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Animal science teaching and research facilities Berry College has what students interested in animal science need – great faculty, strong curriculum, access to hands-on experiences with large animals, and the opportunity to log up to four years of directly relevant work experience as undergraduates. Can it get any better than that? Yes. Berry’s program is so strong – including impressive veterinary school acceptance rates for our graduates – that the number of students majoring in animal science has soared over the last 10 years from 75 to 280, making it Berry’s No. 1 major. This explosive growth has led to crowded facilities that jeopardize the kind of student/faculty interaction and student participation in research that are Berry’s trademark and promise. Our students need room to “do.” We intend to provide that space.
In this campaign, we will develop new animal science facilities that support curriculum advances aimed at taking Berry’s animal science program to the highest level. Our focus is on students interested in postgraduate work in veterinary medicine or research, as well as those drawn to futures in animal industries, such as food production and management. Our plans include construction of facilities for handling both large and small animals with special focus on research and evaluation of the equine, bovine and ovine resources that are so integral to Berry’s program. We will also provide first-rate classrooms and other sophisticated learning environments that will add to the distinction of Berry’s highly respected program.