educators, administrators,
presidents and entrepreneurs focused on inciting entrepreneurship in their community and
on their campus. The association represents 300-plus community and technical colleges and
2,000 faculty, staff, administrators and presidents who serve more than 3.3 million students.
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