NSAC E-Bulletin

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Lecture and Reception

The McGill Alumni Association of Nova Scotia invites you to hear Dean Chandra Madramootoo in Water, Water Everywhere

Professor Chandra Madramootoo is the newly appointed Dean of the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. He is a James McGill Professor and the Founding Director of the Brace Centre for Water Resources Management.

He obtained his BSc, MSc and PhD degrees in agricultural engineering at McGill and has pursued his academic career there. Dean Madramootoo specializes in water table management, irrigation, drainage, water quality, watershed management and land reclamation. Also, he served as Vice-President of the International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID) from 2000
to 2003.

Where : The World Trade Centre
1800 Argyle Street
When: Tuesday, November 8, 2005
6:00-8:00 p.m.
Cost: $20 per person
(light fare will be served with a cash bar)

Please RSVP by November 3, 2005

To register or for more information, please contact Sophia Johnson at sophia.johnson@mcgill.ca or call at 1-800-567-517

Upcoming Seminar

Upcoming Seminar brought to you by the Nova Scotia Agricultural College Seminar Committee and the Rural Research Centre

Managing our Mood (MOM):
A Rural Option for the Treatment of Post-partum Depression

By Dr. Patrick McGrath
Department of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University
Principal Investigator, Women’s Health in Rural Communities

Wednesday, November 2nd, 2005
Noon to 1:00 p.m.
Cox Institute, Room 24

All are welcome to attend!

Festive Craft Market

Mark your calendars for the 2005 Festive Craft Market coming up at the Langille Athletic Centre, November 19th and 20th 2005. For all the details please visit:

http://www.nsac.ns.ca/athletics/craftmkt/index.asp

United Way Update

Just a reminder of a few things prior to next week's NSAC/NSDAF United Way Campaign:

1. Luncheon Tickets- Are still available from Kim Harris in Harlow, and Marianne Clarke in Cox, as well as Committee members. Don't forget, the silent auction will go along with this on Tuesday.

2. Bingo Cards-Available as above. Cards on sale til Monday noon only.

3. Items still required for- auction and bake sale. Lots of 50/50 tickets going and UW donation payroll deduction forms distributed next week. You might win a day off with pay!!!

United Way coordinators,
Marianne Clark
Joe Calder

Department Head, Plant & Animal Sciences

Listed below are the dates/times/locations for the candidates applying for the position of Department Head, Plant & Animal Sciences. Each candidate will be presenting a ½ hour seminar, followed by a question and answer period. The seminar will reflect the individual candidate's vision for the future direction of the PAS and their strategy to attain this vision.

All are welcome to attend.

Monday, Nov 14th Claude Caldwell
9 - 9:50 am- Seminar - Rm Haley 111

Wed., Nov 16th Sam Asiedu
10 - 10:50 am Seminar- Haley 111

Friday, Nov 18th - Tarjei Tennessen
10 -10:50 am Seminar - Haley 111

Annette Brightman
Administrative Assistant to the
Vice-President Academic

Varsity Results

Help raise awareness of NSAC

As you might know, NSAC has an aggressive awareness-building and prospect-attracting campaign out in the market now. Marketing is still putting together some evaluation of campaign results thus far but the early indicators are showing some great success.

Why not help out by raising the profile of our campaign with your own daily contacts? Simply include a teaser statement and a hotlink to the campaign in your signature at the bottom of your e-mail. Here's how: In your Novell e-mail system, click Tools/Options/Environment and click on the signature tab. Enter in your name and contact info (if you haven't done it already) and at the bottom, include one of the following notes:

Should you be afraid of old bones?
To find out, visit www.nsac.ca/bones

OR

Is there such a thing as aliens on earth?
To find out, visit www.nsac.ca/aliens

OR

Is there a potion that will make someone fall in love with you?
To find out, go to www.nsac.ca/love

OR

Is there such a thing as a magic wand?
To find out, go to www.nsac.ca/wand

The url you enter will automatically become a hotlink in your messages. This is a great way to help spread the word that NSAC is a one-of-a-kind applied science university. A group of some of our best scientists tackled these age-old questions as a way to show how applied science can be brought to bear on virtually any question about our world. What a great way to promote the power of applied science and our ingenuity in teaching it!

Sarah Morris
Marketing Manager
NSAC

The NSAC Noticeboard has been Replaced

In an effort to be more efficient and allow for more flexibility in posting of campus notices and message, the NSAC Noticeboard is being replaced by the self-serve NSAC Noticeboard and Message Forum.

People wishing to post notices may do so by registering for an account. The posts are open for everyone on the Internet to read but only those registered will be able to post messages. Accounts will be given to anyone with an NSAC e-mail account who registers. A registration approval process by the board administers is necessary to prevent unauthorized use and spam, Approval time will generally be less than 24 hours. Posters will be able to modify and delete their own posts.

This new Noticeboard and Message Forum greatly expands the possibility for communication within NSAC. We’ll run the forum as a trial and then make changes and add categories as we need to. You will find the new NSAC Noticeboard and Message Forum at http://nsac.ca/forums/