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2015 Dairy Class .......................... 2 

Hon. State FFA............................. 3 

Student Recogni on .................... 4 

Faculty and Staff Rec. .................. 5 

Academic Dates/Deadlines ......... 6 

 

“Get the big things right”. This is one of my goals at home and work. This is the

theme of my introductory lecture in ANSC 498 every semester and for our

graduate student orientation session this week. With all of the distractions

swirling around and the complexities of life, sometimes we lose sight of the

most important things at home and the workplace. Loyalty, dedication, effort,

commitment, compassion, appreciation, kindness. Check out the News-Gazette

article on pg 5 of this month’s “Tails”. Dr. Bahr is a great example of a

professor and mentor that gets the big things right. I was a Boy Scout once upon

a time, and I’m fond of saying that the Boy Scouts get it right with the 12 points

of the Scout Law and the Boy Scout motto. Google it if you are curious. ;-)

Students return to campus this week, and classes resume next Monday. So many

important things to “get right” for all of us. Our faculty strive to provide quality

learning experiences about the science of animals; our graduate students are

dedicated to discovery research and in depth learning; our undergraduates have

their plates full with classes, study time, extra-curricular activities and work

schedules; and our staff are committed to being the backbone that facilitates our

success. The increased energy level on campus is palpable. It reminds me of the

importance of the mission we all have as part of this pre-eminent Land Grant

University. Here’s hoping for a rewarding and successful Fall semester. Let’s get

the big things right!

Steve (and Spenser)

 

August 2015

2015DAIRYCLASSESOFFEREDONLINE 

The University of Illinois will be offering three dairy classes in the fall, 2015 semester. 

1.   A one credit, six week, dairy class will focus on ra on balancing and be applicable building 

using the Spartan III dairy model led by Mike Hutjens.  Principles in the class can apply to 

other rumen model computer programs. 

 

2.   Mike Hutjens will be coordina ng a new class focused on forage produc on and u liza on 

for one credit for six weeks featuring legume, grass, small grain, corn silage, and pasture 

systems plus inoculants, storage systems, and forage test interpreta on. 

 

3.   Dr. Dick Wallace will be offering his popular advanced dairy reproduc on class, 10 week 

class for two credits.  All phases of reproduc ve management, diseases, and breeding 

strategies will be covered.  

 

Classes can be enrolled for college credit, con nuing educa on units for veterinarians or dairy 

professionals, or non‐credit for dairy farmers or others (registra on fees vary for each).  All clas‐

ses begin Sept 21st  and are held on Mondays.  Enrollment and details for all three dairy classes 

can be found at the h p://online.ansci.illinois.edu/  

ILHONORARYSTATEFFADEGREE

Congratulations to Pam Utterback on being awarded an Illinois Honorary State FFA Degree. This is the highest honor that the State FFA can award and is given to those who have served and promoted agri-culture tirelessly. Pam was honored at the IL State FFA Convention on June 11th! Congratulations Pam!

STUDENTRECOGNITION  

 Cassandra Skenandore, a student working with Professor Cardoso, successfully defended her M. S. thesis on "Holstein heifer behaviors and lactating cow nutritional management for improved reproductive performance on dairy farms". We wish Cassie success as she pursues a PhD in Biomedical Sciences at Texas A&M University with Dr. Annie Newell-Fugate. Congratulations Cassie!

Halie Rando, a student working with Professor Kukekova, successfully defended her M. S. in Bioinformatics, Animal Sciences, thesis on " Chromosomal assembly and comparative analysis of the red fox (Vulpes vulpes) genome". We wish Halie success as she continues her Ph.D. studies with Dr. Kukekova. Congratulations Halie!

Haley Spangler, a student working with Professor Parsons, successfully defended her M. S. thesis on " Determining the Digestible Lysine Requirement of 22 to 47 week-old Lohmann Laying Hens Using Two Requirement Titration Methodologies". We wish Haley success in her post-graduate career either at the University of Illinois or at North Carolina. Congratulations Haley!

Austin Laudwig, a student working with Professor Ellis, successfully defended his M. S. thesis on "The impact of gestation sow housing system (individual vs. group) on the reproductive performance of sows & the effect on farrowing pen size on pre-weaning mortality”. We wish Austin success as genetic manager for The Maschhoffs LLC. Congratulations Austin!

Matt Aardsma, a former student of Professor Parsons, received a Certificate of Excellence Award for an oral presentation of a research paper at the 2015 PSA Annual Meeting. His pa-per was entitled “A slope-ratio precision-fed rooster assay for estimating relative metaboliza-ble energy values.” Congratulation Matt!

FACULTY/STAFFRECOGNITION

 

Department of Animal Sciences Animal Sciences Laboratory 1207 West Gregory Drive Urbana, IL 61801 217-333-3131 AnSci@illinois.edu 

FALL2015ACADEMICDEADLINES

August 23 Deadline to cancel registra on 

August 24 First day of instruc on for the Fall semester and 

POT A courses   Deadline for degree‐seeking students to register 

for first classes without being charged $15 late fee penalty 

August 25 Late registra on begins via Student Self‐Service 

August 27–September 4 Registra on of part‐ me, non‐degree students 

without penalty 

August 28 Deadline to add a UG POT A course  Deadline to add a GRAD POT A course via Student 

Self‐Service  Deadline for all students to drop POT A course for 

refund if reducing assessment range  Deadline to suppress directory informa on  

September 4 Deadline to reduce semester program and           receive refund if reducing assessment range  Deadline to add a UG semester course  Deadline to add a GRAD semester course 

via Student Self‐Service and without approval  Deadline to add a GRAD POT A course via depart‐

ment office  

September 7 Labor Day (all‐campus holiday) 

September 18 Deadline to drop UG POT A course via Student 

Self‐Service without grade of W 

Deadline to drop GRAD POT A course via Student Self‐Service 

Deadline to elect credit/no credit or change credit/no credit to regular grade basis in UG POT A course 

Deadline to file intent to use Campus Grade Re‐placement op on in UG POT A course 

September 28 Full payment due for Fall 2015 charges unless on 

a payment plan 

October 2 Deadline to drop a GRAD POT A course without 

grade of W  Deadline for GRAD students to elect credit/no 

credit for a POT A course or to change credit/no credit to a regular grade  

October 13 (noon) Faculty deadline for repor ng midterm grades for 

freshmen 

October 16 Deadline to drop UG semester course via Student 

Self‐Service without grade of W  Deadline to drop GRAD semester course 

via Student Self‐Service  Deadline to remove UG incomplete grade from 

previous semester to prevent change to F grade  Deadline to elect credit/no credit or change 

credit/no credit to regular grade basis in UG se‐mester course 

Deadline to file intent to use Campus Grade Re‐placement op on in UG semester course 

Deadline for UG to withdraw from Fall semes‐ter without grade of W 

Deadline for LAW students to drop semester course without grade of W 

October 19 Priority registra on Time Tickets (earliest registra‐

on  mes) for Spring 2016 available on Student