UTU Institutional History: Name Changes
Identifier
UTUNamechanges2025
Title
UTU Institutional History: Name Changes
Creator
Utah Tech University Special Collections and Archives
Date
2025-08-03
Description
This collection brings together State of Utah legislative documents relating to the name and status changes that have taken place for Utah Tech University since 1933. The University went through several iterations of varying statuses from Dixie Normal College, Junior College, College, State College, State University--to formally shifting away from using "Dixie" in 2022--to become the first polytechnic modeled university in Utah, named Utah Tech University.
Included in this collection is also the codified Laws of Utah as printed by the Utah Legislative Printing Office for reference in finding the specific legislative bills in which various transactions affecting the university took place.
Included in this collection is also the codified Laws of Utah as printed by the Utah Legislative Printing Office for reference in finding the specific legislative bills in which various transactions affecting the university took place.
Subject
Dixie College
Name Change
State of Utah
Rights
Public domain in the United States
Extent
9 MB
Contributor
Utah State Archives
Source
Utah State Archives
Utah State Legislature
UTU Special Collections and Archives. Collection #UA077, Box UA-SC-04, FD 1.
Publisher
Legislative Print Office
Utah State Legislature
Bibliographic Citation
Last Name, First Name [or Entity Name]. (Date). “Title”. Collection Identifier, Box #, Folder #. Utah Tech University Special Collections & Archives, URL link.
Date Created
2025-08-04
Is Part Of
Legislative Bills of the State of Utah: House of Representatives
Legislative Bills of the State of Utah: Senate
Laws of Utah, published by Authority, Utah Legislative Printing Office
Collection UA077 UTU Institutional History.
Medium
Microfilm
Born Digital
Audience
People of Utah
Provenance
Utah State Archives
Utah State Legislature
Collection Items
Utah State Legisltature, House Bill No. 2001, 2021
Utah State House of Representations Legislation, Working Bill No. 2001 from the Second Special Session, codifiying the name change from Dixie State University to Utah Tech University.
Utah State Legisltature, House Bill No. 278, 2021
Utah State House of Representations Legislation, Working Bill No. 278 from the General Session. This bill outlines the name change process for Dixie State University to adopt a new name.
Utah State Legisltature, House Bill No. 61, 2013
Utah State House of Representations Legislation, Working Bill No. 61 in which Dixie State College became Dixie State University.
Utah State Legisltature, House Bill No. 164, 2000
Utah State House of Representations Legislation, Working Bill No. 164 in which Dixie College be became Dixie State College.
Utah State Legislature, Senate Bill No. 183, 1971
Utah State Senate Legislation, Working Bill No. 183, in which Dixie Junior College became Dixie College.
Laws of Utah 2013, Chap. 10, P. 41-46: College to University
Codified Laws of the State of Utah from the 2013 General Sessions. Contains Chapter 10, H.B. 61, in which Dixie State College became Dixie State University.
Laws of the State of Utah 2000, Chap. 7, P. 103-104: College to State College
Codified Laws of the State of Utah from the 2000 General Session. Chapter 7 contains H.B. 164, in which Dixie College became Dixie State College.
Laws of the State of Utah, 1971, Chap. 126, P. 438: Junior College to College
Codified Laws of the State of Utah from the Thirthy-Ninth Regular session of the Legislature. Chapter 126 contains S.B. 183 in which Dixie Junior College was elevated to College status.
Laws of the State of Utah, 1933, Chap. 50, P. 90: "Dixie Junior College"
![Laws of the State of Utah, 1933, Chap. 50, P. 90: "Dixie Junior College"](https://digital.library.utahtech.edu/files/square_thumbnails/70dda69648d0b4e416484683556c4f47.jpg "Laws of the State of Utah, 1933, Chap. 50, P. 90: "Dixie Junior College"")
Codified Laws of Utah from the Twentieth Legislature. Chapter 50 contains H.B. 58, in which ownership of Dixie Junior College is officially transfered the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, to the State of Utah, at no cost.