{"id":13125,"date":"2021-08-20T12:33:31","date_gmt":"2021-08-20T16:33:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qa.vet.purdue.edu\/news\/?p=13125"},"modified":"2021-08-20T12:33:31","modified_gmt":"2021-08-20T16:33:31","slug":"pvm-says-thank-you-to-faculty-and-staff-with-nacho-average-appreciation-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/pvm-says-thank-you-to-faculty-and-staff-with-nacho-average-appreciation-event.php","title":{"rendered":"PVM Says \u201cThank You\u201d to Faculty and Staff with \u201cNacho Average\u201d Appreciation Event"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"643\" src=\"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_1238_copy_appreciation_Dean_Reed_sm-1024x643.jpg\" alt=\"Dean Reed welcomes faculty and staff as they wait in line for the food truck\" class=\"wp-image-13131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_1238_copy_appreciation_Dean_Reed_sm-1024x643.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_1238_copy_appreciation_Dean_Reed_sm-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_1238_copy_appreciation_Dean_Reed_sm-768x483.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_1238_copy_appreciation_Dean_Reed_sm-374x235.jpg 374w, https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_1238_copy_appreciation_Dean_Reed_sm.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Dean Willie Reed greets PVM family members at the Faculty and Staff Appreciation Event at the east entrance to Lynn Hall.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Purdue Veterinary Medicine faculty and staff were treated to a lunch delivered by Mitchell\u2019s Taco Truck at Lynn Hall as a thank you for their extraordinary efforts to carry out the College of Veterinary Medicine\u2019s missions of learning, discovery, and engagement.&nbsp; The event was held on Wednesday, August 18, outside of the main east entrance to Lynn Hall. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The college has hosted an appreciation event annually, but had to skip the function last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.&nbsp; By bringing the event back this year, the college provided a welcome reprieve for the staff and faculty, who were able to select from three different meal options served safely in individually packaged boxes. More than 250 college employees participated in the festivities. While waiting on their food, PVM faculty and staff members wore masks to safely mingle and catch up with colleagues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"755\" src=\"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_1269_copy_appreciation_sign_in_sm-1024x755.jpg\" alt=\"A veterinary nurse signs the sign-in sheet as other faculty and staff members stand chatting in the background as they wait for their orders\" data-id=\"13132\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_1269_copy_appreciation_sign_in_sm.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/img_1269_copy_appreciation_sign_in_sm\" class=\"wp-image-13132\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_1269_copy_appreciation_sign_in_sm-1024x755.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_1269_copy_appreciation_sign_in_sm-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_1269_copy_appreciation_sign_in_sm-768x566.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_1269_copy_appreciation_sign_in_sm-319x235.jpg 319w, https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_1269_copy_appreciation_sign_in_sm.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Staff and faculty signed-in at the event before safely ordering and receiving the lunch of their choice from the Mitchell\u2019s Taco Truck.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"621\" src=\"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_1310_appreciation_ordering_sm-1024x621.jpg\" alt=\"Staff members in the foreground order and pick up from the taco truck as others wait in the background\" data-id=\"13130\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_1310_appreciation_ordering_sm.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/img_1310_appreciation_ordering_sm\" class=\"wp-image-13130\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_1310_appreciation_ordering_sm-1024x621.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_1310_appreciation_ordering_sm-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_1310_appreciation_ordering_sm-768x466.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_1310_appreciation_ordering_sm-387x235.jpg 387w, https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_1310_appreciation_ordering_sm.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">PVM family members place and receive their lunch orders during the Faculty and Staff Appreciation Event.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Purdue Veterinary Medicine faculty and staff were treated to a lunch delivered by Mitchell\u2019s Taco Truck at Lynn Hall as a thank you for their extraordinary efforts to carry out the College of Veterinary Medicine\u2019s missions of learning, discovery, and 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