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Action at ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï - Full Week Ahead

ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï will be a busy spot this week as the campus celebrates its community and plays host to numerous guests involved in a wide range of events. There is a full week ahead.

 

Summer General Assembly, Tuesday, June 15

ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï will hold its Summer General Assembly to mark career milestones and retirement of faculty and staff. All employees are invited to attend at 2:30 p.m. in the Garden Room of the KC Irving Environmental Science Centre. Strawberry shortcake will be served.

 

Grade 6 Class Trip, Wednesday, June 16

More than 40 Grade 6 students and their chaperones will arrive for a three-day visit to campus as a year-end school trip.

 

, Thursday, June 17

As many as 50 participants are expected to arrive for the four-day conference, which will mark the 250th anniversary of the arrival of the Planters. During the event, a re-creation of an 18th Century Planters settlement will operate on the front lawn of the Beveridge Arts Centre and there will be Planter-related archival materials at the ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï Art Gallery.

 

, Friday, June 18

Special Olympics Nova Scotia returns to Wolfville as ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï and the town host the 2010 Provincial Summer Games over the weekend. More than 850 competitors and their coaches will be in residence and using ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï and community facilities for the games.

 

International Recruitment Visit, Friday, June 18

Approximately 20 international recruiting staff will be on campus overnight to tour ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï and gain insights into what campus offers international students.

 

, Saturday, June 19

An inaugural ceremony will be held at ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï's Festival Theatre to recognize the individual achievement of adult learners in Nova Scotia's community learning organizations. As many as 150 participants are expected.

 

, Sunday, June 20

ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï and Irving Oil are pleased to present the 8th Annual Discovery Quest, a summer institute for Grade 11 students from the Maritime Provinces and New England. Forty students will arrive for a week-long experience-based program designed to foster a desire to learn and contribute to a deeper understanding of themselves and the environment.

 

For more information:

Visit the links above, or contact ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï's Office of Events and Hospitality, which has worked with campus and the community to bring these events to campus.

 

Nicole Phipps

Coordinator, Events & Hospitality

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Office: (902) 585-1236

Cell: (902) 680-5637

Fax: (902) 585-1092