Several members volunteered to represent AASV at two spring student career events.
The American Pre-Veterinary Medical Association (APVMA) Symposium is an event that brings together pre-veterinary students from across the country to attend lectures, hands-on laboratories, and networking events. The 2024 symposium expo, which was held Saturday, March 9 at North Carolina State University, showcased the diversity of the profession. Attendees included 495 students and 29 advisors from 29 liberal arts colleges and universities. Attendees were able to choose from 30 lectures and 18 hands-on labs and visit 71 exhibitors at 40 different tables. The AASV sponsored the swine necropsy wet-lab.
Please thank the following members who volunteered their time to distribute student recruitment resources and represent the swine veterinary profession: Drs Lisa Becton, Kayla Castevens, Mary Battrell, Jenna Scott, Daniel Boykin, Daniel Carreno, Brian Cerrito, Glen Almond, and Sara Hough. One volunteer commented, "We had a few students stop by that I think might be interested in swine production, but equally as important, we had a chance to share with those who are not."
Learn more about the APVMA at http://www.apvma.org/ and the AASV Student Recruitment Committee at https://aasv.org/members/only/committee/StudentRecruitmentCommittee.php.
The mission of Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Related Sciences (MANRRS) is to promote academic and professional advancement by empowering minorities in agriculture, natural resources, and related sciences. The annual training conference and career expo was held March 20-24, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. More than 5000 high school, undergraduate, and graduate students from around the United States had the opportunity to attend lectures and workshops, network, and explore careers. More than 100 companies representing crops, food processing, academia, agri-finance, government, and animal agriculture attended the career expo.
Please thank Drs Wesley Lyons and Heather Fowler for representing AASV and the swine veterinary profession. They reported that more than 200 highly engaged students visited the booth.
Learn more about MANRRS at http://www.manrrs.org/ and the AASV Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee at https://aasv.org/members/only/committee/DEI.php.