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There's Still Time! Develop Your Strengths
and Learn New Skills!
Register for the Advance Connections Program Now!
We believe everyone at NSAC has a major role to play in improving
and enhancing the student experience on our campus. We know,
from our students, that we need to improve in specific areas
if we want to maximize the student experience. Our students
have told us a lot of the issues with student experience
on campus can be resolved by improving how units communicate
and
problem solve together, as well as how we interact with and
respond to the day to day needs of students.
The Advanced Connections program has been on our campus for
three years and is one of the leading quality service training
programs in North America. We believe the large number of faculty
and staff that participated in this program has made an enormous
difference to how we interact and serve our students. Due to
an overwhelming response Enrollment Management is offering
more Advanced Connections sessions this summer.
It is our hope that faculty and staff will prioritize time
over the next few weeks to participate in one of the quality
interaction and service training sessions being offered by
Enrollment Management. By bringing faculty and staff together
to interact and dialogue collaboratively about the quality
of our interactions and service towards students we are moving
in the right direction of improving life on campus for all
those who make NSAC their institution of choice!
About the Advanced Connections Program
Advanced Connections will allow participants to discover and
further develop their strengths in terms of dealing with students,
as well as determine areas where improvement can be made. Participants
will learn how to better work and communicate with individuals
across campus to provide a positive and memorable experience
for students. Most importantly, participants will be able to
take key messages with them that can be implemented and applied
right away. We can promise that all participants will find
the training session interactive, fun and extremely beneficial.
We have excellent facilitators lined up – our very own
faculty and staff.
Session Offerings
Please sign up for one of the following sessions by contacting
Sandra Murphy by e-mail or
by at 893- 7900. The maximum we can take per session is 20
people so please
sign
up early as sessions tend to fill up quickly.
Advanced Connections Training Session #1 –Thursday,
June 12, 2008 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. (lunches and breaks included).
Deadline to respond for this session is June 6, 2008.
Advanced Connections Training Session #2 –Tuesday,
June 24, 2008 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. (lunches and breaks included).
Portable Module Micro-factory Project
Open House
Have you heard about the Portable Modular Microfactory project
and are wondering what it's all about? Well, here’s
your chance to get your questions answered. The Atlantic BioVenture
Centre is holding an open house for the Portable Modular Microfactory,
with tours, from 11:30 a.m.- 12:30 p.m. this Friday, June 6
at AgriTECH Park. Tours will be organized in the gymnasium
of the Administration Building at 90 Research Dr. For more
information contact Loreen Keddy by e-mail or
at 896-2456.
Colchester Bike Week Begins!
Bike week is an annual event to promote and celebrate cycling!
Bike week will run from May 31-June 7 2008. Click
here to view the schedule daily events
taking place. If you have any questions or require additional
information, please visit colchester.ca or
phone 897-3155.
Home and Auto Insurance Program
When it comes to home and auto insurance, TD
Insurance Meloche Monnex makes your life easier! Thanks
to its agreement with the Nova Scotia Agricultural College,
staff of NSAC have access to a wide-range of special privileges
including exceptional service and high quality products.
Your special status as a member entitles you to preferred
group rates and a number of unique benefits.
Request a free quote online
quote today and you could WIN $50,000 for your
renovation projects!
For more details, visit MelocheMonnex.com/NSAC.
NSAC Graduate Students Participate in Student Challenge Competition
Three NSAC graduate students, Lara Gibson, Ajit Pal Kaur
Joshi, and Charmila Ratnasooriya represented
NSAC
for one of the interesting events "Student Challenge" at
the Canadian Institute of Food Science and Technology (CIFST)/AAFC
Conference held at the Delta Prince Edward Hotel in Charlottetown
during last week. The theme of this year's conference
was “Green” and the NSAC researchers contributed
to six scientific presentations at the conference.
Visit Canadian
Institute of Food Science and Technology online
for more information.
All the student participants of CIFST Student Challenge
all from various Canadian universities.
Three
grad students who participated in the CIFST Student Challenge.
Recruitment Update
The most recent application update shows our application
numbers are continuing to hold this spring. We are very
happy with the strength of our application activity this
season — a year in which many of the universities
are experiencing declines in their application numbers.
Continued thanks to everyone on campus for influencing
application numbers this year. Many students are still
deciding on their fall plans. We continue to take advantage
of opportunities to encourage students to consider NSAC
as their university choice this September.
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Thanks to Carollyn Crewe and Lauranne Sanderson for representing
NSAC at the Can-Am Equine Trade Show in Windsor over the
weekend.
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Monica Sani attended the FFA State Convention in Connecticut
on Saturday — a lot of student interest and potential
linkages with other schools.
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Brian met with the Trade Commissioner from Bangalore, India,
at the EduNova office in Halifax last week, continuing to
develop relationships with that country.
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We are happy to announce our first application received through
a new MOU with the Canadian Language Learning College in
Halifax.
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This week the Recruitment staff are involved at the annual
Interchange conference, coordinated by the Atlantic Association
of Registrars and Admissions Officers, being hosted at King's
College. This is an excellent opportunity to network with
high school guidance counsellors from the region.
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An important upcoming event is Saturday, June 14, NSAC will
be hosting a delegation of Education Agents from around the
world who are on a tour of NS universities, coordinated by
EduNova. Staff and students are invited to a reception with
the agents on Saturday evening, 8 - 10 pm, in the lounge
in Trueman House. We will have agents visiting from Brazil,
Germany, Ukraine, Ecuador, Korea, Turkey, Russia, Senegal,
Colombia and Japan.
Human Resources Update
Kelly Doyle, pay and benefits consultant,
has recently returned from maternity leave. Kelly can be
reached through email or
by phoning 424-8936. Welcome back Kelly!
Upcoming Retirement
Roy MacKenzie, field agent with the Nova Scotia Crop and
Livestock Insurance Commission is retiring after 33 years
of service with the Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture.
Roy has been on staff with the commission for the past eight
years, but served most of his career in the livestock section.
In celebration of his retirement and his contribution to
the department and the provinces agricultural industry, a
reception in his honor will be held in the C.A. Douglas Room
and foyer area of Cumming Hall on Friday June 6, 2008 from
2 p.m. - 4p.m.
Please join us in wishing Roy all the best in his retirement.
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