Metro State faculty and staff continue to excel in their
professions, enriching the academic community and strengthening Metro
State’s reputation as a preeminent public urban baccalaureate college.
Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice and Criminology Allison Cotton has recently had her textbook, Effigy: Images of Capital Defendants (Issues of Crime and Justice) (Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, July 2008), published. The book is available on http://www.amazon.com/.
English Professor Theresa Crater organized a reading and ran a book table for Denvention 3, the 66th World Science Fiction Association Conference, Aug. 6-10 at the Colorado Convention Center. She read from her latest novel, Beneath the Hallowed Hill.
There were many Metro State connections at the convention. Two English
graduates also had readings: Dana Bell and Traci Morganfield, who has
had 16 short stories published, and current English student Rupa King
read from a short story. Alumnus David A Rozansky, owner of Flying Pen
Press, gave workshops and recruited new writers.
Associate Professor Cynthia Kuhn and Professor Cindy Carlson, both of the English department, co-edited Styling Texts: Dress and Fashion in Literature
(Cambria Press, Nov. 2007). The text is described as the first academic
volume to address such an extensive range of texts. For more
information, go to http://www.cambriapress.com/cambriapress.cfm?template=4&bid=129.
Assistant Professor of African and African American Studies Professor Derrick Hudson and President Stephen Jordan
were recognized Friday, Aug. 8, at the Colorado Association of Black
Journalists Media Awards and Scholarship Banquet. Hudson earned first
place in the interactive/online category for his April 11 column in The Denver Post,
titled “Likening Obama and Wright to the blues and gospel music.” The
piece provided thoughtful commentary in mainstream media on the role of
African American churches in the African American community.
Jordan earned second place in the public relations category for the
College’s ongoing campaign, “The Great Equalizer.” The purpose of the
campaign is to increase awareness among the general public, legislators
and the higher education community about Metro State’s unique mission,
vision and role as a leader in educating students of color and urban
students. Campaign highlights include Jordan’s keynote address at the
24th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Marade on Jan.21, 2008. Jordan is
one of only two higher education presidents to deliver an address at
the event’s 24-year history. Excerpts from that speech ran in a guest
column in The Denver Post on Jan. 18, 2008.
