After a 15-year break, Metro State will at last be my alma mater
After overcoming addition, student finds the courage get the degree that always seemed just out of reach.
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Metro State TRIO students and staff gather on the front steps of the Minnesota State Capitol on Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018.
Capturing Capitol lessons in leadership
TRIO peer mentor chooses involvement over indifference—and will vote for the first time on Election Day.
Dr. Daniel Kreutzer, left, and anthropology student Ken Philpot examine objects found in an archaeological dig in Swede Hollow Park Sept. 21, 2018. Photo by Scott Lindell
Metro State students dig archaeology
First-generation college students joined an anthropologist for fieldwork in St. Paul's Swede Hollow Park.
President Ginny Arthur will host campus budget forums in March. According to materials prepared for the forums, if student enrollment drops by 2 percent, Metro State will face a budget deficit of $1.8 million to $2 million for fiscal year 2019.
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Q+A with President Arthur: Financial stress, budget and cuts
President discusses Metro State’s financial health, serving adult students and her own academic journey
First-Generation College Student Organization members (L-R) Mai Yang, Wendy Vang Roberts, and Winnie Nyange plan future events at their club meeting on Feb. 14 in room L118 of Founders Hall.
Photo by Scott Lindell
First-generation students form friendly club
First-generation college students come up against many challenges, but now they have another source of support on campus.