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Show CampusNews Page 4 Monday, April 19, 2010 Chancellor: Candidates voice off continued from page 1 They hale ARRIVAD!!! Over 50 Brand New Designs. Come into(c-5;771ci 4 to viol, the Newest Styles and fall in love! • L-1 (c) 6MC r4avecif 930 North Main Street (435) 753-9755 r gzo G't itt) UtahStateUn iversity MOAB EDUCATION CENTER developing the new USU-CEU culture, protecting and strengthening the bottom line, building strong and stable enrollments, establishing new resource-rich partnerships and stimulating regional economic development. Much of his presentation dealt with strengthening the academic and student life as well as a greater focus and implementation of an efficient marketing program. Being personally involved in order to accentuate strong and stable enrollments is a major goal. He mentioned that this marketing program should be a collegewide responsibility. Peterson focused on similar issues in his presentation. A distinct characteristic that he emphasized was the fact that he has lineage to Price. Peterson grew up in Price and had many ties to CEU. Regional economic development was among Peterson's top priorities and an element that received ample amount of time during his presentation. He discussed the key role a community college plays in a rural-community's economic identity. Other issues of concern for Peterson include capitalizing on resources, emphasizing enrollment, implementing alternate resources of revenue and developing efficiency within the faculty's work load. As a considerable part of his marketing emphasis, he pointed out that the college is not taking advantage of the variety of marketing options. One option that he stated is to allude to Eastern Utah's beauty as a way to encourage students to choose CEU as their primary education. Both chancellor finalists focused their campaigning presentations in a similar fashion. Marketing, economic development and strengthening the infrastructure of the institution were all aspects of the merger that each candidate acknowledged as a vital component of a successful transition. Experience is not the issue in who will be chosen for the job. The issue will be the task that is at hand for whoever receives the responsibility of chancellor. Devin Bybee is the managing editor at CEU's biweekly newspaper, The Eagle. Social: Networking complements studies continued from page 1 fessionals use Linkedln to exchange informaships is through internships. Internships allow tion, ideas and opportunities." students to participate in businesses and gain Students spend four years or more at college knowledge through experience. Though taking taking classes, building a resume and preparing off time from school may seem hazardous to for a career. It is a widely believed that once a getting a degree, an internship can help in the college diploma is obtained, finding a job will business world. be easy. However, having The USU Career a good GPA and a resume Services site stated, "You can alone is not going to go far. gain practical work experi"Knowing people is "If you know a lot but ence, in your major, with going to get some have no people skills, that is top employers in business, not going to work," Parker industry and government. doors open and said. "Knowing people is By participating, you will get you a certain going to get some doors enhance your chances in the amount of the way open and get you a certain job market and make conamount of the way to where tacts for the future." to where you're you're going." USU Career Services going." There are ways to build is the "link between students relationships outside of and meaningful career — Preston Parker, online sites and a computer. employment," the site stated. USU is home to a plethora of It can help with finding jobs, journalism and clubs, organizations, fraterbuilding a resume, plancommunication professor nities and sororities. ning for graduate school and Parker said, "A lot of colmore. Job fairs, where stulege students get their degree dents make connections and and then say, 'Now what?' They've missed out on build relationships with possible employers, are making relationships. You can't just go to class advertised by Career Services. Though Career and work on your degree. If you're in something Services has the tools for students to build a it will help you build relationships with profesfuture, it is up to the students to utilize these sors and students and the community." tools and be social. Many clubs and organizations complement Socializing, along with studying, are key majors and minors. For students in the departparts of a college experience. Networking also ment of animal, dairy and veterinary sciences, plays a part in building relationships and getthere are clubs such as the Pre Vet Club, the ting connected with others. Equestrian Club and the Rodeo Club. — becca.searle@aggiemail.usu.edu Another way to socialize and build relation- NSF: Students honored for research continued from page 3 foundations needed to construct models of quantum time in a two-dimensional situation. In "earthly" time, Carruth will soon choose between offers of continued graduate study at University of California-Santa Barbara, University of CaliforniaBerkeley and England's Cambridge University. Joanna Hsu, Ecology PurcHase TICKeTS 8T CM BOX OFFICe TSC 309 USULUN.BLOGSPOLCOM SW) 7 30PM CaTaed by Pandas 5:00PM In the future, expect more drenching storms, scorching droughts and changes in average annual rainfall levels. Climate change, Hsu says, is not just about increasing temperatures, it is also drastically altering precipitation patterns. "I'm interested in how these changes in precipitation will impact primary production, the biomass plants produce through photosynthesis," she said. A Quinney Fellow in the College of Natural Resources, Hsu began graduate studies in USU's Ecology Center and Department of Wildland Resources in 2008 after completing a bachelor's degree in biology at Johns Hopkins University. Working with faculty mentor Peter Adler, she uses long-term data sets collected from a variety of ecosystems to characterize the relationship between precipitation and primary production. "Primary production — how much green stuff plants are making — sets the amount of energy available for all organisms in an ecosystem," Hsu says. "It's also an important component of the global carbon cycle. Changes in precipitation patterns across the globe will impact primary production. The goal of my research is to find out just how large that impact will be." Melissa Jackson, Geology Prehistoric Barrier Canyon Style (BCS) rock art is indigenous to the American Southwest's Colorado Plateau. Mysterious human, animal and spirit figures, painted and carved, grace the sunset-warm colors of the region's rock faces, cave walls and overhangs. Scientists ponder when and by whom they were created. Jackson, who graduates this May as valedictorian of USU's College of Science, steps back in time to shed light on these questions. With faculty mentor Joel Pederson, she conducted research using optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) dating at USU's lab to refine estimates of the age of alluvial terraces — anchored in time to the BCS Great Gallery — in Horseshoe Canyon in Utah's Canyonlands National Park. From USU, Jackson is bound for graduate study at Wales' Aberystwyth University — 'The College by the Sea' — the Irish Sea, that is; perched on the country's west coast at the confluence of the Rivers Ystwyth and Rheidol. At "Aber," she'll work to develop a protocol to extend the age range of OSL dating using loess deposits — soil made of wind-blown particles — from Alaska and China. This year's USU honorees join 19 Aggies who have received fellowships and 21 USU students who have received honorable mentions since 1999. Students... Going away for the summer?... What about your stuff? At Armor Storage, 1095 North 600 West, in Logan we have a secure, lockdown facility with a wide range of storage options. Please visit us at ArmorStorageofLogan.com or call 787-2007 |