Wednesday
December 10, 2003
Vol 1, No 23
Inside Today's Issue |
1. A profile of three extraordinary graduates
2. MetroConnect improvements in store for next semester
3. New operational mission statement approved
4. BOT grants emeritus status to four profs
5. Pearl Harbor remembered
1. A profile of three extraordinary graduates
This Sunday, nearly 650 students will receive their diplomas, a symbol of many years of hard work. While each graduate has traveled a path filled with ups and downs, @Metro profiles three soon-to-be graduates whose path has been anything but ordinary. To read more go to
http://www.mscd.edu/%7Ecollcom/@metro/tw@metro_vol1/graduate_twv1121003.htm
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2. MetroConnect improvements in store for next semester
New features are coming for MetroConnect spring semester, making it easier to use e-mail and improving the "My Courses" tools for faculty. Director of IT Yvonne Flood said the upgrades will be made between semesters and should be fully functional by Jan. 1.E-mail improvements include the ability to add an e-mail channel on the home page. "This channel will display a user's e-mail on the home page as soon as they log in, eliminating the need to go into e-mail separately as we do now," Flood said. Another key enhancement is the addition of a search option. "Many users were dissatisfied with the MetroConnect e-mail package's inability to search," Flood said. "This new option will allow users to search their e-mail for messages using criteria like sender name, subject, recipient name or even message content."
Flood added that several improvements to the "My Courses" tools for faculty will be made. "Faculty will be able to perform file sharing - post their syllabus, articles, photos, etc. - on the course page for easy access by their students," Flood explained. "There are enhanced group functions for courses and faculty will be able to delegate administrative responsibilities for their courses to the department administrative assistant."
In addition browser support for MetroConnect will be expanded to include Internet Explorer (Windows) 5.5 SPS, 6.0, Internet Explorer (Mac) 5.1.6 (Mac OS 9), 5.2.2 (Mac OS X), Netscape (Windows) 6.3,7 and Netscape (Mac) 4.79.
Education and training on these enhancements will be provided via tips, cheat sheets and on-line documentation. Classroom training on the new features will be available beginning in January.
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3. New operational mission statement approved
Metro State has a new operational mission statement that supplements the statutory mission, providing a more thorough explanation of the college's philosophy.
A draft of the mission statement was first introduced to the Board of Trustees at its November meeting. Following input from faculty, administrators and staff on the wording of the proposed operational mission, revisions were made and a final draft was presented to the Board of Trustees last week. The new operational mission statement was unanimously approved. "This is a perfect example of shared governance," said Interim President Ray Kieft. The new operational mission will be made available shortly.
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4. BOT grants emeritus status to four profs
The Board of Trustees last week approved emeritus status to four longtime faculty. Those attaining emeritus status are Robert Cohen, professor of biology and Human Performance, Sport and Leisure Professors Mark Harvey, Jane Kober and Frank Powell.
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History honors society Phi Alpha Theta and History Professors Patricia Richard and Jennifer Wynot sponsored a dramatic interpretation of the events of Dec. 7, 1941, aboard the battleship the U.S.S. Tennessee last week. Four readers told the story of the sailors aboard the Tennessee in the first person, using hundreds of Tennessee sailor interviews and actual battle reports filed by the ships after the attack. Special guests included members of the Colorado Chapter of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association. To view photographs of the event to go
http://www.mscd.edu/%7Ecollcom/@metro/tw@metro_vol1/pearlharbor_twv1121003.htm
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CVA
to sponsor day of special events Inspired by the CVA's current exhibition "Reflections in Black: Smithsonian African American Photography," the Kwanzaa family celebration will be a hands-on workshop. Guests will be creating zawadi, which are gifts that tell about the past, influenced by the art of West Africa such as beaded necklaces and appliqué wall hangings. Kwanzaa, the African-American cultural holiday that seeks to enforce a connectedness to African cultural identity, is traditionally celebrated from Dec. 26 through Jan. 1. The CVA Kwanzaa celebration on Saturday is from 1 to 5 p.m. and is free and open to the public. Later that evening, the CVA sets the stage for eXperiencing Your Zenith: Urban Art & Words. This exhibition and performance is made up of artists in the Center's XYZ youth art program, a collaboration with the Denver Housing Authority's Youth Opportunity Program. These artists, ages 14-18, will be performing poetry and exhibiting artwork they have created during the program's 14-week course. The artwork will be for sale, $10 for small pieces and $25 for larger pieces, and the students receive 100 percent of the proceeds. "The students feel a great sense of pride when they sell a piece of work," said Amy Banker, assistant director of the CVA and the XYZ program administrator. The 20 to 35 teens who participate in the program attend classes at the CVA once a week and study various art mediums, including poetry, photography, polarized slide transfer and graffiti-style art. Classes are taught by local artists. This fall was the second time the CVA offered the youth art program, and the Center plans on starting a new semester in February. Banker believes the program very much supports Metro's mission of working with underserved communities and urban neighborhoods, and promoting diversity. "XYZ reaches out to people who don't normally go to a museum or art gallery," she said. The XYZ program is an outgrowth of the Center's successful ABC, Art Builds Communities, program that brings art to children ages 6-12 living in Denver Housing Authority developments. Banker cites research that shows that children who participate in art do better in school, stay in school, have more self-esteem and have pride in themselves and their cultures. The exhibition
and performance is Saturday from 7-9 p.m. and is free and open to
the public. If you plan on purchasing artwork, cash is preferred.
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