Cornell University's Student Chapter of the American Veterinary Medical Association, or SCAVMA, plans a fund-raising dog wash on Saturday, Oct. 3, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Tower Road courtyard of the College of Veterinary Medicine.

"The dog wash is free, but donations are gratefully accepted," said Jennifer Zurkus, a SCAVMA delegate and second-year student in Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine. "We're trying to raise money to send students to an educational symposium in the spring."

One of 30 veterinary schools in the United States and Canada, the Cornell college enrolls 320 students in the four-year program that leads to a doctor of veterinary medicine (D.V.M.) degree.