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Show StatesmanCampus News Wednesday, April 28, 2010 Page 3 ASUSU plans to redesign its website Briefs Campus & Community to attend the conference to be lowered from $75 per person to around news senior writer $20-$25, Executive Vice President Brent Crosby said. This was based on An ASUSU budget including notes from ASUSU President Tyler $15,000 more than the original Tolson, who was unable to attend the recommendation from the 2009-10 ASUSU Executive Council was passed meeting. Crosby chaired the meeting in his absence. for 2010-11 at the council's meeting The council made only one other Tuesday, along with a redirection change in addition to the $5,000 alloof $5,200 from the Diversity vice cated in the previous council's recompresident's budget. That money will mendation, allobe moved to the cating $6,000 Programming from Capital & vice president's "It's a really big Support to redebudget to deal and it's not sign the ASUSU accommodate cheap to create, but website over the the move of I feel like it's summer. campus clubs The web—formerly CSCO something we need." site should be —from under professional, the jurisdiction — Tom Atwood, accessible and of Diversity to maneuverProgramming. Programming vice president able for users," The vote to Programming transfer the Vice President $5,200 was Tom Atwood said. "It's a really big made without the presence of deal and it's not cheap to create, but I Diversity Vice President Kaho Fiefia, feel like it's something we need." but was made under the council's The current site is outdated, assumption that he was aware of the Public Relations director Lacey possibility. Nagao said, and the redesign Other budget changes included will make it more interactive and taking $4,000 from interest on encourage more traffic so it is truly the I&R fund and $5,000 from the an "ASUSU" site for all aspects of Capital & Support Fund to suppleASUSU and for students. ment the Aggie Blue Leadership The council discussed using the Conference. This will enable the fee By CHELSEY GENSEL {{ money to provide a consultant, possibly local company Advent Creative, to work with the webmaster on designing the site, which the webmaster can then upkeep throughout the school year. However, after the budget had been passed, some council members expressed concern over the $2,000 allocated to the Greek community in the new budget. A motion to adjourn the meeting failed, and discussion resumed about where within the Greek community the money might be used. "I want to make sure the community is benefited the best way it can be," Athletics Vice President Alex Putnam said, "but I have some reservations not knowing how this money will be used." Although several council members wanted more specific information about how the money would be spent and how it might improve the Greek community, the council closed discussion and adjourned the meeting after several minutes, making no additional changes. The meeting also included for the first time newly elected Senate Pro Tempore Cami Lyman, the 2010-11 Engineering senator. She will be the representative of the Academic Senate at ASUSU Executive Council meetings throughout the year. Academic Senate President Tanner Wright, who also sits on the council, announced that people at the ASUSU Information Desk on the first floor of the Taggart Student Center will be handing out scantrons, donuts and apples to students on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday during Finals Week beginning at 7:20 each morning. "So don't buy scantrons, because we'll have them for free," Wright said. The council spent the remainder of the meeting discussing schedule conflicts due to a number of officers in graduate student programs. They considered changing the date of the meeting as well as early mornings or mid-day times. Conflicts included not only classes but the opportunity for students and faculty to attend the meetings, which are open to the public. Although the later time may make is less desirable for some administrators or faculty to attend, the council voted on and passed a new meeting time of 8 p.m. beginning fall semester. "The administration is great and we appreciate them, but, honestly, we're not here for them," Administrative Assistant Keene Nuehring said. "We're here for the students." — chelsey.gensel@aggiemail.usu.edu Utah Conservation Corps launches veterans crew BY USU MEDIA RELATIONS The Utah Conservation Corps — UCC — will launch a conservation field crew this summer comprised of veterans. The program will focus on the transition from service in the military to service to public lands and local communities. Education and training will concentrate on the gaining conservation skills and career development services for veterans interested in pursuing further employment opportunities with land management. UCC is an organization dedicated to improving public lands and the communities surrounding them through partnership projects, service and education. UCC has been a program in USU's division of Student Services since January 2001. UCC is currently recruiting veterans to serve on a four-person crew that will be completing a number of natural resource conservation projects this summer. Veterans on this crew will serve 450 hour AmeriCorps terms of service. One of the projects will involve creating two miles of new single-track trail in Providence Canyon. UCC is partnering with the USU Veterans Resource Office to recruit USU student veterans for AmeriCorps positions and to provide technical oversight. UCC is also partnering with Veterans Green Jobs, a national organization that has worked with other conservation corps develop service opportunities for veterans through the Veterans Green Corps initiative. The Veterans Green Corps initia- tive offers "wrap-around" supportive services to conservation corps with veterans crews to provide support recruiting, professional development, benefits coordination, and post-service job placement. In addition to the UCC veterans crew that will begin this summer, UCC plans to launch a disability-inclusive veterans crew in summer 2011. In 2009, UCC AmeriCorps members created or maintained 463.76 miles of trail, restored 570.5 acres of habitat and created or maintained 3.8 miles of fence. For information about the UCC and the veterans crew, contact Damitz, 797-8134 or sean.damitz@ usu.edu. GOP blocks White House-backed bill again WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans, attacked for twice blocking legislation to rein in Wall Street, floated a partial alternative proposal Tuesday and said it could lead to election-year compromise on an issue that commands strong public support. The 20-page outline would prohibit the use of taxpayer funds to bail out failing financial giants of the future and impose federal regulation on many but not all trades of complex investments known as derivatives. It also calls for consumer protections that appear weaker than Democrats and the White House seek, and it would create new regulations on mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The outline surfaced shortly before Senate Republicans united for the second straight day to block action on White House-backed legislation designed to prevent any recurrence of the ills that led to the economic calamity of 2008. The 5741 vote left the measure three shy of the 60 needed to advance. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said he would hold additional votes later in the week, and, he, President Barack Obama and other Democrats have spent days accusing Republicans of doing the bidding of the big financial firms on Wall Street. "It's one thing to oppose reform but to oppose just even talking about reform in front of the American people and having a legitimate debate, that's not right," the president said in Ottumwa, Iowa. "The American people deserve an honest debate on this bill." Reid said, "More than two years after the financial collapse that sparked a worldwide recession, Senate Republicans are claiming we're moving too fast. "Two-thirds of Americans support us cracking down on big bankers' reckless risk-taking. And a majority supports us asking banks to pay for their own funerals — that's the fund financed by the big financial firms to cover the cost of their liquidation." The events unfolded in the Capitol as Republicans and Democrats alike spent hours at a committee hearing criticizing current and former officials at Goldman Sachs for seeking profits from the collapse of the housing market two years ago. But the Senate Republican leader, Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, said Democrats were going too far, coming up with a bill that "reaches into every nook and cranny of American business." Moments before the vote, his second-in-command, Sen. Jon Kyl of Arizona, predicted that unlike the recent health care battle, this time bipartisan legislation eventually would pass. The current stand-off follows PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA speaks during a town hall meeting at Indian Hills Community College in Ottumwa, Iowa, April 27. AP photo months of fitful bipartisan negotiations that have failed to yield agreement. The Republican summary, obtained by The Associated Press, differs from the Democratic measure on several key points. While banning the use of taxpayer funds in liquidating large financial firms, it calls for the cost to be borne by creditors and shareholders. Democrats favor a fee on banks to cover those expenses. Republicans suggested a council comprising bank regulators and independent appointees to ensure that large banks and other financial institutions do not take advantage of consumers, as opposed to a Democratic proposal for an independent agency with broader powers. Derivatives, which are complex investments that contributed to the 2008 economic collapse, would be brought under federal supervision for the first time, but not to the extent Democrats seek. CEU: New chancellor will help create a smooth transition I continued from page 1 the merged schools, Peterson said, and his biggest challenge will be bringing as many of those possibilities to reality as he can. Peterson plans to complete a strategic planning process where he and others will look at the school's mission statement, strategic initiatives and activities in order to identify shared goals. In order to bring CEU and USU together fully, Peterson said the schools need to be moving in a common direction. At the end of the planning process, Peterson said he will have a concensus of where his peers would like to see the two schools go. Albrecht said, "We just need someone who can make this work. It's an important step for us. It's an important step for CEU." Peterson has spent time in Logan and Price. He grew up in Price, where his father worked as a faculty member at CEU. Later, Peterson's father worked as faculty at USU, so Peterson said he, as a kid, spent time on both campuses. "I feel like this job brings together both parts of my childhood," Peterson said. Albrecht said Peterson's wife is from Price and has Greek heritage, which ties the Petersons further to the large Greek community in Price. As a faculty member, Peterson said he taught at a community college and at USU, so he knows "the kind of teaching that happens in those two kinds of places." He said this knowledge is "kind of an ideal experience" for him to lead the integration of the two school's strengths. To the students of USU, Peterson said to expect a lot of new classmates coming to southeastern Utah, "from Carbon County, Emery County, Grant County and San Juan County." "They're going to be alumni of USU, and they'll share in that great common experience," he said. — rac.ch@aggiemail.usu.edu CEHS individuals receive honors The Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services at USU held its annual award banquet recently and honored a number of people for outstanding achievements during the year. The Teacher of the Year award went to Elizabeth Fauth in the department of family, consumer and human development. Brian Higginbotham, also in family consumer and human development, was named Scholar and Researcher of the Year. Dee Child in communicative disorders and deaf education, received the Undergraduate Faculty Advisor of the Year award. Stacey Quick in psychology was named Graduate Research Assistant of the Year. Scholar of the Year was April Lockwood in special education and rehabilitation. Samantha Nelson in family consumer and human development was valedictorian for fall 2009 and Nanette Wilson, in teacher education and leadership, is spring 2010 valedictorian. Lori Roggman, family and consumer human development, received Undergraduate Research Mentor of the Year, and Aubree Nielsen VanTienderen, teacher education and leadership, was named Undergraduate Researcher of the Year. The Undergraduate Teaching Fellow award went to Tasha Falslev in the department of family, consumer and human development. Helen Greene, teacher education and leadership, received the Outstanding Staff of the Year award. Karl White, in the department of psychology, received the Strong Human Services award for 2009. The Strong Human Services Award honors a CEHS faculty member for significant and sustained leadership in applying research to improve the lives of children or adults. The award also recognizes cross-college and interdisciplinary efforts in human services, with leadership coming from a CEHS faculty member Phil Johnson, an assistant coach of the Utah Jazz, received the Alumni Achievement award. Lyndsay Humes, a physician assistant at Cache Valley Ear, Nose and Throat in Logan was honored as Recent Graduate. The Outstanding Young Professional was Rebekah Richards, chief academic officer and school principal at The American Academy in Salt Lake City. Kurt Johnson, a teacher at Edith Bowen Laboratory School was named Outstanding Alumni K-12 Teacher. The college also honored Dean Carol Strong and her husband, Bill Strong, for their many years of service. Family legacy in Ag spans 100 years If one were to pass Phyllis Smith on campus at USU, he or she probably wouldn't notice anything unusual about her. She appears to be just another student pursuing an ornamental horticulture degree in USU's College of Agriculture. But if one were to take a minute to get to know her, they might find out that she has an interesting story to tell. Smith will graduate in May from the College of Ag exactly 100 years after her prominent grandfather, Robert Haslam Stewart, did in 1910. "I didn't realize that I would be graduating exactly 100 years after my grandfather did until he was inducted into the College of Ag's Hall of Honor in 2008," she said with a smile. "It was then that I thought to myself, 'this is pretty cool." Smith is finally seeing the light at the end of a very long tunnel. The road to graduation is a process that has taken some 30-plus years for her to complete. El Compiled from staff and media reports |
