{"id":145,"date":"2016-10-10T20:37:32","date_gmt":"2016-10-10T20:37:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.cals.ncsu.edu\/base\/?page_id=145"},"modified":"2025-11-25T10:30:22","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T15:30:22","slug":"homepage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/","title":{"rendered":"Veterinary Professions Advising Center"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/ncstate_cals\/docs\/nc_state_university_vetpac_impact_report_2024-25?fr=xKAE9_zMzMw\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/ncstate_cals\/docs\/nc_state_university_vetpac_impact_report_2024-25?fr=xKAE9_zMzMw\">2024-25 Annual VetPAC Impact Report<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><em>&#8220;As we celebrate 15 years of VetPAC, I am proud to reflect on the center&#8217;s acheivements driven by innovative advising defined by student-centered growth. Through record student engagement in competitive internships, networking opportunities and educational activities, our impact continues to grow greatly. &#8221; <\/em><strong>-Dr. Shweta Trivedi, VetPAC Director<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"ncst-labeled-section wp-block-ncst-events ncst-events layout-three-column\">\n  <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__background\">\n    <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__container\">\n               <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__header\">\n                      <h2 class=\"ncst-labeled-section__heading\">Upcoming Events<\/h2>\n                                <a\n              href=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/events\/\"\n              class=\"ncst-labeled-section__link\"\n                                          data-ua-cat=\"Events Block\" data-ua-action=\"Label Link Click\" data-ua-label=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/events\/\"\n            >All Events<\/a>\n                  <\/div>\n            <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__content\">\n        <div class=\"ncst-event\">\n  <a\n    href=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/event\/ldoc-vetpac-office-closed-through-summer\/\"\n    class=\"ncst-event__link\"\n    data-ua-cat=\"Events Block\" data-ua-action=\"Event Click\" data-ua-label=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/event\/ldoc-vetpac-office-closed-through-summer\/\"\n  >\n    <div class=\"ncst-event__date\">\n      <span class=\"ncst-event__month\">Apr<\/span>\n      <span class=\"ncst-event__number\">28<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"ncst-event__details\">\n      <p class=\"ncst-event__meta\">\n                  Tuesday\n              <\/p>\n      <h3 class=\"ncst-event__title\">LDOC- VetPAC Office Closed through Summer<\/h3>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"ncst-labeled-section wp-block-ncst-newswire-feed ncst-featured-content is-card-style layout-three-column\">\n  <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__background\">\n    <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__container\">\n               <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__header\">\n                      <h2 class=\"ncst-labeled-section__heading\">VetPAC News<\/h2>\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__content\">\n        <a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card \"\n    href=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/news\/nc-state-animal-science-major-halle-skibo\/\"\n    data-ua-cat=\"Content Card\"\n    data-ua-action=\"Content Card Click\"\n    data-ua-label=https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/news\/nc-state-animal-science-major-halle-skibo\/\n  >\n  \n\n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" \n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-newswire-20814\" \n            alt=\"Young woman posing with a black and white cow\" \n            src=\"https:\/\/newswire.ncsu.edu\/api\/attachments\/20814\" \n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; \"\n          \/>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n      \n                          <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">I Am CALS: Halle Skibo<\/h3>\n              \n\n      \t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\"><p>Transfer student Halle Skibo\u2019s journey to NC&#160;State is unconventional, but she\u2019s embraced the challenge with gusto, seizing opportunities to get involved as an animal science major and find her place in the <span class=nowrap>Pack.&nbsp;<span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-light\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n            \n            <use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-light\">\n        <\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/p>\n\t      \t    \n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n<a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card \"\n    href=\"https:\/\/news.delta.ncsu.edu\/2024\/02\/26\/nc-state-instructors-and-delta-share-expertise-at-quality-matters-summit\/\"\n    data-ua-cat=\"Content Card\"\n    data-ua-action=\"Content Card Click\"\n    data-ua-label=https:\/\/news.delta.ncsu.edu\/2024\/02\/26\/nc-state-instructors-and-delta-share-expertise-at-quality-matters-summit\/\n  >\n  \n\n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" \n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-newswire-17768\" \n            alt=\"Senior Lecturer Caitlin Stuckey and Associate Teaching Professors Carlos Goller, Tamara Pandolfo, Nicola Singletary and Megan Lupek shared their experiences with the Quality Matters program at the 2024 UNC System Quality Matters Council Annual Summit.\" \n            src=\"https:\/\/newswire.ncsu.edu\/api\/attachments\/17768\" \n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; 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This event took place at East Carolina University in February and was <span class=nowrap>well-attended.&nbsp;<span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-light\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n            \n            <use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-light\">\n        <\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/p>\n\t      \t    \n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n<a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card \"\n    href=\"https:\/\/news.delta.ncsu.edu\/2025\/03\/26\/faculty-members-highly-recommend-deltas-course-improvement-grants\/\"\n    data-ua-cat=\"Content Card\"\n    data-ua-action=\"Content Card Click\"\n    data-ua-label=https:\/\/news.delta.ncsu.edu\/2025\/03\/26\/faculty-members-highly-recommend-deltas-course-improvement-grants\/\n  >\n  \n\n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" \n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-newswire-20194\" \n            alt=\"Sheets Tried\" \n            src=\"https:\/\/newswire.ncsu.edu\/api\/attachments\/20194\" \n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; \"\n          \/>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n      \n                          <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">Faculty Members Highly Recommend DELTA\u2019s Course Improvement Grants<\/h3>\n              \n\n      \t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\"><p>These grants continue to transform teaching at NC&#160;State through collaborative design and Quality Matters standards. Faculty members like Teaching Professor Shweta Trivedi and retired Assistant Teaching Professor Peter Hessling report significant improvements in student engagement and performance after participating. The program has certified 75 courses across all NC&#160;State colleges, reaching over 14,000 students <span class=nowrap>annually.&nbsp;<span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-light\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n            \n            <use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-light\">\n        <\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/p>\n\t      \t    \n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"ncst-labeled-section wp-block-ncst-newswire-feed ncst-featured-content is-card-style layout-three-column\">\n  <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__background\">\n    <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__container\">\n             <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__content\">\n        <a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card \"\n    href=\"https:\/\/news.ncsu.edu\/2023\/06\/gut-microbes-white-rhino\/\"\n    data-ua-cat=\"Content Card\"\n    data-ua-action=\"Content Card Click\"\n    data-ua-label=https:\/\/news.ncsu.edu\/2023\/06\/gut-microbes-white-rhino\/\n  >\n  \n\n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" \n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-newswire-16385\" \n            alt=\"a greyish rhinoceros stands on a grassy hill; 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object-fit: cover; \"\n          \/>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n      \n                          <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">Travel With a Purpose<\/h3>\n              \n\n      \t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\"><p>CALS senior Emily Haupt takes her passion for veterinary medicine to South Africa, where she encounters the challenges of animal conservation and develops newfound self-confidence along the <span class=nowrap>way.&nbsp;<span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-light\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n            \n            <use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-light\">\n        <\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/p>\n\t      \t    \n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-big-fact has-red-400-background-color\"><div class=\"big-fact__container\"><h2 class=\"big-fact__heading\">For More VetPAC News<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-buttons\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-button is-style-secondary\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/news\/\" class=\"btn ncst-block__button-link\" data-ncst-lightbox=\"false\" data-ua-cat=\"Button Block\" data-ua-action=\"Button Click\" data-ua-label=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/news\/\"><span class=\"text\">Click Here<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\">\n<svg class=\"wp-block-ncst-wolficon wolficon\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" \/><\/svg>\n<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-big-fact has-gray-800-background-color\"><div class=\"big-fact__container\"><h2 class=\"big-fact__heading\">VetPAC LinkedIn<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-buttons\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-button is-style-secondary\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/104556820\/\" class=\"btn ncst-block__button-link\" data-ncst-lightbox=\"false\" data-ua-cat=\"Button Block\" data-ua-action=\"Button Click\" data-ua-label=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/104556820\/\"><span class=\"text\">Follow Us<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\">\n<svg class=\"wp-block-ncst-wolficon wolficon\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" \/><\/svg>\n<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2024-25 Annual VetPAC Impact Report &#8220;As we celebrate 15 years of VetPAC, I am proud to reflect on the center&#8217;s acheivements driven by innovative advising defined by student-centered growth. 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