Mentor Program Featured in TV Spot

Illini basketball fans got a look at Veterinary Medicine this season. Dr. Delores Lipton, of Urbana, Illinois, and third-year veterinary student Amy Valentine appeared in a television half-time spot created by campus public affairs to promote the University of Illinois as a "Small Community–Big Opportunities." The pair talked about their relationship, fostered through the mentor program sponsored by the Illinois State Veterinary Medical Association and the of Veterinary Medicine. The mentor program matches veterinary students with practitioners who have similar interests. To find out more about the program, call the Office of Academic and Student Affairs at 217/333-1192.