Educational Field Trips
Agenda for College Station Trip, Spring 2012
This field trip exposed TAMUK students to academic and research opportunities beyond the borders of South Texas. Students visited the Texas AgriLife Research Center in Beeville, the USDA ARS Southern Plains Agricultural Research Center in College Station, the Animal Science Teaching and Research Center, the School of Veterinary Medicine, and various research labs in College Station. The purpose of this trip was to not only educate our students about research in the state of Texas, but to stimulate their interest and encourage them to explore career and graduate level opportunities in animal science outside the South Texas region.
3/22/2012
| 8:00 a.m. |
Depart TAMUK |
| 10:00 |
Arrive in Beeville, Texas AgriLife Research Station tour |
| 12:30 p.m. |
Lunch |
| 1:30 |
Depart Beeville |
| 5:30 |
Arrive College Station |
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Tour Geology/Geophysics Lab |
| 7:00 |
Dinner |
| 9:00 |
Arrive at hotel in College Station |
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3/23/2012
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| 6:30 a.m. |
Meet for Breakfast |
| 7:30 |
Depart hotel for campus |
| 8:00 |
Dr. Kramer-Texas A&M University Vet School |
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Lecture on cloning animals, tour facilities, and visit animals that have been cloned. |
| 10:00 |
Tour of the USDA Southern Plains Agricultural Research Station |
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Included a variety of "stations" where students could visit with ARS Scientists and participate |
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in the research techniques used in specific ARS labs |
| 12:30 p.m. |
Lunch |
| 2:00 |
Tour Texas A&M University Animal Science Teaching, Research, and Extension Center |
| 4:00 |
Depart College Station |
| 8:30 |
Arrive Kingsville |
Agenda for the USDA Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Program tour, Spring 2012
This field trip exposed TAMUK students to the multiple facets of the Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Program and the important role it plays in protecting American agriculture. Students were able to view the inspection process that Mexican cattle go through to enter the U.S., learn about the historical aspects of the Cattle Fever Tick, and the research efforts that have led to the current APHIS programs to protect American livestock.
4/27/2012
| 8:00 a.m. |
Depart Kingsville |
| 10:00 |
Pharr, Texas |
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Port of Entry-Cattle Fever Tick Inspection point |
| 12:00 p.m. |
Lunch |
| 1:15 |
Hidalgo County USDA Office |
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Cattle Fever Tick Eradication presentation by Dr. Duhaime |
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Visit with Cattle Fever Tick inspectors |
| 3:00 |
Edinburg, Texas |
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USDA ARS Cattle Fever Tick Research Lab, tour by Dr. Ron Davey |
| 5:00 |
Depart for Kingsville |
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