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The new name will better fit the institution’s polytechnic vision, according to the university president.

What was once Dixie State University will officially be known as Utah Tech University on July 1. The university released its new logo and branding. The colors represent the red rocks and blue skies of southern Utah.

What was once Dixie State University will officially be known as Utah Tech University on July 1. The university on Monday released its new logo and branding.

Dixie State University in Saint George, Utah, continues the conversation to remove “Dixie” from their name.

Deseret News New name would spotlight ‘unique’ role of learning by doing at open-enrollment university Share this story 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. Ravell Call, Deseret News Utah Polytechnic State University, aka Utah Tech. A new name for Dixie State University...

SALT LAKE CITY —  At a university in southern Utah, the nationwide protests against racial injustice have lent new momentum to change a name that many consider offensive: Dixie State. But the moniker’s deep ties to local history are fueling a backlash at the GOP-dominated state Legislature and showing how difficult change can be. Students from the fast-growing institution drove hours to gather at the Utah Capitol on Wednesday and urge lawmakers to revive a stalled plan to change the sch...

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Dixie State University trustees recommend removing ‘Dixie’ from school’s name The decision now moves to the Utah Board of Higher Education and state Legislature for approval. (Chris Caldwell | The Spectrum via AP) A sign stands at Dixie State University on Tuesday, June 30, 2020, in St. George, Utah. After years of resisting calls to change its name, the university is considering dropping the term Dixie as another example of the nation’s reexamination of symbols associated w...