05-09-11
May 9, 2011
CVM NewsCalendar is a biweekly newsletter for faculty, staff, and students of the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine. Please submit news and calendar items to Sue Kirchoff, editor, at kirch004@umn.edu by noon the Friday before publication.
In this issue - College news
- Kronos to be updated today; outages possible this afternoon
- College confers degrees at annual commencement ceremony
- Students honored at annual scholarship reception
- Team successfully performs rare heart surgery at VMC
- CVM Facilities Resource Center established
- Raptor Release and Equine Connection published
- NIFA begins accepting applications for loan repayment program today
- One Health Workshop is Wednesday
- Retirement incentive option closes May 15
- Safety training scheduled for May 17
- Dudley Avenue to be resurfaced
- Conference room to be renovated May 31-June 10
- CVM Web traffic report, April 2011
- Faculty and staff news
- Welcome to the College
- NPPC names Liz Wagstrom chief veterinarian
- In the news
- Will Hueston quoted in USA Today
- Cindy Wolf cited by AgriNews
- Calendar
- Clinical Investigation Center
- Need a home
- Two miniature goldendoodles
- Rhodesian ridgeback/lab mix
- Links
Kronos to be updated today; outages possible this afternoon The CVM's Kronos timekeeping system will be upgraded to Version 6.2 effective today, May 9. Employees may experience outages this afternoon while the system is being upgraded after payroll close, but Kronos should be up and running by Tuesday morning. The upgraded version will have a new, more user-friendly look and will provide managers with better tools to manage their staff’s time.
College confers degrees at annual commencement ceremony The College of Veterinary Medicine awarded doctor of veterinary medicine degrees to 90 students at the annual commencement ceremony at the Ted Mann Concert Hall on April 30. Ten PhD degrees, six DVM/MPH degrees, and four master of science degrees were also awarded. Read more Students honored at annual scholarship reception The College awarded more than $200,000 in scholarships at the annual CVM scholarship reception at the Continuing Education and Conference Center on April 15. The CVM awards ceremony has changed format in recent years to a smaller and more intimate event that connects students and donors. The faculty on the awards committee participated, as did some members of the Administrative Council, rather than the past format, where all faculty were encouraged to attend. Read more; see a full list of scholarship recipients Team successfully performs rare heart surgery at VMC A team from the University of Minnesota Medical School and College of Veterinary Medicine successfully performed heart surgery for tetralogy of Fallot on Duke, a 2-year-old American Staffordshire terrier, at the Veterinary Medical Center on April 11. It was the first time the surgery had been conducted at the Veterinary Medical Center or anywhere else in Minnesota. Read more CVM Facilities Resource Center established In support of the Blue Ribbon Panel's recommendations, a centralized Facilities Resource Center (FRC) has been created to serve the College of Veterinary Medicine. Tim Gordon, facilities manager, will lead the FRC, and Steen Erikson, formerly with the Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, will work with Tim to support this effort. The FRC will assume centralized responsibility for all key and access control for the College and provide support for facilities renovations, space management, office and lab moves, capital equipment acquisition and disposal, and a variety of facilities projects. Tim and Steen will be meeting with department and center leadership over the next few weeks to discuss expectations and establish best practices for task management across the College. Faculty and staff input will be valued as the team works to make the Facilities Resource Center into a model for operational efficiency throughout the College. For more information, visit the Facilities Resource Center Web page at www.cvm.umn.edu/facultystaff/facilities/home.html. Details will be added to the Web site as best practices are developed. Raptor Release and Equine Connection published Equine Connection, the Equine Center's publication, and Raptor Release, The Raptor Center's magazine, were just published. The Spring 2011 issue of Equine Connection, distributed at Horse Expo April 29-May 1 and online at www.cvm.umn.edu/prod/groups/cvm/@pub/@cvm/documents/asset/cvm_asset_330454.pdf, explores equine dentistry; sports medicine; premature and dysmature foals; research on arthritis, shivers, and genetic disease; and upcoming events. The Spring/Summer issue of Raptor Release, online at www.cvm.umn.edu/prod/groups/cvm/@pub/@cvm/@raptor/documents/asset/cvm_asset_337113.pdf, includes stories about TRC's work with the Galapagos hawk, young donors, conserving the orange-breasted hawk, Harley the eagle, and more.
NIFA begins accepting applications for loan repayment program today The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) begins accepting applications today from veterinarians wishing to participate in the 2011 cycle of the Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program. The purpose of the program is to provide a financial incentive for veterinarians to practice in areas lacking in food animal veterinary care. In return for a commitment of three years of veterinary services in a designated veterinary shortage area, NIFA may repay up to $25,000 of student loan debt per year. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved six veterinary shortage areas in Minnesota this year; a map of the shortage areas is available at http://tinyurl.com/veterinaryshortages-mn. Interested veterinarians need to apply by July 8, and offers will be made by September 30. Applicant information can be found at http://tinyurl.com/VMLRP-applicants.
One Health Workshop is Wednesday One Health Workshop 2011: Creating One Health Partnerships in International Development, is Wednesday, May 11, from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. in the A.J. Johnson Great Room of the McNamara Alumni Center. The objective of each year's One Health Workshop is to identity three or four new initiatives with a high likelihood of success in fostering government-industry-academic collaborations in One Health teaching, research, or service. Seed grants will be given to help kick off several of these new collaborations. Keynote speaker will be James Nyoro, managing director, Africa, at the Rockefeller Foundation. Lunch is included, and a reception will follow the conference. For more information, go to http://register.cce.umn.edu/Course.pl?sect_key=185241. If you have questions, contact Sara at 612-625-8709 or deus0003@umn.edu.
Retirement incentive option closes May 15 Don't wait until the last minute! The Retirement Incentive Option (RIO), an opportunity for voluntary retirement for eligible University of Minnesota employees, is available until May 15. Interested faculty, P&A, civil service, union-represented, and University employees enrolled in federal health benefits must complete an application and meet the program requirements before May 15. All faculty and staff employees who elect to participate in RIO must retire on a date mutually acceptable to the employee and his or her unit, but no later than January 11, 2012. For more information, visit www1.umn.edu/ohr/benefits/rio/. An updated list of frequently asked questions is online in the RIO program documents for each job category. If you have additional questions, contact the benefits service team at 612-624-9090 or 800-756-2363, option 2, or send an e-mail to benefits@umn.edu.
Safety training scheduled for May 17 A safety training session covering biological and infectious waste and decontamination is scheduled for Tuesday, May 17, from noon-1 p.m. in 215 Pomeroy Student-Alumni Learning Center. Conducted by the Department of Environmental Health and Safety, this training will be added to your online PeopleSoft training record. The training is appropriate for staff who work in laboratories or hospital facilities where they may be exposed to cultures and stocks of infectious agents, recombinant DNA, blood or body fluids, animal waste, sharps, etc. Procedures for ensuring personal safety and the safe handling of potentially infectious material will be covered. Decontamination will also be reviewed to provide you with guidance about various methods to sanitize workspaces, waste, and instruments. Lab-specific training should always be relied upon to learn about specific risks and safety procedures in your lab, since each lab or clinic may work with different agents and/or have different exposure risks. Register at www.surveymonkey.com/s/GRX3LY5. Dudley Avenue to be resurfaced Dudley Avenue, the road leading to the Leatherdale Equine Center, will be resurfaced May 18-19, weather permitting. The affected section of Dudley will be barricaded, detours posted, and the surface prepared and overlayed with new asphalt. Traffic will then be kept off the new surface for a couple of days for curing purposes. The road is expected to reopen by May 21. Conference room to be renovated May 31-June 10 The conference room in 441 VMC will not be available while renovations are underway May 31-June 10. Cabinet removal and wall alterations are scheduled to be completed.
CVM Web traffic report, April 2011
Top 10 CVM Web pages By number of visits, April 2011
Data from Google Analytics
College of Veterinary Medicine: 36,654 visits Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory: 11,727 visits The Raptor Center: 7,025 visits Veterinary Medical Center: 5,731 visits Education and Student Services: 5,307 visits Equine Center: 4,553 visits Minnesota Urolith Center: 3,178 visits Veterinary Anatomy: 2,678 visits Veterinary Radiology (new to the top 10): 2,197 visits Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences Department: 1,555 visits By the numbers For the top 10 most visited Web pages, the number of visits ranged from 36,654 for the CVM home page to 1,555 for the Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences Department home page. Visits to the CVM home page came from 9,962 people in 95 countries and territories; 60 percent got to the site through a search engine, such as Google; 21 percent were new visits. Visitors spent an average of 1:21 minutes on the site. Some Web pages saw an increase in visitors compared to March. Especially notable: the Veterinary Radiology site, which saw an increase of 82 percent and became one of the top 10 most visited Web pages.
Faculty and staff news (top) Welcome to the College Welcome to the following employees who joined the College in April: Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences Department
Edith M. Nelson, accountant II
Veterinary Medical Center
Jessica K. Coffey, veterinary technician
Jayne K. Hullet, veterinary technician, large animal core
Alison R. Smith, veterinary technician, large animal core Veterinary Population Medicine Department
Justin C. Haworth, post-doctoral fellow
Ulrike S. Sorge, assistant professor NPPC names Liz Wagstrom chief veterinarian The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) has named Dr. Liz Wagstrom, associate professor with the Center for Animal Health and Food Safety, as its chief veterinarian. An internationally recognized expert on pig health, food safety, and zoonoses, Liz was previously with the National Pork Board. "Dr. Wagstrom brings a unique set of qualifications and perspectives, an in-depth knowledge of U.S. pork production and swine research, and a long-standing relationship with the public health community," says Audrey Adamson, NPPC vice president of domestic policy issues.
In the news (top) Will Hueston quoted in USA Today Dr. Will Hueston, director of the Global Initiative for Food Systems Leadership, was quoted in "Foot-and-Mouth Disease Study Could Save Millions of Animals," in USA Today on May 5. The story is online at http://content.usatoday.com/communities/sciencefair/post/2011/05/foot-and-mouth-disease-study-could-save-millions-of-animals/1 Cindy Wolf cited by AgriNews "Sheep Producers Hold Spring Tour," a story posted on AgriNews, cited Dr. Cindy Wolf.
Regular meetings, seminars, and rounds
- New Employee Orientation: Mondays, 8:30 a.m.-noon, 458 Veterinary Medical Center
- Veterinary Clinical Sciences Grand Rounds: Thursdays, 8-9 a.m., 125 Animal Science/Veterinary Medicine
- Comparative Oncology Seminar: Every two months on the second Thursday of the month, noon, 280 Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory
- Large Animal Grand Rounds: Fridays, 8-9 a.m., Nutrena Conference Center, Leatherdale Equine Center
- Conversation on Teaching, Seminar on Teaching, or CVM Teaching Academy: Fridays, noon-12:50 p.m., 213 or 215 Pomeroy Student-Alumni Learning Center (through June 10)
- Swine Seminar: Fridays, 3 p.m., 385J Animal Science/Veterinary Medicine (through May 20)
Wednesday, May 11 One Health Workshop: Creating One Health Partnerships in International Development
8 a.m.-5 p.m.
A.J. Johnson Great Room, McNamara Alumni Center
Lunch is included, and a reception will follow the conference.
For more information and to register, go to http://register.cce.umn.edu/Course.pl?sect_key=185241. Register by April 29.
Contact: Sara at 612-625-8709 or deus0003@umn.edu Cancer and Cardiovascular Research Groundbreaking
3:30-5:30 p.m.; program, 4 p.m.
Corner of 6th Street S.E. and 23rd Avenue S.E. next to TCF Bank Stadium, East Bank Campus
RSVP by Wednesday, May 4, to ahccomm@umn.edu or 612-624-5100. Friday, May 13 World Conference on Veterinary Education: May 13-15
Lyon, France
For details and to register, visit http://blanc.vet-lyon.fr/test/cmev2011/. Seminar on Teaching
Internationalizing Curriculum
Presented by Gayle Woodruff
Noon-1 p.m.
213 Pomeroy Student-Alumni Learning Center Swine Seminar
Characterization of Influenza A Outbreaks in Minnesota Swine Herds and Measures Taken to Reduce Risk of Zoonotic Transmission
Presented by Amanda Beaudoin
3 p.m.
385J Animal Science/Veterinary Medicine Monday, May 16Welcome to the College Luncheon
- For new CVM employees, by invitation -
Hosted by Dean Trevor Ames
Noon-1:30 p.m.
215 Pomeroy Student-Alumni Learning Center
RSVP to Cindy Irons at 4-6244 or ironsoo5@umn.edu by May 11 Tuesday, May 17 Minnesota Dairy Health Conference: May 17-19
Minneapolis Airport Marriott, Bloomington, Minnesota
For details, visit www.cvm.umn.edu/vetmedce/events/MinnesotaDairyHealth/dairy/home.html. Safety Training
Noon-1 p.m.
215 Pomeroy Student-Alumni Learning Center
Conducted by the Department of Environmental Health and Safety, this training will cover biological and infectious waste and decontamination and will be added to your online PeopleSoft training record. This training is appropriate for staff who work in laboratories or hospital facilities where they may be exposed to cultures and stocks of infectious agents, recombinant DNA, blood or body fluids, animal waste, sharps, etc. Procedures for ensuring personal safety and the safe handling of potentially infectious material will be covered. Decontamination will also be reviewed to provide you with guidance about various methods to sanitize workspaces, waste, and instruments.
Register at www.surveymonkey.com/s/GRX3LY5. Wednesday, May 18 Hill's Pet Food Distribution
Noon-12:45 p.m. and 3:00-3:45 p.m.
Gortner Avenue dock, Large Animal Hospital Thursday, May 19 Hill's Pet Food Distribution
7:00-7:45 a.m. and 4:00-4:45 p.m.
Gortner Avenue dock, Large Animal Hospital Dean's Circle Donor Event
- By invitation only -
Featured speaker: Dr. Susan Hagstrum
6 p.m.
TCF Bank Stadium Friday, May 20 Hill's Pet Food Distribution
7:00-7:45 a.m.
Gortner Avenue dock, Large Animal Hospital Conversations on Teaching
Presented by Al Beitz and Tom Molitor
Noon-1 p.m.
213 Pomeroy Student-Alumni Learning Center Swine Seminar
Presented by Matt Allerson
3 p.m.
385J Animal Science/Veterinary Medicine Monday, May 23 Public Health Institute: May 23-June 10
University of Minnesota School of Public Health
Faculty and guest speakers from the College of Veterinary Medicine will include Dr. Will Hueston, Shaun Kennedy, Dr. Larissa Minicucci, Dr. Katey Pelican, Dr. Randall Singer, Dr. Dominic Travis, and Dr. Scott Wells.
For course listings and registration information, go to www.sph.umn.edu/ce/institute or call 612-626-4515. CVM Education Day
This year's event will include plenary speaker Debra Olson, professor and associate dean for education; educational workshops; a poster/demonstration session; and the presentation of faculty awards related to teaching, including the Pfizer Distinguished Teacher Award, Excellence in Course Coordination Award, departmental teaching awards, and technician teaching awards. The awards ceremony will start at 12:15 p.m. in 215 Pomeroy Student-Alumni Learning Center. Thursday, May 26 Foot and Mouth Disease Response & Recovery Forum
8:15 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Orville Freeman Building, St. Paul
Engage in discussions of various Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) response options, their impacts, and challenges in this full-day program. This event is part of the Finding Common Ground Forum Series, hosted by the Global Initiative for Food Systems Leadership and Center for Integrative Leadership.
Learn more and register at www.leadership.umn.edu/news/FCG_FMD.html. Monday, May 30 University closed for Memorial Day holiday June
Wednesday, June 1 Society for Imaging Informatics Professional Bootcamp
8 a.m.-6 p.m.
Washington, D.C.
For details and to register, go to www.siim2011.org/iip_bootcamp Thursday, June 2 Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine 2011 Annual Meeting: June 2-5
Washington, D.C.
For details and to register, go to www.siim2011.org/index.html Mather Lecture
The Small Animal Reproductive Tract: Breaking News
Presented by Dr. Margaret Root Kustritz
7 p.m.
215 Pomeroy Student-Alumni Learning Center
This lecture will be simulcast. For details and to register, go to www.cvm.umn.edu/vetmedce/events/mather/. Friday, June 3 Provost's Scholarship Open
8:30 a.m.
University of Minnesota Golf Course
Hosted by the the Department of Recreational Sports and the University Golf Course, this golf tournament benefits University of Minnesota students by raising funds to endow student scholarships. It is open to the entire University community, including faculty, staff, students, alumni, and friends.
For details and to download a registration form, go to www.recsports.umn.edu/emails/provost. Seminar on Teaching
Noon-1 p.m.
213 Pomeroy Student-Alumni Learning Center Friday, June 10 Conversations on Teaching
Presented by Al Beitz and Tom Molitor
Noon-1 p.m.
213 Pomeroy Student-Alumni Learning Center Wednesday, June 15 American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine Forum: June 15-18
Denver, Colorado
For details and to register, go to www.acvim.org/websites/forum2011/index.php?p=460 Saturday, June 25 Second Annual VMC Great Golf Get-together
You can help important research efforts. For information about clinical studies currently enrolling in the Veterinary Medical Center, visit the Clinical Investigation Center Web site at www.cvm.umn.edu/cic/current.
Need a home (top)  
Two miniature goldendoodles Miniature goldendoodles Teddy and Goose are 18 months old, neutered, house-trained, microchipped, healthy, and up-to- date on all vaccinations. They have been to general obedience classes and are very smart. One or both dogs will be free to someone who can provide an active and loving home. Contact Kathryn or Jim at 651-351-1867. Rhodesian ridgeback/lab mix Tro is a 7-year-old Rhodesian ridgeback/lab mix who loves to play catch and go on walks, is very well-behaved, and has been gentle with the owner's 10-month-old son. Tro's owners are moving and unable to keep him. Contact Allison at allison_alecu@hotmail.com.
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