{"id":35896,"date":"2026-11-12T11:57:17","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T16:57:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/?p=35896"},"modified":"2026-11-12T11:57:18","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T16:57:18","slug":"paws-up-for-kayla-fuqua-brought-to-you-by-the-pvm-wellness-committee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/paws-up-for-kayla-fuqua-brought-to-you-by-the-pvm-wellness-committee.php","title":{"rendered":"\u201cPaws Up\u201d for Kayla Fuqua &#8211; brought to you by the PVM Wellness Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This week we give a big \u201cPaws Up\u201d to Kayla Fuqua who is a receptionist in Emergency and Critical Care at the Purdue University Veterinary Hospital. A colleague shared, \u201cKayla has been a valued member of the Purdue University Veterinary Hospital for many years, serving in several different roles before becoming the day shift emergency and critical care receptionist. Throughout her time here, she has consistently demonstrated compassion, professionalism, and a genuine commitment to those around her.\u00a0 Kayla treats clients, coworkers, and patients with kindness and respect, and she shows exceptional care and encouragement to the veterinary students she works with each day. She takes the time to support others, answer questions, and creates a welcoming environment for both clients and the hospital team.\u00a0 She is always willing to go above and beyond to help her department, whether it&#8217;s stepping in to assist during busy times, taking on additional responsibilities, or supporting her teammates without hesitation. Her positive attitude, strong work ethic, and dedication make her an invaluable member of our team.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"727\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/fuqua-kayla-727x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait of Kayla Fuqua smiling against a dark blue-gray studio background. She has long, bright red hair and wears a black scrub top with a gold Purdue Veterinary Medicine emblem.\" class=\"wp-image-35899\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/fuqua-kayla-727x1024.jpg 727w, https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/fuqua-kayla-213x300.jpg 213w, https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/fuqua-kayla-768x1082.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/fuqua-kayla.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 727px) 100vw, 727px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#ededed\">Fostering a healthy work environment involves expressing appreciation and gratitude. Is there someone at PVM you would like to acknowledge today?\u00a0Please take a moment to submit a Paws Up nomination for that person.\u00a0Any PVM staff, faculty, student, or team may be nominated by anyone in our college. It\u2019s easy to do!\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_3TNXJrJOyuLMnAi\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_3TNXJrJOyuLMnAi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Complete the simple nomination form.<\/a>\u00a0In doing so, you help foster a healthy work environment by expressing appreciation and gratitude. Submissions are published anonymously and may be edited for style and length.\u00a0Sponsored by the <a href=\"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/student-success\/counseling\/wellness-committee.php\">PVM Wellness Committee<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kayla Fuqua, the day-shift Emergency and Critical Care receptionist at our veterinary hospital, is this week&#8217;s Paws Up honoree. A colleague recognized her for supporting clients, coworkers and veterinary students, answering questions and helping her department during busy shifts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":35898,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_pvm_suppress_featured_image_in_story_layout":true,"footnotes":""},"categories":[41,29,1],"tags":[26,56,598,2211,135],"class_list":["post-35896","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-faculty-staff","category-our-people","category-uncategorized","tag-featured-story","tag-homepage","tag-our-people","tag-paws-up","tag-staff"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35896","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35896"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35896\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35903,"href":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35896\/revisions\/35903"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35898"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35896"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35896"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35896"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}