Wednesday
March 30, 2005
Vol 2, No 36

1. Metro athlete named NCAA 'Player of the Year'

There are any number of first-generation college students at Metro State. But you don't necessarily expect them to be Australian. Then again, you might not expect to even find an Australian at the college—unless you've been following the men's basketball team for the last few years.....more >

2. BOT to hear Jordan testimony at April meeting
3. Kempe Center honors part-time faculty member
4. Faculty: encourage students to apply for COF
5. Student Support Services receives funding for next five years
6. College seeks faculty experts for media guide
7. Metro profs featured in PBS show about Colorado Latinos
8. Endowed scholarship honors student who died in plane crash
9. Building named after Metro graduate
10. Events of Note

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2. BOT to hear Jordan testimony at April meeting

Metro State's Board of Trustees will hold its regularly scheduled monthly meeting on April 6, at which time they will hear testimony about the potential presidency of Stephen Jordan.

To read more go to
http://www.mscd.edu/~collcom/@metro/tw@metro_vol2/jordan_twv2033005.htm

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3. Kempe Center honors part-time faculty member

Jan McIntosh, a champion for children in Denver for more than three decades who teaches part time at Metro, will be honored with the Kempe Award at the Wings of Hope gala April 2 at the Adams Mark in Denver.

To read more go to
http://www.mscd.edu/~collcom/@metro/tw@metro_vol2/kempe_twv2033005.htm

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4. Faculty: encourage students to apply for COF

Faculty, please remind your students that in-state students who plan to attend Metro for the 2005 Fall Semester should apply for their College Opportunity Fund (COF) stipend before they register for fall classes; registration for the 2005 Summer and Fall semesters begins Monday, April 4.

To read more go to
http://www.mscd.edu/~collcom/@metro/tw@metro_vol2/cof_twv2033005.htm

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5. Student Support Services receives funding for next five years

Student Support Services has been notified by the U.S. Department of Education that the program will be funded for the next five years.

To read more go to
http://www.mscd.edu/~collcom/@metro/tw@metro_vol2/sss_twv203305.htm

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6. College seeks faculty experts for media guide

The Office of College Communications is putting together the 2005/2006 Metropolitan State College of Denver Experts Guide, which the media use when they need experts to give an added perspective to news stories.

To read more go to
http://www.mscd.edu/~collcom/@metro/tw@metro_vol2/experts_twv2033005.htm

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7. Metro profs featured in PBS show about Colorado Latinos

Rocky Mountain PBS is now in production of a two-hour, two-part original documentary about the history of Latinos in Colorado. The series, "La Raza de Colorado" (The Race of Colorado), features the work and commentary of many prominent Latinos, including Metro's own Luis Torres, associate professor of Chicana/o studies, and Antonio Esquibel, professor emeritus of Spanish and Chicana/o studies.

To read more go to
http://www.mscd.edu/~collcom/@metro/tw@metro_vol2/pbs_twv2033005.htm

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8. Endowed scholarship honors student who died in plane crash

The family of Nadia Barghelame, the young Metro State aviation student and member of the tennis team who perished in a Dec. 17 plane crash near Centennial Airport, has established the Nadia Barghelame Female Aviator Endowed Scholarship Fund.

To read more go to
http://www.mscd.edu/~collcom/@metro/tw@metro_vol2/nadia_twv2033005.htm

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9. Building named after Metro graduate

There aren't many people currently living in Denver who have Denver buildings named after them. There's the Wellington Webb building, and there soon will be "La Villa de Barela," named after Metro alumnus Veronica Barela.

To read more go to
http://www.mscd.edu/~collcom/@metro/tw@metro_vol2/barela_twv2033005.htm

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10. Events of Note

Poetry, books and music are highlighted in special events over the coming weeks.

To read more go to
http://www.mscd.edu/~collcom/@metro/tw@metro_vol2/events_twv2033005.htm

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