Alumni E-News

Alumni E-News is aimed at keeping alumni and friends of NSAC up-to-date with news from the university including important announcements, student and alumni achievements, athletic news and upcoming events. You will still receive your alumni magazine, the Agricola News, by mail.

In this monthly, E-newsletter you'll find brief news items and for many, a link to our alumni website for more detailed information.

Events:

Festive Craft Market
Over 75 exhibitors including pottery, glass, natural wreaths, jewellery, decorative painting, leather, fabric, wood, art, foods and more will be at the Langille Athletic Centre this weekend for the Fastive Craft Market.

Date: Saturday, November 17, 10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Sunday: November 18, 11:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Admission: $3 per day

For more information, please contact Judy Smith at 893-6661or by e-mail at jsmith@nsac.ca or Cathy Myette at cmyette@nsac.ca.

The Life Changers

The second episode of The Life Changers, a new six episode pilot television series on the Atlantic Satellite Network (ASN) aired Sunday, November 4th, 2007

The episode, "The New Green Acres," explored research in bio- environmental engineering at NSAC. Canada Research Chair Dr. Rob Gordon shared ways to make the family farm a more environmentally friendly enterprise, particularly in the area of effective eco-management of farm animal waste.

The Life Changers is comprised of half hour programs featuring path-breaking research and development (R&D) activities underway at Atlantic Canada’s universities that are having a positive, meaningful impact on lives and communities in the region and around the world. The Life Changers will bring these stories to life by featuring the institutions, their research teams (particularly students) and most importantly, those directly affected.

For more detailed information about The Life Changers and to view this episode please visit http://atlanticuniversities.ca/thelifechangers.

AIC Accreditation

The Agricultural Institute of Canada (AIC) Accreditation Program was initiated in 1998 at the request of the Confederation of Canadian Faculties of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine. Agrology, like other professions, is a learned occupation with specialized skills, distinct functions and social obligations. Certification of an agrologist, as is done by provincial institutes of agrology, is a means to ensure that professional agrologists meet the rigorous standards of their profession. Such certification is made possible by the accreditation of the programs that agrologists take at universities and colleges. Accreditation ensures that graduates from these faculties meet the academic and registration requirements established by the various provincial institutes of agrology.

Incoming AIC Vice President Susan Simpson is shown presenting Dr. Leslie MacLaren, NSAC Vice President Academic with a Certificate of Accreditation during the 2007 Scholarship Banquet on October 25th, 2007.

Hands-on experiences for NSAC students
By Dr. Muhammad Yousaf, Organic Purification Chemist

On October 16th , a group of eight students from the Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals class, along with BioProducts Professor Vasantha Rupasinghe, of NSAC took an informative trip to the Food Technology Centre. The students were welcomed by Executive Director, Dr. Jim Smith, who briefed them about the role of FTC as a quality technology provider to its many local, regional, national and international clients. Click here for the complete article.

Development:

New way to make donations to NSAC

The annual appeal is in the mail and people have been responding well. Just a reminder - there is a new and easy way to make donations to support the students and programs at NSAC. We now have a secure, on-line donation page on the NSAC website. Just go to http://nsac.ca/donate and follow the instructions. Your donation will be acknowledged immediately and will be followed up with a receipt that can be used for income tax purposes.

Please consider supporting NSAC with your donations. So far we this year we are slightly ahead of our 5 year average but the students of NSAC need your continued support to reach our objectives.

Christmas Gift Idea

Looking for a gift idea for that special someone? Why not make a donation to NSAC in that person's name? You will get a tax reciept and we'll send you a special card with a thank you from NSAC to put under the tree. Everyone will have that special feeling on christmas morning knowing that they have all supported a great cause. E-mail Alumni@nsac.ca or call 902-893-6721 for details or to set something up.

Research Update

NSAC currently ranks #1 in research intensity among all of the other 16 Atlantic Canadian universities according to results recently released by Research Infosource Inc. in its Canada’s Top 50 research Universities List. NSAC ranks #2 out of all undergraduate universities in Canada for the number of publications per faculty member. www.researchinfosource.com

Poultry II Demolition

October marked the end of an long-standing facility at NSAC. The Poultry II building was used to house the meat and replacement flock at NSAC. The new flock is now held at the Atlantic Poultry Research Centre, which opened May 30, 2007. The site of Poultry II will be turned into the future home of the Chute Animal Nutrition Centre.

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