Volume 22, No. 2; October 2006

Dr. Jeannette A. Moore, Undergraduate Coordinator, 117 Polk Hall - 515-3028
Dr. Roger L. McCraw, Department Head, 123 Polk Hall - 515-2755

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

• Undergraduate Coordinator's Office
• Judging Teams
• Teaching Awards
• Graduation
  
• Clubs
• Animal Science Club
• Collegiate Horseman's Association
• Companion Animal Club
• Dairy Science Club
• Equestrian Club
• Pre-Veterinary Medical Association
• Rodeo Club
• CALS Career Services
• National Student Exchange Program
• Opportunities
• Internships
• ANS Summer Study Abroad
• Study Abroad Scholarships
• Important Dates to Remember

UNDERGRADUATE COORDINATOR'S OFFICE

All students: October 16 begins the Advising Period for Spring 2007. Seniors and second-year Ag Institute students are able to register for classes first, followed by Juniors and first-year Ag Institute students the next week, and later Sophomores and Freshmen. Be sure to schedule an appointment with your advisor! Please be prepared when you meet with your advisor; you should already have determined which classes you will take, and should have already filled out your "Plan of Work" (see below). If you need a curriculum sheet or the list of Humanities and Social Science courses, stop by 117 Polk Hall. Students who are enrolled in ANS 150 (Introduction to Animal Science) will receive the curricula sheets on October 20 in class. If you are unsure who your advisor is, please see Dee Pryse in 117 Polk Hall.

Your advisor will give you your Spring 2007 PIN number at your meeting. Only your advisor can give you your PIN number! Please write it in a location where you will not lose it. You will need it to register for classes and to change your schedule later (if necessary).

If you are a freshman looking for an Animal Science course to take, you may be interested in ANS 105, Intro to Companion Animals or ANS 110, Intro to Equine Science.

New and Continuing Students need to fill out an online "Plan of Work." Go to the PACK TRACS link on the Registration and Records web site, choose "For Students" then choose "PACK TRACK Tutorials." This is an animated tutorial that shows you how to create your Plan of Work (which is really your plan of which semester you will take each remaining course). Please do this before meeting with your advisor this month. Please plan out the next 3 semesters.

Non-English Speaking Culture Course: When you look at your Degree Audit on the web, the last item listed under "Humanities & Social Science" says "Coreq" in the Credit Hour column. If the grade says "MET," then you have met this requirement. If it has not been met, you need to choose a course with an asterisk on it as one of your Humanities/Social Science courses. This list of courses can be picked up in room 117 Polk, or you can check the web listing to see which courses have asterisks.

Pass/fail warning: Please remember that changing a course you are enrolled in to be pass/fail (also called "credit only") means the course can only count as a free elective. If it is an Animal Science course, it cannot count as a Departmental Elective; if it is a Humanities/Social Science course, it will not fulfill the requirement. Only free electives and PE courses can be taken pass/fail. Also, courses taken pass/fail at other institutions will not transfer in; a transfer course has to be taken for a letter grade and the student must earn a C-minus or better in order for it to transfer.

Email Over Quota: Please be sure to delete old messages and attachments from your email on a regular basis. Pictures especially take up a lot of space! If you go over quota, you may miss important messages from your professor.

JUDGING TEAMS

Students who have a background in 4-H livestock or an interest in livestock judging should consider taking ANS 309, Livestock Evaluation in the spring semester. The course offers a detailed explanation of value determination in sheep, goats, swine and cattle. See Dale Miller in 111-B Polk for additional information.

The Horse Judging Team is being coached by Mike Yoder. For additional information, contact Mike Yoder at 513-3509 or enroll in ANS 303, Equine Evaluation, in spring.

If you are interested in being on the Dairy Judging Team, talk to Dr. Mitch Hockett in 245 Polk and plan to take ANS 304, Dairy Evaluation, in spring.

General Judging Team information: If 5 or more qualified students are interested in forming a team and can commit to the events, a team will be formed. Team members are expected to raise the funds to cover travel expenses.

TEACHING AWARDS

Please consider nominating a good teacher you have had for the Outstanding Teacher Award. You can nominate them via the web at http://www.ncsu.edu/provost/awards/index.html

GRADUATION

The NCSU Bookstore at Dunn Avenue will have a Graduation Fair October 17-19 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Representatives from CB Grad Announcements, Balfour Rings, diploma frame companies, Classic Photography, Registration & Records and Career Planning will be available to help you with your questions about graduation and beyond. Information about all aspects of the fall graduation ceremony is available at http://www.ncsu.edu/registrar/graduation/index.html

CLUBS

The Animal Science Club will have its next meetings October 3^rd and 10^th at 7:00 p.m. in 1404 Williams Hall. The NC State Fair is October 13-22, and the club members will be hard at work while participating in the various events the club hosts. The Milking Booth gives members a chance to show others a real aspect of farm life by milking a cow. Members working at the Animal Ark will take care of the animals on display and be available for visitor questions. Members are also working the NC Cattleman's Association Booth, where they will be serving up the famous steak sandwiches. Club members will be showing livestock as well. The club has entries in dairy and beef cattle, as well as the swine and goats shows. Please visit our members at the fair and experience the fun we have as the Animal Science Club. Be sure to look in next month's newsletter for more upcoming events. The club is open to everyone in all majors, so please come out and join us! You may also visit our web site at http://www.ncsuanimalscience.com/.

COLLEGIATE HORSEMAN'S ASSOCIATION

Our next meeting will be Wednesday, October 25^th at 7:30 p.m. in Fox 304. For more information, check our web page at http://www.geocities.com/cha_ncsu or contact our president, Danielle McLaurin, at cha_ncsu@yahoo.com.

COMPANION ANIMAL CLUB

The Companion Animal Club has many upcoming opportunities this semester!! The club is volunteering at the Annual SPCA Fur Ball October 1 from 6:00 - 10:00 p.m. We are also volunteering at Second Chance Adopt-a-Thons throughout the semester. The CAC annual Howl-oween party is October 18 in 216 Mann Hall at 7:00 p.m. We will be holding a pet costume contest and lots more fun activities! Come on out; it is not to late to join! For more information, contact the club via e-mail at companion_animal@hotmail.com, or refer to our web site at http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/student_orgs/companion/CompanionAnimalClub.html.

The next Dairy Science Club meeting is Tuesday, October 3^rd in Williams 1404 at 6:30 p.m. We will also be helping with the Junior Dairy Shows at the State Fair on October 21^st and 22^nd. Please come out and join us!

Please come and join us. You may also visit our web site for more information about upcoming events at http://www.ncsueq.com/.

PRE-VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

The Pre-Vet Club has had a great beginning of the semester and has many more activities planned. We will be working as barn staff to support the E.coli prevention project at the NC State Fair in October. Our next meeting is on Monday, October 9^th in Bostian 2722 at 7:00 p.m. If you are interested in veterinary medicine and would like to join the Pre-Vet Club, please feel free to come to our next meeting. If you would like more information about the meeting, please feel free to email Amber Musick at amber_musick@yahoo.com. You may also view our web site at http://clubs.ncsu.edu/prevet/.

RODEO CLUB

Our next meeting will be October 2 at 7:00 p.m. in Williams 1404. We will be working at the Ark during the NC State Fair and hosting a rodeo in Benson, NC at McLamb's Arena October 27-28. Come out and join us! You may also visit our web site for all the upcoming events and meetings at http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/student_orgs/ansci/roldeo/.

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

The CALS Career Expo will be held at the Talley Student Center from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 26. More than 100 employers from career fields, including biotechnology, environmental agencies, food companies, health related organizations and agricultural businesses are expected to attend. For more information, please visit http://ceres.cals.ncsu.edu/career/site/public/index.cfm?pageID=245

NATIONAL STUDENT EXCHANGE PROGRAM
The National Student Exchange Program at NC State offers full-time, undergraduate students a wonderful and economical opportunity to study at another university in the United States, while retaining full-time status at North Carolina State University! Depending upon the college where students choose to study, students either pay their tuition and fees directly to NC State, or they pay tuition and fees at the in-state rate at the campus they are attending. Students may participate in the exchange for a semester or academic year and must have a minimum 2.5 GPA or higher. Applications are due by February 2, 2007. If you have questions, please contact Alex Miller (919-515-2835) alex_miller@ncsu.edu or Christy Rain (919-513-1820) christy_rain@ncsu.edu. For additional information, please visit http://www.ncsu.edu/nse and http://www.nse.org/.

OPPORTUNITIES

INTERNSHIPS

The deadline is fast approaching for applications for the Spring 2007 session of the Kentucky Equine Management Internship (KEMI) program. Applications to our Spring session, which will take place January 8-June 8, 2007, should be postmarked by October 31, 2006. KEMI is a non-profit organization providing paid internship opportunities for college students (or recent college graduates) on Central Kentucky Thoroughbred horse farms. More information and the application form can be found on our web site at http://www.kemi.org. 

McDuffee Quarter Horses in Ocala, Florida has two internship openings for the spring 2007 breeding season beginning in January 2007. A small salary and housing is offered. If interested, please see the Job Book in 117 Polk.

Select Sires Inc., from Plain City, Ohio, is seeking two students for internships for summer 2007, beginning May or early June. Applications must be submitted no later than November 24, 2006. For complete details, see the Job Book in 117 Polk.

The National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) is offering internships to help with the presentation of the 2006 NRHA Futurity and Adequan North American Affiliate Show November 23-December 2. Applications are due to NRHA by October 9. For details and an application, see the Job Book in 117 Polk.

Peterson and Smith Equine Hospital in Ocala, Florida will be offering internships for spring and summer of 2007. The application deadline is November 25, 2006. Please see the bulletin board outside of 117 Polk for complete details.

ANIMAL SCIENCE SUMMER STUDY ABROAD

Students have the opportunity to travel to Queensland, Australia with Dr. Morgan Morrow from the Department of Animal Science; during this 4-week summer trip, students study Australian culture, wildlife, vegetation, and agriculture at two of the University of Queensland's campuses. For more information, go to: http://studyabroad.ncsu.edu/ and select "Programs," then enter term=summer and country=Australia. Choose the Queensland trip from the list. Animal Science majors earn 3 credits of Animal Science Elective and 3 credits of Free Elective.

STUDY ABROAD SCHOLARSHIPS

The Study Abroad Office offers approximately $65,000 in scholarships and administers an additional $75,000 in program-specific and departmental scholarships each academic year for use in study abroad programs. Typical award amounts are approximately $500. The purpose of this scholarship program is to help provide assistance with the financing of the scholarship recipient's study abroad experience. Please be aware that typical awards may cover only a small amount of the student's overall expenses. Each year the scholarships become more competitive as we have more and more students applying to study abroad. We encourage all study abroad participants to apply for this scholarship opportunity.

Bring your completed scholarship packet to the Study Abroad Office at 2118 Pullen Hall in person by Friday, November 3, 2006, no later than 4:00 p.m. Early application is advised; although early applications will not be given preference; late applications will not be considered. For complete details, visit the web site at http://studyabroad.ncsu.edu/.

OCTOBER 2006 IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER

Club Web Addresses

Animal Science Club - http://www.ncsuanimalscience.com/
Collegiate Horseman's Association - http://www.geocities.com/cha_ncsu
Companion Animal Club - http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/student_orgs/companion/CompanionAnimalClub.html
Equestrian Club - http://www.ncsueq.com/
Pre-Veterinary Medical Association - http://clubs.ncsu.edu/prevet/
Rodeo Club - http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/student_orgs/ansci/rodeo/

See Job Book in 117 Polk (phone 515-3028) or the bulletin board outside of 117 Polk for additional information on the opportunities listed.

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