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University Day Update
Hello and thank you for such a great welcome to our prospective students and their families! In all, we had close to 350 people in attendance, including prospective students, their supporters, our staff, faculty and friends.
University Day has evolved to incorporate the orientation of prospective students and their supporters to NSAC, as well as a wonderful event to let our student ambassadors shine as volunteers! This event certainly shows spirit and commitment from all of NSAC!
We are already in the process of contacting our U-Day attendees as well as those who could not come due to inclement weather in their area. From what we've heard so far, we did a great job! Thank you! If you have any suggestions or comments regarding University Day, please send them to me directly at msani@nsac.ca
Book Club Selection of the Semester
The Rural Research Centre's "Wonderful Wednesdays" this week will feature a noon discussion of Thomas Pawlick's War in the Country: How the Fight to Save Rural Life Will Shape Our Future by RRC Research Partner Chloe Kennedy.
Date: Wednesday, March 10
Time: noon - 1:30 p.m.
Location: Rural Research Centre
Bring your brown bag lunch.
For more information e-mail dstiles@nsac.ca or call 893-6705.
Upcoming Oil Sands Reclamation Seminar
Thursday, March 25
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Cox 24
Reclamation in the Alberta Oil Sands:
Big holes, big challenges, big myths.
DS Chanasyk, PhD, PAg, PEng
Renewable Resources
University of Alberta
Oil sands excavation and extraction have been conducted in the Alberta Oil Sands for over 40 years, and continue to expand. The excavation process is conducted on a mammoth scale, with huge tracts of lands disturbed. Post reclamation, areas that were originally dominantly wetlands have been turned into upland, largely forested as an end land use. Recently the oil sands operations have garnered much negative press. Key issues center on huge tailings ponds, large water withdrawals from an already low flow Athabasca River, few signs of reclamation success and unparalleled greenhouse gas emissions. Each will be discussed. The challenges of oil sands extraction and reclamation will also be discussed, and several myths that have arisen re the oil sands will be debunked.
Contact Andy Hammermeister at 893-8037 or ahammermeister@nsac.ca for information about the seminar.
Varsity Results
 NSAC hosted the 2010 ACAA Basketball Championships this past weekend. Although the men's team didn't qualify for the Championships, the women's team fought hard and played well.
Click here for the full results
Megan Dickie goes for 2 against STU in the second women's semi-final...
Scholarship Spotlight
Stewiacke Valley Garden Club Bursary
Professor Raj Lada, NSAC graduate studies co-ordinator, is shown with the 2009 recipient of the $250 Stewiacke Valley Garden Club Bursary – David Cameron, Brookfield, NS, a second year Engineering student. The $250 Stewiacke Valley Garden Club Bursary is awarded to a student from the Stewiacke Valley area of Nova Scotia studying at NSAC. Selection criteria include involvement in extracurricular and community affairs, financial need and academic performance.
Photo of the Day
Dr. Kris Pruski and son experience Winter Wonderland in Harbin, China. Gefu and Kris just returned from a visit to Gefu's hometown ... perhaps only because they missed a freezing cold and snowy winter in Nova Scotia? (Gefu Wang-Pruski photo)
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