UUSG, as outlined in the petition, would serve as a campus of the larger university, while still giving the president control. Caldwell's title would change to chancellor, and the college's board of trustees would become a board of directors. Exact details of a financial structure are not yet determined, but the campus would retain a direct fiscal line to the Board of Regents and legislature.

In terms of the school's identity, the petition asks that U. officials acknowledge and encourage locals to "strive to retain all the good that is revered and honored in the original Dixie College and Utah's Dixie heritage." The "D" on the hill, school and civic songs and school chants would remain unchanged.

Caldwell said the school is willing to work to maintain the U.'s nationally and internationally recognized reputation. He said a group made up of students, faculty and staff, alumni and community leaders would be charged with the task of developing a new identity, for both the institution and its athletic programs, that is "grounded in the pioneer heritage of the area and college."

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