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Show WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 2015 EA7V ) dAU t IAL Categories continued from Page 2 night events, and shift classes to Friday to "shorten the elongated weekend" that has students binge drinking by Thursday night. According to a study by the University of Missouri, students with Friday morning classes are e less likely to on Thursday. Associate Provost Tom Rocklin said more Friday classes are just one strategy in the fight against binge drinking. "There is more over-imbib- SUCCESS continued from Page 1 ing independent learners in students. Bruce Harris, director of the Center for Teaching and Learning, said there is a wealth of experience and expertise among DSU instructors, and the conference provided a place for all of them to teach each other. Faculty members were encouraged to mingle with others outside their departments to get wider perspectives. Even married couples were split up for the randorn,,:d assigned seating during the luncheon. "We wanted to break down the barriers between departments for people who would normally not talk with each other," Harris - ' - N,V V :7 . ,,,,, I - N ',,,,,, - r,i -, Dixie State University has its ' o' own version of the Academy Awards, ttt g , - long-runnin- : - Jordon Sharp, director of student involvement and leadership, is on the committee board for the Dixie Awards. "The Dixie Awards is an opportunity to honor those who go above and beyond to improve the experience at Dixie," ; Sharp said. "Thousands of students, staff, faculty and coMmunity members contribute their time and talents I pm to make Dixie State University the r institution we have all come to love." tise drink specials. Several colleges also sponsor alcohol-fre- e events, such as Late Knights at the University of Central Florida, Wildcat WILD Nights at the University of Kentucky, and Friday Night Live events at the University of Cincinnati. But if incentives don't work, there is always punishment. In recent years, more schools have s instituted a two-o- r to punpolicy ish students for public drunkenness or possession of alcohol by a minor. The final strike can result in three-strike- instructors will learn how to better teach, serve and promote learning." Williams said student input for the recent strategic planning for DSU indicated the one thing that students appreciated most about DSU was engaged and effective instructors. Both Williams and Harris said they hope to continue to have teaching and learning conferences in years to come. "This is the first year, but we expect hold this conference every year," Harris said. "It's important for faculty to continue their learning and always look for ways to improve if we are to improve as an institution. The goal is to increase student engagement by educating our educators." - DIXIE SUN fillA78 t, .:1!! flA:Lt 'ou44.; :1 DIXIE SUN NEWS IS HIRING! AD MANAGER NEEDED SCHOOL YEAR! This is a paid position bused on commission n t i r-- ' . .; e - f C 1: Beatty. , ' i i semester's suspension. The University of Mississippi began a policy in November, with five suspensions so far. "Ole Miss," currently No. 2 on Princeton a two-strik- es Re-view- party-scho- ol 's list, had long discussed curbing alcohol abuse. Mississippi also joined more than 200 colleges in requiring that incoming students take a three-hou- r online AlcoholEdu course, which surveys students on their drinking habits and explains alcohol's impact on the mind and body. At Ole Miss, athletes and fraternity and sorority "The Dixie Awards are done to recognize the best and brightest as Dixie State, and the awards are considered to be'some of the most prestigious offered on our campus," Beatty said in an email. members also have to take the course. But experts say universities' attempts to cut binge drinking also must involve local communities. The American Medical Association and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, which provides grants to improve health and health care, are nearly finished with a decade-lon- g universities had landed from outer space and brought all these drinking students with them," said Richard Yoast, the director of the project. "Colleges and communities realized they needed to g work together. The really stopped." Cities have taken steps such as requiring more training for bartenders, tightening penalties for bars caught serving minors, restricting liquor licenses and banning cheap drink specials, Yoast said. (c) Distributed by finger-pointin- experi- ment at 10 universities to cut student drinking by encouraging partnerships with their communities. "When we first went in, communities were angry with universities, as if mation Services. 7 , L111, di DLITIE SUN N Ey S THE VOICE OF DIXIE STATE UNIVERSITY a.at , 1 1,301:. nLOP BUILD tu WM' - RESUME-- JOIN US FALL 2015 GET JOURNALISM EXPERIENCE! BUILD UP YOUR PORTFOIJO! GET TO KNOW CAMPUS! MEET NEW PEOPLE! WE NEED WRITERS, PHOTOGRAPHERS, A JD MULTIMEDIA REPORTERS! , , . ' : SIGN UP FOR COMM 2210 Contact Rhiannon Bent at bentdixie.edu a Infor- McClatchy-Tribun- e hams said. "My hope is that first-tim- , dean of each school. The general category will reward students based on an extensive collection of items such as nominee responses to five questions. Anyone on campus or in the community can nominate someone for an award in the general category. The panel of judges will include one DSU faculty member, one DSU staff member, one DSU male student, one DSU female student and one community campus member. The judges will use a ballot and a detailed scoring system which, will determine the top two candidates for each award. The winner will be decided by a panel debate. In case of a tie, the decision will be passed to the Dean of Students Del IDixie 7Awardsi said. The keynote speaker spoke on how instructors can make the classroom a more engaging learning environment for students. "If I could sum up my presentation in one sentence, it would be this: Instructors need to tell, show and do instead of simply telling and asking," Merrill said. "To make lessons engaging, instructors need to be engaged in their teaching." DSU President Biff Williams said the conference was the best attended e conference he has seen at a university. Williams attributed the success of the event to the faculty being interested in learning how improve their teaching skills. "Our faculty's No. I focus is student success," Wil SeN hayande , i ne 2015-201- 6 Nominations will be accepted until today. There are two main categories that people can be nominated for: academic and general categories. The awards that are classified under the academic category will reward students based on their academic standings. Students in this category will be nominated by the and it is quickly approaching. ,7 ' The Dixie Awards is a g tradition. It honors students, faculty, staff, -, ' ,,,- community members and businesses who t have been committed to and done great things for DSU. The event will be held May 7 at 7 p.m. in the Eccles Mainstage Theatre. ,i- - , 3- Ealgohtast9 LE-- BY HAYLIE ANDERSON , .t i K -- , ,, binge drinking go away. But it's one thing that will help the problem, so it's worth doing." Another tactic to cut extreme intoxication looks at advertising. The California State University system put tighter controls on alcohol advertising, such as banning promotion on campus of drink specials. This summer CSUFullerton hired a student to take down unauthorized campus fliers that adver two-for-o- ;' . no single thing that will make a dramatic change," he said. "Friday classes aren't going to make DRINKING ufiDrz,,latboe:A G- I , Female Student of the Year Male Student of the Year Teacher of the Year , ' Teacher of the Year: Rising Star Distinguished Staff Member: Exempt Distinguished Staff Member: - Classified Club Adviser of the Year Club of the Year Stafford Student Involvement Award Entertainer of the Year "Dixie Spirit" Award: Personality of the Year Entertainer of the Year "Heart of Dixie" Award (awards a student who has overcome personal obstacles and still succeeded academically) Commitment to Diversity Award Business of the Year "Dixie I I" Aw'ard (awards eleven graduates who have excelled in areas of academic, university involvement, community engagement and service) DIXIESUNNEWS.COM dA-- r-- rrl S |
