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July 5, 2004 --- Week 186

The Summer Traffic Blues

Ah, summer. The sun, the flowers, the road construction?! As you are all aware the water system construction has been ongoing and is now moving to span the bottom portion of College Road and the portion of Vimy Road between Pictou and College. NSAC has volunteered a part of one of the parking lota on College Road (The Woodsmen's practice area) as a holding area for several tons of gravel. The lot will be half operational for the next week or and motorists will still be able to park in the rear of the lot. The lot is expected to be back to normal (with some of the bumps smoothed out) by July 9th. In the meantime, traffic will be limited to one-lane on the bottom portion of College Road and on Vimy Road. It is best to avoid the whole issue by using Pictou Road to access NSAC.

Poetry Comes to NSAC

Attention all poetry lovers! There are some special readings taking place in Truro this week. Poet and writer Bill Bissett with guest Carol Malyon will be on location at NSAC this Friday July 9th in the Douglas Room, Cumming Hall. His style anti-conventional, Bissett is well known for his lively readings which incorporate sound poetry, chanting, singing, rattles, and a host of other engaging elements. Carol Malyon, an accomplished poet and writer, has expressed her awesome talent in the heart of her short stories, and humor in her amusing children’s tale of two very mixed up grandmas. The reading at NSAC will take place at noon time and all are welcome. There is an additional reading featuring Carol Malyon with guest Bill Bissett on Thursday night, July 8th at the Colchester-East Hants Public Library on Prince Street in Truro. The reading will take place at 7:30 pm, and the public is invited. For more information about these readings, contact Sondra Mantle at smantle@nsac.ns.ca or Daphne Cragg at the Truro Library at dcragg@nstc.library.ns.ca.

International Meeting of IAPTCB

There is an upcoming International Association for Plant Tissue Culture & Biotechnology (IAPTCB) meeting taking place on campus next month from the August 2 - 5. This meeting will be coupled with the annual Workshop of the Atlantic Plant Tissue Culture and Biotechnology Association. This national meeting and conference will be focusing on the scientific and social perspectives of plant tissue culture, agricultural biotechnology, plant genomics and sustainable agriculture. Researchers, students, farmers, growers, agri-business policy makers and concerned persons nationally and worldwide will descend upon the campus for discussion and innovative learning. For more information on the conference and contacts click here. For direct registration visit: http://www.nsac.ns.ca/pas/iaptcb/reg.htm

NSAC to Host Teaching Showcase

The Association of Atlantic Universities (AAU) has honored NSAC by awarding us the opportunity to host The Teaching Showcase for 2005. This showcase to be held on a Saturday in the latter weeks of October 2005 and it is an exciting opportunity for university faculty from the Atlantic region and beyond to exchange ideas, strategies, and methods in an open and professional learning environment. Typically 100-150 delegates from the graduate student level to full professors attend to take advantage of the many diverse presentations available at the Showcase. NSAC and its Instructional Development Committee are excited and looking ahead to a bright and successful weekend for the university and practitioners alike. If you'd like some more information, contact Graham Pearson. Otherwise, stay tuned for more information!

Development and Alumni Relations Report

Are you interested in knowing what the Development and Alumni Relations team has been up to this month? June was a busy month for the group. Whoever said that things slow down in summer hasn't worked in marketing, communications and fundraising before! Check out http://www.nsac.ns.ca/development/section_reports/index.htm and click on June.