May 6, 2022
Put yourself in the shoes of an incoming freshman veterinary nursing student setting foot on the main Purdue University campus for the first time – a campus shared with more than 40,000 other students. It can be both exciting and intimidating. How do you make connections? … Feel like you belong? … And establish a support system? Thankfully, now there’s the All Creatures Great and Small Learning Community created and tailored just for beginning Purdue University Veterinary Nursing students! The students in this learning community are given the chance to broaden their awareness and knowledge of the unique opportunities and challenges involved in veterinary nursing.
May 6, 2022
The Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine is pleased to welcome Corey Sanchez as a student success/learning specialist effective Monday, May 2. A new position to the Department of Veterinary Administration, Corey will have a dual role supporting veterinary medicine and veterinary nursing students in learning skills, as well supporting faculty in instructional design, assessment, and learning.
April 22, 2022
It may seem like a long and difficult path to get from Lynn Hall to a job that involves working with sea turtles, but for Purdue Veterinary Nursing alumna Katie D’Addato, RVT (PU AAS 2021), it was a path that she traversed relatively quickly. Katie shared her story virtually as a special guest speaker at a meeting of the Purdue University Veterinary Nursing Student Organization (VNSO) March 28.
April 22, 2022
Students in the Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine received special recognition from Dean Willie Reed on Tuesday, April 5, during the Current Issues in Veterinary Medicine course, for completing the Certificate for Diversity and Inclusion in Veterinary Medicine. They are part of a larger group of DVM and Veterinary Nursing students who signed-up for the program and either already have completed it or will complete by the end of this semester.
April 1, 2022
Returning as an in-person event at the Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine after last year’s virtual program, the eighth annual Veterinary Nursing Symposium attracted 200 attendees from Indiana and several other states, including Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Ohio, and Wisconsin. The one-day program in Lynn Hall on Sunday, March 27, covered a broad range of topics that were appealing to veterinary nurses working with both large and small animals.
March 4, 2022
Brooke Toriani is a junior Veterinary Nursing (VNRS) student at Purdue University whose giant leaps led to her nomination and selection to attend the 2022 Mortar Board Leadership Conference. This year’s event was held virtually January 29.
February 11, 2022
Camille White is an ambitious senior Veterinary Nursing student who is not afraid to take giant leaps to reach her entrepreneurial career goals in the field of veterinary medicine. Camille was born and raised in Indianapolis, where she was the youngest child of five and soon will be the second to earn a college degree.
February 4, 2022
Michaela Powell, of the Class of 2023, is an inspiring veterinary nursing student who is taking small steps not only to obtain her degree, but to advocate for self-confidence and mental health for herself and peers.
January 28, 2022
Megan Schillo, of the Veterinary Nursing Class of 2024, is one of many inspirational students in the Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine taking small steps and giant leaps toward pursuing her dreams.
December 15, 2021
New beginnings were the order of the day for Purdue University veterinary nursing students in the incoming Clinical Year 2 as they began coursework in Lynn Hall for the first time. August 23 served as orientation day for students in the Veterinary Nursing Class of 2024, 26 of whom are from Indiana. The class also includes students from Illinois, Ohio, and Massachusetts.
