Student Newsletter: December 7, 2020

Congratulations to our Animal Welfare Judging Team that, collectively, was awarded one-fourth of the total Intercollegiate Animal Welfare Judging/Assessment Contest (AWJAC) awards this past week where 20 years of competition was celebrated. Coached by Drs. Jessica Pempek and Benjamin Wenner, the undergraduates Brietta Latham placed 2^nd (senior division) and Maddie Pinkerton placed 5^th (junior division). Madeline Winans and Shannon Kelly placed 1^st and 2^nd, respectively, in the graduate student division. Julia Rose, 2019 Animal Sciences graduate, placed 2^nd in the veterinary student division and was coached by Department of Animal Sciences alumna, Dr. Kate Creutzinger. A complete list of the awards can be found here: https://www.avma.org/news/press-releases/winners-announced-2020-avma-animal-welfare-assessment-contest .

Wild Hearts African Farm is a small education and conservation centered non-profit zoo in Lewisburg, OH. They provide positions for interns year round, but are also looking to provide research opportunities for students. They have a number of animal, from goats and sheep to black-backed jackals, sand cat, Bald Eagle, red tailed hawks, pocket pets and reptiles, and numerous owls. They are in the never-ending process of expansion across the ~30 acres they own. They wanted to offer a position up as an option for students in need of experience around animals as well as subjects for research or Capstone projects. Wild Hearts African Farm is Humane Certified by American Humane, the only zoo in Ohio with that certification. More information can be found at their website: https://wildheartsafricanfarm.org/

Applications are now open for college-age students to apply for the American Angus Association^®, Angus Journal ^® and Angus Genetics Inc. (AGI) 2021 summer internships.  Each summer the American Angus Association, AGI and Angus Media invite college students to gain real-world knowledge and hands-on skills by serving as interns for the nation’s largest beef breed organization. These 10-week internship programs provide a unique hands-on experience that will both challenge and instill confidence both professionally and personally.

Students interested in applying should send a resumé, cover letter and references to careers@angus.org by Feb. 1, 2021.  Visit angus.org/careers for internship descriptions and requirements.

A Master of Science (MS) degree in Animal Science is available in the Animal and Dairy Science Department at the University of Georgia.  The Animal and Dairy Science Department at the University of Georgia seeks to recruit a top-quality student that would be interested in pursuing a Master of Science (MS) degree in Animal Science and has a keen interest in working with a swine research program.  This assistantship is for a student that would participate in cutting edge research looking at cell therapies in a porcine model of traumatic brain injury. The project explores the effect of cell therapies on tissue recovery utilizing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and motor function, cognitive, and behavior recovery utilizing computational gait analysis, open field testing, and other standardized techniques (learn more about the research at westlaboratory.org). This student would also work at the UGA swine farm as an integral member of the production team. They would participate in daily operations including animal husbandry, breeding and farrowing, record keeping and other key activities to ensure operation success (learn more about the UGA Animal and Dairy Science Department at https://ads.caes.uga.edu). 

Please contact Franklin West (westf@uga.edu), if you are interested in this exciting opportunity.

Hagyard is hiring Ambulatory Veterinary Assistants for the 2021 breeding season! These are seasonal fulltime positions from January through June. The work week is six days per week with varying start and finish times.

The primary role and duties include, but are not limited to, the following: Maintain appropriate stock of medical supplies in work vehicle; Maintain accurate patient charts, document observations and properly interpret veterinary instructions; Set up for basic procedures; Assist veterinarians with procedures as directed; Able to read and work/type on a computer while in a moving vehicle; Maintain clean workspace including but not limited to: vacuuming and cleaning vehicle interior and veterinary equipment; Other projects and responsibilities as assigned; Assists others as needed; Special projects and additional duties as directed by the supervisor(s), veterinarian(s) or a member of management; Assist with scheduling appointments and coordinating joint appointments with referring veterinarians; Assist with client communication.

Apply at https://www.hagyard.com/about/job-opportunities/ambulatory-veterinary-assistant or e-mail Jamie O’Flynn at joflynn@hagyard.com with questions.

Dairy.com is looking to hire an Implementation and Project Manager. 

This role may engage in all of Dairy.com’s business units, but will initially primarily support My Dairy Dashboard solutions. My Dairy Dashboard focuses on aggregation and visualization of key dairy datasets. It includes customer portals and dashboards that connect to on-farm management tools. This role engages and supports the Business Unit leaders, as well as interacts with technical teams, product teams, customer support, sales and managed services. Externally, this role interacts with product users, IT, and project sponsors. 

For more information on the position, see attached. 

The CFAES Columbus campus Library will be open Monday-Friday 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Information about the current services offered is available at https://library.osu.edu/locations/faes. The library will reopen for the semester on January 25th. 

30 study seats and three public workstations are available. 

Please contact Florian Diekmann (diekmann.4@osu.edu) with any questions or concerns.

Landing spaces for students have been set-up to follow COVID-19 guidelines.

A list of the CFAES common areas can be found here: https://cfaes.osu.edu/sites/cfaes_main/files/site-library/site-images/CFAES%20Common%20Areas%20for%20Students.pdf

The large majority of our faculty and staff will be telecommuting during the pandemic, which means the best way to get assistance is to email your advisor or instructors with questions, or to set up a Zoom or phone call.  There will be a contact directory of email and phone # of all faculty and staff posted at the main office (AS 110).  However, we will have administrative assistants that will be in on the following days/times & locations:

• Tuesday (10 AM – 2 PM, AS 110)
• Thursday (10 AM – 2 PM, AS 110 & AS 221)
• Friday (10 AM – 2 PM, AS 110)

All buildings on campus have a directional flow that you must follow:

Animal Sciences Building 

• Entrance door – south between Animal Science and Parker Food Science Buildings
• Exit door - any available exit other than designated entrance
• South stairway to ascend stairs to floors above
• North stairway to descend  stairs
• Lobby area – seating will be revised to ensure social distancing (7 chairs out of 14 will be removed)
• Elevator – one-person limit

Plumb Hall 

• Entrance - handicapped door from parking lot
• Exit door - any available exit other than designated entrance
• Stairway up - northeast
• Stairway down - southeast
• Elevator – one-person limit

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. Students can push 2 to reach a mental health counselor at any time.

CCS has suspended onsite and in person services, including those at embedded locations, through at least May 3, 2020.  You are still able to connect with a counselor  for a 30 minute phone or video consultation using Carmen Zoom or Skype. These consultations are offered 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Monday through Friday in order to check in with students, problem solve, and offer support.  Students will need to share their address/location at the time of the call.

Students can access many self-help tools that are available on the CCS website at https://ccs.osu.edu . The CCS COVID-19 updates page linked to the website is a great resource. On that page, students will find helpful coping skills such as the mental health strategies video series. This time that can be difficult for many. All students are encouraged to check that out.

This link also contains some great information for coping right now:https://u.osu.edu/emotionalfitness/2020/03/12/mental-health-tips-during-covid-19-coronavirus/

If you encounter a suspected emergency situation with any student during this time, crisis support is available by calling CCS at 614-292-5766. If this happens with the student remotely located, please try to get as much contact information about the student such as name, phone number, OSU dot #, and address where they are currently located. If you suspect safety is at risk or compromised at that time for the student or anyone they are with, please call 9-1-1. They will help immediately regardless of where the student is physically located. After you have done one of the steps above, please let me know of the situation so that follow up contact attempts can be made with the student. Please make sure to provide me with the best way to reach you right now too.

This is an unusual time for all of us. Please practice good self-care, social distancing, and stay safe. Additional information on Coronavirus (COVID-19) is available at https://cdc.gov . Faculty and Staff should also remember our OSU Employee Assistance Program https://osuhealthplan.com is still available by contacting 614-292-4700 or 800-678-6269.

A full list of available counselors in the college can be found here. 

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 create a professional, online digital portfolio. In today’s world, employers seek evidence of career-relevant skills and competencies beyond listings on a resume. Students at all levels can easily create evidence-based credentials. In other words, attaching documents, videos, audio files, graphics, coding samples and presentations help demonstrate your knowledge and abilities.

You should have already received your Portfolium invitation with the subject: “Access your CFAES Portfolium.” The email contains a link to activate your free verified account within the CFAES network using your Ohio State credentials.  If you missed the initial email, you can also join by using the Portfolium Resource Page.

For more information or inquires, contact Elaine Eberlin.

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. In addition, there is an option for students to submit their resume and/or cover letters for review, prior to applying for internships or going to the career expo. Check it out! https://ansci.osu.edu/undergraduate/career-services/building-resume