MetroCatalyst archives

January 27, 2016

Photos from the Student Center grand opening

Photos by Scott Streble

January 22, 2016

Jan. 29: Forum of Solidarity with Muslim Communities

The School of Urban Education (UED) invites the public to a forum to express solidarity with Muslim communities and to discuss the current news headlines that attack and place

January 19, 2016

Feb. 18: Forum on Reformation and Restoration of Law Enforcement: The Role of Community and Social Movements

The Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Studies Department and the Center for Faculty Development present Reformation and Restoration of Law Enforcement: The Role of Communit

January 18, 2016

Frozen Film Festival features Metropolitan State student filmmakers

The work of 13 student screenwriters and directors is being showcased in a special section of the 2016 Frozen Film Festival in Saint Paul. The eclectic collection of 11 short,

January 17, 2016

Feb. 1: "Tested" filmmaker to show documentary

Metropolitan State hosts filmmaker Curtis Chin from 6–8 p.m., Feb. 1 in the Ecolab on Saint Paul Campus. This event includes a discussion with Chin and a showing of his highly

January 15, 2016

Foundation recognizes 2015 major gifts

Four large gifts were among the many received in calendar year 2015 by the Metropolitan State University Foundation in support of students and programs. “We are so grateful fo

January 15, 2016

Open to the public: Dr. Colleen Wieck to speak on equity and the developmentally disabled community

Equity as it pertains to the developmentally disabled community will be the subject of a class discussion that will feature Dr. Colleen Wieck, executive director of the Minnes

January 15, 2016

Feb. 17-20: Metropolitan State copresents "Six Degrees of Separation"

Six Degrees of Separation, a play by John Guare, runs one weekend only at the Whitney Fine Arts Main Stage in Minneapolis. Performances are 7 p.m., Feb. 17, 18, 19 and 20 with

January 14, 2016

Metropolitan State and Advance IT awarded BDPA Community Supporter of the Year

Black Data Processing Associates (BDPA), a professional organization that provides volunteer, hands-on IT training to students, has named Metropolitan State University and Adv

January 13, 2016

Open to the public: 2014 Alumnus of the Year Gary Cunningham addresses “The State of Equity”

What is meant by equity and how it can be achieved? Gary Cunningham, Metropolitan State’s 2014 Alumnus of the Year, will address “The State of Equity” in a speaker series open

January 8, 2016

Sage Holben retires after 16 years

Sage Holben, library technician, retires after 16 years at Metropolitan State. Holben started at the library in 1999, when it was located in the lower level of New Main. Over

January 1, 2016

Bruce Biser appointed interim Chief Financial Officer

Metropolitan State has appointed Bruce Biser as Interim Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Vice President of Administrative Affairs. He assumes his new role on Jan. 4, 2016 and