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Metropolitan State College of Denver is a comprehensive, baccalaureate-degree granting, urban college that offers arts and sciences, professional, and business courses and programs to a diverse student population in an atmosphere of mutual respect. Excellence in teaching and learning is Metro State’s primary objective. The mission of Metro State is to provide a high-quality, accessible, enriching education that prepares students for successful careers, post-gradu- ate education, and lifelong learning in a multi- cultural, global, and technological society. To fulfill its mission, Metro State’s diverse college community engages the community at large in scholarly inquiry, creative activity, and the application of knowledge. With its modified open admissions policy, the College welcomes students from all walks of life and circumstances, including all levels of academic preparation consistent with statutory guidelines, all conditions of economic and income status, all ages and all ethnic and cultural METROPOLITAN STATE backgrounds.COLLEGE In addition of toDENVER degree-seeking students, non-degree students seeking opportunities for continu- ing education are welcomed.Program Contents The College is a teaching institution whereLetter from theexcellence President ....................... in teaching3 and learning is accorded theProgram highest ................................................ priority. Student4 success, sup- ported in a collegialCommencement atmosphere Speaker........................ of 5academic freedom, Metro State: A Bold Goal is of parameof Preeminencehighest .................................... level of future6 achievement. The College endeavorsCommencement to Staffprovide ............................ students7 with an edu- cation that Retireesenhances and In Memoriam the quality ..................... of7 their lives, and Board of Trustees .................................7 enables themAcademic to beAttire ....................................well educated, critically8 thinking citizens whoHonor contribute Societies.................................... and participate9 in mean- ingful ways Academicin community Colors................................... and civic9 life. The College awards bachelorFall 2007 ofGraduation science, Candidates bachelor............10 of arts, bachelor Summer 2007 Graduates ...................... 20 of fine arts,Seating bachelor Diagram .................................. of music and24 bachelor of music education degrees. Students can choose from 51 majors and 82 minors offered through three schools: Business; Letters, Arts and Sciences; and Professional Studies. Programs range from the traditional disciplines, such as history and biology, to contemporary fields of study, such as Chicano studies and health care management. The College offers several bachelor’s degree programs unique in Colorado, including aviation management, Dear member of the Summer or Fall 2007 graduating class: Congratulations on the successful completion of your hard-earned baccalaureate degree from Metropolitan State College of Denver. This is a significant achievement of which you and your family should be justifiably proud. Just as you now have a solid foundation on which to build a career or broaden your education in graduate school, Metro State has secured a strong heritage of providing a high-quality education through relevant and individualized academic experiences that will serve the Colorado community into the future as Metro State strives to become the nation’s preeminent public urban baccalaureate college. As a graduate of Metro State, you are now a part of that heritage, which includes more than 61,000 alumni, all of whom through their tenacity, energy and intelligence are helping put Metro State on the map. Here are but a few examples of their achievements: • Kevin Humphreys, a 1992 graduate of the criminalistics program in the Department of Chemistry, is the supervising agent for the Colorado Bureau of Investigation Western Slope Regional Laboratory in Montrose. • Joanne IntVeld, M.D. (‘83, nursing) practices internal medicine in Cook, Minnesota. • Dave Zur, who graduated in 1989 with a degree in marketing and media communications, is the vice president of operations for Altitude Sports television in Denver. • Flora Rodriquez Russel, (‘79, behavioral science), a psychiatric social worker for the Denver Department of Health and Hospitals, and received the 2007 César Chávez Leadership Hall of Fame Award. • Colorado State Rep. Joe Rice (‘89, history) is a lieutenant colonel in the Army Reserve and has been recalled for a third combat tour of duty in Iraq. • Tracie Keesee (‘97, political science) is commander of patrol for the largest district of the Denver Police Department. Your degree from Metro State symbolizes the knowledge, experiences and skills you have attained that make you ready and qualified to accept the challenge of engaging as citizens in a culturally diverse society, much as the people highlighted above have done. We eagerly anticipate your accomplishments, both large and small, and your continuing connection with the Metro State community, which promises you a very warm welcome whenever you return. Please keep in touch with your alma mater. Sincerely, Stephen M. Jordan, Ph.D. President, Metropolitan State College of Denver Commencement Program Processional Pomp and Circumstance, Op. 9. No. ......................................................................................... Sir Edgar Elgar Performed by .............................................................................................Metro State Brass Quintet (Please stand for the Procession) Star Spangled Banner ...............................................................................Francis Scott Key, Composer Arranged by .........................................................................................................Dr. Michael Kornelsen Performed by .......................................................................Ms. Kendra Sisneros, Music Performance and Music Education Double Major Amazing Grace ...............................................................................................John Newton, Composer Performed by .................................................................. Mr. Doug Blease, Music Performance Major Call to Order .....................................................................................................................Dr. Hal Nees President, Faculty Senate Presidential Greetings ...................................................................................... Dr. Stephen M. Jordan President, Metropolitan State College of Denver Remarks from the Trustees .........................................................................................Ms. Adele Phelan Chair, Board of Trustees Welcome and Induction into the Alumni Association .....................................................Mr. Eric Peterson President, Metro State Alumni Association Introduction of the President’s Award Recipient ........................................................ Dr. Joan L. Foster Dean, School of Letters, Arts and Sciences Remarks from the Fall Class of 2007 ........................................................................... Mr. David Fifield President’s Award Recipient Address .................................................................................................Honorable Elbra Wedgeworth Commencement Ceremony .......................................................................................Dr. Morey Kitzman Associate Professor, Department of Psychology and Director, Commencement Activities Presentation of Candidates .........................................................................................Dr. Linda Curran Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Conferring of Degrees ...................................................................................... Dr. Stephen M. Jordan Conferring of Honorary Degree Posthumously for John Michael Allen Polzin ............................................................................ Dr. Stephen M. Jordan Introduction of Candidates ..................................................................................Dr. Marilyn A. Hetzel Chair, Department of Communication Arts and Sciences and Director, Theatre Mr. Scott Lubinski Visiting Assistant Professor of Theatre Presentation of Diplomas School of Business ..........................................................................................Dr. John Cochran, Dean School of Letters, Arts and Sciences ............................................................. Dr. Joan L. Foster, Dean School of Professional Studies ..................................................................... Dr. Sandra Haynes, Dean Tassel Ceremony .............................................................................................. Dr. Stephen M. Jordan Closing Ceremony .............................................................................................................Dr. Hal Nees Recessional Interpreters for the Deaf ................................................Ms. Kim Duzenack and Ms. Judith Dalsky Commencement Speaker: Honorable Elbra Wedgeworth Elbra Wedgeworth, the youngest of six children, is a native of northeast Denver from the Curtis Park neighborhood. After graduating from Denver Public Schools, she earned a bachelor’s degree in sociology and anthropology from the University of Redlands (California) in 1978. Wedgeworth
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