Student Work Opportunities
Berry College encourages work experience as part of every student's development. This unique work program originated with the founding of the college, when all students worked to pay their college expenses. The combination of academics and work experience enhances the student's ability to obtain employment after graduation. In addition, the values learned from worthwhile work well done can be an asset to students throughout their lives.
The Animal Science department provides you with the opportunity to gain "hands-on" work experience while you are studying in a formal classroom setting. Students have the opportunity to work at the Gunby Equine Center, Rollins Beef Center, Normandy Dairy Center, Westcott greenhouses and gardens. Additional experience can be gained through internships, cooperative-education opportunities, and research conducted within the department. You should consult with your advisor and the career-development office about these possibilities.
Gunby Equine Center -- employs 12 to 15 student workers per semester.
Physical facilities: 185-acre equine unit, 180 acres of pasture, 50 stalls, storage buildings, covered arena with offices and classroom, outdoor lighted arena, 70' roundpen, 60 college-owned horses (predominantly quarter horse and thoroughbred).
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, daily feeding and care of college-owned horses, routine veterinary care and management, breeding (artificial insemination and live cover), foaling, and maintenance of facility and equipment.
Rollins Ruminant Research Center - Beef -- employs 12 to 15 student workers per semester |
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Physical facilities: A total of approximately 100 brood cows consisting of a purebred Angus herd and a smaller commercial herd are maintained on 500 acres of pasture. An additional 85-acres of land are utilized for the production of coastal Bermuda hay. The Rollins Center itself consists of a number of buildings including a classroom/field laboratory, offices and vehicle maintenance, tool and implement storage facilities. The Rollins Center barn has extensive dry-lot and livestock working facilities to accommodate requirement for the academic and research programs. Several additional livestock working and storage facilities are strategically located to optimize animal management with minimal stress and transport. A flock of approximately 25 Katahdin ewes are also supported and maintained by the Rollins Center Beef Cattle Unit.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, daily feeding and care of beef cattle and sheep, routine veterinary care and management, breeding (estrus detection and artificial insemination), calving and lambing, hay production, as well as maintenance of the facility and equipment.
Rollins Ruminant Research Center - Dairy
-- employs 14 to 18 student workers per semester
Physical facilities: 40- acre unit. 30 acres of pasture, 4 in line Germania AfiMilk Parlor, 30 stall free stall barn, flush manure system, lagoon, irrigation system, and calf barn. The Parlor has observation windows and deck for guests to observe the milking procedure. The Dairy is located on Rollins Road just West of the Ford Buildings.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, daily milking, feeding and care of 30 mature lactating cows and 30 calves and heifers, ration formulation, routine veterinary care and management, breeding (artificial insemination), facility
Horticulture Greenhouses and Gardens -- employs 7 to 10 student workers per semester.
Physical facilities: 5,376 square feet of greenhouses, 1,000 square feet of shade house, 775 square feet of headhouse (work area), 3.5 acres of gardens.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, daily care of greenhouse crops including watering, fertilizing, propagating, and transplanting, general care and upkeep of the greenhouse facilities, installation of plant materials in the gardens, maintenance of the plant materials in the gardens including pruning and propagating, general care and upkeep of equipment, and assistance in plant sales.