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 Sarah Kimmins.

Research

Graduate student sees potential in using by-products from Atlantic shellfish industry as alternative feed ingredient for laying hens.

According to NSAC graduate student Michelle Daniel, the secret to obtaining a good quality egg shell is sufficient calcium. Laying hens need a certain amount of calcium in order to prevent a soft shell or cracks in the shell.

Michelle’s research program was funded by the Graduate Research Training Initiative Scholarship Program under the federal-provincial-territorial Agricultural Policy Framework (APF), 2003-2008. The APF is funded by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and the Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture. The purpose of this initiative is to provide financial support to graduate students at NSAC whose research will benefit the Nova Scotia agriculture and agri-food industry. This initiative is intended to encourage qualified students to undertake graduate studies thus building a professional capacity to meet the future needs of Nova Scotia's agri-food industry. More....

NSAC professors and students receive research funding and scholarships from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Council of Canada

NSAC is pleased to announce that several researchers and students were recipients of various awards from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Council of Canada (NSERC) Grants and Scholarships competition. Overall, seven researchers and students were successful in the competition. More...

Events

Upcoming Alumni Gatherings....

There will be a “mini” summer homecoming held on Thursday July 26th to coincide with NSAC’s annual Open House and Agri-Golf Classic. The NSAC Alumni Family Barbeque will be held in the Alumni Gardens beginning at 4:00 p.m. Alumni will have the opportunity to tour campus during our open house, visit with retired faculty and staff and enjoy the grounds of campus. Class photos will also be taken at this time. Please keep posted to our website for further details as they develop and plan to attend this summer reunion.

Many NSAC alumni also attend the Agri-Golf Classic to be held this year in Sussex, New Brunswick, Friday, July 27th. Visit our website for more details and to register your team at http://nsac.ca/athletics/golf/

Alumni Gathering in Olds, Alberta

Jim Goit, Executive Director Development and Dr. Rob Gordon, Dean of Research for NSAC hosted NSAC Alumni at an informal reception at Boston Pizza in Olds Alberta on June 7th, 2007.

Caption: ( L to R) Peggy Weatherbee, Jamie and Chad Brassard (with three-month old Foster) Peter Lawson, Rob Gordon, Brian Robinson, Bethany Uttaro, Austin Murray and Robyne Bowness. Missing from the photo is Will Smit who is on Faculty at Olds College.

Development

Great news! New Home and Auto Insurance Program for NSAC Alumni

The Nova Scotia Agricultural College is proud to announce a new affinity partnership with TD Meloche Monnex, offering home, automobile, small business and travel insurance to all NSAC alumni, faculty and staff.

Thanks to this exclusive partnership, you can enjoy preferred group rates for your home and auto insurance. In addition, TD Meloche Monnex is holding an exclusive contest for NSAC alumni, faculty and staff. Simply request a no-obligation quote from TD Meloche Monnex before December 31, 2007 and you could WIN a 42" Plasma TV valued at approximately $2,000. Plus, you’ll be automatically entered in the WIN a Mercedes-Benz R 350 contest! For more details on both contests and to find out how much you can save on your insurance, click here.

Marketing On-line Poll

What kinds of events would you like to see during Homecoming 2007 October 19th and 20th? Click here to take our 5 second poll!

Last month's question: How environmentally friendly would you consider yourself to be?

42% said they didn't know what environmentally friendly was.

28% said they were above average.

Complete results from May can be found here.