Trailblazer Nation

By Richard B. Williams, Dixie State University President

As we begin to gear up for the Fall 2021 semester, I am thrilled to announce that the vast majority of all Dixie State University classes will be held face to face at that time. We have heard our students loud and clear as they’ve expressed their desire to return to participating in the active learning experiences that are possible through in-person instruction.

Dixie State continues to follow local, state, and national health departments’ guidance as well as health and hygiene best practices to ensure we can offer a safe and meaningful learning environment. Thanks to this commitment, a number of our classes were held fully on campus this spring with great success. We look forward to continuing to embrace our “active learning. active life.” approach to education and offer ideal in-person learning.

In another demonstration of active learning, Dixie State is now offering the southern Utah community a more comprehensive array of oral health care services than ever before, thanks to our partnership with the University of Utah School of Dentistry.

This spring, we renovated the DSU Public Dental Hygiene Clinic, which has offered oral health care education and dental hygiene services for more than twenty years, and added the University of Utah School of Dentistry’s full dental clinic. The clinics, located in the Russell C. Taylor Health Sciences Center on the Dixie State campus, provide students with hands-on learning experiences while offering discounted dental care to underserved populations. By working with local organizations such as Root for Kids, the Doctor’s Volunteer Clinic, and Workforce Services, our students reach vulnerable populations such as the elderly, blind, and TAM Medicaid-eligible residents.

Whether you are looking to receive dental services or train for the dental hygiene career of your dreams, learn more about the great work being done in Dixie State University’s Public Dental Hygiene Clinic and Program at health.dixie.edu/dental-hygiene.

By embracing active learning experiences and working together to help protect the health of our community, we will continue to make every day a great day to be a Trailblazer.

As we begin to gear up for the Fall 2021 semester, I am thrilled to share that the vast majority of all Dixie State University classes will be held face to face at that time. We have heard our students loud and clear as they’ve expressed their desire to return to participating in the active learning experiences that are possible through in-person instruction.