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Feelings of shame impact students’ ability to learn and connect with their Metropolitan State University of Denver community. Imagine a well-meaning faculty member writing sentences or reading exam sections pulled from student work on the board and then talking about what’s wrong with each one. While this process is anonymous (no names or identifying information […]
All Metropolitan State University of Denver professional- and administrative-staff members are invited to participate in the annual performance-management process. Performance management provides an opportunity for staff members to receive feedback and support for ongoing growth and development. Within this process, employees can identify their goals and progress and celebrate accomplishments. Please note that this evaluation […]
Budget Recommendation Committee members finalized recommendations for fiscal 2022-23 tuition rates in their meeting Friday and continued the discussion on fiscal 2022-23 Mandatory Fee increases in anticipation of voting. Impact on tuition The approximate impact of the proposed fee increase, including the proposed increase to Auraria Higher Education Center and Phoenix Center fees, and the proposed 2% tuition increase for full-time-equivalent resident students is $240; nonresident FTE […]
Thanks to everyone in the Roadrunner superhero community who answered the call to support Metropolitan State University of Denver students and programs, the sixth annual MSU Denver Day of Giving was a tremendous success. “We are humbled and overwhelmed by the generosity of our Roadrunner family,” said Bre Milnes, executive senior director of Advancement Communications and Giving. […]
What started as a class project for Metropolitan State University of Denver Health Care Management students Thalia Rodriguez (right) and Ines Calvete Barrios (left) has evolved into an innovative community health–and–wellness program. After securing $8,000 in seed funding from an entrepreneurial-pitch competition, their program “Salud! En Nuestra Comunidad” will begin offering cooking classes this summer focused on integrating nutritious substitutes into traditional Latinx recipes. In developing their […]
When students don’t seem to be doing the assigned reading, attending class regularly or turning in assignments, our impulse as faculty may be to declare them “lazy.” The term “lazy,” though, is often inaccurate and keeps us from asking questions about what is really keeping our students from performing the way we want them to. True […]
Dear Roadrunners, As new Covid-19 infections, hospitalizations and deaths remain low in Denver and across the state, Metropolitan State University of Denver will suspend all Covid-19 protocols and requirements effective immediately. The decision to pause the requirements was made in consultation with state and local public health officials and with input from stakeholders across campus following […]
Faculty members, staff members and student employees are invited to attend the President’s Spring Update for a celebration of Roadrunner perseverance and a discussion focused on the future of Metropolitan State University of Denver. The event will begin with an employee breakfast in the King Center Concert Hall, followed by an address from President Janine […]
Metropolitan State University of Denver faculty and staff members are encouraged to learn more about the Campus Compact Engaged Scholar Initiative. The program aims to develop a diverse group of early-career faculty and staff members who want to strengthen their critical community-engaged scholarship and lead equity-focused change within their institutions and communities. Employees who would […]
Promoting equity in education is the driving force behind MSU Denver alumna Roya Brown’s mobile classroom (pictured). The big blue bus serves 48 preschoolers in underserved communities around Colorado who have limited access to early–education programs. “To me, equity is access and affordability, and this is one of the things I learned at MSU (Denver),” said Brown, whose interest in […]
