Tag: Metropolitan State University Denver
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Denver’s Metro State offers colorblind people unique experience with EnChroma glasses
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Tom Hellauer [email protected] Six people living with colorblindness received a chance of a lifetime at Metropolitan State University Denver arts center on Thursday. For the first time in their lives, with the help of colorblind glasses, the participants saw color in its pure form. MSU…
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Local actor Eli Stewart, 34, was a father for all seasons
Local actor Eli Stewart was a remarkably quiet person, says one of his many area stage directors, Robert Michael Sanders – “until it was time to be funny.” Then, it was go-time. Stewart had the year of his life as a local actor in 2018, but then he stepped away from the spotlight for the best…
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Over 60 scholarships approved by state board
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Opportunity Scholarship Initiative board on Wednesday approved 66 scholarships worth more than $4.9 million. The scholarships will go to 2,900 Colorado students and are part of the board’s matching student scholarship program that assists under-resourced students by matching community scholarship dollars. “These awards…
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Metropolitan State University of Denver to offer free tuition to Native, Indigenous students
Indigenous and Native students at Metropolitan State University of Denver will no longer have to pay for tuition and fees beginning next fall. Janine Davidson, the university’s president, made the announcement Saturday during the school’s Native and Indigenous graduation ceremony. The money will come from the Indigenous & Native People’s Grant. To qualify, students must…
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Amazon partners with Colorado institutions to provide hourly employees tuition reimbursement
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Amazon has expanded its Career Choice program to offer its hourly employees fully funded college tuition in partnership with more than 140 colleges and universities, some of which call Colorado home. Hourly employees who have worked at Amazon for 90 days are eligible to participate…
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U.S. Army General Richardson to MSU-Denver grads: Get involved
Recently promoted commander of U.S. Southern Command U.S. Army Gen. Laura Richardson returned to her home state Friday to encourage Metropolitan State University Denver graduates. She is, after all, a walking example of how far a graduate can go. Richardson took some time between two ceremonies at the Colorado Convention Center Friday to talk to…
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Metropolitan State University of Denver names Kelly Brough chief strategy officer
After leading the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce for 12 years, Kelly Brough is headed to Metropolitan State University of Denver, where she will serve as chief strategy officer — a new role for the university. When announcing her resignation from the chamber earlier this year, she said two issues mattered deeply to her: housing…