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Think Grizzly, It's Friday | May 11, 2012 | Vol. 18 No. 16 | 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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Statement from President Royce Engstrom on Federal Investigation
The Missoula County Attorney's Office, Missoula Police Department, University of Montana and UM Office of Public Safety were notified April 30 that the U.S. Department of Justice has launched an investigation into how sexual assault cases are handled in Missoula.
In response to this news, UM President Royce Engstrom said the University intends to fully cooperate with the Justice Department and that he expects positive outcomes from the investigation.
"We have worked to handle the sexual assaults reported on campus in the last 18 months in a transparent and appropriate fashion," Engstrom said. "We welcome any input resulting from the Department of Justice investigation that will help us prevent sexual assault, educate our students about the perils of sexual assault and improve our protocols for reporting such assaults."
He said UM officials have three overriding priorities regarding sexual assault: to eliminate sexual assaults among UM students, to provide a safe and caring environment for those who have been assaulted and to remove sexual offenders from campus.
In the last 18 months, UM has dealt with 11 sexual assault cases. Of those, only one still awaits resolution. Engstrom said the UM Student Conduct Code has been employed to help deal with each case.
"Our top goal is the safety of our students and ensuring we have a safe campus environment," Engstrom said. "Now we will await the results of the Justice Department investigation."
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UM to Stream Commencement Live Online
For those who can't attend in person, UM will offer live online video of its 115th Commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 12, in Washington-Grizzly Stadium.
Video streaming will begin at 8:15 a.m., and the ceremony starts at 10 a.m. The video can be accessed at http://umt.edu/commencement. Read more
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University Theatre Renamed to Honor Former President, Wife
A ceremony to rename the University Theatre in honor of former UM President George Dennison and his wife, Jane, will be held at 3:30 p.m. Friday, May 11, on the steps of the theater.
Dennison, the longest-serving UM president, and his wife will be recognized for their contributions to the University, and they both will address the audience.
A memorial plaque also will be dedicated to Keith Dukes, a carpenter who was killed during the remodel of the theater. Dukes' widow, Traci, will be at the event, along with her family and friends. Read more
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Engstrom Reflects on End of Academic Year
As spring semester 2012 comes to close, UM President Royce Engstrom reflects on the school year, the University's upcoming Commencement ceremonies and recent successful faculty recruitment efforts.
To watch the video, click on the image to the right, or click here to view on the University's YouTube channel.
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Symposium Features Air-Quality Research
About 150 high school students from Montana and Alaska will converge on the UM campus for the eighth annual "Air Toxics Under the Big Sky" science symposium from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 22, in the North Underground Lecture Hall. Read more
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MontanaPBS Garners 11 Emmy Nominations
MontanaPBS earned 11 regional Emmy award nominations. The winners will be announced June 2 in Snoqualmie, Wash. Read more
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Grant Continues TRiO-Upward Bound Program
Low-income and first-generation high school students will continue to receive crucial college prep assistance through 2017 thanks to a renewed grant to fund the TRiO-Upward Bound program at UM. Read more
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Students Receive Drake Award for Writing
UM's College of Arts and Sciences recently announced the winners of its inaugural Richard Drake Award to honor written excellence in the humanities, specifically history, literature, philosophy, religion, politics and the classics. Read more
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Arabic Program Open to High School Students
UM's Central and Southwest Asian Studies Center will once again host an Arabic language and cultures summer immersion program for Montana high school students, thanks to a recent grant from the National Security Language Initiative. Read more
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Journalism Students Win Fox News Contest
Fox News Channel recently named two UM broadcast journalism students the winners of the network's College Challenge. Read more
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Student Employee Wins Regional Accolade
A UM Dining Services student employee recently received a regional award for her outstanding work performance. Jessica Maytum received the 2012 Sam Brooks Student Employee of the Year award. Read more
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Huffington Post Publishes UM Thesis Excerpt
When Chris Cordingley, a UM senior about to graduate with a degree in political science, saw a call for thesis submissions while browsing the Huffington Post website, he jumped at the chance to submit his. Read more
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UM Dancers to Perform at Kennedy Center in D.C.
The American College Dance Festival Association chose the UM Dance Program to perform at the National College Dance Festival to be held May 24-27 at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.
The biennial national festival showcases 30 dance pieces selected by adjudicators at regional conferences based on outstanding artistic excellence and merit. Read more
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Researchers to Study How Trees Survived Past Ice Ages
Certain plant and animal species survived past ice ages tucked away in the complex terrain of mountainous regions. Scientists want to locate and understand these areas that harbored biodiversity despite significant population changes in surrounding areas. Studying these "refugia" will help inform predictions about the future impacts of climate change on biological systems.
Solomon Dobrowski, assistant professor of forest landscape ecology at UM, along with faculty from the University of Oregon and the University of Illinois, recently received a $600,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to reconstruct refugia locations and species migration routes in northern Idaho during the most recent glacial cycle. Dobrowski will receive $167,000. Read more
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Crown of the Continent Excursion Offers Tour Off the Beaten Path
UM's School of Extended & Lifelong Learning will offer an experiential learning opportunity unique in nature and curriculum this summer. The course, Discover the Crown of the Continent: A Glacier National Park Experience, will take participants on a three-day journey Monday through Wednesday, June 18-20, through areas of Glacier not often explored by the average park visitor. Read more
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Student Documentary Explores Bakken Oil Boom
 Thousands of people are flocking to eastern Montana and western North Dakota, looking for work in the Bakken oil boom. Towns like Sidney, Mont., and Williston, N.D., are struggling to deal with the increase in population, crime and traffic. Students in UM's Department of Radio-Television traveled to the Williston basin this spring to document the boom and bring the story to viewers across the state.
"Boom! Behind the Bakken" will premiere at 7 p.m. Friday, May 11, in the University Center Theater. The screening is free and open to the public, and a reception will follow. The documentary also will air on MontanaPBS at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 17. Read more
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Rupp Named Assistant Basketball Coach
Kerry Rupp has been selected to serve as an assistant basketball coach at UM, announced seventh-year Grizzly head coach Wayne Tinkle earlier this week. He replaces Bill Evans, who left UM to become the head coach at Idaho State. Read more
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Emry Sets Five Personal Bests at Championships
On May 8, Austin Emry did the easiest thing in sports. He talked. On May 9, Emry did the toughest. He backed it up.
One day after suggesting he was capable of setting personal bests across the board in the decathlon at the 2012 Big Sky Conference outdoor track and field championships, Emry went 5 for 5: Five events, five personal bests. 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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