Purdue News Best Bets
Best Bets
February 28, 1997
JOURNALISTS: Here's an idea about an upcoming news story and a list of newsworthy
Purdue events during the next few weeks.
National vet gathering gives hands-on experience
From bandaging small animals and determining the sex of a reptile, to examining a
horse using a treadmill and testing the quality of cow's milk, veterinary students
from across the country will gain hands-on experience at the 27th annual Student
American Veterinary Medical Association Symposium from Thursday through Saturday, March 13-15,
at Purdue. More than 1,000 veterinary students will attend lectures and hands-on
workshops dealing with a variety of topics in veterinary medicine, including small
animal care, equine and food animal medicine, and professional issues and opportunities.
Sponsored by the School of Veterinary Medicine. Call for times and locations of workshops
and lectures open to journalists. CONTACTS: Dawn Tandus, symposium co-chair, (765)
743-4137; e-mail, tandusd@vet.purdue.edu; Kurt Strueh, co-chair, (765) 523-3513.
Events
March 4-13.
Purdue's Breaking New Ground Outreach Program will hold a series of church accessibility
workshops around Indiana in March. The workshops are designed to help congregations
make their places of worship more accessible to members with disabilities. CONTACT: Barry Delks, Breaking New Ground, (765) 494-1221.
All workshops are from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Dates and locations for the workshops are:
- March 4 Rockville Christian Church, Rockville
- March 5 Sarto Retreat House and Catholic Center, Evansville
- March 11 Clifty Falls State Park, Jefferson County
- March 12 Harrisburg Union Church, Harrisburg
- March 13 Memorial Baptist Church, Fort Wayne
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