Service Leadership Experience

Check out the e-mail announcement for the 2010 SLE.

Gregory W. "Doc" Gallagher

From: East Aurora Advisor
http://eastaurorany.com/articles/2009/12/14/obituaries/doc4b1e6ad1b3ec5680350979.txt

Gregory W. "Doc" Gallagher (Cornell, '70), D.V.M., the co-owner of Seneca Animal Hospital in Elma, died Sun., Nov. 29, 2009 at The Center for Hospice and Palliative Care in Cheektowaga following a long battle with cancer. He was 65.

For the full article, click here.

Puerto Rico sounds nice right about now

Wanna get away, but finals are in the way of going to the National Service Project in Texas December 17-22? How's a trip to tropical Puerto Rico in January sound?

Register now: http://www.regonline.com/SLE2010

The Service Leadership Experience, a five-day tour that mixes agricultural and environmental community service, learning and fellowship, returns to Puerto Rico for the third time.

Up to 15 Alpha Zeta members from all chapters may participate.

The format of the activity is the same as the last year; two days of service and two days of recreation (bring your swim suit and a towel, as well as some sturdy shoes) and visits to places of agricultural and/or cultural importance.

The trip will be based out of Mayagüez, P.R., the home of the Puerto Rico Chapter.

Register now: http://www.regonline.com/SLE2010

Thursday, January 7, 2010
Arrival to Puerto Rico. Participants may choose between San Juan (SJU) and Aguadilla (BQN) as their airport destination. We strongly recommend BQN. Round-trip from N.Y. (JFK) to Aguadilla is around $350 and $400 and its a 45 minute drive to Mayagüez. San Juan is around 2 and a half hours from Mayagüez.

That night we are having a short, but warm welcome, and chapter members will explain the details of the next five days and get to know each other.

Friday, January 8, 2010

Morning:
First service day. We will travel to the southwest coast of the island to do a clean-up at Guánica Bay (“El Malecón”) in Guánica. Most of the waste thrown at a nearby river and by boats ends up at this beautiful beach.

Lunch will be provided

Afternoon:
We will be visiting some tropical crops farms.

Saturday, January 9, 2010

Morning:
Second service day. We will travel to Cartagena Lagoon in Lajas, southwest of Puerto Rico, to plant some trees. This is a reforestation project from the US Fish and Wildlife Service, where we will be planting over a 100 trees.

Afternoon:
Visit Altamira farm where they have goats, sheep and meat cattle or the Lajas Valley where farmers have different crops.

Sunday, January 10, 2010

Morning:
We will visit some starchy crops farmers at the “Coloso” valley in Aguada and the old sugar cane processing plant “Coloso”.

Afternoon:
Visit Crash Boat Beach in Aguadilla.

Monday, January 11, 2010

Morning:
We will enjoy a hike in Guilarte Forest in Adjuntas. For lunch we will enjoy some local food once we come back from the hike.

Afternoon:
We will visit the Adjuntas Experiment Station for a conference on the coffee processing, tropical fruits, compost and ornamentals.

That night we are going to have a nice closing "party" -- just the kind of get together that the Chapter of Puerto Rico does.

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Return to the mainland

Register now: http://www.regonline.com/SLE2010

The cost for the trip is $150 and includes lodging, transportation on the island and most meals. If you register before December 23, you can save $25.

Book your flights ASAP, though. The SLE is a mere 29 days away (minimum 21 days in advance is recommended).

Cal Eta Chapter Holds Movie Night

Alpha Zetas at California State University of Chico often get together and hold a monthly activity. On November 18, members held a movie night and provided the pizza, while the rest of the members brought drinks and desserts. The movie night was a great way for the chapter to get to know each other a little better and to share a bunch of laughs. The officers planned the place and the date of the activity. The members got to choose the movie and the pizza they wanted. Everyone came together and had a great time. What kind of similar events do you hold at your chapter?

Cal Epsilon Holds Development Summit

The Cal Epsilon Chapter recently held the 2nd annual Alpha Zeta Development Summit on November 14, 2009. The Summit was started by last year’s officer team and continued by this year’s team as a way to prepare students for life after college. The aim of the Development Summit is to provide students with tips on how to be better equipped for future success. Our aim is to target not only members of Alpha Zeta, but also pledges of Cal Epsilon and all agricultural majors.

This year we had four main speakers do a 45-55 minute presentation. Debbie Jacobsen and Liz Hudson from the Fresno County Farm Bureau collaborated together to do an “Early Bird Special” at 8am. Their presentation was Women and Careers in Agriculture. They provided ten tips/skills they have acquired during their experience in different job settings. The second presentation was made by Beth Bridges from the Clovis Chamber of Commerce. Her segment was Networking – consisting of why you should do it, its value, and how to go about it. The third presentation was by Mike Gish from Smith Barney. He provided ways to start your career and answered questions regarding money, investment and savings.

After the presentations, students were broken up into groups to meet with industry folks who provided them with feedback on their own individual resumes. We provide this opportunity for students so they can learn what business professionals want to see on a resume – and what they do not. After the resume workshop, we dismissed students for an etiquette luncheon, hosted by the Associate Dean of the College of Agriculture Sciences and Technology, Dr. Sandra Witte. Here, students learned the basic rules of dining in a professional setting. Overall, this was a successful event where students were able to dress professionally, meet industry folks and gain real first hand knowledge.