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Sustainability Tip

Turn off lights when you leave a room.

Interested in more tips? Check out nsac.ca/sustainability/tips

Emergency Response Plan Updated

An updated Emergency Response Plan (ERP) has been posted online. Notably the resource contact numbers have been updated. You can find the ERP online at nsac.ca/admin/erp

On-Campus Funding Announcement

Minister MacKay, along with MP Scott Armstrong, will be on campus for the funding announcement for the Atlantic Centre for Agri Innovation on Sunday, Jan.24 at 1 p.m. in the upstairs foyer of Cumming Hall.

Please mark your calendars. An electronic invitation will be sent when it is ready.

First Aid Courses

First Aid courses have been scheduled for February as follows: 

Emergency First Aid course (One day course, two dates offered)
Dates: Friday, February 19
Wednesday, February 24. 

Standard (two day) First Aid course (two day course)
Date: Monday, Feb.22 and Tuesday, Feb.23

Click here for more information

GroupWise Boardroom Reservations

Effective Monday, Jan.25 bookings during regular hours (8 a.m. - 5 p.m.) for the C.A. Douglas boardroom and Alumni Hall boardroom can be made through GroupWise by typing CADouglasRm or Alumni-Hall in the "To" field (the same way the President's Boardroom is booked).

Please note: Bookings for after hours, weekends, or that require a special room set-up, must be made through the Residence/Conference office 893-7519.

Vacation Carry-over Request Deadline

Please note that the deadline for submission of vacation carry-over requests is Jan.31.  All forms are to be signed by your immediate supervisor/department head and forwarded to the Vice President Administration (Suite 217, 2nd Floor, Cumming Hall) for approval and further processing. 

Click here for the vacation carry-over request form

Recruitment Update

Hello!
Since our last update, our team has been working on several on- and off-campus projects to help our prospective students and their families make their post secondary decisions.  As planned, Ashley and I are working on a strategy to assist students from New England make the transition to NSAC and Janet is continuing her work with New Brunswick and PEI students. 

We are currently in our "Road Show" schedule where our team works with our local high schools to meet with the guidance office, principals, First Nations and African Canadian co-ordinators and other student service team members. Ashley and Janet are also scheduling Independent visits to our top 50 High Schools, while Brian and I concentrate on our international recruitment schedule, taking him to India and me to Colombia.

Our Recruitment and Promotions Committee met to discuss and plan off-campus events such as January Thaw, Aquaculture Association AGM, Small Farm Expo, Salt Scapes, International Potato Expo, Canadian Farm Business Management Council Conference, Mi'Kmaq Maliseet Atlantic Youth Council Conference 2010, and NB Ag Alliance AGM, to name a few. With many thanks, each event will be represented by one of our Committee members. 

At this time, I would like to remind campus that University Day will be held on Monday, March 1. For those who are helping, I will be sending expo registration forms and itineraries for the day. 

Please remember that Grade 12 students are in the "decision mode" and that we are working hard to bring as many prospective students to campus for personal attention. If you know of a grade 12 student, please pass along our information as NSAC could be the perfect fit for them.
recruit@nsac.ca

All the best!
Monica

Complimentary Trade Show Passes

As part of our off-campus work, NSAC Recruitment attends and networks at the International Potato Technology Conference (Feb.26-27). This year, there are several complimentary trade show passes for students, staff and faculty. If you would like a pass, please contact Monica at msan@nsac.ca

Fridays @ 3

Speaker: Corinna Taylor
Topic: "Your Earth Your Say - Canadians for Copenhagen"
Date: Jan.22
Time: 3 p.m.
Location: Cox rm 257

Everyone welcome!
Refreshments provided.

Campus Haiti Relief Donations

To the campus community:

I thought that it might be within our means to come together and make a donation to the Red Cross for the people suffering in Haiti. If we, as a whole, donate what we can than we will feel like we can indeed make a difference.

I hope everyone will participate. The Red Cross is accepting cash donations and that money will buy medical supplies, emergency shelters, food and water.
 
The Federal Government has announced that it will match contributions that are made.

If you are interested in making a donation, they will be accepted until Jan.22 and delivered to the Red Cross for distribution. Donations can be made to the following people:

Gizele Mazerolle - Environmental Sciences
Marianne Clark - Plant Science
Lynn Sibley - Registry
Theresa Blois - Cumming Hall
Marilyn Roberts - Animal Science

Many thanks for your support of this worthy cause,
Donna Jamieson

Egg Sale

There are about 15-20 flats of eggs left from last Friday's sale, so we are having another one!

Date: Friday, Jan.22
Time: noon - 1 p.m.
Location: Haley, rm 208 (Meat Lab)
Cost: $3 per flat
Note: Chickens were fed a food grade colorant for identification. Egg yolks may be a brighter yellow or orange.

Click here for the poster

Permaculture Fruit Farming Seminar

The Organic Agriculture Centre of Canada presents:
Permaculture Fruit Farming:
Establishing a Profitable Orchard

An overview of how to plan, establish and propagate a profitable fruit orchard.

Presenter: Green Barn Nursery - greenbarnnursery.ca
Date: Wednesday, March 3
Time: 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Cost: $75 – lunch included ($20 for students, lunch NOT included)
Payment at door accepted at the door - cash or cheque
Location: Riverview Room, Jenkins Hall, NSAC
Contact:  Margaret Savard, OACC, msavard@nsac.ca, 902-893-7256
www.oacc.info

SPACE LIMITED: PRE-REGISTRATION RECOMMENDED

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Scholarship Spotlight

Stuart & Ruth Allaby Graduate Studies Scholarship
Ravinder Kaur, Phagwara, Punjab, India, an M.Sc.(Agr.) student at NSAC was selected as the 2009 recipient of the $1,000 Stuart & Ruth Allaby Graduate Studies Scholarship. Mr. Stuart Allaby and daughter Donna Marryatt, are shown congratulating Ravinder at NSAC’s Scholarship Banquet. The scholarship is awarded to an M.Sc. student at NSAC concentrating on animal research.

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