Good morning everyone!

It is hard to believe but the start of the VM1 Orientation is just 5 weeks away! As a reminder, orientation activities will be held at UNL’s East Campus on Thursday, August 21 and Friday, August 22.

We are still working on timing details with some of our guest speakers but we will send you the complete Orientation schedule once it is finalized. As an overview, you will tour the PPVM facilities and learn where all of your classes will be held. We will also visit other helpful locations on East Campus. You will get to meet students, faculty, and staff, and several of these individuals will speak to you regarding services they provide and/or offer their guidance as you embark on your veterinary education.

You have received an invitation to join the Canvas page: PPVM Student Resources (https://canvas.unl.edu/courses/38101 ). This is where important documents and links will be shared with students, including the Student Handbook, class schedules, elective course information, exam details, club and organizational resources, etc.

You also received an invitation to join another Canvas page: PPVM Training (https://canvas.unl.edu/courses/38102 ). Just like if you were starting a new job, there is a fair amount of onboarding that is required when you start veterinary school. Some of the training sessions will be delivered in-person during Orientation. Other training and documentation will need to be completed online. Required materials and their associated instructions are available under Modules, in the PPVM Training Canvas page. You will need to pass quizzes at the end of certain training modules. Some of these quizzes will be completed within Canvas. Other quizzes will be completed on another platform and the completion certificates or other documentation verifying completion will need to be uploaded to Canvas.

Required training/documentation and associated deadlines:

* PPVM Student Information Form: Tuesday, July 29 at 8:00 AM

* UNL Occupational Health and Safety Program Animal Risk Questionnaire: Monday, August 11 at 8:00 AM * Environmental Health and Safety Training: Wednesday, August 20 at 8:00 AM * PPVM Student Handbook Quizzes: Thursday, August 21 at 8:00 AM (available soon) * PPVM Student Handbook Agreement & PPVM/UNL Student Code of Conduct Acknowledgement: Monday, August 25 at 8:00 AM (available soon)

We strongly recommend getting a head start and not waiting until the last minute. You will not be able to sit down and complete all of the training/documentation in a single session so you should plan on spreading the work out over several days.

Reach out to us if you have any questions. Questions can be regarding Orientation, training, fall classes, etc. The PPVM Student Resources Canvas page will also be an important resource for PPVM information and policies.

Thank you,

Dr. McFee

rmcfee3@unl.edumailto:rmcfee3@unl.edu

Marsha Yelden

myelden1@unl.edumailto:myelden1@unl.edu

Barb Banks

barb.banks@unl.edumailto:barb.banks@unl.edu

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Renee M McFee, DVM, PhD

Associate Professor

Coordinator, Professional Program in Veterinary Medicine

University of Nebraska–Lincoln

120B Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences Hall

Lincoln, NE 68583-0906

rmcfee3@unl.edumailto:rmcfee3@unl.edu

402-472-7306