Folks,
As you may or may not be aware, part of the Auraria Campus Master Plan includes the centralization of the three schools (Metro, CCD, CUD) into neighborhoods.  Metro’s neighborhood is the parking lot next to the Tivoli (north of the old parking garage).  The first building is in the design process and is expected to cost around $52 million, with approximately $10 million in back-fill renovation of vacated space.  The first building is being designed as a “one stop shop” for student needs, housing nearly all student support services plus administration, the First Year Success program, classrooms, lounges (which will be designed with student input), etc.

Please visit the Metro State is Rising website at http://MetroStateRising.com for more information.  There are links for the Fact Sheet and Neighborhood Master Plan on the right side of the screen.

MOST IMPORTANTLY:  This first building will be payed for with an increase of student fees.  This increase can only be passed by student vote.  Please visit the website and vote in favor of the building.  There is a very informative FAQ page, and it highlights the fact that even after the proposed fee increase, Metro is still the best deal in the state!

The SGA elections happen on April 13-17, and students will receive an email to their mscd.edu account asking for their vote on this issue.  Please look for this email!

I’d be happy to answer any questions,
Dr. Ball

Folks,

If you haven’t already seen it, check out the Events announcement for March 6.  This should be a very interesting presentation (at DU), and getting your faces in front of the local section means you represent yourselves (rather than Dr. Schelble and Yours Truly representing you) to the folks that make decisions to support student affiliates.  You might meet a future employer or grad school advisor, and dinner is only $5 for students.  Social hour (with wine and cheese) is 5pm, dinner is 6pm, talk is 7pm (and usually goes until 8pm).  Check out the newsletter hanging on the Club’s bulletin board for all the details.

RSVP deadline is Feb 28 (this Thursday) to Jessi Snyder (jsnyder6@du.edu) — let Jessi know you’re a Metro student.  Let’s be seen as the most active Chem Club in Colorado!

Dr. Evil

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