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Dear Students, Faculty, Staff and Community:
We will honor the originality, beauty, imagination and multiple dimensions of women's lives. Our events are designed to be an integral part of the Women's History Month activities that will take place at Metopolitan State University during the month of March. Our theme reflects the 2008 national theme for Women's History Month, "Women's Art: Women's Vision..." |
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On the corner of Seventh Street and Maria Street, there sits a squat grey building. Most students know it simply as the building they must pass on their way to class. The sign on the side reads Center for Community-Based Learning. What goes on inside is the lifeblood that helps Metropolitan State University carry out its mission on a daily basis. It is the essential link between the university and the community... |
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In honor of PeaceJam and Desmond Tutu, Metropolitan State University is sponsoring A Writing Contest. Students may submit short essays, memoirs, and poems with accompanying visual images. We welcome and encourage the mingling of words and photos, graphics, patterns, colors, and numbers as well as works that demonstrate the connections between acts of service and peace, one act at a time.
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Ten Midwave Scholarships in Information Technology Excellence and Career Development will be awarded to information technology and computer science students attending metro area MnSCU colleges and universities. The $1000 scholarships will be applied to fall 2008 semester studies. These scholarships are intended to retain and support 10 top Information Technology students from Minnesota who are seeking an undergraduate degree or certificate... |
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The night was dark and cold. I crunched through the packed snow in borrowed boots, clumsily gripping slippery skis and long poles in my gloved hands. Up ahead, the lights of Elm Creek Park's ski chalet gleamed brilliantly. Next to the chalet stood a training field with snow groomed into fresh white corduroy. Farther off, lights illuminated ski trails winding into the hilly landscape. I was here to learn about skate skiing from 28-year-old ski racer Jennifer Peatrowsky... |
