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Dixie State names new assistant vice president for campus diversity
June 7, 2018Charged with leading Dixie State University in its efforts to promote diversity and inclusion, Dr. Tasha Toy has been named the institution’s new assistant vice president for campus diversity and director of the Multicultural & Inclusion Center. She will assume…
DSU receives award for Concurrent Enrollment math courses
June 4, 2018With the help of the Concurrent Enrollment Quantitative Literacy Math Incentive from the Utah System of Higher Education, Dixie State University is set to help more high school students take college-level math courses. The $147,202 award will help Dixie State increase…
Sears Art Museum to display ‘Essence of Hope’ summer exhibit
May 31, 2018Featuring the work of a nationally known artist and her son, “Julie Rogers: Essence of Hope” will be on exhibit this summer at the Dixie State University Sears Art Museum. The exhibit will feature paintings by Julie Rogers displayed alongside…
Blair Barfuss named chief of Campus Police
May 30, 2018After conducting a nationwide search, Dixie State University has selected Blair Barfuss as the institution’s new director of campus security and chief of the Campus Police Department. “All of us here at Dixie State University are excited to welcome Chief…
Community Education to host free seminar on disaster preparedness
May 10, 2018To teach residents how to prepare for the top twelve risks Washington County faces, Dixie State University Community Education is sponsoring Fully Prepared for Any Disaster, a free seminar on disaster preparedness. The seminar will address various threats and emergencies…
Influential Trailblazers honored with Dixie State University Presidential Awards
May 1, 2018Dixie State University’s inaugural Presidential Awards Ceremony recognized influential members of the Dixie State and Washington County communities who are blazing trails to make a difference in Southern Utah. In collaboration with Utah Campus Contact, Dixie State awarded Presidential Awards…
President Williams to present at final Colleagues meeting of semester
April 25, 2018As the academic year draws to a close, DSU President Richard “Biff” Williams will present his annual Dixie State University Report and Update for the final President’s Colleagues of DSU meeting of the Spring 2018 semester. Williams will present at…
Summer programs offer youth a head start in STEM training
April 23, 2018This summer, Dixie State University is hosting a variety of hands-on educational camps and programs to help Washington County youth excel in science, technology, engineering and math. The U.S. Department of Education projects a dramatic increase in STEM jobs and…
Dixie Forum to close semester with presentation on the pottery, artists of Mata Ortiz
April 16, 2018Dixie State University’s weekly lecture series Dixie Forum: A Window on the World will host a renowned master potter in a special presentation on how his dying desert village in Mexico transformed into a destination for world-class art. Closing Dixie…
President Williams kicks off Week of the Young Child reading challenge
April 10, 2018Dixie State University President Richard B. Williams and First Lady Kristin Williams returned to preschool for a little while Tuesday afternoon, when they read to young students at the DSU Preschool to promote the Week of the Young Child. President…