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National Sustainability Leader to Speak at NSAC January 22nd

Eme Onuoha, Director of Government Relations and Sustainability for Xerox Canada, will address NSAC on issues of sustainability, weaving in some of his extensive international development work. Mr. Onuoha is extremely interested in the unique way we are developing our sustainability initiatives. He will be speaking from 12:15pm to 1:00pm on January 22nd in Alumni Theatre. Be sure to have a look at Eme's impressive bio!

Mr. Onuoha completed an honours degree in political science (international relations) at McMaster University and an Executive MBA at Queen's University. In his graduating year at McMaster, Mr. Onuoha served as President of the McMaster Students Union. In 1994 he began work on Parliament Hill in Ottawa as a Legislative Assistant and speechwriter. In 1997, he left the House of Commons and began work as Special Assistant, Trade and Consultation Policy in the Office of the Minister of International Trade. Later that same year he became Policy Adviser to the Minister of National Defence.

In addition to providing advice on strategic policy issues and managing the minister's relations with his counterparts in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization NATO), his work took him to 19 countries around the world including various peace-support operations in locations such as Bosnia-Herzegovina, Yugoslavia, Haiti, Kuwait and Iraq. In March of 1999, just prior to NATO commencing a full-scale military operation in the Balkans, he was promoted to Chief of Staff in the Minister's office where he served until November 2000. Mr. Onuoha has held several executive positions within the Government of Canada: Senior Analyst in the Social Development Policy Secretariat and Director of Operations in the Priorities and Planning Secretariat of the Privy Council Office, as well as Vice President Corporate Strategy and Vice President Corporate Development at the Canadian Commercial Corporation.

In 2007, Mr.Onuoha joined Xerox Canada Ltd. He is currently responsible for federal government relations and sustainability. Mr. Onuoha is a recipient of McMaster's Honour "M" Award as well as the Arch Award. He currently sits on McMaster's Board of Governors.

Print Shop Grand Opening January 22nd

Glenn Desmond and the rest of the team of the newly outfitted NSAC Print Centre invite you to be their guest for a grand opening celebration on January 22nd. The event will run from 1:00-3:30 in the afternoon. You can have a tour, find out what's new and how we can help you with your documents. And, of course, great food and door prizes. There will be sessions running in break-out rooms on various topics and you can even bring your specific projects or challenges and get some help on the spot. We can't wait to show off our new, and greener, print centre!

New Eco-Friendly NSAC Promotional Totes

These stylish NSAC tote bags have just arrived in the Marketing Department. They are available for a cost of $4.60.The tote is constructed of jute, a natural vegetable fibre, with cotton rope handles and a button closure with azo-free dye. For more information on ordering these bags or other NSAC marketing merchandise, email Sabrina at smcgee@nsac.ca.

Closure Notification Card

It's that time of year when NSAC may be forced to close due to extreme weather. To help you remember how to quickly find out if the university is closed or not, Marketing has created a business card-sized reference card. If you haven't yet ordered the cards for your department/division, e-mail Sabrina at smcgee@nsca.ca. There is no charge for the cards.

New Faces in the Development & External Relations Office

The Development & External Relations Department is pleased to introduce Sabrina McGee and Alisha Hannam.

Sabrina has joined our staff to fulfill a term position as Marketing and Public Relations Assistant.

Sabrina has a Bachelor of Public Relations Degree from Mount Saint Vincent University. She is returning to the marketing and public relations field after working for five years as a corporate trainer with Convergys Customer Management Ltd. Partnership. Prior to her employment at Convergys, Sabrina worked in term marketing roles with the Chignecto Central Regional School Board, Colchester Regional Development Agency and Nova Scotia Community College.

Stop by the Research & Graduate Studies office to welcome Sabrina. She can be reached by phone at 6239 or email, smcgee@nsac.ca.

Since graduating with a Bachelor of Public Relations from Mount Saint Vincent University this fall, Alisha has returned to campus as Development Officer. As a student, Alisha completed two co-op work terms at NSAC as Marketing & Communications Assistant, one in the summer of 2006 and the other during the winter of 2007.

In her new role, Alisha will be responsible for alumni relations including assisting with reunions and liaising with alumni, as well as various fundraising and development initiatives.

Raised in the Truro area, Alisha is very glad to be back home and especially excited to be taking on the new challenge at NSAC. She looks forward to reuniting with people across campus, as well as meeting many new faces!

Alisha can be found reached at 893-1655 or ahannam@nsac.ca.

Hello from Recruitment

We would like thank staff, faculty and students for their help during the past few months. Without your help, many of our tours, visits and recruitment activity would not be possible.

Since Christmas, we've been reviewing our Student Information System, spreadsheets and internet inquiries and have been very pleased with the level of interest the high school students have shown since September.

We are now in the process of sending invitations to our prospective students, guidance counselors and teachers for our 10th Annual University Day! Please note the date on your calendar - Monday March 2nd, 2009!

I've called a general Recruitment Committee meeting and have had wonderful response from all departments! I'm looking forward to planning our next recruitment activities! It's hard to believe that this cycle is drawing to an end, as we look from April to March as a cycle.

So far, our US inquiries are up and several students from Maine have expressed interest in visiting NSAC, with one student already having taken the drive down in December for a visit!.

For now,
Monica

Scholarship Spotlight

David W. Brown Memorial Bursaries Presented

Mr. Jim Goit, Executive Director, Development & External Relations, NSAC, is shown congratulating students receiving the $500 David W. Brown Memorial Bursaries for 2008. In center is Sara Ann Seemel, Fall River, NS, a 2nd year B.Sc.(Agr.) Pre Vet student, and at right is Nicholas Brown, Lower Cove, NB, a 2nd year B.Sc.(Agr.) Agricultural Business student. Sarah was also the recipient of a $1,000 NS Department of Agriculture Scholarship for In Program Nova Scotia Students and Nicholas also received the $500 Ted Rose Memorial Bursary and a $500 Prajna Athletic Bursary.