Spooky Sights Mark Halloween in Lynn Hall - Purdue University

Friday, November 4, 2022

Members of the Veterinary Nursing Program squad played the parts of the Peanuts Gang connected Halloween successful Lynn Hall (front row, left-right) Holly McCalip arsenic Pig-Pen, Rachel Kelly arsenic Snoopy, Dr. Chad Brown arsenic Charlie Brown; (back row, left-right) Angela Arellano arsenic the blanket-toting Linus, Beth Laffoon arsenic Woodstock, Pam Phegley arsenic Peppermint Patty and Jennifer Smith arsenic Lucy.

Halloween made for an particularly festive Monday successful Lynn Hall this week, with a assortment of costumed characters and Halloween happenings marking the juncture astatine the Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine.  Among the notable sightings was that of the Peanuts Gang, led by Charlie Brown, aka Dr. Chad Brown, manager of Veterinary Nursing Programs and objective subordinate professor.  He was, of course, accompanied by others connected the “team,” including Snoopy (Rachel Kelly, world advisor), Woodstock (Beth Laffoon, RVT, instructional technologist), Peppermint Patty (Pam Phegley, RVT, objective rotation/mentorship coordinator), Pig-Pen (Holly McCalip, RVT, instructional technologist), the blanket-toting Linus (Angela Arellano, VN Program administrative assistant) and Lucy (Jennifer Smith, RVT, RLAT, instructional technologist).

Another spooky twist Monday came courtesy of the Diagnostic Imaging Team’s Halloween Dessert Bake-Off.  With Harry Potter themed decorations and characters, the mounting for the Bake-off decidedly looked appropriate!  The judging was by fashionable vote, with immoderate 100 votes formed successful each of 2 categories.  Second-year Small Animal Internal Medicine Resident, Dr. Nicole Gibbs, took apical honors successful the “Best Design” class for her “dirt pudding graveyard;” and Versa Technologist Torrie Shackelford won the prize for Best Taste with her Oreo and Reese’s dessert cheeseballs.

Costumed canines successful the Canine Educators Halloween Parade followed a parade way that led them successful beforehand of Lynn Hall Friday afternoon, October 28.

Another Halloween-related lawsuit took spot Friday, October 28, arsenic the Canine Educators Halloween Parade traversed Memorial Mall connected campus.  With the Canine Educator Care Team alongside, the costumed dogs successful the parade loved being the halfway of attention.  The parade participants gathered for a radical photograph erstwhile they arrived astatine Lynn Hall astir 4:15 that afternoon.  Following the event, voting commenced for the champion costumes. Congratulations to the pursuing winners!

• 1st Place: “Jurassic Bark” featuring Freedom, Cleo and Twitch
• 2nd Place: “Charlotte’s Web” featuring Charlotte and Ollie
• 3rd Place: a necktie betwixt “Barnyard” featuring Angus, Kwame and Curly Sue, and “Candy and Donut” featuring Mary Francis

The Canine Educators Program astatine Purdue provides opportunities for DVM students to interact with dogs that assistance them larn important skills specified arsenic however to execute carnal exams.  At the extremity of each year, the Canine Educators are adopted.

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