Volume 23, No. 2; October 2007

http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/an_sci/home/teaching.htm

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
• Graduate School?
• Teaching Awards
• Graduation
• Food Animal Vet Interest
  
• 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
• Scholarships
• ANS Summer Study Abroad to Australia
• ANS Summer Study Abroad to Ireland
• Study Abroad Scholarships
• Part-Time Jobs
• Important Dates to Remember

UNDERGRADUATE COORDINATOR'S OFFICE

All students: October 15 begins the Advising Period for Spring 2008. 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 19 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 2008 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 for spring or fall. ANS 110 is also offered via Distance Education in the summer.

New and Continuing Students need to fill out an online "Plan of Work." To modify your plan of work, you must log in to MyPack Portal at http://www.ncsu.edu (MyPack Portal has replaced Pack Tracks). If you are having difficulty modifying your Plan of Work, please view the Plan of Work tutorial. 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. Please also be aware that your N.C. State University email is the only one used now by professors. You can make it so your NCSU email is forwarded to another email address, or you can check your NCSU email on a regular basis.

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 466B Riddick Hall 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.

GRADUATE SCHOOL?

If you don't know about your opportunities to earn a Masters degree or a Ph.D., or if you have heard about graduate school and want more information, please come to the presentation on October 16^th at 2:00 p.m. in 125 Polk Hall. Dr. Char Farin, who is the Director of Graduate Programs for the Department of Animal Science, will be giving a presentation entitled: "What is Graduate School and is it for Me?" on October 16^th. Non-Animal Science majors are also welcome to attend, so bring a friend with you!

TEACHING AWARDS

Please consider nominating a good teacher you have had for the Outstanding Teacher Award. Nominations will be accepted online through October 24. You can nominate your favorite teacher via the web at http://www.ncsu.edu/provost/awards/index.html.

GRADUATION

Information about all aspects of the fall graduation ceremony will soon be available at http://www.ncsu.edu/registrar/graduation/index.html.

FOOD ANIMAL VET INTEREST

Everyone is welcome to come to the Fall Forum that is organized by the Food Animal Scholars committee. Come hear Dr. Keith Sterner, former President of the American Association of Bovine Practitioners and a second generation dairy practitioner. (Everyone is welcome, not just pre-vet students.) The program is Thursday, November 8^th. It begins at 5:30 p.m. with pizza, followed at 6:00 with introductions and information on the Food Animal Scholars Program. Dr. Sterner's talk immediately follows the short information session on the Food Animal Scholars Program. The event will be held in the South Theater classroom at the College of Veterinary Medicine. Drive over, car pool with a friend, or take the Wolfline bus. Be sure you don't miss this great opportunity! For more information on the Food Animal Scholars Program, see: http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/an_sci/FoodAnimalScholars/.

CLUBS

Our next meeting will be October 2^nd at 7:00 p.m. in 1404 Williams. The October 9^th meeting will be in 451 Riddick. We will be busy manning the Milking Booth, Ark, and Steak Booth at the NC State Fair October 12-21, as well as showing pigs, beef heifers, dairy heifers, goats and providing ringmasters for all of the Junior Shows! There will be a State Fair Recovery Dinner for everyone who helps with the Fair on October 30^th at a local restaurant (to be announced later). Please come and join us! Any questions may be directed to Ted Clayton at taclayto@ncsu.edu or Austin Armstrong austina593@aol.com. You may visit our web site at http://clubs.ncsu.edu/asc/.

COLLEGIATE HORSEMAN'S ASSOCIATION

For all the latest information about upcoming meetings, activities, or events, please contact Alaina Parsons at cha_ncsu@yahoo.com or visit our web site at http://www.geocities.com/cha_ncsu.

COMPANION ANIMAL CLUB

The Companion Animal Club is comprised of students from all majors who share an interest in animals. Our October meetings will be on the 17^th and the 31^st in Mann 216. Our meeting on the 31^st will be a Howl-O-Ween party with a pet costume contest and refreshments! Pets are welcome at some meetings depending on the speaker. Hope to see you there! For more information, you may visit our web site at http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/student_orgs/companion/CompanionAnimalClub.html.

If you are interested in joining the club, please email the club president, Leslie Gentry, at lcgentry@ncsu.edu to be added to the listserve.

We had tryouts the first two weeks in September and are in the process of putting together our teams. We will compete in Dressage on October 5^th at Virginia Intermont in Bristol, Virginia. Our upcoming meetings are October 1, 15, and 29 in 2037 Carmichael at 8:00 p.m. Please come and join us!Please visit our web site for more information about upcoming events at http://www.ncsueq.com/.

PRE-VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

If there are any questions about the club, please contact Taylor Higgins at tjhiggin@ncsu.edu You may also view our web site at http://clubs.ncsu.edu/prevet/.

RODEO CLUB

Our next meetings will be October 8^th and 29^th in 451 Riddick at 7:00 p.m. Come out and join us! 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/rodeo/.

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! We have a new on-line system that allows students to apply for jobs, drop resumes for employer viewing and sign up for interviews! You may find this information at http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/epack. Please visit them at 107 Patterson Hall, call 515-3249, or get information on-line at the following address: http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/career/.

CAREER EXPO: Each year, CALS Career Services sponsors a Career Expo for its students and alumni. The Expo is an opportunity for employers and students to meet, discuss career opportunities and network. The 2007 Expo will be held in the Talley Student Center on Thursday, October 25 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. All students, including freshmen, are encouraged to stop by! 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 GPA of 2.5 or higher. Applications are due by February 1, 2008. 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 more 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 2008 session of the Kentucky Equine Management Internship (KEMI) program. Applications to our Spring session should be postmarked by October 31, 2007. 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 one internship opening in the breeding and foaling program beginning January 2008. Please see the bulletin board outside of Polk 117 for more details.

SCHOLARSHIPS

The Colvin Scholarship Foundation and Certified Angus Beef LLC are seeking applicants for its 2008 scholarships. Applications are due December 17. All qualified college juniors and seniors are encouraged to apply. Information and applications are available at http://www.certifiedangusbeef.com/press/csf/index.php.

ANIMAL SCIENCE AUSTRALIA SUMMER STUDY ABROAD

Students have the opportunity to travel to Queensland, Australia with Dr. Morgan Morrow from the Department of Animal Science. This unique program provides students the opportunity to spend four weeks in Queensland, Australia studying Australian culture and agriculture. Students start by spending two weeks based at the Gatton campus of Queensland University where they study the beef, swine, and sheep industries. Students will also study systems analysis focusing on zoonotic diseases and work with the horses. After a weekend at the Bunya Mountains, the Gold Coast and O'Reillys in the rainforest of the border ranges, we will be on the St. Lucia campus, the main campus of Queensland University, in Brisbane the capital of Queensland. Here students will continue learning about the Australian farming systems, Australian history, aboriginal culture, art and politics. Look for the flyers posted around campus and visit the web site at http://www.ncsu.edu/sa/queensland/index.htm. Animal Science majors earn 3 credits of Animal Science Elective.

HORSE INDUSTRY IN IRELAND SUMMER STUDY ABROAD

Students will travel for 14 days throughout Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland to several unique equine facilities. Students will have the opportunity to experience the racing industry hands-on through working at the CAFRE facility in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland. While at this facility, students will be expected to work in the stables, exercise the horses and take part in seminars and lectures at the campus. From there students will travel south through the Republic of Ireland to visit several facilities, including other equine colleges. Students will also visit several race tracks, both Connemara and Thoroughbred farms, RACE (Racing Academy Center for Education) and the Irish National Stud. Before departure, students will be expected to attend introductory seminars at NCSU to learn about Irish history and culture, and to learn more about equestrian sports and breeds unique to Ireland. For more information, please contact Dr. Pratt at Shannon_Pratt@ncsu.edu.

STUDY ABROAD SCHOLARSHIPS

Each year, the Study Abroad office at NC State provides financial assistance for overseas study in the form of study abroad scholarships. These funds are donated by Colleges and Departments across campus as well as from the Study Abroad Office. For students with a tight budget, a scholarship can help bridge the financial gap and make an international experience possible.

The Fall 2007 scholarship application deadline is October 5, 2007. Students going abroad Fall 2007, Year 2007-2008, Spring 2008 and Summer 2008 will be eligible to apply. Winners of these funds will be announced at the end of the Fall semester and will be required to use their scholarships to study abroad by Summer 2008.

The Spring 2008 scholarship application deadline is February 8, 2008. These applications will not be available until the beginning of the Spring semester.

For complete details, visit the web site at http://studyabroad.ncsu.edu/ and choose "Scholarships".

PART-TIME JOBS

Extension Swine Husbandry is hiring undergraduates to help with the transfer of electronic swine extension articles onto the new eXtension web site http://www.extension.org/. Responsibilities will include reformatting swine extension articles to be compliant with the eXtension web site. Training will be provided. Hours are flexible and can be arranged around your class schedule. Students will be required to provide their own transportation to the Extension Swine Husbandry offices located at Research Annex West, Building B http://www.ncsu.edu/campus_map/cvm.htm. For more information, or to apply, contact: Dr. Todd See at (919) 515-8797, todd_see@ncsu.edu or Kyle Lovercamp at (919) 515-5914, k_lovercamp@ncsu.edu.

OCTOBER 2007 IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER

Club Web Addresses

Animal Science Club - http://clubs.ncsu.edu/asc/
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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