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Show CampusNews Page 4 Public relations conference to be one of biggest in Utah I Got Caught Reading By BECKA TURNER sen/or news writer The first annual Public Relations (PR) Conference, Monday, April 13, aims to put all students in a "Position to Win," which has been adopted as the conference's theme, said Alyson Bauer, junior in public relations. All Utah State University students, faculty and staff are invited to attend the conference, hosted by the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA). The day-long event begins with breakfast and an introduction by Troy Oldham, a lecturer in the department of journalism and communications, said Justin Miller, public relations senior. At 9:30 a.m., a keynote speaker, Ron Gunnel], head of Public Relations of Special Projects for the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, will address the audience for roughly an hour, he said. "Oldham will be speaking on PR perception and reception, the art of perception in business and in life," Gary Hawkins Garv Hawkins is a graduate student from Delmar, Calif., who is currently in the business program. He says he enjoys reading The Statesman each day it is published and particularly likes "Street Speak." Hawkins can usually be caught reading The Statesman in the HUB of the TSC Thanks for reading, Gary! I any burger or I sandwich with I • coupon. • Logan Burgers I $ any burger or with & Sandwiches • sandwich coupon. is also an opportunity for students to network. "This is a great opportunity for students to meet and associate with business professionals," Rogers said. Miller said the last speaker of the day will be Pete Codella, president at Codella Marketing. "Codella will be speaking on maximizing the clientagency relationship," he said. The day will end with closing words by Kevin Crouch, PRSSA chapter president, and a closing Aggie Ice Cream social at roughly 3:35 p.m., Bauer said. Miller said the theme is based on putting students in situations to help them overcome stumbling blocks in their future careers. "The theme was chosen because of the hard economic times we have right now, to help put students in a position to win," Miller said. Pollock said, "We anticipate this to be one of the biggest PR conferences in the state of Utah." -beck.turner@aggiemail. usu.edu Miller said. At the conclusion of Gunnells speaking, the group will break up into groups to attend two of four options for workshops, or breakout sessions, Bauer said. The four different, hour-long workshops will be presentations by Sarah Reale, PR specialist at USU; Lexie Kite, freelance journalist; Tim Brown, partner in the corporation Richter7; Rachel Greenwood, communications manager for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Adam Pollock, public relations senior, said, "They will be talking about strategies to improve business and image." Lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m. in the East Ballroom in the TSC, followed by another series of breakout speakers. This series will include Rolf Koecher, editor of Davis County Clipper; Chris Thomas, owner and officer for Intrepid Group; Nile Easton, senior public information officer for the Utah Department of Transportation. Jason Rogers, public relations senior, said the event HASS: 2011 may bring more cuts 3 continued from page 1 (/Statesman $ Friday, April 10, 2009 I /MV.J W / / Mum. Sie I.W, l.o-<an done quickly because there was little time to work out all the possible problems. He said there will not be a furlough for the 2010 year, but they will keep the option as a reserve for 2011. Albrechtsaid if the economy fails to improve, it may prompt the Legislature to reach into some of the rainy-day fund money to help USU get through that year. He said while he criticized the state Legislature at first for not using the money right away, he feels now that they made the right choice by saving those fund for the near future if -...'• needed. "We are continuing to do some positive things in a difficult economy," Albrecht said. "1 think this is because students are willing to step up." He said many of the budget cuts could be made up by raising tuition by 47 percent. Despite this, he said students should not think they are making up the budget cut with their tuition dollars. "We are not going to load this into the back of the students," Albrecht said. "That will not happen." Some tuition increases, though, are still needed, Albrecht said. There will be a 1 percent tier one tuition increase, he said, while tier two will be increased by 4.5 percent. How the budget cuts will affect different colleges is not uniform, Coward said. "We do treat different colleges differently," Coward said. He said some colleges have the capability to bring funds from other means, such as through research. HASS, however, does not have the same opportuni- ties as some other colleges like engineering, he said. "We asked everyone to put 5 percent plans," Coward said, referring to plans to make budget cuts of 5 percent in each college. For HASS, however, this was lowered to about 2.1 percent. Coward said the plan allowed them to lo.o|c at the different colleges, and adjust to each one. "We have to take into account all of those variables. And protect some of those colleges so they are not devastated," Coward said. Kennedy said with the budget cuts, grants and other money for research are now more crucial than ever. "It is important for USU to get research dollars," Kennedy said. "Schools and faculty need to watch out for research opportunities, or we risk leaving some money on the table." Albrecht said the university will withstand the rough financial winds; however, it might not be an easy ride. "We'll get through this," Albrecht said. "But I cannot stand here and sav that a $21 million cut will be taken without much difficulty." -//>. rodriguez@aggiemail. usu.edu Cl Part 3 of the Colleges and Budgets series will continue Monday, April 13. Bring in this ad for: 3 for $ 1 0 ^ (Reg $36) wmmmm. More How?: Monday-Saturday Moisture Wicking Performance Socks The Diamond Engagement Ring Store, ^ince 1896 141 North Main •752-7149 www.seneedham.com Middhtfiht block at tkt tig* n/lfcf tfoth We also have specially designed USU socks and Seasonal socks that make great gifts! 2929 N Main Street A l l A b O U t S0CkS wwwJinmffi.com '•a 787-8888 |