LOGAN - On Friday, Nov. 21, new Utah State University President Dr. Brad Mortensen talked about his first 12 days on campus, also explaining his early days as a college student which took him from Ricks College (now BYU-Idaho) to Utah State University then back to Ricks working through a year-long internship supporting Ricks’ vice presidents.

It was during that time Ricks President Steve Bennion advised him if he wanted to work in higher education, he should become a state budget analyst, which would help him see how the money flows.

So, he and his wife Camille and their first child Brynn were off to Syracuse University for an MPA (master’s in public administration).

His Syracuse University degree prepared him for work he was seeking as a state budget analyst, first in Arizona, then in

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