METRO MINUTES
Metro awarded STEPS grant
Under the direction of Rosemarie DePoy Walker, assistant professor of chemistry, Metro has been awarded its third Strides Toward Encouraging Professions in Science grant.
The three-year grant from the National Institutes of Health provides $599,306 for Metro, in cooperation with CCD and the Community College of Aurora, to increase the number of minority students pursuing careers in biomedical research and to increase their success in the program.
The newly awarded STEPS program will be implemented from December 2005 to November 2008. The students involved in the program will have a chance to gain hands-on experience in the techniques of biotechnology. Also, program participants will have access to training, seminars, and student and faculty tutors throughout their college careers.
Teaching grant to up the ante
As part of Metro's $9.5 million U.S. Department of Education Teacher Quality Enhancement grant, 30 teacher education students are currently completing their early field experiences in participating Denver Public Schools.
The grant, which involves Metro's Teacher Education department, the School of Letters, Arts, and Sciences, and DPS, is designed to create a new model of support for secondary teacher education students and new hires from the College's secondary teacher education pool.
Ultimately, the goal is to help improve teacher retention in urban schools, thereby boosting student achievement.
Flu shots available to students
The Health Center at Auraria will be providing $15 flu shots on a first-come-first- served basis to faculty, staff and students.
The shots will be offered from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Oct. 26 in the Tivoli Tavern and 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Oct. 27 in the Plaza Building, Room 150 Corridor.
Depending on vaccine availability, shots will also be available in the Plaza Building, from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Nov. 2 and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Nov. 3.
Payment is by cash or check. For the latest information regarding Flu Shot Clinics, go to www.mscd.edu/student/resources/health/