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Show 4- NEWS - DIXIE SUN THE VOICE OF DIXIE STATE COLLEGE OF UTAH WEDNESDAY, MARCH2?- Campus continues history of growth after 95 years The president of the lege at the time was His vision of the lege was to keep the sch small like the communu, St. George itself. He enrollment would sla around 500 students c as- ter, according to the veer This was the norm for college until a vocationa riculum was added in tl 70s. Enrollment : balloor.--mor- e than 1,500 and or ued to grow through the , reaching to what it is to: with more than 7,000 ste dents. With the growth of more and more fat. were added to the of the campus's bun ings were built with morn, camp,-Mos- donated by foundations t. few came by way of dona tions from individual pe : Scho. The Udvar-HazBusiness building was a: to the campus m 1996 became the busmess bu. because Steven Udvarlk made his fortune as a and wanted to students become s. cessful in busmess. A large portion of the :: for the building was don:' Carnahar by Udvar-Hazy- , said, and the building w dedicated to his parents, Erno and Etel Udvar-Hafamily The Udvar-Hazto America with literally nothing and Steven Udw Hazy grew into a prone businessman. It is the perfect Amer story, Carnahan said. y II BY BRYAN JOHNSON Dixie Sun Staff Wnter The fact that Dixie State College has gone through four name changes in its 95 years of existence is just one of many things about the schools rich history that students attending today have no idea about. DSC began as a branch agricultural college offshoot of Utah State University connected to Dixie High School in 1911, said Ned Carnahan, executive director of campus services. Other schools that Utah University. According to DSC's webpage, www.dixie.edu, DSC was founded on the $35,000 the LDS Churchs St. George Stake raised along with $20,000 allocated by Salt Lake City church authorities to build academies in the many Mormon communities in Utah. The first enrollment was just 42 students. The founding name of DSC was St. George Stake a new degree comes from faculty responding to changes in a specific field, accreditation standards, student demand or market forces. Pokey R401.1 states the PRC was created to emphasize specific criteria before it was presented to the Board of Regents. The pokey states an institution seeking degree approval must submit a three to five page letter of intent stating a brief description of the program that fits within the institutions current mission as kst-ein pokey R312. Additionally, attention to current faculty preparedness, local and state market demand, student demand, financial feasibikty in a five-yeperiod and collaboration efforts with other state institutions must be addressed in the letter of intent. President Lee Caldwell said he feels the PRC has no purpose other than providing a site, the idea for DEGREES continued from page 1 primary explanation for the delay. Jardine said this type of scrutiny is the same as those imposed on other state institutions He cited a recent example of a university that was being analyzed for approval of a new PhD pro- gram that the school officials were seeking. He said the school was first required to look at that type of degree nationwide and compare the similarities and differences in their degree. According to Regent pokey R401 Preamble from the Utah State Board of Regents web 4- - began with this title are Snow College, College of Eastern Utah and Southern d Academy. It carried the nickname of Dude Academy until the name changed in 1916 to Dude Normal College. The title was changed again in 1923 to Dude Junior College, in 1970 to Dixie College, and lastly in 2000 to Dixie State College of Utah. DSC was not always located at 225 S. 700 E. The first building built for the college was the administration building at St. George City Square (now the comer of Main Street and Tabernacle), which still stands today, Carnahan said. The original campus grew with five additional buildings and connected to DHS. Both college and high way for pubkc decisions to be held behind closed doors, which he said violates the open meetings law. Caldwell said DSCs mission statement changed last year to include baccalaureate programs emphasizing core and fundamental areas. He said the English and biology programs currently being sought are those fundamental areas. He said he is still concerned with the three education programs that will not be implemented in the upcoming year. Caldwell said: I lie awake at night losing sleep over what students in Washington County will do with no educators. neighboring institution Southern Utah University beginning fall semester I am frankly scared spit- less that if we don't do something soon, Washington County is going to be in a world of hurt. He said initial plans have been enacted to construct a three-yea- r partnership with school courses where taught in the same buildings, Carnahan said. According to the DSC website, the college moved to its new site in 1957. What is now called the old gymnasium was the first building erected at the new site. The move was to accompany the growth of the college and to separate the identification the school had with DHS. 2006. I just initial contact and been cant sit on my p e full-tim- e said Dillingham-Evan- s SUU Provost Abe Harraf responded Monday to her a s scheduled bet the two schools to discu" the proposal. the hands for two or three years while Washington Countys needs are not being met in any way, shape or form," Caldwell said To offer bachelor degrees in education, Caldwell said he would like to see a three-steprocess unfold over three years. SUU would send one faculty member during the first 'year to teach courses at the DSC campus in St. George. faculAn additional ty member from SUU would be added the second year. Then on the third year, DSC would then hire the two instructors that have been teaching on DSCs campus and begin its own bachelor program. full-tim- ci1 y PRC Caldwell said effectively killed the err nal justice program stillPR officials think they a burden of proof, but a t a criminal measure not a civil measure, he ' is I whatn dont know bu to happen to change, were doing everything can to meet their crinia sai measure, Caldwella Prer And were doing good job at it. Keg' Caldwell said the are fundamentally opp" to looking at the crin' justice proposal at this but it could beolnre' by efforts of local or legislative action The biology, English dental hygiene progra will advance to the ne' will be meeting that APru Salt Lake City on |