Year-End Banquet Honors COE Graduates, Faculty Members
The COE “Casino-Nite” Banquet and Awards Ceremony was held recently at Madison’s Concourse Hotel and Governor’s Club to honor its 36-member COE class – one of the largest ever. Marking the end of its 24th year of providing students an emphasis in poultry science, the year-end banquet and awards ceremony brought together students, family members, faculty, MPC board members, staff, and industry representatives to socialize, network, and, most importantly, recognize and reward students and faculty for their hard work in completing another successful COE. Click
here for entire article and to see student award winners.
Distinguished and committed faculty members, who take valuable time out of their summer schedule to teach at the COE, continue to be integral to the success the Center of Excellence Scholarship/Internship Program enjoys. While many of their counterparts are enjoying their summer break, COE faculty are busy preparing a curriculum, traveling to Madison, and sharing their valuable knowledge and expertise with our COE students. These dedicated individuals include nationally recognized faculty from participating land grant institutions, experienced poultry industry representatives, and professionals from other universities and related agencies. Click
here for entire article.
Wednesday Night Speakers Give Perspective Into Life in the Poultry Industry
Wednesday Night Forums, one of the most popular weekly events among students at the COE, offer students a glimpse of what it’s like to work in the poultry industry. Each Wednesday evening during the course of the COE, leaders from various sectors within the poultry industry share their expertise and perspective on a number of industry-related topics. Click
here for entire article.
MPC would like to thank all the COE banquet sponsors who helped make our 2019 celebration such a success. COE banquet sponsors included:
Daybreak Foods
Farmer Automatic of America - Aggero
Henning Companies
Hy-Line NA
Life-Science Innovations
Maple Leaf Farms
Naturally Recycled Proteins
Purina Animal Nutrition
Rose Acre Farms
Sonstegard Foods
Sparboe Farms
We also thank the following companies for great prizes for the 2019 banquet auction: Aviagen Turkeys, Boehringer Ingelheim, Cobb-Vantress, Cooper Farms, Henning Companies, Herbruck's Poultry Ranch, Hy-Line International, Iowa Egg Council, Jennie-O Turkey Store, Maple Leaf Farms, Pilgrim's, and the University of Minnesota.
The COE banquet sponsorships and prizes are much appreciated by both MPC and its students!
The
Midwest Poultry Consortium's (MPC) student tracking
and database system follows COE graduates not only through
their graduation, but also through full-time employment.
The goal of this tracking system is to help place COE
graduates in positions within MPC member companies
and to retain as many students in the poultry industry
as possible. Congratulations to the following students
on their poultry employment!
Marydith Barkley, a 2019 COE graduate, has accepted the position of Poultry Health Management Lead with Daybreak Foods in Eagle Grove, IA. Marydith is a May 2019 graduate of Iowa State University with a degree in Animal Science.
Faith Britton, a 2016 COE participant, accepted the position of Environmental Compliance Technician with Daybreak Foods in Lake Mills, WI. Faith graduated from North Dakota State University in 2018 with a degree in Animal Science.
Krista Eberle-Krish, a 2007 COE graduate, has accepted the position of R&D Bacteriology Scientist I with CEVA Animal Health in Lenexa, KS. Krista earned her Bachelor’s degree in Animal Sciences from Purdue University, a Masters in Poultry Science from Mississippi State University, and a Ph.D in Poultry Science from North Carolina State University.
Lindsey Leiser, a 2018 COE graduate, has accepted the position of Pullet Management Trainee with Rose Acre Farms in Bouse, AZ. Lindsey is a May 2019 graduate of Kansas State University with a degree in Animal Science.
Victoria Mason, a 2018 COE graduate, has accepted the position of Production Best Practice Coordinator with Forsman Farms in Howard Lake, MN. Victoria is a May 2019 graduate of Iowa State University with a degree in Animal Science.
What is the Microbiome?
Nicholas Evans, Ph.D, Research and Technical Support Specialist, PMI Nutritional Additives
Recently, there has been considerable buzz about the microbiome and how it affects poultry production. But, what is the microbiome and how can the microbiome be used to improve health and performance? Click
here for the complete article.
The Midwest Poultry Consortium has a great resource to connect people looking for careers in the poultry industry with MPC sponsor companies seeking to fill positions with qualified candidates.
MPC's jobs page is a handy tool allowing prospective, past, and current COE students to learn about industry career opportunities. It also allows MPC sponsor companies a convenient way to reach COE students who may be interested in applying for open positions. The jobs page can be found under the Center of Excellence tab of the MPC website or by clicking here.
MPC sponsors looking to post a position on the jobs page should email a job description with application information to mpc@mwpoultry.org. Job openings are also promoted on MPC's social media sites.
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The COE “Casino-Nite” Banquet and Awards Ceremony was held recently at Madison’s Concourse Hotel and Governor’s Club to honor its 36-member COE class – one of the largest ever. Marking the end of its 24th year of providing students an emphasis in poultry science, the year-end banquet and awards ceremony brought together students, family members, faculty, MPC board members, staff, and industry representatives to socialize, network, and, most importantly, recognize and reward students and faculty for their hard work in completing another successful COE.