NSAC E-Bulletin

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NSAC Foundation Reports Excellent Year

The directors of the NSAC Foundation held their annual meeting on June 28th and approved the financial statements that were presented. Fund raising efforts for the year 2005-06 took the Foundation and the NSAC to the next level as significant gains were made in both donations and total fund balance held by the Foundation. The following table show how far we have come in the last six years and is an indication of the hard work of many on campus, as well as the level of support that NSAC enjoys in the community. Thanks to everyone. We look forward to continued growth in 2006-07.

The full annual report of the Foundation is on-line at: http://nsac.ca/development/foundation/reports/annual_2006.pdf

Friend of NSAC Dies

We are sad to note that Dr. Charles Albert Eaves, Wolfville Nursing Home, formerly of Upper Canard, Kings Co., passed away July 2nd, 2006.

On October 25th, 2000, he received an Honorary Doctorate from Nova Scotia Agricultural College in recognition of his over 40 years of fruit storage research with the Canada Department of Agriculture. He was a pioneer in research on Controlled Atmosphere Storage and the effect of mineral nutrition on post-harvest quality. Dr. Eaves was a major contributor to the NSAC and had set up the Canard Conservation Trust Fund to provide a graduate and an undergraduate scholarship each year for students of Kings County focusing on environmental studies related to agricultural practices.

Visiting Colleagues from Ethiopia

NSAC would like to take this opportunity to welcome four visitors from the Jimma University College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine (JUCAVM) in Ethiopia to our campus.

Mr. Solomon Demeke (Animal Science Department), Mr. Duguma Adugna (Dean of JUCAVM, Plant Science Department), Mr. Nigussie Kassa (Horticulture Department), and Dr. Feyesa Regassa (School of Veterinary Medicine) will be on campus for a five week period, beginning July 8th, in association with the “Agricultural Sustainability- Ethiopia” Project. While here, our colleagues will be taking part in training sessions featuring the expertise of various members of NSAC’s faculty and staff; touring local agricultural facilities, events and businesses, as well as exploring the general agricultural atmosphere of Canada’s Maritime region.

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.

For further information, please contact Kendra Mellish at NSAC International, kmellish@nsac.ca or 893-6514, or Dr. Tess Astatkie, Project Director, tastatkie@nsac.ca or 893-6694.

Eastlink Work Activity

We have been notified of an Planned Work Activity by Eastlink.

This work activity will take place between 5:00am and 6:00am on July
7th, 2006. The service interruption caused will last approximately 60
minutes during the changes.

We are upgrading our equipment in the Truro head end. This
work is necessary to ensure the continued stability of the network.

Affected Circuits:
Circuit # 00112391 NSAC College
Circuit # 00112392 NSAC Residences

Sally Steeves
Supervisor, Network Services
Resources Corporate Service Unit,
IT Division, Truro
(servicing NS Agricultural College)
902-893-7933
steevesb@gov.ns.ca

Graduate Scholarships / Bursaries Available to NSAC M.Sc. Students

To view graduate scholarships and bursaries that are available to NSAC M.Sc. students click here.

To access application forms, students can go directly to our scholarship website at http://nsac.ca/csa/scholarships_and_awards.asp , double click on a title and print off the form. Or, students can drop by the Awards Office located at 11 River Road, lower level.

We are currently promoting those awards with July 28, 2006 deadlines. Other awards have fall 2006 deadlines.

Application Numbers Update

The Recruitment and Registry staff are happy to report that application numbers are continuing to run ahead of last year's numbers. In addition, the numbers of students who have paid deposits is up nine percent from this time last year, which is a good sign for our expected numbers for September.

We particularly want to recognize and celebrate the number of outstanding students we've attracted from CEC this year. Much is being made of the significant number of CEC grads this year going to both Memorial University and Mount Allison University. Applicant numbers and confirmations and scholarship students from CEC are at all time highs. This year we have had 53 applications with CEC backgrounds — 35 are coming directly from the 2006 graduating class, 18 of which are scholarship recipients.