Faculty of Agriculture E-Bulletin
News and events for Dalhousie Agricultural Campus

December 4th, 2015

News

Dalhousie community comes together to support the Dalhousie Student Refugee Fund

The Dalhousie Student Refugee Fund campaign has reached its initial goal, but the university isn’t stopping! The university will match every dollar raised by the campaign, which closes on Dec. 17.

From Field to Fork

Researchers and students in Dal's Faculty of Agriculture are studying what we eat, how we produce it and why we choose what we do.

From the Ground Up

World Soil Day 2015 is December 5th and will focus on the theme 'Soils, a solid ground for life'. Dr. Svetlana Yurgel, one of the most recent researchers to join the Dalhousie Agricultural Campus, started her extensive research simply by looking down.

Festive Tree Lighting

Join us for our first Festive Tree lighting event which will include the official lighting of a campus tree (near the amphitheatre), festive music and refreshments.

Accessing Books at the MacRae Library

The MacRae Library is pleased to start offering a book retrieval service.

25000 Toques

25,000 Toques is a spontaneous citizen driven movement aimed at giving a warm welcomes to refugees.

Service, support and space: The ongoing evolution of Dal's Libraries

Online, offline and everything in between, Dal Libraries are working to create dynamic and welcoming learning environments and services to support a wide variety of students and scholars.

Volleyball Camps

Volleyball campus will be held at the Langille Athletic Centre during the month of December for Grades 4-6 and Grades 7 - 11

Media Highlight: Aninal House: New feral cat program making a difference

Caring for cats is a passion for vet tech students at Dalhousie Agricultural Campus in Bible Hill. And they're giving a lot of their spare time to the cause.

Project Management Essentials

Registration for Extended Learning’s Project Management Essentials course is now open for January 11-13, 2016.

Holiday Cheer Notice

Holiday Cheer Notice! Extended Learning is having a door decorating contest and they need YOUR help deciding who the winner is.

Media Highlight: Exploring the New Farm Dream

Under the theme “Exploring the New Farm Dream”, participants heard from people like Sarah Macdonald and Lana Bos, learning coordinators at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia about the trends, challenges and opportunities in agriculture.

December Payroll Deadlines

Important information regarding December payroll deadlines and dates

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