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    By MICHELE DAVI

    BYU Student Alumni Association officers participated in a Student Alumni State Conference at Utah State University Friday and Saturday to learn “How the West was One.”

    All the alumni associations of Utah were in attendance for the conference. The presidency of SAA was invited to attend for the weekend activities. Officers attended various activities that included conferences, workshops, motivational speakers and training sessions.

    “It was a great opportunity for the Utah schools to get together and learn in a cooperative atmosphere rather than a competitive atmosphere,” said Ida Smith, SAA advisor.

    “State schools have the fiercest competition. It was sharing with others for the betterment of all and getting to know each other as individuals,” she said.

    The officers learned about electronic communication, alumni networking, and about including international students, said Stephen Whyte, SAA president.

    Along with the training SAA officers have received, the association has set a goal to let BYU students know of the services that it has to offer.

    “Many students at BYU are not aware of the Student Alumni Association or what it does for them. It’s easy to miss the building as you drive past campus. Most students don’t even know where the Alumni House is,” Whyte said.

    The association is designed to help students excel in their chosen careers; develop permanent friendships between students, faculty, and alumni; form loyal bonds to BYU; and to become contributing, Christ-like leaders, according to the SAA mission statement.

    Each college council has a representative in the SAA organization so that the association keeps in close contact with what is going on in the individual colleges.I

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