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Show WEDNESDAY, JANUARY NEWS 19,2005 7- miles away NEW DEGREE 50 Dennis Wignall, assistant professor of communication, said he feels DSC officials have already addressed and resolved the two schools' concerns. He said the programs between DSC and SUU are different and DSC's location should not be a factor. Wignall said: In my opinion, it would be extremely unfair for a large population of students to commute north to Cedar City. DSC's program is a unique major. It doesn't pose any viable threat to any other course because of the uniqueness of the major. Hinton agreed with Wignall. Hinton said: We have the University of Utah with duplicate programs at Weber State University - less than 50 Utahs governor declares plan culture and mining, Huntsman said he wants to Utahs tax policy. Huntsman said he would also like to phase out corporate taxes. He said Utah needs to be competitive with neighboring states such as Nevada, Arizona, Colorado and Wyoming. I want Utahans to succeed in generations ahead, Huntsman said. In order to do that youve got to be competifine-tun- e Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. spoke Wednesday to more than 500 people as the keynote speaker at the 2005 Washington County Economic Summit. While speaking at the economic meeting held at the Dixie Center, Huntsman of his joked how one-fiftterm so far has been spent in Dixie. He also said he is proud to be in the greatest state in the United States, and possibly the greatest community in the country. About the economy, Huntsman's focus related to economic revitalization in Utah and a focus for education. He said he promised Utahns he would get business running if elected. Huntsman said he related h his job as Utahs governor to the business czar. He plans to roll new ideas out during the next few months; some ideas will beintroduced during the state legislature. While speaking about the legislature, which runs March, Huntsman mentioned three plans. First, Huntsman said he wants a more effective tax policy. He said Utahs economy is different today than it was before. With Utah having a smaller emphasis in industries such as agri until . . . tive. Second, Huntsman said he plans for a regulatory reform. He said he wants to gather groups such as the National Federation of Independent Business and the Chamber of Commerce and talk about how business can be made better. Huntsman said he has heard many times medium-sizecorporations leaving Utah and relocating their headquarters in anotherto state. He said he plans keep corporations in Utah and work to get other corporations here. Utahs not in the game because were not known yet in what we have to offer, Huntsman said. Third, Huntsman plans for an economic development reform. He said he wants to provide a world-clas- s education for 150,000 kids going to school in the next 10 to 15 years. d Huntsman's plan includes creating committees that will focus on specific business aspects such as a national CEO committee and an in state business committee. Through these committees, the governor plans to prime Utah for specialized industries. "I'm not going to lose myself in markets that don't matter," Huntsman said. ' Specific to the St. George area, Huntsman mentioned the regional manufacturing, travel and tourism industries. Being a resource, Huntsman said, is what he wants to do for Utah business as its governor. Huntsman said: "We're competing with other is states the same as there competition against other countries. The money for business will be spent. If Utah loses it, it goes to our neighbors and they build better schools, and I'm not going to let that happen." The Washington County Economic Summit has been held annually for nine consecutive years. The economic summit is sponsored by the Dixie Business Alliance, which is located in School of the Udvar-HazBusiness on the Dixie State y College campus. miles away. The fact . the question. The question is what does it cost a student at Dixie College to get to SUU every day? It is unreasonable to expect people who live in Washington County to pay that kind of expense, Hinton said. We can teach it here with almost no cost at all, why should we not have the degree?" he asked. In addition, DSC is currently seeking to fill a job listing to teach in the corporate communication program, which should help alleviate concerns regarding faculty. be The program will presented again to the Board of Trustees Friday for further discussion. All new programs, including DSC's radiology program also seeking approval, will be brought before the Board of Regents in How is a new college for economic development BY STANTON ROSEMAN Dixie Sun and duplicate that you have 50 miles' separation should not be pus. Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. speaks to business professionals at the Washington County Economic Summit last Wednesday. The economic meeting was hosted by the Dixie Business Alliance. - DIXIE SUN programs at Utah Valley State College - less than continued from page 1 whether or not DSC has sufficient faculty on cam- . - program approved? New Program Idea College Council i Board of Trustees T 5 All colleges and iiruversiucs ; Board of g PvCgents This graph shows the different committees that give approval before a program is approved. HUDDLESTON continued from page 1 Huddleston's ushering to acquire funding for the Eccles Fine Arts Center and creating Business the Udvar-HazBuilding fuels the focus for a health sciences facility. The question of who will take his place travels further than the area of DSC, it travels state-widHuddleston is the fourth president to leave a y institution in Utah. As KSL reported Jan. 8, " For the first time in 35 years higher-educatio- n the Utah higher education system is hunting for four different college presidents, all " happening at the same time These schools include: Salt Lake Community College, Utah College of Applied Technology, Utah State University, and now DSC. SLCC's opening began fall 2003; USU's president, Kermit. Hall, took his place at the State University of New York in Albany; UCATs president left to challenge the education world by becoming Missouri's commissioner of higher educa- tion Higher Education Commissioner Richard Kendal told the Daily Herald, Dec. 14, 2004: We are going to be busy. It is a lot of hard work to find the right person... One president will be named, this month" Huddleston said "I still have no idea who is going to take my place." |