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In further promotion and education of "where does your food come
from?" MS3 student Heather House created a project she called "Cows
on the Quad". Working with partnerships with the College of Health,
Environment and Science, Dr. Dan Dziubek and Environmental
Education classes, The Insitute for Community Service-Learning and
NonProfit Leadership, Butler County 4-H and Butler and Lawrence
County Cooperative Extension, this was an endeavor to bring
elementary aged children to Slippery Rock to have a "real" farm
experience. Various outside displays were set up to show dairy
cows, chickens, sheep and goats. This was in attempt to educate
children on where their food comes from and make those important
connections with thier environment. Several other educational
displays were also available for kids to learn how to milk a cow,
meet the local dairy princess, learn more about nutriention and
overall have a day of fun "down on the farm". The Macoskey Center
staff along with other university student volunteers helped with
the overall successful coordination of the day. Children and
teachers learned much from their experiences.
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