Veterinary student volunteers organize the college’s annual Open House in April. During Open House, more than 2,000 people tour the college and attend educational presentations to learn about the scope and depth of veterinary medicine and the college’s admissions requirements. They also enjoy entertainment such as agility dog shows, horse shows and presentations about raptors, reptiles and rabbits. Students handle logistics, marketing, media relations, crowd control and coordinating with outside vendors.
This year’s Open House is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., April 21, 2018.
9:30 a.m.
Horsemanship Demonstration
Trowbridge
9:30 a.m.
Purina Pro Plan Performance Team
Purina Dogs
Veterinary Medicine Building West Lawn
10:30-11 a.m.
Getting Into Veterinary College
Student Panel
Auditorium
11 a.m. to Noon
Why You Want a Veterinarian With You on Your Trip to Oz
Presented by CVM Dean Carolyn J. Henry, DVM, MS, ACVIM
Auditorium
11:30 a.m.
Purina Pro Plan Performance Team
Purina Dogs
Veterinary Medicine Building West Lawn
Noon to 1 p.m.
Questions and Answers to Applying to Vet School
Presented by Kathy Seay, Admissions Manager
Auditorium
12:30 p.m.
Farrier Demonstration
Trowbridge
1 to 1:30 p.m.
Poop: Insight Into Our Mysterious Microbiota
Presented by Craig Franklin, DVM, PhD, ACLAM and Aaron Ericsson, DVM, PhD
Library
1:30 p.m.
Purina Pro Plan Performance Team
Purina Dogs
Veterinary Medicine Building West Lawn
1:30 to 2 p.m.
Why We Do Necropsies!
Presented by Fred Williams III, DVM, DACVP
Library
2 to 2:30 p.m.
The Evolution of the Scarecrow:
You Don’t Have to be a Superhero to Survive in a Toxic World!
Presented by Tim Evans, DVM, MS, PhD, DABVT, DACT
Library
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- Bayer
- Boehringer Ingelheim
- Boone Electric
- Hawthorn Insurance Group
- Kia of Columbia
- MVMA
- Orscheln Farm & Home
- Purina
- Royal Canin
- Sydenstricker
- W.N. Farms L.L.C.
- Zoetis
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