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Student Newsletter: January 29th, 2024

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Welcome to Week 24!

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CAMPUS NEWS & EVENTS

  1. 2024 Farm Bill Summit on February 23 from 1 – 3:30 p.m.

    Ever wondered how the Farm Bill affects our food and agricultural landscape?

  2. CFAES Career Fair

    The SP24 CFAES Career Fair will be held on Feb. 13th in the Ohio Union from 1-4pm. Find more information here.

  3. 2024 Connections Corner: Student/DVM Luncheon

    The “2024 Connections Corner: Student/DVM Luncheon” which will be held on Friday, February 23, 2024 in conjunction with the Midwest Veterinary Conference (MVC)!

  4. Website Survey Request

    The Department of Animal Science is seeking feedback from students, faculty and staff regarding the current website. This feedback will help shape information and resources shared on the website in the future, and the survey should take less than 10 minutes to complete.

INTERNSHIP & PART-TIME ANNOUNCEMENTS

  1. Ohio Cattlemen's Association Summer Internship

    The Ohio Cattlemen's Association has opened their summer intership application and will be avaliable through February 15th. Find more information here.

  2. The Ohio Department of Agriculture Internships

    The Ohio Department of Agriculture is currently accepting applications for the following additional 2024 Summer Internship positions:

     Pathology Intern – ADDL – The deadline for applying is Sunday, February 4, 2024.

  3. KESMARC Internship

    Kentucky Equine Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Center (KESMARC) has extended the application deadline for our Summer internship program. The new deadline to apply is January 31st!

  4. Ohio Cattlemen's Association Summer Internship applications due Feb. 15

    Ohio Cattlemen's Association is seeking applicants for its summer internship program. Applications are due February 15th. Apply here.

  5. Summer Undergraduate Research in Genetics and Genomics (SURGe) Program

    The applications for the 

  6. W.H. Miner Agricultural Research Institute Summer Internships

    W.H. Miner Agricultural Research Institute are now welcoming applications for four paid internship programs that will run from Monday, May 20-Friday, August 16, 2024. Applications are due February 15th:

  7. Parker Dairy Ice Cream Production Assistant

    Parker Dairy Ice Cream is looking to build of team of students to assist with ice cream production. Duties include:

    -label printing

    -labeling cups

    -being point-of-sale during events

    -production (4-8 hour blocks of time, depending on the production schedule)

  8. Purina Equine Research Internship

    Purina Animal Nutrition is looking for a Summer 2024 Intern to work at the equine research unit in Gray Summit, MO.

  9. Equine Internships

    Glade Run Lutheran Services' Adventures Program, 

  10. Henry J. and Erna D. Leir Global Internship Program

    Do you have Animal Science/ Pre-vet/ Environmental Science/ Psychology/Education/ students graduating in December that need an immersive internship? Green Chimney's have a unique internship from January to August which includes free room and board and a small stipend located in Brewster, NY.

  11. National Bio- and Agri-Defense Facility (NBAF) Training Program

    For two years Texas Tech University has administered the National Bio- and Agri-defense Facility (NBAF) training program through support from USDA-APHIS. The objective of the program is to train undergraduate students in laboratory techniques and animal handling.

  12. Phibro Animal Health Internship

    Phibro Animal Health is looking for candidates for their summer undergraduate internship program, specifically dairy-interested students! Find more information here.

  13. Spy Coast Farm Equine Internship

    Spy Coast Farm’s Equine Education Center is offering undergraduate internship opprotunities!

  14. Indiana Packers Internships

    Indiana Packers is looking for full-time Management Trainee and QA Summer intern candidates! Postings can be found here:

    Management Trainee – Operations Delphi, IN

  15. GENEX Cooperative Internship

    GENEX Cooperative is offering several internship opportunities for the summer of 2024! 

    Dairy Sales Internship application found here.

  16. Farm Internships

    Edelweiss Farms has 2 internships available! See below for details.

    Summer Crop Internship

  17. Elanco 2024 Internships

    Elanco Animal Health Incorporation has just released new internship positions for summer of 2024! Here are some different positions listed below along with their application portals:

FULL-TIME JOB ANNOUNCEMENTS

  1. Fairgrounds Complex Manager

    Jefferson County is seeking a motivated, forward-thinking leader for the position of Fairgrounds Complex Manager OR Senior Fairgrounds Complex Manager.

  2. Sims Farm Management Position

    Sims Farms is searcing for a herd manager to manage a show cattle and breeding stock herd located near Marion, Ohio. Find more information here.

  3. Indiana Beef Cattle Association Management Position

    The Indiana Beef Cattle Association is searching for a Communications, Operations and Membership Manager to join the staff. 

  4. STGenetics Job Openings

    ST is excited to have two new fulltime position opportunities and hopes to recruit some top talent to join the team at STgenetics as they launch an exciting new platform for animal health monitoring and dairy management.

  5. Land O'Lakes Calf Milk Research

    The Calf Milk Research unit at Land O'Lakes just opened a position for an assistant manager! Applicants should have calf and data handling experience to apply.

  6. Meat Lab Opening

    There is an opening for a assistant manager position in the meat lab. Here is the link to apply if interested! 

RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES

  1. Kansas State Graduate Research Assistantship

    Kansas State is offering a graduate research assistantship position starting spring 2024! More information can be found here.

LEADERSHIP & DEVELOPMENT

  1. Andrew F. Giesen III Poultry Science Undergraduate Internship Award

    The $1,500 Andrew F. Giesen III Poultry Science Undergraduate Internship Award is given to financially support students who have secured an internship for the year the award is given.

  2. Career Fair Prep

    CFAES is hosting two upcoming career fair prep sessions on January 25th and February 7th.  Find more information here.

HELPFUL RESOURCES

  1. University Mental Health Resources

    All OSU Counseling and Consultation Services (CCS) staff were sent home to tele-commute until further notice.The CCS phone line 614-292-5766 remains available for emergency assistance 24 hours per day, 7 days a week.

  2. CFAES Mental Health Counselor

    Did you know that CFAES has hired a counselor to support the needs of their students' mental health?  Dr.

  3. Portfolium Resource Page

    The College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences has renewed its partnership with Portfolium.com and will continue to provide ALL students and faculty the opportunity to

  4. Animal Sciences Career Services Site

    The Career Services page on the departmental site has been redeveloped to hopefully make it more user-friendly. Check out helpful resources for building a resume, writing cover letters and more. There are resume templates that can be used to create a resume in case you don’t know where to start

  5. Ohio State Health & Wellness Resources

    Emergency: Dial 911
    University Police: 614-292-2121
    Student Advocacy Center: 614-292-1111
    Student Judicial Affairs: 614-292-0748