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.
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Open House – May 6, 2023
Open House Schedule
9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Veterinary Health Center Tours
(Depart Every 15 Minutes)
9:30 a.m.
Agility Dog Performance
Show Me Agility Club of Central
Missouri
Lawn Adjacent to AV-16 Parking
9:30 to 10 a.m.
Egg prices too high? VMDL
Resources for Backyard Poultry
Owners
Maria Dashek DVM, PhD,
VMDL Avian Pathologist
Library
10 a.m. to Noon
Mule Wagon Rides
East Campus Drive
10 a.m., 11 a.m. Noon, 1 p.m.
Equine Chiropractic Demo
Trowbridge
10 to 10:40 a.m.
Out in the Field: A Day as an
Equine Ambulatory Vet
Kelly Gravitt, DVM MU Equine
Ambulatory Postdoctoral Fellow
Library
10:50 a.m. to 11:20 a.m.
Precision Medicine for
Companion Animals
Leslie A. Lyons, PhD,
Gilbreath-McLorn Endowed
Professor of Comparative
Medicine
Library
Veterinary Health Center Tours
(Depart Every 15 Minutes)
9:30 a.m.
Agility Dog Performance
Show Me Agility Club of Central
Missouri
Lawn Adjacent to AV-16 Parking
9:30 to 10 a.m.
Egg prices too high? VMDL
Resources for Backyard Poultry
Owners
Maria Dashek DVM, PhD,
VMDL Avian Pathologist
Library
10 a.m. to Noon
Mule Wagon Rides
East Campus Drive
10 a.m., 11 a.m. Noon, 1 p.m.
Equine Chiropractic Demo
Trowbridge
10 to 10:40 a.m.
Out in the Field: A Day as an
Equine Ambulatory Vet
Kelly Gravitt, DVM MU Equine
Ambulatory Postdoctoral Fellow
Library
10:50 a.m. to 11:20 a.m.
Precision Medicine for
Companion Animals
Leslie A. Lyons, PhD,
Gilbreath-McLorn Endowed
Professor of Comparative
Medicine
Library
11:30 a.m.
Ann Gafke’s Dogschooling
AV-16 Parking Lot
11:30 a.m. to Noon
Veterinary Careers with the
Missouri Department
of Agriculture
Marin DeBauch,
Director, Meat and Poultry
Inspection Program
Library
Noon to 1 p.m.
Want to be a Veterinarian?
Admissions Do’s and Don’ts
Kathy Seay, Admissions Advisor
Auditorium
1:10 to 1:50 p.m.
Student Panel
Library
1:30 p.m.
Ann Gafke’s Dogschooling
AV-16 Parking Lot
2 to 2:30 p.m.
VRSP Presents:
Spooning With Bladder Stones:
A Veterinary Student’s
Invention
Davina D’Angelo, 2025 DVM
Candidate, VRSP Senior Scholar
and
Microbiome Research to
Further Conservation of
“Extinct-in-the-Wild”
Wyoming Toads
Nicole Scarberry – 2024 DVM
Candidate
Library
Ann Gafke’s Dogschooling
AV-16 Parking Lot
11:30 a.m. to Noon
Veterinary Careers with the
Missouri Department
of Agriculture
Marin DeBauch,
Director, Meat and Poultry
Inspection Program
Library
Noon to 1 p.m.
Want to be a Veterinarian?
Admissions Do’s and Don’ts
Kathy Seay, Admissions Advisor
Auditorium
1:10 to 1:50 p.m.
Student Panel
Library
1:30 p.m.
Ann Gafke’s Dogschooling
AV-16 Parking Lot
2 to 2:30 p.m.
VRSP Presents:
Spooning With Bladder Stones:
A Veterinary Student’s
Invention
Davina D’Angelo, 2025 DVM
Candidate, VRSP Senior Scholar
and
Microbiome Research to
Further Conservation of
“Extinct-in-the-Wild”
Wyoming Toads
Nicole Scarberry – 2024 DVM
Candidate
Library
Open House Participants
- AVMA Trust & AVMA Life
- Bear River Ranch & Cub Creek Science Camp
- Boone County Fire Protection District
- Boone County Sheriff’s Department
- BSVT Program
- Cedar Creek Therapeutic Riding
- Central Missouri Humane Society
- Clinical Skills Lab
- Comparative Medicine Program Residents
- Columbia Second Chance
- Dechra
- Dental Club
- Department of Public Health
- Department of Biomedical Sciences
- Dr. Evans Balloon Sea Animals
- Elanco
- Equine Club
- Face Painting
- Food Safety and Inspection Service
- Hill’s Pet Nutrition
- Homes for Animal Heroes
- House Rabbit Society of Missouri
- MACC Veterinary Technician Program
- USDA Meat and Poultry Program
- One Health Club
- Purina
- Raptor Rehabilitation Project
- SAVMA
- SCAVSAB
- SCVECCS
- Shelter Medicine Club
- Teddy Bear Repair
- Theriogenology Club
- United States Department of Agriculture
- Veterinary Emergency Group
- VHC Career Opportunities
- Veterinary Research Scholars Program
- WVLDI
- ZEW Club
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