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Thursday of each week. Remember you can post notices anytime
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NSAC Founding Day
NSAC will celebrate its 106th anniversary on Monday, February 14th with hot chocolate and cookies in the Centennial Amphitheatre at 10:00 a.m. Come help us celebrate, meet up with some colleagues you haven't seen in awhile and just have some winter fun.
Diversity Workshop
Join Keltie Jones on Wednesday February 16th in Cox 136, 5:00-6:30pm for an interactive and informative session about Diversity. Through participation, you will learn to understand the differences and similarities that we all share and experience. This will be fun, so bring a friend or two along! Students, staff and Faculty are encouraged to attend.
Canada Summer Jobs 2011
Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) is a Government of Canada initiative that provides funding to help employers create summer job opportunities for students. It is designed to focus on local priorities, while achieving tangible results for both students (between the ages of 15 and 30) and their communities.
The application period for Canada Summer Jobs 2011 will be from February 1 to February 28, 2011. Application forms and Applicant’s Guide are available online at:
http://www.servicecanada.gc.ca/eng/epb/yi/yep/programs/scpp.shtml
Colette Wyllie will be facilitating the 2011 CSJ Program. Please complete and forward ONLY PAGE 2 of the application to her in the Office of the Vice President Administration, Cumming Hall, no later than Friday, February 18, 2011. Colette will complete the remainder of the application on your behalf, but please be sure to include your name and contact information with the submitted form. If you have any questions, please contact Colette at ext. 6034 or cwyllie@nsac.ca.
For more information on the CSJ 2011 Program:
Call: 1-800-935-5555
Click: www1.servicecanada.gc.ca
Visit a Service Canada Centre
Call for Nominations: Achievement in Internationalization Award
The Achievement in Internationalization award serves to recognize and celebrate the achievements of a member of NSAC staff or faculty who has contributed to one or more of the numerous aspects of internationalization. This award is now offered every second year and is accompanied by a monetary award as part of the recent revamping of NSAC’s institutional awards. Nominations are due by February 14, 2011. Please use this link to access the Call for Nominations and the Nomination Form.
Wednesday Seminar Series
Kate Sherren
Dalhousie University
“Tree decline management in Australian grazing landscapes”
When: Feb 9 12:00-1:00 p.m.
Where: Cox Institute 24
Travel Abroad Opportunities
NSAC International is accepting applications for upcoming travel abroad opportunities. The deadlines are fast approaching so if you are interested please contact Angela Dwyer-James at adwyerjames@nsac.ca or 893-6252. Upcoming deadlines are:
Teach ESL in China: February 8
Central Europe (INTD 2001 Agricultural Systems of Central Europe): non refundable deposit of $1500 due on February 9
Fall semester in Norway: February 14
And also:
Internship in Italy - La Petraia is offering internship opportunities in Tuscany, Italy. This is an unpaid program for agriculture and/or viticulture students interested in biodynamic and organic
farming. Accommodation is provided in our staff apartment located approximately twenty minutes from La Petraia in a small hamlet called Massa Sabbioni. For more information contact Angela Dwyer-James.
Financial Services Year End Deadlines:
February 9, 2011 is the final date for sending present fiscal year requisitions to Financial Services. A shortened tendering process may be used on low dollar value purchases to ensure purchases are made by fiscal year end. High value purchases over the thresholds of $25,000, $50,000 and $100,000 for goods, services and construction respectively,
will require a full public tender process of 15 days. Please bear this in mind, along with appropriate delivery lead times and submit your requirements in February for any residual requirements for the current fiscal year. New requirements for 2011/2012 can be submitted for tendering prior to April 1, 2011.
DPO’s can be processed throughout the rest of fiscal 2010-2011, however, to simplify year end processing, and ensure receipt of goods prior to March 31, 2011, we suggest you do not issue DPO’s greater than $1,000 after March 15, 2011 and limit procurement to essential items thereafter.
The cut off for forwarding DPO’s and invoices to Financial Services is April 8, 2011. This date must be adhered to in order to ensure processing of payments in fiscal 2010-2011. Purchases $5,000 or over must to be approved by the Deputy Minister and Minister. Purchases of goods and services for the 2010/2011 fiscal year must all carry an
invoice date of March 31, 2011 or earlier.
It is important to note that goods/services received after March 31, 2011 must be charged to your 2011-2012 budget regardless of when the purchase order was created.
Also, please note that the cut-off date for Journal Entries will be April 15, 2011.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the financial services office at 893-6602.
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT WEEK 2011 FEB 6 TO 12
IDW highlights and illustrates the work of Canada's development community. IDW provides a great opportunity for Canadians to:
•increase the awareness of the role many Canadians play in international development;
•learn more about life in developing countries; and
•find out how they can become global citizens, actively involved in international development.
SCHEDULE OF IDW EVENTS AT NSAC
Continuing and Distance Education
NSAC Continuing Education is pleased to partner with the NS Department of Agriculture and Labour and Workplace Development to offer skills training to farm employees in Nova Scotia. In February, three courses are being offered to farmers and their employees in the subject areas of Livestock Medicines for Milk and Meat Industries and Precision Agriculture- Using GPS and GIS technology on Farm.
In the one-day course on Livestock Medicines, being held on February 10, 2011, participants will learn about the proper handling, storage, and use of livestock medicines. Course materials will coincide with on-farm food safety programs and will lead to improved consumer confidence.
The Precision Agriculture training is divided into two levels. The first course (February 22 and 23) will give participants an introduction to the technology of data collection using GPS, before taking the advanced course (February 24 & 25) where participants will learn more about how they can use the data for improved record keeping, reduced input application and decision making on the farm.
These courses were funded under the Canada-Nova Scotia Labour Market Agreement and are being offered at no cost to participants. Students are welcome- register today as space is limited!
Contact Continuing Education for more information at 902-893-6666 or email jmaceachern@nsac.ca.
Winter Edition of the Continuing & Distance Education Newsletter can be found here.
Potential Research Project - for Students
Attached is an advertisement for a potential research project for students associated with the Christmas Tree Research Centre. For more info contact:
Rachel Kennedy, B.Sc. Program Administrative Officer
Christmas Tree Research Centre
90 Research Drive, Suite 209
AgriTECH Park, Bible Hill, NS
B6L 2R2
Office:(902)893-5379
rkennedy@nsac.ca
www.nsac.ca/crc
Scholarship Spotlight
$500 John Higgins Memorial Bursary Presented at NSAC
NSAC recognized its outstanding students at the annual Scholarship Banquet. The 2010 recipient of the $500 John Higgins Memorial Bursary was Margaret Bailly, Head of St. Margaret’s Bay, NS, a second year Environmental Horticulture Technology student (centre). Wendy Coolen and Jane Rostek, representing Atlantic Association of Landscape Designers, are shown congratulating Margaret. The award also includes a membership with the Atlantic Association of Landscape Designers.
Provincial Science Fair
This year, the Conseil scolaire acadien provincial will be hosting the annual provincial science fair École Acadienne de Truro. We are very excited to have this event in our beautiful part of the province, however, we need help.
The provincial science fair assembles approximately 50 to 75 students, from grades 7 through 12, coming from all parts of the province. They will come to the school on March 23rd in order to set up their projects and they will be evaluated on March 24th. On this date, the three winners will be announced and they will make their way to the national science fair which will be held in Toronto, Ontario. The national science fair assembles approximately 500 students from all corners of the country.
I am wondering if you have any students/faculty members that are bilingual or french that could be judges for that day. If interested, please contact the school directly.
École Acadienne de Truro
PO Box 21
50 Aberdeen Street
Truro NS
B2N 5B6
NSAC Autopact
If you are an Autopact member, then you have received your invoices for the 2009/10 year along with a note from Jim Houghton. There was one small error on that note and I want to clarify that although some say I can be dramatic…..I’m no Ginger Rogers!! I do thank Jim for allowing me to have a quick moment of fame.
However, the Secretary-Treasurer of The Autopact is indeed Ginger Stoddard (NSDA, Business Development and Economics) located in Suite 210 of the Harlow Building in Truro. I can be reached at 893-6580 or by email gingerstoddard@eastlink.ca.
If you are a new employee and have not heard of The Autopact, please contact me to find out more about it. The quick and dirty is: The Autopact is a cooperative association that provides low-cost, no-frills collision and comprehensive automobile insurance coverage. The organization was established in 1963 by 20 employees of the Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture and Marketing who wished to self-insure their vehicles for collision damage. Comprehensive insurance coverage was added in 1992. Today, The Autopact insures 350 members and 550 automobiles.
RefWorks Tutorials @ the MacRae Library
Having trouble organizing your bibliography? Sign up for one of the Library's RefWorks Tutorial sessions. In this session you’ll learn how to create a RefWorks account, export article citations, create a bibliography and more.
Those attending the sessions are encouraged to bring their laptops and follow along with the presentation. Each session will be held in the AV Section on the main floor of the MacRae Library (see the Circulation Desk for directions).
Sessions are limited to 15 participants. To register please email Elaine MacInnis at emacinnis@nsac.ca or sign up at the Circulation Desk.
RefWorks Tutorial Session Dates: Wednesday, February 16: 10:30 – 11:15 and Thursday, February 17: 2:00 – 2:45
Varsity Results
Volleyball
Feb 5
Women's Volleyball
NSAC at Holland College
3 - 0
25 - 14,19,12
Players of the Match for the Rams - Bethany Holliday with 11 service aces and Cassandra Teed with 7 kills and 3 services aces
Feb 6
Women's Volleyball
STU at NSAC
3 - 0
Player of the Match - Cassandra Teed with 11 kills
Basketball
Feb 5
Basketball
NSAC at STU
(w) 26 - 90
Top Scorer for NSAC - Rhonda Kennedy 15
(m) 43 - 82
Top Scorer for NSAC - Josh Kennedy 10
Feb 6
Basketball
NSAC at Crandall
(w) 71 - 39 (exhibition)
(m) 76 -90
Top Scorers for NSAC - Josh Kennedy 21, Allan Dunn 14
Cassandra Teed and Becky McDonald set up the block against STU
Samantha Barr and Becky McDonald try to block a big attack from STU
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