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Condolences
The NSAC campus community extends its heartfelt sympathies to the family of Irene Armsworthy who passed away on June 4th 2010. Irene was recently retired from NSAC after 25 years of service. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, June 8, 2010 at 1 p.m., followed by funeral service at 2 p.m., all at Colchester Community Funeral Home, 512 Willow St., Truro. Pastor Glenn Ronson officiating. Interment in the Belmont Cemetery.
Memorial donations, if desired, may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society or a charity of choice. Online condolences may be made at: www.colchestercommunity.com
http://www.inmemoriam.ca/announcement_view.php?noEvent=197314&lang=en
NSAC student blogs about trip to Ethiopia
NSAC student Paul Manning is currently on a three and a half month work term in Ethiopia funded by CIDA and NSAC. Check out his blog and beautiful photos. Paul sums up his experience thus far by saying "I am certainly having a once in a lifetime opportunity, boy am I ever glad that I chose NSAC!"
View Paul's blog here
Dr. Nancy Pitts new Dean of Internationalization
Dr. Leslie MacLaren is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Nancy Pitts as Dean of Internationalization at NSAC. Dr. Pitts is an associate professor with the Department of Environmental Sciences and Chair of NSAC's Faculty Council Curriculum Committee.
The Dean of Internationalization is responsible for working with faculty and staff to meet the internationalization goals of the university and its academic departments. A member of NSAC's senior management team, she reports to the vice-president academic. The dean coordinates, facilitates and monitors campus-wide efforts in international development, teaching and research, as well as faculty and student international support services. She will facilitate and encourage internationalization of curriculum and opportunities for faculty, staff and students as NSAC.
An alumnus of NSAC and a professor here since 1989, Dr. Pitts is an agriculturist and food chemist with both a Bachelor and Master of Education degree. She has a genuine interest and commitment to internationalization. She has over 20 years international development experience in eight different countries and has been a strong advocate for internationalization of the NSAC campus curriculum and scholarship through that period.
The Dean of Internationalization position is a renewable three-year term position.
NSAC Open House 2010
NSAC's annual community event, Open House, will be held on Thursday, July 22 from 10 - 2 p.m. Preliminary planning for this event will begin Friday, June 11th, at 10:00 a.m. in the CA Douglas Boardroom in Cumming Hall. Please ensure your department is represented on this committee. See you there!
Anticipated Increase in "First Time" International Undergraduate Students in Fall 2010
We’re very excited to announce that we’re anticipating an increase in our "first time" international student numbers this coming fall. Although admissions are still being finalized we should have approximately 70 to 75 "first time" international undergraduate students. This compares to 57 last fall. These 70 to 75 students include:
- 50 to 55 students from the articulation with Fujian Agricultural and Forestry University (FAFU)
- Six to eight students from the articulation with Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU)
- Four exchange students from the Czech University of Life Sciences
- Five exchange students from the Canada-EU Mobility Project (Sustaining Responsible Entrepreneurship: An International Experience)
- A number of other international "one of" students
Orientation preparations are well underway to ensure a smooth transition for these students into NSAC. In addition, Norman Goodyear, Dean of Teaching and Learning and Leanne French-Munn, Director, EM will be working with faculty and staff with respect to supporting academic services as we see this shift in cohort numbers.
Please contact Wayne Paquet (wpaquet@nsac.ca) or Mark Mason (mmason@nsac.ca) should you have any questions.
Interested in registering your child for a day-camp this summer?
Spaces are still available in the Kids Discovery Camps, hosted by the NSAC and Scotia Pool! All children from ages five to 12 are welcome. There are seven weeks of camp from July 5th to August 20th. Each week of camp has a different theme, such as Animal Week, Swim Week and Creative Arts Week. The cost is $150 per week, except for Nature Week which runs August 3rd to 6th and costs $130.
The camps starts on campus at the Langille Athletic Center between 8 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. and will end at Scotia Pool between 4:30 p.m. and 5 p.m. Each week includes one day trip to somewhere such as Melmerby Beach or the Wildlife Park. There’ll be many crafts and activities in and around Scotia Pool and the NSAC.
For more information, call Claire or Megan at 893-2621. To register, call the Athletic Center front desk at 893-6660.
Biofuels Seminars
Candidates for the position of Assistant/Associate Professor (Biofuels), Department of Engineering
Presenters:
Dr. Ilhami Yildiz - Monday, June 14th, 1:30 p.m.
Dr. Murari Roy - Tuesday, June 15th, 2 p.m.
Dr. Kenny Corscadden - Wednesday, June 16th, 2 p.m.
Dr. Mathias Leon - Thursday, June 17th, 2 p.m.
All seminars will take place in Room 25, Banting Building
All are welcome
Dr. Yildiz's is also a candidate for the Aquaculture and Controlled Environment Systems position. His seminar on this position will follow at approximately 2:00 p.m.
Can Poetry Save the Earth?
Don't miss out on an afternoon with writer John Felstiner as he reads from and discusses his book Can Poetry Save the Earth?
In his thought-provoking book, Can Poetry Save the Earth, John Felstiner explores the rich legacy of poems that take nature as their subject and demonstrates their force and beauty. In our own time of environmental crises, he contends, poetry has a unique capacity to restore our attention to our environment in its imperiled state.
Hosted by the Elizabeth Bishop House and Nova Scotia Agricultural College
Date: Thursday, June 10th
Time: 2:00 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Where:Jenkins Hall Lounge, NSAC Campus
For more information please contact Stephanie Rogers at (902) 893-7247
The NSAC Smartcard System is expanding
The week of June 14th to 18th will see the Smartcard System integrated with printing and photocopying in student computer labs and the MacRae Library.
Some of the many benefits of the use of Smartcard technology to photocopy and print are:
- One card convenience.
- Enhanced printing security and job cancellation feature.
- New convenient web revalue option.
- Prepares the university for the future addition of other shops and services to the Smartcard System.
Some implementation highlights include:
- Same price for photocopying and printing as last year.
- Current Printing balances will be rolled into the new system.
- Photocopy card balances will be refunded.
Staff at the library will be communicating further on this refund process and on other issues such as research and faculty photocopy cards.
We are very excited about this new technology and thank you in advance for your patience during the implementation.
Please contact the IT Helpdesk if you have any questions at 893-6154 helpdesk@nsac.ca
This is a joint initiative of the Registry Office, IT Services and the MacRae Library.
Canada-Africa Research Exchange Grants (CAREG)
AUCC recently signed an agreement with the International Development Research Center for the management of the CAREG program. As part of this two-year pilot, IDRC aims to fund seven to eight grants worth a maximum of $40 thousand each. These grants will support short-term exchanges between Canadian and African universities as well as research institutes that address IDRC research themes, one of these being agriculture and the environment.
Successful applicants will have nearly 20 months to implement their project. African researchers are required to spend three to six months in Canada. Canadian participants are required to spend at least six weeks at the African institution. At the end of the two year program, AUCC will organize a workshop to review partners’ experiences through this pilot and make recommendations for a possible new phase of the program.
Any faculty or staff interested in applying are urged to submit their applications to NSAC International (nthornton@nsac.ca) no later than June 23rd for internal review. Those selected will be submitted to AUCC on June 30, 2010.
Please follow the links for the guidelines and per diem information.
http://www.aucc.ca/programs/intprograms/careg/careg_e.html
Moodle - Basic Training Workshops
Norman Goodyear will be offering a number of training workshops for anyone interested in learning the basic skills required to use the new Learning Management System (LMS), Moodle. Although it's a very user-friendly system, to ensure a smooth transition from WebCT to Moodle for all involved, you must complete the Basic Moodle Training workshop.
You can register for the time and location of your choice on a first come,first serve basis on the Center for Teaching and Learning web page.
http://nsac.ca/academics/ctl/basicmoodle.asp
Please feel free to contact Linda Jack at ljack@nsac.ca if you have any questions or concerns about Moodle.
Second Annual Wildlife Benefit Concert and Silent Auction
Proceeds to support the Cobequid Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Hilden
Date: June 19
Where:Kegger's Alehouse, Inglis Place , Truro
Time:8 p.m. to midnight
Admission: $6
Musicians: Tim Bowers, Murdo Messer, Cod Liver Oil, Jason Grant ( of NSAC) and John Killawee, Frank Organ and Duncan MacLeod, Ben Edwards, Kim Langille
Come support your only local Wildlife Rehabilitation Center
** 50/50 draw, Balloon drop
For more info and tickets:
Helene Van Doninck
893-0253
birdvet@hotmail.com
http://www.cwrc.net/2010_benefit.shtml
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
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