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ST. GEORGE Nearly 47% of respondents to a recent online survey prefer Dixie State University s name as is.
According to aggregate results of the survey commissioned by the university revealed Wednesday, Dixie State emerged as most commonly selected name followed by St. George University, Deseret State University, Red Rock University, the Utah Institute of Technology and Utah s Dixie University.
Others were Pioneer State, Trailblazer, Greater Zion and Utah Polytechnic universities.
The survey identified six name types recommended for focus group testing: St. George, Dixie, geologic, academic mission, Deseret and Utah.
Julie Beck, a DSU trustee and chairwoman of the name recommendation committee, expressed gratitude for the community s overwhelming response to the survey, which was completed by nearly 14,500 people.
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SALT LAKE CITY The Utah Board of Higher Education will soon consider requiring implicit bias and de-escalation training for all public safety officers at Utah s public colleges and universities.
The requirement for both types of training would become part of Utah System of Higher Education policy, under a recommendation approved by members of two higher education board committees on Friday. The policy change will be considered by the full board at an upcoming meeting.
In 2020, Utah lawmakers passed SB80, which required the higher education board to study and make recommendations for providing public safety services on state-supported college and university campuses by November 2021.
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Police and security services emblems are pictured at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City on Friday, April 16, 2021. A proposal that calls for implicit bias and de-escalation training for campus police officers at public colleges and universities will advance to the full Utah Board of Higher Education.
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The Utah Board of Higher Education will soon consider requiring implicit bias and de-escalation training for all public safety officers at Utah’s public colleges and universities.
The requirement for both types of training would become part of Utah System of Higher Education policy, under a recommendation approved by members of two higher education board committees on Friday. The policy change will be considered by the full board at an upcoming meeting.
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Survey window closes April 13
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Got thoughts on Dixie State University’s name? The university’s name recommendation committee wants your input.
An online survey will be conducted through April 13 as one means of gathering input on the St. George institution’s name and to gauge the importance of the university name reflecting its academic mission, location or area history.
Some of the options floated in the survey include Red Rock University, Utah Polytechnic University and St. George University, as well as Dixie State University, Utah’s Dixie University and Greater Zion University. Other options on the survey include Snow Canyon State University, Desert State University and Southwest Utah State.