2022 Alumni Golf Tournament
2022-07-29 12:30 - 19:30 (America/Halifax) | Ken-Wo Golf Club, 9514 Commercial St, New Minas, Nova Scotia, B4N 3E9, Canada
2022 ALUMNI GOLF TOURNAMENT
FRIDAY, JULY 29, 2022, 12:30 PM – 7:30PM
KENWO GOLF CLUB, NEW MINAS, NOVA SCOTIA
Welcome to the 40th Annual Acadia Alumni Golf Tournament!
This tournament is being held at Ken-Wo Golf Club on Friday, July 29, 2022 with a shot gun start at 12:30pm.
Sign up as an individual or create a five-person team and join us for a day of fun, prizes and Acadia spirit! Dinner to follow at the clubhouse.
Gold, Silver and Hole Sponsorship packages are available. Proceeds from the sponsorship are allocated to The Alumni Bursary- Valley Branch. Sponsorship package details are available by visiting our Golf Tournament Event page and sponsorship arrangements can be made by contacting Charlie Hayes: charlotte.hayes@acadiau.ca
** Please note, to secure your spot in the tournament, payment will only be accepted via credit card through this registration form. For assistance, please contact our main office at (902) 585-1459
Please note that registration closes on July 21, 2022 at 4pm.
See you there!

Supplier Diversity Information Session - Valley Region: Discovering Opportunities for Small Businesses
2022-07-14 09:00 - 12:00 | Acadia University, 15 University Ave, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, B4P 2R6, Canada
Event Overview
Supplier Diversity is growing across Canada, and it’s more than just a buzzword.
NSBI, in partnership with the Supplier Diversity Alliance Canada (SDAC), is hosting a morning information session to present and discuss supplier diversity procurement and the benefits of certification in relation to exporting.
Supplier Diversity helps your business find opportunities, access supply chains, and make connections in a new way.
Join us in the Annapolis Valley at Acadia University in Wolfville, as the leadership team from Canada’s four certifying organizations for supplier diversity come together for this very special event. You’ll learn how your business can access new opportunities that are exclusively available to businesses of diversity.
What is a business of diversity*?  A business which is 51%+ owned, managed, and controlled by:

Aboriginal and/or Indigenous Peoples
Persons with Disabilities
LGBT+
Veterans
Visible Minorities
Women

One of the most promising opportunities for businesses of diversity is to explore new markets through supplier diversity or inclusive procurement. Supplier diversity reaches out to groups traditionally underrepresented in the supply chain of purchasing processes of major corporations or governments. It is a strategic business case that provides diverse businesses equal opportunities to become suppliers to major corporations across Canada, the US and Europe. It is also the bridge between diversity and inclusion policy and social responsibility or sustainability.
While these programs open doors for companies, they do not guarantee the business. It provides businesses of diversity with equal opportunities to pre-qualify and bid on purchased goods and services. Suppliers of diversity still must be competitive in things such as quality, price, service, delivery, etc.
AGENDA
9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Registration and Networking
9:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Opening Remarks by Laurel Broten, President & CEO, NSBI
9:45 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Presentations by SDAC:
Cassandra Dorrington, President & CEO, Canadian Aboriginal and Minority Supplier Council (CAMSC)
Darrell Schuurman, Co-Founder & CEO, Canadian Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (CGLCC)
Deidre Guy, Founder & President, Inclusive Workplace Supply Council of Canada (IWSCC)
Silvia Pencak, President & CEO, Women Business Enterprises Canada (WBE Canada)
10:30 a.m. – 10:40 a.m. Break
10:40 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Panel discussion on Supplier Diversity Programming with corporate partners from BGIS, Sobey’s & RBC
11:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Closing Remarks followed by networking session with SDAC, corporate partners & NSBI
Light refreshments will be served.
Registration Deadline: Tuesday, July 12, 2022 Space is limited. Be sure to register early.

Virtual Event | Exploring Sustainable Tourism in Nova Scotia
2022-06-27 19:00 - 20:00 | Online
Join Acadia University Department of Community Development professor Dr. John Colton, tourism development specialist Shannon Guihan (’02) and adventurist Dave Greene (’08, ’16) virtually on June 27, 7-8 p.m. ADT as we explore sustainable tourism in Nova Scotia and beyond. Moderated by Executive Director, Alumni Affairs Oonagh Proudfoot (’93, ’06), this conversation is bound to set your sails in the right direction as we enter another tourism season.
Presenter bios:
Shannon Guihan (’02)
A tourism development specialist, Shannon has more than 15 years of international experience working at multiple levels of tourism development and delivery. She has worked in travel delivery and as a consultant. In her role as Chief Sustainability Officer and Head of TreadRight for The Travel Corporation (TTC), a family of 40 travel brands operating worldwide, Shannon leads the development and implementation of the group’s five-year sustainability strategy and climate action plan. Shannon also oversees the TreadRight Foundation, TTC’s not-for-profit dedicated to supporting projects under the foundation’s three pillars of planet, people and wildlife globally.
Shannon presents regularly at and participates in key industry forums and special committees. In 2018 she was recognized by Canadian Traveller magazine as a Top 40 under 40 in the Canadian travel industry and in 2021 as a Top Performer by the World Travel and Tourism Commission. She has guest-lectured at Harvard University and is regularly called on by media to share insights into the development of a sustainable tourism industry
She holds an MSc in Tourism and Environmental Management, where she focused on integrating the principals of sustainability into marine-based ecotourism, and an undergraduate degree in Outdoor Recreation and Environmental Education from Acadia University.
Her first and best job was as a sea kayaking guide in her home province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Dr. John Colton
Dr. John Colton is a professor in Acadia’s Department of Community Development and also teaches in the Environmental and Sustainability Studies program. Dr. Colton’s research interests include Indigenous tourism, sustainable tourism, community sustainability, stakeholder engagement processes, and issues related to social license and acceptance of renewable energy projects. He is the co-author of the Community and Business Tidal Energy Toolkit and the Handbook of Community Engagement for Tidal Energy. In 2009, he served on the Nova Scotia Renewable Energy Steering Committee that developed the renewable energy strategy and renewable energy targets for Nova Scotia.
He is past co-chair of the Atlantic Aboriginal Health Research Program, Chair of the Centre for Rural Sustainability, and founding member of the Acadia Tidal Energy Institute. He is an adjunct professor for the University of the Westfjords, Iceland. He was the east coast sustainable tourism expert for National Geographic’s World Legacy program and has served as an expedition leader for several northern Canadian river-based expeditions for National Geographic. He continues to lead northern river expeditions in Alaska, British Columbia and the Yukon and Northwest Territories yearly for Canadian River Expeditions and Nahani River Expeditions.
Dave Greene (’08, ’16)
Dave Greene founded a not-for-profit speaker series called ‘Night of Adventure’ in 2013 as a platform for people to be able to share their stories of grand adventure through video, photography and storytelling. He has been exploring the human spirit through adventure over the last decade, travelling eight different routes of 30 days or more across Canada via bicycling, snowshoe, ski, but mainly canoe. He has been honoured to carry a flag for the Royal Canadian Geographic Society (Canadian Geographic) on expedition twice. In his free time, Dave works as an elementary school Learning Centre teacher and resides along Nova Scotia’s eastern shore.

Alumni Gathering in St. John's
2022-06-08 18:00 - 20:00 | Vu Resto and Bar, 115 Duckworth st, St. John, New Brunswick, Canada
Alumni in St. John’s, NL are invited to the Vu Resto and Bar, 115 Duckworth Street, from 6-8 p.m. on June 8, 2022 for a great evening of food, fun and Acadia reminiscence. We’ll cover the cost of the meal and a complimentary drink, so all you have to do is show up and join Executive Director, Alumni Affairs Oonagh Proudfoot (’93, ’06) for this in-person event. It has been quite a while since we’ve visited Newfoundland and we’re really looking forward to catching up, hearing all your stories and sharing a few of our own!
