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NSAC Governance Transition Project Update
The NSAC Governance Transition Project team is working closely with NSAC managers to separate our operations from the Department of Agriculture and ensure a smooth transition to a board-governed post-secondary institution.
The target date for NSAC to assume its new status is April 2011.
Team members are focusing on the legislated requirements for us to operate on our own, as outlined in the Nova Scotia Agricultural College Act of 2008. Between now and April the focus is primarily operational matters, related to human resources, information technology and finance.
Examples include making sure the NSAC has systems in place to run a payroll, manage separate benefits plans and produce its own financial statements.
The NSAC Governance Transition Project team recently developed a series of Q&A’s to help address any concerns you may have with the transition. Below is one example. The remainder can be found on the governance website at nsac.ca/governance.
When will a new president be hired?
The Transitional Board intends to hire an interim president in the next number of months to oversee the transition process over the next couple of years.
An abbreviated process is being developed now to identify and recruit potential candidates. There will be opportunity for input, as time allows, before a candidate is appointed. A permanent president will be hired once NSAC has a permanent board in place.
Sincerely,
Bernie MacDonald,
Co-President, VP Administration
Executive Sponsor, NSAC Transition
NSAC working to sustain the Christmas Tree Industry in Atlantic Canada
Christmas tree growing and exporting is a $100 million industry in Atlantic Canada employing 20,000 people. In the future, most of these trees may be NSAC created “SMART Balsams.”
NSAC’S Dr. Raj Lada, driven by a commitment to rural sustainability, is providing support and research to sustain the Christmas tree industry in the region. Lada has established the first, national Christmas tree Research Centre (CRC) at the Bible Hill university.
“The Christmas tree industry is being challenged by issues that, if unresolved, could result in a devastating loss of business and community in the Atlantic region,” explained Lada.
At the CRC, Lada and his team develop products and technologies to enhance needle retention as well as produce what they call a “SMART Balsam”, which epitomizes an ideal tree - full, sturdy architecture, unique fragrance, blue-green needles, retains its needles for up to three months or more and is pest free.
“Solutions need to be found to increase both needle retention and the public’s interest in purchasing a real tree instead of an artificial one,” he added. “If they are not, the Christmas tree industry in Atlantic Canada will surely suffer.”
Researchers at the CRC will study needle retention as their main focus to understand and intercept the hormone that triggers needle drop. They already know trees are susceptible to stress and are quite likely to drop their needles during stress and aggressive physical movements, some of which are regularly used in the selling of trees such as dragging, shaking, baling and transporting. They have also discovered that LED lighting with a certain wavelength spectrum can delay needle drop.
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Interlibrary Loan Service over the Holidays
Due to the upcoming holiday season the MacRae Library's Novanet Express service will not be available from Wednesday, Dec. 15 - Monday, Jan. 3 inclusive. Interlibrary Loan forms will continue to be available, but requests submitted Friday, Dece. 24 - Monday, Jan. 3 inclusive will not be processed until Jan. 4, 2011. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. If you have any questions please contact Jolene Reid at jreid@nsac.ca or by telephone at 893-4578.
Career Fair 2011
Invitations went out last week to over 300 potential exhibitors for Career Fair. Local businesses, international companies, non-profit groups, experiential organizations and more were all invited! Most years we have between 40 and 45 exhibitors attend Career Fair, it is a great networking opportunity for our students as well as staff and faculty.
We encourage everyone to mark Jan. 12, 2011 on their calendar and plan to attend. Faculty: pass the word on to your students as well. If you would like a slide to insert in your slide show during the first class in January we will be sending those out in the next few days, or you can email me. For more info or to contact me, Rebecca at rveenuis@nsac.ca
Share your comments
We get so many compliments on the service our print centre provides. Glenn Desmond and Matthew Leights work very hard to ensure clients get the highest level of service. Since their employer, Xerox, tracks customer satisfaction levels for its employees, we thought we'd make sure all that positive feedback is heard.
We have created a 'Caught in the Act' form where you can share your feedback on the print centre's performance. So, next time you are thinking what a good job the print centre has done, go to http://nsac.ca/printcentre/cita/ and share! If you have any questions or concerns, contact Sarah Morris at 6527.
Conference Opportunity for Students
Each year the Cooperators sponsor a conference on sustainability, hosted and facilitated by David Suzuki at the University of Guelph called Impact. The student conference is in September and is three days, completely paid for. Please encourage students to apply today to be an NSAC representative!
Deadline for applications is Jan 23.
Hello from Recruitment!
As the holiday season approaches, recruitment is busy working on our prospective student database. With close to 500 prospective students and counting in our database we continue to communicate with them to book personal tours, come sit in on classes and our Student-For-A-Day event. Departments will be soon receiving a list of their prospective students to work with directly. All of our prospective students will be receiving an electronic flash holiday card from recruitment this year wishing them happy holidays and good luck on their exams in the new year.
This year we have had a larger amount of requests come in for classes to visit NSAC for a campus tour. This week we can add the O2 class from Middleton Regional High school to that list. Thank you Scott, Sherry, Audrie-Jo, Paul and Jason for your assistance with the groups. Your help is always appreciated!
Janet and Maxine are busy booking and attending parent nights, high schools fairs and independent visits right up until their holiday break. The ladies have done a fantastic job this semester on the road!
Holiday Door Decorating
This year the recruitment team has decided to create some friendly competition. We have each been given the task of decorating our office doors and need some judges. Stop by the Recruitment Office in Cox Room: 106 next week between Monday, Dec. 13th and Thursday, Dec. 16th to vote on your favorite door decoration! We look forward to seeing you!
Until Next Time....
NSAC Department Holiday Hours
The following are the holiday hours for each NSAC department:
Plant and Animal Sciences-Haley Institute will be closed as of Dec. 27 to Jan. 3
Plant and Animal Sciences - Cox Institute will be closed as of Dec.27 to Jan. 3
Student Services & Career Services will be closed as of Noon on Dec. 24th and re-opening on Jan. 4, 2011.
Health Services will be closed as of Dec.17th and re-opening on Jan. 4, 2011.
NSAC Print Centre will be closed on Dec. 24 at noon and open again on Jan. 4 2011.
Research and Graduate Studies will be closed from Dec. 24 - Jan. 4th
Library will be closed at noon on Dec. 24 and re open on Jan. 4
Registry will be closing at noon on the 24th and re-opening on Jan. 4
Environmental Sciences will be closed from Dec. 20, 2010 - Jan. 4, 2011
HR will be closed from Dec. 24 at noon and will reopen on Jan. 4
The Engineering Department will be closed Dec. 24 at noon and will reopen on Jan. 4
Business & Social Sciences - Cox Institute and Humanities House will be closed from Dec. 20, 2010 to Jan. 4, 2011.
The Rural Research Centre will be closed from Dec. 20, 2010 to Jan. 4, 2011.
OACC will be closed from the afternoon Dec. 24th until Jan. 4th
Development and External Relations - will be closed Dec. 24 at noon until Jan. 4
Below are the Athletic Centre Holiday Hours:
Christmas Eve
Friday, Dec. 24, 2010
7:00am - 12:00 p.m.
Christmas Day
Saturday, Dec. 25, 2010
Closed
Boxing Day
Sunday, Dec. 26, 2010
Closed
New Year’s Eve
Friday, Dec. 31, 2010
7:00am - 3:00 p.m.
New Year's Day
Saturday, Jan. 1, 2011
Closed
Chartwells Food Service Christmas Hours
Cox’s Cupboard will be closing on Thursday, Dec. 9th and reopening on Tuesday, Jan. 4th, 2011.
Jenkins Marketplace will be open for full meal services until Tuesday, Dec. 14th at supper and reopening at 4:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 3rd, 2011.
Full catering services will be available until Friday, Dec. 17th and reopening on Monday, Jan. 3rd, 2011.
For regular updates, promotions and menus please visit our website at dineoncampus.ca/nsac
We wish everyone all the best as they prepare for the upcoming holiday season!
Second Annual Materials Exchange Event
Please be advised that the 2nd Annual Materials Exchange Event will
be postponed until Thursday, Jan. 20th (original date was
Wednesday, Dec. 8) as many manufacturers are busy with orders for
the holiday season and could not attend. Sorry for any inconvenience
this has caused anyone and make sure to mark Jan. 20th in your
calendars!!! A detailed email will be sent in the new year to remind
registrants of the new event date, time and place. Also, in an
attempt to inform everyone of the change of date you may receive a
couple duplicate emails, we apologize for this inconvenience as well.
Happy holidays and hope to see you in the new year!
Kim Frizzell
Administrative Assistant
CoRDA
Phone: 902.893-0140
Email: contact@corda.ca
Mailroom Closure
The mailroom with be closing early on Wednesday, Dec. 15th at 2:45 p.m.
Scholarship Spotlight
First Presentation of the $250 Fall River Garden Club Bursary
The $250 Fall River Garden Club Bursary was presented for the first time at NSAC’s Scholarship held in October 2010. David Crawford, Dartmouth, NS, a first year Environmental Horticulture Technology student, is shown with Club representatives Ms. Evangeline Brown and Mr. Laurence Spencer. The bursary will presented to a student entering a program of study relating to horticulture. Selection will be based on financial need and career plans. Preference will be given to students from the Fall River, Waverley, Wellington, Oakfield, Lakeview or Windsor Junction, NS, areas.
GIFT: Canada World Youth Culture Show
Food and Presentations from Indonesia. Tonight.
See Poster For more information
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