约旦总统的遗产

自2005年掌舵以来, President Stephen 约旦 has put 密歇根州立大学丹佛 on the path to becoming the preeminent public urban university in the nation.

在他的领导下, 密歇根州立大学丹佛分校已获得大学地位, 开设了第一个硕士学位课程, 建立了教育学院, 看到了一个新的酒店和酒店业学习中心的计划, 学生成功建设和运动综合体结出硕果. 约旦 has masterfully navigated the financial downturn and deep internal budget cuts to retool and reposition the University for the future.

2016年9月8日，乔丹宣布将于2017年6月从密歇根州立大学丹佛分校退役.

成就

约旦 has opened the doors of higher education for innumerable students during his time at 密歇根州立大学丹佛, 尤其是那些可能没有机会上大学的人.

He worked with the 密歇根州立大学丹佛 校董会 to create a special tuition rate that provided easier 访问 to education on behalf of undocumented students. 这一大胆举动被广泛认为预示着科罗拉多州资产法案的通过.

约旦 also spearheaded initiatives developed specifically to recruit and support students of color, 包括实现的目标 西班牙裔服务机构(HSI) 2018年的状况. 被视为恒生指数成份股, 25 percent of a university’s full-time equivalent enrollment needs to be from Hispanic backgrounds.

 

高等教育委员会认证

约旦 is focused on successfully completing the accreditation process of 密歇根州立大学丹佛 through the 高等教育委员会. The 高等教育委员会 (HLC) is one of six regional accrediting bodies in the United States. 它是一个正式认可的认证机构 高等教育认证委员会.

The federal government has a distinct interest in the role of accreditation in assuring quality in higher education for the students who benefit from federal financial aid programs. Institutions must be accredited by a federally recognized accrediting agency to qualify for participation in federal financial aid programs that provide low-cost loans to students. HLC维护确定认证资格的程序, 获得候选资格, 为取得初步认可及维持认可. Regional accreditation assures quality by verifying that an institution (1) meets threshold standards and (2) is engaged in continuous improvement.

 

公私合作伙伴关系

在乔丹的指导下, 在过去的五年里，皇冠官网网站见证了酒店和酒店业学习中心的剪彩仪式, 学生成功建设 和摄政体育中心

航空航天与工程科学大楼将于2017年夏季开放.

These facilities have transformed 密歇根州立大学丹佛’s corner of the Auraria Campus while also supporting the educational priorities of the University – training students for upwardly mobile careers in Colorado’s largest industries.

 

 

留学率及毕业率

乔丹的到来标志着密歇根州立大学丹佛分校的一个新时代, 大学在学生留存率和毕业率方面取得了重大进展. 在他的指导下, the First Year Success program became the entry point for all beginning Metropolitan State University of 丹佛 students. 在这里，学生们通过以社区为基础的学习为未来的成功奠定了基础, 同伴支持, 和广泛的有意义的课外活动. For the first time freshman retention rate moved from 56 percent to 72 percent for those students who participated in First Year Success, 授予的学位也从每6个增加1个.每4名学生中有6名全日制学生获得1个学位.2名学生全职工作.

 

 

名称的改变

2012年4月18日，大都会州立大学正式 改名 到丹佛大都会州立大学任教. 约翰·希肯卢珀(John Hickenlooper)在拥挤的学生成功大楼大厅签署了SB12-148, 宣布, “这是法律! 你们现在可以正式命名为丹佛大都会州立大学了.”

约旦 began the celebration by stating that this “might be the best day yet to be a Roadrunner! 然而，这并不是结束. 相反，这是大都会州立大学新时代的开始.”

Hickenlooper said he has been and will always be a supporter and added that 密歇根州立大学丹佛 is one of the outstanding universities in Colorado and in the nation. “Changing the institution’s name was a great way to honor what it has become: a great asset for not just 丹佛, 而是整个科罗拉多.”

大学开创新时代的种子早在两年前就播下了, 当时董事会投票决定研究更名方案. The resulting Strategic Name Initiative garnered overwhelming support for a new name: 80 percent of the 9,000名学生, 教师, 工作人员, 完成在线调查的校友和社区成员希望改名. The primary reason was to increase the value of an 密歇根州立大学丹佛 degree while eliminating the misperception that the institution was a community college.

在他的结束语中, 乔丹回忆起1965年密歇根州立大学丹佛分校的开业, 当1,189名在校生.

“今天，皇冠官网网站教育了近五分之一的科罗拉多本科生. 皇冠官网网站有近24000名学生在皇冠体育官网分校注册. 自1965年以来增长了2000%.

“小打小闹的, 充满斗志, this is a ubiquitous theme I see as we keep one foot in our past and one in the future and become Metropolitan State University of 丹佛. 这是一个伟大的一天，作为一个Roadrunner!”

乔丹在行动

在约旦的领导下, the physical campus of 密歇根州立大学丹佛 has been transformed while the University’s commitment to its core values of community, 访问, 多样性和尊重有所增长. 正如乔丹所说:“50年来，密歇根州立大学丹佛分校一直为梦想更好生活的学生提供服务. 虽然皇冠官网网站的地位和声誉从卑微的开始就得到了极大的提升, 皇冠官网网站坚定不移地履行这一使命.”

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2016年秋季，《皇冠体育官网》对乔丹进行了专访.

总裁斯蒂芬·乔丹博士.D., 宣布2017年6月退休, leaves legacy of transformational leadership and increased opportunities for nontraditional students.

2005年9月一个阳光明媚的日子, the newly appointed president of then-Metropolitan State College of 丹佛 delivered his first Welcome Back address to the campus community.

这篇演讲很清楚地说明了一件事——斯蒂芬·乔丹并不害怕有远大的梦想.

He laid out a plan to transform the institution into “the preeminent urban baccalaureate college in the nation.”

“大家都扬起了眉毛,白宫办公厅主任凯茜·卢卡斯说, 那天有谁出现在第九街公园. “The idea of growing what was then seen exclusively as a local commuter college into a nationally recognized university was not something people could imagine.”

在接下来的11年里，乔丹把人们的惊讶变成了人们的期待, 把诋毁者变成信徒.