Students lined the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine’s front lawn during homecoming week for the first Cows and Coffee event hosted by the biomedical physiology program and the UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Dairy Science Club.
More than 100 students with a shared interest in science and animal and human health gathered along with faculty and staff to enjoy free coffee from Prima Sweet Café while meeting and taking photos with two dairy calves tended by members of the diary science club.
“It brings people together from different majors and introduces them to new things,” said Kate Dickson, a third-year animal bioscience major who helped present the calves. “I met a political science major and a business major, and they’ve never seen a cow or a calf before. It’s super fun to get to see other majors.”
Cows and Coffee also served as an opportunity for the biomedical physiology program to connect with the broader university community and showcase educational and career opportunities available through vet med.
Program ambassador Rigsby Arnold staffed an information table sharing details about vet med’s undergraduate and professional programs with current and prospective students.
The undergraduate program prepares students for careers in human and animal health by emphasizing the function of organ systems and incorporating prerequisite coursework for a variety of professional schools.
As one of the biomedical physiology program’s first Homecoming Week events, Cows and Coffee highlighted the program’s commitment to student engagement and outreach while bringing a little farm life to campus.
