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NOTE TO JOURNALISTS: Journalists are welcome to attend selected lectures and workshops at the symposium. For a schedule, contact symposium co-chairs Dawn Tandus, (765) 743-4137, or Kurt Strueh, (765) 523-3513.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- More than 1,000 veterinary students from across the country will spend three days at Purdue University gaining hands-on experience in caring for pets and horses, performing medical procedures for food animals, and caring for injured wild birds.
Purdue is the site for the 27th annual Student American Veterinary Medical Association Symposium, to be held March 13-15.
Among the hands-on workshops: bandaging small animals; testing the quality of cow's milk and determining protein and fat levels; determining the sex of a reptile; using ultrasound to view the reproductive tract of a live horse; evaluating the condition of a horse as it walks on a treadmill; and bandaging the wing of an injured wild bird.
Students also will attend lectures dealing with small animals, food animals such as swine, cattle and ratites (ostriches), equine medicine, exotic animals, and professional development. Topics include cancer in pets, marine mammal medicine, reproduction and health maintenance of herd animals, cardiac surgery in pets, animal well-being, racehorse medicine, and emergency medicine.
Students also will meet professional veterinarians and attend meetings to discuss professional opportunities, the future of veterinary medicine and the roles of private and corporate veterinary practice.
"This is a great educational experience for veterinary students to be exposed to the professionals who teach us," said Dawn Tandus, a junior in veterinary medicine and one of the organizers of the symposium. "It also gives us a chance to show off the new facilities in our school."
A $33.4 million, 65,000-square-foot addition to Purdue's School of Veterinary Medicine was dedicated in the fall of 1995. The veterinary school is one of 27 in the United States and the only one in Indiana.
Purdue was the site of the first student symposium 27 years ago, but has not held one since, Tandus said. Purdue's School of Veterinary Medicine enrolls 252 vet med undergraduate students; 90 graduate students, residents and interns; and 56 veterinary technology students.
In addition to lectures and workshops, students at the symposium also will participate in a variety of academic contests, such as a spelling bee for various medical terms and a "Jeopardy"-like game based on veterinary medicine. Tours and trips are scheduled to Wolf Park in Battle Ground and the Indianapolis Zoo, as well as Purdue's Animal Science Research Farms, the Animal Disease and Diagnostic Laboratory and the Veterinary Hospital.
The keynote speaker at an awards banquet on Saturday (3/15) will be Purdue alumnus Dr. Mary Beth Leininger, the first woman president of the American Veterinary Medical Association.
CONTACTS: Dawn Tandus, (765) 743-4137; e-mail, tandusd@vet.purdue.edu
Kurt Strueh, co-chair, (765) 523-3513
A team from Perry Meridian High School in Indianapolis placed second in the 1997 state contest, held Feb. 21-23 at Purdue University.
The student teams of six to eight members, coached by attorneys and teachers, presented a hypothetical case involving a personal injury suit. A panel of lawyers selected the winning team. Each team competed in four rounds, alternating between defendant's and plaintiff's sides.
Purdue political science Professor Mark Gibney, executive director of Indiana High School Mock Trial, said members of Castle's winning team are Carrie Burson, Erin Braun, Brad Brewster, Caryn Glawe, Whitney Schacke, Scott Barnhart and Michael Henry. Their attorney coach is Verdelski Miller, and their teacher coach is Stan Harris.
Here are the other top-10 teams among the 18 that competed this year: third, Pioneer in Royal Center ; fourth, Brebeuf in Indianapolis ; fifth, Canterbury in Fort Wayne ; sixth, another team from Castle in Newburgh ; seventh, North Central in Indianapolis ; eighth, St. Joseph in South Bend ; ninth, Marian in Mishawaka ; and 10th, Heritage Christian in Indianapolis .
Honored as best attorneys were: Carrie Burson (Castle), Erin Flynn (Marian), M. Hamilton (Castle), Erin Jarmain (Canterbury), Emily Kolles (Carmel in Carmel ), Mike McConnell (Riley in South Bend ), Sheryl Overmyer (Riley), Jessica Portolese (Adams in South Bend ), Susie Stewart (Owen Valley in Spencer ), and Sarah Webber (Pioneer).
Selected as best witnesses were Elizabeth Allina (Canterbury), Erin Braun (Castle), Stan Chen (Brebeuf), Michael Henry (Castle), Zach Jacob (Heritage Christian), John Reanck (Adams), Marjorie Rouch (Pioneer), M. Rust (Castle), Whitney Schnacke (Castle), and John Waymier (Perry Meridian).
Indiana High School Mock Trial is sponsored by the Indiana Bar Foundation and Purdue.
-- Ron Fruitt, vice president emeritus for housing and food services, has joined the staff of the Purdue Alumni Association as a special assistant to the executive director. His part-time appointment begins immediately. Fruitt's duties will include visiting alumni clubs across the country and assisting with Gala Week and Homecoming events.
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-- Applications are being accepted from faculty members who wish to attend the second Bioethics Workshop to be conducted May 18-23 at Purdue. The workshop is for faculty in the life sciences who wish to incorporate discussions of ethical issues into their science classes. Topics to be covered include animal welfare, world hunger and developing countries, genetic engineering, and environmental ethics. Up to 30 participants will be selected, and each will receive a $500 stipend. The program is funded by the National Science Foundation. The deadline for applying is March 25, with preference given to those who apply by March 7. To apply, contact Mark Gibney, professor of political science and global ethics convenor for Purdue's Office of International Programs, (765) 494-7604, e-mail, gibney@polsci.purdue.edu
-- Awards of up to $500 to underwrite lectures by women or related to women's issues are available from the Flora Roberts Bequest for the fiscal year starting July 1. Proposals may be submitted by departments, student organizations and other units on the West Lafayette campus. Applications for funding from the endowment are due in the Purdue Department of Convocations office by April 2. A committee will review the proposals and award grants during the last week of April. For more information, a proposal form, and a one-page summary of the program, contact Lorna Myers in Convocations, (765) 494-9712.
-- Eighteen members of the Purdue Mock Trial team qualified to advance to the national tournament during a regional contest Feb. 14 at Bradley University. Student teams present a hypothetical case, and a panel of lawyers selects the winning team. Political science Professor Mark Gibney is adviser to the Purdue team.
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Compiled by J. Michael Willis, (765) 494-0371; e-mail, mike_willis@purdue.edu
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