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Weekend October 21, 2006
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NSAC E-Bulletin
Please forward your submissions to the NSAC E-Bulletin to
the newsdesk (news@nsac.ca)
by Friday at 2:00 p.m. for inclusion in the next week's edition.
Updated Passenger Van Policy
NSAC's Use of Passenger Vans policy has been updated to reflect
a new daily charge rate as well as a new cleaning charge.
Please review the policy on the admin intranet site:
http://inside.nsac.ca/services/admin/policies/van_policy.pdf
2006 Frosh Schedule
With August under way, it is a great time to make this year's
Frosh Week Schedule available for everyone to view. Before long,
the new students will arrive on campus, with open-minds and
lots of questions. We hope that this schedule will help you
answer some of the burning questions that students have!
Click on the following link to view NSAC's 2006 Frosh Schedule:
http://nsac.ca/recruiting/studentlife/schedule.asp
Learn About Ethiopia
On August 11th, come and learn about the fascinating country
of ETHIOPIA!!
The Jimma University College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine
(JUCAVM), Ethiopia is NSAC’s partner institution in the
Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) funded project
“Agricultural Sustainability- Ethiopia”. Our colleagues
would like to share with you, through pictures and explanations,
a little bit about their country!
2:00- 2:30pm, Alumni Hall
Floriculture Industry in Ethiopia: Trends, Prospects and Challenges
-Mr. Nigussie Kassa, Head of School of Agriculture, Assistant
Professor, JUCAVM
The roses on your table are from… Ethiopia? Ethiopia is
one of the new production centers of cut flowers; the floriculture
industry in Ethiopia is a young, but growing, one. Join Nigussie
to learn more about the history and future of this blooming industry.
2:30- 3:00pm, Alumni Hall
Animal Health Service in Ethiopia
-Dr. Feyesa Regassa, Head of Veterinary School, Assistant Professor,
JUCAVM
Livestock is one of the most important resources in Ethiopia.
Dr. Regassa will discuss the impact of disease on this important
resource, and the current status of veterinary medicine and facilities
in Ethiopia.
After the seminars, please join us in the Alumni Gardens for
a Closing Ceremony. Light snacks and refreshments provided.
For further information, please contact Kendra, NSAC International
Project Assistant, at kmellish@nsac.ca
or 893-6514.
Farewell to Visiting Ethiopian Scholars
You are cordially invited to a Closing Ceremony in honor of
Mr. Duguma Adugna, Mr. Solomon Demeke, Mr. Nigussie Kassa, and
Dr. Feyesa Regassa. These four gentlemen are visiting scholars
from the Jimma University College of Agriculture and Veterinary
Medicine (JUCAVM) in Ethiopia; they have been on campus for
the past five weeks on a training program in association with
the “Agricultural Sustainability- Ethiopia” Project.
The project is funded in part by the Government of Canada through
the Canadian International Development Agency’s Canadian
Colleges Partnership Program. Substantial contributions are
also made by NSAC and JUCAVM.
The event is to bid farewell to our visitors, celebrate a successful
year in the project, and to thank the faculty and staff who
have donated their time sharing their work and projects with
our colleagues. The event will be held, weather permitting,
in the Alumni Gardens on August 11th, from 3- 5:00pm. Light
snacks and refreshments will be provided.
For more information contact Kendra, NSAC International Project
Assistant, at kmellish@nsac.ca,
or 893-6514.
Recruitment Update
Hello!
Well, it’s here - the thinking cap is on and I’m
in September mode! We’ve been working hard to ensure that
all of our material is up to date and ready for the fall tour
schedule. Nick Marchand has agreed to return as our third recruiter
and we’re quite happy about that!
In lieu of getting the ball rolling, Aquaculture has participated
in a photo shoot, and I must thank Sarah again for working her
magic! The photos are great and I do encourage all departments
to have a look at them! The cost was minimal and the impact
of using these pictures to sell the program will be great!
On Friday, Craig, Mark Mason and I hosted a breakfast for guidance
counselors from New England. The breakfast was wonderful - thanks
Julie! We had a great two hours, where we discussed American
students attending NSAC, presented a slide show and gave a tour
of our wonderful campus.
On the horizon, a new ESL Science camp will be taking place
in the next few weeks and once again, we’re preparing
ourselves. Thanks to the TAG who are helping out this time around!
See you around campus, and if you have any great pictures you’d
like to submit for recruitment purposes, please feel free to
email them to me at any time.
Monica
Photo of the Week
Although at first glance, this picture may seem to show a group
of itinerant musicians performing at the recent NSAC Open House.
However, it is actually a demonstration of the co-operative atmosphere
that surrounds everyone at the NSAC - Laurie Sandeson, manager
Agritech Park; Marthin Nanere, visiting researcher from La Trobe
University, Australia; Greg Bishop, Assoc. Prof., Engineering
Dept. and Gordon Tucker, performer, sound technician and graduate
(BMus) of our sister institution, Dalhousie University.
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