Friday, March 23, 2007

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!

Thursday, March 15, 2007

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.

Friday, March 09, 2007

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!

Friday, March 02, 2007

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!