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April 7th , 2003 - Week 128

News From the Road
The Recruitment team has been quite busy in the office this past week. Fifty Grade 3 students from Stewiacke came to the campus to learn about the fish and the sheep that we have on campus. One of the students couldn't get over the fact that Gary Wallace named a sheep after him (Brendan). Tuesday, April 8th, we have 18 students coming from North Colchester High School to learn about Tissue Culture and Protein Fingerprinting.

Friday April 11th, there will be a University Day Meeting at 10:00 in Room 257. This is for faculty, staff, and students who are interested in helping. If you would like to hear about what we are planning for University Day, please feel free to drop by the meeting.

This week's "Tip of the Hat" goes out to Gary Wallace and Paul MacIsaac for once again helping us out with the tour that came in last week. Also we would like to thank Sherry Matheson, Dr. Hai Choo Smith and Dr. Robin Robinson for the tour of their labs.

Climate Adaptation and Greenhouse Mitigation in Agriculture
The Nova Scotia Agricultural College is hosting a two-day workshop on Climate Adaptation and Greenhouse Mitigation in Agriculture on April 14 and 15, 2003 in the CA Douglas Room, Cumming Hall, NSAC campus. The purpose of this workshop is to bring producers and scientists together to discuss the issues and opportunities that these two related topics present for agriculture in the Atlantic Region.

The first day of the workshop will focus on the Climate Change issue and the adaptation to climate change in the agriculture sector of Atlantic Canada. The second day of the workshop will focus on the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture and current beneficial management practice (BMP) demonstration programs being delivered in the region.

Support for this workshop was received from the Nova Scotia Soil and Crop Improvement Association, Nova Scotia Federation of Agriculture, Nova Scotia Agricultural College and BIOCAP Canada Foundation. For more information and a copy of the program contact David Burton at (902) 893- 6250 or dburton@nsac.ns.ca

ACS and IT-RCSU Merger
As you may know, Academic Computing Services (ACS) is now being managed by the IT-Resources Corporate Service Unit. All ACS staff remain NSAC employees and continue to carry out ACS mandated tasks.

Within the next two weeks a consultant will be hired to conduct a review of ACS and its current service delivery format. As part of the review, input will be sought from faculty and students as well as current ACS staff and the College Executive. Any future changes to ACS's service delivery will be based on recommendations that will be put forward by the consultant and approved by College Executive.

Preliminary discussion and the scope and mandate of the review has yet to be determined. For further information on this review contact Bernie MacDonald, VP Administration at (902) 893- 6719 or by e-mail at bmacdonald@nsac.ns.ca

Academic All-Canadians Named at NSAC
The Canadian Colleges Athletic Association has named four NSAC students Academic All-Canadians, an honor bestowed on only 78 students across the country, 12 of which can be found in the Atlantic provinces.

An Academic All Canadian Award recognizes student-athletes who have achieved an honors standing combined with excellence in college athletics. Award winners at NSAC have been named to an All-Conference Team and achieved honors, (75 per cent) or high honors (80 per cent).

NSAC recipients are Nathan Bokma, Shubenacadie, Men's Basketball; Lindsay MacCormack, Sydney, Women's Basketball; Emily Fraser, Dartmouth and Maria Didkowsky, Kennetcook, Women's Soccer. Emily and Maria are both recipients of the prestigious Atlantic Scholars awards including full tuition and residence. Maria will graduate in May and has received a postgraduate scholarship from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), valued at $17,300 per year for a maximum of 24 months to pursue her Masters studies.

39th Annual Athletic Awards Banquet April 4, 2003
The 39th Annual Athletic Banquet was held on Friday April 4th and the following are the major
winners for the year. Congratulations to all student-athletes!

Fourth Year Awards
Kelly Cousins - Woodsmen
Craig Curley - Basketball, Soccer & Volleyball
Kathryn Bremner - Basketball & Soccer
Leanne Doyle - Basketball & Ssoccer
Carla Shaw - Basketball
Maria Didkowsky - Volleyball & Soccer
Amanda Hickey - Volleyball
Marc Zwaneveld - Volleyball
Iain Caldwell - Soccer
Jamie Lowe - Soccer
Janelle Frail - Soccer & Volleyball

5th Year - Woodsmen
James Trueman

NSAC Golf Champion - Jon Garron

Hustle Award
Women's Soccer Shelley MacLean
Men's Soccer Chris Stokdijk
Badminton Bradley Forbes
Woodsmen (f) Amy Degroot
Woodsmen (m) Nick Juurlink, Nick Graham, R.J. Dillman, Chris MacKenzie
Women's Volleyball Amanda Hickey
Men's Volleyball Barrett Gaunce
Women's Basketball Catherine Steiner
Men's Basketball Craig Curley
Club Rugby Women Tara Moreau
Club Rugby Men Gerry Russell

Most Improved Player Award
Women's Soccer Leanne Doyle
Men's Soccer Steven Laing
Badminton Bradley Forbes
Woodsmen (f) April Gardiner
Woodsmen (m) Jeremy MacLean
Women's Volleyball Cindy Hache
Men's Volleyball Dan Hunt
Women's Basketball Kathryn Bremner
Men's Basketball Mike Akerley
Club Rugby Women Amanda Estabrooks
Club Rugby Men Matt Beal

Rookie Award
Women's Soccer Emily Fraser
Men's Soccer Kurtis Langille
Badminton Cindy Duff
Woodsmen (f) Beth Trueman
Woodsmen (m) Derek Weeks
Women's Volleyball Melissa Greer
Men's Volleyball Joe Smith
Women's Basketball Jennie Pryor
Men's Basketball Darren Marlborough
Club Rugby Women Stephanie Hogue
Club Rugby Men Tyler Campbelle

Most Valuable Player Awards
Women's Soccer Maria Didkowsky, West Gore, NS
Men's Soccer Shane Sutherland, Stewiacke, NS
Badminton Natalie Chiasson, Lameque, NB
Woodsmen (f) Kelly Cousins, Kensington, PEI
Woodsmen (m) R.J. Dillman, Middle Musquodoboit, NS
Women's Volleyball Angela Newell, Mill Village, NS
Men's Volleyball Dan Ross, Margaree, NS
Women's Basketball Jenna Tait, Truro, NS
Men's Basketball Craig Curley, Margaree Valley, NS
Men's Club Rugby O.J. Lein, Portugal Cove, NF
Women's Club Rugby Amy Higgins, Quispamsis, NB

Outstanding Athlete Awards
KS MARCHANT AWARD
Technical: Amy Degroot - Woodsmen North Shannonvale, NB
Degree: Emily Fraser - Soccer Dartmouth, NS

ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Female: Maria Didkowsky West Gore, NS
Male: Craig Curley Margaree Valley, NS

All Academic Athletes

Atlantic Colleges Athletic Association

All Conference
Soccer: Shane Sutherland, Emily Fraser, Maria Didkowsky
Coach of the Year - Soccer - Jen Cameron
Volleyball: Dan Ross
Basketball: Nathan Bokma and Lindsay MacCormack

Canadian Intercollegiate Lumberjacking Association (CILA)
All Canadians: Kelly Cousins and James Trueman
CILA MVP - Kelly Cousins

Canadian Colleges Athletic Association (CCAA)
Academic All Canadian:
Maria Didkowsky - Soccer
Emily Fraser - Soccer
Nathan Bokma - Basketball
Lindsay MacCormack - Basketball

CCAA Basketball - 2nd team tournament all-star - Jenna Tait

NSAC Students Receive Prestigious National Post Graduate Scholarships
Six Nova Scotia Agricultural College students have been awarded postgraduate scholarships from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), five at the Masters Level valued at $17,300 per year for a maximum of 24 months and one at the doctoral level valued at $19,100 per year for a maximum of 24 months.

Postgraduate scholarships provide financial assistance to high caliber scholars who are engaged in masters or doctoral programs in the natural sciences or engineering. This support allows these scholars to fully concentrate on their studies and to seek out the best research mentors in their chosen fields.

Recipients were Maria Didkowsky, Nathan Fahey, Robert Kinley, Angela Murray, Rebekah Nason
and Erin Smith.

NSERC Student Research Awards given at NSAC
Nine NSAC students have been awarded Undergraduate Student Research Awards from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) for the summer of 2003.

The awards, valued at $4500 each, are intended to stimulate an interest in research in the natural sciences or engineering as well as encourage students to undertake graduate studies and pursue a research career in these fields.

The awards are applied over four months and typically employ students throughout the summer. The recipients must have maintained a cumulative average of at least a B or 70 per cent over their past years of study.

The students are supervised by NSERC research grant holders. Supervisors supplement the value of the student's award as well as provide the student with direction, facilities and resources for the research project.

The winners are: Tracy Collins, Kippens, NL; Renee Garbes, Truro, NS; Shawn Llewellyn, Truro, NS; Rebekah Nason, Tracy, NB; Trudy Naugler, Truro, NS; Jennifer Pryor, Truro, NS; Michael Rennick, Truro, NS; Mason MacDonald, Brookfield, NS and Tim Cushing, Dartmouth, NS