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:''This article is about a university in Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Minnesota. For information on the unaffiliated university in Denver, Colorado, see Metropolitan State University of Denver'' Metropolitan State University, commonly referred to as Metro State, is a four-year public university located in the Twin Cities of Minnesota, United States. It is a member of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) system.〔(Metropolitan State University: Minnesota State Colleges & Universities )〕 ==History== The institution was founded in 1971 as Minnesota Metropolitan State College with a mission to educate non-traditional students from the Twin Cities metropolitan area whose needs were not served by other existing institutions like the University of Minnesota.〔http://www.ncahlc.org/component/directory/?Action=ShowBasic&Itemid=&instid=1395&lang=en〕David E. Sweet was appointed the university's first president and the school admitted the first class of 50 students in 1972 on a rented building located in Minneapolis. When Metropolitan State began, it was a college for working adults. It was strictly an upper-division college where students could only complete their junior and senior years of academic study.〔http://www.metrostate.edu/msweb/choose/about/history.html〕 The university initially followed a non-traditional course: students could design their own degree plans, instructors wrote "narrative evaluations" instead of using traditional letter grades, and much of the teaching was done by "community faculty" who had advanced degrees as well as extensive practical work experience in their respective fields. During the 1980s enrollment of students at the university grew from around 1,000 students to over 2,500 students. The university expanded its programs to 30 baccalaureate programs as the state increased funding for the institution.〔 The university began admitting freshmen and sophomores and calculating grade point averages in 1994. Letter grades have always been offered at Metro State, but have never been required. Prior to the fall of 1998, MSU operated on the quarter system. After this, the university adopted a trimester format. In 1992, the main campus of the university moved to a larger campus that is located in the Dayton's Bluff section of east Saint Paul, MN.〔 This change eventually led to the distributed campus system that exists today with the main campus located in Saint Paul, and additional campus facilities located in the Midway neighborhood and in Minneapolis. Metropolitan State currently has four campuses. Although Metro State adopted a more traditional format in the 1990s, it still has the College of Individualized Studies (CIS). On July 1, 2012, Metro State's "First College" was renamed the CIS. The CIS allows students to design individualized and/or interdisciplinary majors (typically called "focuses") and curriculums. The individualized degrees are a popular alternative for students who are not interested in traditional "structured" degrees. During the 2009-10 school year, Metro State enrolled 6,000 full-time equivalent students. From 2008 to June 30, 2014, Dr. Sue K. Hammersmith was Metro State's president. Under Dr. Hammersmith's leadership, the number of degrees conferred increased by 38% during her six year tenure. By the year 2020, Dr. Hammersmith and James McCormick, MnSCU's former chancellor, expect Metro State to serve 20,000 students per year. Dr. Devinder Malhotra has been named MSU's interim president. His appointment became effective on July 1, 2014. During the 2014-2015 school year, Metro State served 12,000 full and part-time students. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Metropolitan State University」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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