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October 2006
Volume 21
Online Issue #2

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FallFest 2006: Retro ‘80s

The seventh annual FallFest celebration was held on Saturday, Sept. 16 at Metropolitan State University’s St. Paul Campus. Strong winds announced the season’s approach but did nothing to discourage students, faculty and community members from enjoying the sun and festivities. While the DJ spun tunes from the ‘80s, including The Rolling Stones, Prince and Guns and Roses, children enjoyed themselves on the many bouncing, jumping, sliding and climbing inflatables that littered the St. Paul Campus lawn. Children and adults alike ate snow cones, popcorn and piping hot slices of Green Mill pizza while...

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Constitution Day features fun festivities

The U.S. Constitution was signed on Sept. 17, 1787. Even now, 219 years later, it remains the oldest and shortest constitution in the world. These two characteristics were named during Final Jeopardy at the Constitution Day festivities held at Metropolitan State University’s St. Paul Campus on September 14...

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From the Registrar’s Office:
New online services available

To serve you better, the Registrar’s Office has been working to provide access to more online services. Online access is now available to Gateway Student Services, the Degree Audit Reporting System (DARS), enrollment verifications and transcript orders.

You can go to the Gateway Student Services Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Web site by clicking the "Ask Us" button on the Metropolitan State University homepage...

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Scholarship challenge bike tour arrives

Biking from Century College in White Bear Lake, Robert Erickson, 60, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) Trustee Emeritus, arrived Sept. 8 at Metropolitan State University on one of his scheduled stops on the 2006 Scholarship Challenge Bike Tour. Erickson is raising money and public support for part-time college students attending MnSCU colleges and universities by biking to each of the 53 campuses in the MnSCU system...

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The natural order: Reduce, reuse, recycle

Can thinking "green" have an effect on the decisions we make while on campus? In the September 2006 issue of The Metropolitan, Andrea Jackley gave a synopsis of global warming along with some ideas on what we can do to effect positive change. But what is the Metropolitan State University community doing to address the situation..?

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