2008 PRESIDENT'S REPORT

2008 Highlights

UM Among the Best

The University of Montana once again made the “Best 368 Colleges” – Princeton Review’s annual list of the best institutions in the nation. Only about 15 percent of four-year colleges in the United States make the cut. In the 2009 report, UM students commend the University’s small class sizes, internship and work opportunities, proximity to outdoor recreation and vibrant culture of music and the arts.

Clinton Stumps for Hillary

Former President Bill Clinton stopped by UM in May to stump for Hillary Clinton’s presidential bid before Montana’s Democratic Party primaries in June. Speaking before 1,100 people in the Adams Center’s West Auxiliary Gymnasium, Bill compared Hillary’s campaign odds to the fourth-quarter comeback of the Montana Grizzlies in their 1995 national championship football win.

Obama Visits Campus

President Barack Obama paid a visit to campus last spring in the run-up to the Democratic primaries. On April 5, more than 8,000 people – some of whom had waited overnight – stood in a line that stretched halfway across campus to attend his rally in the Adams Center, which filled to capacity. The overflow crowd watched his speech live on GrizVision in Washington-Grizzly Stadium. “It is good to be in Missoula,” Obama said as he took the stage to thunderous applause.

Justice Scalia Speaks at UM

U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia packed the house at UM’s University Theatre in September for his lecture on the interpretation of the Constitution. The speech was the 10th installment in UM’s prestigious Judge William B. Jones and Judge Edward A. Tamm Judicial Lecture Series. Scalia joins Sandra Day O’Connor, Clarence Thomas, John Roberts and Stephen Breyer as the fifth sitting U.S. Supreme Court justice to have spoken at UM.

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