Winter Duck Sale
This year we will be having a Duck Sale for our
annual fundraiser. Whole ducks and duck halves have been provided by Maple Leaf
Farms. The sale takes place in November and will last until December 2, 2011,
providing Purdue and the surrounding communities with ducks for the holidays!
International
Poultry Exposition
The International
Poultry Exposition takes place in January at the Georgia World Conference Center
in Atlanta, GA. The College Student Career Program gives students from all over
the country the opportunity to interview with companies in the poultry industry
as well as explore the hundreds of booths from all aspects of the industry.
Indiana
State Poultry Association
Every year the Avian Sciences Club volunteers to
help and attend the ISPA's Annual Banquet. Club members get the wonderful
opportunity to mingle and dine with poultry industry representatives as well as
faculty from Purdue.
Ag
Days at Delphi & Kokomo
Club members travel to Delphi and Kokomo and
spend the day leaching elementary students about poultry. The kids get the
chance to hold chicks and ask questions.
BoilerBlast
During the spring, club members volunteer to go
out into the community to perform tasks be it painting, cleaning, or racking
leaves.
Tot's
Day
Students are brought to Purdue's Animal Science
Research and Education Center (ASREC) to learn about various different farm
animals. The students are taught the differences between roosters and hens and
get to hold chicks.
Springfest
Every year, the Avian Sciences Club is the
biggest hit at Springfest's Boiler Barnyard.
Children and adults alike can look and even hold ducklings, chicks, and poults (or baby turkeys).
Midwest
Poultry Consortium
The Center of Excellence is a summer scholarship
program offering 18 poultry science credit hours taught by outstanding faculty
from 14 different states as well as experienced industry leaders. The
scholarship is open to all levels of undergraduates from 14 different schools
in the Midwest as well as Florida. The 18 credit hours are spread out over two
six-week summer sessions. The first summer consists of Avian Physiology, Breeder
Flock and Hatchery Management, and Poultry Products Technology. The second
summer session includes Avian Health, Poultry Nutrition, and Poultry Enterprise
Management. The classes are taught at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in
beautiful Madison, WI. Internships with participating companies in the poultry
industry are obtainable before and/or after the six-week program. Internships
are formed to fit the students’ wants and needs in a company. Over the past few
years, Purdue has been proud to send the most students from one single
university
