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New faces on campus

Chris Hamilton began working at NSAC last August as our Research Accountant, mostly reporting to research funders.

Chris grew up in Brookfield and attended St.FX. He previously worked at Island Beach Co. in Truro as their accountant. He currently resides in Truro.Glad you're here at NSAC Chris!

Jennifer Thompson has been with us for a little over a year now. She is the Coordinator of Financial Services. She works with research claims, student accounts and university and department claims.

Jennifer is from Halifax. She previously worked at Jaques Whitford in Dartmouth. Welcome Jennifer!

Students teaching ESL in China

Three NSAC students are currently teaching ESL at our partner institution Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University in China. Lance Ouellette and Nicole Merritt are shown in the picture with some of the support staff at FAFU. Gefu Wang-Pruski is also in China and accompanied the students on a weekend trip to Fuding Mountain. The second picture is worth a thousand words.

Friend of NSAC Award 2010

Photo caption: (L to R) Lugene Young, Vida Woodworth and Dr. Bernie MacDonald

Vida Woodworth exemplifies the belief that one person can make a difference. With her commitment to helping and educating others she is a fitting candidate for the Friend of NSAC Award.

Vida has made a difference in Colchester County for the past 14 years as the Director of the Colchester Sexual Assault Centre.  On a daily basis, Vida counsels individuals through the most difficult times of their lives; helping them to rebuild their lives, move past traumatic events and achieve new goals. She is committed to her community in all aspects of her life and has volunteered her time to many organizations.

Vida has provided invaluable training for NSAC staff and students on the topics of leadership, sensitivity, peer education, team building and sexuality. In doing so, she has played a critical role in training NSAC resident assistants, peer educators and student ambassadors.

Her support, expertise and leadership have been indispensable to the health and well being of NSAC’s community and in preparing our students to be tomorrow’s leaders. 

Congratulations Vida!

Wine and cheese get together

Graduate Students, faculty and colleagues are invited to a wine & cheese get together in Cox 160 (Plant Science Boardroom) from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, June 2nd to wish Raj Lada well as he moves on to his new projects. This will also be an opportunity for graduate students to meet Dr. Dian Patterson who will be our new Graduate Studies Coordinator.

St.John Ambulance First Aid Training Courses

There will be first aid courses held from June 23rd to the 25th from 8:30 a.m. till 4:30 a.m. in Alumni Hall, Cumming Hall.

Click here for all the details

ACF movie rentals for faculty

All film presentations occurring within our establishment must absolutely be licensed through Audio Cine Films Inc. All public performances of copyrighted films and programs are regulated through the Copyright Board of Canada.

Click here for more info on the Copyright Board of Canada
Click here for more info on Audio Cine Films Inc

ACF can also be contacted by phone at 1-800-289-8887

Workplace Inspections- Occupational Health and Safety 2009 and 2010

Well it is that time of year again when we are all responsible for our workplace inspections. Again, I would like to thank you all for your dedication with last years inspections.

Important dates you should be aware of:

June 30, 2010- Deadline for all action items from 2009 inspections.

August 31, 2010- Deadline for the new 2010 Inspections

I am aware that some of the deficiencies from last years inspections will carry over to this years Inspections. Please add them onto your new Inspection sheet if they have not been completed.

If these deficiencies or action items have been completed, Safety & security should be made aware of it, so please let me know and I will take them out of the action file.

All Inspections should be turned into safety & Security by the specified dates.

If assistance is required with inspections, please feel free to contact me at 4190 or erector@nsac.ca , I would be more than happy to assist.

Thanks, Elaine

NSAC Media Policy

As a public institution, NSAC, its programs, activities and plans are of special interest to the general public. One of the important ways in which we promote the university, is through the mass media. In order to ensure a professional relationship with the media, due diligence must be taken to ensure that information originating from the university is accurate, complete, reflects the official position of the institution and is released to the media and target publics in a timely manner.   Please take a moment to review the NSAC Media Policy  as well as the Media Tips section.   Any questions please contact the Communications office at 893-7247

http://nsac.ca/marketing/policies/media.asp

http://nsac.ca/marketing/services/mediatips.asp

Seminar-Candidate for Faculty position

Dr. Chris Cutler, candidate for a permanent faculty position in Entomology within the Dept. of Environmental Sciences, will present a seminar on his research titled "Stimulatory effects of poisons". 

All are welcome to attend.  We look forward to seeing you there.

Date:  Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Location: Cox 138

Seminar Notice

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Seminar-Business and Social Sciences Department

Where should the Business and Social Sciences Department be five years from now?
presenter: Prof Lauranne Sanderson
Fri, June 4th, 1 p.m.
Cox 257

Professor Sanderson is a candidate for the position of Department Head, Business & Social Sciences.

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Attention NSAC Alumni

We’ve planned another NSAC Local Alumni Divot & Dine and we hope you can join us!  Unwind from your hectic week while catching up with former classmates and other NSAC alumni!

What: Enjoy nine holes of golf, followed by a delicious steak dinner (or chicken)
When: Friday, June 18th
Where: Riverrun Golf Club
            North River, NS                                               
Cost: $30

Register as an individual or get a group of four together to form a team.  Tee times will be given to groups of four every 10 minutes, from 4:00-6:00 p.m. 

Carts are available for $18.00 per cart.

Contact Jenna at 893-6721 or jforsyth@nsac.ca before June 11th to register and reserve your preferred tee time. 

We’re looking forward to seeing some familiar faces, as well as meeting new ones and sharing some Aggie memories.  Hope to see you there!

NSAC’s Alumni Association