Wednesday
February 4, 2004
Vol 1, No 29
Inside Today's Issue |
1. IT takes action on e-mail concerns
2. College community invited to comment on task force proposals
3. Budget, policy manual changes on BOT agenda
4. Metro earns accreditation in art and industrial design
5. Science association seeks papers for conference at Metro
6. Music Dept. hosts inaugural Piano Celebration
1. IT takes action on e-mail concerns
IT is aware that those using e-mail are experiencing slow performance and is working to solve the problem, according to Mike Barnett, vice president for administration and finance."This slowness is a result of the upgrade applied to MetroConnect over the holiday break," explained IT Director Yvonne Flood. "IT staff is working around the clock with the vendor to solve this problem and hopes to have a solution in the next few days." To read more go to
http://www.mscd.edu/%7Ecollcom/@metro/tw@metro_vol1/email_twv1020404.htm
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2. College community invited to comment on task force proposals
Four task forces appointed by Interim President Ray Kieft to identify ways to streamline certain academic processes have submitted their recommendations for the college community to review. The task forces examined budget, curriculum, hiring and retention/promotion/tenure."The task forces were charged to look at ways that will move the college to a flatter, less centralized organizational structure and to increase shared governance throughout the college," Kieft said.
To read more go to
http://www.mscd.edu/%7Ecollcom/@metro/tw@metro_vol1/taskforces_twv1020404.htm
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3. Budget, policy manual changes on BOT agenda
The Board of Trustees is scheduled to hear an update on the current operating budget during its regularly scheduled monthly meeting today. Also on the agenda are possible changes to the Trustees Policy Manual proposed by Student Trustee Harris Singer, an update on the president search from Search Advisory Committee Chair John Buechner and a review of course fees.
The meeting is scheduled from 8 a.m. to noon in room 320 of the Tivoli Student Union. To view the agenda, go to
http://www.mscd.edu/welcomectr/trustees/index.htm
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4. Metro earns accreditation in art and industrial design
Metro State recently earned accreditation from the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD), making it the only public institution in Colorado with this accreditation. To read more go to
http://www.mscd.edu/%7Ecollcom/@metro/tw@metro_vol1/accredit_twv1020404.htm
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5. Science association seeks papers for conference at Metro
The Southwestern and Rocky Mountain Division (SWARM) of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) seeks papers for its 79th annual regional conference to be hosted by Metro April 7-10.
SWARM is particularly interested in symposia that will draw participants from many different disciplines, including biological sciences, biomedical sciences, environmental sciences, physical sciences and engineering, psychological sciences, science education and social sciences.
The deadline for submission is Feb. 20. For more information or to submit materials visit: http://www.aaas-swarm.org/callforpapers.html.
AAAS's mission is to advance science and innovation throughout the world for the benefit of all people. Each year, SWARM holds annual meetings for its 14,000 members, affiliated societies and interested persons from a wide variety of disciplines throughout the region. The meeting is composed of contributed papers and symposia, field trips, public lectures, social events and student presentations.The 2004 featured Powell Lecturer will be paleoanthropologist Milford Wolpoff from the University of Michigan. He will address research in evolutionary process and theory and in functional morphology.
The SWARM conference will be held at the Tivoli Student Center. For registration fees and other information, visit www.aaas-swarm.org.
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6. Music Dept. hosts inaugural Piano Celebration
Piano students, music teachers and music lovers alike attended the Metro Music Department's first annual piano celebration at the King Center last weekend.
The two-day event featured learning opportunities for piano students and educators. Workshops, lectures and demonstrations covered such topics as "Technology and the 21st-Century Piano," "Ragtime Music" and "Sightreading Techniques."
Highlights of the program were the afternoon recitals, which featured performances by guest artist Timothy Hester of the University of Houston, event director Tamara Goldstein, assistant professor of music in piano and artist-in-residence at Metro, and other artists.
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psychology honor society receives recognition The chapter, made up of about 75-80 psychology majors, was recognized for success in its activities over the last three years, including membership, its induction ceremony, fundraising and community service. "(The award) is recognition for all the work the students have done, for going above and beyond what the requirements are," said Cheryl Sanders, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychology. Throughout the year, the group co-sponsors the Psychology Department's Spring Conference in April, sponsors speakers, works on a community service project, and hosts an induction ceremony and banquet for new members in November. The recognition includes a $500 award for chapter activities. Psi Chi is the national honor society for psychology founded to encourage excellence in scholarship and advance the science of psychology. Membership is open to undergraduate and graduate students who have completed three semesters of college work and nine semester hours of psychology courses and who rank in the top 35 percent of their class in general scholarship with a minimum GPA of 3.0 in both psychology courses and cumulative grades.
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