In the weeks before and since the 2012 presidential election, the grassroots technology infrastructure built by President Barack Obama’s campaign team has been credited with changing the future of politics in America.
University of Montana students soon will enjoy produce grown in their own backyard year-round thanks to the Class of 2012. This past spring’s graduates partnered with the UM Foundation to donate a new greenhouse that will be located at the University Dining Services Garden between the Lommasson Center and Craig Hall.
The American Institute for Economic Research College Destinations Index recently ranked Missoula, home to The University of Montana, among the top College Towns in the U.S.
KPCN: The Peer Connection Network is a student-based video production company at The University of Montana where students create tutorial and informational videos to help their peers succeed.
Academic Planner is an award-winning web application developed by UM’s Information Technology office. It provides advanced search tools to help students sift through hundreds of University course offerings and create primary and alternate course schedules.
Community Hub is a searchable directory of UM-related social media channels that can be used to find UM content on Facebook, Twitter, Flickr and YouTube. It also catalogs UM blogs and email listservs. Sites are searchable by keywords and categorized by subject and social media platform.
The University of Montana once again was named one the top four-year colleges and universities in North America by the Princeton Review.
Development of a new partnership between The University of Montana Department of Physics and Astronomy, the California Institute of Technology and Pennsylvania State University will place UM on the cutting edge of the search for new planets and help address the age-old question, “Are we alone?”
Harnessing the talents of its faculty, staff and students, The University of Montana has created a new online tutorial to educate students about sexual violence issues.
Students, faculty and staff will be able to hop a ride to campus again when the Associated Students of The University of Montana start running buses on regular routes Aug. 27, the first day of autumn semester classes.
Viewers around the world are watching an osprey pair raise their young on the banks of the Clark Fork River, thanks to a partnership between The University of Montana and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology,
Missoula businessman Jim Auger says his father instilled in him the significance of contributing on a local and personal level. Auger committed $2 million of his estate to The University of Montana School of Business Administration with his father in mind.
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.
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.
For the third consecutive year, the Princeton Review saluted The University of Montana as one of the nation’s most environmentally responsible “green colleges.”
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.
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.
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.
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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.
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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:
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.
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:
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.
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 Diversity Advisory Council offers grants of up to $1,000 to help student groups host events and activities that promote various diversity causes.
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 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.
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.
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.
Stop by the new Fam Cam in the University Center at The University of Montana to give your family back home a wave.
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.
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.
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.
The University of Montana knew Hilary Martens would make a good Grizzly even before she enrolled.
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.
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.
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.