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As the university with the fastest growing enrollment in Atlantic Canada, it's time for some of NSAC's marketing efforts to shift focus a bit. With more attention being made to the university as a whole and the amazing things our people do, 21 unique activities, aka. brand splashes, are planned. Here's some footage of the first one.
Have you completed your sustainability pledge yet? Go online now to nsac.ca/sustainability/pledge/ and pledge to do some things that will help save our environment. It takes five minutes, you'll feel fabulous for doing it and you can choose to receive a personalized 12 month calendar. The calendar features beautiful shots of NSAC's campus and features all of the main green days, events and awareness weeks that are organized to support a sustainable future.
Pledge your sustainable behaviour today and this lovely calendar could be yours!
Gardening Equipment Donations
Shawn Loo is travelling to Cuba with the NSAC INDT 2003 class this year and he is collecting donations to take with him. If you have or know of a surplus of gardening or greenhouse equipment, or anything else you want to give, please e-mail Shawn at loos@nsac.ca
Career Services - Temporary Move
The Career Services Office has been temporarily moved to the upper level of the Dairy Building in the Students Services area, while the lower level is under construction.
Egg Sale
Call for Nominations: NSAC Internationalization Award
This award is intended to recognize and encourage activities by faculty, staff and students that contribute to internationalization at NSAC. The award will be presented at spring convocation.
Please consider nominating an individual or a team that has contributed to international project work, internationalized curriculum, international awareness, or student mobility and development. Complete the nomination form available below and send with two supporting letters to Dian Patterson, NSAC International (dpatterson@nsac.ca) by Monday, March 8. Nominees will be contacted directly for background information.
Hello from Recruitment!
As University Day approaches, we've been busy organizing all of the fine details to ensure the day runs smoothly. Our Student Ambassadors have been quite active in helping to plan the event along with preparing for U-101, the Expo, our meal, campus tours and so much more! You will see a remarkable difference this year throughout campus as each of our teams wear a different colour and perform specific duties.
Please note that I am preparing the floor plan for the Expo this week and would like all expo planning forms to be returned to me as soon as possible.
Ashley has been working hard on our Leadership Banquet and please note that the selection committee is meeting early next week to choose some of our outstanding leaders for specific awards. Please take the time to fill out a ballot and submit it to Ashley in the Recruitment Office. Ashley is also preparing to meet with several international student currently enrolled in semester programs at our local high schools on Feb.25. During the past few weeks she has traveling throughout the province, meeting with students who have expressed interest in NSAC.
Janet is already working on Orientation 2010 and is preparing for the International Potato Expo and hosting a nutrition break for 120 competitors at the Canadian Junior Freestyle Ski Championships at Ski Wentworth on Feb.25.
Brian has reported that his time in India has been very successful and we look forward to his return next week. He has been visiting high schools, along with TNAU, our counterpart in Coimbatore to continue to recruit students to our joint program. So far, we have had the pleasure to welcome two students into the program and they have settled in to NSAC quite well.
Sandra is busy working on all things scholarships and before we know it, she will be scheduling high school graduation attendance, in addition to helping all of us with our daily tasks.
Along with co-ordinating University Day, I am preparing for my recruitment trip to Colombia, where I will be visiting several English speaking high schools and a few agricultural universities and colleges. Like my success in China, I hope to bring back applications from high school students along with making some valuable connections with universities and colleges.
Until next time,
Monica
RA Orientation Night
Do you have what it takes to be a RA?
Anyone who is interested in being an RA for the 2010/ 2011 Academic year MUST attend the following session:
Date: Tuesday, March 2 Time: 7:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. Location: Langille Athletic Centre
To register, or for more information, e-mail brayk@nsac.ca
MUST REGISTER NO LATER THAN FRIDAY , FEB.26!
Look for the event on facebook!
Exciting new RA compensation package:
free large private room + weekly stipend
Varsity Results
Rick Russell Woodsmen Competition
Official opening of the Rick Russell Woodsmen Competition. Pictured are Ken Marchant - NSAC Athletic Director 1964-1994 and
Don Gunn Jr. - NSAC Alumnus and member of the first Woodsmen Team - Winter 1965.
Saturday, Feb.13 Women's A Team- 1st
Women's B Team- 5th
Saturday, Feb.13 U Sainte Anne at NSAC
(w) 1 - 3 (18, 25, 20, 15 - 25,22,25,25)
Player of the Match for NSAC: Becky McDonald (16 kills and 6 blocks)
Sunday, Feb.14
U Sainte Anne at NSAC
(w) 0 - 3 (27,20,22-25)
Player of the Match for NSAC: Mandy McDonald (15 kills, 16 digs)
Basketball Thursday, Feb.11 U Kings College at NSAC
(w) 46 - 55
Scoring for NSAC: Kelsey Harpman 14, Jennifer Lutes 8, Meredith Smith 7, Meagan MacLeod 6,
Jessica Blandin 2, Patti Gilroy 18
(m) 72 - 61
Scoring for NSAC: Keegan Fiske 14, Jonathan Kennedy 14, Thomas Patriquin 6, Jerry Bos 3, Chance Simmonds 2, Chris Oram 2, Jason VanKessel 2, Luke Wiseman 18
Sunday, Feb.14
NSAC at UNBSJ
(w) 35 - 74
Scoring Leader for NSAC: Jessica Blandin 7, Rebounding Leader Jessica Leck 13
(m) 49 - 71
Scoring Leaders for NSAC: Luke Wiseman 19, Thomas Patriquin 12
Woodsmen Alumni Dinner Following the 25th Rick Russell Competition, 40 NSAC Woodsmen Alumni gathered for dinner at Jenkins Hall. The dinner was sponsored by Athletics, as a celebration of the 25th Anniversary of the Rick Russell Competition and as a thank you to the Woodsmen Alumni who assist each year with the pre-competition organization and the actual running of the events during the day.
Thanks to Trevor Dillman for being the MC for the dinner and to NSAC Woodsmen Alumni!
Scholarship Spotlight
$1000 Dykeview Farms Ltd. Scholarship
Dykeview Farms Ltd. offers a $1,000 scholarship to Nova Scotia students entering a program of study at NSAC. Preference will be given to students from Kings County (with additional preference to students from Northeast Kings Education Centre) planning to study a program directly related to farming and production agriculture (e.g. Diploma in Enterprise Management – Farming; or B.Sc.(Agr.) in Agricultural Business, Plant Science, or Bio-Environmental Systems Management). Selection is based on financial need, community involvement and academic performance. Travis Pearson, Centreville, NS, a first year Diploma in Enterprise Management - Farming student, was selected as the 2009 recipient. Travis is shown with professor Kris Pruski, Plant & Animal Sciences Dept., and a member of the NSAC’s Scholarship Committee, at the annual Scholarship Banquet.
Photo of the Day
South of France? No. South of Wolfville? Yes.
A vineyard belonging to Gaspereaux Vineyards on the south facing slopes of the Gasperaux Valley, NS. Gaspereaux Vineyards is one of 29 farm based cottage wineries in Atlantic Canada. Photo taken mid January 2010. Photo courtesy of Lloyd Mapplebeck.
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