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Show inr fr- -- f WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 2018 2 - DIXIESUNNEWS.COM n Partnership with UVU to provide international teaching opportunities JOHN HOLFELTZ For Dixie Sun News BY '. 7 v V r.v 'i Dixie State University is partnering with Utah Valley University to offer students inmajoring in education 5 ternational student-teachin- ? g f ' experiences. Jeffery Olson, UVUs senior vice president of academic af- 4 fairs, and Parker Fawson, dean of UVUTs school of education, 1 'f met March 3 1 with Michael Lacourse, DSUs provost and vice president of academic affairs, and Brenda Sabey, dean of DSUs school of education, to sign an agreement for the new partnership. The main objective of tire program is for education students to get to work as Watch multimedia , Ally video about President chosen strategically because the students in the classrooms already know English. Biff Williams goals for the International student-teachin- g allows students enrolled in 2016-1- 7 educator preparation programs to complete a portion of their school year at professional program requirements in a targeted region of the world, Fawson said. DixieSunNews.com. Sabey said the final learning experience required for those preparing to be elementary or secondary school teachers is a semester of student teaching. 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The Dixie Sun News is distributed each Wednesday during fall and spring semesters as a publication of Dixie State University, the communication department and Dixie State University Student Activities DSU administrators do not approve or censor content The student editorial staff alone determines its news coverage The unsigned editorial on the opinion page represents the position of Dixie Sun News as determined by its editorial board Otherwise, the views and opinions expressed in Dixie Sun News are those of the individual writers and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Dixie Sun News or any entity of the university 1 tion, Williams said. I can guarantee you that if you ask any department on campus, every single department will say theyre underfunded ... Theres just never enough money. Williams said DSU has invested in enhancing tutoring services in the Student Success Center and recruitment services this year because DSUs business is about serving students. However, finding ways to increase faculty members compensation has also been a priority, Williams said. As admissions and - iff J 'If y 'cr ' ryt y j-- V - A , Student-teache- er rs student-teache- rs r'" V , ' U J I . I - i M ; U 4 ' y j 33 rr f L President Biff Williams says he hopes to increase departmental funding, boost school spirit and promote diversity at Dixie State school year. You can submit feedUniversity during the 201 back to Williams at president dixie edu. 6-- academic programs at DSU continue to grow, Williams said DSU will be able to solicit more funds from the state legislature. In a perfect world, the state legislature would fund us in the beginning and let us build the university, but Ive never seen any institution that that has happened to, Williams said. You have to build it, then they will fund it. Promoting diversity Another one of Williams' , ? t 7 vy 7; U ton County School District, Sabey said. One of the goals of tire program is providing UVU and DSU students with opportunities to experience instructional settings hr other cultures, Sawill bey said. work with diverse students and develop a broader global understanding. The will also be housed with host families, allowing for tire students to gain more knowledge about tire culture. They are paired with a teacher in the public schools and demonstrate they have achieved the program learning outcomes by being the lead teacher for several weeks in their classroom, Sabey said. A faculty member who supervises and evaluates the student-teachwill accompany him or her in the international classrooms along with the classroom teacher. Normally, those assignments are completed in tire Washing reach operational budget. Were a baby institu- r Z' DSU $50,000 to head the search for DSUs new mascot and identity. We invested $50,000 in creating our new brand, but look at the spirit that has increased, look at how many alumni have come back, (and) look at the students embracing it, Williams said. Its well worth it. Athletic Director Jason Boothe said: DSUs athletic department is very underfunded. It is getting it has been getting better but our teams better still have to raise tens of thousands of dollars just to Williams said he understands the pressure departments are feeling with limited funds. DSUs No. 1 priority is to keep tuition affordable for students, which may come at the cost of lower departmental funding, Williams said. r A in select a student-teachcountries around the world. The countries where students would go to teach were Hunters , mv er reporter ' " goals for future years at DSU is to increase diversity and inclusion on campus. Moving the Multicultural and Diversity Center to the second floor of the Gardner Student Center where the bookstore is now located is part of his plan to promote diversity, Williams said. In the meantime, the MCDC will be temporarily moved to the Browning Building. Christina Duncan, who previously worked as the assistant director for the . MCDC, was named as y V 1 Kimi Gubler, a junior elementary education major from Visalia, California, said she thinks the program will be helpful for education majors. I want to go and do that because I think it would be a good opportunity to gain education from another perspective, Gubler said. Sabey said the partnership was made with UVU because the education department at DSU had been trying to figure out how to provide students with an international experience for a while. Both DSU and UVU students benefit from this partnership because it allows a greater number to access this experience, Fawson said. We are pleased to have a partnership with DSU to help a larger number of prospective teachers gain valuable linguistic, cultural and professional experience that better connects them and their students to the world, Fawson said. DSUs inclusion and equity spirit back and pack the crowds and cheer for our fellow this semester. She said she works directly with Williams to promote and increase diversity on campus. We had diversity inclusion workshops that have been integrated into our teaching and learning conference this year, Williams said. Were also looking at classes to see how we can become more culturally sensitive. Dean of Students Del Beatty said DSU is becoming much more diverse by recruiting ethnically-divers- e students, students from other states, and students from different religious and cultural backgrounds. The differences and diversity we have on campus is a huge benefit for students, Beatty said. The more diverse DSU can become, the more prepared students will be to go on into the workforce or go on to graduate school. Beatty said DSU will continue to become more diverse in the future because recruiting international students and students is a priority. out-of-sta- te Boosting spirit Student support for DSUs athletic teams and campus events, including theater and musical events, is something Williams said he hopes will start to grow. Id like to see more school pride, Williams said. As I was reading the student president candidates positions this year, they all mentioned how we need to get that Dixie teams. Boothe said the universitys new Trailblazer identity will help boost pride from athletes, students and community members. There is a different feel and vibe on campus ever since the new rebranding, Boothe said. It gives people something to attach to and call their own. Boothe said students and athletes can expect to see a lot more fun activities and performances at game now that they have a new identity. Hopefully, our teams will play at a higher level now too to solidify people5 feelings about the new mascot, Boothe said. Williams said he always listens to input from students and faculty members on how the institution can improve. .Burgers with Biff is a monthly luncheon with Williams and faculty members organized so liarns can listen to input from them. Williams saiJ he also hears from man) students in his office who share input with him. Students here arent sW about coming to me and telling me what theyd le to see differently, Will13111' said. Every comment and concern that comes to us, we try to address said students can submit suggestions to him in his online su (Taestio11 box at president.dixie.eduAdditional reporting dolt by Ally Hunter. them-William- n f b C it h e ai tb m th tu bi er S, to SF N nc or th |