On-campus activities are cancelled due to jury verdict
Due to the announcement of the verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial expected this afternoon, all on-campus activities at all Metropolitan State University locations are cancelled immediately. All university buildings and locations will close at 4 pm. All university offices and labs will be closed until further notice. Faculty will connect with students about alternative class plans and/or online learning schedules. University administration and the Public Safety Department continue to monitor the situation. Ensuring the safety of the campus community is the primary concern as this situation evolves. Check your Metro email and MetroState.edu for updates.
IDEC Fellowship Cohort: Antavia Paredes-Beaulieu (bottom row, third from left). Image courtesy of Conversation Corps Minnesota & Iowa
Images: Left - Cybersecurity Certificate Training program participants appreciate individualized attention in the university’s computer lab. (Photo courtesy of College of Science). Right - Metropolitan State University joined local employers, philanthropists, County workforce leaders, tech professional resource groups, trainers and local employment agencies in a Learning Session on Technology Careers and Resources, sponsored by the East Side Funders Group in August 2018. (Photo of Viva Yang, East Side Employment xChange)
Portrait of George Floyd by Metropolitan State alumnus Adam Bucher (BookaB). Courtesy of the artist.
Images: Top left - Cassandra Holmes and Roberta Gibbons present on SCOUT at Metropolitan State. Top right - Little Earth community event brought together residents and Minneapolis police officers. Bottom left - SCOUT members testify at Minneapolis City Council. Bottom right - Community Safety Champion Meeting at Little Earth. Photos courtesy of Cassandra Holmes and Roberta Gibbons.
2020 Art Purchase Award: Hannah Ross,Time, handmade paper and time sheets, 2019.
Join us for the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration 2021. This year’s theme is Building CommUNITY: Epitomizing and Evolving Reconstruction in the Midst of Pandemics. This virtual celebration will start at 5 p.m. Jan. 19. Register here: https://minnstate.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIqfumhqzwtH9f1L00Tc_z3bCfSkQbKjkpi
Keynote speaker, Dr. Artika Tyner, is an educator, author and advocate for justice. Dr. Tyner is the founding director of Center on Race, Leadership and Social Justice at the University of St. Thomas Law School and founder of the non-profit, Planting People Growing Justice Leadership Institute. Saint Paul Mayor Melvin Carter will join the celebration to share remarks. Carter is Saint Paul’s 46th mayor and the first African-American elected to the city’s high office.
