Skip to content

Author: John Arnold

It’s that time of year again — the Payroll team is gearing up for the 2025 year-end W-2 process, and they’re asking all employees to ensure their information is accurate and up to date in Workday so that tax documents are accurate and delivered on time. Verify your personal information  To confirm your information in […]

Author: John Arnold

In the debut episode of Common Grounds, Metropolitan State University of Denver President Janine Davidson, Ph.D., sat down with Vice President for Administration and Finance and Chief Financial Officer Jim Carpenter for a candid discussion about the University’s budget, financial priorities and the path forward amid challenging economic conditions.  Watch the full episode: In this episode:  (:48) Budget Basics: What drives MSU Denver’s revenue.   (1:10) Student Success = Financial […]

Author: John Arnold

Open enrollment for 2026 employee benefits is underway and will remain open until 4 p.m. on Nov. 21. This annual window gives full-time faculty and professional staff members at Metropolitan State University of Denver the opportunity to review coverage options and make changes for the coming year without a qualified life event, such as marriage or the birth of a child.  This year’s open enrollment is passive, meaning […]

Author: John Arnold

Metropolitan State University of Denver has upgraded its online Faculty and Staff Directory, part of the University’s comprehensive public  A–Z Directory that also includes departmental and program listings. The online, searchable database now delivers a more accurate, searchable and dynamic experience. This change aims to improve internal connectedness and external accessibility.   Administrative staff members and […]

Author: John Arnold

David Fine, general counsel for Metropolitan State University of Denver, spoke Wednesday before the Colorado Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, which is examining the presence or absence of antisemitism on the Auraria Campus.  In his remarks to the committee, Fine, a fourth-generation Coloradan and member of Denver’s Jewish community, described the […]

Author: John Arnold

As Metropolitan State University of Denver prepares to break ground next month on its first on-campus student residence hall, the University has successfully sold $110 million in bonds to finance the building, along with renovations to the Auraria Event Center.  The projects promise to transform campus life and, thanks to the revenue-generating student-housing building, strengthen […]

Author: John Arnold

The launch of a targeted student-support program has yielded significant gains in academic success and retention among fully online students, Metropolitan State University of Denver’s Online Learning team reported to the President’s Cabinet last week.  The initiative, which includes a mandatory first-year seminar, scholarships and personalized coaching, led to a 0.5-point increase in participants’ average […]

Author: John Arnold

If finding a career you love is hard, leaving it behind is even harder. No one knows this better than Jaclyn Gutierrez. After struggling to find support for her son Phillip, who was diagnosed with autism at age 4, she left behind an eight-year career in banking that she loved. “When we got dismissed from […]

Author: John Arnold

The Colorado Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights last week approved a proposal to examine whether antisemitism is present on the Auraria Campus, including the three campus higher-education institutions.  Though Metropolitan State University of Denver has not received notice of proceedings, the University is committed to cooperating on its part of the review, which was spurred by a national investigation into antisemitism on college campuses […]