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Show WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER HEALTH continued from page 1 in. Although it is not yet officially available as a program of study, many related courses are filled to capacity. This is the first step in considering other possible 2, 2015 degrees for the program, Hart said. The department currently offers an integrated studies degree with an emphasis in recreation management that could develop into a four year degree program. Future courses could include commercial recreation, professional golf management and therapeutic DIXIESUNNEWS.COM recreation. Plans are currently underway to build a new Human Performance Center that will house the new programs and replace the facilities currently housed at the Student Activities Center. Pursuing the new exercise science degree is just one of many goals outlined in Di email informing them that they are required SAFETY to complete the online continued from page 2 courses, Cole said. students are really safety They will be directed to conscientious and have the SafeColleges website done a great job in the where they will take the courses. past and will continue to do so, Thayn said. We Beatty said he wants to this wanted improve program to educate just students. upon that. With the huge focus The trainings have on Title IX nationwide for faculty already begun and sexual harassment and staff, and it will be cases on college campusrolled out this semester for students, Beatty es, we dont want to be in that situation and we said. want to keep our students He said it will be easy to track who has taken safe, Beatty said. the courses because stuBeatty said this prodents will have to log gram will make DSU facon with their student ulty, staff, administration ID since its an online and students compliant national guidelines. with program. Title IX Director Cindy It will benefit everyCole said the training one if everyone will take consists of videos that advantage of it, Beatty are short and easy to said. watch. Beatty said he hopes students will be able to Most of them are 13 feel safe on campus with to 20 minutes, so theyre to these down bad sit not too changes. and watch one at a time, Everyone has the Cole said. right to be safe and to feel comfortable,! Beatty different are There said. So if its an issue courses for students to take than faculty, Cole happening in a class, the students can be comfortsaid. We're still working out ed in knowing that their the bugs, but essentially faculty has been trained it. in an receive will students xie 2020: Status to Stature, which is the universitys strategic plan to expand its degree, but courses have been restructured to run concurrently and allow them to finish with a bachelors degree in four years. The plan was to streamline the process, Wintch said. They work so hard, they deserve it. The dental hygiene program also operates a dental offerings. The Bachelor of Science in dental hygiene has also undergone changes to enable completion within four years. Students have been taking nearly six years to complete an associate - 3 health clinic that is open to the community and offers lower prices to DSU students and faculty. The clinic is housed on the first floor of the Russell C. Taylor Health Science Center located on the Dixie Regional Medical Centers River Road campus at 1526 Medical Center Drive. iudent housing complex underway 4 4. v f V. .( - U . 4 V c a r i . - , 4 ' . ) V Y7 t . ;T i A . K i jv i Air )'Jr-- y;. w W V., four-stor90,000 square foot complex Dixie State University officials break ground at the site of a new student housing building Friday The 1 will house 350 students once it's completed in August 201 6 Campus View Suites is being built on the northeast comer of campus along 0( South, immediately west of Nisson Towers For more information on the project, visit DixieSunNews com y, n D 0 IN THE GARDNER CENTER PLAZA COMPETE III TEAMS OF 2- -4 III AN AMAZING RACE AROUND THE DSU CAMPUS FOPK Ch$H MONEY $200 FOR THE t!lNNEU$ THIS AIN'T JUST A RACE! IT IS A SCAVENGER HUNT, TRIVIA EXTRAVAGANZA, AND rc f3 A PARTY! T' v sz PLUS THE FIRST 25 FINISHERS ARB GETTIN HOOKED HF VJfTH SOME FREE SVHQ September 4, 2015 - 7:30 pm 250 east 700 South in St. (jeoiy e, T |