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Congratulations to all faculty members who were recently elevated to full professor, were recommended for tenure and promotion to associate professor, or were named department chairs or professors emeriti. This is a great achievement, and thank you for your continued devotion to academic excellence and student success. Promotion to full professor Karam Adibifar, Ph.D., Sociology and Anthropology Rosemarie Allen, Ed.D., […]
More than $4 million will be set aside for compensation increases and branch priorities under the new fiscal 2025 budget, unanimously approved by the Metropolitan State University of Denver Board of Trustees on Friday. The newly approved $221 million budget: “This is the most strategic, inclusive and transparent budget in the University’s history,” said board […]
To address much-needed improvements to the Administration Building Wi-Fi network, the Metropolitan State University of Denver Information Technology Services Networking team has devised a partial upgrade solution that does not require a full outage or building closure. This partial solution would provide immediate Wi-Fi improvements until the team can perform the full upgrade during Fall Break. Wireless internet and phones will remain operational […]
Metropolitan State University of Denver will now be closed for holidays July 4 and 5. Buildings will remain accessible via campus ID card only. Will the University close for July 5? Yes. The University will be closed July 5, with classes and operations resuming July 8. Will campus services be closed July 5? Yes. Offices […]
The American Association of State Colleges and Universities has named 30 higher-education professionals to its 2024-25 Millennium Leadership Initiative. Among them is Will Simpkins, Ed.D., vice president for Student Affairs at Metropolitan State University of Denver, who will join fellow cohort members Wednesday through Saturday in Washington, D.C., and virtually over the next year. Now in its 25th year, the […]
As Deputy Provost Maria Mora, Ph.D., prepares for her new role as provost of Purdue University Northwest, Provost Laura Niesen de Abruña, Ph.D., has selected Jeffrey Newcomer, Ph.D., dean of the College of Aerospace, Computing, Engineering and Design, to serve in the interim role effective July 1. Niesen de Abruña cited Newcomer’s quantitative, budget and […]
Dear Roadrunners, I hope you’re all enjoying the relative peace and quiet between Maymester and the beginning of the summer term this coming Monday. While things might seem slower across campus, GH Phipps Construction has been hard at work on the Auraria Higher Education Center’s Project B, which is now past the halfway point. Construction remains […]
The Metropolitan State University of Denver faculty and staff brain trust reaches almost every point on the academic spectrum, and we are always proud to see Roadrunners sharing their knowledge. Each month, the Early Bird highlights a few faculty and staff members who have served as subject-matter experts on timely news topics, providing dynamic perspectives on critical issues. For […]
The demonstrations that occurred on the Auraria Campus this spring spurred important conversations and highlighted the ongoing need for Roadrunners to engage in thoughtful, meaningful exchange on complicated topics. Building on the success of the first round of Listening Sessions that were offered to process the demonstrations and their surrounding context, organizers have developed additional sessions to better understand the needs of students, faculty members and staff members to intentionally implement programming that supports generative conflict resolution and […]
