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Show PORTS ie tens basketball ins in Hawaii iy 3 points Page LIFESTYLES Auto technology students discuss daily tasks Page r from - 12- 4 SgOlfl; sol, 10 2010 Dixie State College of Utah ufor CIS'lr: tfning V yourp, come ? 'Id dig. 'nconi I i f I I ! 1 I 'm lo; ! 1 i J I 1 I make be 3 N THE VOICE OF DIXIE STATE COLLEGE OF UTAH ittle, w Sen. ncral nSt. FEBRUARY WEDNESDAY, 17, 2010 ST. GEORGE, UTAH VOLUME XXXIX, NO. ip and this llmgis boutio I, BY push graduation process RACHEL TANNER Sun Dixie students contract with the college for graduation. As a legal document, it contains the advisers signature as well as the students signature. It means we agree that this is what is needed to do, and if you do it, well give you a diploma. The next step in the process is the graduation fee. After Gowers receives each students file and reviews it, Editor-in-Chi- the ltsaL , he deadline for gradua-- Hie , j quickly approaching, ;j if students havent is ents process, now is sun the Jtiful to get started, time Gowers of the gradu- plan shari qua al office said each lanele campus that has a Jielors degree is doing its n graduations for the part. However, at the aiming of this school X a graduation office was rated so that all graduation rplications could go rough it and the process iJd become more central-- i ajor ir. 20) fishe: cesis odiac i the igns treat depart-:e- nt on rest she posts a graduation fee to his or her account. This $35 fee covers the diploma, diploma cover, mailing costs and cap and gown. Once thats posted to your account you can see it from checking your online student services account, or you will also get a Dmail, Gowers said. I dont send out the Dmail until I get all students aa )uting ds the students From ear es you lid uruor That is still The advisers take .application and put the ; together and send it on to were said. scase. or merely verify every-n- g is the way it should III the cou- - guyu kissed application deadline graduation is March 1 for vag semester. There is a tcific process for students go through when applying The 'graduation. The first step is to fill out ; online thing mem graduation After application is filled out, it s Dai ually n. appli-Jo- The application can 'found at https:www. itobe .ie edugraduation. ust be printed and given to students adviser. Stu- ;r," nts must lay lwta for, it make appoint- - V WHITNEY PHILLIPS Sun News Editor Dixie i aba. iebe' on no s jiout lay Women to larger higher educa-- w institutions in Utah Je falling behind the average in terms of ale students. The report, found at na-M- al mor Prou and JP :st o be ke www.uvu.eduAvepr 'OurcespdfsUWEP 0 .pdf, was hntf - )Ut efrt ;ss esh- - from best ments with their adviser to hand in their application and fill out paperwork. I think its important to schedule an appointment (with your adviser) first, Gowers said. Thats going to take the most time. Sitting down to do the application only takes a minute. Gowers said many students may not know who their adviser is. In this case, she said students have two rject, which was initi-db- nationally, they add up to only 49 percent in Utah. The study named UVU and University of Utah as the institutions with the lowest percentages of women, 43 and 44 percent respectively. There are several explanations for the gap between Utah schools and national averages of female students. One of the most prevalent seems to be the states unique cul- Were researchers rfang on the Utah men and Education y USHE Commis-'Hne- r William Sederburg is being conducted at jah Valley ir Sophomore Katie Young, a general education major from Heber City, will be graduating with an associate Many students are embarking on the application process for graduation. degree of science this spring. ture. re- used by a lew- are dominating W State College's pus in terms of sheer bers, while many of ft done. University. Pacifically, the data Ws that while women iake up 57 percent of 'Sher education students in a state that values an early beginning to families, so young women marry early and then they will drop out, said Donna Dillingham-Evanexecutive vice She also said the economy affects the female population on campus as well. li- - D 1. degrees, and they will all go through the advisement of- fice. The second choice students have is to call the adviseand ment office at ask who their adviser is. Gowers said students will need to know what their degree is in order to find out. During their appointment with their adviser, students will do a graduation audit, Gowers said. This form goes 652-76- through what classes students have taken throughout college and compares it to what is on their set of degree requirements. Advisers also assemble each students graduation file. The student at the end of the appointment will get a copy of their graduation checklist, which is what the adviser fills out in the appointment with them, Gowers said. see DEADLINE page 2 Its actually the Even though the states average of female students is lagging, DSC students are nearly split evenly in terms of male and female students. According to institutional research statistics, women made up 52 percent of DSCs overall student population in the fall of 2009. Institutional research analyst Lu Lu Tuan said female students also accounted for 52 percent stuof the degree-seekin- g dents. Historically, its been pretty close to a 0 50-5- split, Admissions Director Brandon Boulter said. Even with the recent increase in returning students, DSCs students have remained fairly e. equal gender-wisWe sec a lot of single mothers come back, but at In the race for graduation at Dixie State College, more women are attending degrees. Administrathe school, but more men are graduating with tors are implementing several strategies to encourage women to stay in school until they get their diplomas. four-ye- see a similar number of single fathers return, Boulter said. One major reason for DSCs statistics not following Utahs trend of the time Visit us online for breaking news, photo galleries, com- mentary, interactive tures, and more fea- News Sports Arts & Entertainment Opinion Lifestyles I having fewer female ar ts may be demand. Boulter said there has been a steady increase in the number of work positions available for women. Theres more of a focus for feminism in the workforce, Boulter said. see FEMALES page 3 how to reach us inside to ie's s, president of academics. out , choices. The first is to go to DSCs homepage, click on current students and then advisement. The first link on the advisement page is Whos my adviser? If students click on this, a list of all the advisers will be found. Your adviser is dependent on your degree, Gowers said. There are a lot of general education students working on their associates Gowers said some majors require additional steps to be taken during the graduation application process. One such major is business. Business adviser Katie Oliveri said the department requirements for business include students having their resumes reviewed and filling out a survey. What we have our students do is update their resume, and then we ask them to meet with Career Center director Kathy Kinney, she said. She reviews their resume and provides them DSCs female graduate numbers not measuring up e p stand-n- t, they have had to go to a adviser for graduation, wrtraj 21 Grad application deadline looming Students should familiarize themselves with y the your V Dixie State College Jennings Bldg. 6 7 9 225 S 700 E St. George, UT '84770 dixiesundixie.edu ((C)) (3ElD.D Center for Media IrmovatMwi Phone: (435) Fax: (435) 652-781- 8 656-401- 9 . |