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The Utah System of Higher Education voted unanimously to recommend the name change to UT, which the Utah State Legislature approved with the condition that the main St. George campus will be named the "Dixie Campus" of UT. The name change took effect July 1, 2022. [35] [8]
The board of trustees at Dixie State University in Utah voted unanimously in December 2020 to change the name of the institution, with the Utah Legislature putting "Utah Tech University" into effect in 2022 to distance the university from the "Dixie" term. [24] [25]
After a two-year battle, Dixie State University is now likely to become Utah Tech after both houses of the Utah Legislature approve the change.
In 2022, the university changed its name from Dixie State University to Utah Tech University. The name change was made in mid-May, ahead of the legal change on July 1. The "Trailblazers" nickname was not affected.
Utah Tech began competing in NCAA Division II in the 2006–07 academic year (as Dixie State) [3] after being a member of the National Junior College Athletic Association. From 1952 to 2009, as part of a general theme of Confederacy symbolism for the university, the school's nickname was the "Rebels", which was changed to the "Red Storm" in ...
Dixie State University has released its Utah Tech logos and sports uniforms ahead of the July 1 transition date. Read here to learn more.
The Utah Tech Trailblazers football team, formerly known as the Dixie State Trailblazers, [a] represent Utah Tech University in the sport of American football.The Trailblazers compete as a member of the United Athletic Conference (UAC) at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
Current Name Former Name(s) Year of Change Jacksonville State University: Jacksonville State Teachers College; Jacksonville State College 1957, 1967 James Madison University: State Normal School for Women at Harrisonburg (until 1924), State Teachers College at Harrisonburg (1924 to 1938), Madison College (1938 to 1976) 1976 University of Jamestown