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Think Grizzly, It's Friday | April 13, 2012 | Vol. 18 No. 12 | 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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UM Student Wins Prestigious Truman, Udall Awards
UM student Zachary Brown has been awarded a $30,000 Truman Scholarship and - for the second time - a $5,000 Udall Scholarship. UM student David Schaad also won a $350 Udall Honorable Mention award.
Brown, a junior, majors in environmental studies with a minor in climate change studies. He is a 2009 graduate of Bozeman High School and the son of Jim and Lynda Brown of Bozeman. Read more
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Two UM Researchers Receive Conservationist of the Year Award
Two researchers at UM's Flathead Lake Biological Station have received one of the state's highest honors for their work in conservation. The Montana Environmental Information Center honored research Professor Jack Stanford and research Assistant Professor Bonnie Ellis with its 2012 Conservationist of the Year award at a recent ceremony. Read more
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Montana Supreme Court to Hold Formal Session at UM April 13
The Montana Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the case of Donaldson & Guggenheim, et al. v. State of Montana on Friday, April 13, at UM. The session will start at 9:30 a.m. in the University Theatre with an introduction to the case. Hosted by the UM School of Law, the session is free and open to the public. Read more
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Nearly 2,000 Turn out for 12th Annual Easter Eggstravangza 
The UM Oval was transformed from a grassy lawn to a sea of colorful eggs and candy on Saturday, April 7, when UM hosted the 12th annual Missoula Easter Eggstravaganza. Hundreds of children scoured the lawn for eggs, candy and prizes while their parents looked on. Monte and the Easter Bunny also made appearances. Click on the image to the right or click here to view a photo time lapse of the entire event, from setup to clean up.
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Assistant Professor Earns Most Prestigious Junior Faculty Award
UM Assistant Professor Mike Rosulek recently received the National Science Foundation's most prestigious award for junior faculty. The Faculty Early Career Development award, also known as a CAREER grant, is given annually to junior faculty who exemplify the role of teacher-scholars through outstanding research, excellent education and the integration of education and research. Rosulek will receive $492,588 over five years, which will support his research in secure multi-party computation, a branch of cryptography. Read more
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Supreme Court Clerk to Give Browning Lecture
The current clerk of the Supreme Court of the United States will offer his insights on the history of the court and its current operation during a lecture this month at UM. Read more
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'Poetry-For-Lunch' Event April 17
UM students will read their original works during "Poetry-For-Lunch" from noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 17, in the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library Lobby. Read more
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Volunteer for M Trail Work Event
Students from UM's Wildland Restoration Program will lead volunteers in restoring sections of Mount Sentinel's M Trail for Earth Day on Saturday, April 21. Read more
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Grad, Faculty Research on Display April 14
UM will host the 11th annual Graduate and Faculty Research Conference from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, April 14, on the third floor of the University Center. Read more
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UM, Community Celebrate Earth Week
UM invites the public to participate in annual Earth Week activities April 14-22, on campus and around the community. Read more
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Proposals Sought for 2012 Day of Dialogue
UM's seventh annual Day of Dialogue will be held Thursday, Oct. 25, at the University Center, and the organizing committee has issued a call for proposals for workshops, topics and presenters. Read more
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Jazz Festival Returns to UM April 27-28
The UM School of Music will host the 32nd annual Buddy DeFranco Jazz Festival Friday and Saturday, April 27-28. Read more
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Conference Features Undergraduate Research
The UM Conference on Undergraduate Research will take place from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Friday, April 13, on the third floor of the University Center. Read more
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Bitterroot College Program Hosts Cleanup Day
The Bitterroot College Program of UM will celebrate Earth Day and Arbor Day by hosting a Great American Cleanup event from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 28. Read more
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Creative Writing Program Hosts Readings
The Creative Writing Program at UM will host readings by two acclaimed poets this month as part of its Spring 2012 Reading Series. Read more
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The University Center at UM will host the annual Spring Art Fair Thursday through Saturday, April 19-21, on the first floor of the UC. Read more
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'Montana Monologs' on MCT Stage April 15
"The Montana Monologs," a series of pieces culled from the oral histories of Montana ranch women, will be performed at 6 p.m. Sunday, April 15, at the Missoula Children's Theatre, located at 200 N. Adams St. Read more
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Walk a Mile Event to Raise Awareness of Sexual Violence, Empower Bystanders
The UM Student Assault Resource Center will host its fifth annual Walk a Mile in Their Shoes event from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 18, on the Oval. The focus of this year's event is to empower everyone to be an engaged bystander, as well as continue to support ending sexual assault and relationship violence. Read more
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Top Ceramic Sculptor to Visit UM, Demonstrate Techniques
Tip Toland, one of the nation's foremost figurative ceramic sculptors, will present a lecture about her work on Tuesday, April 17, and demonstrate her techniques on Wednesday, April 18, at UM. Read more
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Photographer, Filmmaker to Speak on Taking Risks to Get Great Stories
Thomas Nybo, an international photographer and filmmaker who has worked for CNN, The New York Times, PBS Frontline/World and UNICEF will bring his insights about taking risks, exploring the globe and connecting internationally to UM for the School of Journalism's 2012 Dean Stone Lecture. Read more
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New Crown of the Continent E-Magazine Available
The 57-page winter 2012 issue of the Crown of the Continent e-magazine has been released and can be found online at http://issuu.com/crown-continent/docs/crown-winter-11. Articles in this issue include "Memories of 'The Bob,'" "The Rocky Mountain Front: A Profile" and "Frank F. Liebig: Ranger." Tony Bynum also provides a stunning montage of landscape and wildlife photography. Read more
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UM Moves to New Procurement System
To increase effectiveness and decrease costs, The University of Montana has developed GrizMart, a new electronic procurement system to deliver one-stop shopping across its campuses, empowering its users to shop in an online private marketplace. Read more
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Griz Take Field Under New Lights April 14 at Annual Spring Game
"One Night, One Nation, Under the Lights" is the theme as The University of Montana Grizzlies play for the first time under their new lights in Washington-Grizzly Stadium in the 2012 Spring Football Game. Kickoff for the game-like scrimmage is slated for 6 p.m. Saturday, April 14. Read more
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Golf Team Finishes Cowgirl Classic with a Season Best
The UM golf team shot 295, its lowest single-round total of the season, to jump 11 spots and finish the Wyoming Cowgirl Classic tied in seventh place on April 11. Freshman Tara Green led the Grizzlies with a sixth-place individual finish at the three-day event held at the Ocotillo Golf Course in Chandler, Ariz. Read more
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Women's Tennis Looks to Clinch Big Sky Tournament Berth
The UM women's tennis team will attempt to secure a spot at the Big Sky Conference Championships with a win over either Eastern Washington on Friday, April 13, or Montana State on Sunday, April 15, to close out its regular season. Both duals will be held at the Peak Health and Wellness Center Racquet Club in Missoula. Read more
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Men's Tennis Grabs Top Spot with Win over Hornets
For the third time this season it fell on the shoulders of the baby-faced freshman from Sweden, and for the third time Andreas Luczak finished off his competition to give the Grizzlies the win.
What makes the April 8 match different is that this win made history.
The Griz beat Sacramento State 4-3 at the Lindsay Tennis Center to clinch one of four spots in the Big Sky Championship and extend their win streak to eight matches. Montana also improved to 6-0 in conference for the first time in school history. 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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