Wednesday
March 24, 2004
Vol 1, No 36

1. Students to vote on clean energy fee
2. Metro staff named to community, academic boards
3. IT wireless pilot now live
4. Parking garage construction to begin mid-May

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1. Students to vote on clean energy fee

Students on the Auraria campus will vote April 21-22 on whether to approve a student fee to support clean energy.

The initiative was approved by Auraria Board of Directors after student proponents collected about 2,300 signatures from students at all three Auraria institutions supporting it.

Students will be asked to approve a fee of $1 per year to purchase solar or wind power for part of the Auraria campus. If the fee is approved, the Student Advisory Committee to the Auraria Board will determine the type and amount of clean energy to purchase with the approximate $80,000 that would be collected. During the first year, part of the money would be used to fund a solar demonstration project. The location for a demonstration project is yet to be determined, but one idea would be to install solar photovoltaic panels along the walkways around the flagpole.

"This will be an incredible educational opportunity for the entire campus," said Metro student Joel Sayre, president of Metro State Active Voices for the Environment (MSAVE) and a driving force behind the initiative.

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2. Metro staff named to community, academic boards

Three Metro employees have been appointed to community or academic boards. Mayor John Hickenlooper appointed Joe Sandoval, chair of the Criminal Justice Department, to the Police Task Force and Carolyn Schaefer-Wollard, vice president for institutional advancement, to the Denver Workforce Development Board. Economics Professor Kishore Kulkarni has been named to a College Board test committee. To read more go to
http://www.mscd.edu/%7Ecollcom/@metro/tw@metro_vol1/appoint_twv1032404.htm

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3. IT wireless pilot now live

Wireless computer access is now available for students in parts of the West Classroom Building as the first step of Information Technology's pilot wireless access project.

Students can gain wireless access in the student lounges on the first and second floors of the West Classroom as well as in the open seating area outside the second floor lounge.
Those with laptop computers with wireless capabilities can access the Web and MetroConnect through the Internet, although they can't access Metro applications.

"This pilot will serve as a test during which we will measure student usage of wireless, the reliability of the wireless connection and determine whether and how to expand wireless on campus," said IT Director Yvonne Flood. "If it is successful, wireless services will likely be expanded to other areas."

For information and instructions on using the new wireless services go to http://www.mscd.edu/%7Einfotech/wireless

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4. Parking garage construction to begin mid-May

The Auraria Board has approved the design concept for a new parking garage, paving the way for construction to begin in mid-May. For details, including an architect's rendering, go to
http://www.mscd.edu/%7Ecollcom/@metro/tw@metro_vol1/parking_twv1032404.htm

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