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Alex Boyé, a singer who filmed his "A Million Dreams" music video at Dixie State University this past spring, attended the event to honor Triston PinMyers, a eview High School student who had committed suicide on Sept. 23, as CONSTRUCTION , CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 here in the USA." Steel for the interior of the HPC is affected by the tariffs because that's steel coming from other countries for things like the heating, ventilating and air conditioning systems, and that is where the price increase most affects the HPC, Morris said. "I've told contractors we need the academic portion of that building for fall of next year," Ruesch said. "The fitness section and pool may still be in construction when the academic well as to perform some of his songs both before and after the walk. Other attendees included DSU's Hope Squad, members of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHaSS), and local radio host Mikey Jon Foley from Mikey and the Mrs. During the opening ceremony, Foley said: "Everybody has their own story, everybody has their own reasons to be here. I'm here for my brother-in-laDouglas and also for my friend Ed and many other people in my life who have made this terrible decision." The walk itself took place along the nearby Crown King Trail, but performances by Boyé and DSU's Raging Red, as well as a silent auction with items such as gift baskets and gift cards, took place at the park. Beads of different colors were also given out w side is open, but we hope not, we hope they're done with the whole thing." Michael Lacourse, vice president of academic affairs and provost, said because of labor costs and tariffs, the cost for building the HPC has gone up $8 million since the original budget was approved and the administration believes they can go back to the legislature and ask for the difference in cost. "The HPC's been delayed a little bit already in the sense that we had to wait to send our last bid package," Ruesch said. "The building will still be corn to represent each individual's reason for attend- ing. Some of the colors included blue for supporting the cause, white for the loss of a child, green for struggling personally, and teal for being the friend or family member of someone who struggles with suicide. Foley then conducted the bead ceremony, which is when a set of people with at least one set of beads have their story told', either about their own struggles or someone they love's struggle with suicide. Many of the over 655 attendees shed tears during the ceremony, including Foley himself, but he jokingly passed his tears off as being because of the stn. There were other, more lighthearted reasons for attending as well. "It makes me feel like I accomplished something today," said Julie Handy, pre-chos- en pleted. We have lost some time." A new science building Ruesch said as part of the "Status to Stature" plan, there will be a new science building erected on campus, but construction will not be complete until 2021. "Right now, we are in the process of requesting funds from the state," Ruesch said. "During the construction of that new building, we will request funds from the state for something that's called an improvement project. Those are smaller projects up to less than $3 million." Once the new science a sophomore English major from Dutch John. Ami Comeford, an English professor and the team captain for CHaSS, said she and former dean Richard Featherstone initiated CHaSS' participation in the walk last year. "It's a sobering but beautiful community of support, love, and care from people of all walks of life and all situations with so many different ties to this tragic issue," Comeford said. "Additionally, as the college of humanities and social sciences, the primary focus of much of our academic work is v,ery We live, breathe, and study the messy complexity that is the human experience in all of its greatness and its tragedy, and one of the reasons we do this is to help all of us find better and more humane and compassionate ways to navigate the human experience." human-centere- d. building is completed, the people occupying the current science building will be moved into that building and the "old" science building will be remodeled, Morris said. "Our science, engineering and technology building is currently ranked number one for funding from the state," Lacourse said. "The next step of course, is to go to the legislature. The regents will recommend that our building be funded. We, of course, are optimistic that will happen." Campus View Suites Phase 2 1 for five semesters after they graduate. "If a student wants a job, then Handshake is the best place for them to start," Blatter said. In addition to the lab, Career Services is also hosting monthly seminars in the Zion Room in the Holland from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. The next seminar . ' ,. r 1,11 fro ic)F I t.t we put forth helps them TOOLS , k .. 1411 11 Annual suicide prevention walk calls on locals to raise awareness , 14 ,111 , The following seminar will be on Nov. 8 and is on "Power Skills to Get You Hired." Another new addition is the one credit Career Workshop class (SSC 1200) that is all about career exploration. This is class students could take if they're confused with their major and strengths and need guidance in finding what career would be right for them. In this class, students take the "Strengthsfinder" assessment which is all about their personality, strengths and what they really bring to the table. Students then take the "Strong Interest Inventory" assessment which is more occupation-based and assesses what occupation is going to work best with their personality and skills. Additionally, students will do job information interviews as well as job shadowing while in this class. Ali Threet, director of career services, said the programs goal is not just for students to get a job after they graduate, but for them to get a job that they choose and a career path that they want to be a in. "We feel like the academic and career plan that accomplish that," Threet said. "It helps them take the necessary steps, do the exploration, and also network with the right people." Threet said all of the universities and colleges in Utah work closely together to share resources, best practices, help each other and discuss concerns on each of their campuses. "A lot of these initiatives that we are setting forth right now are things that some of the other universities and colleges did have in place, simply because they've been universities longer," said Threet. The Career Lab, for example, is something some universities in Utah have, but not all of them. DSU is also doing completely new things on their own. "We were the first one in the state to push Handshake and to get that platform going with our students," Threet said. "It's given us access for our students to be in connection with so many different businesses and different companies that they never would have had access to before. Now everyone in the state has moved over to Handshake and we were the first ones to do that. We just want to help students and hopefully see more and more in our office." Alexis Langer, a sophomore major from Herriman, said: "I met with Threet because I wanted to know more career options for me. They gave me the information I needed and provided backup plans for me. I feel like everyone should use the career center because it shows you the bigger picture." Do you have any news tips for us? Email us at Dixie Sun ,dixie.edu, message us on Facebook, or tweet at us using voiceofdixie. Morris said Phase 2 of Campus View Suites is an entirely new building and will be placed where the Shiloh building currently stands. The Shiloh building will be torn down to make room for the new residential building, Morris said. "We'll go forward here with a recommendation within the next couple of months," Lacourse said. "We anticipate getting approval for that and then we will start construction a year from now. This is a retention strategy as well as housing." The new residence hall will be larger than the current Campus View Suites and will include 500 rooms and possibly some additional recreation space, Morris said. Clearly, the school is going through some changes and while there are students who will graduate before seeing the completed HPC, science building and new residence hall, they can be assured the administration is doing all they can to improve "The Dixie Life" experience. DSU is going through a growth spurt in terms of number of students and there needs to be classrooms and places for them to sleep, live and eat, Ruesch said. |