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Student Newsletter: March 11th, 2024

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Welcome to Week 30!

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CAMPUS NEWS & EVENTS

  1. Half a Hog ASGSA Fundraiser

    The Half a Hog ASGSA Fundraiser is here again! 

    Tickets are 1 for $5 or 5 for $20 and we will pick 2 winners on April 5th. 

    Please contact April White (Columbus - white.3598), Naomi Waldon (Wooster - waldon.14), or any ASGSA member if you're interested in participating! 

  2. We'd like to hear from you!

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  3. 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. Pittsburgh’s Wildlife Rehabilitation Center Internship

    Applications are now open for an internship opportunity with

  2. Ohio 4-H Animal Science Summer Internship

    The Ohio 4-H Animal Science Summer Internship is now accepting applications. This internship will allow you to work alongside Animal Sciences and Ohio 4-H to carry out livestock events both before and during the Ohio State Fair.

  3. The Ohio Poultry Association Internships

    The Ohio Poultry Association has opened applications for their internship programs. 

    - OPA Summer Ag Communications Internship: Find more information here.

  4. Charles River Internships

    Charles River has posted their internships for this summer!

  5. Black Beauty Ranch Internship

    Black Beauty Ranch (BBR), part of the Humane Society of the United State, is one of the largest and most diverse sanctuaries in the United States.  The mission of BBR is to provide a lifelong safe-haven for animals (bison, equine, domestic farm animals, exotic wildlife, primates and more) who

  6. Wild Sun Rescue Center Pre-Vet Internship

    Wild Sun Rescue Center in Costa Rica is offering a Pre-Veterinary Internship that provides hands-on experience with exotic and domestic animals under the guidance of several vets. 

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  9. Spy Coast Farm Equine Internship

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

  10. 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

  11. GENEX Cooperative Internship

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

    Dairy Sales Internship application found here.

  12. Farm Internships

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

    Summer Crop Internship

FULL-TIME JOB ANNOUNCEMENTS

  1. Lallemand Field Support Specialist Position

     Lallemand has a Field Support Specialist position open for MI, OH, NY and New England. Find the application and more information here. 

  2. NSLC Summer Job Opportunities

    The National Student Leadership Conference's Veterinary Medicine program held at Virginia Tech this summer offers pre-college summer programs for high school students facilitated by current/recent college students.

  3. 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.

  4. Indiana Beef Cattle Association Management Position

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

  5. 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.

  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.

SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION

  1. Dairy Shrine and Klussendorf/McKown Scholarships

    The application process for the Dairy Shrine and Klussendorf/McKown scholarships opens tomorrow, March 1.

  2. Targeting Excellence Scholarship

    Targeting Excellence is now accepting 2024 scholarship applications.  Scholarships will be awarded to both undergraduate as well as graduate & veterinary students enrolled in a food animal agriculture related curriculum at an institution that offers agriculture degrees.

  3. VanStavern Scholarship

    VanStavern Scholarship Accepting Applications

LEADERSHIP & DEVELOPMENT

  1. ASCA Applications

    Here is a friendly reminder that the application for our undergraduate student leadership team within Animal Sciences is DUE THIS UPCOMING FRIDAY, March 22nd.  The Animal Science Community Alliance (ASCA) is involved in the recruitment of high school students, p

  2. Tri-State Dairy Nutrition Conference

    The Tri-State Dairy Nutrition Conference is a collaborative effort between The Ohio State University, Michigan State University, Purdue University, and the allied dairy industry to provide current information about the feeding of dairy cattle to the industry.

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