Tag: Msu Denver
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MSU Denver volleyball’s Alyssa Boyte named RMAC Academic Player of the Year | Colorado Sunshine
Where good news shines MSU Denver sophomore Alyssa Boyte earned the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference’s Academic Player of the Year award. Boyte, who was also named RMAC Defensive Player of the Year, adds another major accolade to her standout volleyball season. Off the court, Boyte is a psychology major with a 4.00 grade-point average. On…
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MSU Denver launches ‘Mariachi Performance and Culture’ degree program
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Metropolitan State University Denver is launching an Individualized Degree Program in Mariachi Performance and Culture this fall — the first of its kind in Colorado. The new program combines a variety of disciplines including music performance, Chicana/o Studies, world Languages and business courses, aiming to inform all areas of what it means to perform or run…
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Faster hiring, AI could help nation’s air traffic control
Air traffic controllers in Denver lost communications for 90 seconds with an estimated 20 planes operating in the airspace surrounding Denver International Airport on Monday, forcing them to scramble to use backup frequencies in the latest incident of Federal Aviation Administration equipment failure. The outage at DIA affected communications, not radar, said the FAA’s head…
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Metro State University gifted $10M for healthcare education to address workforce shortage
Metropolitan State University of Denver (MSU Denver) accepted a $10 million donation from local philanthropists Gina and Frank Day for the expansion of its Health Institute, a significant move in a time when Colorado is facing a gap in its healthcare workforce. The Days’ donation, announced Monday, marks the largest philanthropic gift in the university’s…
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United Airlines, MSU Denver announce partnership to tackle pilot shortage
Captain Monica Frain is a second-generation United pilot. She knew by the age of four that she wanted to follow in her father’s footsteps. He spent more than three decades as a pilot for United and took her flying often. She still remembers the first time her dad turned their plane upside down, and excitedly…
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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…