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Show a VIIEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 2018 II 40 L tin '17)17:4' Arv, cid LL::: ,I,L, COnLrlee , 4LAw, - p 0ff , - said DSU continues to come out with top 12 or top three placements. "The advisers know how to prepare students, but...we just have an amazing caliber of students who are willing to put in the time to be ready for competition," Wilson said. 1 r 1 1, d 1 1 i, t r 1 1 k 'I 1 i' , 4 ; it ,0 - A ' - , ,s.,..,... 0 '' ,, 0 t g - t t ,. ' C . ,1 .., . DJ - - , -- -- I ) - " , C a guest speaker at the 201 8 Utah Collegiate DECA State Career Development Conference. All 14 of Dixie State University's collegiate DECA students qualified to compete in the international conference in April. tlewisdsn Before a Dixie State University alumna became a member of the collegiate DECA club, she went through the motions of school without a clear vision of her future. After taking a two year break from school to work full time, alumna Emily Fisher found a passion for digital marketing and returned to DSU to pursue a communication degree. Although she was driven to further her education in digital marketing, Fisher said she didn't know what steps to take to turn her passion into a career; however, the moment she joined DECA, she found a constant source of inspiration that narrowed the direction she wanted to go. Collegiate DECA is a busi ' April 4 Kareem 1989 abbar's at Yankee Campus police: we see them walking and driving around campus on a daily basis, but what exactly do campus security officers do at Dixie State University? Tasha Brothers, a junior elementary education major from West Valley City, said she never sees security on campus, and it makes her wonder if they are even there. Ron Isaacson, the assistant Sta- 2009 - Metallica, RunDNIC and Eminem are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. eed Ve onthisdaycom director of public safety at DSU, said even though you don't always see officers on campus, they are patrolling and available to help students any time of the day. Isaacson said, although the some advice?, get it. We live lives like deal with the ones Hu have, and live where lyou live. Professors can tause stress, working with bosses can be difficult, and life can come out yours, problems like officers on campus are working 247 to ensure the safety of the university's students, faculty and staff, most of the swinging. so, let us help. ilyou're 'i , going through interesting calls happen at night, explaining why some students don't see the officers as much throughout the day. Night shifts typically run from 5 p.m. to 3 a.m. difficult dqt. ter,1 situation and what your next is, write to our advice know column "Dear Dixie" at: dixiesundixie.edu All names will be kept anonymous. 5 p.m.-1- 0 p.m. Ola Kaonohi, a DSU the first police officer, said is pretty shift part of a night similar to what officers on campus do during the day. When working the night shift Kaonohi will spend these first five hours cycling through the buildings on campus facility, Harris said. "We had some students who took advantage of the opportunity and contacted Adobe, and they took a tour of the Adobe Headquarters in Salt Lake City," Harris said. "An Adobe Employee said to them, 'I am shocked because we rarely have students come back and take the tour. You guys stand out to me because you took the time to see what we are all about." For Fisher, networking among her peers in DECA proved to be another valuable asset. "DECA is an incredible networking tool because you're interacting with some of the smartest and most driven students at DSU," Fisher said. ability to speak in a confident and concise manner, Wilson also stressed how crucial it is for their future career endeavors. presenting practice business solutions or competing conferences, Wilson said DECA By engaging with these students, she not only made lasting friendships, but also was informed of a potential internship opportunity at Wilson Electronics. Today, she manages the marketing for this consumer electronics brand. "It's fun looking back now where I am professionally and seeing exactly how it opened doors of opportunity for me," Fisher said. "A lot of the skills I practiced in class and during can significantly sharpen your interpersonal skills. competitions applies every day to what I do." "In any profession you need to be able to market yourself," Wilson said. "The best way you can do that is how you present yourself and how you speak." Whether you are in class D.C. Although DSU is a relatively smaller school compared to its Ivy League competitors, Kaman Wilson, the cultural arts coordinator and DECA day in the life of DSU's campus police A ipmeogi - , ' , 4 r -- I r , ;, t -- 0, " - i ,,,,l,--- , '' , 3 1 I ,. ' ,, -' p.,::,.,, , ;.,,tt,-- 1,,',;- -, ", , , - ,.- t '', .- - ., - -- ., , i , , ' ,', , I , ,1 ',r,' -; ,A, , , ,- , 1 , , , 1 : 1 'e, -- - , .,, -4,- - I ,t ! , ,,,,,,,, ' ( ,, - ' ; ', I ''" - J - 1 ; 1 , 'AV , g i a '. ; 1? ,, ''' 3 ..1 ,..; , .,i , 1 it ,t I ' ,,,,,.,. ,, c$ ,se,' .....;NENJ - Fr- z 4 ,,,,,,, i . ,., , ' !: I ( ' ""'".,. i ,., 2., :.',, , ,,. , ,,,- - , ., , , wr 4 i ! , , f , .... I ''''''T N ' ' ' '4 a 7, ---7, i, - ' t' 2t, 'f, '".:- ? 1. ; 'Ar - - , ...,. 33, ss,.........i...mimm000il , ,.' ,s. , - , ' 4 ' .;;.k.ri...Atou s. t ' , , , .4,,, ...i 1 .1 t 4- 4 i I'' ' , - ,',,,;.....,,' "'. ' I , , l',. ''''' I 7:., , , ,, , 44A4,4;40; '',, i . ' '' : . - , ,i ; c, 'c; . , t , 4 , ' i, - - - ,, Mr ,04'',,,:,i023. 1 ,,....,............... - ' ' ,,, i , ; 1,. , 1 .. ; t ': t , , .,,,,, , , I 1 , it , i , t ' 1 , , ,., ' , ? I 4 1 , dium, 56,706. Source: a solution to a real business case scenario. After developing a structured presentation, students present their approach to a judge for evaluation. This year, all 14 of DSU's DECA students who competed in the 2018 Utah Collegiate DECA State Career Development Conference qualified to compete in the international conference in Washington 1 - Largest Opening crowd Competing nationally and internationally Within these five categories, students can compete alone or with a partner to develop of their peers. "Talking to advisers and hearing their wisdom, as well as interacting with the students in the class and the club, helped me build the stepping stones to where I am, and even have the stepping stones to where I want to get in the next three to five years," Fisher said. "If I wouldn't have been a part of DECA, I would've been directionless after graduation." Aside from encouraging emmavDSU last NBA game in Seattle reviewing multiple solutions, Adobe implemented DSU students' ideas and even offered them the chance to tour their "The feedback I get from students who have done it in the past, especially if they're like, 'I'm not much of a public speaker, and I'm not good at that type of stuff' by the end of the course and the club, they're like, 'Interviews? No problem," Harris said. By strengthening students' students to find their way when they eventually graduate, DECA focuses on: in the club and enroll for collegiate DECA 1530R to practice how to analyze and solve real world business cases in front BY EMMA VAN LENT AbdulJ- are given the opportunity to present real solutions to issues businesses face, Adobe reached out to various DECA chapters to compete. After larger audiences. ness and marketing association that focuses on five categories: business management and administration, finance and accounting, marketing and communication, hospitality and tourism, and entrepreneurship. Students can participate Walking in their shoes: ,Day It Students listened to BY TAYLOR LEWIS 1994 IV - ., 4 ( 1 Networking Because DECA students Practicing interview skills and public speaking Matthew Harris, assistant professor of management information systems, said by competing in various conferences, students not only learn how to focus on the most important elements of their presentation, but they also grow to become more comfortable speaking in front of 1 0 s1udenis IcP,Irrs ev5meirileinice n9 o 6 0 - 9 DIXIESUNNEWS.COM .,. ' ' ' ' ' ' S Ron Isaacson, interim director of campus police, watches over the security monitors. Most calls DSU campus police receive are drug related. and patrolling around the grounds, focusing on places with higher foot traffic like the Gardner Center or the Jeffrey R. Holland Centennial Commons. Kaonohi also said the campus police officers will often take turns patrolling in their vehicles in order to work areas of higher traffic. Kaonohi said a common place they patrol is on the corner of 400 South and 900 East because students often run the stop sign there. 10 p.m.-- 3 a.m. After p.m. things tend to calm down as far as on campus activity, so this is when the officers will go around and check on student housing. Kaonohi said whoever is on campus patrolling will go around and make sure the housing on campus is secure and there are no disturbances, while St. George City police officers will patrol around housand check the out of for anything ing off-camp-us ordinary. Kaonohi also said this is when campus police are most likely to respond to dispatch calls regarding trespassing, drugs or theft that come through. 10 Drug responses Kaonohi said the most corm mon calls they respond to are drug related. He said most are from students calling in about the smell or sight of marijuana either on campus or at their housing complexes. As far as reprimanding students who are caught smoking or carrying weed, Kaonohi said it all depends on the situation. For students who just smell like weed or have a minimal amount of marijuana in their possession, the officers are likely to confiscate the substance and write the students a citation; however, for those carrying larger amounts of contraband, or those caught actually smoking the substance, an rests will likely be made. Officer Kaonohi wanted to stress that the police officers on campus are here to help students and make the campus as safe a place as possible for everyone. He said the officers are connected with St. George's police dispatch, so it's easy for students to call in and campus police to respond. "You have officers who are out there, and if you see or hear something, call dispatch," Kaonohi said. "If you are in immediate danger call 911, but if you see something and you aren't sure, it's OK to just call dispatch. We're here to help." |
