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Show News Monday o February 2, 2009 said. "However, there have low-through skills and been some instances where who are proactive will mately 24,600 jobs have hours are reduced, so it's be the most successful at been removed from the Utah not wages, but hours. So a finding a job on campus. Gray added that through economy over the past year. student may have wanted to work 20 hours a week internships and other opporEven though the unimay be working 15. This tunities, students can become versity has experienced is how it's being corrected." more competitive through recent budget cuts, wages With this high volume the valuable experience they for student employees onof applicants, on-cam- gain and this will help them to campus have not been cut. pus supervisors are hav- find jobs as students, as wells "We strive for fair wages across campus and to follow ing a hard time managing as employment in their cathrough with what commit- such large applicant pools. reer field after they graduate. Carlson said that stuments we have made with 1 dents who have good folour student employees,' she From MONEY • A1 How to find a president: selecting UVU's next leader to about twelve to fifteen candidates. Anticipate that better job offers, conflicts and other obligations may By the end of February, Q Take advantage of arise, so you should not UVU could have a new release any names just yet president. There are cur- a search consultant, or a to the press or public. The rently four finalists being "head hunter," who will candidates must not even explored and recommended conduct background checks know who the competito the Board of Regents, and searches based on the tion is; this confidentialthe group that coordinates criteria given to him or her. ity is walking, as Martin with higher education and puts it, "a fine line between postsecondary institutions ° Next, gather together transparency and respect statewide. Here's how* the a search committee to help to the individuals' lives." process generally works: out the Board of Regents. This also demonstrates the The committee should con- credibility of UVU as well 0 First, put out an ad. sist of community, business as maintains a rich and Mention that a Ph.D. or and civic leaders; Orem diverse candidacy pool. equivalent terminal degree Mayor Jerry Washburn and is preferred. You are look- Provo Mayor Lewis BillOnce they go to the ing for someone with prov- ings should have a voice on Board of Regents, they will en abilities as a leader who the committee, as well as be narrowed down to roughcan work with local leaders, Joseph Watkins, the UVU ly four or five candidates governing boards, other ed- student body president, (of which three or so may ucation programs, and the and Scott Jenkins, who have been brought in by community. UVLTs highest represents UVU alumni. the head hunter), at which priorities right now include point they will be given 24 Faculty and staff should hours before the public anfund-raising and institutional development. "We're also be represented, so ap- nouncement of the finalists looking for the perfect fit," point faculty members such to confirm whether or not said Cameron Martin, over- as Jan Bentley, associate they are still committed. seer for the entire process. professor in Multimedia, or Charles Allison, who is Pres° Hold forums where Former President Sed- ident of the Faculty Senate the finalists can interact erberg (currently the Com- and teaches in Computing with members of the facmissioner of the Board and Networking Sciences. ulty, student body and the of Regents) was chosen All together, there will be partly because of his skills about sixteen members local community as the as a builder, according to of the search committee. Board of Regents conducts final interviews and Martin. Now, a builder of arrives at a final decision. a different caliber is re® Try to narrow it down [ MATTHEW A. JONASSAIANT News writer A3 quired - "a builder who can help mature the institution as a regional university." Turning point of new U.S. presidency The three panelists participating in the discussion are Jay DeSart, associate With Barack Obama re- professor of political science cently sworn into office as at UVU; J. Quin Monson, asthe new U.S. President, a sistant director of the Center panel of Utah professors will for the Study of Elections be at Utah Valley Univer- and Democracy (CSED) at sity discussing the topic of Brigham Young University; "New Presidency: A Turn- and Vikki J. Vickers, asing Point in History?" on sistant professor of history Feb. 3 from 10 a.m. to 11:15 at Weber State University. a.m. at Center Stage in the DeSart joined UVU in Sorensen Student Center. 2004 to help develop the new The event is part of the Utah political science program. Democracy Project and is He was previously at Florida free and open to the public. Atlantic University in Boca 'There will be some great Raton, Fla. where he had a analysis of the past elec- front row seat for the controtion and what trends we see, versial presidential election what determined the out- in 2000. His research focome of the election, and cuses on election forecasting what we should look for as and the effects of campaigns. things move forward with His recent presidential elecmidterm elections in two tion forecast of Obama and years," said David Con- McCain was referenced by nelly, associate professor The Wall Street Journal. of political science at UVU Monson is an assistant who organized the event. professor of political science L 4 BRITNEE NGUYEN News editor « at BYU and co-investigated on CSED projects that monitored non-candidate spending in U.S. elections. As a coeditor of many publications, his research involves public opinion and voting behavior, Congress and legislatures, religion and politics, and survey research methods. Vickers teaches at WSU in the subjects of American Colonial, American Revolutionary7 War, civil-military relations, eighteenth century intellectual history and religion. She is the faculty advisor for Delta Psi Nu, the African-American Honors Society and the faculty advisor for Phi Alpha Theta, the National History Honors Society. Those in attendance will hear each panelist's perspective on the previous election and what to expect with the new presidency in the next four years. Tp see U W r Review staff info go. to uvureview.com /DREA DARE tot"/ •-„:. •-• WOMEN IN TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE u Ui 0 0 s H( Utah Valley University's "New" Library Lecture Hall, Rm 120 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. >f. y www.uvu.edu/wit f> -y\ V.-1 •Career & Technical" Education Department, .. ;! ,. Women Tech Council ? ^ v " ^ , * ^ ^ ^ Flash Technologies ff KEYNOTE SPEAKERS CYDNI TETRO .' .-..'• VP of Products & Marketing Next Page •\ * -3 ' • ' : •> ALAN ASHTON >, Pre<iitrnt & Co-founder WordPerfect. . AMY REES ANDERSON " ' CEO .'% r / McdiConnect Global Inc. 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