SUNSCAD

NSCAD President locks out concerned students

Robert DeVet — Thu, 03 Dec 2015 17:40:48 +0000

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NSCAD Sustainability Plan - Roadmap to Disaster

Robert DeVet — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 15:25:42 +0000

Halifax- The NSCAD Sustainability Plan, presented to the government on behalf of NSCAD yesterday, fails to chart a viable path forward for the institution.

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NSCAD Affiliation Report Proves What Students Already Knew

Robert DeVet — Thu, 17 Jul 2014 16:02:12 +0000

Halifax- The NSCAD Affiliation Report, adopted yesterday by the NSCAD Board of Governors, proves what students have been arguing for years.

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Fountain purchase provides lifeline but not rescue for NSCAD University

Robert DeVet — Thu, 10 Jul 2014 13:09:56 +0000

HALIFAX – The $3 million donated by Margaret and David Fountain to NSCAD University, announced today, provides much needed infrastructure support to Atlantic Canada’s only fine arts university.

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NSCAD Board of Governors Votes to Close Seeds Gallery

Robert DeVet — Fri, 25 Oct 2013 15:36:36 +0000

NEWS RELEASE

For immediate release

October 24, 2013

NSCAD Board of Governors Votes to Close Seeds Gallery

On September 28th NSCAD University Board of Governors voted to close Seeds

Gallery, the only non-for-profit commercial art gallery of it&rsqu

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Students to Dexter: NSCAD Debt Must be Addressed

Editor — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 02:01:18 +0000

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NSCAD students defend 24-hour access

Hillary — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 11:29:07 +0000

All night studio-in

HALIFAX - Tonight, students from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (NSCAD) University will be participating in an all night studio-in to demonstrate their opposition to proposed budget cuts that would remove 24-hour campus access and reduce library hours. NSCAD students rely on round-the-clock studio access for the use of specialized equipment to complete their academic requirements.

“24-hour studio access is what sets NSCAD apart from other art schools,” says Emily Davidson, President of the Students’ Union of NSCAD. “Many students make ends meet by finding daytime jobs and completing school work in the studios at night.”

NSCAD students currently have access to all three campuses twenty-four hours a day, seven days per week, but if these controversial budget cuts are passed, the school will close from 11:30 PM – 7 AM. This particular cut represents less than 1 per cent of the university’s total costs.

The proposed budget also suggests a reduction to hours of operation of the university’s library. In addition to negatively impacting the ability of students to do required research and academic course work, the proposed cuts would eliminate some of the Student Assistant positions at the library, some of the only jobs available to students on campus. Full-time tuition fees at NSCAD are over $ 5600.00 a year, higher than any other post-secondary art institution in Canada.

“For what amounts to little more than pennies in the university’s budget, these proposed cuts will drastically reduce the quality of education at NSCAD,” says Davidson. “It’s concerning that the university has chosen to push these through without any meaningful consultation with students.”

In addition to the studio-in, students are also collecting petition signatures, encouraging students to write letters to Board members, and organising several events in the lead up to the Board of Governor’s meeting, set to take place on April 30th.

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