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Faculty members teaching documentary film seminar in Vietnam
August 10, 2017As part of its international partnership with Duy Tan University, Dixie State University sent representatives from the Digital Film program to Da Nang, Vietnam, to conduct an introductory documentary film seminar. Through the film studies and production partnership with the…
Dixie State University awards building of Human Performance Center to Layton Construction
August 10, 2017Dixie State University has selected Layton Construction to build the university’s 155,000-square-foot Human Performance Center. Using a value-based model, Dixie State looked at builders’ qualifications, management plans and construction costs and awarded the bid to the company that performed best…
DSU adds bachelor’s degrees in Population Health and Recreation & Sport Management
July 31, 2017As Dixie State University moves forward in its strategic goal to broaden and enhance its academic offerings, the Utah State Board of Regents has approved two new DSU baccalaureate degrees. The addition of a Bachelor of Science in Population Health…
Dixie State names new dean of library and learning services
July 14, 2017Selected from a pool of highly qualified candidates from around the nation, Kelly Peterson-Fairchild has been named the new dean of library and learning services at Dixie State University. Peterson-Fairchild, who will begin her duties at Dixie State University on…
Dixie State welcomes new health sciences dean to campus
July 6, 2017After conducting an extensive nationwide search, Dixie State University has selected Dr. Eliezer Bermudez as the new dean of the university’s College of Health Sciences. Bermudez, who began his duties at Dixie State University this week, comes to St. George…
Police chief honored for 42 years of service
June 30, 2017In recognition of 42 years of service, Chief Don Reid, director of the Dixie State University Security and Campus Police Department, received campus, county and statewide accolades at a recent luncheon and reception celebrating his achievements in preparation for his…
Music Department hosts jazz concert to benefit DOVE Center
June 26, 2017For one night only, the Dixie State University Music Department will present the Young Lions of Jazz in a benefit concert for the Dove Center. DSU Music Department Chair Glenn Webb welcomes the entire community to an evening of jazz…
DSU receives USHE grant for Concurrent Enrollment math courses
June 15, 2017With the help of the Math Teacher Preparation Grant from the Utah System of Higher Education, Dixie State University is set to help more high school students take college-level math courses. The quarter-of-a-million-dollar grant will help Dixie State increase the…
Physical Science Department offers Great American Eclipse trip
June 13, 2017Touted by NASA as one of nature’s most awe-inspiring sights, the Great American Eclipse will be the focal point of a Dixie State University science trip this summer. Offered as a one-credit physical science lab, the entirety of the coursework…
Dixie State earns Silver Anvil Award of Excellence for establishing Trailblazer identity
June 9, 2017Dixie State University received a Silver Anvil Award of Excellence from the Public Relations Society of America for its entry Blazing a New Brand, establishing the university’s Trailblazer athletic rebrand as one of the best-executed public relations campaigns in the…