Metropolitan State University of Denver

Short description: Public university in Denver, Colorado, U.S.

Metropolitan State University of Denver

Former names

| Metropolitan State College (1965–1990)
Metropolitan State College of Denver
(1990–2012)
Motto| Excellence in Teaching and Learning
Type| Public university
Established| 1965

Academic affiliations

* CUMU
* Space-grant[1]

Endowment| United States dollar 19.5 million (FY2022)[2]
President| Janine A. Davidson[3]
Provost| Marie T. Mora (ad interim)
Undergraduates| 15,682 [4]

Other students

| Graduate students: 1,142 [4]
Location|

Denver, Colorado

U.S.

[ ⚑ ] : 39°44′38″N 105°00′41″W﻿ / ﻿39.7440°N 105.0115°W﻿ / 39.7440; -105.0115﻿ (Metropolitan State University of Denver)
Campus| Urban,126 acres (51 ha)[5]
Newspaper| The Metropolitan
|u}}rs|  Blue & red
Nickname| Roadrunners
Mascot| Rowdy the Roadrunner
Website| www.msudenver.edu

Metropolitan State University of Denver (also known as Metro State or MSU Denver) is a public university in Denver, Colorado. It is located on the Auraria Campus, along with the University of Colorado Denver and the Community College of Denver, in downtown Denver, adjacent to Speer Boulevard and Colfax Avenue. MSU Denver had an enrollment of 15,682 students in the fall of 2022.[4]

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Campus
* 3 Organization and administration
* 3.1 President
* 3.2 Provost
* 3.3 Board of trustees
* 3.4 Student government
* 3.5 Schools and centers
* 3.6 Accreditation
* 4 University names
* 4.1 Different names
* 4.2 Name change controversy
* 5 Student life
* 5.1 Greek life
* 5.2 Student media
* 6 Athletics
* 7 Domestic relationships
* 8 International relationships
* 9 Notable students
* 10 See also
* 11 References
* 12 External links

## History

The MSU Denver Jordan Student Success Building opened to students during the Spring 2012 semester

Metropolitan State University of Denver was founded in 1965 as an opportunity school. By design, MSU Denver is required to be accessible to all, which is why it consistently has some of the lowest tuitions of four-year Colorado colleges and universities. Nearly 54% of the student body are students of color.[6]

MSU Denver was the first university to advocate for DREAMers to have a chance at higher education by providing in-state tuition rates under the ASSET bill, signed by then Gov. John Hickenlooper in the Jordan Student Success Building lobby.[7][8] It made national headlines.[9][10][11][12]

## Campus

MSU Denver shares the Auraria campus with two other higher education institutions, the University of Colorado Denver and Community College of Denver. The traditional main entrance to campus is Speer & Lawrence between the North and Science buildings.

The campus is located in the heart of the central business district and is in close proximity to Ball Arena, Elitch Gardens, the Colorado Convention Center, the Denver Performing Arts Complex, Larimer Square, and the 16th Street Mall. The reclaimed Callie Maher brewery, which closed in 1969, now operates as the Tivoli Student Union, housing the Tivoli Brewing Company and serving all 3 schools on campus.[13]

## Organization and administration

### President

Janine Anne Davidson became president of MSU Denver on July 24, 2017.

### Provost

Marie T. Mora was named interim provost effective March 15, 2023.[14]

### Board of trustees

On June 7, 2002, Governor Bill Owens signed House Bill 1165 – Concerning the Establishment of an Independent Governing Board for Metropolitan State College of Denver – and named his appointees to MSU Denver's board of trustees.[15][16]

### Student government

MSU Denver's student government operates under the name "The Student Advocacy Council" (TSAC).[17]

### Schools and centers

MSU Denver contains three colleges and two schools.[18]

* College of Business
* College of Health and Applied Sciences
* College Letters, Arts and Sciences
* School of Education
* School of Hospitality

Metropolitan State University of Denver is also home to a variety of projects, research centers, and institutes.

### Accreditation

MSU Denver is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC). Several programs and units are accredited by disciplinary-specific organizations, including:

* The Department of Art is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD).[19]
* The College of Business is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).
* The Bachelor of Science in Computer Science[20] and Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems[21] programs are accredited by ABET.[22]

## University names

Colloquially referred to as Metro State, MSU Denver formally became a university on April 18, 2012.[23]

### Different names

* 1965–1990: Metropolitan State College
* 1990–2012: Metropolitan State College of Denver
* 2012–present: Metropolitan State University of Denver

### Name change controversy

The then-Metropolitan State College of Denver Board of Trustees on March 9, 2011, approved a legislative proposal to change the institution's name to "Denver State University" following a vote among students and faculty.[24][25]

University of Denver administration and faculty publicly objected to "Denver State University" as MSU Denver's new name.[26][27][28] As a result of this, the board of trustees decided to cancel the planned name change. Some community members objected and viewed this change of plans as allowing a private university (University of Denver) to decide the fate of a public one (MSU Denver).[29][30]

## Student life

### Greek life

The institution has various fraternity and sorority chapters.[31]

### Student media

The Office of Student Media supports four student media productions:[32]

* The Metropolitan (newspaper)[33]
* Met Radio – KMET[34]
* Met TV[35]
* Metrosphere[36]

Additional Media

* Metro Post-Telegraph[37]

## Athletics

MSU Denver has produced 239 All-Americans and was one of the seven charter members of the Colorado Athletic Conference in 1989 before joining the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference in 1996. MSU Denver competed as a NAIA member until 1983, when the Roadrunners jumped to the NCAA Division II ranks. Since 1998, MSU Denver has captured 32 regular season conference titles, 35 conference tournament championships, as well as the 2000 & 2002 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball National Championships and the 2004 and 2006 NCAA Division II Women's Soccer national crowns.

* Basketball/Volleyball – Auraria Events Center
* Baseball/Soccer/Softball/Tennis – Regency Athletic Complex
* RMLC/MLCA Men's Lacrosse - Dick's Sporting Good Park

Camps and clinics

* MSU Denver Soccer Camps[38]

## Domestic relationships

* University of Arizona[39]
* Adams State University, Colorado Mesa University, Community College of Aurora, Community College of Denver, Front Range Community College, University of Colorado Denver, Western Colorado University[40]
* Fort Hays State University[41][42]
* Mount Saint Mary's University†‡
* Ohio State University[43][44][45]
* University of Puerto Rico[46]
* University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee‡
* University of Wyoming‡

† = private ‡ = London Consortium[47]

## International relationships

* China – Open University of China[48][49]
* Ethiopia – Aksum University (AkU)[50]
* Mexico – University of Guadalajara[51][52]
* United Kingdom – University of London[53]

## Notable students

Individuals of note who have attended the institution include:

* David W. Ball

* Pam Grier

* Kat Cammack - U.S. Congressperson
* David W. Ball - writer
* David Barlow - basketball player
* Richard T. Castro - activist[54]
* Steven Emory - soccer player
* Mark Worthington - basketball player
* Pam Grier - actress
* Candi Kubeck - pilot[55]
* Tony Laubach - Meteorologist and storm chaser featured on the Discovery Channel
* Joe Rice - legislator and mayor of Glendale
* Laura J. Richardson - US General
* Hayden Smith – basketball player
* Todd Schmitz - swimming coach
* Gary Striewski - journalist
* Gloria Tanner – Colorado state senator[56]
* Benjamin Ortner - basketball player

## See also

* List of colleges and universities in Colorado

## References

1. ↑ "Member Schools". Colorado Space Grant Consortium. http://spacegrant.colorado.edu/about-us/member-schools.
2. ↑ "Metropolitan State University of Denver Foundation Annual Report 2021-22". https://www.msudenver.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2021-2022-Foundation-Annual-Report-FINAL.pdf.
3. ↑ "Janine Davidson named next president of MSU Denver". MSU Denver. http://insider.msudenver.edu/davidson-named-president.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "MSU Denver Institutional Research Student Profiles". Metropolitan State University of Denver. https://www.msudenver.edu/institutional-research/student-profiles/.
5. ↑ "Auraria Higher Education Center". December 2008. http://www.ahec.edu/campus/campusfacts.pdf.
6. ↑ "About Us". https://www.msudenver.edu/about/.
7. ↑ MSU Denver RED (2019-05-14). "New Colorado law extends state financial aid to Dreamers" (in en-US). https://red.msudenver.edu/2019/new-colorado-law-extends-state-financial-aid-to-dreamers/.
8. ↑ MSU Denver RED (2022-06-14). "Dreamers reflect on a decade of DACA" (in en-US). https://red.msudenver.edu/2022/dreamers-reflect-on-a-decade-of-daca/.
9. ↑ Frosch, Dan (August 17, 2012). "A College Lifts a Hurdle for Illegal Immigrants". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/18/us/denver-college-policy-aids-illegal-immigrants.html.
10. ↑ Gillette, Hope (August 21, 2012). "Metropolitan State University sets the stage with policy for DREAMers". Voxxi. http://www.voxxi.com/metropolitan-state-university-dreamers-undocumented-immigrants/.
11. ↑ "Metropolitan State University Of Denver Begins Special Tuition Rate For Undocumented Students Today". The Huffington Post. August 20, 2012. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/20/metropolitan-state-univer_n_1812382.html.
12. ↑ Cotton, Anthony (August 3, 2012). "Metro State moving ahead with tuition plan for illegal immigrants". The Denver Post. http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_21229639/metro-state-moving-ahead-tuition-plan-illegal-immigrants.
13. ↑ "Timeline". Tivoli Student Union. http://www.tivoli.org/tivoli/timeline.html.
14. ↑ "Academic Affairs Provost" (in en-US). https://www.msudenver.edu/academic-affairs/provost/.
15. ↑ "Budget Definitions of Terms". Metropolitan State College of Denver. July 21, 2011. p. 3. http://www.msudenver.edu/senate/assets/pdf/attachm/Budget-term-def.pdf.
16. ↑ "Board of Trustees: Welcome". Metropolitan State College of Denver. http://www.mscd.edu/trustees/.
17. ↑ "2023-2024 Councilors". MSU Denver Student Government - The Student Advocacy Council. https://www.msudenver.edu/student-government-assembly/meet-the-team/.
18. ↑ "Masters, Majors, Minors, Concentrations and Licensures offered by MSU Denver". Metropolitan State University of Denver. http://www.msudenver.edu/a_to_z/majors.shtml.
19. ↑ "Art at MSU Denver, CROSS-DEPARTMENTAL COLLABORATION, CAREER PROSPECTS, DATA AND INSIGHTS, HIGHLIGHTS, OUR PROGRAM OPTIONS" (in en). https://www.msudenver.edu/art/.
20. ↑ "MSU Denver Computer Science Program Objectives & Outcomes". Department of Mathematical and Computer Sciences. Metropolitan State University of Denver. http://mcs.msudenver.edu/degrees/computer-science.
21. ↑ "MSU Denver Computer Information Systems". Metropolitan State University of Denver. http://www.msudenver.edu/cis.
22. ↑ "Metropolitan State University of Denver". Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology. http://main.abet.org/aps/AccreditedProgramsDetails.aspx?OrganizationID=254.
23. ↑ "Our History" (in en-US). https://www.msudenver.edu/our-past/our-history/.
24. ↑ "Metro State Board of Trustees selects new name for the College". Metropolitan State College of Denver. March 9, 2011. http://www.mscd.edu/newsroom/top_story/2011/march9.shtml.
25. ↑ McGhee, Tom (March 10, 2011). "Metro State votes to close book on name". The Denver Post. http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_17578879.
26. ↑ Fowler, Donna (November 14, 2011). "Strategic Name Initiative: DSU off the table". This Week @ Metro. Metropolitan State College of Denver. http://www.mscd.edu/~collcom/artman/publish/name_twv9111411.shtml.
27. ↑ Auge, Karen (November 18, 2011). "Metro State tests new names after "Denver State" idea gets booted". The Denver Post. http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_19362147.
28. ↑ Auge, Karen (April 20, 2011). "University of Denver fears confusion over proposed Metro State name change". The Denver Post. http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_17896620.
29. ↑ "12-1 Logan Show 5PM". 850 KOA. http://www.850koa.com/player/?station=KOA-AM&program_name=podcast&program_id=davelogan.xml&mid=21635863.
30. ↑ "12-2 Logan Show 6PM". 850 KOA. http://www.850koa.com/player/?station=KOA-AM&program_name=podcast&program_id=davelogan.xml&mid=21635914.
31. ↑ "Student Activities: Fraternities and Sororities". Metropolitan State University of Denver. http://www.msudenver.edu/studentactivities/fraternitiesandsororities/.
32. ↑ "Office of Student Media | Metropolitan State University of Denver". Metrostudentmedia.com. http://www.metrostudentmedia.com/.
33. ↑ "The Metropolitan". Office of Student Media, Metropolitan State University of Denver. http://www.metnews.org/.
34. ↑ "Met Radio at MSU Denver". Metro Student Media. February 18, 2012. http://www.kmetradio.org/.
35. ↑ "The Met Report". Metro Student Media. http://www.metreport.org/.
36. ↑ "Metrosphere: The Art & Literary Magazine of MSU Denver". http://www.metrosphere.org/.
37. ↑ Metro Post-Telegraph Staff (2017), "About", Metro Post-Telegraph, https://post-telegraph.com/about-2/, retrieved 1 March 2019
38. ↑ "Roadrunners Soccer Camps". http://www.metrostatesoccercamps.com/.
39. ↑ "Regional Partners". http://sirow.arizona.edu/node/543.
40. ↑ "2013 - Newsroom - MSU Denver". http://www.msudenver.edu/newsroom/pressreleases/2013/10-21-2013.shtml.
41. ↑ "MSU Denver Fast Track Admission". Fort Hays State University. http://www.fhsu.edu/mba/MSU-Denver-Articulation/.
42. ↑ "Cooperative Agreement between Metropolitan State University of Denver and Fort Hays State University". Metropolitan State University of Denver. June 8, 2022. http://www.msudenver.edu/business/specialagreements/forthaysstateuniversity/.
43. ↑ "Welcome to mNET". http://teachmnet.org/.
44. ↑ "Abstract: Project m-NET". http://knottt.net/m-net/abstract-project-m-net/.
45. ↑ "Metro State enters community partnership to train teachers for high-need DPS classrooms". President's Message. Metropolitan State University of Denver. November 2011. http://www.msudenver.edu/president/messages/november-2011/.
46. ↑ Foster, Cliff (August 13, 2012). "Trading talent: MSU Denver, University of Puerto Rico launch teacher exchange program". This Week@MSU Denver. http://www.msudenver.edu/collcom/artman/publish/Exchange_twv10081312.shtml.
47. ↑ "AIFS Partnership - London Consortium". American Institute For Foreign Study. http://www.aifspartnerships.com/lc/london/accommodations.asp.
48. ↑ "Confucius Institute Initiative". Metropolitan State College of Denver. July 3, 2007. http://www.mscd.edu/president/global/confucius/index.shtml.
49. ↑ "Introduction to Yunnan Open University". http://en.crtvu.edu.cn/language-projects/language-training/you.
50. ↑ "Ethiopia Partnership: Aksum University". Metropolitan State University of Denver. June 8, 2022. http://www.msudenver.edu/aas/about/ethiopiapartnership/aksumuniversity/.
51. ↑ "Metropolitan State University of Denver". The Higher Learning Commission. http://www.ncahlc.org/component/com_directory/Action,ShowBasic/Itemid,/instid,1056/.
52. ↑ "Study-abroad opportunities continue to expand". This Week @Metro. November 19, 2003. http://www.msudenver.edu/collcom/@metro/tw@metro_vol1/abroad_twv1111903.htm.
53. ↑ "London Semester". Metropolitan State University of Denver. June 8, 2022. http://msudenver.edu/internationalstudies/students/programoptions/metrolondonsemester/.
54. ↑ "MSU Denver Richard T. Castro Distinguished Visiting Professorship". Metropolitan State University of Denver. http://www.msudenver.edu/castro/.
55. ↑ Fields-Meyer, Thomas (May 27, 1996). "Fallen Captain". People 45 (21). http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20141372,00.html.
56. ↑ Beaton, Gail M. (2012). Colorado Women: A History. University Press of Colorado. p. 345. ISBN 978-1457173820. https://books.google.com/books?id=Gsu9AwAAQBAJ&pg=PT345.

## External links

* Official Athletics Website

Links to related articles

* v
* t
* e

Public colleges and universities in Colorado

* Adams State
* University of Colorado
* Boulder
* Colorado Springs
* Denver
* Colorado Mesa
* Colorado School of Mines
* Colorado State University
* Ft. Collins
* Pueblo
* Global
* Emily Griffith Opportunity School
* Fort Lewis
* Metro State
* Northern Colorado
* Western State

* v
* t
* e

Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities

* University of Alaska Anchorage
* American University
* University of Arkansas – Fort Smith
* University of Arkansas at Little Rock
* University of Baltimore
* Bowie State University
* Buffalo State College
* California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
* California State University, Dominguez Hills
* California State University, Fresno
* University of Central Florida
* University of Central Oklahoma
* Cleveland State University
* College of Staten Island
* University of Colorado Denver
* University of Connecticut
* Coppin State University
* University of the District of Columbia
* Florida International University
* Georgetown University
* Harrisburg University of Science and Technology
* University of Houston–Downtown
* Indiana University Northwest
* IUPUI
* Kwantlen Polytechnic University
* LSU Shreveport
* Macon State College
* UMass Boston
* Medgar Evers College
* Metropolitan State University of Denver
* University of Michigan–Dearborn
* University of Missouri–Kansas City
* University of Missouri–St. Louis
* Morgan State University
* University of Nevada-Las Vegas
* University of North Carolina at Charlotte
* North Carolina Central University
* University of North Florida
* University of North Texas at Dallas
* Northern Kentucky University
* Old Dominion University
* Pace University
* Portland State University
* Rutgers–Camden
* Rutgers–Newark
* Ryerson University
* San Jose State University
* University of South Carolina Upstate
* Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
* Syracuse University
* Temple University
* University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
* Texas State University
* Towson University
* Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla
* University of Louisville
* University of Nebraska at Omaha
* University of North Carolina at Greensboro
* University of South Florida Polytechnic
* University of Wisconsin–Parkside
* University System of Maryland
* Virginia Commonwealth University
* Wagner College
* Washington State University Spokane
* Washington State University Vancouver
* University of Washington Tacoma
* Weber State University
* University of Western Australia
* Westfield State University
* Widener University
* University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
* Wright State University
* York University
* Zayed University

0.00

(0 votes)

Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolitan State University of Denver. Read more

|

Retrieved from "https://handwiki.org/wiki/index.php?title=Organization:Metropolitan_State_University_of_Denver&oldid=3391392"
*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template