NSAC E-Bulletin

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Open House 2006

NSAC's annual Open House took place on Thursday July 27th. The Open House consisted of a day filled with sun, garden tours, aquaculture demonstrations, quilting and hand-crafts, wagon rides, Red Cross demonstrations, variety show with music and dancing, Barbecue and much more!

In an e-mail written to us by Grace Burtt-Dykstra, she expressed her feelings of Open House 2006. "On behalf of myself, my husband and my grandchild Charlie, (five years old) I would like to take this opportunity to thank NSAC for another wonderful Open House. Charlie was keen to look through the microscopes at the bugs - good and bad, he enjoyed petting the sheep and he loved the hay wagon, (we appreciated the ride!).
Please pass on our many thanks to the staff who made it all so very special for us."

Help us Announce New Staff

As one of the main communication tools for NSAC, E-bulletin can be used for all sorts of things. It is a great place to let campus know about new staff, changes of jobs or retirements for example. Help us by sending in a quick announcement when someone arrives (or leaves). It does not have to be long, just a couple of lines or a paragraph about them would be fine. A picture would also be great if you have one.

There are a lot of changes going on... send your items to news@nsac.ca

Oyster Shuckers Required

A barbeque is being held at Jenkins Hall on Thursday evening, August 3rd, in conjunction with the CSAS/CSA/CSHS annual conference being held in Halifax.

One of the featured food items is oysters on the half shell. We require two individuals to shuck oysters from 4:30 - 6:15pm. If you are able to help us out or know of someone who would be able to assist us, please contact Donna Jamieson in Plant and Animal Sciences at 7998. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated and tickets to the BBQ would be supplied.

Graham Pearson's Retirement Celebration

During Graham Pearson's retirement celebration, Kevin Sibley congratulated Graham and his wife Miriam, on the occasion of his retirement from the Engineering Department at NSAC.

Graham worked with the College for 29 years as a professor teaching physics and statistics courses, and making significant contributions through service on many committees including Chair of Faculty Council, and Chair of the Instructional Development Committee. He was also the first Dean of Research for NSAC.

BioPort Atlantic 2006 Conference

The theme of this year's BioPort Atlantic Conference, which will be held on September 26th to 27th in Halifax is, " Success Stories … learning from others’, telling our own!" More...

Community Development Position

Interviews for the Community Development Position in the Department of Business and Social Science will be held on Wednesday August 2nd, Thursday August 3rd and Friday August 4th at 9am in the air-conditioned comfort of the Humanities Portable Unit. All are invited to attend. Refreshments will be provided.

August 2. Greg Cameron, University of Asmara speaking on The Challenges and Opportunities Facing Rural Development in the New Agrarian Context.'

August 3 Paula Romanow, Carlton University
"Computers, Communities and Rural Development in Nova Scotia."

August 4 David Flint, Dalhousie University
Topic to be announced

For more details contact Lauranne Sanderson at lsanderson@nsac.ca .

Recruitment Update

Hello!

This has been an eventful few weeks in Recruitment, where Craig and I have toured prospective students from many out of town areas: Boston, Montreal, Halifax, Bridgewater etc. It seems that our reputation as the “place to be” is gaining speed!!

We were happy to help with Open House and have been working to end the celebrations with a bit of flair. On Saturday, we treated Alumni to a delicious breakfast at the Truro Farmers’ Market. Rocky the Ram was on hand and Heather Rogers helped with meeting, greeting and feeding our Alumni. All of us Aggies, who are present at the Market, week to week, wore the bright orange t-shirts to identify us as proud Alumni, staff and students of NSAC. Thanks to all who’ve helped with this event (Jim, Alisha, Heather and James) – it was a great success and we had fun!

Brian attended the Noel Lovetz conference in Denver and will, I’m sure, have a great report when he returns from vacation.

I’ve also been working on hosting a group of Guidance Counsellors from New England. They will be on campus at 9:30, Friday August 4th. Craig, Mark Mason and I will be giving presentations on NSAC during breakfast and then will be touring the group around campus. I will be reminding departments of the tour as we approach the date, and am asking that we have staff on hand to give a small tour of their area and talk briefly about their program(s). This group is quite important to NSAC as we are focusing recruitment efforts in the New England area, where Craig has already established relationships with prospective students, their families and counsellors.

Hope you had a wonderful weekend of sunshine!
Monica

Photo of the Week

Jenna Tingley chats with Heather Rogers as she lends a helping hand at NSAC's Alumni Breakfast at the Truro Farmers Market on Saturday morning. Thanks to Monica and her team for all of their hard work, the breakfast was a huge success with many NSAC Alumni showing up for a great feast!