/ The Board of Trustees at Dixie State University voted Monday to recommend a name change for the school. The Board of Trustees at the university unanimously voted Monday to recommend changing the name of the school. This comes after the university conducted a survey to find out how people feel about its name — which has ties to the confederacy. Overall, the survey found it is still popular among locals, but has the potential to hurt the institution’s branding as it continues to grow. “We have learned that the inclusion of Dixie is increasingly problematic for our students and alumni, hinders our ability to recruit students, faculty and staff, and limits the partnerships we can build,” university President Richard Williams said.