Realistic commencement speakers focus on substance, not Seuss
With the commencement ceremony of April 30, 2009, Metropolitan State University saw its alumni number swell to almost 27,000. And I’m pleased to report that the majority of the speeches steered well clear of the trite “oh-the-places-you’ll-go” variety, focusing more on matters of...
Scholarship funding awry? Questions arise about University funding
and student representationMetropolitan State University’s Student Senate is looking into some unclear decisions made about distribution of scholarship money at the University, as well as a possible violation of Minnesota State Colleges andUniversities system (MnSCU) policy on student representation on university committees. In the meantime, Student Senate members are trying to increase student participation on the University’s Scholarship Committee and help streamline the application and award process...
Diminishing achievement gap between students one of many pride points for the university
Talk to your classmates at Metropolitan State University and you’ll find that many students balance an array of responsibilities outside of their campus life. Take a look at your classes and it’s easy to see that the student to teacher ratio is intimate, about 13:1. Take a look around campus and you’ll notice that 30 percent of undergraduates are students of color...