Sexual assault may seem like a historically taboo topic, but not for Dixie State University administrators who are intent on making a difference. As part of Utah Sexual Assault Awareness Month, new training for faculty members on how to deal with sexual assault is being mandated. Organizations like the Dove Center are also coming to campus […]
Singing hit songs while charming the audience and winning votes were the goals of the 20 contenders to be the next Dixie Idol. The five-performance competition ensued the week before and during D-week and is a competition where Dixie State University students and faculty members flaunt their singing skills in hopes of a cash […]
Over 150 instructors from Dixie State University learned how to be more effective teachers at a nearly full-day conference Friday. The first Teaching and Learning Conference featured numerous workshops designed to help instructors at DSU become better at their craft. Eighteen different panels taught by 31 different DSU faculty members were coupled with a keynote […]
As a young boy, Josh Pedersen would flip through magazines and gawk at the pictures of faraway lands, letting his imagination take him across the world. A St. George native, Pedersen is now a senior business major at Dixie State University. Today at age 25, Pedersen’s travels have spanned 25 different countries across five continents. […]
New women’s sports are being added to the athletic program, and additional bylaws have been drafted for Dixie State University’s clubs to ensure DSU remains compliant with Title IX. Title IX prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in sports and activities. If DSU was found to be noncompliant with Title IX, the university could lose […]
Bonds of comradery, mutual support, and service in the community mark the new and growing Veterans’ Club on campus. The Dixie State University Veterans’ Club brings veterans at DSU together and provides a safe place where they can receive tutoring, information about veterans’ services in the community, and an avenue for them to serve the […]
Attitudes toward Greek life on campus may be changing under the administration of President Biff Williams. Members of Dixie State University administration have a long history of opposing clubs and organizations resembling fraternities or sororities. Indigo Klabanoff campaigned for a sorority to be approved in 2013, but former President Stephen Nadauld was strictly against Greek systems […]
As much as you may think your recent Instagram selfie is only between you and your friends, social media can often be viewed by anyone: including coaches, advisers and employers. Monitoring students’ social media, especially student athletes and those on scholarship and paid positions, has become a way for some advisers and officials on campus to judge character and make decisions. The […]
Just because you have the fundamental right to say something doesn’t mean you should say it or that there won’t be consequences for doing so. After the president of the University of Oklahoma expelled two students who recently led a racist chant, he was praised by the community and students for his swift action. In a letter to the students, […]
Ideas on how to improve the student experience of college and increase graduation rates were in Utah lawmaker’s minds as they recently met for the 2015 general session. The Utah State Senate unanimously approved SB232, which would make funding for Utah System of Higher Education institutions based more on the institutions’ performance rather than enrollment. The […]