to the public Thursdays and Fridays during the school year. Lunch and dinners were prepared by the Level I Cook Apprentice students under the supervision of the chefs of Niagara Culinary Institute. There was also a salon for the hairstyling programs. Athletics Niagara College is a member of the Ontario Colleges and Canadian Colleges Athletic Associations (OCAA & CCAA). Their sports teams are referred to as the Niagara Knights. Niagara College Varsity Athletic programs include: Men's and Women's Basketball Men's and Women's Curling Men's and Women's Golf Men's and Women's Soccer Men's and Women's Volleyball In the fall of 2010, the Welland Campus opened a new athletic centre with two gymnasiums, a fitness centre, multi-purpose rooms and additional locker facilities. It also has a softball diamond, an outdoor running track (0.6 km), two-rink outdoor hockey facility and a soccer/football field. The Niagara-on-the-Lake features a gymnasium and fitness room. The intramural league programs and activities include ball hockey, basketball, badminton, touch football, basketball, co-ed volleyball, indoor soccer, outdoor ball hockey, soccer and ice hockey. In spring 2011, Niagara College hosted the CCAA Women's Basketball National Championships, and in spring 2013, Niagara College hosted the CCAA Men's Volleyball National Championships. University transfers University Transfers Niagara College has a number of Joint Programs with the several institutions: Brock University, Canada Niagara University, New York State, United States Sanda University, China University of Santo Tomas, Chile Niagara College has developed many degree completion agreements with universities and colleges in Canada and around the world. Niagara College has partnering institutions in Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia and New Brunswick. International university partners can be found in New York State, Michigan, New Hampshire, Australia, United Arab Emirates and Chile. Broadcasting Niagara College operates the radio station CRNC, which broadcasts as an Internet radio stream from the Welland Campus on Woodlawn Road/First Avenue in Welland, Ontario. The station is branded as The Heat, Niagara's New Rock. The station's programming is produced by students in the school's Broadcasting program. Scholarships The college is a member of Project Hero, a scholarship program cofounded by General (Ret'd) Rick Hillier, for the families of fallen Canadian Forces members. Notable alumni Edward Burtynsky, photographer Shirley Coppen, politician Dan Dunleavy, sportscaster Christel Haeck, politician Peter Kormos, politician Bernie McNamee, journalist Mark Suknanan, television personality and drag queen John Campea Host of The John Campea Show Staff Unionization Full-time faculty at Niagara College (Canada) are