Dixie Tech is twenty years old! We’re celebrating twenty years of applied, hands-on learning, twenty years of industry driven curriculum, and twenty years of career ready graduates! It’s impossible to think about these twenty years without thinking a lot about work. When I was growing up, my parents’ solution to any ill or problem was work. It was at the top of a list of values that had been handed down for generations. To them, work was the key to real health and wellness! Perhaps that has something to do with the reason that I love my work so much. I have the wonderful opportunity to engage each day with the workers, the do-ers, the innovators, the people who make things happen, the people preparing for jobs in careers that our community could not function without. There is an energy at Dixie Tech. It’s difficult to put it into words, but it certainly is something that can be felt. I’m not sure where it comes from...The students? The instructors? The staff? Dixie Tech students are in a league of their own. For the most part, they know why they chose a technical college and why they chose their field of study. They like to work with their minds and their hands. They have a “let me at it” mindset. They are serious about becoming competent in their skill sets so they can launch a solid career and begin to make a difference in their corner of the world. Our instructors are industry experts from the fields in which they now teach. They loved the work that they did in industry and came to teach at the college to give back and to prepare another generation to have the same satisfaction that they’ve experienced. The staff at Dixie Tech is the glue that holds everything together. They work diligently to help a potential student find the right program and remove as many barriers as they possibly can, then continue to support them through to completion and into job placement. They know that doing work that you love is critical to quality of life, and they want every student to find the perfect fit. A very wise man, David McKay, once said: “Let us realize that the privilege to work is a gift, the power to work is a blessing, and the love of work is success.” This statement embodies what I see every single day in every classroom and lab at Dixie Tech. It’s what generates the energy. It is what has enabled the College to grow and expand and to celebrate twenty years of filling this very important mission. You may be reading this and nodding your head because you’ve realized the success that comes from loving your work. Congratulations! Or you may have a gnawing feeling deep inside that’s telling you it’s time to wake up and get engaged in a career that will give you a real sense of success. If the latter is where you find yourself, come see us at Dixie Tech, and get yourself on a path toward a satisfying, meaningful career doing work that you love. Do it for your health!
St. George Health & Wellness Magazine | May/June 2021 15
