With the progress of technology in recent years, everyday life has begun to look like something out of a James Bond movie. Smartwatches, tablets and laptops are in every classroom, giving students a direct link to the outside world. Sociologists have been observing the effect of technology on the five major institutions — family, religion, […]
A proposal for Dixie State University to offer a new Bachelor of Fine Arts degree is awaiting approval. The DSU art department recently submitted the suggestion to address the 20 students per year who transfer from DSU in search for a Bachelor of Fine Arts, or Bachelor of Fine Arts, and to help make DSU […]
The Dixie State University Outdoor Recreation and Adventure Center, also known as the ORAC, gives students the opportunity to experience both sides of the “active learning, active life” promise. From 9 am to 5 pm Monday through Friday, the ORAC offers affordable equipment for students and faculty to rent for climbing, biking, paddle boarding and […]
Books line the walls of libraries, colleges and classrooms while the people behind the words on the page continue to fight for a spot on the shelf. Students and faculty on campus are among some of the many writers who struggle to get works published. Stephen Armstrong, associate professor of English at Dixie State University, […]
Students on and off campus are seeking a more hands-on approach to their majors through establishing their own businesses. Mike Ropelato, a Dixie State University alumni who graduated in 2016 with a bachelor’s degree in integrated studies is a co-founder of social media marketing agency Social Paragon. “My business partners and I noticed a problem […]
Former educators described the experiences they shared while living and teaching in one of the five remaining communist nations. Allen and Loni Hackworth were two of 74 professors from across the U.S. to teach English in Chinese universities through the China Teachers Program sponsored by Brigham Young University. The couple lived in Guangzhou, China, the […]
