WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY (Washington County, Utah)
DIXIE STATE UNIVERSITY
St. George, Utah
LOCATION
225 South 700 EastSt. George, UT 84770
(435)652-7500
http://www.dixie.edu
HISTORY
On January 18, 2013, Dixie State College's Board of Trustees voted unanimously to rename the institution "Dixie State University". Then the following week on January 25th, the Utah State Board of Regents formally approved university status and the new university name recommendation for Dixie State. Utah State Representative Don Ipson and State Senator Steve Urquhart sponsored House Bill 61, which called for Dixie State College to attain university status and change its name to Dixie State University. Both houses of the Utah State Legislature overwhelming passed the bill on February 13. then on February 16, 2013, Governor Gary R. Herbert came down to the Dixie State campus and formally signed the bill into law, thus creating Dixie State University.Dixie State University became the sixth university in the Utah System of Higher Education (USHE) and the third open enrollment regional university in the state:
University of Utah (research university)
Utah State University (research university)
Southern Utah University (liberal arts & sciences university)
Weber State University (regional university for the northern part of the state)
Utah Valley University (regional university for the central part of the state)
Dixie State University (regional university for the southern part of the state)
Presidents:
Dr. Stephen D. Nadauld (2/16/2013-2014)
Dr. Richard B. Williams (2014-Present)
Enrollments:
2013
PHOTOS
TBDREFERENCES
Dixie State University Campus Map - 2016Dixie State University 2012-2013-2014 Statistics
Dixie State Past Presidents 1911-2014
Dixie State Hall of Fame
U.S. News and World Report ranks Dixie State among top regional colleges
Article by Ryann Richardson, St. George News, September 17, 2019
Dixie State University to dedicate Campus View Suites II, its largest-ever student housing
St. George News, 8/16/2021
'A huge step': Dixie State holds ribbon-cutting for state-of-the-art athletic training facility
Article by E. George Goold, St. George News, 8/19/2021
Dixie State history day; the story of a "doggedly loyal" community fighting to keep its school
by Reuben Wadsworth, St. George News, December 12, 2021