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NSAC's First Maritime Kitchen Party!

Tonight is the night for NSAC’s First Maritime Kitchen Party – a chance to kick up your heels to the sounds of Alycia Putnam and friends. If you enjoy the sounds of the fiddle, guitar, drums and bagpipes, this is the place for you.

Add traditional Maritime food and performance art by Holly Carr and this is one event you won’t want to miss. Tonight under the big, white tent, NSAC will be celebrating its difference makers of 2011 with the unveiling of its coffee table book Be Great. Do Good.

Save your spot now by calling Hannah Pugh at 893-6721 or by email at hpugh@nsac.ca

Update on the NSAC and Dalhousie Merger Discussions

On Friday, September 30,  Peter Underwood (Chief Government Negotiator) and Susan Spence Wach (Dalhousie University) will host an open session for the NSAC campus community on the status of the merger discussions, the Principles and Objectives for the NSAC-Dalhousie Merger Discussions and next steps. There will also be time for questions. Hope you can make this a part of your day.

WHEN: Friday, September 30, 2011             
WHERE: Cox 24                       
TIME: 2 p.m.-3 p.m.

FCC Drive Away Hunger

Its that time of year again for the annual Farm Credit Canada Drive Away Hunger event. Donation bags have been delivered to each department on campus in support of this initiative and a member of the Students' Union executive will visit your department on October 12th around 1 p.m. to collect the food bags.  The FCC Drive Away Hunger Truck will be on campus October 12th at 3 p.m. in the Horseshoe.  Please join us for the Official Weigh In and show your support.  Next year the campaign will move to PEI so let's make this our best year yet.... Thanks in advance.. 

New Face on Campus

The Business& Social Sciences Department welcomes Changhong HOU ( Anna) came from Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China. She recently joined the Department of Business & Social Sciences as a Visiting scholar. Ms. Hou will partner with Professor Diane Dunlop in teaching Principles of Microeconomics. She will develop materials for the bilingual teaching of that course at FAFU. Changhong studied agricultural economics, industry economics.and forestry economics and policy. She is enjoying life on campus and in Truro. Changhong will be at NSAC for the fall semester and is looking forward to exploring the Canadian culture.

World Food Day

Please view attached poster.

Agri-Education in Tanzania: Priorities and Challenges

Thursday Sept 29th, 9.00-10.30am
Rm: Cox 262
Everyone is welcome!

View the Poster

Join NSAC International in welcoming our Tanzanian colleagues from the Ministry of Agricultural Training Institute (MATI) in Ilonga as they present the priorities and challenges of agri-education in their East African country.

MATI-Ilonga will be on campus from Sept 23-Oct 20th as part of NSAC’s current Education for Employment projects in Tanzania. This presentation will be a helpful introduction to all those who are contributing time and expertise to our guests' in-Canada training schedule and for anyone interested in learning about the global realities of agri-education.

Refreshments will be provided.

CUBA trip Info Session

Date: Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011
Time: 12 noon
Place: Cox 134

The AGRO-ECO STUDY TOUR to CUBA is an action packed program that includes volunteer work projects and tours of farms, coastal & mountain ecosystems, herbal medicine & urban gardens and much more! You can do this tour for course credit (or not!).

Contact: Angela Dwyer-James adwyerjames@nsac.ca

Interested in Discussing Social Issues? Want to understand new perspectives on development? Gender? Social justice?

A number of members of our campus have indicated that they are interested in social issues. In response, staff at NSAC International are proposing a Social Issues Group (tentative title). This is conceptualized as an opportunity for members of the NSAC campus community (students, staff and faculty) to come together to discuss and learn about pertinent local and international social issues. 

The first planning meeting is scheduled for Thursday September 29th 4:30-5:30 at International House (179 College Road). All members of the NSAC community are welcome; arrive when your schedule allows.

For more information contact Anna Haanstra (ahaanstra@nsac.ca; 896-2453)

Grand Opening Cobequid Trail

Carpool Request Halifax-Truro

NSAC staff looking for regular, but flexible, carpool options departing North/West/South End Halifax or from carpool lot at Woodland Ave and Micmac Blvd, Dartmouth (or that area).  8.30-4.30 schedule with some flexibility.  Non-smokers only. CBC listeners welcome!  Contact ahaanstra@nsac.ca or 902.896.2453.

New email address for NSAC Physical Plant

The Physical Plant now has a new email for general enquiries.
Please feel free to use physicalplant@nsac.ca for concerns or questions.
Heather, Tony and Phil will be glad to assist you.

Note, this does not replace the work request forms (blue sheets) required for work done by the Physical Plant.

SEMINAR

Peter J. Roy, Ph.D. Canada Research Chair in Molecular Neurobiology
Dept. of Molecular Genetics University of Toronto
“Harnessing the Power of C. elegans Genetics to Develop Novel Small Molecule Tools for Biological Analyses”

Monday, October 3, 2011 11:30 am
Cox Institute, Rm 208
All are welcome to attend.

3M National Student Fellowship Program

3M National Student Fellowship Program sponsored by the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education and 3M Canada.

The Student Fellowships will award $5,000 to ten full-time Canadian college and undergraduate students in recognition of their outstanding leadership qualities and achievements in advancing student learning.

Please circulate the attached press release to your Student Council Executive, to faculty members who can nominate students and to other campus offices that can assist students to take advantage of this new Award.

And visit: http://www.stlhe.ca/awards/3m-national-student-fellowships/

The deadline for nominations is January 7, 2012.

In the Community

Bible Hill Hosts 34th Nova Scotia 4-H Show

4-H members from across the province are ready to show off the skills they have learned in 4-H at exhibitions and competitions during the Nova Scotia 4-H Show.

The event will be held at the Nova Scotia Provincial Exhibition Grounds in Bible Hill from Sept. 30 to Oct. 2.

"The 4-H program has a long history of developing excellent agriculture, community and business leaders," said Agriculture Minister John MacDonell. "This show allows young people to demonstrate the public speaking, leadership and technical skills they learned throughout the year."

Mr. MacDonell says it's impressive to watch 4-H members participate confidently in so many competitions.

4-H members, age nine to 21, are eligible to compete at the Nova Scotia show after achieving top honours at a local exhibition with life skills or livestock projects. Highlights include livestock auctions, a public speaking competition, dog obedience and handling trials, tug of war competition, bake-off, fashion show and cattle selections for the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto.

The event is hosted by the Eastern Region 4-H Leader's Councils.

Don Conrod, president of the Nova Scotia 4-H council, encouraged everyone to attend the free show.

"Families can interact with the 4-H program, enjoy the friendly atmosphere and marvel at the projects and competitions held," said Mr. Conrod.

Nova Scotia has the largest 4-H show in Canada. Since it began in 1977, the event has grown to 40 projects, more than 90 classes, 2,400 4-H members and an audience of 10,000 people

NSAC Hosts Premiere Event for the Closing of the Elizabeth Bishop Centenary:

NSAC students, staff and alumni are invited to Alumni Theatre on Friday, September 30, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. for a talk by poet and naturalist Harry Thurston:

Tidal Life: An Illustrated Talk About the Bay of Fundy.

A native of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Harry Thurston is the author of 20 books of poetry and non-fiction. Tidal Life, A Natural History of the Bay of Fundy is in print two decades after it was first published. It was the recipient of the Evelyn Richardson Prize for non-fiction.

Sponsored by NSAC and EB100: The Elizabeth Bishop Centenary Celebration in Nova Scotia, this talk is part of a unique series of events celebrating the life and work of Elizabeth Bishop, a Pulitzer Prize winning poet who spent part of her childhood years in Great Village. Harry's talk is part of a weekend-long celebration to mark the closing of the Elizabeth Bishop centenary year and will provide a rare opportunity to explore the place that inspired some of Bishop’s most beloved poems.

Please click here for more information on Harry’s talk and related events on the weekend of September 30 – October 2.

The RBC Next Great Innovator Challenge™ is a unique opportunity that offers Canadian university and college students the chance to influence the future of the financial services industry in Canada.

Past challenges have been a huge success. Since 2006, well over 500 teams have registered from universities and colleges across Canada. RBC brings the top five teams to Toronto for the final round of judging and the chance to compete for $45,000 in prize money.

Click here for more information! http://www.rbc.com/innovator/home.html

Where: First Baptist Church Basement Prince Street across from the Library.

Donations will be accepted at First Baptist Church October 11th- 20th from 9 a.m. - noon and 1p.m.- 4 p.m

For more information contact Lynne at 895-9111or Paula at 895-8857

Please remember NSAC is a scent free workplace.