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Survey window closes April 13
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Ravell Call, Deseret News
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.
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2021 Legislature on education: It’s all about that base (budget), debate over Dixie name
Lawmakers wrap up session with ‘historic’ funding for education, likely more action in 2022 on Dixie State University name
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Steve Griffin, Deseret News
SALT LAKE CITY Less than two weeks into the 2021 general session of the Utah Legislature, state lawmakers answered the question that some years has been debated into the waning days of their work: How much would they appropriate to public education?
The matter was resolved with the passage of SB1 on Jan. 28. That base budget included more than $400 million in new education funding, a 6% increase to the value of the weighted pupil unit, which is the building block of education funding in Utah, and funding for enrollment growth and inflation.
State lawmakers quickly answered the question that some years has been debated into the waning days of their work: How much would they appropriate to public education?
Supporters of the change for the school in St. George say the name "Dixie" is harming students as they seek graduate school admission and employment. The revised bill does not preclude the name Dixie.