THE BEST EDUCATION UNDER THE SUN DIXIE STATE COLLEGE | ANNUAL REPORT 2004 - 2005 Table of Contents 2 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE 3 ACADEMIC SUCCESSES 4 HEALTH SCIENCES SUCCESSES 6 CULTURAL ARTS SUCCESSES 8 ATHLETICS SUCCESSES 10 STUDENT SUCCESSES 13 FACULTY & STAFF SUCCESSES 15 SECURING THE FUTURE 16 ENROLLMENT & FINANCIAL DATA BOARD OF TRUSTEES e g a R OBERT s — D . R C. s HUDDLESTON e PRESIDENT STEPHEN W. WADE JEANNINE H. HOLT MARY L. CHAMBERLAIN SHANDON D. GUBLER Chairman of the Board Vice Chair Trustee Trustee he 2004-05 academic year was an enormously successful one at Dixie State College in so many M T regards. Among the most notable events this past year s was the college being granted a mission expansion, ’ which will open the doors to more and more bac- calaureate degrees on the Dixie campus. Outside the college being granted four-year status originally in t 2000, this is the most significant milestone Dixie has JAKE HUNT L. ROYCE JONES ROBERT S. MOORE D. WILLIAMS RONNOW n ever experienced. The growth and future growth of ASDSC President Trustee Trustee Trustee e Washington County dictated this change in mission. d i The educational and economic implications of this new s mission will be felt throughout the county and state. e r This past year marked my last as president of this great institution. For 12 years, I’ve watched Dixie State’s P students, faculty, and staff accomplish great things. The 2004-05 year was no different. The people at Dixie State College, at all levels, have made it the wonderful RON D. WADE VICKI REESE WILSON Alumni Association President Trustee institution that it is, and it’s with pleasure that I share with you their successes. Furthermore, I want to give my full endorsement to Dr. Lee Caldwell, who assumed his role as the college’s 16th president on Aug. 15, 2005. The future of Dixie State College is in excellent hands and is very bright. 2| LEADERSHIP | Achieving New Academic Successes NEW PRESIDENT r. Lee G. Caldwell was named Dixie State College’s 16th president in July 2005. Dr. Caldwell brings to the position an extensive D background in both academia and industry. He has served in executive level positions at IBM, Hewlett Packard, Unisys, and Novell. He has also served as a professor and upper level administrator at the University of Utah, Indiana University, Sam Houston State University, and, most recently, Georgia Tech University. He served as DSC’s vice president of academics in 2004-05. He is recog- nized internationally as an expert in networking technology and has 21 years of experience working with the Internet. Dr. Caldwell holds a doctorate in strategic management from Texas A&M and a juris doctorate from Brigham Young University. NEW MISSION Dr. Lee G. Caldwell The Utah State Board of Regents approved a new mission revision for Dixie State College in 2004-05, which, in essence, calls for a broadening of four-year programs. In 2000, the college’s mission expanded, enabling the college to offer a limited number of baccalaure- ate degrees that are in high demand locally, in addition to its function as a comprehensive community college. Nearly five years later, DSC offers degrees in business administration, computer and information technology, elementary education, nursing, and now communication and new media. The mission revision paves the way for baccalaureate degrees in core or foundational areas, similar to any four-year col- lege, in addition to high demand areas. NEW BACCALAUREATE DEGREE he Utah State Board of Regents threw its full support behind Dixie State College’s baccalau- T reate degree in communication in 2004-05. The degree was made available to students for the first time fall semester 2005. The new degree, which has formally been dubbed a communica- tion and new media (CNM) degree, is unique in the state in that it is a mixture of visual technolo- gy and oral communication with components in digital motion picture production and broadcast, business communication (oral and electronic presentation production), and web design, publishing, and online journalism. In Utah, there are 4,000 open jobs every year that relate to this degree, with another 3,000 in southern Nevada. In Washington County alone, there are 170 jobs available per year. Communication professor Eric Young teaches a DSC student the finer points of digital motion picture production, one of three components of the college's new communication degree. | ACADEMICS |3 Health Sciences at Dixie State College NURSING: BEST IN STATE or the second straight year, the Dixie State College nursing program (Class of 2004) earned the Fhighest pass rate among all nursing programs in the state on the Registered Nurse licensure exami- nation (RN-NCLEX), with a collective pass rate of 93.55 percent, as reported by the Utah State Board of Nursing in 2004-05. Twenty-nine of 31 RN graduates from DSC’s associate degree of nurs- s e ing program (ADN) passed the RN-NCLEX certification exam, which every RN must pass in order to c practice, on their first attempt. The 2003 class achieved a 96 percent pass rate. n “If there were a trophy for nurses, our students would be state champs working on a dynasty,” said a Dr. David Borris, dean of business, technology and health sciences. “We’re extremely proud of these v students and the faculty who have trained them, and we’re thankful to our partners in health d DSC nursing students have achieved the top education.” pass rate in the state the past two years. A HEALTH SCIENCES FACILITY APPROVED h DSC received funding and state approval to construct a building completely dedicated t to the health sciences in 2004-05. The facility will be headquartered on the new Dixie l Regional Medical Center (DRMC) River Road campus in St. George, just a stone’s a throw from the DSC campus. e H Intermountain Healthcare and the Foremaster family of St. George donated two acres of land toward this venture, which laid the groundwork for the facility’s approval. Senators Bill Hickman and Tom Hatch and Representatives David Clark, Steve Urquhart, Brad Last, and Mike Noel all played a key role in helping secure the nearly $16 million in state funding for the new facility. The Dixie Regional Medical Center River Road campus will be the site of DSC’s new health science center. This mutually beneficial partnership between the college and DRMC will afford DSC students access to practical experience in a world-class hospital, and it will provide the hospital access to a training facility right in its own backyard. Groundbreaking on the facility is anticipated for November 2005, with an expected completion in August 2007. The building will house programs in nursing — including registered nursing, practical nursing and nursing assistance — dental hygiene, emergency medical services, surgical technology, phlebotomy, and medical radiography. A respiratory therapy program is currently in the planning stages as well. 4| ACADEMICS | MEDICAL RADIOGRAPHY DEGREE APPROVED n the wake of Governor Huntsman signing a bill securing nearly $16 million in funding for a new Ihealth science center for Dixie State College, the college got the go ahead to proceed with a new two- year medical radiography degree in 2004-05 that will, coincidentally, be headquartered in the new health science center. The new degree is classified as an associate of applied science and will be available to students January 2006. Between 15 and 20 students will be admitted in the inaugural class. The degree will prepare stu- dents to become licensed radiology technologists. Medical radiography students currently face a job market with a higher vacancy rate than that of RNs. Dixie State College and Intermountain Health Care have a longstanding mutually beneficial partnership. GROWING NURSING ENROLLMENT NURSING ENROLLMENT GROWTH 147 During 2004-05, enrollment in the college’s Practical Nurse and Registered Nurse programs alone grew from S 150 T 64 students in 2003-04 to 120 in 2004-05. On top of that, 27 four-year RN students joined DSC’s newly creat- N E ed bachelor of science in nursing program in 2004-05, which will produce its first graduates in May 2006. Due D 120 to such high demand, the college began admitting practical nursing students twice a year for the first time in U T 2004-05. S 64 F 60 O 48 R 5 4 3 E 0 PARTNERS IN HEALTH EDUCATION 0 30 0 - - - B 4 3 2 0 M 0 0 0 0 0 U Intermountain Health Care (IHC) and Dixie Regional Medical Center donated $600,000 to Dixie State College 2 2 2 N 0 * in 2005 to help train 223 additional registered nurses. The donation will be spread out over the next five years and is expected to increase the number of nurse graduates at the college by 25 percent. * Includes PN, RN, & BSN programs | ACADEMICS |5 Cultural Arts Successes DEDICATED TO THE ARTS ixie State College formally opened the doors to its new arts facility — the Dolores Doré Eccles DFine Arts Center — October 22, 2004. The college hosted a month’s worth of concerts, show- s ings, and performances throughout the month of October to help break in the new facility, and the t facility was jam packed with events throughout the year. n e The theatrical wing of the facility includes a 510-seat main stage theatre and an intimate black box theatre that seats up to 150 people. The 78,000 square foot building also includes a 250-seat concert m hall, a 5,000 square foot art gallery, an outdoor amphitheater, rehearsal areas, faculty offices, and e classrooms.