June 2020

Dean’s message: June 2020

Summer is upon us, and here I am writing my last Advance column as interim dean. The days are long, the weather is beautiful, and our Class of 2020 graduated in May despite all the challenges presented by COVID-19. Our faculty have really stepped up to deliver our curriculum in creative and effective ways in […]

Coming together: 650 masks and counting

In their Oregon home, Liz and Frank Wallace have a well-orchestrated production line for making cloth masks. Frank draws around the template and cuts out the fabric. Liz does the sewing. Then Frank pulls out the pins and strings the elastic. “We are a production team,” says Liz. They started making masks for the WSU Veterinary Teaching Hospital after learning the hospital’s staff needed them to stay healthy while treating animal patients.

Wearing donated cloth masks

A heart as good as gold: Susan Goebel

When she was four years old, Susan Goebel’s mom and dad took her Christmas shopping in Topeka, Kansas. It was her dad Wilbur’s job to keep Susan entertained while her mom, Betty, did the shopping. Knowing she loved animals, Wilbur took Susan to the pet section so she could see the kittens. But when it […]

Susan at a campground, holding a kitten.

June 2020 DVM student spotlights

Patrick Krinke He currently holds a variety of leadership positions and jobs across the College of Veterinary Medicine. You can find him planning events for his peers as class social chair, selling apparel and school swag as the assistant manager of the CVM book store, coordinating and leading Canine Club, Veterinary Nutrition Club, and Integrative […]