Dean's office seeks volunteers, desserts, RSVPs for year-end luncheon
Plans are underway for the College's annual year-end appreciation luncheon at noon Thursday, Dec. 13, in the lobby of the Animal Science/Veterinary Medicine building. The dean's office is looking for --
Nominations for Distinquished Research Partner Award due today
Nominations are due by 4:30 p.m. today for the Distinguished Research Partner Award to be presented at the annual Points of Pride Research Days event on March 25 and 26, 2008. The purpose of the award is to recognize and honor an organization or company that has supported the College's research mission over the years. Past recipients of the award have been Pfizer Animal Health (2007), Geneticporc (2006), Boehringer Ingelheim (2005), R&D Systems (2004), PIC USA (2003), and Hills Pet Nutrition (2002). Nominations should be submitted electronically with no more than a one-page justification for each nomination to Shan Balmer at balme001@umn.edu. Nominations will be reviewed by the Research Days advisory committee.
SCAVMA holiday sale is Tuesday through Friday
Need gifts this holiday season? SCAVMA's holiday sale begins Tuesday, December 4, and goes through Friday, December 7. The sale will be held over the lunch hour (12-12:50 p.m.) in the Animal Science/Veterinary Medicine lobby. Items on sale include hooded sweatshirts (with a new design), stocking hats, fleece blankets, and travel coffee mugs to help you brave the cold weather ahead. Past apparel favorites, window clings, and Nalgene water bottles will also be available for purchase. Cash or checks will be accepted.
FISH! to be presented at Friday professional development seminar
FISH! will be the topic of the professional development seminar to be presented by Jeff Stafford of the Office of Human Development from noon-1 p.m. Friday in 280 Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory. FISH! introduces the service philosophy used by the Pike Place Fish Market in Seattle--an otherwise ordinary fish market that's extraordinarily successful. The work is hard and the hours are long, but the employees make a personal choice to bring passion, playfulness, commitment, and a positive attitude to work every day. Through video and discussion, you will:
Learn about one company's unique approach to delivering great service.
Review the four principles that make Pike Place Fish Market successful.
Explore how you can apply the four principles to your work -- without adding single item to your to-do list!
Annual holiday giving opportunities available
The College is offering a variety of annual holiday giving opportunities, including --
The Hat and Mitten Tree, located in front of the dean's office (455 Veterinary Medical Center), awaits your donations of hats and mittens for adults and children in homeless shelters. Items will be collected through Friday, December 14.
Toys for Tots. Gift drop-off boxes for donations of unwrapped, new toys will be available in each of the departmental and clinical office areas starting today. Please contribute your gift by Friday, December 14.
Second Harvest. Bring a non-perishable donation to help restock the food shelves. Bins are available on the fourth floor of Veterinary Medical Center near the dean's office and in the lobby area of 125/135 Animal Science/Veterinary Medicine. Donations will be collected through Friday, Dec. 21.
Help SCAVMA give a Gift of an Ark to Heifer International
The Student Chapter of the American Veterinary Medical Association (SCAVMA) is trying to raise $5,000 for a Gift Ark from Heifer International, a nonprofit organization that works with communities worldwide to end hunger and poverty by providing livestock, training, and related services to small-scale farmers. A Heifer Gift Ark provides 15 pairs of animals.
Every contribution made by University of Minnesota CVM students will be matched by SCAVMA, up to $2,500.
"If you are looking for a holiday present for the person who has everything or are looking to go beyond the normal gift, consider giving a Heifer gift," says SCAVMA president Ian Rubinoff.
Gifts can be made online by going to SCAVMA's Team Heifer Web page. As of Friday, $1,810 had been raised. For more information about Heifer International, go to www.heifer.org. If you have any questions, contact Ian Rubinoff at feld0128@umn.edu.
Monday, December 3
American Association of Equine Practitioners Annual Convention
Underway; continues through Wednesday
Orlando, Florida
For more information, go to www.aaep.org/convention.htm
Conference of Research Workers in Animal Disease
Underway; continues through Tuesday
Chicago Marriott
For more information, go to www.cvmbs.colostate.edu/microbiology/crwad/authinst.htm
New Employee Orientation
8:30 a.m.-noon
458 Veterinary Medical Center
December Environmental Roundtable Event
Animal Agriculture in a Changing Environment
Featuring Dr. John Deen and Dr. Jeff Bender; facilitated by Dr. Pat Redig
11:45 a.m.- 1:00 p.m.
105 Cargill Building
Free and open to the public. For more information, go to http://environment.umn.edu/events/roundtables.html.
Refreshments and light snacks provided. Guests are welcome to bring their lunch or attend online via UMConnect at https://umconnect.umn.edu/ione120307/
Deadline for nominations for Distinguished Research Partner Award
4:30 p.m.
Nominations should be submitted electronically with no more than a one-page justification for each nomination to Shan Balmer at balme001@umn.edu.
Tuesday, December 4
SCAVMA Holiday Sale
Merchandise includes hooded sweatshirts, stocking hats, fleece blankets, and travel coffee mugs. Past apparel favorites, window clings, and Nalgene water bottles will also be available.
Noon-12:50 p.m.
Animal Science/Veterinary Medicine Lobby
Seminar in Comparative and Molecular Biosciences
Application of Aptamers to Improve Infectious Agent Concentration and Detection from Complex Matrices
Presented by Raghavendra Joshi
Advisor: Dr. S. Sreevatsan
Noon-1 p.m.
215 Veterinary Science
Everyone is welcome to attend.
Wednesday, December 5
SCAVMA Holiday Sale
Merchandise includes hooded sweatshirts, stocking hats, fleece blankets, and travel coffee mugs. Past apparel favorites, window clings, and Nalgene water bottles will also be available.
Noon-12:50 p.m.
Animal Science/Veterinary Medicine Lobby
Thursday, December 6
Small Animal Grand Rounds
Shedding Light on Cancer: a Closer Look at PDT'-Based Cancer Treatment
Presented by Dr. Antonella Jeffreys
8 a.m.
125 Animal Science/Veterinary Medicine
SCAVMA Holiday Sale
Merchandise includes hooded sweatshirts, stocking hats, fleece blankets, and travel coffee mugs. Past apparel favorites, window clings, and Nalgene water bottles will also be available.
Noon-12:50 p.m.
Animal Science/Veterinary Medicine Lobby
Friday, December 7
CVM Seminar on Teaching
Connecting the Curriculum: Integrating the Basic Science and Clinical Curriculum
Presented by Dr. Robert Washabau
Sponsored by the Office of Academic and Student Affairs
Noon
Pomeroy Student-Alumni Learning Center
SCAVMA Holiday Sale
Merchandise includes hooded sweatshirts, stocking hats, fleece blankets, and travel coffee mugs. Past apparel favorites, window clings, and Nalgene water bottles will also be available.
Noon-12:50 p.m.
Animal Science/Veterinary Medicine Lobby
CVM Noon on Fridays Professional Development Seminar
FISH!, an introduction to the service philosophy used by the world-famous Pike Place Fish Market in Seattle
Presented by Jeff Stafford, Office of Human Development
Noon-1 p.m.
280 Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory
Beverages and snacks provided.
Master's Thesis Defense Seminar
CNS Sites and Pathways Activated by Angiotensin II: Role of the Subfornical Organ Relating to Downstream Sites
Presented by Jessica Meehan
2 p.m.
215 Pomeroy Center
Everyone is welcome to attend.
What's ahead
Hill's Pet Food Distribution: Dec. 12, noon-12:50 p.m. and 5:00-5:50 p.m., Gortner Avenue dock, Large Animal Hospital
Hill's Pet Food Distribution: Dec. 13, 7:00-7:50 a.m., Gortner Avenue dock, Large Animal Hospital
CVM Year-End Appreciation Lunch: Dec. 13, noon, lobby outside 125/135 Animal Science/Veterinary Medicine. If you have volunteered to bring a dessert, please bring it to the lobby by 11:30 a.m. or drop it off at the dean's office (455 VMC) before 11 a.m. Dec. 13.
Hill's Pet Food Distribution: Dec. 14, 7:00-7:50 a.m. and noon-12:50 p.m., Gortner Avenue dock, Large Animal Hospital
Ph.D. Thesis Defense Seminar--"Naturally Occurring and Surgically Induced Animal Models of Osteoarthritis," presented by Erik Olson: Dec. 14, 9 a.m., 280 Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory. Advisor: Dr. Cathy Carlson. Everyone is welcome to attend.
Holidays (University offices closed; no classes): Dec. 24-25
Holiday (University offices closed; no classes): Jan. 1
Go to the Academic Health Center's calendar of events.
Go to the University of Minnesota campus events calendar.
Welcome to the College
Welcome to the following new faculty and staff members who joined the College in November:
The Raptor Center
Michelle Mari Willette, assistant clinical specialist
Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
Erin M. Hawkinson, senior laboratory technician
Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory
Suzanne M. Steffenson, editor
Veterinary Medical Center
Dawn Nicole Harvego, veterinary technician
Shannon Lee Radford, veterinary technician
Andrew Ryan Vick, veterinary technician
Veterinary Population Medicine
Ann Elizabeth Goplen, assistant clinical specialist
Coin war raises nearly $1,000 for RAVS
The Student Council raised $964.82 in last month's coin war for Rural Area Veterinary Services (RAVS). The junior class came out on top, with freshmen in second place. A program of The Humane Society of the United States and The Fund for Animals, RAVS is a non-profit program combining community outreach and veterinary education to bring free veterinary services to underserved rural communities where poverty and geographic isolation make regular veterinary care inaccessible. For more information, visit www.ruralareavet.org/
Clinical studies currently enrolling in the VMC
For a list of clinical studies currently rolling in the Veterinary Medical Center, visit the Clinical Investigation Center Web site at http://www.cvm.umn.edu/cic/current.
AVMA News Bytes and other news
www.avma.org/news/info_rss.asp
CVM This Week
Back issues of CVM This Week, from June 2004 to today's issue, are at http://www.cvm.umn.edu/newsandevents/publications/cvmthisweek/home.html.
Hills pet food distribution program
Order online through the Hills online ordering system at https://www.summationdata.com/hpn. For more information about the Hill's Pet Food Distribution program, contact Jaime Nett at nett0049@umn.edu or Alisha Leonard at leona156@umn.edu.
Housing
For information about student and off-campus housing, including a housing and roommate search service, go to http://www.housing.umn.edu/.
Job openings
For information about positions available at the College, visit www.cvm.umn.edu/About/HumanResources/Employment /. For detailed information about current job openings, how to apply, and application materials, go to the University of Minnesota Office of Human Resources at http://www1.umn.edu/ohr/employment/index.html.
The VMC Pulse
Issues are available online by logging in at http://www.cvm.umn.edu/vmc/staffresources/Pulse.html.
University of Minnesota Legislative Network News
http://ga4.org/u_of_m_leg_net/notice-description.tcl?newsletter_id=8620389&r=
Veterinary conferences
Dates, places, and links for national and international veterinary conferences are on the College Web site atnbsp; http://www.cvm.umn.edu/newsandevents/conferences/home.html.
Veterinary Medical Library
For information about the Veterinary Medical Library, including new acquisitions, visit http://www.vetmed.lib.umn.edu/news.
Veterinary Practice News
Did you know that you can get a free subscription? Subscribe (or renew) online at www.vetpracticenews.com.
CVM This Week is a weekly 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 before noon Friday.
The University of Minnesota is an equal-opportunity educator and employer.