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Getting on board with Student Success – Incoming Students get a Head Start on Life in Purdue’s College of Veterinary Medicine

January 21, 2025

As any upperclassman knows, getting off to a good start is pivotal for a first year veterinary student’s successful “launch” into veterinary college. That’s why Purdue Veterinary Medicine offered a program for incoming students in the fall called “Launch! DVM 2028.” The annual onboarding program introduced members of the incoming DVM Class to College of Veterinary Medicine resources, policies and programs.


Named Equine Hospital Reception Area Honors Purdue Alumnus and Equine Enthusiast

January 21, 2025

This story is about a Purdue graduate, his alma mater, Purdue University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, and an abiding enthusiasm for everything about horses. But at its heart, this is a love story featuring, as the protagonist, Purdue Agriculture graduate Mark Carnaghi, of Indianapolis.


Research Leadership Transition – Associate Dean Harm HogenEsch Steps Down Following Record Research Gains

January 21, 2025

After providing dedicated and exceptional leadership for the College of Veterinary Medicine’s research programs, Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Programs Harm HogenEsch stepped down in August, concluding his long-standing tenure in that position, which was marked by record-setting success.


Two PVM Faculty Members Appointed to Prestigious Named Professorships

January 21, 2025

During 2024, the College of Veterinary Medicine had the honor of recognizing two faculty members who were appointed to named professorships. The positions were established through generous gifts from alumni and friends.


From Personal Struggles to Professional Triumphs – Dr. Marejka Shaevitz’s Journey of Resilience and Dedication to Veterinary Oncology

January 21, 2025

Unceasingly optimistic. That’s how colleagues describe Dr. Marejka Shaevitz, clinical assistant professor of oncology in the Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine’s Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences and the Werling Comparative Oncology Research Center.


PVM Adds New Vet Up! Component to Boost Incoming Students’ Readiness to Start Veterinary School

January 21, 2025

Vet Up! Prep is the name of a new four-week component of Purdue Veterinary Medicine’s federally funded program to provide opportunities and support for equity-minded individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds to enter the veterinary profession and serve society by advancing public health, ensuring food safety, or serving rural areas. Launched this past summer, Vet Up! Prep focuses on new students’ readiness for the challenges involved in starting the DVM degree program.


Seven Faculty become Professors Emeriti in 2024

January 21, 2025

The title of emeritus or emerita honors those faculty who have produced significant contributions to Purdue University through teaching, research or engagement. In 2024, a total of seven Purdue Veterinary Medicine faculty members were named as professors emeriti upon the occasion of their retirement.


PVM Recruits a Dozen New Faculty in 2024

January 21, 2025

The College of Veterinary Medicine was pleased to welcome the following educators, researchers and clinicians who joined the faculty during 2024:


“Paws Up” – brought to you by the PVM Wellness Committee

January 17, 2025

Today we are recognizing Chloe Morris, RVT, who is a veterinary technologist in Anesthesiology in the Purdue University Veterinary Hospital.


Partnership to make Purdue Veterinary Nursing Distance Learning program available to employees at more than 1,000 general practice veterinary hospitals

January 17, 2025

Already Purdue’s largest online program, the College of Veterinary Medicine’s Veterinary Nursing Distance Learning program is partnering with National Veterinary Associates General Practice to offer the VNDL program to technicians at NVA’s more than 1,000 general practice veterinary hospitals.