Campus and community briefs
Statesman plays ASUSU in b-ball
The Associated Students of Utah State University Executive Council and the staff of The Utah Statesman newspaper will face each other in a game of basketball, Wednesday, April 30 at 7 p.m. in the Fieldhouse.
The game is a revival of an old annual classic between the two entities, with the winner receiving the “Ole’ what’s it” traveling trophy. The game is open for all to attend and cheer on their favorite organization.
Logan City meeting held Wednesday
A neighborhood meeting is scheduled for Wednesday at Adams Elementary School located at 530 North, 400 East.
Mayor to discuss emergency matters
Logan Mayor Doug Thompson and city staff members will discuss emergency preparedness, water and power conservation and area crime report. There will be time for questions and answers as well as a drawing for prizes. All residents are welcome.
The meeting will be held at 7 p.m.
Tours offered at Municipal Center
In commemoration of Law Day on May 1, local attorneys will offer tours of the Logan Municipal Center to Cache Valley residents. Between 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., attorneys will be available to give tours to school, scout and other civic groups. Between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m., tours will be given to the general public.
The Municipal Justice Center is located at 290 North, 100 West in Logan. In addition to showing the justice center to Logan residents, attorneys will provide and answer questions about the justice system to demonstrate the workings of the system in connection with the Justice Court and demonstrate how the new municipal center will facilitate the administration of justice in Logan.
Sims named USU Interim Dept. Head
Ronald Sims was recently named interim department head for the biological and irrigation engineering (BIE) department at Utah State University.
Sims is currently the interim associate director and a professor at the Utah Water Research Laboratory (UWRL). He plans to continue his association with that department by developing collaborative research and educational interactions between the BIE department and the UWRL.
“I am not so much leaving any units, but rather building links and bridges to another internationally acclaimed unit,” Sims said. “This will help to create an increased strength in collaboration, which will provide unique niches for Utah State to be the best in the nation.”
The mission of the BIE department is to provide education for and about biological engineering and to show the application of engineering principles. The department also teaches the science of biology as it pertains to solutions for bio-resource problems.
The teaching and research experience Sims has will help the department fulfill its mission to integrate teaching, research, extension and service in the education process, said Scott Hinton, dean of Engineering.
Sims plans to see growth in the biological and irrigation department and is excited that the faculty is currently made up of accomplished engineers and scientists, all having many years of biological engineering and irrigation technology experience on state, national and international levels.
Sims would also like to enhance the collaboration between the BIE department and the Utah State Biotechnology and Genomics Research Center. For more information, please visit the BIE Web site at http://irrinet.usu.edu/projects/bie.htm.