Around the college

Dean’s office staff are shown organizing the white coats that arrived in advance of the sophomore professional coating ceremony scheduled for May 11. The coats are ordered, organized and hung alphabetically, names and sizing checked, tags removed and finally sent out for steam-pressing before being delivered to the UF Phillips Center in advance of the ceremony. (Photo by Sarah Carey)

PetSmart Charities visited the UFCVM to do some filming for a commercial highlighting a collaboration with the college in Hurricane Irma response efforts. Members of the UF Veterinary Emergency Treatment Service made use of a vehicle funded through a PetSmart Charities grant in the team’s outreach to the Key West community following Hurricane Irma last fall. (Photo by Alex Avelino)

Jessalyn Fernandes, the college’s events coordinator, stands with the UFCVM table during “Gator Day at the Capitol” in Tallahassee on Feb. 15. The annual event provides an opportunity for UF colleges and units to showcase their programs during the legislative session. (Photo courtesy of Jessalyn Fernandes)