Council gives Albrecht gift to start Ag Week
The Agricultural Council presented USU President Stan Albrecht with a gift basket and Ag Week T-shirt Monday. This gift is part of the events to help kick off Ag Week.
Ag Week celebrates the College of Agriculture and reminds students of the agricultural programs available at USU. The week will include a number of activities planned by the Ag Council to boost student interest.
Dean of Agriculture Noelle Cockett said the purposes of Ag Week are to let people know the College of Agriculture is going strong and to bring the students’ attention to the available programs.
The gift was presented this year by Agricultural Senator Braden Jensen, Cockett and eight members of the Ag Council. The new tradition was started last year by former Agricultural Senator Lisa Woodworth.
Upon entering Champ Hall, Albrecht welcomed council members. He greeted them and said, “This looks like an exciting group. Are you going to sing?”
Jensen said, “We’re getting ready to kick off Ag week. We’ve come to give you a T-shirt and present you with this gift basket.”
“It’s really heavy,” said another council member.
The gift basket was sponsored by Utah’s Own, an organization that supports Utah-made food products. It included items such as raspberry honey, hot chocolate from Honeyville Grain and a mix from Baker Mills.
The T-shirt featured this year’s Ag logo, “We put the Ag in Aggie.”
“I like the bull on the back,” Albrecht said.
Ag Week will include several other events to create more interest. Ag on the Quad Wednesday will feature music, dancing, food and greased pigs as well as other things. Other events include Country Swing Night and the USU Rodeo Friday and Saturday at the Cache Valley Fairgrounds.
For more information visit the Ag council Web site at ag.usu.edu/agcouncil.
–r.perkins@aggiemail.usu.edu
Braden Jensen and Agricultural Council MEMBERS presented USU President Stan Albrecht with gifts in Old Main Monday to start Ag Week. (Brian Francom)