| OCR Text |
Show ST. GEORGE 8 — For the week of November 21, 2008 NEIGHBORHOODS Our nation's prosperity Students honored depends on its education he national economic picture is at best bleak, and should have us all concerned. The ~ job losses, home foreclosures and bankruptcies that are being announced on a daily basis attest to the serious financial adjustments that are being experienced to a greater or lesser extent by nearly everyone. Stephen D. Nadauld Interim Dixie State College president “America’s extraordinary growth in the 20th century was underpinned by a huge expansion in education .. Our nation’s continued prosperity depends on educating our students and building a highly skilled workforce, focusing especially on expanding the quality of schooling” (Joshua Bendor, Jason We at Dixie State Submitted Members of the St. George Exchange Club recognized the following students as the Student of the Month for October at their weekly breakfast on Oct. 30. Pictured are, from left, Cristal Laguna, Millcreek High School; Carley Campbell, Tuacahn High School; Tyson gi 4 i ‘ = ~~ 2 4 oo a _ “ae - | ; Tanner, Snow Canyon High School; Armando Porras, Dixie High School; Josh Jeppson, Desert Hills High School and Dr. Ryan Robison, club president. The club will present the student of the year with a $500 scholarship in | May. q a 3 as Cae a Eee 2 : ae College, along with our other sister institutions in Utah's System of Higher Education, have experienced to date a 4 percent budget cut for this fiscal year. It seems likely, based on declining state revenues, that there will be additional Bordoff, and Jason Furman, | cuts in the current fiscal year, and the 2009-2010 budget will undoubtedly be seriously impacted as well. In contemplating our current circumstances, I am reminded of a statement made in a report issued by The enone Institution: 5 {20- 90% The Hamilton Project, The Brookings Institution). Our 21st century prosperity will also depend critically on a highly educated and skilled workforce. Our young men and women from Utah are not competing for jobs against stu- OFF! SELECT SIZE// Get more bang for your buck with our biggest paper of the year. VALUE//Find big holiday savings with sales circulars andcoupons. —~ ARIETY// See a spectrum of retailer: offering bargains, STORE /Find out who opens early, closes late, and has day-after_ Thanksgiving deals. THE a K CHRISTMAS | DECOR a)* Specials Throuughout the Store! Unebe & Auntie’ ¢ 2895 Santa Clara Dr, Santa Clara 634-9416 Mon-Sat 10-6 — J dents from Idaho, Nevada, Arizona or other surrounding states. They are competing in both a national and international market. Educated workers in South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, and India produce goods and services that take jobs directly away from Utah citizens. Furthermore, the only way to compete against the huge Chinese advantage in labor rates is through cre. ativity and innovation. The same Brookings scholars cited above have observed: “To equip American workers to succeed in the global economy, we must provide a high quality education that fosters the creativity, innovation, and analytical rigor necessary to keep America at the frontier of the development of new knowledge and the creation of entirely new industries that will drive economic growth’ (op.cit.). In today’s world, the link between higher education, productivity, and economic growth has never been clearer. It is critical to the future of our state that higher education has the public support it needs to fulfill its educational mission. We at Dixie State will do all in our power to accommodate increased enrollment with decreased resources. We currently are experiencing a 12 percent enrollment increase, which, with the above-mentioned 4 percent budget decrease, means we are trying to cope with a 16 percent decline in real resources. We will keep trying to do more with less because we are convinced the way forward is through an educated workforce. With your help, we will make it work. |
