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Post Notes NSAC Post goes Monthly The NSAC Post, a publication for the NSAC College community, will now be published on a monthly basis. Anyone with article ideas or tidbits for the Post Notes section, please contact Stephanie Brown at (902) 893-7247 by the 10th of each month. Principal's List Posted Nearly ninety NSAC students were honoured for high academic standing February 10th, 1999 by being placed on the Principal's List at the NSAC. Students on the Principals's List are within the top ten per cent in their program and maintain an average of 80 per cent or higher. Elite gymnast and Olympian Kris Burley, a Truro native, also shared his experiences and accomplishments during the evening. Photo Caption: (L to R) Guest speaker, Kris Burley, Lisa Balcom, Middleton NS, Lori Longmire, Parker's Cove NS and Principal Dr. Garth Coffin. Woodsmen's Meet a Success at NSAC The 14th Annual Woodsmen Competition was held February 13th at the MacMillan Show Centre with participating teams from the USA and Canada. The NSAC team, consisting of 27 players on two male and two female teams, saw the Men finish 4th and the Ladies 2nd. The Competition also saw the involvement of the newly formed Canadian Intercollegiate Lumberjacking Association. Members; including NSAC, Sir Sandford Flemming College, MacDonald College and Associate member, the University of New Brunswick, compiled points throughout the season for an overall champion. The inaugural winners were: Ladies Division - UNB and Men's Division - Sir Sandford Flemming College. NSAC Staff Directory on the Go The Coordinator of Alumni & Public Relations, Stephanie Brown, is beginning work on the compilation of a complete NSAC Staff Directory. Stephanie will be visiting various departments over the next several months to visit with staff and assemble photographs. Any questions or comments, please contact her at (902) 893-7247. NSAC Student receives Sobeys Bursary Brian Huntley was the 11th recipient of the annual Sobeys Meat Cutting Bursary presented by Meat Manager Debbie Barclay of Sobeys Canada Inc. (Truro). The $250 bursary is presented three times a year to students enrolled in each of the three Meat Cutting Programs offered annually by the Centre for Continuing & Distance Education at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College (NSAC). The bursary is given in memory of Stan Nickerson, a graduate of the program, who was employed as a Meat Manager at the Sobeys location in Truro. Brian graduated from the NSAC Meat Cutting Course in December 1998 and is currently employed at Sobeys in Truro. Also shown with Brian and Debbie is Pam Grace, Program Manger Continuing & Distance Education and Ron Cavanaugh, the Program's Instructor. Internationalization Through a Student's Eyes An informal student discussion on international opportunities at NSAC will take place on Tuesday, March 16th, 1999 in Cox 24 from 2:00 - 4:30 p.m. This is a drop-in event with five students presenting their experiences on international travel and exchange. The experiences represented include collecting graduate program data in the Philippines, gathering undergraduate project data in Panama, taking an NSAC course in Jamaica, touring the agrifood industry in Cuba, participating in a development project as a student (Ghana), being an international student at NSAC and recruiting international students. Information will also be available on international opportunities for the 1999-2000 academic year. For more information contact Dr. Nancy Crowe, ncrowe@cadmin.nsac.ns.ca,or Cynthia Murphy, cmurphy@cadmin.nsac.ns.ca. NSAC Receives an Honourable Mention for International Course The Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC) and Scotiabank announced in February, the recipients of the Scotiabank-AUCC Awards for Excellence in Internationalization. The NSAC received an honorable mention in the Curriculum Change category for its course in Island Food Systems. The honorable mention focused on how the College incorporated an international perspective into its academic curricula. Class of ‘99 Works the Net The NSAC Class of ‘99 gets top marks for cashing in on the technological revolution. The 1999 Graduate Employment booklet will be online this year thanks to the efforts of fourth year students, Beth Armstrong, Audrey Langille, Melanie Le Blanc and Cheala Emmett. The online format will replace the traditional booklet produced by the graduating class and include grad photos along with information on the student's program, project topic, work experience, activities and achievements. The students will then send letters to employers who would traditionally have received the booklet, making them aware of the site and the process. "The master plan is to have everyone who is online to leave a resume with Career services so employers can easily access the information they need," explained Audrey. The site should be completed and online in April. Badminton Nationals held at NSAC CCAA Badminton Nationals will be hosted by the NSAC on March 11th, 12th and 13th, 1999. Five conferences will be participating including British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, the Atlantic region and one host entry. The host team will consist of the finalists in each of the events. Come out and support your home team. Visit our Website for schedules, team information and more www.nsac.ns.ca/ath/badminton. NSAC Students know their Weeds Every year the Weed Science Society of America awards undergraduate research awards to deserving undergraduates who submit a research proposal to the society. Heather Chaffey and Carol Sykes were winners for 1999. Monitoring input of selected weed species on Cranberry yields was the focus of Heather's proposal and The Allelopathic Effect of Barley, Oats and Sunflowers on Matricaria maritima L. in Carrots was the focus of Carol's. Both students were sponsored by Assoc. Professor Glen Sampson. The award consists of $1,000.00 US.
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