Wednesday
August 20, 2003
Vol 1, No 7
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1. Kieft Invites Campus Community To Convocation
2. Anti-Tobacco Initiative Showing Results
3. Student Activities Announces Fall Speakers, Events
4. Women's Soccer, Volleyball National Contenders
1. Kieft Invites Campus Community To Convocation
Interim President Ray Kieft invites the campus community to Fall Convocation, scheduled for 9 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 28, in the Tivoli Turnhalle. Recipients of Distinguished Service Awards, Gold Key Awards and emeritus status will be recognized, followed by a brief address by Kieft.Kieft said the event will scaled down from previous years, adding that refreshments will consist of coffee, juice and pastries. "The financial squeeze the college is experiencing means that we have to be cognizant of minimizing costs wherever we can," he explained.
Since coming on board earlier this summer, Kieft has spent much of his time on campus, having met with over 300 faculty, staff, administrators and students both formally and informally. "I believe in management by observation. Getting out and walking around is a great way to get to know the campus," he said.
Last Friday, about 150 faculty and staff turned out to meet Kieft during a two-hour Meet and Greet at the St. Francis Center. To read more and to view photos go to
http://www.mscd.edu/%7Ecollcom/@metro/tw@metro_vol1/meet_twv1082003.htm
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2. Anti-Tobacco Initiative Showing Results
A campaign to reduce the use of tobacco among Metro students appears to be paying off, according to campus surveys.As part of the Colorado Collegiate Tobacco Prevention Initiative, a survey conducted in August 2002 found that 32 percent of students smoke. When asked the same question last spring, following a poster campaign and a highly publicized Great American Smokeout event, the percentage of student smokers dropped to 25 percent. Nationally, 22.6 percent of the general adult population are smokers, according to a 2001 survey conducted by the American Lung Association. To read more go to
http://www.mscd.edu/%7Ecollcom/@metro/tw@metro_vol1/tobacco_twv1082003.htm
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3. Student Activities Announces Fall Speakers, Events
The mother of Mathew Shepard, an heir to the RJ Reynolds tobacco fortune and "Saturday Night Live" writer Max Brooks are among the speakers scheduled to visit campus as part of the Office of Student Activities' fall lineup of events and speakers.
http://www.mscd.edu/%7Ecollcom/@metro/tw@metro_vol1/speakers_twv1082003.htm
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4. Women's Soccer, Volleyball National Contenders
Metro State's fall intercollegiate sports season gets under way at 1 p.m. this Saturday when the women's soccer team takes on the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley in an exhibition contest. In addition to women's soccer, in which the Roadrunners will be looking for a return trip to the NCAA Division II Final Four, Metro State will compete in women's volleyball and men's soccer this fall. The volleyball team again has been picked to finish first in the east division of its conference, and men's soccer is looking forward to a strong, injury-free season. To read more go to http://www.mscd.edu/%7Ecollcom/@metro/tw@metro_vol1/sports_twv1082003.htm
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CU
Moves Closer To Consolidating UCD, Health Sciences Center The resolution stipulates that an implementation plan would involve a timetable and a regular reporting schedule to the Regents. Upon completion of the plan, the Regents will decide whether to consolidate the two campuses. James Shore, current chancellor of the Health Sciences Center, was appointed interim chancellor of the CU-Denver campus. Shore will hold both posts as one job with new responsibilities during the implementation planning process. Mark Heckler, current acting chancellor for the Denver campus was appointed to the permanent post of vice chancellor of academic and student affairs for CU-Denver. "This will be a deliberative planning process with an overarching goal of strengthening the University of Colorado," said Shore. "I look forward to the challenges ahead, and I feel confident knowing we have extraordinarily talented people on both campuses to advise us throughout the process." "The implementation planning process will be a critical component to moving forward," said CU President Betsy Hoffman. "As part of the process, I have asked Jim and Mark to recommend areas requiring further study and analysis in order to develop the appropriate implementation teams." The implementation
planning process is estimated to take as long as one year.
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