Athletics
Women’s soccer team advances in NCAA tournament
Article Posted Nov 21, 2008

The Metro State women’s soccer team has knocked off RMAC rival Regis University 2 - 1 in overtime to advance to the quarterfinal of the NCAA Division II tournament.

Technology
IT tests self-serve password reset
Article Posted Nov 19, 2008

Information Technology is instituting a new feature that will allow users to reset their own passwords.

Board of Trustees
Trustee Melody Harris had educational good fortune
Article Posted Nov 19, 2008

Metro State Trustee Melody Harris considers herself pretty lucky when it comes to education.

Academics
Provost candidate: Enrique Riveros-Schäfer
Article Posted Nov 19, 2008

Provost candidate Enrique Riveros-Schäfer believes that the first question that should be asked when making decisions about differentiated faculty workloads and other important issues, is “Are the students well served?” The second is, “Is it good for the institution?”

Academics
Center for Faculty Development to host workshop on learning communities
Article Posted Nov 19, 2008

In “Education Catches Fire: An Introduction to Learning Communities,” a workshop this Friday, Nov. 21, members of the Metro State community will have the opportunity to hear about learning communities from an expert.

People
Metro State’s success begins with…Melanie Milow
Article Posted Nov 19, 2008

When she received the first bachelor’s degree in dance ever awarded at the University of Rochester, affiliate faculty member Melanie Milow started on a series of barrier-breaking accomplishments that would mark her relatively short professional career.

Metro State News
Kudos
Article Posted Nov 19, 2008

Kudos are due this week to faculty and students who continue to represent the College with distinction in a variety of ways.

Events
Events of Note
Article Posted Nov 19, 2008

Activities coming to campus in the coming weeks include a blood drive, toy drive and “smokeout” activities. Also, students take center stage with the opening of the BFA thesis exhibition and a fundraiser for the Auraria Soccer Club.

Metro State News
Call for 2009 MLK Peace Award nominations
Article Posted Nov 19, 2008

Nominations are now being accepted for the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Peace Awards, to be presented at the MLK Peace Breakfast on Jan. 16, 2009.

Metro State News
Harding inspires discussion at ‘Where Do We Go from Here?’ luncheon
Article Posted Nov 19, 2008

Inspiration and hope filled the Tivoli Nov. 13 as noted activist Vincent G. Harding, a visiting elder scholar of African and African American studies at Metro State, spoke at a luncheon for the College community.

Metro State News
Current affiliate faculty members: re-application process is new
Article Posted Nov 19, 2008

The process for re-applying for a position as affiliate faculty member has changed.

Auraria
Maintenance planned for Tivoli Commons and Science Building
Article Posted Nov 19, 2008

Two maintenance events, a sound test and a water shutoff, will occur on campus in the coming week.

State/Legislature
Postal Service to raise shipping prices in January
Article Posted Nov 19, 2008

Pricing for shipping services will change on Sunday, Jan. 18, the Postal Service announced recently.

Metro State News
Correction
Article Posted Nov 19, 2008

The 11/12/08 @Metro article “BOT reviews graduate program proposal, Metro State neighborhood” stated incorrectly that the first building to be constructed in the Metro State neighborhood will be 740,000 square feet.

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