Wednesday
January 19, 2005
Vol 2, No 26

1. Do You Know: Skip Crownhart, Associate Director of Academic Advising

This has been an especially good academic year for Skip Crownhart. The recipient of a Distinguished Service Award and the Institute for Women's Studies and Services Outstanding Woman Award, Crownhart, an associate director for academic advising, is gratified to see her work with international students recognized.....more >

2. Spring enrollment up slightly
3. Trustees discuss legislative and budget concerns
4. Legislative update: An important year for Metro
5. Metro students ace the PLACE exam
6. Undefeated, Roadrunners voted No. 1
7. Accolades for national soccer champs keep pouring in
8. Delgado receives MLK Lifetime Achievement Award
9. Tennis, anyone? Campus improvements continue

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2. Spring enrollment up slightly

Preliminary enrollment figures as of Tuesday, Jan. 18, show a total headcount of state-funded and cash-funded students of 19,754, which is a 2.4 percent increase in total headcount over last spring semester's first day of classes.

The total of state-funded full-year FTES is 2.6 percent higher than the same time point last year

"This increase demonstrates yet another semester of steady enrollment growth for the college," said Admissions Director Bill Hathaway Clark, "and is a real tribute to the faculty and campus community who provide an excellent education and quality services at an affordable price. As the cost of higher education increases throughout the state, I believe that Metro will become an even more attractive educational option for Denver-area students."

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3. Trustees discuss legislative and budget concerns

Potential bills before this year's state legislature dominated the discussion at the Board of Trustees Jan. 12 meeting.

To read more go to
http://www.mscd.edu/~collcom/@metro/tw@metro_vol2/bot_twv2011905.htm

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4. Legislative update: An important year for Metro

Perhaps more so than any previous year, 2005 is shaping up to be a make-it-or-break-it year for higher education in Colorado. The 65th General Assembly convened on Jan. 12 with a sea change in leadership and not just a full plate, but one overflowing with the state's well-publicized fiscal problems related to the "Taxpayers' Bill of Rights" (TABOR) and Amendment 23 (K-12 funding).

To read more go to
http://www.mscd.edu/~collcom/@metro/tw@metro_vol2/legis_twv2011905.htm

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5. Metro students ace the PLACE exam

It looks like Metro's students of teacher education are not only learning how to give tests, but they know how to take them as well.

To read more go to
http://www.mscd.edu/~collcom/@metro/tw@metro_vol2/place_twv2011905.htm

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6. Undefeated, Roadrunners voted No. 1

Metro's 14-0 men's basketball team has been voted No.1 in the nation by the National Association of Basketball Coaches. They are the only undefeated team left in the NCAA Division II.

Next up for the Roadrunners are 8 p.m. away games at Colorado Christian on Friday, Jan. 21 and at Colorado School of Mines on Saturday, Jan. 22.

The 12-3 women's team also takes on Colorado Christian and Mines this weekend, at 6 p.m. each night.

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7. Accolades for national soccer champs keep pouring in

National, state and local recognition just keeps pouring in for Metro's national championship women's soccer team.

To read more go to
http://www.mscd.edu/%7Ecollcom/@metro/tw@metro_vol2/soccer_twv2011905.htm

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8. Delgado receives MLK Lifetime Achievement Award

Abelardo "Lalo" Delgado, who taught Chicano studies at Metro State for 17 years, has posthumously received the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Lifetime Achievement Award from the city of Denver.

To read more go to
http://www.mscd.edu/%7Ecollcom/@metro/tw@metro_vol2/lalo_twv2011905.htm

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9. Tennis, anyone? Campus improvements continue

Does your serve need work? Then visit the new campus tennis courts—decked out in Metro blue and red—adjacent to Lot R in the northeast corner of the playing fields. The old courts at Ninth Street and Auraria Parkway were demolished to make way for a five-level, 800-space parking garage scheduled to open in July 2005.

To read more go to
http://www.mscd.edu/%7Ecollcom/@metro/tw@metro_vol2/tennis_twv2011905.htm

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