Interview with the president
Dr. Sue K. Hammersmith became president of Metropolitan State University last year and was formally inaugurated in a bright and colorful ceremony on Friday, Oct. 2. A couple of weeks later, President Hammersmith took a few moments to talk about her short- and long-term goals and pressing issues at Metropolitan State University. First of all, St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman referred to both you and new Vikings quarterback Brett Favre as being “game-changers from Green Bay.” Humor aside, is the scholarship committee the biggest...
In with a bang:
Inaugural ceremony mirrors president’s experience and vision
Nobody who attended the inauguration of Metropolitan State University’s sixth president, Dr. Sue K. Hammersmith, on Friday, Oct. 2, can say the affair was dull, staid or lugubrious. While it echoed traditional university ceremonies, there were some refreshing and eye-opening differences—the kind that mirror the differences between Metropolitan State University and every other public university in Minnesota.The ceremony at Founders Hall Auditorium literally began with...
Nobody who attended the inauguration of Metropolitan State University’s sixth president, Dr. Sue K. Hammersmith, on Friday, Oct. 2, can say the affair was dull, staid or lugubrious. While it echoed traditional university ceremonies, there were some refreshing and eye-opening differences—the kind that mirror the differences between Metropolitan State University and every other public university in Minnesota.The ceremony at Founders Hall Auditorium literally began with...
Hispanic Heritage Month highlights Latino issues
Hispanics account for nearly nine percent of Minnesota and 25 percent of the Minnesota minority population. In celebration of these numbers, Metropolitan State University recently invited the Latino community to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by welcoming Latino service providers and professors to address an array of contemporary topics, as well as exhibit Latino art and culture. Metropolitan State co-hosted the third annual summit of the MN Network of Latinos in Higher Education on Friday, Oct. 9, which addressed a broad range of topics affecting Chicanos and Latinos in higher education...