Wednesday
June 16, 2004
Vol 1, No 48
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1. Middlemist named interim V.P.
2. FTES, headcount both up
3. Board approves budget, Handbook changes, elects officers
4. Reminder: June payroll to be paid July 1 or 2
5. Committee to review general studies curriculum
6. CCHE approves two elementary ed licensures
7. Do you know? … Cheryl Sanders, Psychology Department
1. Middlemist named interim V.P.
George Middlemist has been appointed interim vice president for information technology by Interim President Ray Kieft. Middlemist, who was controller, begins his appointment immediately.
"I'm looking forward to the challenge," Middlemist said. "Dr. Kieft has asked me to continue with the integration of information technology services in the Academic Affairs division. The IT staff currently in place is great, and we'll work to improve IT services to faculty and to the students."
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2. FTES, headcount both up
The final enrollment figures for summer semester are in, and enrollment is up slightly more than expected.Total full-year FTES increased 4.4 percent over the 2003 summer semester. State-funded, full-year FTES increased by 3.4 percent, while cash-funded, full-year FTES grew by 17.5 percent, an increase due primarily to the new Accelerated Nursing Program.
Total headcount is 7,796, which is 3 percent more than last year. Full-time students increased by 9.6 percent and part-time students increased 1.4 percent.
Other interesting statistics include a 9.3 percent increase over last summer in students admitted by college transfer and a 2.4 percent increase in continuing students.
"This summer's increase in enrollment is a pleasant surprise since we were preparing for a 0-1 percent increase at best," said Bill Hathaway Clark, director of admissions. "The growth in continuing students is consistent with the increase we've experienced for many semesters. The growth in transfers is particularly rewarding because these students are such a vital component of Metro's new-student population."
Enrollment in online courses continues to grow. Students taking only online (including hybrid) courses increased by 25.3 percent, and students taking both online and regular courses increased 20.4 percent.
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3. Board approves budget, Handbook changes, elects officers
Among the decisions made at the June 9 Board of Trustees meeting were the approval of the 2004-05 operating budget; two recommendations for changes to the Handbook for Professional Personnel; and the election of officers. In addition, the board decided to postpone a vote on whether to keep the college's mandatory student health insurance policy.To read more go to
http://www.mscd.edu/%7Ecollcom/@metro/tw@metro_vol1/bot6-9_twv1061604.htm
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4. Reminder: June payroll to be paid July 1 or 2
Last year, the pay date for state employees was shifted from June 30 to the first working day of July. This law affects all employees who have pay dates that fall during the last two weeks of June.
Part-time and bi-weekly employees will be paid on July 2, 2004; all others will be paid on July 1.
Metro's Payroll Office reminds employees to consider this pay date shift if they have automatic payments from their checking accounts.
For more information, contact the Payroll Office at 303-556-3030 or go to
http://www.mscd.edu/facstaff/as/payshift.pdf
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5. Committee to review general studies curriculumA faculty-wide committee has been formed to review general studies curriculum.
Starting in the fall, the general studies committee will review all Level II general studies courses relative to the general studies criteria. In addition, the committee will review all existing general studies courses on a five-year rotating basis and will review all proposed general studies courses.
"The idea is to make sure courses are meeting the general studies criteria," said committee member Joan Foster, chair of the Biology Department. Formation of the committee was recommended by an ad hoc committee formed by the Faculty Senate to review general studies.
The committee is made up of three Letters, Arts and Sciences faculty, two School of Professional Studies faculty, two School of Business faculty, two Faculty Senate representatives and one ex officio member appointed by the vice president of academic affairs.
For a list of committee members go to
http://www.mscd.edu/%7Ecollcom/@metro/tw@metro_vol1/general_studies_twv1061604.htm
6. CCHE approves two elementary ed licensures
Two new teacher licensure areas are now available to Metro State students.
The Colorado Commission on Higher Education recently approved elementary education licensure for the mathematics major and for the human development major housed in the Department of Psychology.
"The importance of students learning about mathematics early cannot be over-estimated," said Joan Foster, interim vice president of academic affairs. "Having teachers with a solid math background in the elementary classroom will encourage students to understand and even enjoy mathematics."
Interim Dean of Professional Studies Sandra Haynes said that the human development major is a good fit with elementary education. "It will help pre-service teachers truly understand the developmental processes that are at play in students' learning. Although this is always important, it is of special significance with younger students."
These new licensures are in addition to those already approved in the two areas: secondary education for mathematics and early childhood education for human development.
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7. Do you know? … Cheryl Sanders, Psychology Department
When it comes to classroom bullying, removing the perpetrator is only part of the answer. According to Cheryl Sanders, assistant professor of psychology and co-editor of the new book, "Bullying: Implications for the Classroom," new data suggests that if schools want to curb bullying, it's more effective to work with an entire class.
To read more go to
http://www.mscd.edu/%7Ecollcom/@metro/tw@metro_vol1/sanders_twv1061604.htm
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Correction
AHEC Vice President Dean Wolf's name was inadvertently misspelled in the June 9, 2004 issue of This Week @Metro. We apologize for the error.
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NCAA
selects Mincer for leadership academy Beginning this fall, Mincer will lead hundreds of student-athletes from across the country in team-building and strategic-planning activities at two upcoming academies. "My goals are to develop as a professional and to come back (to Metro) with ideas on how to collaborate with student-athletes on a campus-wide level," Mincer said. "I hope to increase awareness of student-athletes' roles as student leaders on campus." Mincer attended a Leadership Action Academy with two Metro students last February and then applied to be a facilitator. She will attend a training seminar this summer at the NCAA headquarters in Indianapolis. "Gretta's passion for co-curricular activities, along with her knowledge of leadership education and student development, enables her to represent the Metro State community positively to a national audience," wrote Student Activities Director Zav Dadabhoy on Mincer's selection. To view a photo
of Mincer go to
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