President Stephen Jordan to volunteer for Comcast Cares Days, asks for 450 Metro students, alums, employees to join him

Dear Colleagues,

Please join Ruthie and me in volunteering for Comcast Cares Day on Saturday, April 24. Metro State is privileged to be this year's signature Colorado nonprofit to benefit from the annual event — the largest one-day corporate volunteer effort in the country.

Hundreds of Comcast volunteers will assist with campus beautification and maintenance projects ranging from painting outdoor hand railings to inventorying library books. Comcast will also collect nonperishable food items with a goal of more than 45,000 pounds —enough to feed more than 30,000 individuals. Metro State's own food bank will be filled, along with many other community food pantries. Read more facts about Comcast Cares day below.

In honor of our upcoming 45th anniversary, my goal is to have 450 Metro State volunteers help support in this exciting effort. Our efforts on April 24 will improve the campus experience for everyone. Let's make this a kick-off for an annual service project that we can be proud of for the next 45 years.

Every volunteer receives free parking, breakfast, lunch, t-shirt and Metro State cap.

April 24 will be a great day to be a Roadrunner! Thank you in advance for your participation.

Sincerely,

Stephen M. Jordan, Ph.D.

Metro State Alumni Relations Office Launches Mentoring Program

Metro State Alumni Relations Office Looking for Mentors

The Metropolitan State College of Denver Office of Alumni Relations and the Student Academic Success Metro Scholars Program recently launched the new, pilot Alumni Mentoring Program (AMP), and is looking for additional alumni who are Denver-based professionals to serve as mentors. The purpose of this program is to facilitate a connection between students and alumni mentors in the student’s field of study, fostering the student’s development through this newly created relationship.

According to Acting Co-Director of Alumni Relations Joshua Anderson: “Providing students with access to successful professionals gives them invaluable opportunities for networking, getting questions answered, and potentially getting real-world experience in their fields. It helps bridge the gap between life as a student and life after graduation.”

The program also benefits mentors, Anderson added. “As with any process in life, the more you put in the more you get back,” Anderson said. “Not only could you have a direct and positive impact on someone’s professional and personal development, but you may also find your next new hire. The time commitment is minimal—a couple hours per month—but the rewards are huge.”

The pilot program will take place spring semester, 2010, and includes scholarship students in the Metro Scholars Program. For more information, please email Gini Mennenga at vmille17@mscd.edu, or call her at 303-556-4076. If you would like to sign up, please take this short SurveyMonkey survey.

Metro State Alum photographer Katie Roesler has new website

I just found Metro State Alum Katie Roesler's blog. She also has a new website. Click here to check it out.

Last four days to see Su Teatro play featuring painting by Asst. Prof Carlos Fresquez

SU TEATRO
Your award-winning Chicano theater presents The Westside Oratorio

FINAL WEEKEND
Auraria Remembered...

They built families,
they married,
they baptized their children,
and and they buried
their loved ones.

This is your last chance to see The Westside Oratorio--a beautiful musical tribute to those citizens who lost their homes and their neighborhood in the name of progress. Created by Su Teatro Executive Artistic Director Anthony J. Garcia and world-renowned composer Daniel Valdez, The Westside Oratorio is a beautiful piece you do not want to miss.

Also, check out the painting, "The Westside Wedding," done by MSCD Assistant Professor Carlos Fresquez, of a newly married couple standing outside St. Cajetan's church. It is featured prominently in the play.

Read the Denver Post article by clicking here.

Purchase your tickets today!
Call 303.296.0219

As we prepare for our historic move to the Denver Civic Theatre on Santa Fe Drive, we present a classic piece that honors the resilient Westside spirit and pays tribute to its displaced denizens.

Su Teatro presents
The Westside Oratorio
written by Anthony J. Garcia and
Daniel Valdez
directed by Anthony J. Garcia
musical direction by Daniel Valdez

Only 4 performances left!
Friday 12/18 at 7:30pm
Saturday 12/19 at 3pm and 7:30pm
Sunday 12/20 at 3pm

at the King Center Concert Hall, 855 Lawrence Way (on the Auraria campus)

Tickets are $18, $15 students/seniors, with great group discounts available.

For King Center info and directions, click here. For more info about Su Teatro and The Westside Oratorio, visit our website: www.suteatro.org

Auraria Update: Metro State Student Success Building

For more info on the new building on the Auraria Campus, check out the Denver Infill Blog by clicking here.

Metro State graduates search for jobs in tough economic time

President Obama's top economic adviser predicted for the first time Sunday that job growth would begin as early as this spring. It's good news for the hundreds of graduates who received their degrees from Metro State in Denver Sunday afternoon. To read the full story, click here.