NSAC E-News

Work on the 2006 marketing campaign is really moving ahead. NSAC is again working with marketing agency, Allura Communications & Marketing, who were successful in the competition for a three-year marketing services contract for our marketing strategy.

You will notice a few changes to the marketing program from last year, the most obvious being the evolution of the NSAC brand tag line. After much discussion and feedback and given the expansion of programs planned for the next few years an evolution of the NSAC brand positioning was recommended.

The “NSAC. Embrace Your World” theme is aimed at allowing this extension and at building on our science programs by attracting bright young people who are passionate about solving problems in the wider world around them. NSAC will help students make a difference because our hands on, highly interactive approach, is both experiential and educational. Click here for the complete article.

Here is your chance to let other alumni know where you are and what you’re doing! Please send us an email at alumni@nsac.ca and let us know what you’re up to – you just might be featured in an upcoming issue of Alumni e-News. We look forward to hearing from you! Please send along a picture if possible!

Ryan Barrett, from Belmont, PEI completed his B.Sc(Agr.) in Animal Science in 2002 and then attended the University of Guelph where he completed an M.Sc in Animal Science (Animal Breeding) in 2004. He is a proud four year resident of Fraser House and is currently living in Guelph, Ontario.

Current Employment: At the moment I have two jobs. I work full time for Jersey Canada, the national breed association for Jersey dairy cattle.

I am Publications Editor, with specific responsibility for the creation of the breed magazine, The Canadian Jersey Breeder. Also, I work in my spare time as the Secretary-Manager of the Canadian Milking Shorthorn Society, the national breed association for Milking Shorthorn dairy cattle. At times, life is quite busy, but I love my jobs!

The Future: Who knows! I only know it will be in the dairy industry. I hope to return to PEI at some point in the not-too-distant future.

Favourite NSAC memories: AC Christian Fellowship coffeehouses in "The Barn", flipping sheep, house crawls in Fraser House, and spending time with closest friends, who have become life-long friends.

What did you like most about NSAC?: I liked that I had challenging, interesting professors that were committed to teaching, not just publishing papers. I loved the closeness of the campus community, the unique events (Woodsmen weekend, Rugby 7's, etc). Finally, I loved meeting new friends, many of whom I still talk to regularly today.

You can reach Ryan at 202-8 Speedvale Ave W, Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1H 1J4 Ph: (519) 824-2119 E-Mail: milking.shorthorn@gmail.com

NSAC Alumni - Embracing Their World

Our NSAC alumni community is full of inspirational, passionate and dedicated graduates who are doing wonderful, unique and interesting things in their careers.

In an effort to reinforce our new tagline and to let our current students and prospective students know what an education at NSAC can provide for them, we would like to profile an alumnus, on a monthly basis, on the front page of the NSAC website.

Beginning this month, these profiles will demonstrate how NSAC alumni are ‘embracing their world’ and making a difference. The profiles will be highly visible and easily accessible from the NSAC homepage.

There will be a Dedication ceremony held in the NSAC Rock Garden on Saturday, October 21 during Homecoming weekend.

A Cedar Bench, constructed on campus, will be placed in the Rock Garden and dedicated to the Nova Scotia Agricultural Technical Association from whom the funds were made available. All are welcome to attend.

Water Management: Understanding Issues in the Rural Context
A Maritime Event Rural Water Policy Symposium
November 8, 2006

NSAC recognizes the considerable challenges that exist with respect to the management of water resources in our rural communities. As a result, NSAC is pleased to announce that it is hosting a water policy symposium on November 8, 2006. The symposium is being supported through the NSAC Class of 1956, as part of their 50th anniversary activities, Agriculture and Agri-food Canada and the Nova Scotia Federation of Agriculture. Please click here for complete article.

Funding for the symposium is provided by the Agricultural Policy Framework, a federal-provincial-territorial initiative.

Photo Caption:
Front Row( L to R) Win Langille, Bill MacDonald, Ken MacKay, Don Beeler, Lew Ricketson

Back Row, (L to R) Bob Horsburgh, Vaughn Nichols, Dick Morton, Floyd Smith, Mac Eaton, John Roope, Karl Winter

Most of the Class met again for brunch on the 28th hosted by Don and Margie Beeler at their cottage of near Brule.

Sincerely.
Lew Ricketson, Class President

This year, the Department of Engineering at the NSAC is treating the public to a slice of its past and a look into its future as part of Homecoming weekend.

The Department has organized a display entitled "Engineering at the NSAC - past, present and future" to be located in the lobby of the MacRae Library on the NSAC campus. It will run from Friday, October 20th throughout the weekend.

Dr. Alex Georgallas, curator of the display, is a professor in the Department of Engineering. "It is exciting to look in both directions - to the past and to the future - to see a path leading to a better world", says Dr. Georgallas.

The display will focus on three main topics: Alternative Energy and Biofuels; Precision Agriculture; and courses and programs offered by the Department of Engineering.

The 2006-07 year has started with an excellent group of first year student-athletes appearing at the Langille Athletic Centre. Coaches have done a good job in recruiting and now preparing athletes for their respective seasons. New coaching faces include Trevor Dillman and Scott Read with the woodsmen, Rae MacInnis with Mens Rugby, Richard Jacobs and Kian Tracey as assistants with men's soccer and Donnie MacGregor as Head Coach for Men's Basketball. Returning coaches include Claude Caldwell, Jen Cameron and Laura Caldwell with women's soccer, Dane Brown with Men's Soccer, Laura Lee MacInnis with Women's Rugby, Loretta Totten-Higgins and Dave Fisher with Women's and Men's Volleyball, and Fred Works with Women's Basketball.

The fall varsity sports are almost over, as both rugby and soccer play-offs are scheduled for the Oct. 28-29 weekend. Recreational events have been popular with kayaking, softball and Sunday Night Rec having good participation. Hockey Intramurals have started and the numbers look good for that activity as well.

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Photo Caption: Jess Pederson attacks with Holland College player in pursuit. Larry Pederson, Jess's father, is a member of the Class of 1978 and also played varsity basketball and volleyball.

Homecoming Varsity Games
Soccer - Oct 21 3 pm STU at NSAC (w) , 5 pm STU at NSAC (m)
Oct.22 1 pm UNBSJ at NSAC (w) , 3 pm UNBSJ at NSAC (m)