Animal Science Club Minutes 11/28/07

I. Treasurer’s Report:
$975.99

II. Our trip to the Camden Aquarium was recapped. If you have any pictures from the event, please send them to Stacy (sgreen@udel.edu) or Michelle (mlapera@udel.edu) so they can use them in the scrapbook!

III. Speaking of the scrapbook, Stacy and Michelle are in desperate need of other club pictures as well, such as the carwash and community day. Even if your pictures are from other events, please please please send them to our historians!

IV. Longwood Gardens:
We are visiting Longwood Gardens on Wednesday, December 5th! We will be meeting in Lot 19 at 5:30pm to carpool there. Admission will be about $3. Make sure you dress warmly because we will be outside a good portion of the time! If you would like to sign up, please email me (kkoenig@udel.edu) with your name, cell phone number, and if you can drive/how many.

V. Amazon Gift Wrap:
We are meeting for the fundraiser with Amazon wrapping gifts on Thursday, December 6th from 2-6pm. It is on Reading Day, so there are no classes that day. We were notified that everyone must wear closed-toe shoes with no heels, and long hair must be pulled back. We will meet in Lot 19 to carpool, and the time will be announced in an email that Dawn will send out to those going.

VI. Holiday Dinner:
Our Holiday Dinner at Dr. Griffiths’ house will now be on Sunday, December 2nd. **Please note this date has been changed!** We will meet at 3pm in Lot 19 to carpool there, and arrive around 3:30pm. We will also be having a gift exchange for those who want to participate. If you would like to participate, a good gift to buy, wrap, and bring should be about $5. If you want to come, please email me (kkoenig@udel.edu) with your name, cell phone number, and if you can drive/how many. If you have signed up and can't make it anymore because of the date change, please email me letting me know you will not be attending.

VII. AgCC Study Break:
AgCC is hosting a study break from finals! It will start at 8pm on Monday, December 10th. It will be held in Townsend Commons, and there will be free food to enjoy with your friends while you take a breather from studying.


VIII. NESA (Regionals):
Regionals this year will be held at Del Val College (close!) on the weekend of February 22-24th. There will be livestock judging, presentations, quizbowl, awards, a banquet, and a dance party! If you would like to sign up, please email Danielle (dsmarsh@udel.edu) to let her know by this Friday, November 30th. If you are signed up to go, money for registration is due by Monday, December 10th. It is $65, and can be dropped off in the mailbox at 104 Townsend.

IX. Collegiate 4H
The first meeting of the Collegiate 4H club is being held tomorrow, Thursday, November 29th. People will be meeting at 7pm in the Trabant food court. If you have any questions about this club, contact Danielle (dsmarsh@ude.edu).

This was our last meeting of the semester! Hopefully we will see each other at some of the upcoming events, but if not, have a wonderful break and see you in February when we start up meetings again! 

Animal Science Club Minutes 11/14/07

I. Treasurer’s Report:
account: $1002.74

II. Our trip to Steve Cook’s farm was recapped. If you have any pictures from the event, please send them to Stacy (sgreen@udel.edu) or Michelle (mlapera@udel.edu) so they can use them in the scrapbook!

III. Camden Aquarium Trip:
We are going to the Camden Aquarium this Saturday, November 17th! We will be meeting in Lot 19 at 10am to carpool. If you have a car, please bring it! It will be $13 per person, but make sure you bring some extra money to buy lunch there. Also, parking is about $7 per car, but if you keep your receipt and bring it back to club, we will reimburse you your money. If you haven’t signed up yet, please let me know asap and I will add you to the list. If you are signed up and can’t make it, please email me as well.

IV. Longwood Gardens Trip:
Sign ups were passed around for our annual trip to Longwood Gardens on the last day of classes instead of a meeting. It is on Wednesday, December 5th. We will be meeting in Lot 19 at 5:30pm to carpool there. Admission will be free! If you would like to sign up, please email me (kkoenig@udel.edu) with your name, cell phone number, and if you can drive/how many.
*If you can’t make it to Longwood Gardens with us and still want to go, the Horticulture Club is going as well on November 29th. You will have to pay admission, but it will be cheaper than a regular ticket, so less than $15. Email udehortclub@gmail.com if you would like to sign up to go with them instead.*

V. Amazon Gift Wrap:
We signed up for the fundraiser with Amazon wrapping gifts on Thursday, December 6th from 2-6pm. It is on Reading Day, so there are no classes that day. If you’d like to sign up, email me (kkoenig@udel.edu) and I will talk to Dawn about fitting you in.

VI. Holiday Dinner at Dr. Griffiths’ house:
We also signed up to go to Dr. Griffiths’ annual holiday dinner at her house! It will be held sometime in the afternoon (TBA) on Sunday, December 9th. We will also be having a gift exchange for those who want to participate. If you would like to participate, a good gift to buy, wrap, and bring should be about $5. If you want to come, please email me (kkoenig@udel.edu) with your name, cell phone number, and if you can drive/how many.

VII. AgCC Study Break:
AgCC is hosting a study break from finals! It will be sometime in the evening (TBA) on Monday, December 10th. It will be held in Townsend Commons, and there will be free food to enjoy with your friends while you take a breather from studying.

VIII. NESA (Regionals)
We passed around the sign up sheet for Regionals tonight, even though it is a bit early. It’s being held at Del Val (close!) on the weekend of February 22-24th. There will be livestock judging, presentations, quizbowl, awards, a banquet, and a dance party! If you would like to sign up, please email me (kkoenig@udel.edu) and let me know.

IX. There will be no meeting next week, Happy Thanksgiving! Our next meeting will be held the following week on Wednesday, November 28th.

Animal Science Club Minutes 11/7/07

I. Treasurer’s Report:
$1002.74

II. Dues:
This week was the last call for dues. If you still haven’t paid and need to work something out, contact Dawn at dlenihan@udel.edu.

III. Our Halloween party last Wednesday was recapped. There was great food, great costumes, and a lot of fun. If anyone has any pictures from the event, please send them to Stacy at sgreen@udel.edu or Michelle at mlapera@udel.edu so they can sort through them for the scrapbook!

IV. Movie Night:
Tomorrow night, Thursday November 8th, is AgCC Movie Night! “Super Size Me” will be shown in 132 Townsend Hall at 7pm. It is co-hosted by us and the Food Science Club, and free chips and drinks will be provided. Feel free to bring a pillow and get cozy!

V. Steve Cook Trip:
We will be going to Steve Cook’s farm to help out this Saturday, November 10th. We are meeting and leaving at 8:15am in Lot 19, but please show up earlier. We will be unloading hay, spreading stone, dehorning calves, fixing up calf hutches, setting up for farrowing and kidding, and maybe halter breaking animals. We will also get some practice for Regionals and Nationals with livestock judging. A free lunch will be provided, and make sure to dress very warm in layers!
*If you would like to go and haven’t signed up, please email me at kkoenig@udel.edu and let me know.
*If you are coming and have a car, please bring it to Lot 19 to help carpool everyone.

VI. Aquarium Trip:
We will be going to the Camden Aquarium on Saturday, November 17th! We will also get a behind-the-scenes tour courtesy of Megan Wolters  We will meet in Lot 19 at 10am to carpool there. It will be $13 per person, but bring extra money to buy lunch when we are there. Hopefully we can pay for parking through the club, but we will let you know on a later date.

VII. Future Events:
 Amazon Gift Wrap – go to set place and make money for each gift wrapped; possibly done the 1st or 2nd weekend in December
 Holiday Dinner – at Dr. Griffiths’ house in December, date and time TBA
 Longwood Gardens – on the last day of classes, December 5th; walk the gardens and see the light display, hopefully for free
 NESA registration – Regionals registration in the end of November; event is on February 22nd at Delaware Valley

VIII. Our next meeting will be held next week on Wednesday, November 14th at 5:30pm in 111 Memorial Hall. There will be no meeting the following Thanksgiving week.

Have a great weekend, and I hope to see you at the movie night or at Steve Cook’s farm!

Animal Science Club minutes 10/24/07

Treasurer’s Report
$1019.13

Dues
Dues are needed ASAP. Returning members owe $10 and new members owe $15.

Halloween Party
We will be holding our Halloween Party in place of a regular meeting next week (Oct. 31st at 6:30). The party will be at Jen and Danielle’s house (54 New London Rd) and costumes are STRONGLY recommended. This will be a potluck dinner. We had sign ups for food, if you would like to sign up for something, email Chelsea (cberdolt@udel.edu).

Steve Cook Trip
We will be having our fall trip to Steve Cook’s farm on Saturday, November 10th. We will be meeting at 8:15 in lot 19. Some of the things we may be doing are unloading hay, spreading stone, dehorning calves, fix up calf hutches, set up for farrowing and kidding, may halter break and vaccinate. After this, we will have some livestock judging in preparation for NESA. If you want to sign up, please email Jessie (jessilou@udel.edu)

Zoo/Aquarium Trip
We have been in talks with Philly Zoo, Baltimore Aquarium, and Camden Aquarium. Baltimore Aquarium would just be a tour and would be $20/person, $23/person with dolphin show. Camden is $13/person for group rate, and we could possibly get behind the scene. Philly Zoo would be $12/person on the group rate.
The trip is planned for November 17th, and we would like to know where we would like to go, we will be voting on where we will be going at the next business meeting.

Other News
Thursday November 8, Food Science Club is hosting a movie night in Townsend. They will be showing Fast Food Nation at 7pm. It will be in either the commons or 132. There will be snacks and beverages.

Next Meeting
We will have our next business on Weds, Nov 7th in 111 Memorial Hall at 5:30. We will be having committee meetings. Chairs will be meeting at 4:45.

Animal Science Club Minutes 10/17/07

I. Treasurer’s Report:
account: $1019.13

II. Dues:
There are still a handful of people who have not turned in dues to Dawn yet. It is $15 for new members, and $10 for returning members. Remember, you must pay dues to be an active member of the club. If you haven’t turned them in yet, please get them to Dawn as soon as possible, preferably by the next meeting.

III. Ag Carnival was recapped. We made $453 for AgrAbility through the auction and one of our teams placed 2nd overall! It was a beautiful day and everyone had a great time, thanks for coming out!
Our social outing to Damon’s Grill was recapped as well.

IV. Milburn Orchards:
We are going to go to Milburn Orchards this Saturday, October 20th! There will be apple picking, pumpkin picking, and other fun fall activities. We will be meeting in Lot 19 at 12 noon to carpool, and will be leaving at 12:15pm sharp.
***If you want to go and haven’t signed up, please email me with your name, cell number, and if you can drive/how many by Friday afternoon!

V. Halloween Party:
On Halloween, Wednesday, October 31st, we are having a Halloween pot luck dinner at Danielle and Jen’s house! It will be at 6:30pm, and costumes are required! An interest sign up sheet was passed around at tonight’s meeting, but the real sign up sheet will circulate next week. On that, you can sign up to bring items and food for the party.

VI. Announcement:
Animal Rescue Inc., a no kill shelter, is holding a raffle and tickets are on sale for $2 each. Third prize is $100, second prize is $250, and first prize is $500! The drawing will be on November 26th. You can buy tickets from Amanda Brophy. To contact her to buy tickets or with any questions, email her at abrophy@udel.edu.

Our next meeting will be next week on Wednesday, October 24th at 5:30pm in 111 Memorial Hall. See you there!

Animal Science Club Minutes 10/3/07

I. Treasurer’s Report:
account: $1036.40

II. Dues were discussed. Old members owe $10 and new members owe $15. To be an active member of the club, you must pay dues, and it helps us fund fun events.
**If you haven’t paid dues yet, please get them to Dawn ASAP!

III. Newark Community Day was recapped. In total, we made $130.42 for Faithful Friends, a no-kill animal shelter.

IV. Our other events were recapped as well, including our trips to Kilby Cream, Cowtown Rodeo, and our speaker from NC State, Jeff Huckel.

V. The Ag Carnival and AgrAbility Auction will be held this Saturday, October 6th, from 10am-3pm! Registration is at 9:30am, so we will meet in Lot 19 at 9:15am to carpool to Webb Farm.
Ag Carnival:
-There will be 3 teams of mixed members, and the list is attached to this email.
-If you have old Ag Day t-shirts, please bring them to Ag Carnival so we can match.
-Our event will be Day in the Life of a Farmer. Directions and rules of this game are also attached to this email.
AgrAbility Auction:
-The auction will begin at 12 noon, with registration at 11:45am. Please bring money if you’d like to bid on the prizes.

VI. Committees met and discussed future events and activities. Chair people then reported back to the club:
a. Fundraising: Anticipating the Amazon giftwrap in the end of November. Thinking about participating in a fund raiser at one of the various places on Main Street.
b. Social: Anticipating social dinner meeting next week at Damon’s Grill. Possibly a hayride/pumping picking event was discussed on or around October 20th. Also, there will be a Halloween costume party at Danielle’s house on Halloween, with details to come later.
c. Pre-vet: On Saturday, November 17th, a trip to the Philadelphia Zoo or Baltimore Aquarium was discussed. Also, we could get a group of us together and train at the Delaware Humane Society to volunteer there.
d. Service: AgrAbility Auction prizes were discussed. Working on getting a pet therapy speaker in to talk with us. Also, the Main Street Mile is October 20th, which we might like to participate in.
e. Livestock: Looking into getting an animal behaviorist to come speak to us. We will also practice livestock judging when we visit Steve Cook’s farm, with details to come later.

VII. Next week’s meeting (Wednesday, October 10th) will be a social dinner at Damon’s Grill! We will meet at 5:30pm in Lot 19 to carpool, and will leave no later than 5:45pm.

***If you would like to come and haven’t signed up at the last meeting, please email me (kkoenig@udel.edu) and let me know by TOMORROW, FRIDAY 10/5. We will be putting in the reservation tomorrow night, so please email me before then. Thank you!

Animal Science Club Minutes 9/12/07

I. Treasurer’s Report
Inside account: pending

II. Dues were discussed. Old members owe $10 and new members owe $15. Dues began to be collected this week, but please have them in by the end of September. To be an active member of the club, you must pay dues, and it helps us fund fun events.

III. The Car Wash this past weekend was a lot of fun and we made $235.75. Thanks for volunteering your time!

IV. The Ag Fall Social will be held this Thursday, September 13th from 6-9pm. It is open to all Ag students and faculty, and representatives from all Ag clubs will be there. It will be in the Rodney Room in Perkins student center, and there will be free pizza and soda!

V. Newark Community Day is this Sunday, September 16th, from 10am-5pm. We began the sign up sheet last week, but we still have slots to fill, so please email me and kkoenig@udel.edu to sign up. The shifts are: 9:30-11am, 11am-12:30pm, 12:30-2pm, 2-3:30pm, and 3:30-5pm. We will face paint as well as run the goldfish bowl toss game. Goldfish coupons from Pet Kare II will be prizes.

VI. We will be going to Kilby Cream next Wednesday, September 19th instead of our meeting. We will meet in Lot 19 at 5:30pm, and will leave at 5:45pm. We will have the options to see the calves, milking parlor, where the cows are fed, and where the ice cream is made.
**You must sign up to go, so if you would like to sign up please email Lisa at lbrody@udel.edu. Please tell her your name, email, phone number, and if you can drive**

VII. We are going to Cowtown Rodeo on Saturday, September 22nd! We will meet in Lot 19 at 5:30pm to carpool there. It is $8 dollars per person if we get a group rate with 25 people. Please sign up… it’s really a lot of fun!
**The sign up sheet was passed around this week, but if you missed it please email Chelsea at cberdolt@udel.edu or Matt at mmullin@udel.edu and let them know you want to come. Include your name, email, phone number, and if you can drive**



VIII. On Wednesday, September 26th we will have a speaker from NC State, Jeff Huckel, speak to us instead of a regular meeting. He will be talking about applying to vet school. It will be held in 132 Townsend Hall, and starts at5:30pm. There will be free food before the speaker.

IX. The Ag Carnival and the AgrAbility Auction are on Saturday, October 6th, from 10am-3pm. We will be making about 3 teams of 6-10 people. We need to host an event, so if you have any ideas bring them to the next meeting. We are leaning towards “Day in the Life of a Farmer” if it isn’t taken yet. For the AgrAbility Auction, we will need to think about asking stores on Main Street to donate prize baskets or gift certificates for the auction.


Remember that we will be meeting in Lot 19 next Wednesday at 5:30pm to go to Kilby Cream instead of our regular meeting! We will be leaving at 5:45pm, so please be sure you're there on time. See you there!

Animal Science Club Minutes 9/5/07

I. Officers were introduced to the club.
a. President: Danielle Smarsh
b. Vice President: Jen Puttress
c. Treasurer: Dawn Lenihan
d. Secretary: Katie Koenig
e. Historians: Stacy Green and Michelle Lapera

II. Treasurer’s Report:
Inside account: Pending
Outside account: $812.54

III. Dues were discussed. Old members owe $10 and new members owe $15. Dues will be collected beginning next week, and please have them in by the end of September. To be an active member of the club, you must pay dues.

IV. Our Car Wash fundraiser will be held this Saturday at Newark Carwash on Elkton road. We passed the sign up sheet around at this meeting and signed up for 3 shifts: 9-11am, 11am-1pm, and 1-3pm. We also made posters to holdup at the car wash. This event is not mandatory, but to be an active member you must attend at least one fundraising activity. If you do not have a car or means of getting there, we will be carpooling from the Russell parking lot. Dawn will send out and email with details.

V. The Ag Fall Social will be held on Thursday, September 13th from 6-9pm. It is open to all ag students and faculty, and representatives from all ag clubs will be there. It will be in the Rodney Room in Perkins student center, and there will be free pizza and soda!

VI. Newark Community Day is Sunday, September 16th, from 10am-5pm. We began the sign up sheet at today’s meeting, but we still have a lot of slots to fill. It will be available to sign at next week’s meeting, but if you would like to sign up now, please email kkoenig@udel.edu with a shift time. The shifts are: 9:30-11am, 11am- 12:30pm, 12:30-2pm, 2-3:30pm, and 3:30-5pm. We will face paint as well as run the goldfish bowl toss game. Goldfish coupons from Pet Kare II will be prizes.

VII. We are going to Cowtown Rodeo on Saturday, September 22nd! We will pass around a sign up sheet next week. We will carpool there, so no worries if you don’t have a car. The meeting time for this event is TBA.



VIII. Committee chair people were then nominated and voted upon. The following are the new chair people:
a. Fundraising: Dawn Lenihan
b. Social: Chelsea Berdolt and Matt Mullin
c. Pre-vet: Lorna Dougherty
d. Service: Jessie Bussanich
e. Livestock: Lisa Brody

IX. Committees met and discussed future events and activities. Chair people then reported back to the club:
a. Fundraising: Anticipating the car wash this Saturday, and willing to plan events such as a plant sale and the Amazon gift wrap.
b. Social: Planning events such as a tie-dye activity, dinner socials on Main Street, pumpkin picking, hayrides, a Halloween pot luck dinner, and making Christmas wreaths.
c. Pre-vet: Anticipating the NC State speaker on 9/26, plans to invite speakers from vet schools as well as large/small/equine veterinarians.
d. Service: Plans on helping in humane shelters running food/toy drives, helping at dog parks, and participating in the Annual Walk for Animals.
e. Livestock: Anticipating going to Kilby Cream on 9/19 and inviting various speakers to talk with the club.

X. Our next meeting will be on Wednesday, September 12th, at 5:30pm in 111 Memorial Hall. Hope to see you all there!

Check out the Animal Science Club website at:
http://copland.udel.edu/stu-org/ansci/newsite/index.html


Committees to join and run for:


a. Pre-Vet: Informs the club about the field of veterinary medicine. This includes bringing in speakers such as vets and vet-students, and trips to veterinary hospitals.
b. Social: Increasing the social bonds of club members through activities such as group dinners and other fun events. Also responsible for coming up with ice-breaker ideas for each meeting.
c. Livestock: Informing students about the livestock industry through speakers and field trips to various farms in the area.
d. Service: Responsible for organizing and planning all service events and activities encouraging community involvement. The committee has helped raise money for organizations such as AgrAbility and the Humane Society.
e. Fundraising: (Dawn is automatically the chairperson) In charge of raising money for the club. Past fundraising efforts have included car washes and plant sales.

Animal Science Club Minutes 8/26/07

I. Officers were introduced to the club.

II. September events were reviewed. If you have any questions about them, please email me.
a. Saturday, 9/8: Car Wash 9am-3pm at Newark Car Wash on Elkton
b. Thursday, 8/13: Ag Fall Social 6-9pm in a Rodney Room
c. Sunday, 8/16: Newark Community Day 10am-5pm
d. Wednesday, 8/19: Trip to Kilby Cream
e. Saturday, 8/22: Cowtown Rodeo
f. Wednesday, 8/26: NC State Speaker
g. Saturday, 10/6: Ag Carnival around 10am-3pm

III. Next week we will be voting on and electing committee chair people. The following positions are available for any member to run for:
a. Pre-Vet: Informs the club about the field of veterinary medicine. This includes bringing in speakers such as vets and vet-students, and trips to veterinary hospitals.
b. Social: Increasing the social bonds of club members through activities such as group dinners and other fun events. Also responsible for coming up with ice-breaker ideas for each meeting.
c. Livestock: Informing students about the livestock industry through speakers and field trips to various farms in the area.
d. Service: Responsible for organizing and planning all service events and activities encouraging community involvement. The committee has helped raise money for organizations such as AgrAbility and the Humane Society.

IV. Two internships are available to interested students:
a. Kraft Foods
b. Disney Animal Nutrition Center Diet Prep & Research Professional Intern
I will send out additional information on these internships via email on a later note.

V. We then held our ice cream social and learned a bit about each one other

VI. Our next meeting will be held next week on Wednesday, September 5th at 5:30pm. It will be in the same room, 111 Memorial Hall. Hope to see you there!

It's a new school year and that means a new year of Animal Science Club!Just a few reminders for all of the existing members from last year:-

Fall Activities Night 2007 -Sunday, August 26th -7:00pm till 9:30pm -

Our table will be in the multipurpose room in Trabant -

Please come on out and support us in our recruiting efforts for the coming year!-

Our first meeting of the year will be held the Wednesday after, which is August 29th. I will send out an e-mail with the time and location beforehand to everyone.

Looking forward to seeing everyone and a new year of the club! :)-Katie

Here are the minutes from our last meeting (tear) of the 2006-2007 year.

Treasurer’s Report
$643.84

T-shirt Update
The reprints for the Ag Day t-shirts have been ordered. They should be ready by banquet next week. The people who ordered t-shirts are:
Alicia Greenwalt, Matt Mullin, Chelsea Berdolt, Ani Gibbons, Alli Goodman, Robert Morgan, Kristen Miner, Sarah Mainardi, Genia Poltorak, Janet St. Amand.

Banquet
Banquet is next week Weds at 5:30 at Kate’s. We will be upstairs, so just go straight up when you get there. Dress is classy (khakis/slacks with appropriate shirts for guys, skirts/sundresses for girls.) It costs $10, please get your money to Danielle as soon as possible. If you are definitely NOT going to banquet, email either me or Danielle (jenp@udel.edu or dsmarsh@udel.edu).

Award Nominations
At banquet, we give awards to deserving members. Today, we nominated and voted for Outstanding Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior and Rookie, and for the Hardest Worker at Ag Day, and Most Enthusiastic Member. Votes were given to our advisors and will be announced at banquet.

Seniors
Please email either Stacy or Michelle (sgreen@udel.ed or mlapera@udel.edu) your address for next year so they can add you to our alumni list, and please keep in touch!

Senior Gifts
If you would like to help with our senior awards please email me (jenp@udel.edu)!

New Officers
Today were speeches and voting for our new executive board. Here are our new officers:
President: Danielle Smarsh
Vice President: Jen Puttress
Treasurer: Dawn Lenihan
Secretary: Katie Koenig
Historian: Michelle Lapera and Stacy Green
Congratulations to everyone!

Other Announcements
If you are interested in a CD of our club pictures from this year, please email Stacy (sgreen@udel.edu). An example of our pictures should be shown in slide show form during the banquet.
Advisor Appreciation Luncheon will be held on Reading Day (May 17th) starting at 11:30. Please make every effort to be there to show support to our faculty.


On a personal note, I would like to thank everyone for a fantastic year. Goodbye and good luck to our seniors, and I will see everyone either next week or next year!

~Jen

Hey everyone, here are the minutes from the meeting held on 5/2/2007

Treasurer’s Report
$643.84

T-Shirts
The reprint shirts have been ordered, here are the people getting shirts:
Alicia Greenwalt
Matt Mullin
Chelsea Berdolt
Ani Gibbons
Alli Goodman
Robert Morgan
Kristen Miner
Sarah Mainardi
Genia Pultorak
Janet St. Amand
The shirts should be in by banquet.

Ag Day Recap
Ag Day went very well. We had a dairy cow and calf, two ewes and four lambs, and four piglets. The animals were a big hit as was the face painting. We discussed what we did well and what can be improved for next year. We also came in second for our display. We made about $421 in donations!

Banquet
With the money that we got from donations at Ag Day, we were able to drop the banquet price from $15 to $10. If you are planning on going to banquet, please bring your $10 by next week.

Officer Nominations
We had officer nominations this week. In order to be nominated, you must be an active member (if you have questions about active member status, please email me jenp@udel.edu). Also, in order to run for president you must have either served for one semester as a committee chair or officer. If you would like to nominate yourself or someone else, email me, and we will make sure it is seconded next week before we have speeches and voting. Also, if you were nominated in absentia and would like to decline, email me and I will take you off the list. Here are our current nominations:

President:
Danielle Smarsh
Erin Stough

Vice President:
Jen Puttress
Lisa Brody
Lorna Dougherty
Jessie Bussainich

Treasurer
Dawn Lenihan
Kyle Clark
Robert Gooden

Secretary
Chelsea Berdolt
Katie Koenig
Vincent Baldanza
Allison Jervis

Historian (2)
Michelle Lapera
Stacy Green

Other Business
AgCC Advisor Appreciation
Please nominate you academic or club advisors. Here are the guidelines for the short essay that is needed. Please either email your submission to Casey at cds@udel.edu, or put them in the AgCC box in 104 TNS.
Requirements (no more than 500 words):
1. Any positive and lasting impacts the nominee has had on your life.
2. How knowledgeable and helpful the advisor is about programs and opportunities for students / clubs.
3. How active the nominee is in maintaining regular contact with students / club members.
4. Any specific attributes or personal experiences that have set this advisor apart from others you may have.
AgCC Officer Nominations
Officer nominations are available in the AgCC box in 104 TNS. All seven positions are open, President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary, and 3 Members at Large. If you have any questions email Jen, Jenna, Danielle, or Stacy at jenp@udel.edu, jscib@udel.edu, dsmarsh@udel.edu, or sgreen@udel.edu respectively.

Senior Gifts
If you have any ideas for senior gifts or would like to be on the senior gift committee, please email me with the times you would be available to help out next week. We need the committee set up by the end of the day tomorrow!!

Have a good weekend
Jen

Treasurer’s Report
$ 643.84

T-shirt Money
Money is needed before they can be picked up. They are $11.50. If you didn’t order one, Chelsea (cberdolt@udel.edu) is making a second order, so if you want one, email her with your name and size.

Officer Nominations
Next week will be nominations:
President – jscib@udel.edu
Vice President – kaitlyn@udel.edu
Treasurer – dsmarsh@udel.edu
Secretary – jenp@udel.edu
Historian (2) – sgreen@udel.edu and mlapera@udel.edu
If you want a description of what each officer does, please email the current officer.

Banquet
Banquet will be on the last day of class, May 16th, at 5:30 on the top floor of Kate’s. Right now, the price is looking to be about $15 a person. Banquet sign up will be extended until Friday, April 27th. If you don’t email me (jenp@udel.edu, you will not be on the list for banquet.

Picture CD
If you are interested in getting a picture CD of what we have done during the year, let Stacy know (sgreen@udel.edu). The method of distribution has yet to be decided.

Ag Day
Ag Day is this Saturday. Parking is free, but check the email sent by Karri about where you can park. We will be on the grass by Worrilow by the South College entrance (we are next to equine). Our exhibit is an educational exhibit, showing the public about different types of production animals. We are mainly there to answer the children’s questions, face painting, and watching the kids to make sure they are not disruptive to the animals. There will also be activity sheets for swine, which includes coloring. If you ordered the Ag Day shirts, please wear them. If you don’t have a current one, but have one from the last several years, please wear that. If you don’t have any, wear Delaware attire. If you are setting up on Friday, meet at 2:30.

Announcements
AgCC Officer Elections
All positions are open. AgCC is responsible for Freshman Social, Ag Carnival, and the Advisor appreciation. Applications are in 104 TNS
Advisor Appreciation
Advisor appreciation is on reading day in the commons at noon. Please nominate your advisors and come!
ANSC 111 TAs
If you would like to TA for ANSC 111, please email Dan (severson@udel.edu).

Ag Day Shifts
9:00-11:00 (set up)
Erin McDowell
Erin Stough
Dan Lantz
Lorna Dougherty
Sarah Mainardi
Tyler Long
Lisa Brody
Danielle Smarsh
Stacy Green
Dawn Lenihan
Chelsea Berdolt

11:00-1:00
Katie Pesce
Alexis Sidiropoulos
Sam Rennells
Melissa Coulter
Nicole Hughes
Megan Wolters
Jessica Donnelly
Jen Puttress
Genia Polturak

1:00-3:00
Vincent Baldanza
Robert Gooden
Katie Koenig
Allison Jervis
Jessie Bussanich
Michelle Lapera
Jay Tobias

3:00-5:00
Lindsay Taylor
Brittany Hengst
Kyle Clark
Alicia Greenwalt
Kaitlyn Lutz
Samantha Sack

Hey everyone,
Here are the minutes from our meeting held on 4/18 at California Tortilla

Ag Day
By request of the Ag Day committee, we are adding some animals (cow, calf, piglets, in addition to our sheep). We are still focusing on our sheep, and should be a larger area for our animals. Also, we still need people to sign up for Ag Day, especially our last shift (3-5). Remember, you won’t be considered an active member unless you volunteer for at least one shift. Attached is the current shift schedule.

Advisor Appreciation Luncheon
AgCC sponsors an advisor appreciation luncheon each year. This year it is on May 17th (reading day) in the TNS commons. Please nominate either your academic or club advisors. Nominations are available in the Talk of Townsend or in the AgCC mailbox in 104 TNS. They are due May 2nd.

AgCC Officer Nominations
AgCC needs a new board of officers for next year. There are 7 positions open (Pres, VP, Treasurer, Secretary, and 3 members at large). If you are interested, you can talk to most of the current exec board (Danielle, Jen, Stacy and Jenna). Applications are due in the AgCC mailbox on May 23rd, and they are available in 104 TNS.

Banquet
Our end of the year banquet has been booked for May 16th at 5:30 at Klondike Kate’s. Next meeting will be the last day to sign up!!! If you are interested in going, please email me (jenp@udel.edu).

Officer Nominations
We will be making officer nominations on May 2nd, and have elections on May 9th. So think about if you want to run for a position next year.

Photo CD
The e-board was wondering what the interest would be in a photo CD of the ANSC Club exploits of the past year. They will cost $3.50 if we get more then 31 interested people. Let me know if you are interested (jenp@udel.edu)

Extra T-shirts
As of right now, there are no extra t-shirts. However, Chelsea and Matt are taking a list of people interested in getting a re-order of the shirt, so if you are interested in getting a shirt (it won’t be until after Ag Day), email either of them (cberdolt@udel.edu or mmullin@udel.edu)

Reminder for Next Week
Please bring all Ag Day posters and supplies if needed to the meeting next week!

See you next week

Hey everyone, here are the minutes from our meeting on 4/11

Treasurer’s Report
$ 698.44

Speaker
Today we had Dr. Tanya Gressley, the newest faculty member in the Department of Animal and Food Science as our speaker. She spoke about her research as a masters, doctoral, and post-doctoral student at University of Maryland and University of Wisconsin. Here at Delaware, she hopes to do research on cow clock genes. She will start teaching Dairy Production in spring 2008, and will either teach lactational physiology or a sophomore level physiology class in 2009.

Ag Day T-Shirts
So here’s the deal with the t-shirts, they are done, however, through a case of untraceable miscommunication, they were printed backwards. I will attach a copy of what the shirt looks like. The sheep will be on the front, and the words across the back. Email me tonight with your opinion. If the majority of people want a reprinting of the shirt correctly, I have to call Taylor’s Ink tomorrow morning. There will be an additional $3 charge/shirt so that he can recup his costs. Think about this. If the shirts will be distributed as is, the cost will be $11.50 (since there are two large designs). Payment would preferably be by check, made out to Animal Science Club.

Banquet
Due to time constraints, we have made an executive decision to have our banquet at Kate’s. If everything goes as planned, the banquet will be on Wednesday, May 16th (the last day of classes), starting at 5:30. More details will come.

Ag Day
Ag Day sign up was today. In accordance with our constitution, to be considered an active member, you must work at least one shift at Ag Day. We are trying to have 6 people per shift. The first shift will be responsible for set up, and the last shift will be responsible for clean up. Here’s what we have so far, if you want to sign up, please request an unfilled position first, and if you can’t work at any other time, a second choice.

9:00-11:00
Erin McDowell
Erin Stough
Dan Lantz
Lorna Dougherty
Sarah Mainardi
Tyler Long
Officer:

11:00-1:00
Katie Pesce
Alexis Sidiropoulos
Sam Rennells
Melissa Coulter
Nicole Hughes
Megan Wolters
Officer: Jen Puttress

1:00-3:00
Vincent Baldanza
Robert Gooden
Katie Koenig
Allison Jervis
Jessie Bussanich
Jay Tobias
Officer: Michelle Lapera

3:00-5:00
Lindsay Taylor
Brittany Hengst
Kyle Clark
4.
5.
6.

Animal Science Club 4/4

Treasurer’s Report
$734.40

UPenn Vet School Panel recap
Four students from UPenn vet school came and talked about their experiences. They were all Delaware alumni, and ranged from first year to fourth year, and there was also someone with the combined VMD/PhD program.

Banquet
We will be voting on a location for our banquet next week, so everyone bring your ideas.

Ag Day
T-Shirt- Our top two finishers were Robert’s Sheep-tree design, and Chelsea and Matt’s “A breed of their Own.” Each of them will get a $20 gift certificate for Dunkin’ Donuts. Our final design will be “A Breed of their Own.”
We need three members to help with set up on Friday from 2:30 to finish. You will be setting up chairs, tables and trash cans. Sign up for Ag Day shifts will be next week. If you would like to be part of the clean up, you can sign up for the last shift.
Just a reminder, in order to be considered an active member of the club, you must do at least one shift at Ag Day.
We will be finishing our posters next week after our speaker.

Speaker
Next week we will be having our new dairy professor coming to speak to us.

Hey everyone, here are the minutes from our meeting on March 21, 2007.
We met in the commons of Townsend for about an hour and started our posters for Ag Day.
After, we had students from UPenn Vet School talk to us about their experiences. We had very good turnout, and the panel was very informative.
Our next meeting will be on April 4th. At that meeting, we will be voting on our Ag Day shirts and doing more work on our posters. If you want a shirt, please email me with your size. Have a good spring break!

Hey everyone, here are the minutes from our meeting on Pi Day!

Treasurer’s Report
$~1000.00

AgrAbility
Today, Sally from AgrAbility came and talked to us about the AgrAbility organization. She thanked us for donating money every year, and told us that our donations from this year and last year are being used to provide automated blinds for a poultry producer who has had multiple surgeries.
AgrAbility is also starting a program known as AgrAbility ambassadors. If you are interested in educating the public on what AgrAbility does, contact one of the officers for a brochure (if you didn’t get one during the meeting.) Also, internships at AgrAbility are available. If you are interested, please email Sally at svanschaik@esdel.org.

Ag Day
After Sally spoke to us, we briefly broke into committees and discussed what would be needed for posters. Next week we will make our posters, so bring craft supplies or laptop as needed by your committees.
Also, if you are interested in getting an animal science club ag day t-shirt, please email me (jenp@udel.edu) with you name and size. I will be collecting names and sizes until April 4th (the day we decided on the t-shirt design). If you do not tell me by then, you will not get a shirt, we are not ordering extras this year.
Next Week
Next weeks meeting will be held in Townsend hall (probably 049, but watch for an upcoming email). We will work on our posters, and then will move upstairs for the vet student panel.

See you next week.

Hey everyone, here are the minutes from our meeting on 3/7/07

Treasurer’s Report
$1547.53
Another reminder, if you went to regionals, please bring $20 for hotel and other expenses.

Ag Day
Our deadline for the t-shirt contest is April 4th, when we will be voting on the winning t-shirt designs. The top two designs will get an as yet to be decided prize. Last week, the committees decided on different topics to make posters. For next week, people should start researching the topics.
Service: Sheep dogs
Pre-vet: fun facts
Fundraising: sheep around the world
Livestock: how to shear a sheep
Social: poster quiz

UPenn Vet School Panel
Weds, 3/21. We’re going to start at around 6:30 with refreshments and mingling. From 7 to 8, we will be having the panel. Please start thinking of questions. We will be posting flyers and ads on UDaily.

Carwash
Our carwash is this Saturday from 8am – 3pm. Although we will not be physically washing cars, we will be outside, so wear weather appropriate clothing. If you haven’t signed up, email Danielle (dsmarsh@udel.edu) for available times.

Other News
Newsletter
If you are a senior, please email the historians (sgreen@udel.edu or mlapera@udel.edu) to let them know what you’re doing next year.

Job Opportunity
If you are interested in an opportunity with the New Castle county extension office as an embryology science coordinator working with school teachers, please email Dr. Griffiths (lesa@udel.edu).

Ag Career Fair
The Ag Career Fair is this Friday, March 9th from 11-2 in the Trabant MPR.

See you next week!

Hello everyone, here are the minutes from our meeting held on 2/28/2007

Treasurer’s Report
$ 1547.53
We voted that everyone who went to regionals would pay $20 for the hotel to help to ease the cost.

Ag Day
Our t-shirt design contest ends on April 4th. Everyone with ideas please email me as soon as possible (jenp@udel.edu).
Just as advance notice, the Ag Day Planning class is requiring that each club provide at least 3 people to help set up on the Friday before Ag Day from 3-5 to help set up, and 3 people at the end of the day on Saturday.

Ag Day Posters
The educational parts of Ag Day (our posters) will be judged this year. They will be judged on its appeal to all ages, interactive, educational value, creativity, and the use of the Ag Day theme. Each of our committees came up with a poster idea.
Service
Sheep dogs and what they do
Pre-vet
Fun facts
Fundraising
Sheep around the world (numbers, types etc)
Livestock
How to shear a sheep
Social
A poster quiz for the end of the posters

Committee Reports
Our committees met this meeting, and here are the updates.
Service
The AgrAbility speaker will be coming on March 14th. We’re going to try to meet in 132 TNS.
Steve Cook is having his sale on March 31st. We feel that helping him out before that would be too much in this month, so we’re going to try to email him to see if there’s a time after the March 31st that we could help out.
Pre-vet
The UPenn Vet panel is going to meet either on 3/19 or 3/21 (a M or W) in 132 TNS at around 6:30. Right now we’re trying to figure out what the best day for the vet students is. We’ll probably start at 6:30 with a short period to mingle with the students, and then we’ll have about an hour (7-8) for the panel. Right now it’s looking like there will be mostly 1st and 2nd year students, including a VMD/PhD student. We’re also looking at opening the panel to the entire college.
Fundraising
Our carwash is on Saturday, March 10th, from 8am -3pm. There will be 4 shifts with 6 people each. The car wash is at Newark carwash on Elkton Rd. We will be selling some snacks and soda while there. Next week we will be making signs to advertise stuff. We have a facebook group (http://delaware.facebook.com/event.php?eid=2246343834&ref=nf), so invite your friends!
Livestock
We are working on getting the newest professor coming to speak to the club.

Other Stuff
Ag Ambassadors
Ag Ambassadors are currently taking applications. They are available online or in 104 TNS. They must be returned to 104 TNS by March 9th.

Alpha Zeta Kickball Tourney
AZ has tentatively scheduled a charity kickball tournament for April 15th. More information to follow.

Sweatshirts
We are thinking about getting animal science sweatshirts. They should cost about $20. So think of ideas!

5K Run
There is a 5K run this Sunday that benefits the Women Moving Forward, which provides exercise equipment and nutritional education for lower income women in Wilmington. The run starts at the towers. Email Kaitlyn form more information (kaitlyn@udel.edu).

Regionals
Regionals was last weekend at Penn State. The secret category was bison, and we had a lot of fun. Next years regionals will be close by at Del Val.

I hope to see everyone next week!

Hey everyone, here are the minutes from our meeting on Weds. February 21:

Treasurer’s Report
$ 1172.53

The club voted to pay for the hotel used by those who traveled to Nationals in January. The price was approximately $300.

AgrAbility Speaker
The speaker has changed the date of her talk, so we will be speaking with her and presenting her with the check from Ag Carnival on Weds, March 14 during our usually meeting time and place.

UPenn Vet Panel
We are currently making final preparations with the students and getting a room. This panel will be open to all students in the University, and will most likely be held in Townsend during a time that is separate from our usual meeting.

Carwash
The car wash has been changed to Saturday, March 10th. This will be on a Saturday. We are in the final preparations, and just need to meet with the owner.

Ag Day
We are currently holding a T-shirt design contest for our Ag Day shirts. The theme of Ag Day is “Rooted in the past, branching into the future.” Shirts can stay within this theme, or go in a totally different direction. The T-shirt deadline is April 4th, at which time, the entries will be voted upon, and the top two finishers will get a prize. Please email your entries to jenp@udel.edu.

Banquet
The social committee has picked up some menus and information from some restaurants around Main Street. If any one can find any other places to hold banquet within a 15 mile radius, that would be great. Please bring your information to the next meeting.

Regionals
Regionals is this weekend. For all people who are going, here is some information.
What is going to happen:
We will be meeting on Friday at 3:30 in the Russell lot, and taking university vans to Penn State. We will check into the hotel, and we have the rest of the evening to ourselves. We will probably do some quiz bowl practice, and let the presenters practice as well.
On Saturday, we will be getting up early, bundling up, and heading to judging. Some of the species we will be evaluating are Percheron horses, Shorthorn beef cattle, and Hampshire sheep. Then, we will go to some building for quiz bowl/presentations. Lunch will be served during this time. Once this is done, we go back to the hotel and get ready for the dinner banquet and dance. On Sunday, the hotel will have a continental breakfast from 6:30 to 8, and we can leave at any time. The vans will most likely be leaving at staggered times.
What to bring:
Warm cloths – jeans, sweatshirt, boots, long sleeve for judging
Bring your blue Ag Day shirt from last year, if you don’t have one, we have extras. This will be for quiz bowl
Presenters dress business casual (you can change from your judging cloths to your nice ones) – slacks/khakis with nice shirts
Banquet – dressy
Dance – comfortable “party” cloths.

This all for now, see everyone next week.
~Jen

Here are the minutes for the meeting held on Weds, February 14, 2007.

Treasurer’s Report
Account - $1172.53

AgrAbility Speaker
We are planning on having a speaker from AgrAbility come speak to the club on the 28th. During her talk, we will present the check from the auction held during Ag Carnival.

Vet Student Panel
We are currently contacting several Delaware alum who are students at UPenn vet school. We are hoping to open up the panel to all students in the college. The panel will probably be held in addition to our usual weekly meeting, and we are hoping to book 132 Townsend. The panel has been tentatively scheduled for the middle of March, but more information will be forthcoming.

Carwash
Our carwash is tentatively scheduled for Sunday, March 4th (with raindate being Sunday, March 11). It is an automated carwash, and we get $4 for every car that goes through. We can ask for donations or sell things (like baked goods or hot chocolate, etc). We will also likely have signs advertising the car wash. Our hope is that people will want to get the salt off their cars, so we’ll get a good amount of people going through. Think about if you would like to sell something.

Ag Day
Ag Day is the college and state wide gathering that happens on the last Saturday of April every year. This years theme is something along the lines of “Rooted in the past, branching into the future.” Since we always seem to be scrambling for shirt ideas, this year we will be holding a contest for shirt ideas. Usually, we have a simple logo on the front (no need to design that), but a larger design on the back with some sort of witty or funny comment. Email any designs you come up with to me at jenp@udel.edu. Keep in mind a color scheme for shirt and lettering while you make it, but be aware that it may change. Also, due to price, only one color ink can be used. Ideas are due at the meeting on April 4th, where we will also be voting on the winner. The top two finishers will receive an as of yet undecided prize.
Also, we are going to concentrate on one species of animal this year, and that animal is sheep. Each committee will be given a topic to make a poster about, such as sheep fun facts. More about this will be explained at the next meeting.

Banquet
Banquet is held at the end of the year. This year, we are going to try to go back to the more traditional banquet format, but first, we need a place to hold banquet. It may seem like a long time from now, but we need to book a place now. If any one knows of a nice restaurant with a private room, they are encouraged to get price estimates and possible menu options. Either bring you ideas to the meeting or email them to me at jenp@udel.edu.

That’s all for this weeks meeting.

~Jen

Hey everyone, here are the minutes for the Animal Science club held on February 7, 2007.

Treasurer’s Report
$239.33

National’s Recap
A group of our members went to Florida over winter break for the National Block and Bridle convention. They listened to guest speakers and toured local agriculture establishments, including a horse farm.

AgrAbility Speaker
We are hoping to get a speaker from AgrAbility for Weds, Feb 28. This would be the meeting after Regionals, so there would not be a lot to discuss. We will present the check from our auction at Ag Carnival to her.

Other Speaker Ideas
There is a new dairy professor at the ag school, so maybe we can ask her to come and speak about her previous research and what she plans to do here.
There is also the possibility to get a wildlife rehabilitator as a speaker, as well as some UPenn vet students who are alumni of UD.

Carwash
We are hoping to have a car wash on a Saturday in Mid-March. We can either sell something while we wash cars, or just have a donation jar. We would like some ideas of what we can sell, so please send any ideas that you have to Kaitlyn at kaitlyn@udel.edu.

Ag Day Prep
Ag Day is our big activity in the spring. It is held every year on the last Saturday of April. While that may seem like a long time from now, it comes up a lot quicker then you would think. One thing that always bogs us down is t-shirt ideas, so your job is to start thinking of t-shirt ideas for the club. They usually consist of a little drawing on the back with a witty saying. Also, we always do a little bit of an education portion, and this year we were thinking of keeping it to one species, probably sheep. So if people could think of what posters we could make about sheep, that would be great.

Regionals
Regionals will be held Feb 23 – Feb 25th at Penn State. If you are registered, please email me (jenp@udel.edu) Thanks.

See you next week!

~Jen