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Dixie State CIT Program and CEC to Debut New Technology
Dixie State College of Utah’s computer and technology program (CIT) and the Community Education Channel (CEC) will debut a new Technology and Entrepreneurship Event Series at www.dixie.edu/live.
According to DSC CIT Professor Eric Pedersen, the new series will introduce students and the public to a wide array of presenters who are successful entrepreneurs, developers, programmers, and designers who are coming to share what they feel is most relevant and important based on their experience. He noted that the series is a great opportunity for anyone interested in tech entrepreneurship and development to learn from those who have been successful and who are willing to share their insights, experiences, and perspectives.
"One of the things that is really interesting in the delivery of the Technology and Entrepreneurship Events is that these events will be streamed live to mobile devices as well as be available to desktop computers and in person,” Pedersen said. “We are excited about the technical capability to deliver top quality events that are streamed live, available on demand after the event, as well as be a part of the in person experience."
The new DSC Technology and Entrepreneurship Series will become a bi-monthly event held each Wednesday during the Dixie State’s 2012 spring semester beginning on January 25th, with a presentation on tech entrepreneurship by Steven G. Caplin, President and CEO of Steton Technology. Prior to that event, DSC’s CIT program and CEC will host technology entrepreneurship breakout sessions during the 2012 Washington County Economic Summit at the Dixie Center on Wednesday, January 11th.
For further information on DSC’s Technology and Entrepreneurship Event Series, please contact DSC CIT professor Eric Pedersen at 435-652-7977 or at pedersen@dixie.edu..
Dixie State College Physical Therapist Assistant Program Granted Initial Accreditation
Dixie State College of Utah has announced that its physical therapist assistant associate of applied science degree program (PTA) has been granted initial accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE). The accreditation for DSC’s PTA program is effective through October of 2016.
“From its inception, DSC's PTA Program has been in the accreditation process,” says Rand Edwards, DSC PTA program coordinator. “Accreditation is required for students to graduate from the program and take the state licensing examination. It is meant to assure quality, appropriate and safe care is provided to the community by program graduates.”
Dixie State’s PTA program received Utah State Board of Regent approval in the fall of 2009, and classwork began the following January of 2010. The program is designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills work alongside a physical therapist and perform hands-on physical therapy care. Graduates of the program will be qualified to work with pediatric to geriatric-age patients, sports injuries, nerve and brain injuries, exercise programs, and most treatment interventions performed in physical therapy, under the direction of a physical therapist. Classwork is completed at the DSC Russell C. Taylor Health Science Center, which features classroom space and lab equipment to simulate a physical therapy clinic.
According to Edwards, the curricular requirements for the program included prerequisites such as human anatomy and physiology, introduction to physical therapy and medical terminology. Edwards added that the PTA program is a “limited-entry program,” meaning that approximately 16 students will be accepted into the program per year.
Edwards lauded the efforts of his colleagues, DSC administration and students throughout the 18-month “self-study” phase of the accreditation process. He also noted that the timing could not be any more perfect due to the fact that DSC is set to graduate its first cohort of 12 students this December.
“Until now, everyone has taken a risk. The students, DSC administration and faculty have risked being associated with a new, non-accredited program but there really was no other way to start,” Edwards noted. “The risk has paid off and now Dixie State College will provide southwestern Utah its own quality, licensed and home-grown physical therapy care providers.”
St. George Area Schools
- Dixie Applied Technology College
- Dixie Business Alliance
- DSC Continuing Ed
- Dixie State College
- Elderhostel
- Evans' Hairstyling College
- ICL
- Tuacahn High School for the Preforming Arts
- USU Continuing Education
- U of U Continuing Ed
- Washington County School District
