The University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine

Georgia Veterinary Scholars Program

Summer 2012 Key Dates:

Date	Event
Friday, December 2, 2011 12 p.m. CVM Boardroom Room 222	Prospective Scholar Information Pizza Lunch.
Friday, February 3, 2012	Student Applications due. Please email to gvspcvm@uga.edu or bring to CVM room 227.
Wednesday, February 15	Letters of Acceptance Distributed
Wednesday, February 22 12 p.m.	Scholar Acceptance Form due. Please email to gvspcvm@uga.edu or bring to CVM room 227.
Tuesday, March 1- Friday, March 16	Scholars review abstracts and meet with mentors
Friday, March 2 4:30 p.m. Coverdell Building Room 175	"Chalk Talk" wine and cheese event. Mentors discuss their research with GVSP Scholars.
Monday, March 19	Mentor/Scholar Match-up
April 13, 2012	Phi Zeta Day
Monday, May 14- Monday, August 1	Georgia Veterinary Scholars Program
Monday, May 14- Friday, May 18	Orientation Week
Wednesday, May 16 5:30 p.m.	Welcome BBQ
Every other Wednesday (starting 5/23) 12:00 p.m. Board Room	Brown Bag Lunches
Every other Thursday (starting 5/31) 7:00 p.m.	Summer Science Journal Club
July 18, 2012	Abstracts Due (subject to change based on Colorado State University's deadline for abstracts)
July 20, 2012	Posters Due (electronic format)
Monday, July 23-Thursday July 26, 2012	Poster Printing
Friday, July 27, 2012 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. Coverdell Building, Room 175	Georgia Veterinary Scholars Program Research Day
Thursday, August 2- Sunday, August 5	National Symposium at Colorado State University of Veterinary Medicine

Brown Bag Lunches

Each session is on a Wednesday and begins at 12 p.m. All sessions will be held in the Board Room (room 222) of the College of Veterinary Medicine.
Bring your lunch — lunch will not be provided
2012 Brown Bag Lunch Dates
May 23
June 6
June 20
July 11

Summer Science Sessions & Groups

The Summer Science Series provides an opportunity for the scholars to interact with various faculty members within the College of Veterinary Medicine. Students meet at a faculty member's house and discuss a paper.

2012 Summer Science Dates:
All Summer Sciences will be held on a Thursday evening at 7:00pm
May 31
June 14
June 28
July 19 at restaurant of Scholars' choice

GVSP Summer Site Visits

2012 Site Visits
Aquatic Biotechnology and Environmental Laboratory (ABEL)
Emory University and Yerkes
Yerkes Field Station
Big Dogs on the River

Research Day: July 27, 2012

Scholars present their research projects to the College of Veterinary Medicine.

This page was last updated on November 16, 2011.