Volume 18, No. 3; November/December 2002

Dr. Jeannette A. Moore, Undergraduate Coordinator, 102 Polk Hall (515-3028)

Dr. Dr. Roger L. McCraw, Interim Department Head, 123 Polk Hall (515-2755)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Undergraduate Coordinator's Office
• Important Dates to Remember
• Clubs
• Animal Science Club
• Collegiate Horseman's Association
• Companion Animal Club
  
• Pre-Veterinary Medical Association
• Rodeo Club
  
• Opportunities
• CALS Career Services
• Internships

UNDERGRADUATE COORDINATOR'S OFFICE

If you are a freshman looking for an Animal Science course to take next semester, consider ANS 105 (Introduction to Companion Animals). There are no pre-requisites for this course, but you need to be a Freshman or Sophomore to enroll.

If you are graduating this semester, you will receive information in the mail just before Thanksgiving time. For baccalaureate students, the University ceremony begins at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, December 18 at the RBC Center (Entertainment Sports Arena), and the Departmental ceremony will be in the McKimmon Center at 12:00 noon. There is no limit to the number of people you can bring to the University ceremony because it will be at the RBC Center, but we do need to limit the number of guests who will attend the Departmental ceremony. Every graduate may bring 8 guests. If you wish to bring more than 8 guests, please let Dee know.

For Agricultural Institute students, the graduation ceremony is at 3:00 p.m. at the McKimmon Center on the same day (Wednesday, December 18).

Graduation announcements may be obtained any time at the NCSU Bookstore on Dunn Avenue. Personalized announcements must be pre-ordered; it takes three to four weeks for them to arrive.

Cap and gown distribution will take place beginning Friday, December 6 at the NCSU Bookstore (Dunn Avenue) on the lower level. Please follow directional signs in the store. Undergraduate students graduating with honors will have the option of purchasing an honors sash for an additional fee. All graduation apparel must be paid for at the time of pick-up. The bookstore will be open for distribution as follows:

December 6-17 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Saturdays 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

If you are an SAS or IAS student graduating next semester, please be sure to turn in your blue "Application for Degree" card and Graduation Worksheet to Dee Pryse in 102 Polk as soon as they are completed. We need to check through all of the cards and turn them in to Patterson Hall by the first day of Spring semester (January 9, 2003), so we would appreciate you getting those to us soon. You will also need to complete theGraduating Senior Survey. It is now available only on the web and the web address is on the "Graduation Procedure" memo from Dr. Moore. See Dee Pryse in 102 Polk if you did not get a copy of the letter from your advisor.

If you are a rising senior, please fill out a timetable of classes for your remaining two or three semesters. You can use this semester's and next semester's TRACS books to see what time the courses are offered, but be sure you are aware that some of our Discipline courses are only offered every other year (look at your blue or green curriculum sheet to see when they are offered). Planning your remaining semesters can prevent unhappy surprises, such as discovering that ANS 230 (Nutrition) and BCH 451 (Biochemistry) are both always taught MWF 9:10 to 10:00, and there is only one section of each.

If you need to pick up a copy of your curriculum sheet, the list of Humanities and Social Science courses, the list of ABC Electives, an On-Campus Learning Experience form (ANS 493), or any other academic form, please stop by 102 Polk Hall. We are open from 7:30 a.m. to noon and 1:00 to 4:30 p.m. (actually 5:00 unless Dr. Moore is teaching or in a meeting).

CLUBS

Academic Quadrathlon: The Animal Science Club will have its annual Academic Quadrathlon on December 6 (Friday afternoon) and 7 (Saturday 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.). For December 6, teams of 4 can compete in the hands-on portion of the Quadrathlon at the Animal Educational Units. On Saturday, the teams will make oral presentations, take a written test, and compete in the Quiz Bowl, which ends up being fun and entertaining for all who participate. The winning team will compete in the Regional Academic Quadrathlon January 31 through February 3 in Mobile, Alabama.

The next meeting will be held on November 5 at 7:00 p.m. in Polk 5A.

For more information about the Animal Science Club, please visit our website at: http://www2.ncsu.edu/unity/project/www/ncsu/cals/student_orgs/ansci/ans_club.html

Our last general meetings of the year will be on November 4 and November 18. On November 4 we are planning to have a speaker on holistic medicine, and on November 18 we are planning to have a zoo vet come to speak. We will also be choosing a pet of the month for November. A deadline for the Safe Haven for Cats has been set for November 19. We also have plans to play paintball one weekend in November. Our Christmas party will be held on either the 4th or 5th of December. More details on the date and time will be available soon.

For more information, visit our website at: http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/student_orgs/prevet/home.html.

OPPORTUNITIES

CALS CAREER SERVICES

Career Services offers various services to students. They include On-Campus Recruiting Schedules, Workshop Schedules, Monthly Employment Bulletins, Intern Center, and more! You may visit them at 111 Patterson Hall, call them at 515-3249, or on-line at the following address: http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/career

Career Services Workshops
All workshops are located in Room 106 Patterson unless otherwise noted.

Alumni Career Paths

Wednesday

Nov. 6

12:30-1:30 p.m.

Experience and Internship & Prove Yourself Early

INTERNSHIPS

Hoard's Dairyman, The National Dairy Farm Magazine, has an internship available for an ambitious dairy student interested in writing. The deadline is November 15, 2002. If interested, see the Job Book in 102 Polk Hall for more details.

Elanco Animal Health has a summer internship available with a stipend for students to explore research in animal health. Students entering their junior or senior year or entering a post-graduate education program may apply. The deadline is February 1, 2003. For complete details and an application, see Dee in 102 Polk.

See Job Book in 102 Polk (phone 515-3028) or the bulletin board outside of 102 Polk for additional information on the opportunities listed.