The RMSS provides leadership, staff expertise and support for the faculty, staff and executive leadership of the College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) in the management of human and financial resources, facilities and the physical infrastructure, and information technology, in a manner that is proactive, customer oriented, and value added. RMSS at the College of Veterinary Medicine includes the Accounting Service Center, Budget and Finance, Facilities Administration, Information Technology, Biosafety, and Human Resources. Our goal is to continually strive toward being the leader in setting university model office standards for these areas as visionary resource managers and exemplary service providers for the College's academic, administrative and service units.
The veterinary library was founded on September 21, 1897, with a gift from Roswell P. Flower, former governor of New York. Originally named the Roswell P. Flower Library, it eventually was re-named the Flower-Sprecher Veterinary Library in 1992 to recognize Dr. and Mrs. Isidor I. Sprecher for their generous support of the College. The Library’s holdings represent an internationally recognized selection of materials in veterinary medicine as well as publications in the biomedical sciences. These resources support the College’s undergraduate, graduate, clinical, and research programs.
Additional library services include instruction, outreach, information searching, interlibrary loan, and document delivery.
One of only 30 veterinary colleges and schools in the United States, the College of Veterinary Medicine is located on the Cornell campus in Ithaca, New York. In the heart of the Finger Lakes region, an area of tremendous natural beauty, Ithaca provides a balanced atmosphere of city and country. The College's central campus has seven main buildings, all part of the State University of New York (SUNY) system, on 15 acres with a total of 1.2 million square feet of space.
Freshly prepared meals, grab-and-go offerings, and coffee at the College of Veterinary Medicine.
The college is pioneering sustainability solutions in our campus operations and in the field of veterinary medicine. View our interactive energy dashboard to learn more about our cutting-edge sustainability initiatives, view our real-time energy usage and see how we compare to other colleges across Cornell!
Veterinary Medical Center
Opened in 1996, houses the Cornell University Hospital for Animals (including the Companion Animal Hospital, and the Equine and Nemo Farm Animal Hospitals) as well as research facilities and offices. Principal patient-care areas in the hospital include behavior, cardiology, dentistry, dermatology, internal medicine, neurology, nutrition, ophthalmology, orthopedics and sports medicine, surgery, and theriogenology. State-of-the-art technologies include anesthesiology, clinical laboratories, intensive care and neonatal care units, medical imaging, and specialized surgery suites.
Veterinary Education Center
Opened in 1993, the facility houses the main lecture halls and both wet and dry learning labs; both the Irving W. Wiswall Learning Laboratory and the Jerry and Darlene Bilinski Learning Laboratory.
The Flower-Sprecher Veterinary Library resides in the first floor of the center.
The Muenscher Poisonous Plants Garden:
Adjacent to the library and Schurman Hall is the Muenscher Poisonous Plants Garden, first established in the early 1960s by Dr. John M. Kingsbury with the help of his graduate students, who transplanted in many poisonous plants. The garden is used for teaching veterinary students about poisonous plants, and is also open to the public year-round, with tables and chairs available. Many plants are labeled with signs that not only identify the plants but also explain their potential for poisoning. In 2014 many plants in the original garden were relocated to the Cornell weed garden on Caldwell Road to make way for a major construction project that removed the original garden. The current garden opened in 2018 and was heavily stocked with ornamental varieties, but the plants that a veterinarian would see on farm, including the toxic weeds, are gradually taking hold in the garden.
Veterinary Research Tower
A nine-story building added in 1974, the tower houses research facilities, a lecture hall, conference rooms, and offices and is cloaked in a glass facade comprising new, energy-efficient windows.
Schurman Hall
A three-story building, Schurman Hall houses classrooms, tutorial rooms, the modular resource center, research facilities, and offices. The 3,500-square-foot modular resource center is a visual library of self-contained learning stations that feature interactive learning resources.
New York State Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory
Also known as the Animal Health Diagnostic Center, the institution is the official laboratory of New York State and the state diagnostic center for animal disease control. With much support from New York State, the College opened a new building in 2010, dedicated to the surveillance, research, regulatory, and testing work conducted at the Center. The laboratory services patients of the Cornell University Hospital for Animals as well as those of veterinary practitioners in New York State and nationally. The laboratory is accredited by the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians and the United States Department of Agriculture and its Animal-Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA/APHIS). The diagnostic lab also carries public health accreditation for endocrinology and water testing.
Teaching Dairy Barn
Cornell's Teaching Dairy Barn is a state-of-the-art facility that serves the instructional livestock needs of Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine and College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Part of the University's 50-year campus master plan, the Teaching Dairy Barn is the inaugural building at the University's future Large Animal Teaching Complex, a 5-acre parcel that will serve the University's livestock endeavors from now on, freeing campus grounds for other academic facilities. Conveniently located within safe walking distance of campus, the site is ultimately expected to have a multipurpose livestock teaching arena (to include a livestock pavilion, additional teaching barns, and pasture area), equine metabolism unit, and a large animal research and teaching unit (LARTU).
Other facilities
The Janet L. Swanson Wildlife Hospital, an annex of the Cornell University Hospital for Animals, provides comprehensive medical and surgical care to sick, injured or otherwise impaired native wild animals
James A. Baker Institute for Animal Health A world-renowned center for canine and equine research, the Institute includes the Cornell Research Laboratory for Diseases of the Dog, the Center for Canine Genetics and Reproduction, the Laboratory of Immunology, and the Cornell Equine Genetics Center.
Cornell Equine Annex and Research Park On 165 acres, the park features boarding and other facilities for 150 horses, a half-mile track, stallion barn, and separate brood-mare barn with a laboratory for reproductive studies.
In addition, we have a number of satellite facilities:
Cornell Ruffian Equine Specialists: Located in Elmont, NY, across the backstretch of the historic Belmont Park, Cornell Ruffian Equine Specialists extends the reach of the Cornell Equine Hospital and provides excellent specialty care in state-of-the-art facilities to promote the health and well-being of horses.
Quality Milk Production Services hosts four regional laboratories (in Ithaca, Cobleskill, Canton, and Warsaw) that serve as an extension of the Animal Health Diagnostic Center, assisting in performing field and laboratory diagnostic evaluations of dairy problems, obtaining diagnosis, and promoting the control of other infectious diseases affecting the agricultural industry in New York State.
Cornell University Duck Research Laboratory is a research, service, and biologics production laboratory located on Long Island at Eastport, NY. IT is a national and international resource for information on duck production and disease control.
CVM Use of Facilities Policy
The College of Veterinary Medicine is dedicated to the creation, dissemination, and implementation of scientific knowledge to improve the health and well-being of animals and people. CVM Academic programming and college initiatives will have priority within the facility. The administration reserves the right to deny any request that does not support the college’s mission and values.
When using the Veterinary Medicine facility, you are agreeing to the following conditions:
1. You are a co-user within the college. CVM clinicians, researchers, and students utilize the facilities 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
2. Your event and its attendees comply with all CVM and Cornell University policies and procedures.
3. Your department and event coordinators are responsible for all event organization and arrangements; including the set-up, rentals, vendor communication, catering, transportation, and deliveries.
4. The event coordinator must be onsite to manage deliveries and set-up logistics. They must be present and available for the duration of the event. All event materials, food, decorations, and supplies need to be removed from the facility after the event.
5. Deliveries should be direct to the CVM Loading dock, 930 Campus Road. Vehicles have a 30-minute window to unload/load and cannot block the loading docks. Vendors must communicate directly with the event coordinator regarding set-up.
6. When scheduling an event, please be mindful of current CVM events, religious holidays and observances, and other campus events. Please remember to add your event to the CVM internal events calendar.
7. CVM Event Coordinators:
All events must be scheduled through the Room Scheduler and, when necessary, 25LIVE
Confirm space needs with Kate Davenport (6 months in advance).
25LIVE requirements may vary. Events require 25LIVE approval when:
• There is alcohol being served
• The food is homemade
• Your attendance exceeds 50
• The event is open to the public
• The event is hosted by a student organization
• Live animals are on site
CU Event Coordinators:
Email Kate Davenport (klw226) to reserve and confirm space needs
Refer to 25LIVE requirements above
8. CVM Facilities should be contacted at least six weeks in advance of an event, when the following services are needed:
- Building Care – Building care coverage is dependent on the type of event, number of attendees, and catering criteria. Services include restroom maintenance, trash removal, recycling, and general cleanup.
There is a building care fee of ($36.71/h) outside of normal hours. There is no regular building care coverage after 2:00 pm weekdays and no coverage on the weekends.
• Table set up – the CVM Office of Facilities can provide an event with the following:
12 rectangular banquet tables (6ft)
40 round plastic tables (4ft)
50 folding plastic grey chairs
6 rolling poster boards (20’X6” – double sided)
10 high-top tables
*Event coordinators are responsible for linen, and/or additional supplies.
*If the set-up is extensive, additional support is required ($36.71 per hour/per person).
• Atrium/furniture – It is strongly encouraged to leave furniture in its designated configuration. Removing furniture can be expensive, and disruptive to the CVM community. If necessary, departments will be charged removal ($36.71 per person/per hour).
• Exterior/interior banners
$77.64 per hour/per person to hang
9. A/V Services – AV support is available by emailing the Educational Support Services Team vet-ess@cornell.edu
Microphones (additional)
Projectors
Zoom Meetings/Recording
Recordings
Stage, Podium, or platform needs
Panels
10. Your department may be financially responsible for any facility damage.
Please contact the CVM Office of Facilities with any questions (607-253- 3750)
or email Kate Davenport, klw226@cornell.edu.
CVM Pet Policy
Privately owned pets are not permitted in the College. The only exceptions to this rule are guide dogs, other service dogs, and private pets being brought to the College clinics or hospitals as patients, or to class for instructor-sanctioned classroom use. Students bringing pets into the College in violation of the rules will be required to remove the animal from the College immediately.