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Members of the All Creatures Great and Small Learning Community pause for a photo-op in front of the Continuum sculpture, in conjunction with a learning community event this week.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Congratulations are in order for Veterinary Nursing Program staff members Paige Allen, MS, RVT and Shelly Opperman, who received Purdue University\u2019s Student Impact Award for their work as instructors for the All Creatures Great and Small Learning Community<\/a>.\u00a0 Paige is assistant director of academic advising and recruiting and Shelly is academic advisor and recruiter. The award was presented at the college Wednesday, September 29, by Bryan Austin, PhD, Purdue\u2019s associate director of residential academic initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Veterinary Nursing Program staff members Shelly Opperman (left) and Paige Allen, MS, RVT (right) receive the Student Impact Award from Associate Director of Residential Academic Initiatives Bryan Austin in the College of Veterinary Medicine Student Services Office September 29.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The Student Impact Award recognizes learning community instructors who have demonstrated exceptional success in connecting students to peers, faculty and professional staff, campus resources, and the communities-at-large.  Paige and Shelly created the All Creatures Great and Small Learning Community for veterinary nursing students and offered it for the first time in fall 2019. \u201cIt started out of the desire to connect with our first-year students who are on the main campus completing their general education requirements,\u201d explained Paige. \u201cIt offers them the opportunity to get to know the college and PVM family.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As part of the learning community, students participate in classroom and outside activities, including sessions on How to Communicate, Time Management, Diversity and Inclusion, and Wellness, as well as College of Veterinary Medicine tours and get togethers with the Veterinary Nursing Program team and Veterinary Nursing Student Ambassadors. \u201cIn 2020, when most of the freshman classes were online, our learning community class was one of the only times our first-year students (who now are in the second-year class) met in a classroom,\u201d Paige noted. \u201cWe modified the outside activities, but still got them together.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

University-wide, more than 3,000 freshman and 1,000 current students participate in learning communities<\/a> every year.  Through the learning communities, students are able to connect with other students who share their interests and get to know faculty.  Participation in learning communities is correlated with earning higher grades and having increased exposure to university resources and the Greater Lafayette community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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