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Being at the receiving end of a cow is giving the new president at Utah State University a new perspective of Utah as he travels to each of the state's counties and milks a cow.

President Kermit L. Hall wants to remind residents of USU's roots, but at the same time showcase the engineering and technical prowess the university enjoys today.

During the tour Hall is meeting with community leaders, local business leaders, alumni, student councils, principals and superintendents to learn more about each county and its citizens.

While Hall is meeting with community leaders, his wife, Phyllis is reading stories on the subject of cows to elementary age students. Her hope is to instill in children the love of reading and open them to the wonders of imagination. Hall is also being accompanied by various faculty and students from Utah State who call the respective county being visited home.

Hall wants the citizens of every county to know the many ways which USU is involved throughout the state. He also wants to "raise the benchmark" of Utah State in order to be competitive with other land-grant institutions such as Iowa State and Washington State.

"We wish to lead in those areas where we already have strength and respect: engineering, science and technology, teacher training, e-commerce, business information systems, and agriculture and natural resources," said Hall.

Dr. Kermit L. Hall became the 14th President of Utah State University on Jan. 2, 2001. He, oversees Utah's land-grant university, the oldest such institution west of the Mississippi River, with an enrollment of 21,000 undergraduate and graduate students

Since arriving on campus, President Hall has made a special effort to reach out to and become familiar with the people of Utah. He will milk a cow in every county in the state, and he and his spouse, Phyllis, will teach a class in at least one elementary in each county in the state. As he travels the state, he reminds all of its citizens of the importance of the land-grant mission, of the high quality of the arts, business, science programs and the tremendous partnership role that the university plays through its extension and continuing education programs.

Utah State University is rapidly growing in Southwest Utah. USU now has 11 Continuing Education Centers from Nephi to St. George. Jeff Banks, Juab County Agent, was instrumental in getting Nephi's first full semester degree program in Fall 2000. USU offers seven Bachelors and eight Masters degrees, certification programs, as well as web based classes.

USU offers several programs for high school students. Engineering State gives students hands-on experience with the engineering classes offered with an emphasis on career opportunities. Business Week teaches participants how to become entrepreneurs, make investments and learn managerial skills.

The 4-H program teaches skills to children at various age levels through farm, animals, home arts, safety and much more.

One of the goals of USU is to recruit more students to attend the campus in Logan, including a program to provide more scholarships to rural student.