VOLUME 40, Number 17..................................................................................................................... 2 May 2008

 


WEEKLY CALENDAR

 

3 May.................................................................................................................................. End of Spring Semester

6 May.................... Outstanding Staff Awards Reception, 3:30-4:30 p.m., Alumni Faculty Lounges (Lynn 1192)

9 May............................................................. SVM Promotions Reception, 2:00-3:00 p.m., Vet Vittles Commons

 

 

FUTURE DATES

 

11 May........................................................ Commencement and Oath Ceremony, DVM Class of 2008, 9:30 a.m.

12 May..................................................................................................... First Four-Week Summer Module Begins

21 May....................................................................................... VCS Faculty Meeting, 8:10 a.m., Lynn G155/119

21 May................................................................................................................................................... Spring Fling

26 May......................................................................................... Memorial Day/University Holiday

 

4-7 June............................................ American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine Forum, San Antonio, TX

6 June......................................................................................................... First Four-Week Summer Module Ends

9 June.................................................................................................. Second Four-Week Summer Module Begins

18 June....................................................................................... VCS Faculty Meeting, 8:10 a.m., Lynn G155/119

 

3 July..................................................................................................... Second Four-Week Summer Module Ends

4 July.................................................................................. Independence Day/University Holiday

7 July...................................................................................................... Third Four-Week Summer Module Begins

19-22 July....................................................................................... AVMA Annual Convention, New Orleans, LA

 

1 August................................................................................................... Third Four-Week Summer Module Ends

2 August......................................................................................... Summer Commencement, Elliott Hall of Music

25 August..................................................................................................................... Fall Semester Classes Begin

 

1 September......................................................................................... Labor Day/University Holiday

17-19 September.................................................................... Combined Annual Fall Conference for Veterinarians

                                                                                           and Annual Fall Conference for Veterinary Technicians

25-27 September........................... American Association of Bovine Practitioners Annual Meeting, Charlotte, NC

 

12-18 October............................................................................................... National Veterinary Technician Week

13-14 October............................................................................................................... October Break for Students

23-26 October.............................. American College of Veterinary Surgeons Annual Symposium, San Diego, CA

 

6 November...................................................................... SVM Roadshow to Seymour District 9 IVMA Meeting

15-19 November........................ American College of Veterinary Pathologists Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX

26 November................................................................................................. Students begin Thanksgiving Holiday

27-28 November.................................................................................................... Thanksgiving Holiday

 

5 December..................................... SVM Area Promotions Committee Meeting, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Lynn 1175

6-10 December............................ American Association of Equine Practitioners Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA

13 December......................................................................................................... End of Classes for Fall Semester

20 December............................................................................................................................ End of Fall Semester

21 December.......................................................................................... Fall Commencement, Elliott Hall of Music

25-26 December............................................................................................................. Christmas Holiday

 

 

CONGRATULATIONS

 

Congratulations to Eric Biggs, VTH HIS Group, and his wife Janelle on the birth of their son.  Eli John was born on Tuesday, April 22, 2008 and he weighed 7 lbs. 15 oz. and was 19 1/2” long.

 

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Hospital Discounts

 

Faculty, staff, and students of the SVM are eligible for discounts in the Veterinary Teaching Hospital.  Contact Carla Peterson, VTH Business Office, if you wish to register.  You must be registered prior to services being given or supplies being purchased in order to receive a discount.

 

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SVM/VIS Information Desk

(Veterinary Computer Network & Medical Illustration)

Phone:  4-1153      (

E-mail:  help@vet.purdue.edu      :

Hours:  8:00-12:00 & 1:00-5:00, Mon.-Fri.

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Emergency (Server Problems Only)

Dave Chasey  -  477-6264

Jim Morrison  -  423-2054

 

 

CONDOLENCES

 

Our condolences to Molly Cripe, Large Animal Technician, on the recent passing of her grandmother.

 

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PVSA HOURS

 

Purdue Veterinary Supply Association (the bookstore) will be open every Monday from 3:00-5:00 p.m. from May 5-August 11, excluding Memorial Day.

 

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VET VITTLES

 

Vet Vittles is open from 7:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. on Monday - Friday. 

 

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Lab Animal Care

Weekend Schedule

 

May 3-4

 

Cell phone #427-5731 (with voicemail)

Office phone #62968 (if you want to leave a message not requiring an immediate response)

 

 

 

 

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ON THE CIRCUIT

(Reports for April 26-May 2 and earlier)

 

TRAVELER(S)                              DESTINATION                                                                  PURPOSE

 

Regina Kreisle................................. Tampa, FL............................... Consult with pathology educators at the

                                                                                                                               University of South Florida

 

Bill Van Alstine............................... Indianapolis, IN.. Meet with pathologists at Indiana University-Purdue

                                                                                 University Indianapolis to review projects and histology

 

Andrew Luescher............................ Toronto, Canada......................... Host and speak at the PABA Seminar

 

                                                          San Diego, CA........................................................ Consult for PETCO

 

Peter Constable............................... Columbus, OH........ Present seminar on “Strong Ion Difference” to the

                                                                                    Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine

                                                                                             faculty and graduate students; meet with faculty

 

George Moore................................. Boston, MA................................... Attend the International Society for

                                                                                                                       Pharmacoepidemiology Meeting

 

Mark Hilton..................................... San Antonio , TX...... Participate in the U.S. Army Veterinary Educator Tour

 

Suresh Mittal................................... Atlanta, GA... Attend the Peer Review Meeting for “Influenza Special

                                                                                         Emphasis Panel” at the Centers for Disease Control

 

Steve Thompson.............................. Ithaca, NY........ Attend the Family/Community Practice Conference at Cornell

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You Are Cordially

Invited To Attend

The Annual

 

 

Outstanding Non-Research Staff

and Outstanding Research Staff

Awards Reception

 

 

Tuesday, May 6, 2007

3:30 - 4:30 p.m.

Alumni Faculty Lounges - Room 1192

Lynn Hall

 

 

Please join us in honoring the

SVM Outstanding Non-Research Staff Members

and the SVM Outstanding Research Staff Member

for 2008.

 

 

Refreshments will be served.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SCHOOL OF VETERINARY MEDICINE

proudly announces the

 

 

2008 PROMOTIONS RECEPTION

 

 

FRIDAY, MAY 9, 2008

ROOM 1100

VET VITTLES COMMONS

2:00 - 3:00 P.M.

 

FACULTY and STAFF ARE

INVITED TO ATTEND AND CONGRATULATE

OUR NEWLY PROMOTED FACULTY.

 

 

To Professor

Dr. Larry Adams, VCS

Dr. Steve Hooser, CPB

Dr. Sheryl Krohne, VCS

Dr. A.Y.M. Nour, BMS

 

To Clinical Associate Professor

Dr. Steve Thompson, VCS

Dr. Ann Weil, VCS

 

To Associate Professor

Dr. Tim Lescun, VCS

 

 

 

Refreshments available

 

 

 

 

 

 

SCHOOL OF VETERINARY MEDICINE

 

SEMINARS

 

 

 

VCS 620 SEMINARS IN CLINICAL MEDICINE AND SURGERY

 

 

Friday, May 9, 2008

8:00 a.m., Room 1136, LYNN

 

 

Dr. Corinne Goldman (abstract)

Dr. Marybeth Miskovic (ACVIM)

Dr. Kelley Thompson (ACVIM)