NSAC E-Bulletin

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NSAC to Provide Three Student MMR Clinics

In an effort to keep you informed of the activities and services being provided to students this fall, please be aware of three upcoming MMR clinics being held in early September.

As you are aware, Nova Scotia has been experiencing an outbreak of mumps. The majority of mumps cases have been in young adults with almost 40 per cent being university and college students.

In Canada, people born after 1970 have likely received only one dose of MMR (measles/mumps/rubella) vaccine, as a young child. The National Advisory Committee on Immunization recommends that students at post-secondary institutions should be offered a second dose of MMR vaccine.

Therefore, students are invited to attend an MMR clinic at NSAC (if you have not already obtained a second MMR from your family doctor prior to the start of school). This is available, free of charge, to students. Clinic dates and times are as follows - first come first serve.

Sept.10(Monday) 1:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m last names A-M
Sept.11(Tuesday)1:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m last names Mac-Z
Sept.12 (Wednesday) 6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m everyone unable to attend earlier clinics

For more information about the mumps clinics, please visit our website at http://nsac.ca/health/mumps.asp

To learn more about student health services offered at NSAC, visit http://nsac.ca/health/ for more information on health services offered at NSAC.

Jocelyne Couture-Nowak

Former NSAC professor Dr. Jerzy Nowak recently sent NSAC a copy of the funeral service held in Virginia for his wife, Jocelyn Couture-Nowak. If anyone is interested in viewing the CD, please contact Stephanie Rogers at 893-7247 or srogers@nsac.ca.

Development Office Says Goodbye to Summer Staff

Mount Saint Vincent University co-op student Adrienne Murray and Success Business College graphic design student Jan Bates finish their summer terms with the Development office this Friday. Everyone is invited to say goodbye and wish them well at a coffee break downstairs in Cumming Hall today, Thursday at 3:00 p.m. Please join us.

New Flea Markets

Check out the new flea markets at the Big Brothers - Big Sisters Bingo Hall (in Alton on Highway #2 between Brookfield and Stewiacke Nova Scotia) every Saturday morning from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. starting September 8th. Admission is $1. Call 902-895-4562 to reserve table(s). Ask about the opening day special. All proceeds go to Big Brothers - Big Sisters of Colchester.

The Last Class of Animal Health Technologists

The Animal Health Technology (AHT) Program graduated its last class in May this year. The three-year AHT Program has been replaced by a two-year Veterinary Technology (VT) Program.

As a requirement of registration in most provinces and states, graduates must write and pass an exam based on workplace knowledge and skills. This year again all graduates passed the exam (no AHT from NSAC has ever failed it) and stayed ahead of the overall average scores for Canadian and United States candidates.

The VT Program accepted its first class of twenty-four students in September 2006 and will graduate its first class in May of 2008.

Students in the VT Program have two regular semesters each year and are occupied throughout the summer between the two years in internships at the Atlantic Veterinary College and here on campus. There is also a six-week externship in general veterinary practice.

For information on the Veterinary Technology Program visit http://nsac.ca/vettech/

Precision Agriculture Course

The Department of Engineering welcomes Adjunct Professor, Dr. Arnold Schumann as a guest lecturer, joining NSAC’s Dr. Qamar uz Zaman in teaching Precision Agriculture Technologies.

Dr. Schumann, an Associate Professor at the Citrus Research and Education Center, University of Florida, will be providing eight lectures and four labs via video conferencing. He will also be visiting campus in October to meet the students, faculty and deliver a public seminar on Precision Agriculture in horticultural crops.

Precision Agriculture Technologies is offered as both an undergraduate course (ENGN 3003) and as a graduate module for Engineering, Plant and Environmental Sciences students.

Dr. Zaman, who joined the NSAC Engineering in December 2006, held a post-doctoral fellowship with Dr. Schumann at the Citrus Research Center from 2002 to 2005. Dr. Schumann is also a collaborator in Dr. Zaman’s Precision Agriculture Research Program at NSAC.

Dr. Zaman would like to thank Dr. Norman Goodyear in Plant Science for helping him set up the video conferencing system and Dr. Rob Gordon, Dean of Research for providing resources which makes Dr. Schumann’s lectures possible.

Orientation 2007 Schedule

The Orientation 2007 schedule is now available at http://nsac.ca/orientation/. This is a handy reference to have on your desks when students arrive on campus on Tuesday.

Rotary Study Exchange Trip to Brazil Airdates

Heather-Ann Grant and Amy Sangster made a report and presentation to the Rotary Club of Truro on Monday August 27th about their study trip to Brazil. They had some interesting observations on agriculture and life in that part of the world. The presentation will be aired on the Podium TV series on EastLink Television, Channel 4 on the following dates. Check it out!

Monday, Sept. 3 at 5:00 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 4 at 5:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 5 at 5:00 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 6 at 5:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m.

Photo of the Week

Randy Ross, Grounds Maintenance, has begun building a stone wall along one edge of the Rock Garden.