Wednesday
December 1, 2004
Vol 2, No 22

1. Score five for Athletics

The women's soccer team's appearance tomorrow in the Final Four of the NCAA Division II national tournament isn't the only thing Metro Athletics has to cheer about these days....more >

2. From Colorado to Cairo: Students voice differences and similarities
3. Do you know: Roosevelt J. Price, II, assistant professor of chemistry
4. Metro students win medals at national taekwondo championships
5. Faculty and staff kudos
6. Today is World AIDS Day
7. Campus invited to Kwanzaa celebration
8. Share the season with a child
9. BOT meets today

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2. From Colorado to Cairo: Students voice differences and similarities

"We're not all terrorists," says an Egyptian teenager in the opening minutes of the film, "Colorado to Cairo: Voices of Youth." "And we don't go to school on camels."

To read more go to
http://www.mscd.edu/~collcom/@metro/tw@metro_vol2/cairo_twv2120104.htm

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3. Do you know: Roosevelt J. Price, II, assistant professor of chemistry

When Roosevelt J. Price, II was 10, he participated in a Metro State youth sports program run by human services Professor Charles Branch.

To read more go to
http://www.mscd.edu/%7Ecollcom/@metro/tw@metro_vol2/price_twv2120104.htm

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4. Metro students win medals at national taekwondo championships

Students in the taekwondo class taught by part-time faculty member Bill Pottle came away with several medals from the United States National Taekwondo Championships held Nov. 5-8 at the World Arena in Colorado Springs.

To read more go to
http://www.mscd.edu/~collcom/@metro/tw@metro_vol2/taekwondo_twv2120104.htm

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5. Faculty and staff kudos

Here's a sampling of some of the ways that Metro's faculty and staff are being recognized by their peers and building the college's reputation in the community.

To read more go to
http://www.mscd.edu/%7Ecollcom/@metro/tw@metro_vol2/kudos_twv2120104.htm

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6. Today is World AIDS Day

Three educational events will be held today in the Tivoli Multicultural Lounge in honor of World AIDS Day.

• AIDS in Africa
  10:30-11:15 a.m.
  Panel presentation by community members
• "The Quilt: Stories of Pioneers"
  12-12:45 p.m.
  Performed by David Kottenstette and Claudia Frisbie
• Screw the Risks?
  1-2 p.m.
  Community panel on the reasons why people continue to engage in unsafe sexual practices
  

There will also be artistic displays and an opportunity to create a personal narrative on a quilt piece around the impact of the AIDS epidemic on your life.

Also, just a reminder, the Health Center at Auraria always has free HIV testing.

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7. Campus invited to Kwanzaa celebration

Black Student Organizations from Metro State, CCD and UCD invite the campus community to their annual Kwanzaa Celebration today from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. in the Tivoli Turnhalle

The celebration will feature African dancing and drumming, a Libation Ceremony, African arts and crafts, traditional food from Senegal and more.

Kwanzaa, the African-American cultural holiday conceived and developed by Dr. Maulana Ron Karenga, was first celebrated on December 26, 1966. Traditionally it is celebrated from December 26 through January 1, with each day focused on Nguzo Saba, or the seven principles that have sustained Africans. Derived from the Swahili phrase "matunda ya kwanza" which means "first fruits," Kwanzaa is rooted in the first harvest celebrations practiced in various cultures in Africa. Kwanzaa seeks to enforce a connectedness to African cultural identity, provide a focal point for the gathering of African peoples, and to reflect upon Nguzo Saba. Africans and African-Americans of all religious faiths and backgrounds practice Kwanzaa.

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8. Share the season with a child

Auraria Shares kicks off Thursday, Dec. 2, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Tivoli Student Union Atrium. Help decorate the Share Tree and take pictures with Santa. Get a free photo with Santa by bringing a canned food donation between 10 and 11:30 a.m.

To take part, simply choose an ornament off the tree. On it you will find the name of a child, their age and a gift wish. Then bring an unwrapped gift with the original tag for that child to Tivoli 303 or 305 by noon Thursday, Dec. 16.

For more information, contact Student Activities at studentactivities@mscd.edu, or 303-556-2595.

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9. BOT meets today

The Board of Trustees holds its regular monthly meeting today at 8 a.m. in TIV 320. The agenda includes a discussion of Metro State's Performance Contract and a presentation on the Cooperative Education Internship Center by Director Susan Lanman.

For the complete agenda go to
http://www.mscd.edu/welcomectr/trustees/docs04_05/agenda_210104.pdf

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