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NSAC Alumni - Embracing their World
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Prospect Acres named Chignecto Soil And Crop's Farm of Year
Ronald (Class of '61) & James Trueman (Class of '00 & '03) 
With a history stretching back 236 years, Prospect Acres farm has built not only a firm knowledge of agricultural practices, but also a heritage steeped in the rich history of the Tantramar region.
The farm and its partner-owners were recently named Farm of the Year by the Chignecto Soil & Crop Improvement Association during its annual general meeting and awards evening held recently in Sackville. More...
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NSAC-Dal Merger Communications Update
Since the announcement in May 2011 that NSAC and Dalhousie University would consider a merger opportunity many people have worked together to help inform the discovery phase. This discovery phase is now complete and formal negotiations began in January.
Negotiating on behalf of Government/NSAC are:
Rod Burgar, Chief Negotiator
Tracy Crowell, Project Director
John Traves, Government's Legal Counsel
Rod Burgar, President and CEO of Accelerator Inc. took over from Peter Underwood as Chief Negotiator for government in late December.
Peter provided excellent guidance and leadership from the time of May's merger proposal announcement through to the discovery phase. He developed a good working relationship with Dalhousie and successfully moved merger discussions to the point where official
negotiations could begin.
Rod, a professional negotiator, has extensive experience leading and advising companies in transition due to mergers and acquisitions including several complex negotiations for government departments such as Energy and Aboriginal Affairs. More...
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Alumnus to Hold Seminar at NSAC
Benjamin Cornect (Class of '07)
 On Wed., March 7, NSAC's Seminar Series will feature alumnus, Benjamin Cornect of Cornect Family Farm.
Benjamin's talk, titled, "Nova Scotia Beekeeping: How, Why, Who?" will address major trends, perspectives and challenges in N.S.'s beekeeping industry.
The talk will take place from 12-1 p.m. in Cox 24.
All are welcome to attend!
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Do you have any old NSAC Calendars?
 Thanks to all alumni for the great response to our call for old NSAC yearbooks and calendars. The MacRae Library is continuing to work on a project to make available online the complete set of NSAC Calendars and yearbooks, and thanks to you, we now have the complete set of yearbooks! We are still looking for the following calendar issues and are hoping that alumni could help us find them:
NSAC Calendars - we are looking for the following years:
- 1906-07
- 1908-09
- All the years from 1910-1911 to 1927-1928
- All the years from 1929-1930 to 1936-1937
- 1941-1942
- 1944-1945
- 1956-1957
- 1964-1965
If you have any of the above calendars, please contact Erin MacPherson at the MacRae Library at 902-893-3296 or emacpherson@nsac.ca . We will digitize them and return them to you, or, if you wish, you may donate them to be housed in our library archives.
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2011 T2202A Tax Forms
For recent graduates, your T2202A Tax Form (tuition receipt) is now available on your Web Advisor account.
Any student account that has an outstanding balance for 2011, T2202A forms are blocked until balances are paid in full.
Please contact Financial Services at 902-893-6602 if you have any questions.
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Our History. Ours to Write.
 "Special." "Family." "Home."
These are some of the words used to describe NSAC by its people. The External Relations office wants to capture these sentiments and all that is unique and special about our small university in a keepsake Memory Book for faculty, staff, students and alumni.
We want this book to be a reflection of all those who are a part of it and we need your help. Let us know what you would like to see in your Memory Book - favourite memories, old photos, campus milestones, documents and more.
Email alumni@nsac.ca with your suggestions by Friday, March 9, 2012.
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Atlantic Canada WATER Symposium
March 22-24, 2012
The second Atlantic Canada WATER Symposium and Planning Forum will be held March 22nd-24th, 2012, in Association with World Water Day.
The purposes of this symposium and workshop are to:
-Bring together some of the leading scholars and practitioners of watershed management from across Atlantic Canada.
-To run a specialized workshop on the role and uses of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) analysis in watershed research and management.
For more details, visit http://nsac.ca/water/
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Founder's Day 2012
Let's celebrate our family tree as we get back to our roots on Founder's Day 2012! On Thursday, February 14th, NSAC will celebrate 107 years of growth since our humble beginnings in 1905. And we have plenty for which to be proud. Please join us for breakfast from 8:30 - 10:00 a.m. in the NSAC MacRae Library and share with us your favorite memories of NSAC. Have your picture taken in our photo booth for inclusion in an NSAC Memory book. Tell us the best part about working at a small university. We will also have a display of vintage artifacts and clothing. We have written our own history and we'll continue to write it. Come and help us celebrate all that is special about NSAC. Please RSVP to Amy Totten by Feb. 9: 902-893-6619 or by e-mail at atotten@nsac.ca |
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Varsity Results
Wom en's Volleyball
NSAC competed in the ACAA Women's Volleyball Championships in Fredericton on the weekend. Being fourth in league standings, the Rams met the first place team, MSVU, in the first round. The Rams lost the set 3-1, but played very well.
The ACAA All-Conference teams were announced at the Awards Banquet held in conjunction with the event and NSAC's Becky McDonald, Sam Fanning and Cassandra Teed were all selected to the ACAA 2nd Team. It was a very strong year for women's volleyball and NSAC competed extremely well throughout league and championship play.
Basketball
Sun Feb 26
Holland College at NSAC
(w) 75 - 69
Leading NSAC was Nicole Cox (18) Felicia Gero (17), Jennifer Lutes (16)
(m) 80 - 51
Leading NSAC was Myles MacNaughton (12), Joseph Gushue (12), Ryan Pedersen (10)
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NSAC to Host National Championship
 NSAC Athletics will be hosting their 13th CCAA National Championship in March. The eighth basketball event will feature the top eight men's college teams representing the five member conferences of the CCAA. In addition to the winning teams from each member conference, there will be two wildcards (Alberta and Ontario have been awarded the wildcards based on their conference performances in the last three national championships) and a host representative. The decision on who will fill the host spot will be made in late February. NSAC as the actual host, has the first right of refusal for the host position and the decision will be based on the competitive level of the team in comparison to others in the ACAA. Watch NSAC's Athletics website for information on the decision: nsac.ca/athletics The basketball will be top-notch and we hope to see lots of alumni and community spirit supporting the host team and the national event.
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Upcoming Events
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March 15-17 CCAA Men's Basketball Championships
March 22 - 24
Second Atlantic Canada Water Symposium and Planning Forum
May 4
Convocation
July 19
Open House
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