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Please forward your submissions to the NSAC E-Bulletin to
the newsdesk at (news@nsac.ca).
for inclusion in the next edition, which run on Monday and
Thursday of each week. Remember you can post notices anytime
on the NSAC Forums at http://nsac.ca/forums
Share How
You Care Contest
As part of the grand opening of NSAC's new print centre,
Xerox is running a contest to find the greenest ideas
for NSAC. Share your ideas on how NSAC can help the environment and you
could win one of three eco-friendly prizes.
All submitted ideas
will be on display at the Grand Opening of the Print
Centre
on Thursday,
January 22. A random draw of all those who sent in ideas
will be held during the event. Send your ideas to xerox@nsac.ca by
3pm on January 21, and share this information with
all the
NSAC folks you know!
Datatel Scholars Foundation Scholarships
NSAC is a Datatel client institution, enabling NSAC students
to apply for two scholarships: Satatel Scholars Foundation
Scholarship and Russ Griffith Memorial Scholarship (formerly
Returning Student Scholarship). Click
here for more details
on the two scholarships, including application details.
Contest to Find World-Changers
NSAC has launched a new contest to find the grassroots leaders
of tomorrow. The NSAC Make
a Difference Challenge is part
of our ongoing brand campaign, focused on connecting NSAC
with prospective students who value what we do - hands-on
experience that changes the world around us for the better.
Students in school, and 15 years or older, are eligible
for nomination. The nominations are posted on-line at our
Embrace
Your World microsite so others can share each candidate's
story and successes. The successful candidate wins a new
eco-friendly laptop to help them spread the word about
their good work. Contest deadline is March 20. Do you see
an opportunity
to promote this contest in your travels? If so, let us
know and we will provide you copies of the poster
and/or bookmark!
Second Annual Well Man's Clinic - February 3, 2009
Dr. Jamie Johnstone, a medical doctor, in conjunction with
NSAC Health Services staff, is offering a Well Man’s
Clinic for male students February 3, 2009, in Health Services,
located in the Dairy Building.
The Well Man’s Clinic is an opportunity to meet with
health care professionals to review and provide the necessary
education so that men have an opportunity to change and/or
enhance healthy living behaviours.
To book an appointment please email lyoung@nsac.ca or csharkey@nsac.ca
prior to January 28, 2009.
Refreshments provided and some prizes will be given!
Value Plus - A Quest for New Value Workshop
Canadian Farm Business Management Council will be hosting
a Value Plus Workshop on February 17 and 18, 2009.
The purpose of this two day workshop is to assist farm and
rural based entrepreneurs with a process of how to tap into
new value
added opportunities from idea to market. This workshop will
explore case studies of innovative rural and farm businesses
that have developed value added ideas and opportunities. Participants
will follow a new value added idea from its inception through
the development process to finding a niche in the marketplace.
The workshop is appropriate for new entrants as well as existing
businesses looking to diversify or add new products. More...
NSAC Students Studying in Norway
B.Sc., plant sciences student Kenton McNutt departed yesterday
for Norway to participate in our exchange program with Norwegian
University of Life Sciences (UMB).
McNutt and fellow student
Nicole Mayne were selected to study in Norway for winter
semester. Nicole previously departed as
she had other travel arrangements before arriving in Norway.
We
hope both Kenton and Nicole enjoy their time at UMB.
Print Centre Grand Opening January 22nd
Glenn Desmond and the rest of the team of the newly outfitted
NSAC Print Centre invite you
to be their guest for a grand opening celebration on January
22nd. The event will run from 1:00-3:30 in the afternoon.
You can have a tour, find out what's new and how we can help
you with your documents. And, of course, great food and door
prizes. There will be sessions running in break-out rooms on
various topics and you can even bring your specific projects
or challenges and get some help on the spot. We can't wait
to show off our new, and greener, print centre!
National Sustainability Leader to
Speak at NSAC January 22nd
Eme Onuoha, Director of Government Relations
and Sustainability for Xerox Canada, will address NSAC on issues
of sustainability, weaving in some of his extensive international
development work. Mr. Onuoha is extremely interested in the
unique way we are developing our sustainability initiatives. He
will be speaking from 12:15pm to 1:00pm on January 22nd in
Alumni Theatre. Check out the invite for
more information!
Recruitment Update
Hello from Recruitment!
This week we have had the pleasure to welcome a familiar NSAC
grad, 2007, to our Recruitment Team. Janet Walker has accepted
a position and will begin on January 19th. As most of you know,
Janet has been an active Alumnus of NSAC, participates on the
female Alumnus Woodsmen team, was our President of Students'
Union and was recognized as NSAC All Academic Athlete 2005-2007.
With these accomplishments, Janet has also acquired her teaching
degree, and has been substitute teaching for the past few months
in New Brunswick. She brings to Recruitment her strong agricultural
ties in New Brunswick, incredible knowledge of and pride in
NSAC, our programs and history and enthusiasm for the position.
Please feel free to pop in to say HI to Janet!
We were pleased with the turn out for our first bi-monthly
Recruitment Committee Meeting, held yesterday. Each department
and program was represented and I thank all who came. Your
contributions are always welcome and appreciated. Meeting notes
will be circulated to the committee next week.
Also on the agenda this week was to meet with our NSAC Ambassadors
to discuss up-coming events, the most important University
Day - being held on March 2nd.
For now,
Monica
Scholarship Spotlight
 RBC
Presents Two Scholarships
Ms. Merlene Austin, Vice-President, Agriculture, Atlantic
Region, RBC Royal Bank, is shown with the two students
who received
RBC scholarships at NSAC's Scholarship Banquet last fall.
From left, Vanessa Sleeper, Lewis Mountain, NB, a 1st year
B.Sc.(Agr.) Animal Science student, recipient of the $1,000
RBC Financial Group Entrance Scholarship; Ms. Austin; and
Erika Smith, Amherst, NS, a 1st year Veterinary Technology
student, who received the $1,000 RBC Centennial Entrance
Scholarship.
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