Meeting Started 7:04pm
Officer Announcements:
Andrew – ANSC 350 will now meet the biochemistry requirement at the UIUC Vet School. However, it is still strongly recommended that students take MCB 450, especially if they are planning to apply to out-of-state schools.
Joe – Vet School Panel – March 27th, 7pm in 103 Mumford Hall
* 2 current vet students as well as seniors who have just gone through the process will answer questions
Rock Climbing – original date coincided with Vet Med Open House, so will be moving it
Campus Pathway Cleanups – when it gets warmer out, will be scheduling some CPC’s
Girl’s Volleyball – will be starting March 24th
Speaker – Mary Kelm – Assistant Dean for Student Affairs and our Advisor!
2008 Applicant Statistics
* 841 Applicants
* 215 Illinois Residents (90-95 seats)
* Interviewed 125
* 626 Non-Illinois Residents (30 seats)
* Average GPA – 3.5, average Science GPA 3.47
Pre-requisites
All schools may be standardizing pre-reqs in the near future
University of Illinois
* Plan A – Will have a BA/BS before entering Vet School
* Plan B – Enter without a degree (after 3rd year of undergrad)
* more requirements than above
* if something happens in vet school and you need to leave, you will have NO degree
Application Process
* Taking a year off between undergrad and vet school is not frowned upon, if you can explain yourself
* Phase 1 (Academic Evaluation)
- this is the numbers phase (GPA, Science GPA, GRE, rigor points)
- Please note that the composite percentile GRE score is used by the vet school
* Phase 2 (Non-Academic)
- Committee reads VMCAS and UIUC Supplemental Applications and gives a score
- 300 people are then selected for interviews (IL residents and non-residents)
* Phase 3 (Interviews)
- everyone interviewed on the same day
- composite score is derived from the points awarded by the 3 member interview team
- about 125 IL residents interviewed
- only looking for 2 things – demonstrate a sense of confidence or presence and interpersonal communication skills
* Offers made based on scores from interviews and Phase 2 of the Process
* 10-12 offers made from the Alternate List (Illinois Residents)
* There are separate in and out of state lists
* Application
* Petitioning to Delete Grades
- can petition to remove grades from 1st year of college
- if applicant has good reasons and shows good improvement, good chance of being approved
- if wanting to delete grades, but have not retaken the pre-requisites, then petition will not be approved
* Personal Statement
- what are you like as a person?
- when did you make your ‘adult’ decision to be a veterinarian?
- what have you learned through your experiences with veterinary medicine and experiences with animals
- do not put more essay in the explanation section
* Letters of Recommendation – each letter only worth 15 points
- leave evaluator with a thank-you note
- give them a list of things that you do, and some of your good qualities
* After Graduating Vet School
* many students are going for internships or graduate degrees (such as Ph. D)
Meeting Ended 8:55pm
1st Spring Semester Pre-Vet Club Meeting Minutes: Wednesday, January 30, 2008
*Meeting began at 7:05 PM.
Officer Announcements
Andrew:
· He created a list of small/large animal clinics, along with their contact info, that are around the U of I for those who are interested in getting experience. He will be sending this handout out in an email for those who did not get one.
· Also, there was an email sent out saying that U of I Vet School will now accept ANSC 350 to fulfill the biochemistry requirement. This is NOT true! It is NOT sufficient for U of I Vet Med requirements. The most common biochemistry class taken that will count towards your requirement is MCB 450. Always make sure the classes you are taking fulfill both requirements for your major, as well as for the vet schools you are interested in applying to!
· If you want to be on the office hour’s committee, please contact Andrew at hennenfe@uiuc.edu.
Joe:
· He went over the social events/meeting dates for the semester.
o Sat., Feb. 2nd: Ice skating at 2 pm!
o Sat., March 1st: We will be going bowling! The time is TBA.
o Thursday, March 27th: We will be having a vet school panel at 7 PM, location TBA. There will be a freshman and sophomore vet student there to discuss vet school and answer questions; those senior officers who have already applied will be discussing the application process also.
o Wed., April 2nd: CAC/PVC Barcrawl at 9 PM!
o Campus Pathway Cleanups dates TBA; be on the lookout for those dates, but Joe is waiting for nicer weatherJ.
o There will be a volleyball team this semester, but it is for females only, sorry guys! More info to come!
o Future Meetings:
§ Tues., Feb 26th at 7 PM, 150 ASL à Ms. Mary Kelm will be speaking.
§ Thurs., April 3rd at 7 PM, 150 ASL à Dr. Herrmann will be speaking.
§ Thurs., April 17th at 5:30 PMà Officer Elections
Kinsey:
· She has dropped off some thoroughbred race horse magazines in the cube if anyone is interested in reading them!
T:
· There are a couple of fundraising events lined up; the first one is at Assembly Hall but is already filled. There will be events at Assembly Hall on 2/22 and 3/5, so be on the lookout for emails. In mid-Feb. (dates TBA), there will be a letter stuffing event to help raise funds towards Symposium. We will definitely need as much help as possible, so come on out!
Annie:
· She wanted to remind everyone that you need 1 Campus Pathway Cleanup, 5 fundraising hours, to attend 2 meetings, and have paid dues to be involved in PVC Programs.
· There is a dentistry wet lab this Wed., but it is already filled. If you are interested in being on a waiting list, please email Annie at arivas2@uiuc.edu. Look out for future wet labs through email!
· Please pay the final Symposium payment of $175 by Friday, Feb. 1st. Checks only made out to Pre-Vet Club.
· If you have already completed the minimum 5 fundraising hours last semester to be involved in PVC Programs, it will count towards this semester’s requirements, so you do not have to complete another 5 hours to be involved in this semester’s programs. This is due to the limited amount of programs available last semester. But we would still love to see everyone participate just because you want to! All the other requirements must still be filled though.
Jen:
· She thanked everyone for supporting the club through the clothing sale; sorry for the inconveniences. Please pick up your clothes if you have not done so already in the PVC Office during office hours!
· Also, President White will be speaking at the next ACES Council Meeting this Tuesday, Feb. 5th at 8 PM in the Monsanto Room of the ACES Library. It is a great opportunity, so come on out to represent the club!
Stacey:
· She said there will no longer be surgery on Wednesdays at the CC Humane Society, so if you signed up to observe on a Wed., please make sure you replace it with another day.
· There will also be a meeting within the month regarding the itinerary for Symposium; more than likely it will be held at Moonstruck.
Presentation by Dr. Mark Mitchell
Dr. Mark Mitchell is an associate professor in Veterinary Clinical Medicine at the U of I Vet School; he is an advisor for the Wildlife Clinic and teaches classes involving zoo/wildlife medicine. Graduating in 1992, he had an interest in research aside from the clinical part of vet medicine, so he went on to receive his Master’s Degree at the U of I and a PhD in epidemiology at LSU. On faculty, he teaches in the zoo medicine field. He teaches a course called “What’s Your Diagnosis” to 1st and 2nd year students, a reptile medicine course, and a fish/amphibian medicine course. He is helping to create a top notch zoo program here at the U of I! He also is involved in the clinical side of vet medicine. He enjoys his job because he is able to do different things without doing a lot of additional training. There are other specialty fields that require internships and residencies prior to working in that specific area. If there is something he is interested in, he follows through and does it, whether it is research or other career related pursuits!
Dr. Mitchell discussed some of the research he has been or will be involved in:
He has placed satellite transmitters in ducks. He then follows their migration path.
At the Galapagos Island, he studied Marine Iguanas and took liver biopsies.
He is involved in Sea turtle projects.
He is also involved in bleeding whale sharks
Studied farrow cats and toxoplasmosis
The Louisiana Black Bears are an endangered species. There was a time when people wanted to transplant these bears to other areas, and he worked alongside wildlife biologists to study the disease side of transplanting these bears. Diseases that these bears carry could be transferred to new areas, which would pose a risk to other animals and people. These diseases include rabies, distemper, leptospirosis, and parasites, to name a few.
Dr. Mitchell then discussed the various roles you can play in the field of veterinary medicine and gave some great advice to the club! He said to not let people tell you there are not any jobs available for vets interested in zoo medicine; they are out there! Always challenge yourself and be ingenious! Vets must be ingenious, especially if trying to find ways of performing a procedure that has never been done on a species before, which he has done! For example, on the marine iguanas, he had to decide that best way to anesthetize them so he could take liver biopsies from them. Dr. Mitchell ended up sedating the iguanas using anesthesia used in dogs and cats! So he was able to use his knowledge from one species to work with another! Not until he got into vet school did Dr. Mitchell realize all of the possibilities and opportunities in vet medicine. He said that the best way to find out about a field of interest in vet med is to talk to vet students, faculty, and go to events at the vet school! Find a way to get more involved so you can better know your area of interest! When in vet school, take electives that interest you or that you are not able to take anywhere else! This could lead to new interests and career opportunities! His biggest point was to not forget to set goals while in vet school. Many times, your goal is just to get into vet school and receive your DVM, but keep challenging yourself. As Dr. Mitchell said, “receiving your DVM is not the end all”; there are always new things to learn and great opportunities when you are in the field of veterinary medicine! And when you are having a rough day and think you have been in school for too long, Dr. Mitchell said there is always someone out there who has been in it longer, as he has completed 28 years of schooling! So let that be of comfort to you he saysJ!
As advisor to the Wildlife Clinic, he reminded people to apply if interested. He also welcomed members to contact him if interested in shadowing him or if you would like to help him place more satellites in ducks over spring break in Quincy, IL! His contact info is:
mmitch@uiuc.edu
Dr. Mitchell took questions from members before the meeting ended. We thanked Dr. Mitchell for his informative, entertaining presentation!
*The meeting concluded at 8:15 PM.
4th Pre-Vet Club Meeting Minutes: Tuesday, December 4, 2007
Officer Announcements:
Andrew: Thanks for coming to all of the meetings!
Jen: Explanation of the clothing orders. There were some problems with the
T-shirts. She will be holding office hours during finals week so that
people can pick up their clothing.
Annie: Symposium registration is not open yet, so she will not be collecting
money until registration is open.
Stacey: We will be setting up wet labs for next semester. She also
apologizes for LAICU/SAECC not working out thus far.
T: Thanks to everyone who helped with fundraising!
Jayme: Thanks for working the football games!
St. George’s University Veterinary School Presentation
(Please note this is in no way promoting or downgrading this school)
Highlights:
• Teachers attend training seminars on a regular basis
• House 65% of students on campus
- No pets in campus housing, but there is off campus housing
- A variety of rooms available
• Many athletics and teams available
• Affiliated with many other schools worldwide
• In order to practice in the USA, students currently required to take a separate exam
o Track 1:
- $6,000
- ECFVG/AVMA Required
- English Proficiency
- Basic and Clinical Sciences Exam
- NAVLE Exam
o Track 2:
-300 question multiple choice exam
- Taken before clinical year
-Still have to pass NAVLE exam
- Currently only certified in 22 states
• St. George’s is trying to get full accreditation
• Offer a summer ‘camp’
- Med/Vet summer camp for high school and college students
• Admissions:
- 2 admission periods (August and January)
- August – admit 80 students, January – admit 65 students
-Students admitted in January generally have no problems starting clinical
o Students get a summer and winter break
o Tuition: $25,000/year
o Living expenses: about $15,000/year
o Many scholarships available
Meeting ended with a question and answer session with St. George’s representatives.
3rd Pre-Vet Club Meeting Minutes: Wednesday, November 7, 2007
Meeting Began at 7:18 PM
Officer Announcements:
• Joe – VP – thanks for participating in our volleyball team! It was a great time! – pictures were taken
• Jen – PR – clothing is available! Jen will be sending out an order form with what is being offered and prices. Orders are due Thursday November 15th – NO LATE ORDERS will be accepted. Please make checks payable to Pre-Vet Club
• Kinsey – Treasurer – refunds from fall retreat are in the cube
• Caitlyn – Secretary – has made a list of classes that UIUC Vet Med counts in the science GPA calculations. The list does not include ALL of the classes counted, but it can be updated as we become aware of more that count.
• Annie – Programs - none
• Stacey – Programs - refunds
• Jamie – Symposium – please send pictures that you have of class, work, the campus, labs, etc to Jamie! She will be putting a video together for our bid to host symposium, and your pictures could become a part of it! Please email them to her or leave them in the cube. Don’t forget to write your name on the pictures.
• T – Fundraising – the bake sale was a success! Thanks for all of the help!
• Jayme – Fundraising – the last home football game is November 17th! If you are still short on fundraising hours, this will be a great way to catch up! Email Jayme if you would like to sign up!
Guest Speaker: Dr. Kenneth Welle
• Dr. Welle practices at All Creatures Animal Hospital in Urbana. He graduated from the UIUC College of Veterinary Medicine in 1988. He is the first veterinarian practicing in Illinois to be board certified in avian medicine.
• Majority of avian veterinary medicine education done post vet-
school
* many opportunities to join organizations post graduation
* provide continuing education such as wet labs
* get involved in clubs and organizations while in vet school
* some groups offer veterinarians in the field as
mentors
Avian Medicine
• Non-consumptive uses of birds – very different from poultry medicine
* ornamental
- passerines (finches, canaries)
- doves
- toucans
* exhibition
- all species
* hunting
- falcons – hunt from the sky
- accipiters (ex: Cooper’s hawk) – hunt from the fist
- buteos (ex: red-tailed hawk) – hunt from a post or tree
- owners are very concerned about the health of these birds
* show birds
- any pet species, pigeons, fowl
- shows used to be a major problem concerning infectious
disease (many stressed out birds in one place)
* racing
- pigeons
- very big in other parts of the world
- owners can somehow get all kinds of medicine but are fairly
uneducated in how to use them
- Dr. Welle sees a lot of catastrophe situations
- often with several different drugs
- wrong dosing, etc. causes antibiotic resistance and
other problems
- race average – 300 miles
- pigeons can find their way home, even if they have never left
their home loft
* pets
- psittacines (parrot family) – majority, about 35 species
- parrots live a really long time, especially Amazon and
cockatoo species – oldest patient ~80yrs old!
- passerines
- finches, canaries, mynahs (problems with iron storage
disease), Peking robins
- doves
- waterfowl – ducks and chickens tend to be nice to work with,
calm
- fowl
- 1992 Wild Bird Protection Act
- makes it illegal to bring wild birds into the pet
population
- side effect – poor breeding success in generations after
original wild birds
- will most likely see a reduction in pet bird species due
to this
* feathers
- insulate, protect, flight, display
- body language involving feathers can be a great way to
ascertain what the bird might do, i.e. bite
* intelligence
- comparable to primates
- flexible learning patterns
- seem to almost have a school system
- 3-4 years old before old enough to breed
- spend that time learning from flock
- different groups within the same species with have
different dialects and songs
- birds will imprint on people
- important that owners teach their bird what is
good/bad, right/wrong
* health
- difficult to catch that a bird is sick until it is very sick
- in the wild, a sick bird is a target, so they hide it
- need to be able to catch in the in between stage
* diets
- far behind canine and feline nutrition (30-40 yrs)
- based on poultry nutrition
- formulated diets
- may have excessive vitamin levels
- need to dilute with other foods
- can’t only feed seeds
* nutritional diseases
- metabolic bone diseases (lack of calcium or vitamin D)
- hypovitaminosis A (very common)
- obesity
- starvation
- people try to feed for extended periods of time
- try to convert diets
- forget to feed
- think seed hulls are still food
* clinical signs
- must know normal behavior and physical characteristics
- must recognize abnormalities
* vaccines
- not a huge part of avian medicine
- polyoma, Pacheo’s disease
- future
- PBFD, Psittacosis
* restraining birds
- towels
- control head (parrot beak)
- control feet (birds of prey)
- control wings
* physical exam
- thorough
- systemic – do not want to miss anything
- rapid – too much stress could kill the bird
* blood collection
- venipuncture is preferred
- jugular vein
- basilic vein
- metatarsal vein
- many say blood work cannot be done, not true
- taking blood can be dangerous in small birds
- a toenail can be cut short for small samples
* hematology
- nucleated red blood cells
- increases difficulty
- cell counters count nuclei (causes issues)
- must be done manually
* radiology
- birds ideally suited
- air sacs provide contrast
* routine clinical samples
- swabs
- cytology
- endoscopy – air sacs make it easy to see things
* questions
Meeting ended: 8:25pm
Meeting began: 7:05pm
2nd Pre-Vet Club Meeting Minutes: Thursday, October 18, 2007
Meeting Started at 6 PM
Officer Announcements:
Joe – Vice President
• Barcrawl was a great time. Thanks to the 60-70 people that came out!
• If you are interested in playing volleyball, email Joe, we will be playing on Tuesdays.
• There will be more Campus Pathway Cleanups, so keep an eye out for dates and times!
Caitlyn – Secretary
• We have a scanner in the cube now!
Jayme Jeffries – Fundraising
• Football games
• If you sign up for a football game and do not attend, you will lose 2 fundraising hours
T – Fundraising
• Cup Night – the 24th is already filled, but come out and support the club!
• Assembly Hall – we will have events in November
• We are looking for more fundraising events to help you meet the requirement!
Jaymie Reichert – Symposium Chair
• Symposium Bid
- Proposal at the vet school went well
- We are optimistic that the vet school will say yes
- If yes, we will make a bid to host symposium at the up-coming symposium
Annie – Programs Coordinator
• Symposium
- $500/person
- We can only take 25 people
- Must complete active member status requirements
- If you want to go, email Annie at arivas2@uiuc.edu, include the subject line: “Sign me up for APVMA Symposium”
Stacey – Programs Coordinator
• Fall retreat was a great time!
• Refunds will be available in the cube
Doreen Turner – 3rd year veterinary student
• Veterinary Students as One in Culture and Ethnicity
• Trying to set up a mentoring program between pre-vet and veterinary students
• If interested, email dnturner@uiuc.edu
Speaker: Jennifer Stone, DVM – Champaign County Humane Society Staff Veterinarian
Jen @cuhumane.org
• Non-traditional road to vet school
- started as a painting major
- took classes as a non-degree seeking student to fulfill requirements for vet school
- 2nd career student
• Urban and Shelter Medicine:
• over 5,000 private rescues and shelters in the United States
• shelters not unified (HSUS and ASPCA not umbrella organizations)
• Many types of shelters
- open admission (CCHS), no-kill, contracted with animal control, breed rescues, cat only, feral cat only, etc.
• Many shelters have staff veterinarians
- generally paid pretty competitively
• Shelters w/o staff vets often provide medical treatment through charitable donations or for a lowered cost by local vets.
• Being a shelter veterinarian is not routine
• Responsibilities
- Treating shelter animals
- Management of medical area/lab
- Surgery (spay/neuter, rare surgeries)
- Manage traffic flow within shelter
- Public Edication
- Teach Vet Students
• Great things about being a shelter vet
- Working with people
- Treating animals that would otherwise remain untreated
- Teaching
- Prevent Suffering
• Downside
- Euthanasia
- Responsible for all animals at shelter
- Occasional long hours
• How Dr. Stone ended up at CCHS
- Worked at CCHS for pre-vet experience
- No classes in vet school covering shelter medicine
- Interviewed at many vet clinics, was not impressed with them
- Found CCHS job opening after graduation
- It was like fate
• Volunteer!
• To become a CCHS volunteer, pick up an application at the front desk or email Dr. Stone
• Medical applications must be picked up at the shelter or sent from Dr. Stone
• General volunteer applications can be found at www.cuhumane.org
• It’s great pre-vet experience!
Meeting Ended at 6:15 PM
1st Pre-Vet Club Meeting Minutes: Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Meeting Began at 6:37 PM
Business:
· Andrew – President – opened the meeting by asking that everyone sign in. It is important that members sign in because you are required to go to two meetings per semester to participate in programs and meetings are also worth points. Andrew briefly explained the point system. He also explained what goes on at a regular PVC meeting. We normally begin with officer updates, talk about upcoming events, and listen to a guest speaker. In the past, guest speakers have included vets, the wildlife clinic, and always Mary Kelm (assistant Dean at the Vet School).
· Joe – VP – explained his duties as the VP; part of which include setting up speakers for the meetings. If you would like to recommend someone to speak for the PVC, please contact Joe. Joe also talked about intramural sports. This fall, PVC will be forming a volleyball team! Joe will send out an info email.
Upcoming Dates: Curtis Orchard (October 14th) – come join us
for apple doughnuts, pumpkin picking, and a
corn maze!
PVC/CAC Barcrawl (October 17th) – keep an eye out for updates!
· Jen – Public Relations – this year, the barcrawl t-shirts will be blue with orange writing. If you are interested in purchasing a shirt, orders are due Tuesday, September 25th, they cost $10. Please write a check, but DO NOT combine it with your dues check. Jen is looking for members of a quad chalking committee. If you are interested, please email Jen. Also, do not forget about the PVC website! It is www.uofiprevetclub.org. If you search for it online, you will get results with old websites. So, please bookmark this link!
· Kinsey – Treasurer – Dues are $15 and the fall retreat will be $35. If you are attending the retreat, you may pay dues and the trip fee with one check. Barcrawl T’s are $10, please be sure to write a separate check.
· Caitlyn – Secretary – please remember to bring your old tests to the cube!
· Stacey – co-programs coordinator – Talked about the fall retreat to Kick-a-poo. This year it will just be a day trip due to the nature of symposium.
· Annie – co-programs coordinator – Symposium is coming! Annie has reserved 25 plane tickets this year. We do not have a sign up sheet yet, but keep an eye out for updates! She also talked about upcoming programs.
* CCHS surgery program
- observe surgery fall semester. In the spring, there is an opportunity to actually participate! You will have to be able to answer 38 questions correctly and also have a resume. Later this year, we will be having a resume workshop. Applications for the surgery program are due September 25th
* CCHS lab volunteer
– you must be able to volunteer for a 4-hour time block each week. This is an opportunity to handle companion animals in a medical setting! Please fill out the application.
· Jayme – co-fundraising chair – Thanks for working the first football game! The next game will be September 29th, if you want to sign up, please email Jayme.
· T – co-fundraising chair – There will be an Assembly Hall fundraising opportunity October 15th. Please email T if you are interested. Look out for other Assembly Hall opportunities! Remember, the more money we make as a club, the more likely we will be able to host a symposium!
Speakers: Andrew Schaefer – South African Professional Field Guide and Program Director and Rachel Garai – UIUC Grad Student and Director
South Africa Study Abroad Program – Game Capture and Wildlife Studies
Location:
- Krueger National Park
- Sabi Sands Private Game Reserve
- Onderstepoort Veterinary College (Pretoria, South Africa)
- secured a tour guide from the PR department
- view classes, OCV has a huge equine center
Topics Covered:
- Game capture and management principles
- Tracking
- Identification and Behavior
- Wildlife Medicine
- Elephants – problems, behavior, language, management
- Survival principles
- Dissection
- Night Drives
Scientific Study:
- Guest Lecturers
– Head Veterinarian of National Parks – Dr. Markus Hofmeyr
– 5 days here, will do game capture
– Lots of animal relocation, fitting radio collars – should be able to observe and participate
Game Drives:
- should get to see lion, leopard, buffalo, elephant, white rhino, and
many kinds of antelope
Program Dates:
- May (after finals)
- June
- Late July-early August
- 20 day program (22-23 days w/ travel)
Cost:
- course fee: $3200
- travel: ~$2000
Questions?:
Andrew Schaefer – andrewaschaef@gmail.com
Rachel Garai – garai@uiuc.edu
Meeting ended: 7:31pm
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Pre-Vet Club Fall Call Out Meeting Minutes: Thursday, August 30, 2007
Meeting Started at 5:35pm
- We began by eating pizza, and then when everyone had gotten some food, Andrew started off the meeting by welcoming everyone to the Pre-Vet Club! He explained the purpose of the club, which is to help people with vet school applications through the many programs and experiences we offer to the members! If anyone has questions, feel free to email him at hennenfe@uiuc.edu.
- The meeting then continued with officer introductions: each person gave their name, office, year in school, major, when they are applying and a brief description of his or her respective office
* Andrew – president – senior (super) in animal sciences, is currently working on his vet school application. Andrew is basically in charge of overseeing everything that goes on in the club, presiding over all meetings, maintaining the listserv and tracking membership points. hennenfe@uiuc.edu
* Joe – vice-president – senior in animal sciences, is currently working on his application. Joe is in charge of recruiting speakers, planning social events, planning campus pathway clean-ups, and overseeing the programs coordinator positions. jesch2@uiuc.edu
* Jen – public relations – junior in animal sciences, will be applying to vet school next year. Jen is in charge of keeping members updated on club events, info and College of ACES events. She keeps us up-to-date by updating the website, ASL board, and the office and also by chalking the quad. She is also in charge of designing T-shirts, so if anyone has any ideas feel free to email her! jmoczar2@uiuc.edu. She is also the ACES council representative. Jen represents the club at the council meetings and finds out what is going on within the college and with other clubs. She discussed the ACES week events.
* T – fundraising co-chair – junior in animal sciences, will be applying to vet school next year. T, with Jayme, is in charge of organizing fundraising opportunities for members such as football games and cup nights at White Horse. She also explained how important it is for members to be involved in fundraising. You need to help us fundraise to participate in the programs! T also brought her dog Teddy to the meeting! tbonoma2@uiuc.edu
* Jayme Jeffries – fundraising co-chair – junior in animal sciences, will be applying to vet school next year. Jayme discussed the upcoming football games, especially the football game on September 8th! jjefri2@uiuc.edu
* Kinsey – treasurer – senior in animal sciences, is currently working on her vet school application. Kinsey is in charge of the club funds. Please pay dues to Kinsey by the October meeting. Checks only please, unless you pay at the meeting. Dues are important for membership. In order to use the test files, remain on the email list, be involved in programs, etc., you must pay dues. klpark2@uiuc.edu
* Annie – co-programs coordinator – junior in IB/ANSC, will be applying to vet school next year. Annie, with Stacey, is in charge of planning LAICU/SAECC, wet labs, volunteering at CCHS, retreats, etc. She detailed each program, if you have any questions about the programs, please email her or Stacey. arivas2@uiuc.edu
* Jamie Reichert – Symposium Chairperson – junior in animal sciences, will be applying to vet school next year. Jamie is charge of planning our bid to host next year’s Symposium. She discussed plans for making the bid, meeting with the vet school and the importance of everyone coming to Symposium at Florida this spring. There is the possibility that two other schools will be making a bid, and we need all the support we can get! This year’s Symposium may be a little pricey, but if we can secure the bid to host symposium, next year will be MUCH less expensive! Later in the semester, Jamie will be setting up committees to help with the various parts of the process. jreiche2@uiuc.edu
- Andrew then introduced the two officers who could not make it for introductions/meeting.
* Caitlyn – secretary – senior in animal sciences, currently working on her vet school application. Caitlyn is in charge of meeting minutes, newsletters, organizing and updating test files, and keeping current vet school application information. Please bring test files to the cube, there will be an incentive program put in place as the semester progresses. If possible, please digitize your test files into PDF’s so that we can eventually have a digital test file library. cgetty2@uiuc.eud
* Stacey – co-programs coordinator – sophomore in animal sciences – will be applying to vet school in two years. Stacey works with Annie to plan programs for the club! sdehlin2@uiuc.edu
- Then members went to meet with officers on a smaller scale. At the beginning of the meeting, colored pieces of paper were passed out, and members started with the officer who had his or her color. Officers discussed their offices in more detail, answered any questions, discussed events, and got to know the members! Members rotated to each officer until they had visited with everyone!
- After the meet and greet, fall call-out was over, but people hung out for awhile to chat and the meeting was officially over at 6:30.
