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You lot can call it a timeline. We see it as a living history. From new buildings and initiatives, to celebrated visitors and groundbreaking achievements, these milestones chart the University'southward path to preeminence.
Throughout its history, the Academy has gone by several different names. For this timeline, however, we elected to refer to the institution by its current name: Metropolitan Country University of Denver or MSU Denver.
1960s
May 1966
Harlan Bryant, Ph.D., presides over the creation of MSU Denver as acting president.
Bryant, who was president of Western State College in Gunnison, Colorado, at the fourth dimension, had helped prepare the proposal for the cosmos of MSU Denver known as the "Green Written report." He was almost to leave on a camping ground trip when he got the telephone call inviting him to oversee the creation of a new college. Each week during his 4-month tenure, Bryant worked upwardly to fourteen hours a mean solar day preparing for the launch.
June xiii, 1965
Tom Melt is the starting time teacher at MSU Denver
Cook was working in circulate media when he became a lease member of the faculty. He established the offset dissemination curriculum in Colorado, received the Distinguished Faculty Award in 1983 and earned the Distinguished Service Laurels in 1988. He died in September 2002.
October iv, 1965
MSU Denver opens, beginning the transformation of higher education in Colorado
Past midnight on Oct. ane, 1965, 1,189 students had enrolled at MSU Denver, then known equally Metropolitan Land College, nearly double the number expected. Thirty-half-dozen faculty and staff members were prepare when classes began on October. 4.
1966
Kenneth Phillips, Ph.D., is named first president of MSU Denver
During his six-yr tenure, Phillips made it his mission to talk with anyone who would listen near the new college, and enrollment increased to more than 7,200. He also began the conversation well-nigh finding a campus for MSU Denver, as it was quickly outgrowing the downtown buildings that had served every bit its first abode. Phillips passed away in 2013.
January xv, 1966
MSU Denver'southward iv-yr status is established
The board of trustees of State Colleges in Colorado canonical the improver of a inferior class in the 1967-68 academic year and allowed for full four-twelvemonth status to begin in 1968.
November xviii, 1966
Kingston Trio performs at MSU Denver
I of the almost popular folk-pop groups of the era performed for students, staff and faculty at MSU Denver's commencement college centre.
January 1967
The first official pupil middle opens in a former pigment store
MSU Denver was originally housed in multiple spaces in the middle of downtown Denver. Along with the student eye on Bannock Street, there was the Forum Building, which was originally designed for legal offices; the Cherokee Edifice, which was a old floral warehouse; and the YMCA, where concrete education classes were held. The White Mule, a bar on Colfax Artery and Elati Street, was the unofficial student union.
December 17, 1967
A queen is crowned at MSU Denver'southward start formal trip the light fantastic toe
Judi Jones was named queen of the Winter Festival, MSU Denver's first official trip the light fantastic celebrated in the school's third winter.
1967
MSU Denver publishes its first yearbook, titled "Columbine"
1967
President Phillips hires fifty new teachers for the upcoming year
1968
Colorado legislature approves $i.9 million for construction of the Auraria Higher Educational activity Center
MSU Denver, University of Colorado Denver and Community College of Denver were all in desperate need of larger, permanent homes. The AHEC concept of shared campus resources, including classroom space, a library and some pupil services, was a pragmatic and innovative manner to meet the needs of all iii institutions.
1968
The American Quango on Education names MSU Denver among the top xvi emerging colleges
ACE selected from more than a thousand schools to generate its listing, meaning that MSU Denver ranked in the top 2 per centum of colleges and universities nationwide that were founded in the previous 20 years.
1968
The Glenarm Building opens for student use, located at 1222 Glenarm Identify
1968
Governor John Love donates many books from his private collection to MSU Denver'due south first library
1968
MSU Denver students publish "The Newspaper", the University's outset newspaper
1969
Campus security is formally established and appear
The kickoff official school security strength consisted of off-duty police that would patrol diverse campus buildings between 5:30 and 11:xxx p.m., vii nights a week. The performance was headquartered on the starting time floor of the AA Edifice.
June ane, 1969
MSU Denver confers its outset bachelor'south degrees
On June 1st, in Phipps Auditorium, MSU Denver awarded its first sixty baccalaureate degrees: 24 bachelor of scientific discipline degrees in fields such as biology, criminal justice and criminology, and business management besides as 36 bachelor of art degrees in fields ranging from English and history to elementary education and psychology.
1969
An art pupil's sculpture of MLK is chosen for display at the Denver Fine art Museum
Ron Kessinger, an MSU Denver student, created a bust of Martin Luther King Jr. that was selected to exist shown at the Denver Art Museum. From there, it was purchased and put on display past Transmission High School.
1970s
1970
Student wins photojournalism award
Westward. Peter Romfh won first place at an annual Colorado Press Association convention for a shot he took prior to leaving his editorial position in the local media to pursue a speech communication degree at MSU Denver.
February 1970
Young Democrats accept their first meeting
At their offset official gathering, the MSU Denver Young Democrats met with the organization'due south state vice president, who explained that the platform of the group was to support the ideals of Eugene McCarthy and John F. Kennedy. English language department fellow member Robert J. Pugel was the kinesthesia sponsor of the college affiliate.
1971
The Section of Chicano Studies is founded
Just one twelvemonth after it began with just 60 students at first-enrollment, the program formerly known as Hispano studies transformed into the Chicano Studies Department, with more than 200 students participating. Reuben Aguirre, who proudly displayed a United Farm Workers flag on his office wall, a gift from Cesar Chavez, chaired the department.
1971
The MSU Denver Alumni Association is founded
As of Spring 2021, MSU Denver had 96,000 alumni.
1971
English professor helps establish prep school with multicultural focus
Professor Emeritus of English language Gwendolyn Thomas was among the first teachers hired by MSU Denver. She left the University for a fourth dimension to straight the Intercultural School of the Rockies in Estes Park, Colorado, which enrolled Indian, Latino, African-American and white students for a plan that emphasized appreciation of diversity.
1971
James D. Palmer, Ph.D., is named president
Among Palmer's greatest achievements during his six years every bit president was his management of MSU Denver's move to the Auraria Campus in 1977. He as well had to deal with substantial cuts to the school'south kinesthesia and fought the proposal to make MSU Denver part of the CU organisation.
Feb 23, 1972
Cultural attaché to the French ambassador visits campus
K. Roland Maurice Husson spoke to students, staff and faculty at the Forum Edifice near the system and importance of the press in France.
March 1973
The Bookish Advising Center is established
The center was established to assist start-year students with undeclared majors or other students who were not yet seeking specific degrees. The showtime managing director to be tapped for oversight of Academic Advising was Bernie Valdez, assistant dean of Student Services.
1973
A grant allows for expansion of child care services
The capacity of MSU Denver'due south commencement child intendance center topped off at 42, until a Model Cities Grant provided for a second location to conform up to 20 more kids.
1974
Mascot changed from mustang to roadrunner
When MSU Denver was founded, the mustang was chosen as its mascot. However, since the students had to run between numerous buildings scattered across downtown Denver to become to their classes, they took a vote and decided the roadrunner would exist a more appropriate and meaningful mascot.
Over the ensuing decades, the roadrunner, later named Rowdy, went through a number of makeovers until its most recent incarnation in 2010.
1974
MSU Denver joins the Colorado Brotherhood of Inquiry Libraries
CARL was established to help academic institutions share resource and reduce costs by working together.
1974
TRIO High School Upward Bound begins to help low-income and first-generation students
This federally funded college preparatory plan was designed to help urban loftier school students enter and succeed in postsecondary education. MSU Denver would become renowned for its commitment to the success of students from all socioeconomic backgrounds.
1975
MSU Denver's first school song, "MSU on the Move with Colorado" debuts
1976
MSU Denver relinquishes two-year programs to CCD as part of Auraria shared-campus arrangements
1976
MSU Denver changes from a quarter to semester system
1976
MSU Denver expands its reach to the southward
In 1976, MSU Denver opened a South Campus in Greenwood Village, Colorado. As part of the Extended Campus Program, the site was intended to serve adult learners who lived and worked in the greater Denver metropolitan expanse. Today, the campus continues to serve these same "scrappy" students, specializing in caste completion and programs for nontraditional students. In August 2015, MSU Denver celebrated a 1000 re-opening of the campus to highlight renovations and showcase its continued success.
1977
MSU Denver moves to the game-irresolute Auraria Higher Pedagogy Center
After 12 years of leasing classroom space in multiple downtown buildings, MSU Denver began its start semester on the 169-acre Auraria Campus, sharing academic space with the University of Colorado at Denver and the Customs Higher of Denver.
1977
Hundreds of students rally at tenth & LAwrence streets, demanding a traffic light be installed
This major intersection became a focal betoken for protests to address the danger faced by student pedestrians attempting to cross the street to reach classes on time.
March 31, 1978
NOVA performs for MSU Denver students
This pop Italian jazz fusion/progressive stone band in the vein of groups such as Conditions Report performed a free Friday-nighttime concert, courtesy of Educatee Activities.
March 21, 1979
The Metropolitan school newspaper debuts
1980s
1980
Nursing program receives grant
A federal grant was provided to the Department of Nursing and Health Intendance Management to assistance expand the skills and roles of registered nurses. 10 RNs were offered a one-year program that focused on general health maintenance and direction of astute and chronic illness.
1981
MSU Denver honors civil rights pioneer Rachel B. Noel with distinguished professorship
Noel, the get-go African American elected to the Denver Public School Board and the outset African American woman to serve in an elected office in Colorado, chaired the then-college's African American Studies Section from 1971-80. Upon her retirement, the University created the Rachel B. Noel Distinguished Visiting Professorship to honor her legacy.
1981
62 students enroll in MSU Denver'due south first tele-courses, combining classes with tv segments
1982
MSU Denver is recognized at the National Safety and Flight Evaluation Conference
The schoolhouse placed in the top five for the national team flight championship, and students Keoki Gray and Mark Brown both were in the summit five for the individual aircraft recognition event.
1982
Richard Fontera, Ph.D., is named president
Fontera brought a new vision and energy to MSU Denver and got the ball rolling to bring back men's basketball later it had been disbanded in 1978.
March 4, 1983
James Edward Olmos speaks at a tri-institutional outcome
The famous actor and activist spoke on the issue of gang violence at the St. Francis Interfaith Center. This tri-institutional outcome was sponsored in function by MSU Denver's Chicano Studies Program.
1983
Men's basketball returns to MSU Denver after its disbandment in 1978.
May 4, 1984
Carlos Fuentes visits campus
The globe-renowned author gave a lecture titled "Permanencia: The Character of Mexican Culture" and received a standing ovation from those gathered, including Denver Mayor Federico Peña.
1984
MSU Denver is dealt a devastating accident when President Fontera dies of cancer
1985
Paul Megelli, Ph.D., is named president
Magelli'south extensive business connections brought greater visibility to MSU Denver. He too revived the school'due south Foundation.
1985
Cellar 3.ii Bar, a student hangout in the 9th Street Mercantile Edifice, closes after ii years
1986
MSU Denver becomes the first college in Colorado to register students by phone
In an effort to brand things more convenient for students, MSU Denver became 1 of the first universities in the nation to offer registration past phone. Longtime staff member and innovator Tom Gray pioneered the initiative.
February 28, 1986
Angela Davis commemorates Black History Calendar month
Baronial 7, 1986
Daniel Ortega speaks to campus community
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega spoke at MSU Denver near plans for peace in Central America.
1986
Journalism professor wins Pulitzer Prize
Louis Kizer, who was also a reporter for The Denver Post, won the Pulitzer's Gilt Medal for Public Service for his commodity on missing children.
1986
Metropolitan Magazine, a publication for alumni and friends of MSU Denver, debuts
In the ensuing years, the alumni publication went through several redesigns and proper name changes. Information technology become Metropolis in 1988, Metro Magazine in 2005, and Metropolitan Denver Magazine in 2013. The Council for the Advancement and Support of Education awarded the magazine its national gold medal for mag improvement in 2014.
1986
The Found for Women's Studies and Services opens
This institute would later be renamed to The Gender Institute for Teaching and Advocacy and moved from its Ninth Street Park location to the Boulder Creek Building in early October of 2018.
1987
Marvin Hamlisch, composter of "The Fire of MSC" school song, receives honorary degree
February 1987
Accreditation evaluators pass MSU Denver with flying colors
Halfway between the 1975 and 1997 comprehensive evaluations by the Northward Central Association of Colleges and Schools, a ix-fellow member team of national higher education professionals conducted a review of MSU Denver that resulted in a recommendation for continued accreditation "without conditions."
September 1988
The Meir habitation relocates to Auraria Campus and becomes MSU Denver's Golda Meir Center
The duplex at 1606 and 1608 Julian Street houses both the Golda Meir Heart for Political Leadership, operated by the Political Scientific discipline Department, and the Golda Meir Business firm Museum.
1988
800 alumni and friends raise $40,000 at the kickoff Apparently and Fancy Ball
The legendary annual consequence transformed into an anniversary-themed commemoration in 2005 and 2010. The 45th anniversary brawl raised $100,000 for scholarships. Over the years, local leaders such as U.S. Rep. Patricia Schroeder and MillerCoors CEO Leo Kiely were chosen equally Plain and Fancy Persons of the Year for their support of MSU Denver.
1988
Thomas B. Brewer, Ph.D., is named president
During his 5 years equally president, Brewer fought off the resurgence of a proposed merger with the University of Colorado Denver and also spearheaded adding "of Denver" to the school's name.
February 1989
Histrion Raymond Burr and media personality Dr. Ruth Westheimer visit campus
Westheimer and Burr were on campus to help dedicate the new location of the Golda Meir Business firm.
1989
The Gild of Professional Journalists posthumously names Journalism Chair Greg Pearson 1988 Journalism Educator of the Year.
1989
MSU Denver debuts Colorado's commencement higher-produced, broadcast-quality television receiver program
1990s
1990
A different kind of gallery: MSU Denver'south Center for Visual Art opens in LoDo
A four-twelvemonth dream to operate an fine art gallery is realized with the opening of the MSU Denver Heart for Visual Art (CVA) at 1701 Wazee Street in lower downtown Denver.
January 1990
Sports Illustrated recognizes a Roadrunner
MSU Denver senior basketball game player Gene Edwards was named Minor College Histrion of the Year in the Sports Illustrated magazine.
1990
The words "of Denver" are added to the school'southward proper noun
A perceived lack of proper noun recognition, attributed to a generic-sounding name; sharing a campus with two other colleges; and the existence of a Metropolitan State University in Minnesota led President Tom Brewer to obtain legislative say-so to change the school'southward name to Metropolitan Land College of Denver.
1991
MSU Denver's get-go dwelling house is demolished
The Forum Building, which had been the birthplace and heart of assistants for MSU Denver in 1965, was torn down. The school had long since moved to the Auraria Campus.
1991
MSU Denver becomes the largest school of its kind in the nation, having reached 25 years every bit a formal institution
September 17, 1993
Maya Angelou shares an evening of poesy and stories
Writer and activist Maya Angelou spoke to an audience of 2,000 at the Auditorium Theater in the Denver Performing Arts Complex. The outcome was co-sponsored by MSU Denver'southward Black Student Alliance and the Metro Activities Council. Angelou would visit with the MSU Denver community again when she spoke on campus in 2005.
1992
MSU Denver holds its first Dr. Martin Luther Rex Jr. Peace Awards Breakfast
Now in its 23rd twelvemonth, the event continues to celebrate Dr. Rex's legacy and has honored an astonishing range of students, kinesthesia and alumni every bit well every bit community leaders for their social justice work.
1994
Historic Tivoli Brewery opens every bit a student wedlock
After a student vote to purchase the sometime Tivoli Brewery buildings, a two-year renovation culminated in the Tivoli Student Spousal relationship, which was ultimately voted No. nine on the 2013 Best College Reviews list of the top 25 student unions in the land.
1993
Sheila Kaplan, Ph.D., becomes president
Nether Kaplan, MSU Denver achieved independence in 2002, breaking from the Country Colleges in Colorado to form its own governing board. During Kaplan's 10-year tenure, the school bankrupt the 20,000-student enrollment marking and led all four-year institutions in minority enrollment. Kaplan continues to impact the University as a professor of history.
1994
The RTD calorie-free rail station at Colfax Artery opens on the s side of the Auraria campus
February 1994
MSU Denver welcomes jazz legend Billy Taylor
Jazz pianist and educator Billy Taylor was MSU Denver'southward first Rachel B. Noel Distinguished Visiting Professor. Noel was a professor at MSU Denver, where she founded and chaired the African-American Studies Department from 1971 to 1980.
1995
World Indoor Drome transforms aviation education
Two FAA airway scientific discipline grants totaling $1.ii million helped fund the World Indoor Airport (WIA), a top-notch aerospace simulation laboratory for training pilots and ground professionals. The facility bolstered MSU Denver's growing Aviation and Aerospace Science Department.
1995
Soccer thespian Rosie Durbin wins Colorado NCAA Woman of the Year honour
Durbin ended her four-year career at MSU Denver as the second-leading scorer in schoolhouse history with 94 points. Her other awards included Outset Team All-American, First Team Bookish All-American, Colorado Sports Woman of the Year for Soccer and Colorado Able-bodied Conference Histrion of the Year.
1995
MSU Denver goes online with its starting time homepage at www.mscd.edu
1995
Roadrunner takes national pond championship
Darwin Strickland brought abode MSU Denver's first-always national title in whatsoever sport, winning the NCAA Division II 50- and 100-meter freestyle races. He took the 50-meter freestyle title once again in 1996 and ended his career named Kickoff Team All-American four times.
1996
MSU Denver offers its first online course
Twenty-1 students enrolled in MSU Denver's first always online grade: Communications 261 – Introduction to Technical Writing.
1996
Professors' economic impact report shows MSU Denver is a "powerful economic driver"
The study highlighted a number of substantial benefits MSU Denver's presence brought to the metropolitan area, including the number of jobs, the amount of goods sold and the expansion of the credit base of operations. It concluded that 72 cents of every dollar invested in the schoolhouse through the country's general fund were returned to taxpayers.
1997
Social Work Program receives accreditation
MSU Denver became one of simply three colleges in Colorado to be accredited by the national Council on Social Work Education, giving students an opportunity to achieve Caseworker Ii status, many with a focus on kid welfare.
1997
Castro professorship kicks off with Chicana author and activist Cherrie Moraga
The Richard T. Castro Distinguished Visiting Professorship was launched in 1997 with the intention of exposing students, faculty and staff to the work of Chicano and Latino artists, activists and leaders.
1998
Auraria lath purchases Lawrence Street Centre to provide administrative office space for MSU Denver
1998
DOE awards $i.vii million Championship Three grant to MSU Denver
I of simply 40 colleges nationwide selected for the U.S. Department of Education's 5-year, $twenty 1000000 Strengthening Institutions project, MSU Denver used the funds for programs to address educatee retentivity, student access to technology and faculty development.
Feb viii, 1999
Actor, director and author Ossie Davis gave a lecture titled "Black Inventiveness and the Human being Experience" at MSU Denver for the 1999 Rachel B. Noel Distinguished Visiting Professorship. Davis' start of many parts in idiot box and film was alongside Sidney Poitier in the 1950 feature "No Way Out." He too was a prominent figure in the struggle for civil rights. Davis died in 2005.
1999
Auraria Administration Building opens on the west side of campus
1999
$1.5 meg Office of Migrant Instruction grant funds College Help Migrant Program
The five-year grant provided academic and financial back up for students from the families of migrant and seasonal farmworkers. MSU Denver was i of only 12 institutions nationwide and the only college in Colorado to house a Military camp program. The programme still exists and continues to be funded by OME grants.
March 26, 1999
Renowned musician Wynton Marsalis is honored for his leadership
Marsalis received the 2d annual Golda Meir Leadership Award from MSU Denver. Following receipt of the award, he treated the audience to an impromptu performance.
2000s
Feb 14, 2000
Recording artist Ashford and Simpson spend Valentine's day at MSU Denver
Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson, multi-golden and platinum selling recording artists, delivered a lecture every bit function of MSU Denver's Rachel B. Noel Distinguished Visiting Professorship. The singer-songwriters were not only partners in music composition and operation, but had been married for 21 years at the time of their Valentine's Day appearance on the Auraria Campus.
March 25, 2000
Roadrunners take NCAA Division II men's basketball title
Colorado historic its first-ever national collegiate basketball title when the Roadrunners crush favored Kentucky Wesleyan 97-92 for the NCAA Sectionalization II championship. The achievement marked the kickoff of MSU Denver Athletics' transformation into a Division 2 powerhouse.
Oct 2000
$38 million Kenneth King Academic and Performing Arts Eye opens on campus
The 180,000-square-foot King Center boasts concert and recital halls, a courtyard theatre, classrooms and studios. The commencement public performance was an MSU Denver faculty recital in the 200-seat recital hall. I month later, the University'due south symphony provided the debut performance in the 550-seat concert hall.
2000
Kaplan/Newsweek recognizes MSU Denver every bit 1 of the 33 best values in higher didactics nationwide
Using quality of education versus tuition toll every bit the criteria, high schoolhouse guidance counselors from across the country named MSU Denver as the only best-value institution in Colorado. The University was listed alongside such notable institutions every bit University of California Berkeley, Rice University and Texas A&K.
2000
MSU Denver leads Colorado in online pedagogy
With 144 online courses, MSU Denver became a leader in online instruction, offer the most course options in the state. General studies requirements, plus cadre courses for business organisation, accounting and computer information systems, could be completed online. By 2014, more than 8,000 students were taking online courses each year.
2001
MSU Denver receives prestigious national Hesburgh Accolade
The honour recognized kinesthesia development programs deemed infrequent for enhancing undergraduate pedagogy and student learning. MSU Denver earned the award for its program to develop and retain role-time instructors and more fully apply them as a resource to support institutional goals such as student memory.
2001
Denver Mayor Wellington Webb proclaims November 2nd as Lalo Delgado Mean solar day
Delgado (pictured), a part-fourth dimension teacher in MSU Denver's Chicano/a Studies Department, was a noted poet and civil rights activist. An event in his honor was held at the Golda Meir Center for Political Leadership. Following Delgado's death in 2004, the University instituted the annual Lalo Delgado Poetry Festival.
July 1, 2002
MSU Denver gains independence, continues to transform higher education in Colorado
MSU Denver acquired its ain governing lath on July 1, following the passage of HB02-1165. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Nolbert Chavez and Sen. Penfield Tate, separated information technology from the Country Colleges in Colorado lath of trustees that governs Mesa Country, Adams State and Western State.
2002
MSU Denver ranks 73rd in nation for graduating undergraduate Hispanics
Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education as well listed MSU Denver as 58th nationally for Hispanic enrollment. Both rankings were the highest in Colorado.
February 2003
MSU Denver celebrates its kickoff homecoming
The homecoming celebration, a tradition centered around a men'southward basketball game game in February, continues to this 24-hour interval.
March 2003
Auraria students hold anti-war demonstrations that are backed by 17 campus organizations
On March 30, a group of students who opposed the war in Iraq converted a small-scale piece of campus almost the flagpole into an urban campground, vowing to stay exterior until the cease of the war. Up to xx students from the 3 Auraria colleges lived at the campsite, passing out anti-war literature and talking with supporters and opponents.
December 2003
MSU Denver'southward l,000th degree
The l,000th person to earn an MSU Denver caste, 52-year-one-time Larry Langley, graduates at winter commencement.
October 1, 2004
MSU Denver receives a $ix.5 meg federal grant, the largest in schoolhouse history
The five-twelvemonth Instructor Quality Enhancement grant from the U.Due south. Section of Education was used to develop the Secondary Teacher Enhancement Project, a game-irresolute partnership with Denver Public Schools.
Dec 4, 2004
Another first for Colorado: MSU Denver women's soccer team takes national title
The Roadrunners scored Colorado's first-e'er collegiate soccer championship when MSU Denver (with a 25-1 record) beat Adelphi Academy 3-2 to win the NCAA Division Ii tournament. Highlights from the game were featured on the nationally televised show "CBS Sports Presents Championships of the NCAA."
February 24, 2005
Cheech Marin entertains and educates the MSU Denver community
Thespian, comedian and collector of Chicano art, Richard "Cheech" Marin was MSU Denver'south 2005 Richard T. Castro Distinguished Visiting Professor. He delivered a lecture nigh the Latino artful titled "Chicano Visions: A Cheech Marin Perspective."
April 2005
National Marketing Educators' Clan names Professor Nancy Frontczak Marker Educator of the Year
June 2005
MSU Denver appoints Stephen M. Hashemite kingdom of jordan, Ph.D., president
Jordan's vision of preeminence for MSU Denver radically transformed the University. Hashemite kingdom of jordan spearheaded the effort to advance from college to university condition. He pushed to offer master's degrees and to pursue Hispanic Serving Institution designation. Three new buildings, endemic solely by the University, were constructed during his tenure.
2006
Auraria Campus named No. 1 in state and 13th nationally for purchasing green energy
2006
A partnership between MSU Denver and Denver Public Schools receives a prestigious literacy grant
The Toyota Family Literacy Plan awarded ane of five $600,000 scholarships to an MSU Denver/DPS partnership that helps Hispanic and other immigrant families attain meliorate literacy skills.
April 19, 2007
MSU Denver launches goal of achieving federal designation every bit a Hispanic Serving Institution
The Toyota Family Literacy Plan awarded one of five $600,000 scholarships to an MSU Denver/DPS partnership that helps Hispanic and other immigrant families achieve improve literacy skills.
2007
MSU Denver emerges as the leader in educating Coloradans
With nearly 21,000 resident undergraduates, MSU Denver surpassed both Colorado State Academy (17,443) and University of Colorado Boulder (17,237), according to the Colorado Department of Higher Pedagogy.
October 24 2007
Los Lobos performs to support the University
Iii-time Grammy Laurels-winning artists Los Lobos performed songs from their CD, "The Town and the City" at Paramount Theatre in support of MSU Denver. This was the tertiary annual benefit concert for the University.
2007
MSU Denver spearheads Celebrated 9th Street Park monument to honor displaced Aurarians
Hundreds of families in Denver'due south Westside neighborhood lost their homes when the Auraria Campus was built. The monument on the park's due north end acknowledges their sacrifice. MSU Denver established a scholarship program for the families in 1994. Equally of 2007, $417,000 in displaced Aurarian scholarships had been awarded.
2007
Senators Hillary Clinton and John Edwards visit campus
Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and John Edwards, candidates for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination, campaigned on campus.
September 10, 2008
DNC leader joins MSU Denver president and political science profs for mail-convention lecture
Mike Dino, CEO of the Denver 2008 Convention Host Committee, joined MSU Denver President Stephen Jordan, Chair and Professor of Political Scientific discipline Robert Hazan and Political Scientific discipline Professor Norman Provizer to hash out the bear on of the DNC on Denver at an issue in Skyline Park. The event was the final lecture in MSU Denver'due south Skyline Park Series: "Countdown to the 2008 Autonomous National Convention."
March eleven, 2009
MSU Denver welcomes writer of "The Simpsons"
Joel Cohen, writer and co-executive producer of "The Simpsons," presented "The Business Tao of Homer: Lessons in Creativity and Innovation from The Simpsons," a tri-institutional seminar held in the Tivoli Turnhalle.
March thirteen, 2009
Anthony Luna captured the NCAA Division II 800-meter championships in the indoor and outdoor competitions.
October 2009
Chronicle of Higher Education praises MSU Denver's Right-Sizing with Technology Initiative
2010s
2010
MSU Denver enrolls more ethnic minority students than any other Colorado institution
The University's more than 5,600 students of color make upward nearly 25% of the full student population.
May 2010
1,600 graduate in the University's first outdoor Commencement at Auraria Athletic Fields
June 2010
MSU Denver's Center for Visual Art moves to Denver's Santa Atomic number 26 Arts Commune
Celebrating its 20thursday anniversary, the Center for Visual Art (CVA) moved into 965 Santa Fe Drive, the first building wholly owned by MSU Denver.
July ane, 2010
Add-on of affordable, loftier-quality main'southward degrees transforms educatee opportunities
In July 2010, MSU Denver received final approving and accreditation from the Higher Learning Commission to proceed with three planned master's degree programs, the University's starting time-e'er graduate-level offerings. The countdown programs included Instructor Instruction, Professional Accountancy and Social Work.
Baronial 2010
Country-of-the-art Auraria Science Edifice opens
This massive construction project renovated the existing 113,000-foursquare-foot building and added 200,000 foursquare feet. The additional infinite was greatly needed by MSU Denver's Biology and Chemistry departments, which over the previous five years had experienced immense growth.
March 4, 2011
Actress and former student Pam Grier delivers conference keynote address
A movie icon with longtime ties to the Denver area, Grier returned to the Auraria Campus as keynote speaker of "Our History Is Our Force: the 15th Annual Women's Leadership Conference."
Apr 4, 2011
University breaks basis on Hotel and Hospitality Learning Centre
Plans for the estimated $45 million project featured more than 28,000 square feet of academic space, including classrooms and specialty learning labs, combined with the adjacent SpringHill Suites – Denver Downtown® by Marriott, which provided easily-on training for students in the Department of Hospitality, Tourism and Events.
August 18, 2011
MSU Denver receives $2 million grant from DOE to operate Disinterestedness Banana Eye
MSU Denver established 1 of only 10 Disinterestedness Assistance Centers nationwide under the iii-yr Department of Education grant. The center offered technical assistance and training to public schoolhouse districts on equity issues with a focus on improving safety by decreasing the incidence of racial and sexual harassment.
May xi, 2011
Aviation and Aerospace Science Section wins collegiate aviation's most prestigious honor
MSU Denver's Precision Flying Team won the Loening Trophy at the May 2011 Rubber and Flight Evaluation Conference (SAFECON). The simply other Colorado schoolhouse ever to take won the 82-year-old accolade to that date was the Air Force University.
July 11, 2011
Biology professor appears on national DIY show
Biological science Assistant Professor Bob Hancock, a medical entomologist who is an authority on claret-sucking insects, appeared on DIY's "Disaster House." The episode looked at what can happen when bats and bed bugs invade a house.
October 3, 2011
$i 1000000 souvenir launches unique urban water instruction program
A generous gift from an anonymous local donor ― the University'south largest private cash donation to that time ― established the One World, I Water Middle for Urban Water Education and Stewardship.
November 14, 2011
Pupil literary magazine wins summit national laurels
Metrosphere, the Academy'southward pupil literary mag, received a Pacemaker Honor – Literary Category, a tiptop national honor likened to a Pulitzer Prize for student publications. The award-winning edition, inspired by graphic novels, divide the literary content and art into separate, just cohesive books with 1 spine.
Nov 17, 2011
Developed Fettle and Exercise Scientific discipline Program earns accreditation
The Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs accredited the Adult Fitness and Exercise Scientific discipline Program for demonstrating compliance with almost 200 standards set past the American College of Sports Medicine. Out of hundreds of programs in the country, MSU Denver'due south was one of a fraction of them to achieve accreditation.
December 4, 2011
Rowdy goes bobble head
The new-look Rowdy, unveiled at MSU Denver's 45th birthday party, went on sale as a bobble head at the Auraria Campus Bookstore.
December 5, 2011
Accelerated nursing students score a perfect 100
All 36 graduates from the Accelerated Nursing Plan Class of 2011 passed the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses. MSU Denver's laissez passer rate was the only perfect score among all baccalaureate and associate caste nursing programs in Colorado.
December 12, 2011
MSU Denver graduates its first five principal's caste candidates
Autumn get-go marked a transformative milestone in MSU Denver's history — the graduation of its first graduate students in professional accountancy and teacher education.
January 23, 2012
Marriott Foundation donates $one million to the Hospitality Learning Center
In recognition of the gift, the HLC's 5,000-square-pes coming together room was named the J. Willard and Alice Southward. Marriott Foundation Conference Center.
February four, 2012
Theatre Department becomes the outset NAST-accredited institutional member in Colorado
The National Association of Schools of Theatre accredited MSU Denver's three theatre degree programs: Bachelor of Arts in Theatre, Available of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre and Available of Fine Arts in Applied Theatre.
Feb 27, 2012
Math association names MSU Denver's Calculus I Program as one of the all-time in the country
The Mathematical Clan of America listed MSU Denver among xv colleges and universities information technology identified every bit having successful Calculus one programs. The association surveyed more than 200 U.S. colleges and universities.
Apr 9, 2012
Federal grant of $655,249 supports effort to meliorate academics at v Denver Public Schools
With support from the five-twelvemonth 21st Century Community Learning Center grant, the Center for Urban Education launched its 21st Century College Readiness Center with afterwards-schoolhouse tutoring, enrichment activities and family back up programs to improve the academic operation and higher readiness of students at v high-need Denver public schools.
Apr 1, 2012
Opening of Student Success Edifice transforms MSU Denver neighborhood and student outcomes
The Educatee Success Building (SSB) became the offset University-owned building on the Auraria Campus. The 145,000-square-foot structure was constructed on the north end of campus, east of seventh Street along Auraria Parkway, in what is deemed the MSU Denver Neighborhood.
April 18, 2012
Metro Land becomes Metropolitan State University of Denver
On April 18, Metro State officially changed its name to Metropolitan State University of Denver, when Gov. John Hickenlooper signed SB12-148 in the jam-packed Student Success Building entrance hall, proclaiming, "It'south a police! You can at present officially call yourselves Metropolitan State Academy of Denver."
April 30, 2012
One World, One H2o sculpture is dedicated
The 12-pes bronze sculpture was created by Rik Sargent and donated by local philanthropist Valerie Gates. The sculpture illustrates h2o's importance through its bas-relief depiction of habitats, animals and industrial h2o users, and inspired the name of the University's I Globe, Ane Water Center for Urban Water Pedagogy and Stewardship.
April 30, 2012
Student Success Building gets green roof, Gold LEED rating
A 9,433-square-human foot, sedum-covered portion of the newly opened Educatee Success Edifice's rooftop was ane of many sustainable features engineered into the building to reach the Gold LEED rating, which recognizes environmentally witting blueprint.
June 7, 2012
BOT introduces non-residential tuition rate, paving the way for passage of the Asset bill
The Board of Trustees voted 7–1 to approve a Colorado Loftier School/GED Nonresident Tuition Rate and received a standing ovation from the more than than 200 MSU Denver customs members, state legislators and others who had gathered for the June 7 coming together.
July i, 2012
MSU Denver adopts laboratory science eye
On July 1, 2012, MSU Denver took over functioning of the Colorado Center for Medical Laboratory Scientific discipline. The eye, established in 1962, had been sponsored past the Colorado Health Foundation since the 1990s. As part of the transfer agreement, the wellness foundation provided nigh $ane million to comprehend operational costs and tuition. Today, the center's work continues to complement MSU Denver's health care programs and prepares highly-qualified workers for an in-need field. Part of the University'southward Extended Campus Program, the heart is based at the Medical Center of Aurora Due north Campus.
July i, 2012
Academy unveils five-yr strategic plan
Approved by the Lath of Trustees in July, "A Time of Transformation: 2012-17 Strategic Plan" was a comprehensive template for the Academy's next five years.
August 6, 2012
Noted street creative person donates mural to University's Centre for Visual Art
Street artist Shepard Fairey, whose well-nigh prominent work includes the iconic "Hope" affiche from Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign, donated a mural to the CVA. As part of a group show in Denver, he spent time with students, faculty and CVA employees talking about his craft.
August 13, 2012
Hotel and Hospitality Learning Center opens for concern, transforms hospitality didactics
In Baronial 2012, MSU Denver opened its state-of-the-art Hotel and Hospitality Learning Heart, 1 of only a few nationwide collegiate hospitality learning laboratories with a fully functioning hotel.
Baronial 13, 2012
Obama visits Auraria Campus for second time in ten months
President Barack Obama visited the Auraria Campus to speak on women's health issues. At the before visit, he announced his "Pay As Yous Earn" proposal to ease pupil loan debt.
October 1, 2012
Hospitality All Stars event introduces the Hospitality Learning Middle to state leaders
More than 400 people attended the Hospitality All Stars fundraiser and were treated to a smorgasbord prepared past some of Denver's acme chefs too equally libations served past Gov. John Hickenlooper. In true learning-lab style, kinesthesia and students from the Hotel, Tourism and Events Department staffed the effect.
Oct 22, 2012
Nursing program debuts high-tech manikin
The Nursing Department's SimMan 3G manikin transformed nursing education into a high-tech endeavor. The manikin could cry, bleed, drool, convulse, wink, have a middle attack, breathe — practically anything a man could exercise.
December 3, 2012
Soccer player earns national bookish award
The College Sports Information Directors of America named MSU Denver men's soccer histrion Marc Herschberger Capital One Academic All-America of the Year for NCAA Partitioning Two. Herschberger was a double major in management and marketing and held a 3.91 GPA.
January 23, 2013
Christo works make Colorado premiere at Center for Visual Fine art
Ii original works of art past the creative person Christo fabricated their Centennial Country debut at the Center for Visual Fine art. The adjacent day, the pieces, which were preparatory works for "Over the River," Christo's planned public fine art installation in s central Colorado, were taken to the state Capitol to exist hung in the Governor'due south Office.
March 18, 2013
Report says MSU Denver graduates are No. 1 earners in commencement year out of college
MSU Denver grads who stay in Colorado to work earn more out of the gate than graduates of CU Boulder and CSU, co-ordinate to the College Measures/Colorado Department of Higher Educational activity report, "Higher Instruction Pays: The Initial Earnings of Graduates from Colorado's Colleges and Universities Working in Colorado."
Apr 2, 2013
Clark honors every bit coach of the year
Men'southward basketball Head Coach Derrick Clark, who guided the Roadrunners to the national championship game, was named Segmentation II Message National Coach of the Year.
April 14, 2013
University announces $one one thousand thousand naming-rights understanding for athletic circuitous
The new name, The Regency Able-bodied Complex at MSU Denver, was part of a x-year agreement with Regency Student Housing. The circuitous opened with eight tennis courts in August 2013. Now completed, it houses a soccer stadium, baseball and softball fields, a training facility and walking a path that is open to the neighboring customs.
April 14, 2013
French professor named 2013 Usa Baccalaureate Professor of the Year – Outstanding Baccalaureate Colleges
Ann Williams received ane of 4 Professor of the Yr awards from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advocacy of Pedagogy and the Council for the Advocacy and Support of Education. Now in its 32nd year, the award is one of the nation's most prestigious.
May two, 2013
Sonia Sotomayor speaks on the Auraria Campus
U.South. Supreme Courtroom Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor addressed students, faculty and the community at an evening event hosted by MSU Denver at the Auraria Consequence Center.
May 13, 2013
Technology professor and students build low-tech device to heat homes
Aluminum cans were the main component of a solar furnace that was built by Banana Professor of Mechanical Engineering science Technology Aaron Brown and his students and that was donated to a nonprofit in Denver's Westwood neighborhood.
June 3, 2013
HLC wins Downtown Denver Partnership Award
The Hotel and Hospitality Learning Center won i of six 2012 Downtown Denver Partnership Awards. The annual awards recognize businesses, organizations, events and projects that "accept made pregnant contributions toward creating a unique, vibrant and diverse downtown environment and have made a lasting, positive touch on downtown Denver."
June six, 2013
University breaks ground on an athletic circuitous that volition transform the surrounding customs
At present completed, the 12-acre, $12 million complex includes viii tennis courts and fields for soccer, softball and baseball, with a fitness trail encircling the site. The facilities are shared with the surrounding neighborhoods, creating a prophylactic, welcoming identify for able-bodied activities.
July thirty, 2013
MSU Denver'southward impressive return on investment leads to Forbes "America's Height Colleges" ranking
September 10, 2013
U.Due south. News ranks MSU Denver 23rd among Western regional colleges
MSU Denver broke into the U.S News & World Report annual rankings of the nation'southward top colleges and universities, ranking 23rd on its list of regional colleges in the West and 5th among the public institutions in that category.
Oct 2013
MSU Denver becomes a partner in national cybersecurity sensation plan
MSU Denver signed on every bit a partner in End.Retrieve.CONNECT, a global cybersecurity sensation campaign created to aid promote the importance of online rubber. Launched in 2010, the transformational campaign was created past a coalition of private companies, nonprofits and government organizations.
October iv, 2013
Redesigned automotive license plate debuts with Rowdy logo
October 23, 2013
MSU Denver and Colorado Heights University Develop partner for business degrees
The University continued to transform higher didactics in Colorado with an understanding that fabricated the transfer of general studies and business core credits from Colorado Heights Academy easier. Credits could be applied to MSU Denver bachelor of science degrees in bookkeeping, computer information systems, finance, management and marketing.
October 24, 2013
University president joins lath of the National College Educational activity Association
President Stephen Jordan was named to the lath of directors of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities, a Washington-based association of nearly 420 public colleges, universities and systems whose members share a historic commitment to underserved educatee populations and to advancing the economical progress and cultural development of their regions.
October 29, 2013
Dazbog'southward Roadrunner Blend goes statewide
Dazbog Coffee added Roadrunner Blend to its product line, selling information technology at King Soopers and City Markets also as at its shops. A pct of the profit from each bag was donated to a scholarship fund at the University.
Oct 31, 2013
College guide recognizes MSU Denver every bit an "bonny option" for prospective artist in the Western U.S.
"Artistic Colleges: A Guide for Actors, Artists, Dancers, Musicians and Writers" included the University'due south Art Department in its 2013 edition.
January 22, 2014
MSU Denver enters into its tenth exchange understanding with an international university
Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology University in India became the latest in a series of MSU Denver partnership agreements that let for faculty and pupil exchanges. The other partner institutions are in Ethiopia, Albania, Republic of hungary, Communist china, Puerto Rico, Italy and Russia.
Feb 1, 2014
Lonnie "Common" Rashid gives a lecture to commemorate Black History Month
Grammy-winning rapper, actor and writer Lonnie Rashid, better known as "Mutual," gave a lecture titled "Greatness" during a February campus commemoration of Black History Calendar month and the 25th anniversary of the March on Washington.
Feb 11, 2014
The educatee-run Metropolitan Grill opens in the Hotel and Hospitality Learning Middle
March 17, 2014
Professor speaks at Un Commision on the Condition of Women in an effort to impact human being trafficking
Women's studies and psychology Professor AnnJanette Alejano-Steele, co-founder of the nonprofit Laboratory to Gainsay Human Trafficking, spoke at the 58th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women.
March 23, 2014
MSU Denver and Cherry Creek Schoolhouse District interact on aviation/STEM instruction
MSU Denver worked to transform aviation pedagogy for high school students from Cherry-red Creek, Douglas County, Englewood, Littleton and Sheridan schoolhouse districts. The aviation/Stalk partnership provides college credit to loftier school students who consummate the Cherry Creek School District's new capstone course in aviation fundamentals.
April eight, 2014
Denver Public Schools partners with MSU Denver to support Stalk students
MSU Denver partnered with Denver Public Schools (DPS) to expand scientific discipline, engineering, engineering science and math (STEM) programs and opportunities through a $seven million federal grant. The University planned to assistance Community College of Denver students transition to MSU Denver and also assist DPS in developing Stalk curricula, a lab and transferrable credits.
May 1, 2014
Men'due south basketball game player earns two national honors
Brandon Jefferson was named the National Clan of Basketball game Coaches NCAA Division II Player of the Year and the Division II Message National Player of the Year afterward leading the Roadrunners to a 32-two tape and an appearance in the D-2 Concluding Four.
May i, 2014
Online Social Piece of work Programs named one of nation's best
All-time Online Colleges, the premier website for ranking online programs and schools, recognized MSU Denver as having 1 of the nation'south best online social piece of work degree programs for 2014. The website used enrollment data, retention and graduation rates and the breadth of specializations offered to identify 21 institutions.
May 12, 2014
MSU Denver garners regional award for customs engagement
MSU Denver earned the Campus Compact of the Mount West 2014 Engaged Campus Award for its delivery to civic engagement and service learning.
MAy 21, 2014
University invests in Denver'south teachers through offset-of-its-kind partnership
MSU Denver and the University of Colorado Denver partnered with Denver Public Schools to create the Denver Educatee Teacher Residency, the commencement known plan of its kind in the nation that unites a school system with universities to transform teacher education students' final year of higher into an intensive residency.
May 21, 2014
$1.5 million HLC donation helps transform hospitality instruction in Colorado
Rita and Navin Dimond donated $1.5 meg ― the University's largest individual souvenir to date. Their commitment was the basis for providing real-world learning opportunities for students in the Hotel Management Programme for fostering excellence in hereafter hospitality leaders.
July 1, 2014
MSU Denver restructures academic programming to create three college and a new school
To meliorate represent each unit'southward breadth of programs, disciplines and departments, the Schools of Business; Letters, Arts and Sciences; and Professional Studies became colleges. At the same time, the Department of Instructor Teaching became the Schoolhouse of Education.
July 21, 2014
President Jordan and the Academy receive national variety awards
MSU Denver and President Stephen Jordan received two awards from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine: a College Educational activity Excellence in Diverseness Award and for Jordan, the prestigious Diversity Visionary Honour. The magazine cited Jordan's and the Academy'south leadership in creating higher educational activity access for undocumented students in Colorado.
September iv, 2014
MSU Denver leads country in enrolling ASSET students
MSU Denver enrolled more qualified undocumented high schoolhouse graduates under the state's Asset police force than all other Colorado public colleges or universities combined, giving these students the opportunity to not just transform their own lives, but to greatly impact the community.
September 15, 2014
Aerospace and Engineering Science initiative receives $5.2 million in funding
The AES initiative moved one step closer to becoming a reality when it received state funding to back up planning, pre-construction and utility work for a new, innovative facility. The $lx 1000000 building will integrate the study of the advanced manufacturing disciplines and transform AES pedagogy in Colorado.
September xiv, 2014
MSU Denver's education programme becomes the School of Education
The University created a Schoolhouse of Education, restructuring and refining its former Instructor Education Department to better prepare future teachers to meet the irresolute needs of students beyond the state.
October 15, 2014
Primary of Social Work Program/CU partnership nets $one.2 million grant
The Principal of Social Work Plan, in partnership with Colorado State Academy, received a $1.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Wellness and Human Services to fund stipends for MSW students who work with at-hazard children and youth.
October 20, 2014
Higher of Business organization establishes Centre for Professional Selling
Standing to transform higher education in Colorado, MSU Denver'southward Higher of Business opened the Middle for Professional person Selling ― the start program of its kind in the country. The centre builds on the University's existing sales curriculum, offering students the practical grooming and skills they need to succeed.
Nov 6, 2014
Wall Street Journal names two professors "near influential"
The Wall Street Journal named Darrin Duber-Smith, senior marketing lecturer, and Erick Erikson, professor of economics, two of the nation'due south 125 most influential professors for using current events to make their teaching more relevant and challenging.
October 10, 2014
MSU Denver was ranked as Colorado's top 4-year institution and 32nd nationally in the Military Times annual "Best for Vets: Colleges 2015" outcome. The University was also included in Military Times "Best for Vets: Business concern Schools 2014."
December 4, 2014
MSU Denver named Colorado's only STEM Jobs Approved Colleges
The University was one of simply 123 schools nationwide to be included on Victory Media's inaugural Stem Approved Colleges list, the first of its kind to rate schools on their responsiveness and relevance to the kind of high-demand, high-growth Stalk occupations that can transform lives.
Dec 18, 2014
Pupil group among ten finalists worldwide for Mars research competition
In a footstep toward transforming their dreams into reality, members of the Students for the Exploration and Development of Space organization well-nigh won a spot for their enquiry project on the 2018 Mars One mission. The team was one of ten worldwide to advance to the final round of the Mars Ane University Competition.
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