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OREM, Utah (AP) -- Utah Valley State College has hired a man to lobby at the Utah Legislature on behalf of the school.
School officials announced Val Hale was hired as an assistant vice president for external affairs.
In addition to lobbying, he'll meet with opinion and community leaders to generate support for the college.
Hale, who started work yesterday, will also foster economic development from UVSC. He'll also work with the college's small business and manufacturing centers to help launch entrepreneurs.
Hale was an athletic director at Brigham Young University from 1999 to 2004. He has also worked as a newspaper reporter and columnist and in marketing.
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