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Show 6- NEWS - DIXIE SUN WEDNESDAY, DECEMRrim Christina Schultz made new vice president BY KAILEE HEGER Dixie Sun Staff Writer A new vice president of institutional advancement at Dixie Stale College was recently selected following a national search to fill the open position. After completing an extensive interview process, Christina Schultz accepled this position on Aug. 26 and began work last Monday filling the fourth vice president seat at DSC. She was chosen by a search committee specifically created to find a qualified candidate for the opening while President Lee Caldwell made the final decision. Caldwell said he has confidence her skills will be a great contribution to the college and communi- ty. She has some great experiences at some great places, Caldwell said. She really knows how to roll up her sleeves and Christina Schultz said she looks forward to working with other DSC staff members as the new vice president of institutional advancement. help. He said he was impressed by her background, which involvs various fundraising projects she has developed and implemented. According to the job description, Schultz is responsible for providing the overall leadership for advancement activities of the College, including fund raising, alumni relations, institutional research, public relations, and cultural activities. Schultz said she has 21 years of experience in marketing, public relations, development and management. Also, Schultz said she holds high hopes for DSC and its future. She said she wants to take the advancement department to the next level by first building some solid infrastructure. We need a plan of where we're going and how were going to get there, she said. Furthermore, Schultz said she looks forward to working alongside dedicated staff members at DSC. She said she admires their highly motivated attitudes and most importantly, their Dixie Spirit. Throughout her career, Science building addition bottoms priority list current Program BY STANTON Dixie Sun ROSEMAN Dixie State College offi- cials battle against cramped quarters in the fight to add two biology-related baccalaureate degrees before August 2006. According to the Utah State Building Board 2007 fiscal year priority development request, DSCs request for an addition to the science building drags at No. 20 of the 23-ite- priority list. The colleges S8.7 million funding plight is the smallest request from any higher education institution that is ra nked. Limited space is forcing biology department officials to cancel lab classes for core courses. Karen Bauer, associate professor of biological sciences and department chair, said labs for the general biology course (BIOL 1010) have not been offered during the four years she has worked as the department chair. Bauer related the cancellation of these labs to the limited laboratory space4- - at the science buildings. Bauer declined to comment about how the .lack of available laboratories could affect approval of the baccalaureate biology programs. Academic Vice President Donna Dillingham-Evansaid the need for new science labs and classrooms is a current need, not a projected need. Only about 25 percent of our students actually r stay here for our s four-yea- programs, Dillingham-Evan- s said. So thats presuming that in that 75 percent, there are some biology majors... I am not sure that this first year is a critical issue of who will stick around. where the classes) will be held. The Board of Trustees approved the two biology (and five other) degrees in November. For these degrees to receive approval, they will be published for other higher education schools in Utah to review and post ideas and suggestions. The degree proposals are then introduced to the Review Committee for further review. Following the PRC, they are then brought to the Board of Regents for final approval. Dillingham-Evansaid the two biology degree proposals have already been submitted to the Utah Board of Regents but does not know why the Regents office has not posted degrees. Regarding the approval of the science building addition, Dillingham-Evansaid state legislators could change the priority of the buildings but said she presumes the addition will not be funds s ed Utah State University has the largest requested building fund for higher education of $74.5 million for an agriculture relocation project and an agriculture scienceclassroom project costing $5 million and $69.5 million, respectively. Utah Valley State College holds the No. priority rank to build a digital learning center that will use $48 million in state funds. DSC received $15.7 million during the 2005 legislative session to construct the health science building adjacent to Dixie Regional Medical Center. DSC had its No. ranked building priority when funding for the building was sought. Officials anticipate the health science building to be completed in August 2007. The 2006 Utah Legislative Session begins Jan. 16 and concludes March 1. The governor then has the authority to sign or veto any bill passed until March 21. The normal date for bills to go into effect is May 1. 1 first-eve- r If state legislators do not fund us... well go back next year and ask for a whole new building, Dillingham-Evansaid. The current request) is basically to accommodate the current need and a couple years of growth. If the funding for the science building is approved, Bauer said the current plan is to expand the building north toward 100 South by creating a three-storaddition. s y 1 Schultz has director of served develop,-"'- a variety of institute including Universe Southern California most recently , California Institute Architecture, whici both located in Los Angeles. Her eductr includes a master's Sout-,- in communications-agemen- from USC Born and raised California, Schultz she fell in lose with when she came hert j ir participate in the ' Be Friends Animal San ( in Kanab. Since Schultz has then tra back and forth the two states after purchased a house Kanab. I couldnt pass opportunity up," Schq It said. seemed like - to,,- beta,- v i it th,-- perfect fit. i Schultzs office j ed in the S. J Atkin,,; Asministration She replaced Bill who held the is Build-,Fo, r interim which ended pet in July SEX ACTIVITK continued from page Of the students sunt j percent who are set 1 active are married Oft total sexually active ma percent are under 18 1 40.9 j while 36.4 percent !) are years old and 9.1 percen years old. In add! 36.4 percent of the years old and 9 p are 24 or older. Also, cent of sexually aclive are between the ages of I 20-2- 2 male-- 22-2- 4 54 fe 20 and 36.4 percent The survey also askec dents if they were sexua. active before stalling education Seventy percent of males reponbet being sexually active college and 36.4 percent females belonged withtr same categoi'y as well Furthermore, of the: dents who are sexually e at DSC, 27.2 percent ha' more than one partner Nationally, of college years old, about cent have had sexual Of these, more arcent have had six or 'X their surveyed partners in All of the se ;tive DSC students ret oft ting some method jn, except for 13 pen arried people. j ; |