@Metro (Vol. 4, No. 24)
Wednesday, June 18, 2003

Inside Today's Issue:

1. MetroConnect Website Answers Your Questions
2. Board of Trustees Grants Kaplan President Emeritus Status
3. Three New Trustees Announced
4. CCHE Changes Student Teaching Requirements
5. Yolanda Ortega-Ericksen Retires After 30 Years
6. Study Abroad Course Provides Hands-On Education
7. Contact Us With Your Suggestions
8. Other Links

1. MetroConnect Website Answers Your Questions

Metro State will take another giant step in technology advancement when the college's portal system, MetroConnect, goes live Monday, July 7. MetroConnect will provide the college with opportunities to increase communication, gain efficiencies and reduce costs, including no longer printing information that can be obtained online.

The portal team has developed an informative website about MetroConnect, including 10 of the most frequently asked portal questions.

Go to http://www.mscd.edu/metroconnect/faq/response/topten.htm#1

2. Board of Trustees Grants Kaplan President Emeritus Status

At a board meeting Monday night, the Board of Trustees accepted President Sheila Kaplan's resignation effective July 1, granting her president emeritus status. The board granted Kaplan a one-year sabbatical, during which time she will provide administrative consulting and prepare for a return to teaching history. Go to http://www.mscd.edu/~collcom/@metro/@metro_vol4/presidentv4061803.htm

3. Three New Trustees Announced

Gov. Bill Owens has appointed three new members to the Metro State Board of Trustees, which expands from seven to nine voting members on July 1. The new trustees are:

• Maria Garcia Berry, president of public affairs firm CRL Associates.
• Real estate executive John Osborn, founder and chief
  executive officer of Village Homes.
  
• Former deputy chief of staff for the governor Sean Tonner,
  who ran Owens' latest re-election bid.

Trustee Gin Butler, serving a one-year term, was reappointed. Trustee Patrick Wiesner is finishing his one-year term and will take a similar position with the new board that will oversee Western State College.

4. CCHE Changes Student Teaching Requirements

A new requirement from the Colorado Commission on Higher Education requires teacher education students to pass the state teacher certification exam before they are allowed to student teach. Go to http://www.mscd.edu/~collcom/@metro/@metro_vol4/cchev4061803.htm

5. Yolanda Ortega-Ericksen Retires After 30 Years

Yolanda Ortega-Ericksen, who started work at Metro State 30 years ago as a secretary, is retiring this week as vice president of student services. In between, she worked as a tutorial coordinator, director of student activities, associate dean and dean. Go to http://www.mscd.edu/~collcom/@metro/@metro_vol4/retirev4061803.htm

6. Study Abroad Course Provides Hands-On Education

The Hospitality, Meeting and Travel Administration (HMTA) recently completed its first study-abroad program in which 17 students went on a 16-day exploration of Denmark, France and Germany. Go to http://www.mscd.edu/~collcom/@metro/@metro_vol4/vikingsv4061803.htm

7. Contact Us With Your Suggestions

We want to know what stories you enjoy reading and what suggestions you have for improving the content and delivery of @Metro. Please call or e-mail us any time with comments or questions you may have about stories we've published and ideas for stories you'd like us to cover.

Cathy Lucas, Director of Communications
mailto:lucascat@mscd.edu
303.556.5131


8. Other Links:

Metro State Home Page: http://www.mscd.edu/
News, Events and the Arts @Metro: http://www.mscd.edu/news.htm
Human Resources: http://www.mscd.edu/facstaff/hr/index.htm
Employment Opportunities @Metro:
http://www-banner.mscd.edu/pls/prod_web/hwmsseej.P_DisplayMainPage
Institutional Research: http://www.mscd.edu/facstaff/oir/
Roadrunner Sports Wrap-Up: http://www.mscd.edu/~runners/
IT Responds: http://www.mscd.edu/~collcom/@metro/faq/itresp.htm
Career Services: http://www.mscd.edu/~career/events.html

@Metro is an electronic news bulletin distributed every Wednesday to all faculty, staff and administrators at Metropolitan State College of Denver.