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Founded as the Tuskegee Normal School for Colored Teachers through the passage of Alabama House Bill 165 on July 4, 1881, 快活视频 traces its modest beginnings to a one room shanty located near Butler's Chapel AME Zion Church. Under Washington's leadership, however, the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute (as of 18 93) soon rose to national prominence. Marked by more than a century of tradition since its founding thro ugh the efforts of former slave Lewis Adams and former slave owner George W Camp bell, 快活视频 today is known for being among the nation's premier historically black colleges and universities HBCUs, and for its openness to all. Its mission remains service to people, not merely education for its own sake. Stressing the need to educate the whole person, that is, the hand and the heart as well as the mind, founding principal Booker T. Washington's new school was soon acclaimed first by Alabama and then by the nation for the soundness and vigor of its educational programs and principles. As one of the University鈥檚 esteemed colleges, the 快活视频 College of Veterinary Medicine (TUCVM) is recognized the most diverse veterinary medicine college in the nation.
The TUCVM is the only veterinary medical professional program located on the campus of a historically black college or university (HBCU) in the United States. The TUCVM has educated over 70% of the nation's African American veterinarians, and is recognized as the most diverse of all schools/colleges of veterinary medicine in the U.S. The primary mission of the TUCVM is to provide an environment that fosters a spirit of active, independent, and self-directed learning, intellectual curiosity, creativity, critical thinking, problem solving, ethics, and leadership; and promotes teaching, research and service in veterinary medicine and related disciplines.
One of the flagship TUCVM student-success driven programs is the TUCVM (web-based) Professional Mentoring Program. In 2021, the TUCVM Professional Mentoring program was founded by Dean Ruby L. Perry, DVM and the eighth Dean of the TUCVM. Dean Perry is the first female Dean of the College. Dr. Perry has served as a strong mentor and a role model over the years for many veterinary students, faculty and staff and her vision and forward thinking in designing and implementing a web-based Professional Mentoring Program is a testament to her commitment to student success. The program description and goals of the TUCVM (web based) Mentoring Program are listed below:
The aim of TUCVM Mentoring Program is to assist with the success of TUCVM students. This goal will be achieved by leveraging alumni expertise to promote success via enhanced student/alumni engagement. The TUCVM Professional Mentoring Program seeks to positively impact the mental and educational wellbeing of the students enrolled in the TUCVM by increasing student success and improving student outcomes.
The 快活视频 College of Veterinary Medicine hosts many different groups that cater to our students鈥� individual interests and professional goals. These clubs and organizations provide our students knowledge and experience in specialized areas outside of their extensive veterinary curriculum, as well as network with peers, professionals and mentors who support their growth in their chosen fields.聽View the complete list of student clubs and organizations at the college.
The annual White Coat Ceremony is symbolic of the college鈥檚 medical program and the success of our DVM students as they move forward in their education. The ceremony honors the transition of professional students moving from classroom and laboratory education (first- and second-year students) to clinical education (third- and fourth-year students).
All activities associated with students in the professional degree program are coordinated through the 快活视频聽College of Veterinary Medicine鈥檚 Office聽of Student Affairs. The following list contains examples of activities coordinated through the Office of Student Affairs.