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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
Promote the Embrace Your World Campaign
What good is a great institutional marketing campaign if
we don't share it? Please help promote NSAC and the great
work
we do here by sharing the new campaign with your contact
list. Here's how: We have posted a sample e-mail note at nsac.ca/embraceyourworld/print-pieces.
All you have to do is copy the note into the body of an
e-mail
and
personalize it for the person
to whom you're sending it. If it's a supplier, you can
talk about how strong relationships with key suppliers
(or access to the best products/services) ensures we can
spend
our time focusing on making a difference in our world through
agricultural science. Or if you're sending to a prospective
research partner, you might talk about how the work you
two are considering doing will make a difference in our world
so it's more important than ever that you get started on
the collaboration.
This message is a great excuse to get
in touch with those contacts you've drifted from too.
Today you have a chance to strengthen some of your own existing
relationships and do something great for the university!
Call for Institutional Honourary Awards
Nominations
It’s time to consider nominations for Honourary Doctorate,
or Honourary Associates, and Friend of NSAC awards.
The Honourary
Awards Committee, made up of Kirsti Rouvinen-Watt, Nathan
Boyd, Vasantha Rupasinghe and Jim Goit, is seeking your
input.
Completed nomination packages for Honourary Doctorate
or Honourary Associates must be submitted to the Committee
by Nov. 1. A
complete nomination package must include a current
and complete curriculum vitae (or equivalent biographical
and professional
achievements documentation) and at least two letters
of support explaining why the nominee is deserving
of
the
award of Honourary
Associate. The Honourary Doctorate nomination needs
to go through the Dalhousie process as an extra step
so
additional time is
required.
Completed nomination packages for the Friend of NSAC
should include background information sufficient
for the committee
to make an informed decision on the worthiness of
the candidate individual or organization.
Details on the various awards, as well as those who
have been honoured before, can be found at nsac.ca/admin/awards/
Remember, ALL nominations are due by Nov. 1. No
extensions will be granted.
2009 Premier’s Award of Excellence
Please take a moment over the next few weeks to reflect
on the outstanding contributions made within our departments
and work units. Any public servant can nominate a colleague
for the 2009 Premier's Award of Excellence. Nominations will
be reviewed by an external selection panel.
The nomination
period for the 2009 Premier’s Award
of Excellence closes on Dec. 3, 2008.
To obtain copies of nomination forms, instructions and guidelines,
and to learn about the 2008 recipients, visit the web page
at gov.ns.ca/psc/recognition
International Food Business Program Update
During late August, Professor John Stackhouse, Dr. Leslie
MacLaren and Heather-Anne Grant had the privilege of traveling
to CAH Dronten, NSAC’s partner in the International
Food Business (IFB) program. The first item on the agenda
was to sign the IFB MOU. To mark the
occasion, the two institutions exchanged gifts- NSAC presented
CAH Dronten with an engraved silver tray while CAH Dronten
presented the NSAC delegation with wooden shoes. Dr. Steven
Russell, one of the pioneering minds behind the IFB program
was sadly missed at the signing ceremony. However, the
Dronten team made certain that Dr. Russell received his very
own
pair of wooden shoes. The shoes traveled to Nova
Scotia from Holland and were presented to a surprised Dr.
Russell at a recent Faculty Council meeting.
Following the signing of the MOU, Professor Stackhouse and
Dr. MacLaren departed the Netherlands while Heather-Anne
remained to work with her counterpart, Natasja Spaargaren.
Heather-Anne took the opportunity to get
to know the CAH campus, the town of Dronten and its surrounding
area
and Dutch culture in general. This experience will help her
in her communications and marketing of the IFB program to
prospective students.
The IFB program continues to generate much excitement among
high school students and food industry stakeholders. This
is a key period in NSAC’s recruitment cycle and word
of the IFB program is spreading like wildfire. Stay tuned
for the next exciting update.
NSAC
Co-President Dr. Leslie MacLaren and CAH Dronten’s
Dr. Tim Menger, Head, Department of International Studies
and Consultancy, sign the NSAC-CAH Dronten
International Food Business MOU.
Public Service Superannuation
Plan Note
Click
here for a note from Steven
Wolff, CEO of the Nova Scotia Pension Agency. It is an
update and
explanation
of some of the work that is being undertaken regarding
the Public Service Superannuation Plan. The note can also
be found on the Pension Agency website.
Provincial Photo Identification Tags Update
In order to help the current photo identification backlog,
the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal
(TIR) has
revamped their process.
If you are waiting for an ID tag and need one to carry
out your job functions, please let Tim Delaney (delanets@gov.ns.ca)
know and he will work with the TIR to remedy
the immediate
problem. If you do not need your ID right away, please
continue your patience as TIR is working
diligently to get your IDs processed.
New Group Study Workstations at MacRae Library
Please join the staff at the MacRae Library for the official
launch of the group study workstations on Friday, Oct.
17 at 10 a.m. The group study workstations area is comprised
of several large workstations, each having a computer with
two moveable and adjustable monitors, suitable for groupwork
from anywhere to three to seven students each. All computers
are part of the NSAC network and are located on the main
floor
of the library in the reference area, ideal for group study
or classroom work.
Each workstation must be booked at the circulation desk
and faculty may also book it for classroom instruction.
Please come join us on Friday for some coffee and snacks
and learn more about the new group study workstations!
Drive Away Hunger Final Weigh-In Results
Thanks to the generous support of everyone on-campus,
NSAC donated 4,416 pounds of food to Feed Nova Scotia.
John Hutchings, director
of Price Edward Island and Nova Scotia FCC and tour manager
of Drive Away Hunger, was very happy, but not surprised,
with NSAC's outstanding contribution. “NSAC
has never failed to surprise me and amaze me with its generosity
for community
projects
and
involvement
of the student council. I really admire your school spirit.
Thanks for coming on board and helping us stay on our target.
Raising the food for those in need is very important and
raising awareness is also critical."
John also suggested
that next year NSAC should issue a two-ton challenge
to other Nova Scotia universities.
Congratulations and thanks were also extended from Dianne
Swinemar, executive director of Feed Nova Scotia. “There
are 150 different food banks shelters and kitchens who
rely
on
us to get
the supplies
they need
to help feed the 40,000 people that come to them every
month. What you did is extraordinary, its great and I
thank you."
Thank you and congratulations NSAC!
NSAC Homecoming 5K Run This Weekend
The NSAC Homecoming 5K Run will be held Saturday, Oct. 18.
All are welcome to participate. Run starts at 10 a.m., rain
or
shine.
Visit nsac.ca/athletics/5krun/index.asp for
more information and the registration form.
Upcoming Retirement
Laurie MacDonald, campus mail driver, is retiring from Physical
Plant on Oct. 21. Please join him in the Cumming Hall lunch
room Tuesday, Oct. 21 from
11 a.m. - 12 p.m. for refreshments.
All the best in your future endeavours Laurie.
Upcoming NSDA Silent Auction in Support of the Truro United
Way
As part of the Truro United Way campaign, NSDA is holding
a silent auction Friday,
Oct. 31 in the Harlow coffee
room from 11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
The Department is currently looking for donations for this
fundraiser. Items could include but are not limited to:
baked
goods
home-made delicacies (jams, jellies, pickles, wine)
knitted/crocheted/sewed items
gift certificates from a local business
gift certificates for a service you could provide (leaf raking,
catering, painting, etc)
household items that are new or ever-so-slightly used (eg.
extra toaster you received as a shower gift)
new clothing (eg. sweater Aunt Martha gave you for Christmas
that just isn't your colour)
art work, picture frames
Halloween decorations
Please drop off items to Claire Hanlon Smith (Harlow, room
259) by Oct. 30 or call
(893-4491)or e-mail (hanlonca@gov.ns.ca)her
and she will pick them up.
This event has been a great fundraiser in the past
and is always fun. Don't miss your opporunity to out-bid
your colleagues, co-workers and even your boss for that coveted
item in the last minutes of the auction.
Upcoming Truro United Way Events
Today (Oct. 16) is the last day to purchase Luncheon
tickets. Tickets can be purchased from:Loretta Robichaud – Hancock – 893-6534;
Jody Graham – MacRae Library – 893-4709; Ginger
Stoddard – Harlow – 893-6580
When: Monday, Oct 27 at 12 p.m.
Where: Jenkins
Hall
Menu: Chili, Roll, Apple Crisp, Coffee/Tea
Price: $8
Remember to bring your ticket for the raffle draw of "A
Day Off" donated by Maurice Graham.
Handcrafted Sofa Table Raffle
Tickets available from:
Loretta Robichaud – Hancock – 893-6534
Claire
Hanlon Smith – Harlow – 893-4491
Jody Graham – MacRae Library – 893-4709
Michael Kittilsen – Harlow – 893-3645
Ginger
Stoddard – Harlow – 893-6580
Jacqueline
Hoyt – DeWolfe – 893-6586
Bernice Nelson – MacRae Library – 893-6372
$2 each or three for $5
Pumpkin Patch/Great Pumpkin Carve Off
Tokens
from:
Loretta Robichaud – Hancock – 893-6534
Jody
Graham – MacRae Library – 893-4709
Michael
Kittilsen – Harlow – 893-3645
Price: $5
Tokens to be purchased by: Oct. 24
United Way Pledge Forms
United Way Pledge Forms are now being delivered to employees
by divisional representatives. Remember, if you wish
to direct your “giving”, please do so on
the back of the white copy. The pink copy stays with
you
and the white/yellow must be delivered to Ginger Stoddard.
All employees opting for payroll deduction will be eligible
to win one of the three “days off”.
Please direct your questions with regard to pledge forms
to Ginger Stoddard at 893-6580.
Take Your Kids to Work Day
Wednesday, Nov. 5, is "Take Your Kids to Work Day" for
grade nine students. The Student Recruitment staff would
like to host staff who are bringing their grade nine
sons or daughters, nieces, nephews, neighbours, etc.,
and students, to a luncheon. Following the morning in
your work area, we will do a career education program
over the lunch hour and then offer the students a campus
tour and some activity through the afternoon.
Please call Sandra Murphy at 893-7900, or e-mail smurphy@nsac.ca to
register a student.
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