Alumni Earn Fulbright Funding for Teaching Abroad
Three UM alumni are finalists for Fulbright U.S. Student Program Awards to fund their teaching abroad. Julie Ammons, Ian Strahn and Sam Hines are eligible for Fulbright English Teaching Assistant...
Donors Support UM in Record-Breaking Numbers
Donors stepped up to support the University of Montana in a big way this year, topping $50 million for the fourth year in a row. At the close of fiscal year 2017, private support totaled $84.5...
A Tribute to Exemplary Educators: Gift Supports Two Academic Chairs
An anonymous donation to UM’s Phyllis J. Washington College of Education and Human Sciences has created two academic chairs, a first for the college and among the academy’s highest honors. The...
UM Grads Create Documentary About Group Home Residents
Two recent UM digital filmmaking graduates are at work on a documentary that gives an inside look at the lives of three Missoula men with intellectual disabilities. "Paxson: A Home in Common," a...
Big Dipper Partners with UM on Huckleberry Ice Cream
Lovers of ice cream and the Griz can celebrate two of their favorite things with the release of HuckleBeary, a newly branded flavor from Missoula’s own Big Dipper Ice Cream. The...
‘Play Me Montana’ Brings Alum Tim Ryan Rouillier Back to Where it All Began
Montana-native-turned-Nashville star Tim Ryan’s grandest dream yet – a musical memoir called “Play Me Montana” – will open at UM’s Dennison Theatre on June 17. His magnum opus, featuring a...
UM Law School Ranks 15th in Nation for Federal Judicial Clerkship Placement
The Alexander Blewett III School of Law at the University of Montana ranks 15th in the nation for placing new graduates in federal judicial clerkships, based on the past three years of data. The...
UM Grad Hank Green Bases Internet Empire in Missoula
Combining a passion for knowledge with a penchant for silliness has produced a winning equation for Hank Green, Missoula’s most widely known internet entrepreneur. His web of channels, platforms,...
2,122 UM Students Earn Degrees
UM had 2,122 students who were degree candidates for spring semester 2017. The students listed here are UM degree candidates or have been awarded their degrees for spring semester 2017.
UM ScholarWorks Reaches 1 Million Downloads
ScholarWorks, UM's online scholarly repository, has achieved a momentous milestone: 1 million downloads. The service is online at http://scholarworks.umt.edu. Managed by the Mansfield Library,...
UM Student Inspired by Grandfather, Stepdad to be Medical Doctor
Coming up on graduation, Zhibing "Cara"Zhou has a 4.0 grade point average at UM, and in August, she heads to medical school to become a doctor, melding the science that fuels her mind with the...
Donor Creates New Faculty Position at UM to Honor Legendary Librarian
Thanks to the generosity of an anonymous donor, UM has its first endowed chair in the humanities. The new Lucile Speer Research Chair in Politics and History honors Lucile Speer and her...
UM to Hold 120th Commencement May 13
UM’s 120th Commencement exercises will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 13, in Washington-Grizzly Stadium. UM alumna Jennifer Isern will be the featured speaker. Late UM President George Dennison...
UM to Host Dennison Celebration of Life on Friday, May 12
Historian and educator George M. Dennison was UM’s longest-serving president from 1990 to 2010. The University and the Dennison family will honor the enduring impacts of his legacy during a...
International Student Teaching Enhances Graduate's Success
International student teaching placements are a particularly strong draw for students in UM’s education program. Heather Jurva, a recent UM graduate in secondary English education, is a prime...
Griz Alumni Return as Faculty in Geosciences Department
Two new faculty members in UM’s Department of Geosciences, Payton Gardner and Hilary Martens, started their career on campus as undergraduates. Both earned Ph.D. degrees at other universities...
Gladen Named Montana Ambassador Educator of the Year
Paul Gladen, director of the Blackstone LaunchPad at UM, recently was named Montana Ambassador Educator of the Year by Gov. Steve Bullock. On April 24, Gov. Bullock announced the recipients of the...
UM Pharmacy Program Ranks No. 2 Nationally for Salary-Debt Ratio
UM's pharmacy school ranks No. 2 nationally for “providing students the best bang for their buck,” according to a prominent lender and student loan refinancing company. The SoFi company studied...
Business School to Honor Alumni for Career Achievements
UM’s School of Business Administration will honor 2017 Outstanding Alumnus Craig K. Anderson and Outstanding Alumna Stefanie Henderson Strack on Friday, March 31, during its spring Business...
UM to Award Two Honorary Doctorates at May Commencement
The University of Montana will award two Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters during its May 13 Commencement exercises. The awardees are UM’s longest-serving president, the late George M....
UM Student Wins Statewide Business Plan Competition
UM graduate student Evan Tipton won first place in the Montana Small Business Development Center Shark Tank competition, held March 12-14 in Helena, for his business to help tour operators manage...
Students Quiz Missoula Business Owners on Entrepreneurship
A group of Missoula business owners sat before a class of UM students on Friday to discuss their path through the gauntlet of entrepreneurship, one where they’ve learned to overcome their mistakes...
UM Ranks No. 7 for Producing Peace Corps Volunteers
UM has been named the No. 7 medium-sized university for producing Peace Corps volunteers. Currently, 30 UM alumni serve with the Peace Corps worldwide. This year marks the 13th time the University...
UM Adviser Wins Fulbright Grant for Travel to Korea
Mary Nellis, an international student adviser at the University of Montana, received a 2017-18 Fulbright grant to travel to the International Education Administrators seminar in Korea this June....
If You Can Read This, Thank a Teacher
UM alumni and accomplished educators Kelly Elder, Anna Baldwin and Art Amlquist educate, inspire and truly make a difference in their students’ lives. Read their stories in the Montanan.
Recent Graduate Wins Grand Prize in State Department Story Contest
Julie Ammons, a 2016 UM graduate and Missoula native, won a grand prize in the “Share Your Story Challenge” sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs....
$1.25M Gift Endows Scholarship for Native American Pharmacy Students
The ALSAM Foundation to permanently its Skaggs Scholars Program scholarship at UM. With their $1.25 million gift, they are ensuring that UM can continue to attract and support Native American...
UM President, Spouse Earn 2017 Governor’s Humanities Awards
UM President Sheila Stearns and her husband, Hal, received 2017 Governor’s Humanities Awards during a Jan. 26 ceremony at the State Capitol in Helena. The couple earned the awards for teaching,...
Selvig Put His Faith in Montanans
Robin Selvig made dreams come true for hard-working Montana girls. It was always a point of emphasis for the Outlook native, who cleaned out his desk at the end of August after 38 years as head...
Selvig's Impact on Big Sky Conference Hard to Measure
If the most sincere form of flattery is indeed imitation, recently retired Lady Griz coach Robin Selvig must be smiling somewhere. The legacy he has left, not just on the Montana women's...
Community Invited to Mid-Year State of the University Presentation
UM President Sheila Stearns will address the campus with a State of the University presentation at 9 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 19, in the University Center Ballroom. Stearns will take the opportunity to...
Sheila Stearns Finds ‘Star Power’ at UM
To lead UM that way, new UM President Sheila Stearns aims to celebrate and broadcast UM’s academic excellence; govern collaboratively, with clear communication and shared responsibility; and make...
Research, Fundraising and Academic Success Highlight UM in 2016
The year 2016 proved another big one at UM, one highlighted by groundbreaking research, scholarly success and record fundraising. Missoula Current takes a look at UM’s biggest successes this past...
2016: A Look Back
The University of Montana revisits the moments that made 2016 a year to remember.
UM Graduate Awarded Marshall Scholarship
UM alumna Rebecca Boslough has that rare quality of being able to listen well and understand nuance. Recently those traits it helped earn her a 2017 Marshall Scholarship. The scholarship offers...
Alumna Wins Prestigious Marshall Scholarship for Graduate Study in UK
Rebecca Boslough, a 2014 UM graduate in resource conservation, has won the prestigious Marshall Scholarship. The award offers graduate study opportunities at British universities to about 30 young...
Google Features Late Native American Author, UM Alumnus James Welch
The Nov. 18 Google Doodle marks the birthday of James Welch, who would have been 76 today. The renowned Blackfeet author graduated from UM in 1965 and later taught here for many years. His most...
Former Monte Hired as Mascot for NBA's Houston Rockets
After 5 1/2 years as Montana's most beloved mascot, Monte has turned pro. The former University of Montana student who portrayed the Grizzlies' mascot is now in Houston performing as Clutch the...
That’s All, Folks: A Look Back at Coach Selvig’s 38 Years Leading the Lady Griz
Robin Selvig saw a wide range of young women come through his program. All of them – or at least 99 percent of them – traced very similar paths, playing at UM for one demanding, demonstrative...
Moss Adams Student Lounge Opens to Business Students
The School of Business Administration at UM celebrated the grand opening of the Moss Adams Student Lounge in the Gallagher Business Building on Oct. 6. The much-needed lounge renovation was funded...
Liberal Arts Building Updated for 21st-Century Learning
The University of Montana’s College of Humanities and Sciences celebrated the grand opening of six newly remodeled classrooms in the Liberal Arts Building on Sept. 30 and announced the next stage...
Order of the Grizzly: UM Honors Bill & Phyllis Bouchee
The University of Montana Foundation recently honored two of its most dedicated donors - Bill and Phyllis Bouchee -...
UM Has Traditions Unlike Any Others
Traditions abound at UM. It’s really not officially fall on campus until Homecoming, which is a weeklong celebration full of traditions such as the parade, the Hello Walk, and the Friday night pep...
Reconnect ‘Under the Big Sky’ at UM Homecoming This Week
The University of Montana Alumni Association invites alumni and the Missoula community to gather “Under the Big Sky” during Homecoming 2016, Sunday through Saturday, Sept. 25-Oct. 1.
Retaining College Grads Key to Missoula’s Economic Growth
As thousands of students begin a new school year at UM, we not only say “welcome,” but “plan on sticking around for a good, long while.” Whether freshman or senior, born and bred here or a...
