01-02-07

Happy New Year!

In this issue

• College news
• College designates personal/professional development time
• Construction projects continue moving forward (photos!)
• Thank you!
• University seeks nominations for President's Award
• Calendar
• Media news
• Faculty and staff news
• New CVM seminar series on teaching starts Friday
• Get ready for spring semester: Submit your materials to the library
• Student news
• Ross and St. George's students arrive for orientation
• Jennifer Selvig awarded scholarship
• Veterinary Student Supply resumes regular hours on Wednesday
• Research news
• Clinical studies currently enrolling in the VMC
• Applications sought for postdoctoral training program
• Need a foster home (photos!)
• Links

College news (top)

College designates personal/professional development time
The College has designated Fridays from noon to 1 p.m. as a time for faculty, staff, and students to dedicate to personal and professional development. In a Dec. 29 memo, Dr. Jeff Klausner, dean, and Laura Larson, human resources director, asked that no other meetings be scheduled at that time to allow everyone to participate in programs and otherwise devote time to personal and professional development.

On the first Friday of each month, the College will sponsor a personal development program. The first program, scheduled for noon-1 p.m. Friday, January 5 in 135 Animal Science/Veterinary Medicine, will be "Personal and Family Emergency Preparedness," presented by Dr. Elizabeth McClure, Kathy Berlin, and Joan Rambeck of the Academic Health Center Office of Emergency Response. Participants will learn the steps to create personal preparedness plans to care for loved ones, pets, and themselves during an emergency, review emergency supplies they need to assemble, and receive easy-to-use checklists to begin the process of preparing. Refreshments will be served, and participants are free to come late or leave early.

A new CVM Seminar on Teaching also starts at noon Friday, Jan. 5. See Faculty and Staff News.

Construction projects continue moving forward
The College's construction projects continue to make progress, reports Ed Kosciolek, facilities manager.

The Ben Pomeroy Student-Alumni Learning Center is scheduled
to be completed by February 15.

The Ben Pomeroy Student-Alumni Learning Center (former dairy barn) is nearing substantial completion. The contractor plans to be 98 percent completed by February 15, with an anticipated move-in date of March 1. This month, final interior finishing work will be completed, as will audiovisual and telecommunications wiring. Furniture is scheduled for installation by Feb 15, with final building systems testing slated for the last two weeks of February.

Equine Center construction continues on pace for a late summer completion. The clinic area is nearly enclosed now that roofing and wall installation is complete. Interior construction work, especially plumbing and ventilation installations, are underway. The research barn is scheduled to be enclosed by mid-January, which will enable further interior work in that area. By late January, the center's exterior appearance will begin to reflect the final design. Much more work remains to be done, but construction is moving forward on schedule.

Equine Center construction as of Dec. 20

Also underway is the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory's Biosafety Level 3 bird flu lab project. Excavation for the foundation is taking place in the space between the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory and the Veterinary Science building. The project is scheduled for a late spring completion.

Thank you!
The College thanks everyone who donated to the hat and mitten tree, Toys for Tots, and Second Harvest Heartland during the holiday season. Bins for Second Harvest Heartland will available until Friday, January 5, so if you would still like to donate, please do.

University seeks nominations for President's Award
The University of Minnesota is seeking nominations for the President's Award for Outstanding Service, which recognizes faculty and staff who have provided exceptional service to the University. The award is presented each year in the spring. Nominations are due by March 9. For more information about the award and nominating process, call the University Senate Office at 612-625-9369 or go to   http://www1.umn.edu/honors/Awards/President27s_Award_for_Outstanding_Service.html.

Calendar (top)

Tuesday, January 2

Ross and St. George's Student Orientation
8:45 a.m.-3:15 p.m.
Various locations

Wednesday, January 3

Ross and St. George's Student Orientation
8:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Various locations

Thursday, January 4

Mather Lecture Series- Controversies in Internal Medicine

• Lepto, Lepto Everywhere? presented by Dr. Jane Armstrong
• Trilostane Versus Lysodren in the Treatment of Canine Cushing's Syndrome, presented by Dr. Jen Myers
• Immune-Mediated Thrombocytopenia: Current Perspectives on Causes and Therapy, presented by Dr. Domenico Bianco

7-8:30 p.m.
135 Animal Science Veterinary Medicine.
For more information about the Mather Lecture Series, go to   www.cvm.umn.edu/outreach/events/mather.html.

CVM Seminar on Teaching
Peer Observation of Teaching
Led by Connie Tzenis from the Center for Teaching and Learning
Noon (This session will start with a one-hour seminar and be followed by a one-hour workshop for those who are able to stay.)
280 Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory

Friday Professional Development Program
Personal and Family Emergency Preparedness
Presented by Dr. Elizabeth McClure, Kathy Berlin, and Joan Rambeck of the Academic Health Center Office of Emergency Response
Noon-1 p.m. (Participants are free to come late or leave early.)
135 Animal Science/Veterinary Medicine
Refreshments will be served.

What's ahead

Faculty meeting: January 9, 3 p.m., 125 Animal Science/Veterinary Medicine

Hill's pet food orders due: January 12, noon

Risk Communication: Public Engagement in Public Health Practice, presented by Dr. Will Hueston, director of the Center for Animal Health and Food Safety: January 17, noon-1:30 p.m., Coffman Memorial Union, Mississippi room. This is the first in a series of monthly emergency readiness and response seminars you can attend in person, via live webcast, or stored webcast. You can choose to receive continuing education credits or academic credit. For more information, visit   http://cpheo.sph.umn.edu/cpheo/meret/rounds/rounds_011707.html.

CVM Seminar on Teaching: Jan. 19, noon, 280 Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory.

Hill's pet food distribution: January 24, 7-7:50 a.m. and noon-12:50 p.m., Large Animal Hospital by the Gortner Avenue dock

Hill's pet food distribution: January 25, 7-7:50 a.m. and noon-12:50 p.m., Large Animal Hospital by the Gortner Avenue dock

Hill's pet food distribution: January 26, 7-7:50 a.m. and noon-12:50 p.m., Large Animal Hospital by the Gortner Avenue dock

Minnesota Veterinary Medical Association (MVMA) Annual Meeting: Feb. 1-3, Hilton Minneapolis. For more information, contact the MVMA at 651-645-7533 or info@mvma.org.

CVM Seminar on Teaching: Feb. 2, noon, 280 Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory

Friday Professional Development Seminar: Feb. 2, noon-1 p.m., 135 Animal Science/Veterinary Medicine. Topic: Time Management, presented by Jessica Miller.

• Go to the Academic Health Center's calendar of events.

• Go to the University of Minnesota campus events calendar.