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Division I decision remains undecided

The Dixie State University Board of Trustees discussed the Division I offer in their Nov. 30 meeting, but a formal decision is yet to be made. Jordon Sharp, chief marketing and communications officer, said: “[President Williams] is currently going through the feedback from the online surveys and town hall meetings, along with the feasibility study data, […]

4 DSU EMS program students receive $20,000 scholarship from AT&T

Four students in Dixie State University’s Emergency Medical Services program received two years of scholarship funds to support their first-responder training on Thursday night at the DSU Hurricane Education Center. “This was a collaboration with our development office and AT&T over the past couple of years,” said Drew Wilcox, department chair of healthcare diagnostics and therapeutics. “AT&T […]

DSU basketball hosts Thanksgiving classic

The Dixie State University’s men’s basketball team hosted the Thanksgiving Classic Tournament this weekend in the M. Anthony Burns Arena. The Trailblazers were 0-1 after losing their home opener against Cal Poly Pomona. After getting only 17 points on the scoreboard in the first half, the Trailblazers picked it up and scored 49 points in […]

Chi Upsilon, Socks For Souls to run clothing drive for homeless, underprivileged students

The Dixie State University Communication Honors Society has partnered up with the Socks For Souls organization by bringing donation boxes to DSU’s campus for the entire month of November to collect socks, underwear and beanies for underprivileged students in the Washington County School District. Chi Upsilon, the local chapter of the National Communication Organization’s honor […]

Miss Dixie 2018 crowned, strives to “Live Naturally High”

The second night of Dixie State University’s Homecoming Week ended with the crowning of Miss Dixie 2018. Elleiana Habibian, a freshman biochemistry major from St. George, was crowned Homecoming Queen and received the Community Service award Tuesday night at the annual Miss Dixie Pageant. “I am just so honored, I feel so blessed,” Habibian said. […]

DSU Football prepares for homecoming game

The Dixie State University football team faced their rival, Colorado Mesa University, this weekend in Grand Junction, Colorado. DSU football lost to CMU last year and prepared for redemption, but came out short again with a 24-45 loss. “There’s a lot of ties between the two programs and that makes it a great rivalry when […]

DSU student athletes lack access to proper job experience

Student athletes dedicate hours to their sport, making a part-time job seem impossible. Every college student wants to earn or save money. We’re just like any other adult, we have bills, rent, groceries, household supplies, clothes, and gas to pay for. Getting a job may sound easy, especially when the unemployment rate for St. George […]

New faces, positions coming to DSU

Dixie State University is searching far and wide in order to fill 23 open faculty positions and two entirely new positions. The new positions are: director of academic budgeting, filled by Shantelle Owens, and associate provost for faculty affairs, filled by Bruce Harris. Shantelle Owens, director of academic budgeting, said: “Academic budgeting is under the […]

Career services offers new plans, tools to help students succeed

The Dixie State University Career Services team has implemented new resources to help prepare students for their next big step after college. A new four-year plan and the Career Lab are services that have put in place this fall for all DSU students.  The Career Center is located on the fifth floor of the Jeffrey […]