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Think Grizzly, It's Friday | Dec. 9, 2011 | Vol. 17 No. 30 | www.umt.edu
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Welcome to TGIF News. This newsletter is provided weekly, except during the summer and scheduled academic breaks, to subscribers who include students, alumni, employees and friends of UM.
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Flathead Lake Biological Station Receives $1 Million Challenge Gift
UM's Flathead Lake Biological Station has received a $1 million challenge gift to research and monitorFlathead Lake water quality. The gift, made through the UM Foundation, is from a donor who wishes to remain anonymous. It requires a dollar-for-dollar match from other donors.
"We are grateful for this expression of support for one of The University of Montana's premier research programs, the Flathead Lake Biological Station," said President Royce Engstrom. "The gift will make a significant impact on UM's efforts to help preserve our natural resources." Read more
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Grizzlies host Northern Iowa in Quarterfinal Playoff Tonight
The fifth-ranked/fourth-seeded UM Grizzlies will host the second-ranked/fifth-seeded University of Northern Iowa Panthers in a NCAA Football Championship Subdivision quarterfinal playoff game, with kickoff at 6:05 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9, in UM's Washington-Grizzly Stadium. The game will air on ESPN. Read more
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Center Names International Affairs Fellow
The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Center at UM has appointed its first Mansfield Fellow in International Affairs. Read more
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UM No. 1 for Campus Safety in Montana
UM was named No.1 in Montana for campus safety in a recently released ranking of the safest colleges and universities in the U.S. by StateUniversity.com. Read more
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Journalism Students Produce PBS Program
UM seniors in the Radio-Television Department in the School of Journalism produced a half-hour television program for MontanaPBS. "Montana Journal: Home Grown" will premiere at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 15. Read more
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UM Makes Decisions on Biomass, Golf Course
President Royce C. Engstrom announced two important decisions about the future of UM during a recent campus news conference. Read more
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Grant Available for Spring Diversity Event
UM's annual Day of Dialogue is offering a $500 grant to support diversity workshops or programming during spring semester 2012. Read more
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Crown of the Continent E-Magazine Available
The fall 2011 issue of the Crown of the Continent e-magazine can be found online. Articles include "The Beauty of a Burned Forest," "Town of the Crown" and "The Lonesome Life: Kishenehn Ranger Station 1910-1940." Read more
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Presentation Offers Review of U.S. Naturalization Process
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office will host a review of the naturalization process at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 13, at the Missoula Public Library, located at 301 E. Main St. Read more
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Shooting Woes Costly for Lady Griz in 53-52 Loss to Denver
UM limited the University of Denver to nine points below its season scoring average and forced 25 turnovers, but another off-shooting night on Dec. 5 cost the Lady Griz a chance at completing a road sweep. Montana shot 33.3 percent, its sixth time in eight games this season under 37 percent, and lost to the Pioneers 53-52 at DU's Magness Arena. Read more
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Montana Overcomes Halftime Deficit to Defeat Montana Tech
Junior forward Mathias Wardscored a career-high 22 points as the Grizzlies defeated a scrappy Montana Tech Oredigger squad 64-49 on Dec. 7 in UM's Dahlberg Arena. Read more
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Thanks for reading TGIF!
Jennifer Sauer, TGIF editor
University Relations at The University of Montana
jennifer.sauer@umontana.edu
406-243-4878
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