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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
2009 Blue and Gold Awards
On Nov. 13 come congratulate our NSAC alumni stars!
The Alumni office is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2009 NSAC Blue and Gold Awards. The Blue and Gold Awards recognize alumni for their exceptional achievements in the areas of volunteerism and contribution to the agricultural industry.
Charlie Embree ('61) has been named as Distinguished Alumnus. Oliver Browning ('98) will receive the Young Alumnus Achievement Award. The Alumni Volunteer of the Year award will go to Robert Murray ('52).
On Friday, Nov. 13, 2009 the nominees will receive their awards at a gala held in Jenkins Hall. We hope you will come spend an evening with these NSAC alumni stars. Spouses are welcome.
There is no charge for attending the event but space is limited. Please RSVP to Alisha in the Alumni office:
ajohnson@nsac.ca
902-893-6022
You can also register online here. Doors open at 5:45 and dinner is served at 6:15.
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.
Nova Scotia Food Summit
Nova Scotia will host over 40 delegates at the 2009 Nova Scotia Food Summit in Greenwich, NS. NSAC is a proud advertiser at the event that will discuss important topics regarding food, including the importance of eating local products.
For more information contact Linda Best at 902-542-3442, 902-670-3660 or lbest@ns.sympatico.ca or visit the website at friendsofagriculture.net/foodsummit_2009_12.html
To register visit friendsofagriculture.net/summit_registra_13.html
Nobel Prize Congratulations
Congratulations to Charles Kao, Willard Boyle and George Smith for winning the 2009 Nobel Physics Prize last week. The honour has a special connection to NSAC as Willard Boyle is the father of David Boyle, a teacher of Mycology in the Environmental Sciences Department this semester.
Visit google.com/hostednews for an article about the contributions of Kao, Boyle and Smith.
St. John Ambulance Emergency First Aid/CPR Level ‘A’ Course
An Emergency First Aid course will be held in two night sessions (instead of the usual one all day session) from 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 19 and Monday, Oct. 26. Both sessions will be in the Athletic Centre classroom. It is necessary to attend BOTH nights.
This is for the convenience of students (or staff) who find it difficult to attend a daytime session. There is a fee of $65.00 ($55.25 for students). Please pre-register with Mary Anne Lorette at 893-4423 or mlorette@nsac.ca
SAMBA Returning to Truro!
Truro will once again host a Brazilian SAMBA band workshop! It will be on Sunday, Oct. 18 with Carlos Pessoa, the musical director of Halifax's Samba Nova band, leading the session.
The workshop will be from 12:30 p.m. - 5 p.m. and will be divided into two sessions. The first will run from 12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. and will include an introduction/review of the Samba band instruments and then work on the Samba/Maracatu/Samba-Funk rhythm. During the second session, Carlos will teach a second rhythm - Afoxe/Samba-reggae/Slow Samba.
Cost for the two sessions is $30. The workshop will take place at the Koinonia Center behind St. James Presbyterian Church, 725 Prince St. in Truro.
No experience is required and instruments will be provided.
Pre-registration is required before Oct. 14.
For more information, please call 893-1831 or e-mail tc.powell@ns.sympatico.ca
Click here for the poster to pass onto anyone you think might enjoy an afternoon of hip-shaking Brazilian samba!
One Week Free Gym Access
The Langille Athletic Centre is offering one free week of facility usage for all staff beginning Wednesday, Oct.15.
Operating hours are 7 a.m. – 10 p.m. Monday through Friday. You may also take advantage of our facilities on Saturday from 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. and Sunday from
1p.m. - 10 p.m. Whether it is the racquetball and squash courts, the cardio/fitness/weight rooms or the gymnasium, this is your opportunity to check out the LAC. There will be a draw on Oct.22 for a 50 per cent discount on a year-long membership for those using the facility during Oct.15-22. Simply sign in when you arrive to become eligible.
Please contact kloughead@nsac.ca for further information.
Influenza Fact and Management Sheets
Nova Scotia Health Promotion & Protection has developed fact and home management sheets for managing influenza.
Click here for English
Click here for French
2009 Festive Craft Market
The 2009 Festive Craft Market will be held
Nov. 14 - 15 in the Langille Athletic Centre.
Visit nsac.ca/athletics/events to see the list of 2009 exhibitors!
SMS Cell Phone Registration
NSAC is testing out a SMS (text message) Emergency Alert System. This system will notify all students, staff and faculty who register their phone numbers of any emergency situations on campus.
We will be testing out the system on or around the 16th of the month until March 2010 and would like as many phone numbers as possible to test with. After the test period is over the system will only be used to broadcast emergencies.
Remember that text messaging rates apply! If you don't have a text messaging plan, or don't know if you get free text messages on your cellphone you may be charged a text messaging fee from your carrier.
To add your phone number to the system you MUST LOGIN TO THE PORTAL USING YOUR NETWORK USERNAME AND PASSWORD at http://my.nsac.ca. The registration form is on the "Welcome" page.
You can also manually add it by going to "Add Content" -> "Applications" and select the "SMS cell phone registration" application.
Plagiarism Seminars Today and Tomorrow
The Seminar Committee, Rural Research Centre and the Fridays @ 3 Seminar Series have teamed up to bring Dr. Kenneth Paulsen to NSAC to talk about his experience of having his doctoral thesis plagiarized.
Dr. Paulsen, a Nova Scotia historian who hails from Boston, will be giving a presentation on "Academic Integrity: Plagiarism and Copyright". The presentation for undergraduates will take place on today (Oct. 8th) at 12:30 p.m. in Cox 257. He's presenting in the English 1002 class, but all undergraduates are welcome to attend.
Dr. Paulsen will then be giving a "Fridays @ 3" seminar tomorrow (Oct. 9) at 3 p.m., also in Cox 257. This presentation will be geared toward graduate students' particular concerns, but all are welcome to attend this free lecture.
For further information about the lecture, contact Deborah Stiles, Director, Rural Research Centre, at 893-6705 or dstiles@nsac.ca
For further information on the Fridays @ 3 series of seminars, contact Sara Murphy at scmurphy@nsac.ca
Library Tutorial Sessions
Throughout October, the MacRae Library will be holding weekly tutorial sessions on some of the tools available to assist you with your research.
Click here for more details
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