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Show ) 4 - CAMPUS BEAT DIXIE SUN Rep. Hastert Visits DSC Campus US At Thursday's activity, U S. Speaker of the House Rep Dixie Sun Staff Writer Congressional hopeful John Swallow was on the Dixie Stale College campus last s week. Ilis message to and Ihe community is hat the coming November eler lion will be a crucial lime to wile, with all that is going on in the United Stales With lie u.irun terrorism and the soirvcioiioiny, it is our duly as young Americans to live ii() to the rights wo have to try to make a difference in our own community," said Swallow. lie encourages the young voter population of DSC to get, involved and vote. stu-deni- John Swallow is the Republican Partys candidate to take the hotly contested congressional seat from incumbent Jim Matheson(D). Swallow claims that he owes this honor to Washington and Iron county voters. Raised in southern Utah on a family farm, John Swallow is confident that he can serve those in the southern Utah area the best. Although Swallow has yet to win the election, he is getting started on the work he would like to do for southern Utah. Dennis duced Hastert(R-IL- intro- ) at the Gardner at a Center fundraiser to raise money for Swallow Swallows congressional campaign. Swallow says he hopes to provide more money for education in all of Utah, but particularly southern Utah. Prior Swallow to the fundraiser, spc nt time showing Rep llastert the campus of Dixie Stale College and current remodeling projects to give Washington an idea of community needs. They also toured other community areas such as the site for the future airport. The fundraiser, which took place at the Gardner Center last Thursday, was considered to be a success with more than 550,000 raised for the Swallow campaign. This was the first time a Speaker of the House has been to southern Utah while in office. This shows the tremendous support Swallow has from the Bush administration. Utahs Second Congressional District underwent a dramat last year as it redistricted to become more of a President Bush friendly area. The district changed from the suburban Salt Lake area to a more conservative rural Utah district. The area now covers eastern ic Launches New Elementary Ed Program DSC House Speaker Introduces Republican Hopeful at DSC by Rafael Perez WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, 2002 makeover w'as Salt Lake County, Utah County, and virtually everything south from those two counties In the old Second District, Congressional President Bush and the Republican Party won by 56, but under the new lines he would have won by 64, an advantage over the old district. With the support of President Bush and his followers, Swallow feels confi- (I to r) Dr. Doug Godwin, asst, professor; Susan Ledbetter, secretary; Dr. Michael Killeen, director; Nancy Hauck, advisor; Dr. Donna Diliingham-Evanasst, professor; and Dr. Margaret Leigh, Asst. Professor (not pictured) comprise the new Elementary Education program at Dixie State College. dent about the upcoming election. Rep. Matheson could not be reached for comment prior to press deadlines. With the dawning of a new semester this week at Dixie State College, the college also dawned a brand new era with the launching of its new four-yea- r want to give back to the community that helped me win the primary election, said Swallow. For this reason, I am trying to make my presence known in the community and here at Dixie State College. elementary education program. I Dr. Michael Killeen, director "The art and science of effective teaching is to take people from where they are educationally, and then help them develop along that continuum to successfully reach the next higher level of understanding, Killeen said. of the program, addressed a group of about 70, including the 31 students that make up the cohort, at a kickoff dinner. e Killeen is joined by department faculty members Doug Godwin and Margaret Leigh. are the first ever group to begin and subsequently graduate with a B.S. degree in elementary education at DSC - congratulations." love innovation and am happy to be on the ground floor of a quality project on which we will build, Leigh said. "You The new degree marks the third four-yea- r degree to come aboard at Dixie State College since 2000 at which time degrees in business administration and computer and information technology were introduced. The Utah State Board of Regents voted on and approved the new elementary education program Oct. 19, 2001. The degree will include a built-i- ESL (English as a Second Language) endorsement, the first program of its kind in the state. n Killeen reiterated the faculty's commitment to preparing Dixie State graduates to be highly qualified and ready for the challenges of the teaching profession. full-tim- "I The cohort of 31 students are s juniors and will take all together over the course of the next two years. The program is intended to be very "field-basemeaning students will have numerous opportunities to visit schools, teach lessons, receive feedback from classroom teachers, and ultimately develop skills in dealing effectively with all age groups. then-classe- "We want to ensure that our elementary graduates will be top notch and represent our college well," said DSC president Dr. Robert Huddleston. Weve worked hard for this and are excited to have it materialize. This program will only add to what we feel is a solid and attractive base of four-yea- r Dixie State programs at i |