Executive Update Briefing - Arts & Humanities

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Executive Update Briefing - Arts & Humanities

By Metropolitan State University of Denver

Date and time

Wednesday, February 13, 2019 · 5:30 - 7pm MST

Location

Tivoli Adirondacks Room 440 – Tivoli Student Union

900 Auraria Parkway Denver, Colorado 80204

Description

You are invited to an Executive Update briefing with MSU Denver President Janine Davidson, Ph.D.

Please join other prominent members of the metro Denver community to discuss the value of arts and humanities education. President Davidson will introduce you to leaders of the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, who will share their innovative approach to teaching traditional academic disciplines.

Did you know?

  • Jazz Professor Ron Miles was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2019.
  • The Denver Project for Humanistic Inquiry has brought multiple noteworthy intellectuals to campus over the past few years, including Martha Nussbaum, Noam Chomsky and Cornel West.
  • Communication design students recently created a memorable marketing campaign for Cheltenham Elementary school that positioned academic subjects as superpowers.
  • English alumna Kali Fajardo-Anstine won a MacDowell fellowship last summer, one of the most prestigious literary fellowships in the country.

You’ll learn:

  • How arts and humanities education is essential in tackling Colorado’s biggest challenges
  • Why Colorado’s cutting-edge companies hire students with backgrounds in traditional disciplines
  • How MSU Denver blends theory and practice to educate well-rounded, critical-thinking and work-ready graduates

Wednesday, Feb. 13

5:30-7 p.m.

Tivoli Adirondacks – Tivoli Student Union

900 Auraria Parkway, Room 440, Denver, CO 80204

RSVP by Wednesday, Feb. 6

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