Facility will support new veterinary tech degree program
FAMU broke ground today on a $1.2 million Animal Healthcare Facility that will support its new veterinary technology program.
This new facility, located on FAMU's 232 acre farm in Quincy, FL, will support the university's new four-year degree program in veterinary technology which begins this fall. FAMU's entry into veterinary technology will make it only the 11th university in the nation to offer a four-year degree in the subject area.
The new facility is scheduled to be completed in April, 2009, and will give students hands-on experience and actual lab time.
According to statistics, there is a critical shortage of adequately trained minorities in the field of veterinary medicine and related disciplines. African Americans represent only 1.9 percent of the veterinary medicine profession. The total representation of minorities in the profession is 7.7 percent.
The plans for the new multi-functional complex are designed to enhance instructional delivery and learning of students enrolled in the various animal science academic options in the FAMU College of Engineering Sciences, Technology and Agriculture. The educational and experiential training of the program will encompass vital aspects of food safety and biosecurity through the most up-to-date instructional, research, teaching, and service programs. The facility will also aid in maintaining proper herd health measures required by the Animal Welfare Act for those animals currently residing at the FAMU Research and Extension Center.
Funding was appropriated for the new facility through grants from the United States Department of Agriculture Animal Plant Health Inspection Service and the Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service (CSREES). The state-of-the-art complex will house an animal science clinical laboratory, research facilities, upgraded technology and conference center, and custom designed small ruminant and cattle facilities. Academic, research and extension educational activities will take place interchangeably at the facility.
HELP! The Democrat is not covering this important story. Need to get the word out about the good going on at FAMU.
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TALLAHASSEE Teacher and FAMU Graduate Student to Appear on Jeopardy!
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Tallahassee resident and local teacher Alonzo Alexander, 25, will be appearing on Jeopardy! on Tuesday, June 3, 2008.
Alexander, who is also graduate student at FAMU’s College of Education, auditioned for the show on January 29, 2008 at FAMU’s Perry Paige Auditorium. He was called to appear on the show just three days later, on February 1, 2008. Alexander flew to Sony Pictures Studios in Los Angeles, California for taping on February 27.
Alexander is a former Honda Campus All-Stars teammate of Gabrielle McMahan, a FAMU student who appeared on the show in April. FAMU’s prestigious Honda Campus All-Star Challenge Team has won over $400,000 for FAMU and was recently honored by the Florida Legislature.
Alexander is currently a middle school and high school science teacher at Covenant Academy Preparatory School in Tallahassee and a former middle school science teacher at the School of Arts and Sciences. Alexander earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics from FAMU in 2007.
Thanks for this info. Not too many folks know about this Jeopardy contestant. I know I didn't, and I teach at the university! I'm going to send the Democrat a notice about it.
ReplyDeleteA FAMU School of Veterinary Medicine would be an excellent addition to our university and great compliment to our land-grant mission. Hopefully, the success of the animal health facility will be a step toward acquiring such a new school.
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