Metropolitan State University of Denver

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Metropolitan State
University of Denver
MSU Denver seal.png
Former names
Metropolitan State College (1965–1990)
Metropolitan State College of Denver
(1990–2012)
MottoOn Seal: "Excellence in Teaching and Learning"
"Changemakers Wanted"
Type Public university
Established1965
Academic affiliations
Endowment US$19.5 million (FY2022) [2]
President Janine A. Davidson [3]
Provost Laura Niesen de Abruña
Total staff
2,848 (faculty, student, and non-academic staff as of Jan. 2022)
Students17,782 (fall 2024) [4]
Undergraduates 16,600 (fall 2024) [4]
Postgraduates 1,182 (fall 2024) [4]
Location
Denver, Colorado
,
U.S.

39°44′38″N105°00′41″W / 39.7440°N 105.0115°W / 39.7440; -105.0115 (Metropolitan State University of Denver)
CampusUrban,126 acres (51 ha) [5]
NewspaperThe Metropolitan
Colors    Blue & red
Nickname Roadrunners
Sporting affiliations
 NCAA Division II – Rocky Mountain
MascotRowdy the Roadrunner
Website msudenver.edu
Metropolitan State University of Denver PNG logo.png

Metropolitan State University of Denver (also known as MSU Denver) is a public university in Denver, Colorado, United States. It is located on the Auraria Campus, along with the University of Colorado Denver and the Community College of Denver, in downtown Denver, adjacent to Speer Boulevard and Colfax Avenue. MSU Denver had an enrollment of 16,345 undergraduate students in the fall of 2023. [4]

Contents

History

The MSU Denver Jordan Student Success Building opened to students during the Spring 2012 semester SSBentry5-12.jpeg
The MSU Denver Jordan Student Success Building opened to students during the Spring 2012 semester

Metropolitan State University of Denver was founded in 1965 as an opportunity school. By design, MSU Denver is required to be accessible to all, which is why it consistently has some of the lowest tuitions of four-year Colorado colleges and universities. Nearly 54% of the student body are students of color. [6]

MSU Denver was the first university to advocate for DREAMers to have a chance at higher education by providing in-state tuition rates under the ASSET bill, signed by then Gov. John Hickenlooper in the Jordan Student Success Building lobby. [7] [8] It made national headlines. [9] [10] [11] [12]

Campus

MSU Denver shares the Auraria campus with two other higher education institutions, the University of Colorado Denver and Community College of Denver. The traditional main entrance to campus is Speer & Lawrence between the North and Science buildings.

The campus is located in the heart of the central business district. The reclaimed Callie Maher brewery, which closed in 1969, now operates as the Tivoli Student Union. [13]

Organization and administration

Janine Anne Davidson became president of MSU Denver on July 24, 2017.

Laura Niesen de Abruña was named provost effective January 25, 2024. [14]

On June 7, 2002, Governor Bill Owens signed House Bill 1165 – Concerning the Establishment of an Independent Governing Board for Metropolitan State College of Denver – and named his appointees to MSU Denver's board of trustees. [15] [16]

MSU Denver's student government operates under the name "The Student Advocacy Council" (TSAC). [17]

Schools and centers

MSU Denver contains four colleges and two schools. [18]

Metropolitan State University of Denver is also home to a variety of projects, research centers, and institutes.

Accreditation

MSU Denver is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC). Several programs and units are accredited by disciplinary-specific organizations, including:

University names

Colloquially referred to as Metro State, MSU Denver formally became a university on April 18, 2012. [23]

Name change controversy

The then-Metropolitan State College of Denver Board of Trustees on March 9, 2011, approved a legislative proposal to change the institution's name to "Denver State University" following a vote among students and faculty. [24] [25]

University of Denver administration and faculty publicly objected to "Denver State University" as MSU Denver's new name. [26] [27] [28] As a result of this, the board of trustees decided to cancel the planned name change. Some community members objected and viewed this change of plans as allowing a private university (University of Denver) to decide the fate of a public one (MSU Denver). [29] [30]

Student life

Greek life

The institution has various fraternity and sorority chapters. [31]

Student media

The Office of Student Media supports four student media productions: [32]

Athletics

MSU Denver has produced 239 All-Americans and was one of the seven charter members of the Colorado Athletic Conference in 1989 before joining the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference in 1996. MSU Denver competed as a NAIA member until 1983, when the Roadrunners jumped to the NCAA Division II ranks. Since 1998, MSU Denver has captured 32 regular season conference titles, 35 conference tournament championships, as well as the 2000 & 2002 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball National Championships and the 2004 and 2006 NCAA Division II Women's Soccer national crowns.

Camps and clinics

Domestic relationships

† = private ‡ = London Consortium [46]

International relationships

Notable students

Individuals of note who have attended the institution include:

See also

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