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 17th
- 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
- Social Chair
- Sara Cook
Officer Introductions
· Dues $8 for the semester, $15 for the year
· By next meeting, contact Taylor if you will not be at the meeting.
Upcoming Events:- 4-H Competitive Trail Ride - September 19
- Pulse & Respiration Training 6:00 PM Tuesday, September 15
(Next General Meeting at Pulse & Respiration Training @ the Horse Barns)- 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