4-7-15

PSERT General Meeting

4-7-15

Danae Oliver - President

• Hanover Shoe Farm - this weekend!
  • Saturday, leaving at 8:00am, get back around 3:00.
  • Need to sign up NOW!
  • Osteochallenge
    • Sunday
    • Race starts at 10
    • Silent Auction for the Quarter Horse Sale
      • Looking for someone to coordinate the bucket of items
      • Stethoscope, scale, feed scoop, weight tape, etc.
      • End of the year picnic
        • A doodle will be sent out for place and time
        • Working on the Ag Day display
          • Next Wednesday!
          • The presentation needs to be set up so an email will be sent out to verify a time and place to work on it.

Amy Kraus - Vice President

• Come on out to the Ag Ball!

Caitlin Edinger - Secretary

• Nothing to report

Patricia Ochonski - Treasurer

• Nothing to report

Taylor Shears - Webmaster

• Email Taylor for any concerns regarding the PSERT info at tms5636@psu.edu

Kristen Murray/Ellen Blum - Ag Student Council Representative

• Ag Ball - April 17^th
• Have 10 tickets to sell, forced to pay $150 if we don't sell them
• Money due by Monday at 3:00
• May want a PSERT table

Molly Rogus - UPAC liaison

• Nothing to report

Sara Groome - Social Chair

• Bowling event! May have meeting there.
• Doodle poll was sent out!

Jenny Lind - Historian/Alumni Relations

• Nothing to report

Katie Baluch - Community Service and Fundraising Chair

• Apparel orders due tonight!

Project Update

• The data is getting put together; some interesting results have been seen!
• The poster will be at the sale!

Results of the Election: Congratulations Everyone!!

• President:
  • Kristen Murray

• Vice President
  • Jenny Lind

• Secretary
  • Hannah Allen

• Treasurer
  • Taylor Shears

• Webmaster
  • Rachel Spicher

• Ag Student Council- 2 openings
  • Madeleine Burr
  • Katherine Bauman

• Alumni Relations/Historian
  • Maura Carr

• Community Service/Fund Raising
  • Megan Powers
  • Yvette Gramignano

• UPAC Liaison
  • Molly Rogus

Officer Introductions

· Dues $8 for the semester, $15 for the year

· By next meeting, contact Taylor if you will not be at the meeting.

• 4-H Competitive Trail Ride - September 19

- Pulse & Respiration Training 6:00 PM Tuesday, September 15

• Equine Open House - October 10

- Set up around 7:30 AM

- Open house around 10:00 AM-12:30 AM

- Will need people to help

- Will need committee to help CHAPS and people to help the day of

Jenny, Maura, Yvetteà Committee Leaders

- Sigh-up sheet to follow

- Selling cowgirl cookies at meeting

o Making at a meeting beforehand

Next Full Meeting-September 29

· Patricia and Sega to talk about spring study

Spring Study: Influence of different diets on gastrointestinal health in the horse

· 24 hour collections

· Will need volunteers EVERY DAY

Many people with other studies ongoing… Some projects that can be picked up...

o Feed and fecal particle size

o Lung tissue health

o Predicting parturition

o Equine impact surveys?

o And others!!

Things to do in future meetings:

· Trash can horses

· Cowgirl cookies