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Metro State Board of Trustees voted to approve the Backfill Project Program Plan, which calls for 149,504 square feet of space at the end of five years. Metro State currently has 106,105 square feet. The additional space will include a projected 35 percent increase in faculty/staff offices. See story.
Read More »In a press release, the Governor’s Office of Colorado announced Metro State as the first state institution of higher education to take advantage of provisions in Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which will help lower the cost of construction projects, namely the Student Success Building.
Read More »Metro State Foundation closed on the nearly $1.5 million purchase of 965 Santa Fe Drive to house its renowned off-campus art gallery, the Center for Visual Art. See story.
Read More »The Capital Development Committee of the Colorado State Legislature voted unanimously to approve the construction of the Student Success Building and Hotel and Hotel Learning Center. See story.
Read More »Metro State students voted 53 percent to 39 percent during the Student Government Assembly elections for the student fee for the Student Success Building, the first building in the Metro State Neighborhood. See story.
Read More »Metro State is moving forward with the student fee for the first building of the neighborhood. However, as I promised the student body at yesterday’s SGA meeting, if the higher ed funding crisis is not solved, we will drop the fee. If the state does not restore funding to higher ed, we would not have such a critical space problem, and our enrollment could be reduced dramatically.
Read More »Though things may look bad for higher education, we are not without hope.
Read More »I have been asked by a number of students about the details of the proposed bond fee. I thought it would be helpful to post the actual ballot language that students will be asked to vote on in the coming election (April 13th through the 17th).
Read More »It’s nice to know that there is a plan to update the campus, modernize the way services are provided to students, and to create a home for Metro State
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