Wednesday
June 2, 2004
Vol 1, No 46
Inside Today's Issue |
1. Metro to take fall break
2. Summer enrollment slightly ahead of last year
3. New chairs, other academic changes take effect
4. Disability services, computer access center merge
5. CVA presents GRAND FIBER
6. BOT meets June 9
1. Metro to take fall break
Interim President Ray Kieft has announced that starting with the 2004 Fall Semester, Metro State will observe a fall break each year during the week of Thanksgiving. Kieft made the decision based on a recommendation that was made several years ago by the Faculty Senate.Just as with spring break, the college will remain open during fall break (except for the Thanksgiving Day holiday), but there will be no classes. Classified and administrative staff may take annual leave, as long as their supervisors approve and offices remain open and staffed. The implementation of a fall break means that the fall and spring semesters are now the same number of weeks.
This year's fall break will begin on Monday, November 22, and end on Sunday, November 28. UCD will observe the same break, but CCD will not. This means that Metro students enrolled in CCD classes will be required to attend their CCD classes.
Academic information on the Metro's Web site and Metroconnect will be
adjusted, and students will receive an official college e-mail.
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2. Summer enrollment slightly ahead of last year
With summer classes starting this week, enrollment appears to be running slightly ahead of last summer. As of Tuesday, the number of state-funded, full-year, full-time equivalent students was 1,405, which is 0.4 percent higher than the same time last year. Total headcount, which includes both state-funded and cash-funded students, was 7,930 as of Tuesday. This is 1.8 percent greater than the same time last year.Final enrollment numbers will be available on census date June 10.
"At this point it appears that we will once again set a new record for summer enrollment, although the increase will not be in the 4 to 7 percent range we have experienced in the recent past," said Director of Admissions Bill Hathaway-Clark. The summer increase, he added, is more in line with last spring's enrollment trend, in which enrollment increased by about 1 percent.
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3. New chairs, other academic changes take effect
Several changes to academic departments, including new department heads, are final this fall. There will be some transitional leadership this summer.
The Industrial Design and Engineering Technology Department has been split in two. Professor John Schmidt continues as chair of the Industrial Design Department, while Assistant Professor Keith Norwood has been named chair of the Engineering Technology Department.
Technical Communications has been renamed Technical Communications and Media Production.
This summer's leadership changes include:
Biology: Professor Joan L. Foster is now chair.
Modern Languages: Professor Gudrun Clay is chair for the first five weeks this summer; Elizabeth Ordonez is chair for the remainder of the summer semester.
Psychology: Professor Ellen Susman takes over in July.
Teacher Education: Assistant Professor Kathleen Milligan takes over in July.New department chairs starting this fall are:
Chemistry: Associate Professor Charles Tindall
Chicano/a Studies: Associate Professor Vincent C.de Baca
Communication Arts and Sciences: Professor Marilyn Hetzel
English: Professor Joan Griffin
Finance: Associate Professor Su-Jane Chen
Modern Languages: Associate Professor Rudy GarciaAbout the transitional and new chairs, Interim Academic Affairs Vice President Joan L.M. Foster said, "The position of department chair is critical to the success of our students, so we are very grateful for their leadership and look forward to working with them."
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4. Disability services, computer access center merge
Metro's Disability Services Office and the Combined Computer Access Center have merged services under a new name, Disability and Adaptive Technology Services.
Located in the Auraria Library where the CCAC was housed, the new office will have a larger space that should be fully operational by mid-July.To read more go to
http://www.mscd.edu/~collcom/@metro/tw@metro_vol1/dso_twv1060204.htm
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This summer, Metro State's Center for Visual Art presents GRAND FIBER: American Tapestry Biennial, Small Expressions, and I Can See for Miles—three complementary exhibitions that highlight work in tapestry, beadwork, fibers and mixed media. Held June 3 through Aug. 7, the exhibition features a free opening reception on June 10 from 7 to 9 p.m.
To read more go to
http://www.mscd.edu/%7Ecollcom/@metro/tw@metro_vol1/cvafiber_twv1060204.htm
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The Board of Trustees will hold its monthly meeting Wednesday, June 9, from 8 a.m. to noon in Tivoli room 320. A meeting agenda will be made available at http://www.mscd.edu/welcomectr/trustees/boardmeetings.htm
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deal: Apple lauds Metro for its laptop lease program "We think Metro's program is unique in the country," explains Kurt Ackman, Apple's territory executive for higher education. "Many schools are now requiring laptops. But Metro is working to get the technology into the hands of students at a reasonable price." Metro State's laptop leasing program debuted last September, offering students wireless-enabled iBooks for rent at $250 a semester. The program launched with 30 computers, but has since grown to 100. And according to Zav Dadabhoy, Metro's director of student activities, he's pursuing grants to expand the program even more. Dadabhoy said that because Metro's student population tends to opt in and out from semester to semester, the leasing program makes it possible for students to rent computers when they really need them. The program also includes training, maintenance and technical support. Metro human services major Aileen Johnson rented an iBook to improve her in-class note-taking. "I have bad handwriting," she admits. The computer also came in handy for wireless Internet searches, e-mail and writing papers. "I loved the iBook," she says. "It was easy to pick up and learn and if I had a question, I knew right where to go to get an answer." Early indicators show that many student renters are first-time or novice computer users. "For nontraditional students who may never have had access to technology, getting computers into their hands makes a lot of sense," Dadabhoy explains. "This is education outside the classroom." To read Apple's
story, "Commuter Computers," go to
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