{"id":9507,"date":"2020-08-07T12:17:56","date_gmt":"2020-08-07T16:17:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qa.vet.purdue.edu\/news\/?p=9507"},"modified":"2020-08-07T14:17:53","modified_gmt":"2020-08-07T18:17:53","slug":"virtual-event-gives-donors-birdseye-view-of-new-purdue-university-veterinary-hospital-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/virtual-event-gives-donors-birdseye-view-of-new-purdue-university-veterinary-hospital-project.php","title":{"rendered":"Virtual Event Gives Donors Birdseye View of New Purdue University Veterinary Hospital Project"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"469\" src=\"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/VTH-VE_sm-1024x469.jpg\" alt=\"screen shot of PVM leaders participating in the Zoom meeting\" class=\"wp-image-9512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/VTH-VE_sm-1024x469.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/VTH-VE_sm-300x138.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/VTH-VE_sm-768x352.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/VTH-VE_sm-513x235.jpg 513w, https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/VTH-VE_sm.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>College and hospital leaders along with members of the development team \u201czoomed\u201d in for a virtual gathering to give donors an update on the new <a href=\"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/hospital\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Purdue University Veterinary Hospital<\/a> project.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Friends and alumni of the Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine who have committed a major gift to the new hospital project recently joined Dean Willie Reed and the college&#8217;s development office for a live, virtual hospital update.&nbsp; More than 25 alumni and friends participated in the Zoom event Tuesday, July 21.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/DR-EQ_sm-1024x659.jpg\" alt=\"screen shot of Dean Reed sharing a rendering\" class=\"wp-image-9513\" width=\"401\" height=\"257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/DR-EQ_sm-1024x659.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/DR-EQ_sm-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/DR-EQ_sm-768x494.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/DR-EQ_sm-365x235.jpg 365w, https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/DR-EQ_sm.jpg 1189w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px\" \/><figcaption>Dean Willie Reed shares an architect\u2019s illustration of the waiting area for the new Equine Hospital.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The evening began with a welcome from Chief Development Officer Tanya Finkbiner and continued with a comprehensive construction site update utilizing live camera footage from Cy Rangel, the construction project manager. Flad Architects provided fly-over animation videos for each of the hospitals \u2013 Small Animal, Equine, and Farm Animal \u2013 allowing all attendees to get a visual taste of what is on the horizon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to the opportunity to see the visual updates of the building project, participants also were able to sense the excitement of hospital team leaders and the hospital director, Dr. Ellen Lowery. \u201cIt is important for donors to see and hear from the people they are supporting through this building project,\u201d Dr. Lowery said. \u201cThis unique time provided a fantastic opportunity for the hospital unit leaders to share their excitement and gratitude to the people who are making it possible.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hospital team leaders who participated in the virtual event included:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Dr. Nolie Parnell \u2013 Small Animal Chief of Staff<\/li><li>Dr. Paula Johnson \u2013 Emergency and Critical Care<\/li><li>Dr. Stephanie Thomovsky \u2013 Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation<\/li><li>Dr. Melissa Lewis \u2013 Neurology<\/li><li>Dr. Mark Rochat \u2013 Small Animal Surgery<\/li><li>Dr. Wendy Townsend \u2013 Ophthalmology<\/li><li>Dr. Larry Adams \u2013 Small Animal Internal Medicine<\/li><li>Dr. Caroline Fulkerson \u2013 Diagnostic Imaging<\/li><li>Dr. Ann Weil \u2013 Anesthesiology<\/li><li>Dr. Jan Hawkins \u2013 Large Animal Surgery<\/li><li>Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/directory\/person.php?id=12\">Laurent Cou\u00ebtil<\/a> \u2013 Large Animal Internal Medicine<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/DR-SAH_sm-1024x614.jpg\" alt=\"screen shot of Zoom meeting\" class=\"wp-image-9514\" width=\"400\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/DR-SAH_sm-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/DR-SAH_sm-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/DR-SAH_sm-768x460.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/DR-SAH_sm-392x235.jpg 392w, https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/DR-SAH_sm.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption>During the Zoom meeting, Dean Reed shared an architect\u2019s drawing of the new Small Animal Hospital reception area.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The team leaders shared their excitement about the advantages that the new hospital will offer, including increased room space, better workflow, heightened safety measures, design enhancements for animals\u2019 comfort and well-being, and added space for intermediate care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt was a wonderful night of sharing and celebration of what is to come,\u201d said Tanya, speaking on behalf of the development team. \u201cWe have a long way to go with a lot to be thankful for.\u201d Continued updates will be posted to the college and campaign websites and social media platforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Purdue Veterinary Medicine is at 41% of its fundraising goal of $8.1 million. If you are interested in taking part in this monumental moment for the college, please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/leaveaprint.vet\/\">leaveaprint.vet<\/a> or contact the development office at 765-494-6304.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Friends and alumni of the Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine who have committed a major gift to the new hospital project recently joined Dean Willie Reed and the college&#8217;s development office for a live, virtual hospital update.  More than 25 alumni and friends participated in the Zoom event Tuesday, July 21.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":9512,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[268,31,27],"tags":[595,26,121,56,1503,1416,1066,1729,1734],"class_list":["post-9507","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-giving","category-hospitals","category-services","tag-development","tag-featured-story","tag-giving","tag-homepage","tag-leave-a-print","tag-new-building-construction","tag-new-hospital","tag-purdue-university-veterinary-hospital","tag-virtual-event"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9507","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\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9507"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9507\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9533,"href":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9507\/revisions\/9533"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9512"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9507"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9507"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9507"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}