Thursday, April 24, 2008

Animal Science Club Minutes 4/23/08

I. Treasurer’s Report:
$1124.00
Side note: If you haven’t paid Dawn for the Phill Zoo, please pay her $6. Also, if you ordered a shirt and haven’t paid her, you owe $10 before you can receive it.

II. Lisa recapped our guest speaker from last week, Susan Garey. We learned all about working in extension, being an extension agent, and the groups that she works with, such as 4-H.

III. Upcoming events!
o UPenn Vet Student Panel: Monday, April 28th, 7:30pm, 132 Townsend
o Guest Speaker (Exotic vet): Wenesday, April 30th at our meeting
o ANSC/FOSC movie night: Thursday, May 1st, 7:00pm, TNS Commons
o Grotto’s Fundraiser: Thursday, May 8th – Cut coupon papers into thirds and hand them out that week!

IV. Ag Day!
o We split into out shifts and discussed jobs during Ag Day
o Posters are all finished!
o T-shirts were distributed to those who have paid Dawn

V. Other announcements
o Relay for Life: you can still join if you would like, this year sounds like the best Relay yet, and it’s going to be a lot of fun! If you can’t join the team, you can always donate to the club to help reach our goals while donating to an amazing cause, The American Cancer Society. To donate or join online, here is the link to our club’s page:
http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR/RelayForLife/RelayForLifeSouthAtlanticDivision?team_id=280365&pg=team&fr_id=9379o After the Wednesday, May 4th club meeting, Dan will hold a how-to session on making balloon animals. If you want to learn and have some fun, mark the date!

Our next meeting will be on Wednesday, April 30th.
It will be held at 6:00pm in 111 Memorial Hall.
Remember, there will be a guest speaker as well as committee meetings where we are discussing the rest of the semester.

See you at Ag Day!

Thursday, April 17, 2008

Animal Science Club Minutes 4/16/08

I. We welcomed guest speaker Susan Garey to talk to us about working in extension and what it takes to be an extension agent. Thank you very much Susan!

II. Lorna gave a recap of our trip to the Philly Zoo this past Sunday. Please remember to pay Dawn your $6 admission if you went.

III. Ag Day!
o Please pay Dawn $10 for your t-shirt if you ordered one. We will be handing out the shirts at next week’s meeting, so please pay by then.
o If you haven’t signed up for a shift, please sign up for one ASAP. All shifts are available, so email me (kkoenig@udel.edu) with your name, cell phone number, and what shift you would like to work. Remember, you must work one 2-hour Ag Day shift to be an active member!

IV. The rest of the meeting was spent making posters for Ag Day. Final touches can be made next meeting.


Our next meeting will be Wednesday, April 23rd.
It will be held at 6:00pm in 111 Memorial Hall.

Friday, April 11, 2008

Animal Science Club Minutes 4/9/08

I. Treasurer’s Report:
$403.99
Side note: If you are a new member and would like to participate in voting and the banquet, you must pay Dawn dues. It is $15 and can be payable in cash or check.

II. Philly Zoo trip: Sunday, April 13th
o We will be meeting in Lot 19 at 9:30am sharp, and the zoo is about an hour’s drive away.
o The cost will be less than $10. Your ticket will include admission, a primate training demonstration, and a “meet the trainer” talk.
o Please bring your cameras to take fun pictures for our historians to put in the scrapbook!

III. Ag Day!
o The t-shirts have been ordered and will be $10. Please give Dawn money if you ordered one and she will check you off.
o The shirts will be distributed the Wednesday before Ag Day.
o Sign ups are now completely open! We have filled our quota for each shift, so more spots are open. Email me at kkoenig@udel.edu with your name, email, cell phone number, and what shift you would like to sign up for.

IV. Committee Meetings
o Social:
 Movie Night on May 1st with FOSC Club
 Sunday picnic TBA
 Banquet on May 21st at Kate’s at 6pm
o Service:
 Relay for Life on May 3rd (You can sign up until this Friday)
 If you are signed up, you must still sign up online at the website went out in Jessie’s email!
 If you are not participating, donations can still be made to the American Cancer Society as well as help the club reach our goal!
o Fundraising:
 Grotto’s fundraiser on May 8th, where 20% of each bill goes to our club
o Pre-Vet:
 UPenn vet panel on April 28th at 7:30pm
 Exotic Vet guest speaker on April 30th
o Livestock:
 Guest speaker Susan Garey will speak next meeting on April 16th
 Harrington Racetrack trip on May 18th, time TB

V. Ag Day Posters!
Each committee came up with poster ideas as well as made lists of the supplies needed to make them. We will be making the posters next week after our speaker!
o Social: Dairy Cattle Fun Facts
o Service: Alumni Sign-In Board
o Fundraising: How to Milk a Cow and nameplates for the animals on display
o Pre-Vet: Chicken Breeds and Lifecycle of a Chicken
o Livestock: Chicken/Chick Matching

VI. Other Announcements
o Dan Severson let us know that spots are still open to be a TA in the ANSC111 lab, so if you are interested, email him at severson@udel.edu.
o Dr. Griffiths announced that the UD Equestrian Team has a horseshow this Sunday, April 13th at Delaware Valley College. It will be going on all day, so if you have free time, go our and support them!


Our next meeting will be next week on Wednesday, April 16th.
It is in 111 Memorial Hall at 6pm.
Remember, there will be a guest speaker and then we are making posters after!