Colorado State Awarded Program Of Excellence From Colorado Commission On Higher Education
Friday, January 10, 1997
FORT COLLINS--Colorado State University's renowned
Professional Veterinary Medicine program was today (Jan. 9) named
a Program of Excellence by the Colorado Commission on Higher
Education. The award marks the state-leading seventh Colorado
State program honored by the commission.
The university's veterinary program will use the award--
$839,858 over five years pending legislative approval--to
increase the use of computer technology in veterinary teaching
programs, improve graduate education in food animal medicine and
to assist in establishing a veterinary technician training
program at Front Range Community College. Colorado State's
program is consistently ranked among the top three programs in
the country and was recently lauded a pacesetter for its advanced
curriculum and training by the American Veterinary Medical
Association's Council on Education.
Colorado State has more CCHE Programs of Excellence than any
other institution in the state. The commission has honored a
total of 36 programs across the state in the 10 years since the
inception of the Programs of Excellence Award.
"The Professional Veterinary Medicine Program is one of the
hallmark programs at Colorado State and we're proud of this
latest distinction. It is a fitting tribute to the excellence of
our cutting-edge teaching in veterinary medicine," said Colorado
State President Albert C. Yates. "The award is another example of
our continued commitment as a university to excellence in
teaching, research and outreach."
Dr. James Voss, dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine
and Biomedical Sciences, said the award will be used primarily to
add computer assisted instructional materials to veterinary
classes. In addition, Voss said he hopes to use the award to make
information from the program available through the Internet to
K-12 science classrooms, the veterinary technician program at
Front Range Community College, other veterinary schools and to
others interested in veterinary medicine.
"The award from CCHE is not only a great honor, but it will
help us continue to improve the education we offer to our
veterinary students and to help share that quality education and
information more broadly," Voss said. "We'll be able to offer
more flexibility in the learning process while providing more and
better information to our students. We've always tried to use
technology to offer the best education for veterinary students.
This award will continue to help us move in that direction."
In addition to hardware and software needed for planned
upgrades, the award also will be used to provide necessary
staffing to operate and maintain the system. Voss said one key
component of the award will allow the program to hire veterinary
students to help faculty integrate the improved technology into
classrooms. Also, a post-graduate veterinarian will be hired to
help implement technology in the Integrated Livestock Management
component of the veterinary medical program.
"We think the best education comes from problem-solving, and
we've stressed that in our classrooms both in the Professional
Veterinary Medicine program and across campus," said David Young,
provost and academic vice president. "This award will give us
even more powerful tools to help our students learn by using the
latest integrative teaching methods and technology."
The other six Colorado State programs honored by the
commission are: the Animal Reproduction and Biotechnology
Laboratory; the Center for Biomedical Research in Music; the
Center for Research on Writing and Communication Technologies;
the Department of Chemistry; Project PROMISE; and Water Resources
Education.
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