Campus and community briefs
USU launches newrecruitment plan
LOGAN – Utah State University is getting a jump on the New Year when it hosts a launching party of its new recruitment plan and publications for 2004
The party will be held Sept. 5 at 2 p.m. in the Eccles Science Learning Auditorium.
“Think Utah State” is a new awareness campaign for the university and is the theme of a new brand of recruitment publications that will be officially unveiled during the event.
Following the unveiling is an open house of the new Admissions Office in the Taggart Student Center from 3 to 5 p.m.
The new look and feel of recruitment publications reflect fresh changes in the way the university conducts the business of recruiting students, said Joyce Kinkead, vice provost of undergraduate studies and research.
The new director of Admissions, Jimmy Moore, with support from Kinkead, and other key players will highlight the new Enrollment Management Plan during the unveiling.
“We are excited to launch our new Enrollment Management Plan which will focus on taking a much more proactive approach to recruitment,” said Jenn Putnam, assistant director in the Admissions Office. “Our plan in the past has been a shotgun approach to recruiting, but now we have a much more structured strategy in place.”
This structure comes from coordinated efforts among administration, the Admissions Office, and the various colleges on campus.
“We are excited to have Utah State administration and administration from the colleges on board who know how important recruitment is and who are willing to invest in this plan,” said Jimmy Moore, director of the Admissions Office at Utah State. “It is vital for the campus community to know where students are coming from and how they will fit into the big picture once they arrive on campus.”
Putnam said, “The purpose of the launch is to let the entire campus community know the direction the Admissions Office is taking under the vision of our new director. We want people on campus to know we welcome their input and want to coordinate all recruitment efforts across the board in order to create a unified approach.”
The Enrollment Management Plan, along with the new recruitment pieces, aims to coordinate a campuswide effort to more effectively recruit and enroll high-quality students.
“This plan is being implemented through the Admissions Office, but we hope to foster synergies throughout campus and spur long-term quality growth at Utah State,” said Scott Teichert, assistant director in the Admissions Office. “This plan defines who Utah State is as a university and falls in line with what President Hall wants to accomplish with recruitment and retention.”
The 2004 Recruitment Plan and Publications Launch will begin with an introduction of the Enrollment Management Plan followed by the open house in the TSC. The open house will include campus tours and a DVD presentation. Staff will also be on hand to answer any questions and to show guests around the newly restructured Admissions Office.
Logan City Police search for owners of recovered property
The Logan City Police Department is looking for the owners of approximately $20,000- to $30,000-worth of stolen property that has been recovered.
The property is believed to have been stolen from storage units, and includes family heirlooms and pictures that are priceless to the owners, said Detective Jason Olsen.
The police department advises anyone in the Wasatch Front area who had property stolen in the last six months but has not yet filed a police report, to do so immediately.
Cache County jail construction site burglarized at night
LOGAN – The Logan City Police Department was notified at 6:37 a.m. of a burglary that occurred overnight at the construction site of the new Cache County Jail and Sheriff’s Office complex.
Police officers and detectives responded and, with the assistance of the Sheriff’s Office detectives, discovered eight of the 11 contractors on the site had their construction trailers broken into and numerous tools and other items of construction equipment stolen.
The burglaries included large items such as paint sprayers, welders, hydraulic pipe and hand tools. The value of the stolen items was preliminarily set at $27,000 to $30,000. Investigators believe there were at least two burglars involved and possibly more. At least one and possibly two vehicles were used in the crime.
Logan City is the lead agency investigating the burglary. Investigators are asking that anyone who may have seen any activity at the site last night, or has any information regarding this incident, to please call the Logan City Police Department or Cache County Sheriff’s Office. Anyone wishing to remain anonymous can call 750-7199 or 716-7267. There is a reward offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the perpetrators.