Wednesday
October 29, 2003
Vol 1, No 17
Inside Today's Issue |
1. BOT retreat topics include athletics, operational mission and shared governance
2. College appointments announced
3. Volleyball ranked 2nd in nation
4. Faculty needed for commencement
5. BOT meeting Nov. 5
6. Governor appoints two members to CCHE
7. Free legal workshops now on CD-ROM
1. BOT retreat topics include athletics, operational mission and shared governance
Last Thursday, interim President Ray Kieft and the college's nine-member board spent the day at an offsite retreat in Silverthorne discussing strategies for increasing revenue and furthering the mission of the college. To read more go to
http://www.mscd.edu/%7Ecollcom/@metro/tw@metro_vol1/retreat_twv1102903.htm
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2. College appointments announced
Three key appoints have been made in the School of Letters, Arts and Sciences and the School of Professional Studies. To read more go to
http://www.mscd.edu/%7Ecollcom/@metro/tw@metro_vol1/appointments_twv1102903.htm
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3. Volleyball ranked 2nd in nation
On track for its strongest finish in history, the women's volleyball team is now ranked 2nd in the nation, according to the weekly American Volleyball Coaches Association poll released Tuesday.
The Roadrunners, 20-4 overall and 14-1 in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, are seeking a third consecutive RMAC championship. Metro State is perfect in the month of October (17-0 in games) and has lost just one game since falling 3-1 to Nebraska-Kearney on Sept. 26.
The RMAC tournament is Nov. 13-15 and the location will be determined by the final conference standings. The Roadrunners have two home regular season games remaining. On Nov. 7 at 7 p.m. the Roadrunners face Nebraska-Kearney at the Auraria Events Center. The next night at 7 p.m. they play Fort Hays State. "There's a lot riding on those two final games and I think there will be some great volleyball," said Head Coach Debbie Hendricks.
Hendricks, in her fourth year at Metro State, said the team is smaller than their opponents but makes up for it with leadership. "I give a lot of credit to the commitment our athletes have made to the philosophy of the program and the philosophy of winning."
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4. Faculty needed for commencement
On New director of commencement activities Kathy Heyl is seeking 90 faculty members to attend fall graduation. Forty-five faculty members are needed to serve as assistant marshals. Another 45 are needed to dress in regalia and sit in the front rows reserved for faculty.
"Over the years the number of faculty has dwindled," Heyl said. "We're hoping to reverse that trend and have a strong faculty showing."
Commencement is 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 14, at the Convention Center. Mayor John Hickenlooper will deliver the commencement address.
Wednesday is the last day to rent regalia without a late charge. For more information on regalia rental, contact Heyl at heyl@mscd.edu
Back to top >The Board of Trustees will hold its regularly scheduled monthly meeting Wednesday, Nov. 5, from 8 a.m. to noon in Tivoli room 640. A meeting agenda will be made available at
http://www.mscd.edu/welcomectr/trustees/boardmeetings.htm
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6. Governor appoints two members to CCHE
Gov. Bill Owens has appointed Richard Garcia and Greg Stevinson to the Colorado Commission on Higher Education.
Garcia is the executive director of the Colorado Statewide Parent Coalition, an organization that helps provide parents with the tools they need to become engaged in their child's education. He has served as a principal of a charter school in the Boulder Valley School District and as a professor at Community College of Denver.
Stevinson is president of Denver West Realty, Inc. and Denver West Management, Inc. He serves on the Board of Trustees of the Midwest Research Institute and was a member of the Board of Trustees of Regis High School. He has been on the boards of the Red Rocks Community College Foundation and the West Chamber of Commerce
CCHE members serve a four-year term.
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7. Free legal workshops now on CD-ROM
If you missed the last three legal workshops but still want to know about bankruptcy, landlord/tenant disputes or small claims court, the workshops are now available on CD-ROM by request. E-mail Joanna Duenas at duenas@mscd.edu to request a copy of the workshop of your interest. Supply is limited.
Up next is "Winning in Traffic Court," Wednesday, 2-3 p.m., in Tivoli 329. General Q&A will follow the hour presentation. Workshops are free and open to all Metro State students, faculty and staff. Classes are welcome. Light refreshments are served.
For more information about the legal workshops, call the Office of Student Life at 303-556-3559. For additional resource information and a complete workshop schedule, go to
http://www.mscd.edu/~legal/.
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BLM
to enter partnership with Surveying and Mapping "The BLM's intent is to create a larger pool of graduates who can be recruited for BLM jobs," said Carol Svendsen, coordinator of Metro State's Extended Campus Program, who helped facilitate the agreement. "The BLM is concerned about there being a shortage of qualified surveyors and mappers and wants to ensure that quality programs continue." In addition, BLM internships will be made available to students in the program. Herb Stoughton, head of the Surveying and Mapping Program, will provide special training and seminars to BLM employees. Stoughton is internationally known in the field and has received numerous national awards. Of particular
interest to the BLM are Metro's distance courses for land surveyors.
Many surveyors works in remote regions and the distance courses
provide a way for them to enhance their skills through video and
online courses while continuing to work.
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