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Show Ji Regents ;ept tuition of rease Program Review Committee X-CI- donations it will deliver to Russia KILLS FOUR PROPOSED DEGREES percent State i BY KAILEE HEGER Dixie Sun Staff Writer College largest percent across state s nine schools. xie Until the end of March the X Club at Dixie State College is asking for genet' ous donations that will be hand delivered to an in Russia orphanage X Club Servic e Coordinator Matt Wintch, a senior business major from St George, said the service project consists of gathering towels and tos for a Russian oi phanage that acts as a therapeutic center and school foi child? on who are deaf and blind Donation bins have been placed around campus as well as throughout the com munity to promote the proj t ROSEMAN STANTON 1 Sun Utah State Board ents accepted the 'ed 31 percent hike on March 10 hman and sopho-itudent- s Caldwell, Dixie College president, increase, which $250, is he antic-i- s necessary ll said he sees a tuition hike the ng year he s lo about If of what entire increase is boost funding for lo members '11 said three major need to be sed with faculty ' that will take place 'o year period 1, he said several ne faculty Paid based are cations on their and credenthe Faculty approved the deci- change the pay to match the nation-ragby discipline, md ce said e 0 e tenure hemic Vice fnt Donna Pham Evans (b can said be already "th staffing at a wage She said fibutes an increase es to an increase in qualified applicants see TUITION page seeks ub 6 ec Officials still seek approval of remaining three degrees, possible partnership with SUU now underway BY STANTON Dixie Sun ROSEMAN Plans announced in November to add a bachelors degree in criminal justice have been placed on permanent hold with a temporary abandonment of Dixie State College's secondary education degrees The Program Review Committee, a commissioned highgroup that er education programs, deferred looking at DSC proposals that were submitted in November Academic Vice President said Donna Diilmgham-Evan- s a consulting task force arrived yesterday determining DSCs likelihood of adding education degrees The group, including Lucille Stoddard, associate commis s sioner for academic affairs, conclude their assessment today Stoddard declined to comment about the educational degrees while the evaluation was being performed Six bachelor programs and a licensure program were approved on Nov 17 by the Board of Trustees criminal justice, dental hygiene, wall biology, biology education, English, English education and a secondary teacher cation licensure program edu- Dillingham Evans said the decision was recently made to lanseparate the science and guage degrees from their education counterparts after some feedback was given by the PRC We are decoupling the education degrees and ask that the core degrees be ajaproved immediately," Dillingham Evans said The biology education, English education, criminal justice and secondary educa tion licensure programs have all been halted from becoming part of DSC offerings for the upcoming academic year program received a provisional pass from the Program Review Committee, which is still researching the program, and a decision is currently being sought for the Elnghsh and biology bachelor's degrees James Jardine, PRC chair and Utah Regent, said DSC programs have not been evaluated for a few reasons, citing the current evaluation as the The dental hygiene bachelor see DEGREES page 4 Wintch said X Club mean bars will be going door to door to ask for new or used items to donate come Mav A group of students will be personally delivering the toys and towels to the orphanage to assure fheir safe arrival Its a great opportunity to utilise the manpower of the X Club, he said Its fun to be in position where we have the resources to go ahead and do this X Club member Mike Olsen, a sophomore communication major from St George, said he enjoys the far reaching effects of the project Not only are we reaching the actual people in another country, but the hearts of the people in another coun try, Olsen said As a member of the club for his fourth semester, Olsen said he does not know see page 5 |