Wednesday
May 5, 2004
Vol 1, No 42
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1. Preliminary budget, presidential search on BOT agenda
2. College launches grant mentoring program
3. Flight team finishes 13th in nation
4. Metro seeks candidates for Leadership Denver
5. Art honors thesis show opens Thursday at Center for Visual Art
6. Metro faculty members receive academic recognition
1. Preliminary budget, presidential search on BOT agenda
During its regularly scheduled meeting today, the Board of Trustees will receive an update from the Presidential Search Advisory Committee and will review recommendations in the preliminary budget for the 2004-05 fiscal year.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
At the same time, the Presidential Search Advisory Committee, has scheduled an executive session for today at 8:30 a.m. in Tivoli room 317.
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2. College launches grant mentoring program
In an effort to increase the amount of grant funding that flows into the college, a mentoring program has been launched to pair faculty members who are experienced grant writers and managers with inexperienced faculty. To read more go to
http://www.mscd.edu/%7Ecollcom/@metro/tw@metro_vol1/grants_twv1050504.htm
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3. Flight team finishes 13th in nation
Metro State's precision flight team finished 13th out of 31 of the top flight teams in the country at last week's National Intercollegiate Flying Association national competition at Middle Tennessee State University.
Captain Alex Brancard, a junior, finished in the top 10 in the short field landing event and in two simulator events. Former teammate Dustin Durnen, who graduated in December, was named Top Pilot of the Region for his performance at last fall's regional competition in which Metro finished second and narrowed the gap to first-place Air Force Academy."We finished about where I expected," said coach Eric Armstrong, a 1996 Metro State graduate and captain for Air Wisconsin. "In past years we have finished in 12th to 15th place. Everybody learned a lot and had a great experience," he said.
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4. Metro seeks candidates for Leadership Denver
Metro State is seeking nominations for individuals interested in applying to Leadership Denver, a yearlong program sponsored by the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce that brings together about 50 individuals to discuss and learn about the challenges facing the Denver metro area. To read more go to
http://www.mscd.edu/%7Ecollcom/@metro/tw@metro_vol1/leadership_twv1050504.htm
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5. Art honors thesis show opens Thursday at Center for Visual Art
The artwork of 21 of Metro's top graduating art students will be on display at the Metro State Center for Visual Art May 6-22. The "Fast Forward: Metro State BFA Honors Thesis" exhibition opens with a free Meet-the-Artists reception Thursday, 6-8 p.m. To read more go to
http://www.mscd.edu/%7Ecollcom/@metro/tw@metro_vol1/art_twv1050504.htm
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6. Metro faculty members receive academic recognition
Two Metro State faculty members recently received prestigious invitations and recognition in their fields of study. To read more go to
http://www.mscd.edu/%7Ecollcom/@metro/tw@metro_vol1/faculty_twv1050504.htm
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Cinco
de Mayo represents 'a battle that can be won' "The battle has come to represent for Chicanos victory in a seemingly hopeless struggle against overwhelming odds, and it has taught us that sometimes such a battle can be won," said Luis Torres, chair of the Chicana/o Studies Department. "Here in Denver, the effort to improve the Chicano student graduation rate in Denver Public Schools is equivalent for us to the invasion by the French and almost as overwhelming," Torres said. "The need to provide health insurance for our kids in the face of massive budget cuts is another seemingly hopeless effort, so the inspiration we draw from such efforts as Cinco de Mayo and the organizing efforts by Cesar Chavez in the farms of California helps us to keep struggling." Mexico had
finally gained independence from Spain in 1821, but a number of
wars and internal strife had mostly wiped out the national economy.
During this time, Mexico had accumulated heavy debts to several
nations who were demanding payment. France used the situation to
try to expand its empire and attempted to invade the country. At
the battle of Puebla, 7,000 French troops were defeated by about
4,000 Mexican soldiers.
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