North East Student Affiliate (NESA)
The North East Student Affiliate of the American Dairy Science Association (ADSA) and the American Society of Animal Sciences (ASAS) was hosted at the University of Rhode Island. Other institutions participating included University of Connecticut, Delaware Valley University, Rutgers University, University of Massachusetts, University of Delaware, and University of New Hampshire. Members of the Block and Bridle and Dairy Science club competed in a judging contest in the morning where sheep, dairy and beef cattle, swine, and horses were judged along with a surprise class of oysters. During the afternoon students participated in quiz bowl and poster presentations. Penn State had many highlights throughout the weekend. We were the high institution overall and had the 1st and 6th place teams overall. In judging we had the 2nd and 8th place teams and Jordan Sommer placed 7th individually, Amber Alvarado placed 8th, and Megan Anderson placed 9th. In quiz bowl we had the 1st and 2nd place teams and in papers Amy Middleton placed 1st and Sarah Rassler placed 3rd. We look forward to the contest next year!