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EXTRACURRICULAR
ACTIVITIES
PART OF
THE TOTAL,
COLLEGE EDUCATIONAL
EXPERIENCE
Lawrence D. Muller
Co-Advisor
Penn State
Dairy Science Club
Harold W. Harpster
Co-Advisor
Block & Bridie Club
To achieve success, students
must give academic achievement
their highest priority.
As educators in Penn State’s
College of Agricultural Sciences,
our goals and objectives include
developing technical knowledge,
analytical and problem-solving
abilities, and effective communi
cation, interpersonal, and leader
ship sldlls.
Academic success certainly is
important, but it should not be the
only goal for a total college
experience.
While formal classes give stu
dents opportunities to meet several
goals, extracurricular clubs help
them broaden their education with
a wide variety of hands-on
activities.
The college sponsors 25
curriculum-related o'ubs, although
Penn Slate has nearly 400 student
organizations. By carefully choos
ing among these activities, stu
dents cm learn the sldlls employ
ers '.cr almost as important as
technical ability communica
tion, interpersonal, and pebple
managcmcnl skills. These charac
teristics are important to each indi
vidual as they become contributing
members of society.
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The Dairy Science Club and the
Block & Bridle Club, both spon
sored by the Deportment of Dairy
and Animal Science, have played
important roles in the education of
Penn State students for more than
70 years. These have traditionally
been the two largest clubs in the
College, with memberships rang
ing from 70 to 120 students.
Two years ago, the department
initiated a third student club. Stu
dents for Responsible Use of Ani
mals (SRUA), designed to educate
the public on the responsible use
and welfare of farm animals.
Results of a recent survey of Penn
State graduates who had been
members of these clubs clearly
illustrate their importance in the
total Penn State experience.
Graduates gave very high rat
ings to leadership, career, and
social development skills that they
gained through active club partici
pation. They consistently credited
the clubs for making Penn State a
smaller and more personable uni
versity. Serving as an officer or
committee chairperson brought
even greater rewards.
Both the Dairy Science Club
and the Block & Bridle Club are
student affiliate chapters of their
respective professional organiza
tions the American Dairy Sci
ence Association (ADSA) and the
American Society of Animal Sci
ence (ASAS), respectively.
Each year, several Penn State
students attend and participate in
the national meeting of the profes
sional societies where they interact
with faculty members and students
from around the nation and world.
Nine dairy students attended the
national ADSA meeting at Ohio
State last summer, and 17 Block &
Bridle members will attend the
national meeting in Denver, Colo.
Both clubs consistently tank
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among the top three clubs in
national competitions. SRUA is
affiliated with Pennsylvanians for
Responsible Use of Animals
(PRUA). SRUA, the newest club,
sponsors Farm-City Day and edu
cational tours of Penn State farm
facilities for elementary students.
They most recently designed and
sponsored an animal welfare exhi
bit in conjunction with the Pen
nsylvania Department of Agricul
ture at the Pennsylvania Farm
Show.
Activities for the older two
clubs are similar, including some
that are jointly sponsored. Some of
these activities are highlighted
here;
• The clubs combine forces
annually to participate in the
Northeast Regional ADSA-ASAS
student meeting. Each year, 30 to
40 Penn Staters travel to and com
pete against other universities in
judging, quiz bowl, and oral paper
competition. Penn State has won
the overall competition three of the
past four years.
• Both Clubs sponsor major
fund-raising events to support then
many activities. These activities
sharpen their organizational, busi
ness, interpersonal, and sales
skills. The Dairy Science Club
sold a record-breaking 2,200
Christmas cheeseboxes nation
wide last month. The Block &
Bridle Club routinely sells more
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than two tons of Penn State saus
age during their fall and spring
sales.
• The two clubs actively prom
ote animal agriculture both off and
on campus. The Animal Products
Spectacular each year at State Col
lege’s Nittany Mall serves to edu
cate the public and promote animal
products. This activity encourages
the students to respect and under
stand of the industry’s need for
effective and ambitious marketing.
Additionally, the Dairy Science
Club sponsors an on-campus
promotion of dairy products for
their fellow students. These activi
ties have made students aware of
the issues and concerns of animal
rightists and vegetarians.
• The Nittany Lion Fall Classic
is one of the Daily Science Club’s
major activities. This year’s ninth
edition of the consignment sale
averaged $1,841 on 67 lots of
registered Holsteins. The sale is
highly visible to the state’s dairy
industry and provides club mem
bers with hands-on experience in
animal selection, merchandising,
advertising, animal preparation,
and finance.
• One of the major service activ
ities of the two clubs is the spring
judging contest for dairy and lives
tock. Each spring, more than 500
4-H and FFA students from across
Pennsylvania participate in these
contests, which are run entirely by
the students. While most members
have participated in judging con
tests, few have realized the organi
zation and teamwork required to
conduct a first-class contest. This
year’s contests are slated for Satur
day, Mareh-20.
• Club-sponsored livestock and
dairy shows have been popular and
steeped in tradition for many
years. At these shows, students
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enhance and display their show
manship and fitting skills with var
ious university-owned animals.
And they have a great deal of fun
doing it This year’s 76th Little
International is scheduled for April
17, and the 68th Dairy Exposition
for April 24, Both are held in the
University’s Ag Arena.
These arc most but not all, of
the activities students in our clubs
enjoy participating in. Both the
Dairy Science Club and the Block
& Bridle Club also publish award
winning yearbooks, which provide
an excellent opportunity to deve
lop publishing skills.
While academics should always
be the Erst priority for college stu
dents, participation in extracurri
cular activities plays an important
role in the total college experience
at Penn Slate.
For information on any of the
clubs or activities discussed here,
call Penn State’s Department of
Dairy and Animal Science Student
Activities Office at (814)
865-7638.