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New name would spotlight ‘unique’ role of learning by doing at open-enrollment university
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An entrance sign at Dixie State University is pictured in St. George on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2020. A name recommendation committee meeting in St. George voted 11-3 Monday morning to put forward Utah Polytechnic State University as the next name for the university.
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Utah Polytechnic State University, aka Utah Tech.
A new name for Dixie State University not only would send a message the university is inclusive, it would spotlight its unique role as a polytechnic university that is also open enrollment, university officials say.
Next name for Dixie? Panel likes Utah Polytechnic State University
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Committee votes in favor of a new name for Dixie State University
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Dixie State University Committee Recommends Utah Polytechnic State University As New Name
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Damien Patton, Banjo founder and CEO, poses for a portrait at the company’s office in South Jordan on Monday, March 9, 2020. A state audit found the surveillance company was never capable of performing the services it had promised under a $21 million contract.
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A posthumous state audit of high-tech surveillance startup Banjo which briefly held a contract worth tens of millions of dollars with Utah law enforcement agencies found the Park City company was never capable of delivering on promised services and had inappropriate access to databases with sensitive information.
State Auditor John Dougall also raised questions about the state procurement vetting process in a report issued last week, including whether criminal background checks should be conducted on the people who run businesses that earn lucrative public contracts.