Shakeup in Dixie
Watch for an announcement this afternoon that Dixie College President Lee Caldwell is resigning "to pursue other opportunities."
But the back story is that Caldwell has made the State Board of Regents uncomfortable because of his aggressive advocacy of Dixie College becoming a four-year institution and his efforts to make the college an integral part of the economic development efforts in and around St. George, the fastest growing metropolitan area in the United States.
There is resistance on the state board for the kind of growth at Dixie that Calwell has advocated and part of it is resentments for Dixie's growth from Southern Utah University in Cedar City, whose principals would like to see Dixie as a feeder school to SUU. Word is the Board of Regents already has an interim director in place, who is ready to assume the president's duties.
Cheers,
Paul Rolly
11:33 AM
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1 Comments:
Are the Regents trying to flex their muscles and show who's in charge? This is a black mark upon them and is seen as simply another slap in the face for Dixie and Washington county. With the growth in Dixie always ranking somewhere in the top of the nation, this move makes the Regents look stupid to those on the outside and prejudiced toward DSC to those familiar with the love they have shown for SUU. Gas is expensive & commuting to Cedar from the feeder school is now unaffordable. Power and politics.
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