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NSAC E-Bulletin
Please forward your submissions to the NSAC E-Bulletin to
the newsdesk at (news@nsac.ca).
for inclusion in the next edition, which run on Monday and
Thursday of each week. Remember you can post notices anytime
on the NSAC Forums at http://nsac.ca/forums
Holiday Wishes
NSAC wishes you and your family all the joy in the world this
holiday season and in the coming New Year.
Our next edition of E-Bulletin will be available on January
3, 2008.
Still time to make a donation to NSAC for the 2007 tax year
There is still time to make a donation to NSAC AND get a tax
receipt for the 2007 calendar year. There are many really worth
causes waiting for your support, so if you have not replied
to the annual appeal, please take a few minutes and do so today.
In addition to mailing a cheque in, there is a new and easy
way to make donations to support the students and programs
at NSAC. Our online donation page on the NSAC website is waiting
to accept your donation. Just go to http://nsac.ca/donate and
follow the instructions. Your donation will be acknowledged
immediately and will be followed up with a receipt that can
be used for income tax purposes. Remember, as long as we receive
the donation before January 1st or it is postmarked by that
date, we will write the receipt for 2007.
Please consider supporting NSAC with your donations. The students
at NSAC need your support.
Class Ring Found
A woman's NSAC Class of 1987 ring was found at the Middleton
High School recently with the initials KLG engraved inside.
If you know who this ring belongs to please contact Joanne
Jordan at jjordan@nsac.ca or 893-6721.
Holiday Tips from your Healthy Workplace Committee
Happy Holidays from your Healthy Workplace Committee. Here
are a few healthy eating tips to help you make it through
the upcoming festive season. Enjoy.
- Don’t be afraid to take things home for later – especially
fruit cake as it will keep for ages!
- Only put out some of the available food so people don’t
over serve themselves. More can always come out as required.
Holiday Hours
Athletic Centre - For the holiday hours for the Athletic Centre,
please click here.
Chartwells - Chartwells will be
closing on December 19th, 2007 to allow for maintenance work
to be completed over the holidays. We will be reopening on
January 2nd, 2008. Office hours on December 17-19, 2007 will
be 9 a.m. - 3p.m. Chartwells wishes everyone to very best
of a great Holiday Season! See you in
the New Year!
Continuing & Distance Education will be closed from noon
Dec. 24 to January 2, 2008. We wish everyone a very Merry Christmas
and Happy New Year!
Registry Holiday Office Hours
Development and External Relations will be closed
for the holiday period of December 24-January 3. We wish everyone
a safe and happy
holiday season.
Enrollment Management - The Enrollment Management
Unit in Cox Institute will be closed for the Holiday Period,
between
December 24 until January 2nd at 8:30 a.m. Wishing you a Happy
Holiday Season! Thank you.
Library - The library will be open as follows
from December 14, 2007 - January 2, 2008.
December 14 8:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
December 15-16 CLOSED
December 17-21 .8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
December 22- January 1 CLOSED
January 2 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Registry -
The Registrar's Office will be closed for the holidays December
24th - 28th. It will be open on December 31st, closed on January
1st, opening again on January 2, 2008 with regular office hours.
Registry staff want to wish everyone a Happy Holiday Season and
all the best in 2008.
Research & Graduate Studies Office - The
Research and Graduate Studies office will
be closed over the holiday season from noon on December 24,
2007 to January
1, 2008 inclusive. Please note that our office will be operating
with reduced staff on December 21 and 24 a.m., as well as January
2. Best wishes to you and your families for a Very Happy Holiday
Season and All the Best in the New Year!
Student Services - The Student Services area in the Dairy
Building will be closed for the Holiday Period, between December 24 noon until
January 2. Any concerns or emergencies during that period - please call Judy
Smith - 902-899-5086. Our Staff would like to wish colleagues at NSAC a very
joyful Holiday Season.
NSAC Physical Plant Supervisor of Maintenance
 Tony Fleck is the new Supervisor of Maintenance with the NSAC
Physical Plant. Tony will supervise a program of maintenance,
construction, custodial service, garbage removal and mail/delivery
service for the campus. The Supervisor of Maintenance also
assumes the duties of the Manager in his absence. Tony is not
new to the department, he began as a casual in May of '95 and
moved into a permanent Carpenter position in June of '97. Congratulations
Tony. Any inquiries or concerns can be directed to Tony at
tfleck@nsac.ca or by phone
at 893-6662.
Parking Reminder During Winter
Winter is upon us, this is just a reminder for the divisions
on campus that have vehicles sitting for long periods of time.
If these vehicles are not being moved or are seasonal vehicles,
please move them into the compound at Cox Institute or the
upper parking area above Banting. This will allow for additional
parking on campus.
In order to accommodate the snow removal teams, please ensure
that all operational vehicles are moved around to other parking
spots after a snowfall, so that the snow and ice does not accumulate
in parking areas.
Hello from Recruitment
It's been a few weeks since my last update and that is because
we've been super busy and travelling. Craig and Ashley have
started their well deserved holidays and have had a great
few months on the road. Our prospective student database
is 250 more than last year at this time! That is the result
of great planning, teamwork and professionalism.
Thanks to
all who have helped out this term with our events, strategy
sessions and trips. I've just returned from Connecticut, Massachusetts
and Maine, where I, along with Rebecca Harrison, visited
several FFA schools. We've generated some serious prospects,
mainly in grade 10 and 11, with a couple of applications
from grade 12. This focus on FFA schools is certainly the
competitive advantage NSAC has over other universities, both
in Canada and the USA. Since these students are already in
agricultural programs and are attending smaller high schools,
NSAC is a perfect fit. Meeting with Guidance Counselors, Career
coaches, FFA Administrators and Ag. Department heads were
also part of the strategy for this past week and I've been
invited back with enthusiasm.
NSAC's popularity is certainly
growing! See you next term! Remember - University Day is
in March.
Have a safe and happy holiday!
Monica Sani
Student Recruitment Co-ordinator
Computer Network Upgrade
NSAC is about to undertake a major upgrade to it’s computer
network in the coming weeks. This upgrade will include replacement
of the core network switch located in the Extension Engineering
building as well as the building switches located in Banting,
MacRae Library, Cox Institute (Old and New), Haley Institute
and Cumming Hall.
The following is the schedule of planned outages during this
upgrade:
December 16, 2007 - Cox Institute (Old and New) and Athletic
Centre, 6:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
December 22, 2007 - Affects all buildings, 8:00 a.m. to 8:00
p.m. outage
December 21, 2007 - MacRae Library and Banting 8:00 AM to 4:00
PM
December 27 and 28, 2007 - Cox, Athletic Centre 8:00 a.m. (27th)
to 4:00 p.m. (28th)
December 29, 2007 - Haley Institute 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
December 31, 2007 - Cumming Hall 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
Please note that any and all requests for changes to the network
(patching, relocates, etc) will be completed by December 19th,
2007. Any request for these services after that date will be
looked at after January 2nd, 2008. This freeze allows our staff
to complete the network upgrades based on the schedule noted
above.
The remaining campus buildings will also be getting new network
switches in January 2008. We will be posting a schedule for
all of the remaining building upgrades and required outages
in early January.
If at any time you have any questions regarding this project,
please contact Dave Miller at 6231 millerdl@gov.ns.ca or John
Sullivan at 6175 or sullivjl@gov.ns.ca.
Scholarship Spotlight
Chartwells Bursaries Presented
Janice Faulkner, Operations Manager, Chartwells - Compass Group
Canada, is shown with students who received Chartwells sponsored
scholarships during NSAC’s Scholarship Banquet in October.
Back row – Modou Camara, Lower Woods Harbour, NS, a
2nd year B.Sc.(Agr.) Animal Science student; Meredith Leier,
Port
Williams, NS, a 4th year B.Sc.(Agr.) Animal Science student;
Jennifer O’Driscoll, Embrun, ON, a 2nd year Veterinary
Technology student; Sarah Davidson, Halifax, NS, a 4th year
B.Sc.(Agr.) Animal Science student; Front row – Ms. Faulkner;
Jenna Fisher, Truro, NS, 3rd year B.Sc.(Agr.) Agricultural
Business student; Lindsay MacNeil,
Dowling, ON, a 4th year B.Sc.(Agr.) Animal Science student;
Cindy Patterson, Paget, Bermuda, a 3rd year B.Sc.(Agr.) Pre
Vet student; and Rachel Savary, Elmsdale, NS, a 2nd year B.Sc.(Agr.)
Pre Vet student.
NSAC is a specialized university that cultivates learning and research, focusing on improving and sustaining our environment for the health and well-being of society.
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