Student Resources - Metropolitan State University of Denver (2024)

MSU Denver offers a variety of resources to help students as they pursue their academic goals. Commonly accessed resources are included below as links to the services. Most services are available at no additional cost to the student. Students are encouraged to visit each resource listed to understand the benefits associated with each, and for details on how to access applicable services.

• Academic Advising
• Access Center - Disability support services
• Auraria Immunizations - Coordination of the State mandated immunization requirement and additional immunization services.
• Brother 2 Brother - A male mentoring program focused on academic and social support.
• Campus Recreation - A place to build community through healthy living outlets such as working out, group fitness classes, personal training, sports leagues, open recreation, outdoor pursuits and leadership programs.
• CARE Team - Provides assessment and case management support for students who are struggling or who may be displaying behaviors of concern.
• Career Services - Provides career advising and information, resume reviews, job search assistance and events to help students network with employers.
• Center for Advanced STEM Education - Assists STEM majors through academic, financial, and peer mentor supports.
• Center for Equity and Student Achievement (CESA)
• Civic Engagement Program - Offering educationally meaningful service opportunities that positively impacts the community and provides opportunities for students to develop as engaged citizens.
• Classroom to Career Hub - Provides relevant and impactful career development for the full student body.
• College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) - Designed to meet the academic, financial, and social needs of migrant/seasonal farmworkers and their children in pursuing higher education.
• College Completion - Helps all students find their best path to graduation, specifically those with 90 credits or above.
• Counseling Center- Individual and group therapy, crisis intervention and outreach to students.
• Dean of Students Office - The hub for student support and referrals. Services include case management, student conduct, sexual misconduct investigations, conflict resolution services, student emergency fund, and oversight for the roadrunner food pantry.
• EPIC Scholars Program - Supports independent students coming from foster care, kinship care, adoption, or group homes.
• Excel Programs - Pre-collegiate and retention services for students in select Adams county and Aurora Public schools.
• Fraternities and Sororities

• Gender Institute for Teaching and Advocacy (GITA) - Holistically supports students affected by sexism and other intersecting oppressions through academics, advocacy, and services, which include academic advising, scholarship assistance, advocacy and problem solving, wellness and lactation rooms, a snack stop, and space for community organizing.

• Health Center at Auraria - Medical and Mental Health services for students
• Healthy Pursuits - Free Group Fit and Mind Body Fitness Classes
• Honors Program
• Immigrant Services - Refugee, immigrant students, ASSET, DACA, and English Language Learner support.
• Immunization Program
• Individualized Degree Program - Create your own major and minor
• International Studies - Study abroad opportunities, Exchange Programs, Fullbright Student Award, Erasmus Scholarships.
• Internship Program - Assists students in finding paid or unpaid internship opportunities and gaining academic credit for the experience.
• LGBTQ Student Resource Center
• Met Media - Student newspaper, radio, arts/literary magazine, and news broadcasts
• Metro Meritus - Lifelong learning for older adults
• MSU Denver Student Insurance - Manages the Student Health Insurance Plan
• Orientation - Provides in-person and online programming to support students in successfully starting and engaging in their college experience.
• Peer Mentoring - Individuated support and advocacy to all student throughout campus via direct outreach and co-curricular programming.
• Phoenix Center at Auraria - Interpersonal violence prevention, awareness, and support
• Prior Learning Assessment - Turn work and significant experience into college credit
• Registrar’s Office
• Roadrunner Food Pantry - Provides food resources and community referrals for current MSU Denver students.
• Roadways Into Developing English Skills (RIDES) - Intensive writing support for multilingual students
• Scholarship Support and Retention - Fosters a community of scholars through leadership activities, proactive coaching, scholar events, and professional development.
• Service Learning Program - Classroom learning combined with community-based service. This is a great way to gain real world experience through classwork.
• Student Conflict Resolution Services - Provides mediation, conflict coaching, group dynamics services, and the Dialogues Program.
• Student Emergency Fund - Application process for students encountering unforeseen financial crisis.
• Student Government Assembly
• Student Organizations
• Student Travel Program - Grant funding available for students to travel to professional conferences and meetings.
• Roadrunners Give Back Volunteer Program
• Roadways Advising - Can help you find the perfect major, troubleshoot roadblocks to completing college, and help you get back on track if your degree journey takes an unexpected turn.
• Summer Bridge/Melt - Provides students with support between freshman and sophomore year.
• Supplemental Instruction - A voluntary program that offers free, regularly scheduled study sessions for traditionally difficult course.
• TRiO Student Support Services - Support for first-generation, low-income students, and students with disabilities
• Tutoring - Provides individualized support to students in overcoming academic obstacles or barriers.
• Testing Services - Offers placement testing for the student body to assist advisers in determining the selection of appropriate courses.
• Transfer Student Success - Helps students create a foundation for success by aiding them in their transition to MSU Denver and connecting them to appropriate resources and departments.
• Undergraduate Research Program - Resource for students wanting to engage in research activities, presenting and grant opportunities
• Veterans Education Benefits
• Veteran/Military Student Center
• Writing Center - One on one writing tutoring and support for all students

Page Revised July 10, 2019