Dixie Today

Dixie State College Theatre Program Closes 2009-10 Season with "Miss Saigon'
03/31/2010 - Dixie State College of Utah's Theatre Department will conclude its 2009-10 season with the Schönberg and Boublil Tony-Award winning musical Miss Saigon. The production will run nightly April 8-10 and April 12-17, at 7:30 p.m., in the Laboratory (formerly Black Box) Theater of DSC's Dolores Dore' Eccles Fine Arts Center.

Dixie State Campus to Community Service Project Focuses on Rebuilding Santa Clara Arboretum March 31
03/22/2010 - Dixie State College students, faculty, and staff are uniting to participate in this semester's Campus to Community service project, which will be held on Wednesday, March 31, at the Santa Clara Arboretum.

Dixie State College Inaugurates Dr. Stephen D. Nadauld as its 17th President
03/22/2010 - Dr. Stephen D. Nadauld was formally inaugurated as the 17th president of Dixie State College of Utah in a ceremony held Friday morning at the DSC Avenna Center Cox Auditorium. Nadauld, who had served as interim president of DSC since late March of 2008, was appointed permanent president by a unanimous vote by the Utah State Board of Regents this past January.

Sears Dixie Invitational Art Show Heads Into Final Week
03/18/2010 - The 23rd-annual Robert N. and Peggy Sears Dixie Invitational Art Show and Sale, recognized as one of the biggest art events in the state of Utah, enters its final week of public viewing this upcoming week at the Dolores Dore' Eccles Fine Arts Center on the campus of Dixie State College of Utah.

The Politics of the Grand Staircase Escalante the Focus of Tuesday's DSC Dixie Forum
03/18/2010 - Dixie State College of Utah's weekly noontime "Dixie Forum: A Window on the World" series continues this Tuesday, March 23, featuring a what promises to be a lively discussion on the politics and controversy involving Utah's Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument. The Forum will begin at 12 noon, in the Dunford Auditorium of the Browning Resource Center on the DSC campus. Admission is free for all community members, DSC students, and faculty and staff.

Dixie State College to Provide Free Online Video Streaming of Friday's Presidential Inauguration
03/18/2010 - Dixie State College is pleased to announce that it will offer free live online video streaming of Friday's Presidential Inauguration Ceremony for Dr. Stephen D. Nadauld. The URL for the web event is HYPERLINK "http://www.dixie.edu/inauguration" www.dixie.edu/inauguration. The site will be available beginning at 11 a.m., and instructions on how to view the video will be provided. In addition, the video will be archived on the DSC official website and available for future viewing later in the day.

Seven Dixie State English Students Selected to Present at Sigma Tau Delta International Conference
03/12/2010 - Seven Dixie State College of Utah English majors have been chosen to present their original creative and research work at the prestigious Sigma Tau Delta International Convention this March 17-21, in St. Louis, Mo.

Dixie State College to Unveil New Richards Sculpture Garden March 22
03/12/2010 - Dixie State College of Utah will formally unveil its new Kathryn Lloyd Richards Sculpture Garden with a special ribbon-cutting ceremony to be held on Monday, March 22, at the DSC Dolores Dore Eccles Fine Arts Center. The ceremony will begin at 1 p.m., and all DSC students, faculty and staff, and the public are invited to attend. Refreshments will be served.

Dixie State College to Host Special Forum with EnergySolutions Administrator
03/12/2010 - Dixie State College of Utah will host a special afternoon forum featuring a presentation by Mark Walker, who serves as the Director of Marketing and Media Relations for EnergySolutions on Thursday, March 18, at 12 noon in the Dunford Auditorium of the Browning Resource Center on the DSC campus. The forum presentation, which includes refreshments, is free for all community members, DSC students, and faculty and staff.

Ethics in Health Care the Topic of Thursday's DSC Business and Ethics Forum
03/12/2010 - Dixie State College of Utah's Udvar-Hazy School of Business continues its bi-monthly noontime Business and Ethics Forum series for the 2010 spring semester on Thursday, March 18, featuring a presentation by longtime St. George-area physician Dr. Craig Booth.

Utah State Legislature Approves Funding for Dixie State’s New Jeffrey R. Holland Centennial Commons
03/12/2010 - Dixie State College of Utah officials announced Wednesday that the Utah State Legislature approved $35 million in funding for DSC's new Jeffrey R. Holland Centennial Commons Building (HCC). The $35 million in funding is the single-largest state appropriation for the institution in its near 100-year history.

Talking Turkey and the Military at a Special Wednesday Evening DSC Dixie Forum
03/10/2010 - Dixie State College of Utah will host a special evening session of its "Dixie Forum: A Window on the World" series on Wednesday, March 17, with a presentation by retired United States Army Colonel Preston Hughes, Ph.D. The Forum will begin at 5:15 p.m., in the Dunford Auditorium of the Browning Resource Center on the DSC campus. Admission is free for all community members, DSC students, and faculty and staff.

Former BYU All-American and NFL Star Jason Buck Discusses Life and Football at Tuesday's DSC Dixie Forum
03/10/2010 - Dixie State College of Utah's weekly noontime "Dixie Forum: A Window on the World" series returns from Spring Break this Tuesday, March 16, featuring a motivational presentation by former BYU All-American and Super Bowl-winning defensive lineman Jason Buck. The Forum will begin at 12 noon, in the Dunford Auditorium of the Browning Resource Center on the DSC campus. Admission is free for all community members, DSC students, and faculty and staff.

Eight Dixie State College Student-Teachers Receive Science Grant Awards
03/10/2010 - Eight Dixie State College pre-service teachers were recently awarded grants from the Rocky Mountain NASA Consortium for their work on various science projects. Each of the eight students, all elementary education majors, received $250 to aid in their student-teaching efforts at many area Washington County elementary schools.

Dixie State College and DOCUTAH Announces Festival Tote Bag Design Winners
03/10/2010 - Dixie State College announced Thursday the high school and collegiate contest winners of the official DOCUTAH tote bag design contest. The two winning designs will be featured on the gift tote bags at DOCUTAH - Southern Utah International Documentary Film Festival, which will be held the September 16-25, in St. George, Kanab, and Springdale.

Dixie State Student Organization Donates Funds to WCSD for Classroom Emergency Packs
03/05/2010 - Representatives from Dixie State College's Rural Health Scholars Club Friday presented a check for $6,118 to administrators at the Washington County School District (WCSD) for the creation of emergency preparedness packs to be distributed to every classroom in the district.

Dixie State College and DOCUTAH Announces Festival Tote Bag Design Winners
03/05/2010 - Dixie State College announced Thursday the high school and collegiate contest winners of the official DOCUTAH tote bag design contest. The two winning designs will be featured on the gift tote bags at DOCUTAH – Southern Utah International Documentary Film Festival, which will be held the September 16-25, in St. George, Kanab, and Springdale.

Dixie State Students Earn International Competition Bids at Utah State Career Development Conference
03/05/2010 - Five Dixie State College of Utah business students recently took first place at the 2010 Utah State Delta Epsilon Chi (DEX) Career Development Competition held two weeks ago at Weber State University in Ogden. Those five students, along with six other DSC business students, earned the right to advance and compete at the 2010 International DEX Career Development Conference in Louisville, Ky., this April 17-20.