Animal Science Club Minutes 3/10/10

I. Treasurer’s Report
o Account: $2,072.04

II. Membership
Anyone who has any questions about membership can contact one of the officers (contact info is at the end)

III. Ag Day
Ag Day is on April 24th (Saturday). Sign ups started this meeting and will continue at the next. Shifts are Friday at 2pm (set up), Saturday 8:30-10am, 10-12, 12-2, and 2-4:30 (clean up). We will be teaching the art of balloon animals after spring break. For active membership we ask that you participate in at least one Saturday shift.

IV. Ag Day T-Shirts
It is a teal shirt with white writing with the slogan, “Just moo it” along with a cow patched Nike swoosh. The t-shirts are $10.00 each and the last day to sign up/ pay is April 7th.

V. Facts about Sheep
o Primary uses: meat, wool, dairy
o The sheep that we will have are dual-purpose Dorsets (used for both their meat and wool)
o Sheep are ruminant animals - they have 4 compartments of the stomach, just like the cow
o Life span: 6-11 years
o Fairly common for ewes to give birth to twins (especially when bred to produce many offspring).

VI. Officer Positions and Elections
We will take nominations on April 14th and elections will be April 21st. New officers will be shown the ropes so they can get some experience before they assume office.
Positions are: President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary, and currently there are 2 Historian positions. However, there is a chance that we will just have 1 historian and 1 webmaster. A NESA leadership position is also under discussion. If you want more information about a specific executive board position, please contact the appropriate current officer (see information at the end of these minutes)


VII. Camping Trip
We are planning a camping trip in May. It will be half a weekend long and we ask that you bring $5-10 for food. More details to come.

VIII. Announcements
o Alpha Zeta interest meetings:
- Monday, March 8th, 7-8pm in the Perkins Scrounge
- Friday, March 12th, 3-4pm also in the Perkins Scrounge
There will be free pizza! Look for three girls wearing AZ t-shirts. Requirements to join are that you must be at least a second semester freshman in the Ag School and have a GPA of 3.0 or higher. This is a national co-ed fraternity of the Ag School.

**Our next meeting will be next Wednesday, March 17th at 6pm in Memorial Hall Room 111**
~ See you there ~

Executive board contact info:
President: Nicole Aizaga; naizaga@udel.edu
VP: Ally Fetsko; afetsko@udel.edu
Treasurer: Amanda Otteni; amandao@udel.edu
Secretary: Issey Chew-Chin; simonec@udel.edu
Historians: Julia Robinson; jlr@udel.edu
Carrie Kozar; ckozar@Udel.edu