In a broadcast e-mail sent this afternoon, Chancellor Michael Martin said duties held by the Vice Chancellor for University Relations position — axed last week because of budget cuts — will be carried out by Senior Associate Athletic Director Herb Vincent.Vincent will now run both Athletic Department External Relations and the larger University Relations unit, but Martin said the two units will not merge. Martin thanked Rusty Jabour, former Vice Chancellor for University Relations, for his “excellent service” to the University. On another subject, Martin said he is recommending to the Board of Supervisors that Athletic Director Joe Alleva’s title be changed to Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics. This change will “more accurately reflect that the Athletic Department is a more fully integrated unit within LSU.”Alleva’s salary will not change, Martin said. —-Contact Kyle Bove at [email protected]