The Montana Museum of Art & Culture at The University of Montana offers two exhibitions through Aug. 25.
The Montana Museum of Art & Culture at The University of Montana offers two exhibitions through Aug. 25.
The University of Montana’s College of Health Professions and Biomedical Sciences recently secured a grant that will allow UM to host the seventh National Smokeless and Spit Tobacco Summit next August.
Prospective students and their families have a unique opportunity to experience life at The University of Montana during UM Days, the University’s open house program. Prospective freshmen, transfer students and their families are welcome to participate in the free full-day events.
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Travis Vincent, a University of Montana senior from Bigfork, will travel to Washington, D.C., this summer as the recipient of the 2012 J. Stanley Kimmitt Public Service Internship.
University of Montana faculty and staff looking to rent out their homes or find a place to rent now have access to an online feature allowing them to post and view listings by other UM employees.
For the third consecutive year, the Princeton Review saluted The University of Montana as one of the nation’s most environmentally responsible “green colleges.”
Excellence. Sustainability. Leadership. Engagement. These are some of the characteristics that describe UM, the values that draw people to campus and define UM as extraordinary.
The Division of Student Affairs at The University of Montana will accept applications beginning Tuesday, Feb. 28, for a student-employment program that allows individuals to explore career opportunities in various Student Affairs departments.
For the 13th consecutive semester, University of Montana student-athletes maintained an average cumulative grade-point average above 3.0.
Prospective students and their families have a unique opportunity to experience life at The University of Montana during UM Days, the University’s open house program. Prospective freshmen, transfer students and their families are welcome to participate in the free full-day events.
An initial cohort of Brazilian students arrived Jan. 14 at The University of Montana as part of a new partnership with Brazil’s Science Without Borders Program.
International Programs, in coordination with the Office of Senator Max Baucus, successfully applied for UM to serve as a host institution for the program, and new cohorts of undergraduate students will arrive each semester to study a Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) discipline.
“This new relationship with Brazil is of significant importance for UM,” said Mehrdad Kia, UM associate provost for International Programs. “Gov. Schweitzer just returned from Brazil, and Montana is initiating new exchange relationships, which should involve close collaboration with Brazilian universities.”
Kia also said the initiative aligns with emerging trends of focusing international education on the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China), and the STEM disciplines.
The program provides scholarships to undergraduate students from Brazil for one year of study at colleges and universities outside of Brazil, with about half of the expected 100,000 participants to attend U.S. institutions. The Institute of International Education administers the placement of program participants at institutions in the U.S.
A few subtle but significant changes are in the works for The University of Montana’s home page complex. New and improved tools are available on a beta version of the website at http://beta.umt.edu.
Plans currently are taking shape to update the Learning Commons in UM's Mansfield Library to better support student success. The Learning Commons will be upgraded to incorporate a variety of study areas, including multimedia work pods, areas for tutoring, group study and independent work.
In response to students’ interest in more dynamic learning spaces, The University of Montana has created a new Tech Lounge located in University Center Room 220.
University of Montana Professor Richard Bridges joined an elite group Friday, Nov. 18, when the state Board of Regents unanimously voted to name him Regents Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology.
More than 600 people joined The University of Montana and Grateful Nation Montana on Nov. 4 to dedicate a campus memorial to Montana troops who have died in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
University of Montana Professor Jack Stanford recently received two prestigious awards for his work in the field of river ecology: one recognizing lifetime achievement and the other for exceptional conservation.
The University of Montana Diversity Advisory Council offers grants of up to $1,000 to help student groups host events and activities that promote various diversity causes.
The 2011-12 UM Charitable Giving Campaign is now open and will run through Friday, Dec. 9.
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Total headcount enrollment for autumn semester 2011 at The University of Montana has set another all-time record.
University of Montana wildlife biology Professor Dave Naugle recently received a 2011 Secretary’s Honor Award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for his work on the agency’s major sage grouse conservation initiative.
It will be easier than ever to access The University of Montana campus when Park-N-Ride and UDASH buses resume service on Aug. 29. Both buses, operated by the Associated Students of the UM Office of Transportation, are free and open to the public.
All first-year students at UM are invited to participate in the First-Year Reading Experience. The book selected for 2011 is "Field Notes from a Catastrophe" by Elizabeth Kolbert.
Nicky Phear, instructor and program director in The University of Montana’s Climate Change Studies Program, and UM student Mara Menahan will begin pedaling across Bhutan on July 2 to see firsthand how climate change affects the Himalayan country and its people.
The University of Montana Foundation has established a scholarship for UM students from Japan who were afflicted by the March earthquake that caused a tsunami and nuclear disaster.
In May eight students and two University of Montana instructors pedaled out of Billings to begin a four-week, 700-mile cycling expedition to explore the state, its opportunities for producing clean energy and the impacts of climate change.
People interested in bird watching can now view live video of two osprey nests on the Clark Fork and Bitterroot rivers.
The Off-Campus Renter Center at The University of Montana is offering a website with an online housing finder for use by the UM community.
Delivered Saturday, May 14, 2011, at Washington-Grizzly Stadium
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For the second consecutive year, The University of Montana’s increased efforts to make campus greener have caught the attention of a national college ranking and guide service.
Karen Kaley and Mick Hanson both have interacted with generations of UM students, sported lots of maroon and grey and consider the campus community home. And every year, Kaley and Hanson both choose to demonstrate their commitment to The University of Montana with financial support.
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The 88-page spring 2011 issue of the Crown of the Continent e-magazine has been released and can be found online at http://issuu.com/crownofthecontinent/docs/spring2011.
The headcount enrollment at The University of Montana in Missoula this semester is 15,106, a record enrollment for spring semester at UM. Enrollment jumped 484 above spring semester last year.
Throughout the month of March, University Dining Services will showcase an array of films, special meals and lectures at The University of Montana to celebrate Food Literacy Month.
The following films will be shown at 7 p.m. in the University Center Theater and are free and open to the public:
Registration is now open for a tour of the Crown of the Continent region offered through the School of Extended and Lifelong Learning at The University of Montana.
The UM transition from Blackboard Learning Management System to Moodle, an open-source learning management system, is now under way.
The Associated Students of The University of Montana Office of Transportation has developed a real-time online mapping service and text-alert system to take the anxiety of when the bus is coming out of riding the bus.
The Off-Campus Renter Center at The University of Montana is offering a website with an online housing finder for use by the UM community.
The University of Montana is focused on offering a faster delivery of student refunds to students. The new method for receiving these student refunds is the UM Debit Card Debit MasterCard®.
The University of Montana again has received national recognition for its great winter lifestyle. UM was among eight schools named this month to U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Colleges for Winter Enthusiasts.”
The University of Montana strives to provide a supportive environment for all students, regardless of sexual orientation.
Two new patents for brain imaging agents discovered at The University of Montana have produced a company called Rio Pharmaceuticals, which offers specifically designed molecules to image select biomarker proteins in the brain.
Recent statistics from The University of Montana’s Office for Civic Engagement show that UM students exceeded expectations for community service during the 2009-10 academic year, with a total of 1,641 students completing 161,246 hours of service.
University of Montana students soon will receive UM Debit Cards as part of a new program to electronically disburse all future financial aid and refund payments.
Every semester, UM students cull through thousands of academic courses that will be offered during the next semester, and choose four or five courses that have seats available, meet general education or major requirements, and don’t have time conflicts with each other.
The state Board of Regents voted Thursday, Sept. 23, in Butte to approve the hiring of UM Provost Royce Engstrom to become the University’s 17th president. Engstrom will begin his new duties Oct. 15.
The Daily Beast, an online news site, has named The University of Montana the 23rd safest college in the U.S on its second annual ranking.
The Montana Public Interest Research Group at The University of Montana urges all students to register to vote by Monday, Oct. 4. Students can register on the website http://www.studentvote.org.
More than two dozen campus technologies will be on display at the Tech Fair from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 22, in the University Center Atrium at The University of Montana.
KBGA College Radio 89.9 FM at The University of Montana will celebrate 14 years on air with a Birthday Bash on Friday, Sept. 24, at the Palace and the Badlander in downtown Missoula.
The Off-Campus Renter Center at The University of Montana has launched a new website with an online housing finder for use by the UM community.
The University of Montana once again is ranked as one the top four-year colleges and universities in North America by the Princeton Review.
The Web Technology Services group of the Department of Information at The University of Montana has just released a new version of the Academic Planner at http://www.umt.edu/academicplanner. The new version has been augmented with several new powerful features that make planning your curriculum a snap. Highlights include:
Alumni and friends are ensuring future generations will remember the way President George Dennison and his wife, Jane, shaped The University of Montana. Trustees of The University of Montana Foundation, University alumni and community members have contributed more than $850,000 toward an endowment to honor the Dennisons.
A new Web-exclusive video featuring University of Montana President George Dennison discussing a potential tuition increase is now available on UM’s official YouTube channel at http://www.youtube.com/UniversityOfMontana.
University of Montana President George M. Dennison celebrated Earth Day April 22 by presenting UM’s Climate Action Plan to campus and area community members.
Area and campus community members are invited to celebrate Earth Week at several events April 19-22 at The University of Montana. A complete schedule is available on the Greening UM Web site at http://www.umt.edu/greeningum.
A new Web-exclusive video featuring University of Montana President George Dennison discussing the proposed four-day school week is now available on UM’s official YouTube channel at http://www.youtube.com/UniversityOfMontana.
MSN recently named Missoula, Montana, home of The University of Montana, one of eight towns with an authentic college vibe in an online news story headlined "College Towns: An Honor Roll."
An exhibition that chronicles American jazz legends as they traveled the globe on behalf of the U.S. State Department is on display at the Montana Museum of Art & Culture at The University of Montana.
"Odyssey of the Stars – A Celebration of Artistic Journeys" will honor University of Montana alumnus and former faculty member Firman H. "Bo" Brown during its 10th anniversary production at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 10, in the University Theatre.
More than 2,500 undergraduate students and their faculty mentors from around the country will gather April 15-17 at The University of Montana for the 24th annual National Conference on Undergraduate Research.
A 20-point halftime deficit on the home court at the conference's top-seeded team? If you're the Grizzlies, that's no reason to panic. And if you're senior guard Anthony Johnson, that's no problem.
The Graduate Student and Faculty Research Conference at The University of Montana will take place on Saturday, April 24, in the University Center.
The University of Montana Alumni Association will host reunions for alumni celebrating their 50th, 60th, and 70th class reunions on May 13-15, 2010. Reunion participants will enjoy dinners, luncheons, receptions and a tour of Missoula. They will also join UM’s graduates at Commencement on Saturday, May 15.
The second annual Extended Learning Institute will be held Thursday and Friday, March 11-12, at The University of Montana.
The University of Montana Diversity Advisory Council offers grants of up to $1,000 to help student groups host events and activities that promote various diversity causes.
The 2010 Community Lecture Series at The University of Montana begins Tuesday, Feb. 16, and tickets are now available for purchase.
The University of Montana spring 2010 International Brown Bag Lecture Series will kick off Thursday, Feb. 18, with a presentation by Bernadette Sweeney, visiting scholar from University College Cork.
Twenty-nine Ponderosa pines stand in two columns to form Memorial Row on the north side of The University of Montana campus in Missoula.
The University of Montana School of Journalism is now accepting applications from candidates interested in earning degrees from its new master’s program in environmental science and natural resource journalism.
University of Montana President George M. Dennison recently met with officials at University College Cork, one of UM’s key strategic partners in Europe, to discuss ways to further strengthen ties between UM and the university in Cork County, Ireland.
A new Web exclusive video series titled "YouChat With President Dennison" launched recently on The University of Montana’s official YouTube channel.
The University of Montana Office of Alumni Relations will host a celebration Sunday, Oct. 4, to kick off UM Homecoming 2009 - a weeklong slate of fun and festive events for alumni and community members. The Homecoming theme this year is "Sweet Home Montana."
The University of Montana took the first steps of a seven-year plan to install high-tech teaching tools in nearly all of its 160 classrooms this summer.
The University of Montana’s college radio station, KBGA at 89.9 FM, is now streaming broadcasts live on its new Web site at http://www.kbga.org.
The University of Montana once again is listed among the top four-year colleges and universities in North America by the Princeton Review.
The University of Montana recently moved one step further in promoting research and study opportunities with other nations when UM President George Dennison signed an agreement with Addis Ababa University in Ethiopia.
Directly north of The University of Montana lie the scenic peaks, glaciated valleys and postcard-perfect scenery that constitute the Crown of the Continent ecosystem – what some call “The Backbone of the World.”
The Institute of International Education, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board, announced recently the launch of the 2010-11 Fulbright U.S. Student Program competition. University of Montana students are encouraged to apply.
Each summer a group of energetic University of Montana students and instructors bicycle across the state for four weeks as they explore regional energy choices and the impacts of climate change -- all while earning college credit.
Thecla Backhouse-Prentiss, a University of Montana sophomore majoring in political science with a minor in French, will travel to Washington, D.C., this summer as the recipient of the 2009 J. Stanley Kimmitt Public Service Internship.
University of Montana wildlife biology Professor L. Scott Mills has been named a 2009 Guggenheim Fellow by the board of trustees of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.
A nonprofit organization that offers full college scholarships and outreach services to children of Montana soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan is gaining ground after it was recently featured in two national news shows.
Beginning July 1, The University of Montana’s central web group -- IT's Web Technology Services (WTS) -- will no longer be supporting Dreamweaver/Contribute for new UM Web sites.
Whether working in the classroom, studying in residence halls or completing an internship, there are endless ways to get involved with sustainability initiatives at UM.
In November 2007, the Montana Board of Regents adopted a new policy requiring all units of the Montana University System to adopt Common Course Numbering as a means of facilitating transfer.
Since then, faculty from all units within the system have worked to identify courses that are sufficiently similar to warrant common names and numbers, as well as courses that should be uniquely numbered. The links below point to additional information about this process and about the decisions that have been reached.
A few key points:
In an effort to improve the transfer process for students, the Montana University System is moving to common course numbering for all undergraduate courses.
Beginning fall semester 2009, all public colleges and universities in Montana will use the same subject abbreviations, numbers and titles for courses taught on more than one campus.
If a student transfers from one Montana University System college to another, ONLY courses that are also taught at the new campus will transfer as equivalent. All other courses will continue to transfer as electives and will be applied to curricular requirements at the discretion of the faculty.
Most current UM subject abbreviations and course numbers WILL CHANGE as implementation moves forward. Many familiar course titles also will change. Some courses will change level (i.e. from the 300 level to 400 level).
The new numbers only affect course abbreviations and numbers. It does NOT affect course content or degree requirements. Course content remains the purview of faculty and will NOT be changed as a result of this process.
During the transition period, which is likely to last several years, the lists of which courses are required for majors will be updated annually to reflect the changes.
The New Course Number Translation Guide will help you determine how course numbers have changed. With this guide you can select the old subject abbreviations and see what those courses are now called, or you can select the new subject code and see what they used to be called.
The online version of UM's catalog will be updated in 2009 to include the new numbers and titles in all curricula.
Useful links:
Whether you live three blocks or 3,000 miles from The University of Montana, a campus visit is the best way to experience life at UM.
University of Montana researcher Tom Martin has been awarded a $600,000 grant to study the differences between populations of tropical birds in Asia and those in Africa and South America.
Stop by the new Fam Cam in the University Center at The University of Montana to give your family back home a wave.
Fiery explosions, smoking concoctions and nitrogen ice cream are all in a day’s work for UM chemistry Professor Garon Smith.
When the Montana Grizzlies football team called on fans to support the fifth annual Griz for Kids Toy Drive, Griz Nation responded in full force, donating more than 3,000 toys and a record $3,500 in cash.
The University of Montana is proud to announce that its 289 student-athletes posted a 3.0 grade point average for the 2008 fall semester. Grizzly student-athletes have an average cumulative GPA of 3.05.
Ask around campus, and you will hear it again and again: Any class taught by University of Montana marketing Professor Jakki Mohr is one worth taking.
The Student Union at The University of Montana has provided a place for the meeting of UM minds since the first such facility opened in 1935.
The spectrUM Discovery Area is an interactive science museum committed to inspiring a culture of learning and discovery for all. It is located in Skaggs Building Room 166 on The University of Montana campus.
Six outstanding professors will explore unknown and untold stories in The University of Montana Alumni Association’s 11th annual Community Lecture Series – “Hidden Montana: Dispelling Myths” – during February and March.
The University of Montana’s new homepage makes navigation easier by filtering content for different users.
As our sun rumbles around the galactic core at 486,000 mph – taking us along for the ride – it constantly emits particles called the solar wind. At the edge of the solar system, 100 times farther out than the distance between the sun and the Earth, this wind dies down as it hits the hydrogen and helium gas between stars. Interstellar space, it seems, is not totally empty.
When the Grizzly game ball goes missing just before a home football game, UM’s lovable mascot, Monte, is on the case in the new children’s book “The Great Monte Mystery.
In response to growing concerns about the impacts of climate change, The University of Montana has completed its first-ever campus greenhouse gas inventory.
Three researchers with The University of Montana’s College of Forestry and Conservation recently won a prestigious grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to create a fellowship program that will train graduate students in natural resource management.
University of Montana researchers and their UM-affiliated company, Bee Alert Technology Inc., have employed a powerful new tool created by a U.S. Army lab to discover a honeybee virus invading North America.
The Montana Museum of Art & Culture, in partnership with The University of Montana Press, announces the publication of the book “The Original Man: The Life and Work of Montana Architect A.J. Gibson” by Hipólito Rafael Chacón, Ph.D.
The University of Montana knew Hilary Martens would make a good Grizzly even before she enrolled.
Students who come to study at UM from around the world are looking for more than just an education; they are eager learn more about American culture and the communities that host them.
The University of Montana is among only 10 schools in the nation that met all standards of a recent National Council on Teacher Quality study for preparation of teachers in mathematics.
The Rolling Stones, Elton John, Bob Dylan, Keith Urban, Sting, Wilco, Martina McBride, Brad Paisley, James Taylor, Widespread Panic, Alison Kraus, Sawyer Brown.
Take a tour of campus these days, and you’ll quickly realize UM in the midst of a building boom.
Mike DeGrandpre, a University of Montana chemistry professor and oceanographer, has been awarded a grant to help make a submersible water sensor he developed commercially viable.
Gus Chambers, a television producer for the Broadcast Media Center at The University of Montana and Montana PBS, recently received an Emmy Award from the Northwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
George Stanley, a paleontologist and geosciences professor at The University of Montana, has earned a prestigious new title " research associate" from the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.
Kari Harris, an associate professor in the School of Public and Community Health Sciences at The University of Montana, soon will help decide which researchers get federal grants from the National Institutes of Health.
The title won bronze in the anthology category of the 12th annual Independent Publisher Book Awards. This year’s IPPY contest attracted more than 3,000 entries from 49 U.S. states and more than 15 countries. A total of 450 books received honors in 94 categories in the 2008 contest. The awards were presented in Los Angeles on May 30.
Tom Siegel, a certified executive chef of University of Montana University Dining Services, recently was named "Chef of the Year."
The Alumni Association honors UM graduates with special awards throughout the year.
University of Montana students and alumni are known for their adventurous spirits and their willingness to help others.
The National Wildlife Federation has named The University of Montana winner of the transportation award for its innovative and effective transit system as part of the "Chill Out: Campus Solutions to Global Warming" competition.
A documentary by students at The University of Montana has been named the best student-produced long-form program in the nation by the Society of Professional Journalists.
Lucas Hamilton, a University of Montana junior majoring in political science and print journalism, recently was selected as the first J. Stanley Kimmitt Public Service Internship recipient.
UM and the state of Montana have much to offer, but like anything foreign, it takes some getting used to.
UM´s annual Family Weekend brings together students, their families and friends, and University staff for three days of event-filled fun.
The UM Alumni Band will celebrate its 20th reunion Sept. 19 and 20 at Homecoming 2008.
"You can enjoy both ´the outdoors and a great education´ at UM, a school that ´is whatever you want it to be,´" begins the two-page profile of UM in The Princeton Review´s 2007 edition of "The Best 361 Colleges."
The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars has selected James McKusick, dean of The University of Montana Davidson Honors College, to receive its 2008 Liaison of the Year Award.