ASI DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI: Dr. Bob Smith, ’68 and DVM, will be recognized as the ASI Distinguished Alumni on Monday, November 13. The faculty meeting will be at 8:30 a.m. in the Heritage Room and the departmental seminar will be at 12:30 p.m. in Call Hall 205. A short reception will follow in the Heritage Room.
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Congratulations to Dr. Teresa Douthit, Academic Advisor and Professor in the Department of Animal Sciences and Industry, for being selected for the November Charlie award. Dr. Douthit was nominated for this award for her passion in the classroom and advising students. Read here to see what her nominators said about her. Congratulations Dr. Douthit!
TEMPLE GRANDIN: Temple Grandin presented the “Importance of Good Stockmanship” to ASI 515: Beef Science and “Insights into Animal Behavior & Autism” to ASI 655: Behavior of Domestic Animals on Friday, November 3. Thank you to the Kansas Horse Council for providing these lectures to our students.
Pictures of the event can be viewed here.
K-STATE SWINE DAY: We would like to invite you to the Annual K-State Swine Day hosted Thursday, November 16 at the K-State Alumni Center. The full program for the event can be found here, https://www.asi.k-state.edu/events/swine-day/.
SAVE THE DATE: Mark your calendars and plan to attend the Animal Sciences Arena Groundbreaking ceremony on Friday, December 15 at 11:30 a.m. The event will be at the Stanley Stout Center. If you plan to attend please RSVP at: ksufoundation.org/rsvp/agarena.
Plan now to join us as this exciting event kicking off the construction of the new Animal Sciences Arena.
FALL UNDERGRADUATE SYMPOSIUM: As the semester winds down, we are quickly approaching the Fall Undergraduate Research Symposium! Please plan to join us on Friday, December 8, 2023, from 9am-12pm at the Town Hall in Leadership Studies. Students will be presenting posters on both course-based research projects and independent research projects. Coffee and donuts will be provided!
ASI CLOTHES DRIVE: The Department will be collecting gently used coats and hoodies and new hats, gloves and socks for communities in need. Donations can be dropped off in Weber 134 or Call Hall 139 between November 6 and December 1.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS: Save the date for the annual ASI Holiday/Christmas Party on Thursday, December 14, 2023 at the Stanley Stout Center from 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Come enjoy good food, games and friends. Please RSVP at https://bit.ly/23KSUASIHoliday, by Friday, December 8.
CALL HALL DAIRY BAR: The Call Hall Dairy Bar Holiday Gift Box orders are now available. Find more details at https://www.asi.k-state.edu/call-hall-dairy-bar/.
HOLIDAY MEAT SALE: The Holiday Meat Sale order form is now available. Pre-orders for Thanksgiving are due November 1 and November 29 for Christmas. Find more information visit, https://www.asi.k-state.edu/about/services/ksu-meat-lab-sales/.
UPCOMING DEFENSE:
Madison Pflughoeft will be presenting her master’s defense on Wednesday, November 8 at 1 p.m. in Call Hall 205. Her defense is titled “Effects of Biuret and Lasalocid (Bovatec) Inclusion into a Commercial Mineral Supplement on Growth Performance of Yearling Calves Grazing in the Kansas Flint Hills.
SEMINARS:
Santiago Duarte, “Spray-Dried Plasma Mechanism and Benefits for Post-Weaning Diets” – Wednesday, December 6 at 12:30 p.m. in Weber 146.
ASI FACULTY & STAFF BIRTHDAYS:
If you’d like your birthday added to the list, please email Stacey Chard at schard@ksu.edu.
OPEN POSITIONS:
PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES:
For inquiries, contact Dr. Xiuchun Tian at xiuchun.tian@uconn.edu or (860) 486-2413.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
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November 8-10 – International Bovine Leukosis Virus Conference – Lansing, MI
November 11 – Veterans Day (not a University holiday)
November 13 – ASI Distinguished Alumni Award – Dr. Bob Smith
November 15 – Faculty Meeting – Call Hall 205 – 3 – 4 p.m.
November 16 – K-State Swine Day – KSU Alumni Center
November 19-26 – Thanksgiving Break for Students
November 29-Dec. 1 – KLA Convention & Trade Show – Wichita, KS
December 8 – Fall Undergraduate Symposium – 9 a.m. – Leadership Studies, Town Hall
December 9 – College of Agriculture Commencement
December 11-15 – Final Exams
December 15 – ASI Competition Arena Groundbreaking Ceremony– Stanley Stout Center – 11:15 a.m.
December 20 – Faculty Meeting – Call Hall 205 – 3 – 4 p.m.
January 6-21 – National Western Stock Show – Denver, CO
January 15 – University Holiday (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day)
January 31 – Feb. 2 – Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show – Orlando, FL
February 4 – Swine Profitability Conference – Stanley Stout Center
February 29 – Stockmen’s Dinner – Stanley Stout Center
March 1 – Cattlemen’s Day – Weber Hall
March 1 – Legacy Bull & Female Sale – Stanley Stout Center
March 2 – Junior Beef Producer Day – Weber Hall
March 16 – Junior Sheep Producer Day – Weber Hall
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