Pet Day co-chairs are accepting submissions for the new Pet Day logo. February 28 is the deadline for submission. Guidelines for submissions are on the Pet Day page of the CVM website. Submit your logo designs to glattina@onid.orst.edu.
If you are interested in volunteering or learning more about the events of Pet Day, email the Pet Day Co-Chairs.
After having completed her fourth-year rotation at OSU CVM from Ross University in January, Dr. Kirsten Thomas recently came speak to the Zoo Wildlife Exotic (ZWE) club on her work with sea turtles. Her talk, entitled “Chelonian Medicine and Conservation” covered a wide range of topics from specific sea turtle anatomy and conservation to general medical advice when working with reptiles in clinical practice. Topics included how to perform a sea turtle physical exam, blood collection, radiology, stabilizing care, common and emerging diseases, conservation ecology and economics as well as necropsy pointers and reptilian hematology. Dr. Thomas has worked with three different species of endangered sea turtles, spending time with the St. Kitts Sea Turtle Monitoring Network in the Caribbean. She is currently working at Santa Clara Animal Hospital in Eugene.
Tuesday marks the beginning of the CVM Food Drive. Collection jars are available around the College waiting for your donations. Remember, $1=5 pounds of food!
Fundraisers will take place throughout the month beginning with “Soup Day” Wednesday, Feb. 2. You’ll find the soup choices in the atrium (lobby) from 11:30 to 1:30. Soup, bread and a drink cost $4; soup only is $2. Volunteers are still needed to bring soups, bread products and individual drink items (cans, bottles or juice boxes). Email Robyn Panico or Josie Corliss if you would like to contribute.
On Friday, Feb. 11, a variety of Hot Dogs, including veggie, will be available. A Bake Sale will follow on Monday, Valentine’s Day. You won’t be able to resist, so bring your cash.
Feb. 17 and 18, Thursday and Friday, bring your yard sale items to the arena and your silent auction items to Lindy in the atrium. The Yard Sale will take place on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 19 and 20. The Silent Auction will run from 9 a.m. Feb. 22 to 2:00 p.m. Feb. 25.
Healthy Salads will tempt you on Wednesday, Feb. 23. For all food events, bring your own bowls/plates and utensils if possible.
Throughout the month you can buy tickets for a great prize drawing at the end of the month. Buy your tickets from Lindy in the atrium.
Volunteers may also enlist you to have monthly deductions made for a year for the food drive. As little as $5 a month for a year equals 60 pounds of food! If you sign up for $12 or more per month, you will be entitled to VIP passes for Food Drive events at reduced fare.
Food drive volunteers are Dr. Jana Gordon, Food Drive Committee Chair; committee members Josie Corliss, Melanie Garrett, Pat Hutson, Robyn Panico, JoDell Schweizer, Mandy Seals, David Sisson, Sherry Sisson, Alyssa Tucker, Juli West and Lindy Young. Proceeds from the OSU Corvallis campus benefit the non-profit agencies served by Linn-Benton Food Share, including local food pantries, soup kitchens, emergency shelters, day care centers, and shelter homes.
The Oregon Veterinary Conference (OVC) is a cooperative effort of the Oregon Veterinary Medical Association (OVMA) and the College of Veterinary Medicine at Oregon State University with the goal of providing meaningful continuing education to Northwest veterinarians, practice managers, and paraprofessionals. This year’s conference offers a variety of topics for the medical and practice management aspects of the companion, equine or large animal veterinary practice. Registration forms and program details may be found on the OVMA website. OSU CVM faculty may attend the OVC free of charge, but must complete a registration form and list the sessions they plan to attend.
The International Camelid Health Conference will also take place March 3-6.
The OVC is a great way for students to network with veterinarians in the area, set up externships, or perhaps even find a future employer. OSU CVM students may attend the conference for free but must complete a registration form which can be accessed on the OVMA website. After completing the form, students should put it in Rita Wehrman’s mailbox, Class of 2013, by February 15. Rita is the student representative to the OVMA.
In conjunction with the OVC, the Student Chapter of the American Veterinary Medical Association (SCAVMA) will hold its second annual catered dinner on Saturday, March 5, 6:30 p.m. at LaSells Stewart Center to encourage interaction between veterinary students and veterinarians. Dinner tickets are $30, $25 for students. There is an option for attending veterinarians to sponsor a student. SCAVMA will split the sponsorship evenly among the first 25 students that register and pay for the dinner. “There will be a slight refund for the students that act quickly”, explained Rita. Students must register separately for the SCAVMA Dinner by using this student form, complete it and place it in Mikki Shumaker’s mailbox, class of 2013, by February 23rd. A $25 check made out to OSU SCAVMA should be attached to the form.
Faculty are invited and encouraged to attend the OSU SCAVMA Dinner as well and can register by checking the box on the OVC registration and sending it in with the $30 per person payment.
Preparations for Pet Day and Open House 2011 are already in full swing. This year the event falls on Saturday, April 30.
Pet Day co-chairs are accepting submissions for the new Pet Day logo. February 28 is the deadline for submission. Guidelines for submissions are on the Pet Day page of the CVM website. Submit your logo designs to glattina@onid.orst.edu.
“Please send pictures for this year’s Pet Day poster!” begged Leslie Nies, a second-year co-chair. The co-chairs are looking for pictures showing the human-animal bond. Pictures that include people who are not students, staff or faculty in the college, must include their contact information. They will be contacted for permission to use their image on the poster. The deadline for submission is February 1. Please send your submissions to: thompsro@onid.erst.edu or daphne.m.johnson@gmail.com
If you are interested in volunteering or learning more about the events of Pet Day, email the Pet Day Co-Chairs.
Pro-Bone-O is a non-profit organization that provides free veterinary services, food and supplies for the pets of people who are homeless in the Lane County, Ore. area. Last year, the CVM provided miscellaneous medical supplies to Pro-Bone-O. What truly delighted Pro-Bone-O, however, is the quality, caliber, dedication, enthusiasm and compassion that the volunteer veterinary school students display. “They are an incredible asset to Pro-Bone-O and they are wonderful ambassadors for your school,” wrote Vicki Bockes on behalf of all the board members.
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