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May 18, 2012
- We have much to be proud of in our college, but graduation day
just seems to top them all. On Thursday, May 10, we graduated 129
veterinary medical students. Each of these students enters the
veterinary profession well prepared to make a positive impact on
the health and welfare of animals. On Saturday, May 12, the
Biomedical Sciences program graduated 167 undergraduates, many of
whom will move on to professional schools, such as veterinary
medicine, medicine, dentistry, nursing, and pharmacy. In addition,
15 graduate students walked across the stage for commencement. Some
of these will continue on with further graduate training, while
others will embark on careers that could include research or
teaching. Our graduates, DVM and BIMS, have worked hard and
achieved much during their academic careers here in our college,
and we anticipate their future contributions.
- While the DVM Class of 2012 walked across the stage to enter
their first jobs, our newest fourth year students graduated from
classroom training to a full year of clinical rotations. It's time
for them to begin applying all they learned to real world
situations. This is an exciting milestone in the education of our
veterinary medical students, and we wish them well during this
demanding, yet rewarding, year ahead.
- This year we are offering a new required rotation for our
fourth year students that is the first of its kind in the world to
be offered at a college of veterinary medicine. This past Monday,
the first group of students began a rotation in veterinary
emergency response. This new rotation is designed to teach our
students to take on leadership roles addressing animal issues as
part of a disaster response plan in their communities. Using
technology, such as Second Life and video simulations, the
instructional team is able to create as close to real disaster
scenarios as possible. As our students build these skills, after
graduation they will be equipped to make an impact on their
communities in times of greatest need. Another notable component is
the use of virtual technology of Second Life. The educational
technologies and methodologies are ever evolving and it is a point
of pride that our faculty are employing them.
- This year has brought many reasons to celebrate. On April 26th,
we honored Dr. Tim Phillips of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences
for his selection as a Distinguished Professor with a reception in
the Mark Francis Room. Phillips and the four other recipients in
2012 join only 64 faculty members at Texas A&M who hold this
prestigious title. Receiving this honor is a testament to Dr.
Phillips' accomplishments in making the world food supply safer. We
appreciate his commitment, hard work, and success. We congratulate
him for earning Distinguished Professor.
- Congratulations are also in order for Dr. Garry Adams. This
past week, we were notified that Dr. Adams will be recognized at
this year's American Veterinary Medical Association annual
convention with a Lifetime Excellence in Research Award. Only one
person each year receives this award, and not only does it honor
the significant contributions of Dr. Adams' research to the
veterinary medical profession, but also it brings honor and
recognition to our entire college. Congratulations to Dr. Adams on
this achievement.
- Our Creative Technologies and Public Relations team has been
recognized for their work. At the recent annual Brazos Bravo awards
put on by the Brazos Valley Chapter of the International
Association of Business Communicators, the CVM was well
represented. An Award of Excellence was received by Angela
Clendenin, director of public relations, for her media relations
effort covering the Veterinary Emergency Team's response to the
Bastrop Complex Wildfire. Artists VeLisa Bayer and Jennie Lamb
received an Award of Excellence in publication design for the
Legislative Proposal Book for the new Education Building. VeLisa
also won an Award of Merit for the logo design for our Paws to the
Pavement Cancer Walk that was held this past September.
Congratulations to the team for all their hard work!
- If you haven't already done so, please make plans to join us
for the 13th Annual CVM Picnic. This year's event is scheduled for
Friday, May 25th from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm in the Covered Lameness
area adjacent to the Large Animal Hospital. This has been an
exciting year of growth and success, and the picnic is a perfect
way to celebrate the accomplishments of our CVM family with food
and fellowship. RSVPs need to be turned in by May 18th to Kathie
Smith in the Dean's Office via phone (845-5051) or email (ksmith@cvm.tamu.edu). I hope
to see you there!
- To be successful at what we do takes the hard work of many. One
example is the recent effort of the Promotion and Tenure Guidelines
Committee. This group has been reviewing the guidelines we use to
put forth candidates for promotion and tenure. Over the course of
the last few months, they have been tasked with rewriting some of
these guidelines. Under the leadership of Drs. Roger Smith and
Claudia Barton, the team has been finalizing their recommendations.
These recommendations will then be taken to the Deans and
Department Heads for review and approval. Once this step has been
taken, these guidelines will be sent out to the faculty for review
and for a vote. We should be able to have these draft guidelines
out to the faculty within the next couple of weeks, so please watch
for more information. Faculty input is an important part of the
process.
- Another team that has been working diligently on preparing our
college for the future is the Strategic Plan Working Group. This
team has been meeting and developing a strategic vision for the
college over the last couple of years. As a result of their work,
we are excited to announce that we will be holding a five-day
strategic planning conference scheduled for the week of June 16th -
20th. Each day of the conference will be focused on a different
area of our core missions as a college. All are invited to take
part in the discussions by attending all or part of the sessions.
We look forward to having input from the CVM Family as a part of
this conference. More specific details will follow soon.
- There is talk around campus about salary increases this year
for faculty and staff. While a specific plan is not yet
available, I offer this information to keep you as updated as
possible. There will be merit raises this year. It
appears at this time that there will be a pool of 1.5% from
recurring funds and 1.5% from non-recurring funds. The 1.5%
recurring must be generated by the units from their recurring
budgets. The 1.5% non-recurring funds will come from central
campus. All salary increases must be based upon merit. As we
get further information, we will let you know. What we do
know is that we value people as our greatest asset, and while we
have been struggling with and will continue to struggle with how to
distribute a small pool by merit in a way that helps and does not
adversely affect morale, we ultimately concluded that we must do
what we can, when we can for our people.
Sincerely,
Eleanor M. Green, DVM, DACVIM, DABVP
Carl B. King Dean of Veterinary Medicine
College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
Texas A&M University
(979) 845-5053