dec 2018/jan 2019 – The Metropolitan

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STEM students discover ‘secrets’ to super scores and good grades

Post Author:Scott Lindell
Post published:February 28, 2019
Post Category:Student Life

Metro State STEM students learned the mightiness of metacognition from an expert's lecture. STEM Association members meet up monthly to enrich their studies in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

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Counseling graduate students focus on dual diagnosis of mental illness and addiction

Post Author:Rachel Hagen
Post published:February 28, 2019
Post Category:Student Life

Graduate students in Metro State's co-occurring disorders recovering counseling program share a common mission: to shatter the stigma of mental illness and addiction.

David Bowen, center, G.E. Patterson and Teo Nguyen discuss Nguyen's "Untitled I" with visitors at the newly reopened Minnesota Museum of American Art in St. Paul on Dec. 15, 2018. Patterson teaches creative writing at Metropolitan State University. Photo by Margot Barry

The M claims new museum space in downtown St. Paul

Post Author:April Carlson
Post published:February 28, 2019
Post Category:Arts

Metro State community faculty member G.E. Patterson served as guide to explorers of the new home of the Minnesota Museum of American Art in downtown St. Paul.

Requesting student conference funds is no fun

Post Author:Dominique Hlavac
Post published:February 28, 2019
Post Category:Opinion

Student describes the bureaucratic hell of seeking SAFAC money.

Rep. Hodan Hassan, center, speaks at the Metropolitan State University Alumni Association’s “Breakfast at the Capitol” in the Minnesota Senate Building on Jan. 25, 2019. The event brings together legislators and Metro State supporters to discuss public policy. Hassan is a 2010 graduate of Metro State with a bachelor’s degree in social work. She was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2018 to represent House District 62A in south Minneapolis. Sen. Sandy Pappas, right, hosts the annual breakfast. She is a Metro State alumna and has served as an adjunct faculty member. Since 1990, Pappas has represented Senate District 65 in St. Paul. Kent Whitworth, left, is director and CEO of the Minnesota Historical Society. (Eli Bartz / The Metropolitan)

Metro State alumni lead at the Legislature

Post Author:Staff Writers
Post published:February 28, 2019
Post Category:News

Metro State alumni and legislators discussed common goals and the common good at a breakfast in the Minnesota Senate Building on Jan. 25, 2019. The event was organized by the Metropolitan State University Alumni Association.

Dr. Shannon Gibney’s writings await students attending her talk in the Metropolitan State University Student Center on Dec. 6, 2018. Gibney is the author of the young adult novel “Dream Country,” published in 2018 by Dutton Books. She contributed the short story “Lonestar” to “Sky Blue Water,” an anthology of children’s literature by Minnesota authors and published by the University of Minnesota Press. Photo by April Carlson