UAPB alumni plan All Black Affair
The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff/AM&N National Alumni Association will present the All Black Affair, a homecoming celebration honoring the Beta Cohort of their FIFTY Under 50 Outstanding Young Alumni.
The gala will be held at 8 p.m. Oct. 11 at the Pine Bluff Convention Center. Tickets are $50, according to a news release.
“This exciting evening will honor our 50 extraordinary young alumni who have demonstrated outstanding accomplishments in their careers, community service and support of the university and/or alumni association,” according to the release.
The All Black Affair will include entertainment by Dee Dee Jones and heavy hors d’oeuvres.
The attire is all black, all classy.
Tickets and table sponsorships can be purchased at https://fundraise.givesmart.com/form/9s82dw?vid=1k9f5l or you may call the National Alumni Association Office at (501) 536-2309.
To attribute your support to a specific FIFTY Under 50 honoree, be sure to include their name in the “Attribute Your Support to” box. Proceeds from this event will support the Dire Need Scholarship Fund and the general operations of the UAPB/AM&N National Alumni Association.
Food animal welfare topic at event
A practical approach to improving welfare outcomes in food animal production is the focus of the Center for Food Animal Wellbeing’s 11th annual symposium, Oct. 2, at the Don Tyson Center for Agricultural Sciences.
The free event, themed “Boots on the Ground: Animal Welfare from the Veterinary Perspective,” will be livestreamed for those who cannot attend in person. In-person registration closes on Sept. 25. The event begins that Thursday at 8 a.m. with a continental breakfast and ends at 3 p.m. Lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m.
“The symposium brings together leading veterinary professionals to share real-world veterinary insights and case studies on animal welfare,” Shawna Weimer, director of the Center for Food Animal Wellbeing, said in a news release from the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture.
“This year’s theme highlights practical, on-the-ground approaches to improving welfare outcomes in food animal production,” she said.
The Center for Food Animal Wellbeing is a unit of the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture and the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences. The center’s mission is to disseminate science-based information and drive innovation towards practices and technologies that cultivate animal welfare for ethical and sustainable food systems.
Weimer is an assistant professor of poultry science for Bumpers College and the Division of Agriculture’s research and extension arms, the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station and the Cooperative Extension Service.
Featured speakers and topics include:
Jennifer Walker, chief animal welfare officer for Kinder Ground — Applications and limitations of an animal welfare audit.
Brooke Kitting, senior veterinarian for Seaboard Foods — Individual pig care.
Kate Barger, principal veterinary consultant for KB Welfare Consulting — Global perspective of animal welfare.
Cole Crumpacker, staff veterinarian for Butterball — Metapneumovirus impact on turkeys.
Laura Tensa, veterinarian for Wilcox Farms — Translating welfare science into practice.
The detailed agenda, registration information, and more information about the speakers are available on the event website.
The Professional Animal Auditor Certification Organization will award seven hours of continuing education credits for attending the symposium.
Register for free at https://uada.zoom.us/webinar/register/7017564911156/WN_6hnaNDbrRFCwbAEaAiGCpg#/registration.
Sponsorships are being accepted to support the event. To learn more about the Division of Agriculture research, uada.edu.
