Veterinary student volunteers organize the college’s annual Open House. 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.
Saturday, May 4th | 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. | 1520 East Rollins St, Columbia, MO 65211
Activities:
- Face painting
- Practice surgery on Teddy Bears
- Photo Booth
- Ballon animals from ” The Antidote!”
- Trowbridge will have lots of animals including a cow you can milk.
- Budweiser Clydesdales
- Agility shows from the Purina dogs
- Tours of the Veterinary Health Center (Clydesdale Hall)
- Mule rides
- Raptor Rehab presentations
Hospital Tours: Tours of Clydesdale Hall given by CVM Ambassadors. There will be interactions and demonstrations throughout all parts of the hospital.
Stops include:
- Small Animal:
- Community Practice
- Emergency and Critical Care
- Internal Medicine
- Ophthalmology
- Oncology
- Neurology
- Clinical Research
- Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Small Animal Surgery
- Equine:
- Main and Ambulatory
- Lameness Demonstration
- Food Animal:
- Main
Presentations:
- Bess Peirce, DVM, DABVP, DACVIM, DACVSMR
- Sports Rehabilitation
- Library 9:45am-10:15
- Ophthalmology Residents
- Ophthalmology
- Library 10:30 am-11:00 am
- Mary McFillen, RVT:
- “Preventative Care: The Key to Living the Best Life”
- Library 11:15 am- 11:45am
- Student Panel
- Answering questions on their Veterinary School Experience
- Auditorium 11:00am-11:45am
- Kathy Seay
- Admissions Process
- Auditorium 12:00pm- 1:00pm
- Leslie Lyons, PhD.:
- “Precision Veterinary Medicine – using genetics for your cat’s health care!”
- Library 1:15pm -1:45 pm
- Michele Zelaya, RVT:
- Oncology
- Library 2:00pm-2:30pm
MU CVM Clubs in Attendance:
- Nutrition Club
- Christian Veterinary Fellowship
- Dental Club
- Theriogenology Club
- VetaHumanz
- SCVECCS
Food Trucks:
- The Big Cheese
- Big Daddy’s BBQ
- Kona Ice
- The Patty Wagonv
- Popcorn provided by the CVM
Exhibitors:
- Barnie’s place (bringing kitties)
- Barnies place will have kitties in attendance
- Bear River Ranch
- Boone County Fire and Rescue/Large Animal Rescue
- BVST Tech Program
- Central Missouri Humane Society
- CityVet
- CVM Clinical pathology and Comparative medicine
- Dechra
- Dickerson Park Zoo
- Goat Yoga
- Hills
- Homes for Animal Heroes
- House Rabbit Rescue of Missouri
- House of Rabbit Rescues will be bringing Rabbits
- MedVet
- Missouri Department of Ag
- MO Department of Conservation
- MU College of Health Sciences and Public health
- MU Department of Animal Sciences
- MU Department of Biomedical Sciences
- NextGen
- Oxbow
- Petco Vet Hospital
- Petropolis
- Will have a dog show
- Stover Animal Rescue
- THRIVE
- Treats Unleashed
- Veterinary Practice Partners (VPP)
- Veterinary Research Scholars Program
- Warm Springs Ranch
Thank you to our Generous Sponsors:
- Commerce Bank, Kansas City
- CityVet
- Dechra
- Hawthorne Animal Hospital
- Hills / SAVMA
- MedVet
- NVA
- THRIVE
- Veterinary Specialty Services STL
- Purina
- Sydenstricker-Nobbe
- Boone Electric
*Please check back for updates and finalized schedule.