Student Newsletter: October 4, 2021

How Animals Can Make You Sick: An Introduction to Zoonoses (VETPREV 5721) is being offered again this Spring after positive feedback from the past two editions. This will be an online course at the entry level with asynchronous content (to allows for student flexibility) and synchronous discussions (to allow real-time interactions with experts and professionals in the field). For more information, you can view this flyer. 

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This year's Buckeye Royal Contest is Saturday, November 6th! Over a few weeks, you can train a heifer to walk on a halter. Then, you will have the opportunity to show her in a showmanship contest with your peers! If interested, you can sign up using the QR code on this flyer. If you have any questions, contact one of the chairs of the Buckeye Dairy Club: hagelberger.4@osu.edu or schafer.470@osu.edu. 

The Animal Science department is now taking orders for departmental embroidered and screen print clothing items (button up shirts, polos, jackets, vests, sweatshirts, hats, etc.). They've created a great web site with all of our products, color options, etc. for you to view and order online. To order, add items to your cart online and then there will be a checkout process.  Payment cannot be collected through this site.  

• All orders need to be paid for by either utilizing Venmo and sending the funds to @OSUASCA, or sending a check written to “ASCA” or providing cash (Attn. Mariette Benage, 2027 Coffey Rd., Columbus, OH 43210).

All orders will be delivered to Plumb Hall for a pickup unless you specify at checkout that you want to ship your order.  There is an additional charge for shipping and that will need to be added to the total cost of your order.  This is only done once a year and everything is "made to order.”  Orders and payment are due by Sunday, October 10^th with an expected in-hands date of November 15^th.  

The Hagyard Equine Medical Institute is still accepting applications for our undergraduate internship program for this upcoming season from January-June 2022! It is a great avenue for students or recent graduates to explore other areas of the equine industry with great networking opportunities. A very high veterinary caseload provides ample hands-on learning, and it is a paid internship and college credit can be earned. More information about the available positions is attatched. 

The Vet Clinic in Worthington, Ohio is looking for a part time kennel technician. Duties will include cleaning the hospital at night as well as caring for any pets that may be boarded or hospitalized! If you are interested, email kimvetclinic@gmail.com. 

The application for the Spring 2022 Kentucky Equine Management Internship is now open! The application deadline is October 31, 2021. They are holding virtual information sessions on October 6th and October 11th. To be added to the information session list, email info@kemi.org. 

For additonal information, you can visit their website. 

Merck Animal Health is looking for Summer Cattle Field Sales interns in Western Pennsylvania! Applicants must have completed two years of school and be currently enrolled, and if graduating in the Spring of 2022, must be accepted to graduate school. More information on the requirements for the position and the application can be found here. 

Dr. Kim of the College of Veterinary Medicine in the Department of Veterinary Biosciences is looking for one or two undergraduate students to work in his lab. A weekly commitment of at least 5 hours is required during the academic semesters and the srtudent must be available for at least half of the Summer. Hours can be arranged around the student's schedule. After a short training period (usually a month), the students will be financially supported (at an hourly rate, based on the College of Veterinary Medicine salary recommendation for undergraduate students). If you are interested, contact Proffessor Kim at Kim.6477@osu.edu. Applications will be accepted until October 15th 2021.

The NBCA is looking for excellent college students (Junior level or higher) to be a Convention Intern in Houston, Texas! The deadline to apply is October 15th. The application and more information about this position can be found here. 

The PACE AG Group is looking for 2022 Dairy Production Summer Interns who want to gain experience in large scale dairy farm management and business. 

A brief overview of the opportunity: Interns will gain commercial dairy operation experience through completing the day-to-day tasks of animal treatments, fresh cow and maternity, breeding and preg checks, milking and cattle flow, and calf health. Additionally, by working with management issues such as employee relations and learning the fiscal responsibility of management decisions. With this, our goal for interns is to help them understand the daily operations as well as the daily challenges of dairy farming, and the importance of adapting to changes. There are locations in central MN, western IN, and southwest KS. The internship time period: June 6 – August 12 (10 weeks) and the deadline to apply is December 12, 2021.

The application can be accessed here. 

If you have any questions, feel free to email PACEaggroup@gmail.com!

Develop skills in preclinical or clinical trial design, toxicology, safety or clinical pharmacology, or advance your career in research administration. Ohio State’s 100% online master's program: MS Translational Pharmacology is designed for students and clinicians with a bioscience or animal science background. Choose from one of two specializations: Toxicology and Safety Pharmacology or Clinical Pharmacology and Clinical Trial Design. We are currently accepting applications through October 1, 2021, for spring 2022 enrollment and through February 1, 2022 for summer 2022 enrollment.

RSVP is required for this event. Please contact Amy Cherry to RSVP and for additional information needed to access the meeting (cherry.153@osu.edu) 

For more information on this program and the admissions process, please visit: https://pharmacy.osu.edu/online-programs or online.osu.edu.

There is a position opening for a Reigonal Animal Science and Forages Extension Agent at Auburn University! The application deadline is December 5th. More information about the requirements and duties can be found here. 

The Texas A&M Summer Undergraduate Research in Genetics and Genomics (SURGe) Program is a 10-week intensive research experience under the mentorship of one of their Faculty of Genetics members that include a 3-credit hour Bioinformatics class. The free online application is now open for summer 2022 admissions until February 15, 2022. 

The introductory Bioinformatics class provides training in modern bioinformatics tools via command-line used in genetics and genomics. The credits are transferable to their home institution. Additionally, students will have weekly meetings to explore research and career opportunities in genetics and genomics, discuss research ethics, how to apply to graduate school, and learn practical oral and written presentation skills. 

See more information here.  

We need volunteers to host prospective high school students and show them around campus! EOFD Hosts volunteer to have prospective high school students shadow them from approximately 9:30 a.m. until about 1 p.m. for 3 to 4 weekdays total each semester. Hosts are encouraged to take students to see various classrooms, the Oval, the Union, a residence hall, and to eat lunch at a Dining Services location (lunch is free for the host and the prospective student). Hosting is open to any CFAES student who has completed at least one semester of classes on the Columbus campus, and the schedule is flexible and can be worked around your schedule. 
Sign up here if you are interested!

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