Alumni E-News

Alumni E-News is aimed at keeping alumni and friends of NSAC up-to-date with news from the university including important announcements, student and alumni achievements, athletic news and upcoming events. You will still receive your alumni magazine, the Agricola News, by mail.

In this monthly, E-newsletter you'll find brief news items and for many, a link to our alumni website for more detailed information.

Where are they now?

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!

This month's profile features Karen Connelly

The NSAC Alumni Association needs your help

NSAC alumni are doing wonderful things and we want to know about it. Many of our students leave our university campus and accomplish great things, travel to exciting places and achieve success in a variety of different capacities. We are proud of them and want to acknowledge them in our alumni publications, through our website and more.

As their former teachers, mentors and friends, you are the best ones to let us know who to contact. Do you know someone who has won an award, done good things for their community, has a unique job, received a patent? We want to know about it. Please forward along any suggestions to alumni@nsac.ca

NSAC Alumni - Embracing their World

Our October alumni profile has been posted on the NSAC website. Please visit http://nsac.ca/alumni/profiles/ to read all about the activities of Josh Arenburg, Class of 1997.

Events

Atlantic Agricultural Hall of Fame Nominees Announced

The Atlantic Agricultural Hall of Fame was established in 1968 to honour individuals in Atlantic Canada for their contribution to the development of the agricultural industry in the region. Each year, one person from each of the four Atlantic Provinces is honoured at an induction ceremony and reception held at NSAC during the month of October.

The 2007 nominees are William Hayden, Prince Edward Island, the late Allister Marshall, Nova Scotia, Albert Neill, New Brunswick and the late Rick Woodford Newfoundland and Labrador.

The alumni community is invited and encouraged to attend the induction ceremony on Thursday, October 25 beginning at 1:00 p.m. in Alumni Theatre. No RSVP is required but if you would like additional information please contact Joanne Jordan at 893-6721 or check out the website http://nsac.ca/halloffame/

Homecoming Weekend

Varsity Alumni Games
Due to ACAA scheduling and pre-season exhibition opportunities the alumni games normally played on the saturday of homecoming weekend have been re scheduled to:

Men's basketball - October 13. 3 pm
Womens basketball Oct 21. 1 pm

No alumni soccer or volleyball will be played this year as part of Homecoming.
Alumni are reminded that the Homecoming 5K Race is on for Saturday Oct 20th at 10 am

Watch E-News and our website nsac.ca/athletics for upcoming ACAA Games and results.

Visit http://nsac.ca/alumni/homecoming/homecomingSchedule.asp for a complete copy of this weekend's Homecoming schedule.

Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety

There are two key issues impacting the health and safety of rural and agricultural communities: water management and foreign anima diseases, (FAD). Through presentations, case studies , discussion and networking, we are hoping that you will come away from the 2007 Atlantic Agricultural Science and Communication Workshop with a better understanding of what needs to be done to ensure a safe water supply. The discussion of the impact of foreign animal diseases (FAD) on the health and security of rural and farm residents is also a key element of this sub-theme.

Join us at AASCW 2007 on the campus of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College campus on November 15th and 16th, 2007. For more information on this and other sessions and to register online please visit http://nsac.ca/aascw/ The Call for Posters deadline has also been extended.

Research

Conserve Energy, Save Money:
Opportunities for Nova Scotia farms

Julie Bailey hopes to keep Atlantic Canadian farms competitive by identifying energy saving opportunities which will reduce energy costs and lower greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) on Nova Scotia farms. Click here for complete article.