Wednesday
February 2, 2005
Vol 2, No 28

1. Trustee Mark Martinez: Taking Metro to next level

"Metropolitan State College of Denver is a hell of a good institution," says Metro State Board of Trustees member Mark Martinez. "And it's time to leverage that and take it to the next level."....more >

2. College testing online tool to detect plagiarism
3. BOT meets today at 9 a.m.
4. Diversity Initiatives process continues through Feb. 14 deadline
5. Yamaha selects Metro for piano test site
6. Metro going retro in less than one week
7. Students in Free Enterprise host competition
8. Metro to build 'habitat'
9. Semester warms up with coat distribution
10. Metro Events of Note

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2. College testing online tool to detect plagiarism

Who really wrote that? An online pilot program is being implemented to assist Metro faculty in ensuring that students' work is original and not plagiarized.

To read more go to
http://www.mscd.edu/~collcom/@metro/tw@metro_vol2/plagiarize_twv2020205.htm

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3. BOT meets today at 9 a.m.

Today's Board of Trustees meeting begins at 9 a.m. rather than 8 a.m. as is usual. It will be held in TIV 320. Among the agenda items are a report by Interim President Ray Kieft on Metro's performance contract with the CCHE and a presentation on remediation for first-time students by Bill Hathaway Clark, interim associate dean of Student Services and director of Admissions.

For a complete agenda go to
http://www.mscd.edu/welcomectr/trustees/boardmeetings.htm

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4. Diversity Initiatives process continues through Feb. 14 deadline

Since last July, Metro State has been making Diversity Initiative grants on a two-month rolling basis. This is the first year the college has offered phased, or rolling, deadlines for the grants; in the past the grants were made biannually.

To read more go to
http://www.mscd.edu/~collcom/@metro/tw@metro_vol2/diversity_twv2020205.htm

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5. Yamaha selects Metro for piano test site

This year, Metro State's Music Department received a welcome shipment—two, stunning grand pianos from the Yamaha Corporation.

To read more go to
http://www.mscd.edu/~collcom/@metro/tw@metro_vol2/yamaha_twv2020205.htm

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6. Metro going retro in less than one week

"Metro Goes Retro," the college's third annual Homecoming celebration, is now just a few days away and it's time to think about purchasing tickets to the VIP suite for the Feb. 11 basketball games against the University of Nebraska-Kearney.

To read more go to
http://www.mscd.edu/~collcom/@metro/tw@metro_vol2/retro_twv2020205.htm

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7. Students in Free Enterprise host competition

Students from eight colleges and universities converged at Metro last weekend to vie for the regional championship of a business finance competition that was sponsored by the Metro chapter of Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE).

To read more go to
http://www.mscd.edu/~collcom/@metro/tw@metro_vol2/sife_twv2020205.htm

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8. Metro to build 'habitat'

Members of the Metro State community will gather Feb.11-12 to work on constructing a new house for a family in need. The project, undertaken with Habitat for Humanity of Denver, will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 14701 East 18th Place (18th & Eagle) in Aurora. Faculty, students and staff are invited to come and work.

To read more go to
http://www.mscd.edu/%7Ecollcom/@metro/tw@metro_vol2/habitat_twv2020205.htm

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9. Semester warms up with coat distribution

Students in Nancy Frontczak's Promotional Strategy class started the semester with a heart-warming—and body-warming—project

To read more go to
http://www.mscd.edu/~collcom/@metro/tw@metro_vol2/coats_twv2020205.htm


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10. Metro Events of Note

Two upcoming campus events are centered on helping people.

To read more go to
http://www.mscd.edu/%7Ecollcom/@metro/tw@metro_vol2/events_twv2020205.htm

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