Crookston, Minn. - The University Teaching and Outreach Center (UTOC) at the University of Minnesota, Crookston will host an open house on Thursday, October 1, 2009. From 4-7 p.m. the campus and community will have an opportunity to meet the faculty and staff from the Agriculture and Natural Resources Department as well as visit the horses, beef cattle and sheep in the UTOC facilities.
Guests can watch the Equestrian teams practice beginning at 4:30 p.m. with horse jumping, and later at 5:45 p.m., the western team will be practicing reining.
Tours will be given every half hour beginning at 4 p.m. and running through 6:30 p.m. by members of the Equestrian Team or Horseman's Association. Students involved in the Animal Science Club will provide tours of the beef and sheep facility. All tours will begin at the south main lobby area doors in UTOC and self-guided tours are also an option during the open house. Visitors will have an opportunity to enjoy refreshments with students, faculty and staff in the Agriculture and Natural Resources Department.
UTOC, dedicated in 1993, serves as the center for animal and equine science on the Crookston campus and features a riding arena, stables, and a tack room for the equine science program. It also houses some 40 plus horses. The arena regularly serves as a host area for regional riding and horse shows. To learn more about the Agriculture and Natural Resources Department at the U of M, Crookston, visit www.umcrookston.edu/academics.
Today the University of Minnesota, Crookston delivers more than 25 applied-science undergraduate degree programs and 50 concentrations, including several online degrees, in agriculture; arts, humanities and social sciences; business; math, science and technology; and natural resources. To learn more, visit www.UMCrookston.edu.
Guests can watch the Equestrian teams practice beginning at 4:30 p.m. with horse jumping, and later at 5:45 p.m., the western team will be practicing reining.
Tours will be given every half hour beginning at 4 p.m. and running through 6:30 p.m. by members of the Equestrian Team or Horseman's Association. Students involved in the Animal Science Club will provide tours of the beef and sheep facility. All tours will begin at the south main lobby area doors in UTOC and self-guided tours are also an option during the open house. Visitors will have an opportunity to enjoy refreshments with students, faculty and staff in the Agriculture and Natural Resources Department.
UTOC, dedicated in 1993, serves as the center for animal and equine science on the Crookston campus and features a riding arena, stables, and a tack room for the equine science program. It also houses some 40 plus horses. The arena regularly serves as a host area for regional riding and horse shows. To learn more about the Agriculture and Natural Resources Department at the U of M, Crookston, visit www.umcrookston.edu/academics.
Today the University of Minnesota, Crookston delivers more than 25 applied-science undergraduate degree programs and 50 concentrations, including several online degrees, in agriculture; arts, humanities and social sciences; business; math, science and technology; and natural resources. To learn more, visit www.UMCrookston.edu.
Contact: Ron Del Vecchio, department head, 218-281-8109 (delve004@umn.edu); Elizabeth Tollefson, assistant director of communications, 218-281-8432 (ltollefs@umn.edu)
