海角社区

HSI News

2012

Nov 5, 2012
A meeting to update the University community on the progress of the Hispanic Serving Institution initiative is planned for next week.

Oct 22, 2012
When Stephen Jordan joined 海角社区 in 2005, one of his priorities as president was to improve rates of retention and, by extension, graduation.

Sep 17, 2012
Undergraduate enrollment stands at 22,976, and students of color now make up a third of the student body, the fall 2012 census shows.

Jul 9, 2012
The kids who live in Denver鈥檚 low-income La Alma/Lincoln Park neighborhood missed out on a rite of summer last year.

March 19, 2012
From fall 2006 to fall 2011, undergraduate enrollment grew 11 percent with Latino student enrollment climbing a stunning 56 percent and 23 percent for African American students鈥攁 reflection of strategic outreach and retention efforts.

2011

Sept. 26,2011
Fall Latino student enrollment reaches historic high of 18.2 percent due to bilingual marketing efforts, new curricular emphases on Latinos, the College’s Excel Program and changing city and state demographics.

June 13, 2011
The latest numbers for fall 2011 applications show the College鈥檚 efforts toward attaining Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) status, which have shown significant results since the HSI initiative was established in 2007, are continuing to pay off.

May 9, 2011
Nearly 100 students who have yet to receive their high school diplomas have already registered to attend the College through the Excel Pre-Collegiate Program.

April 11, 2011
The April 6 Board of Trustees meeting saw the coming and going of key board members.

Mar 21, 2011
The 鈥榚Merge鈥� project, a collaborative information technology initiative begun in 2007 but suspended in 2009 due to lack of funds, has been restarted.

Feb 21, 2011
Recent forums held to involve the Denver community in the selection process of a possible new name for Metro State have increased communications between the College and various community groups.

Feb 7, 2011
Stephen Jordan took the helm at Metro State in September 2005 with a 10-year vision for Metro State to become 鈥渢he preeminent public urban baccalaureate college in the nation.鈥�

Feb 7, 2011
In addition to receiving a budget update at its Feb. 2 meeting, the Board of Trustees reaffirmed its support for the latest version of the tuition equity bill, approved a change in student health insurance policy and approved a memorandum of understanding related to the Hotel and Hospitality Learning Center (HLC).

Feb 7, 2011
For a few years now, there鈥檚 been a buzz on campus about achieving Hispanic Serving Institution status, the federal designation accorded to institutions that have at least 25 percent Latino student enrollment.

Jan 24, 2011
The recently released results of a survey focusing on campus climate and job satisfaction among Metro State faculty indicate听general agreement on a number of broad issues.

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2010

Oct 19, 2010
A multicultural program at Metro State designed to develop leaders and engage students with their community is experiencing a renaissance, thanks to the HSI initiative.

Sep 21, 2010
Fall 2010 saw record enrollment at Metro State. A significant part of this growth was in the category of Hispanic or Latino, whose numbers increased 23.8 percent from fall 2009.

Sep 7, 2010
Metro State hosted the third annual Innovations in Hispanic Marketing Conference.

Aug 11, 2010
A new survey to collect ethnic and racial data from students and employees, part of a federal mandate to acquire this information across the country, can provide individuals of diverse heritage, including Latinos, the opportunity to better define themselves.

Mar 10, 2010
The organization Excelencia in Education visits campus to discuss its findings on the importance of 鈥渋ntentionality鈥� for higher education institutions seeking to serve the Latino community.

Feb 10, 2010
Shortly after Metro State is named one of four 鈥渆merging HSIs鈥� by Excelencia in Education, Deputy Provost for Academic Affairs Luis Torres participates in a briefing on the role of HSIs听in President Barack Obama鈥檚 national college completion goals for the next decade.

2009

Sep 23, 2009
Metro State implements a recommendation by the HSI Taskforce to expand the Excel Program, which was established in 1986 to improve the College鈥檚 enrollment and retention process.

Jun 17, 2009
Metro State鈥檚 Urban Teacher Partnership (UTP) program to collaborate with a national nonprofit to address the emerging imperative to increase higher education access for Colorado鈥檚 Latino students.

Jun 3, 2009
Metro State鈥檚 Human Nutrition and Dietetics Program takes a major step toward keeping up with the needs of Latinos in Colorado.

May 20, 2009
Metro State promotes itself as the top choice for Colorado鈥檚 Latino students.

Mar 18, 2009
A series of events on campus related to Latino heritage underscore the College鈥檚 initiative to become an HSI.

Jan 21, 2009
Spurred by the College鈥檚 HSI initiative, the School of Letters, Arts and Sciences collaborate with the Consulate General of Mexico and the Mexican Cultural Center to offer programs.

2008

Nov 26, 2008
Metro State鈥檚 HSI Task Force hosts a special talk that attracts representatives from 10 different Colorado higher education institutions.

Nov 12, 2008
The HSI Task Force joins other key campus groups supporting President Stephen Jordan鈥檚 idea to offer graduate programs at the College.

Jul 23, 2008
In general, students, faculty and staff at Metro State have a positive impression of the College and its diversity outreach efforts, according to a recent study.

Jul 9, 2008
The HSI Task Force plans how the next phase of the Hispanic Serving Institution Initiative should proceed.

Feb 6, 2008
The six subcommittees of the HSI Task Force have developed and voted on 55 recommendations of ways to achieve the federal HSI designation.

2007

Dec 5, 2007

November 7 , 2007
The public is invited and comments are encouraged at the Nov. 30 meeting of the Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) Task Force.

November 7 , 2007
In October, small teams from Metro State鈥檚 HSI Task Force visited four HSI universities–three in California and one in Illinois–to glean ideas of best practices to attaining the HSI designation and truly serving the student population.

October 26, 2007
View pictures from the October 2007 HSI Full Taskforce meeting.

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October 17 , 2007
HSI Task Force members Tat Sang So and Ellen Boswell recently completed a study of Latino students’ choices in majors, including the number of undeclared majors, over the last six years.

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October 3 , 2007
As part of its charge to provide recommendations to President Stephen Jordan by February 2008 on how to double Latino enrollment at Metro State, the Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) Task Force is soliciting proposals from the Metro State community for policies, programs or strategies toward achieving HSI status.

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September 26 , 2007
While more students transfer into Metro State than any other college in the state, more students leave the college each year as well.

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August 1, 2007
Paraprofessionals in Denver Public Schools will train at Metro State to become teachers for English language learners, under a newly awarded $1.4 million five-year grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of English Language Acquisition.

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July 25, 2007
The HSI Task Force has been named, steering committee co-chairs chosen and the members all charged by President Stephen Jordan with developing recommendations by February 2008 that outline how Metro State will attain the designation “Hispanic Serving Institution.”

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April 25, 2007
Calling the goal bold and audacious, Metro State President Stephen Jordan officially launched the Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) initiative Thursday morning, April 19.

College launches HSI initiative
April 19, 2007

Dr. Jordan’s remarks听听|听
The Importance of Increasing Opportunities in Higher Education for Colorado’s Growing Latino Population听听