Wednesday
October 15, 2003
Vol 1, No 15

1. Dean Joan Foster named interim VP for academic affairs
2. Auraria Child Care Center addresses parents’ concerns
3. Financial Aid office goes to e-mail-only communications
4. Sam Addoms to meet with aerospace students
5. Metro welcomes Tri Sigs to campus
6. Do you know Steve Beaty?
7. Free landlord-tenant legal workshop is Wednesday

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1. Dean Joan Foster named interim VP for academic affairs

Dean Joan Foster has been appointed interim vice president for academic affairs, interim President Ray Kieft announced Tuesday. Her appointment is effective Nov. 1.

Foster has been with Metro State since 1987, when she was appointed associate dean of the School of Letters, Arts and Sciences. She was named dean of the school in 1994. During the 1995-1996 academic year, Foster served as interim provost and vice president for academic affairs. In her new role, Foster will serve as the college’s chief academic officer.

“We’re in a time of change,” Foster said. “My goal is to focus on the education and well-being of students and the support of staff and faculty as educators and professionals upholding the traditions of the college.”

To replace Foster in her current position as dean of the School of Letters, Arts and Sciences, Kieft and Foster plan to appoint an interim dean to serve for at least the remainder of the academic year, and they’ll be seeking input from the staff of the School of Letters, Arts and Sciences.

“To assist Joan and me in deciding whom to ask to serve as interim dean, I am requesting nominations from the faculty and staff of the School of Letters, Arts and Sciences,” Kieft said.

“Please know that the input you provide Joan and me in the form of your nominations for Interim Dean will be helpful to us in assessing the qualifications and experiences you believe are important for an interim dean to possess,” Kieft said in a memo Tuesday to LAS staff. “I also wish to involve all members of the School in the process of identifying potential candidates to serve as the Interim Dean.”

Kieft has requested that nominations be e-mailed to him by Oct. 24.
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2. Auraria Child Care Center addresses parents’ concerns

Criminal charges filed against two day-care staffers at the University of Colorado at Boulder for child abuse have raised concern among some working parents about their children’s safety. However, those who take their children to the Auraria Child Care Center should rest assured, says center director Gina Hamelin.

“The center has a strong record of quality child care. “In the seven years I have been here, we’ve never had any incident,” Hamelin says. To read more go to
http://www.mscd.edu/%7Ecollcom/@metro/tw@metro_vol1/childcare_twv1101503.htm

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3. Financial Aid office goes to e-mail-only communications

The Financial Aid office is the first major department on campus to switch to e-mail and MetroConnect as its sole means of communication, which will lead to a savings of more than $60,000 a year. To read more go to
http://www.mscd.edu/~collcom/@metro/tw@metro_vol1/finaidonline_twv1101503.htm

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4. Sam Addoms to meet with aerospace students

Sam Addoms, chairman of the board of Frontier Airlines, will be on campus Thursday morning to speak with aerospace science students.

For the second consecutive year, Addoms will speak to the Airline Management class and other interested aerospace students. “It was very effective,” James Simmons, assistant professor of aerospace science, said of Addoms’ visit last year. “He doesn’t give a prepared speech and instead asks each student to introduce themselves and then takes questions.”

Addoms has served as chair of the Board of Directors since April 2002, when he retired as chief executive officer and chief financial officer. He has been with Frontier since the airline’s start-up phase in1993 and 1994, serving as executive vice president, treasurer and a director. In September 1994 Addoms was elected president of the company and in 1995 he became chief executive officer. In 2001 he assumed the dual positions of CEO and CFO.
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5. Metro welcomes Tri Sigs to campus

Metro State now has a sorority, the first National Panhellenic Conference organization to form on campus. Sigma Sigma Sigma – or Tri Sig – was formed earlier this fall, with 41 women signing up during the recruitment period in September. To read more go to
http://www.mscd.edu/%7Ecollcom/@metro/tw@metro_vol1/sorority_twv1101503.htm

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6. Do you know Steve Beaty?

Steve Beaty, an associate professor in the Mathematical and Computer Sciences Department, has established himself as an expert in computer and network security. Read about him at
http://www.mscd.edu/~collcom/@metro/tw@metro_vol1/beaty_twv1101503.htm

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7. Free landlord-tenant legal workshop is Wednesday

A legal workshop on “Landlord Tenant Disputes” will be held from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday in Tivoli 320C. The workshop is the latest in a series from the Office of Student Life. Workshops are free and open to all Metro State students, faculty and staff. Classes are welcomed and light refreshments will be served.

A question-and-answer session will follow the hour-long presentation.

For more information, call the Office of Student Life at 303-556-3559. For additional resource information and complete workshop schedule, go to
http://www.mscd.edu/~legal/

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