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  • Exploring rural: Montana State students gain teaching experience in Gallatin County schools

    Anne Cantrell, MSU News Service|Dec 4, 2024

    A group of seven elementary and middle school-aged students gather around a triangle of three tables in the center of Malmborg School, an octagonal building that has stood on this land on Jackson Creek Road near Bozeman Pass for nearly 120 years. The students – in first, second, fourth, sixth and eighth grades – use crayons to draw airplanes, flowers, fish and more on their own kite-shaped piece of Tyvek. Some cut lengths of ribbon to serve as streamers. Two Montana State University stu...

  • MSU wins Can the Griz food drive in support of Gallatin Valley Food Bank, Bounty of the Bridgers food pantry

    Anne Cantrell, MSU News Service|Nov 27, 2024

    Montana State University and Gallatin Valley communities donated the equivalent of 652,876 pounds of food this holiday season to the Gallatin Valley Food Bank and MSU's Bounty of the Bridgers food pantry as part of the 25th annual Can the Griz food drive. Can the Griz - and the corresponding Can the Cats food drive in Missoula - is an off-field competition between MSU and the University of Montana to see which school can collect the most donations for its local food bank. This year, MSU and the...

  • New $3 million grant at Montana State to support dozens of STEM teachers in rural, underserved areas of Montana

    Anne Cantrell, MSU News Service|Nov 20, 2024

    A new six-year, $3 million grant-funded project at Montana State University will support dozens of science, technology, engineering and math teachers in rural and underserved areas of Montana as they work toward graduate degrees in science education or deepen their expertise as teachers. The project ultimately aims to strengthen STEM education for students in rural areas of the state. The grant comes from the National Science Foundation's Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program, which works to...

  • Montana State recognized for leadership in fostering economic growth, prosperity and innovation

    Anne Cantrell, MSU News Service|Jul 24, 2024

    Montana State University has been recognized for its leadership in fostering economic growth, prosperity and innovation. This month, the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, or APLU, extended MSU's designation as an Innovation and Economic Prosperity University. The distinction, which MSU has held since 2016, recognizes institutional commitment to economic engagement and work with public and private sector partners in Montana and the region. APLU extended MSU's designation for anot...

  • Graduating Montana State student closes in on goal of becoming registered dietitian nutritionist

    Anne Cantrell, MSU News Service|May 15, 2024

    In the midst of a challenging situation, Savanna Delger isn't one to stand back and watch; she'd rather dive in and help. So, when her father was diagnosed with a kidney disease known as IgA nephropathy while she was in high school, Delger worked with a dietitian to come up with a nutrition plan to help him manage it and delay dialysis, she said. Delger found that she really enjoyed the work. And, she said, it led her to dream of a career as a dietitian. On Friday, she'll take a significant...

  • Montana State biomechanics students provide testing for para Nordic athletes

    Anne Cantrell, MSU News Service|Mar 13, 2024

    In a laboratory in Montana State University's Harrison Hall, biomechanics graduate student Isaac Burgess counts down from three before pressing a button to bring a large treadmill to a stop. Ty Wiberg, a sophomore studying community health who is a para Nordic skiing athlete with the nearby Crosscut Mountain Sports Center team, had been double-poling – moving his two skiing poles in a parallel motion at the same time – to ski on the treadmill. Now, he slows his double-poling to mirror the speed...

  • Montana State University's Can the Griz food drive collects more than 219,000 pounds of food, $370,000 for local families

    Anne Cantrell, MSU News Service|Nov 22, 2023

    Montana State University and Gallatin Valley communities donated the equivalent of 1,467,069 pounds of food this holiday season to the Gallatin Valley Food Bank and MSU's Bounty of the Bridgers food pantry as part of the 24th annual Can the Griz food drive. Can the Griz - and the corresponding Can the Cats food drive in Missoula - is an off-field competition between MSU and the University of Montana to see which school can collect the most donations for its local food bank. This year, UM and...

  • Papers from Montana-based author Thomas McGuane now available to public at MSU KuveET

    Anne Cantrell, MSU News Service|Nov 22, 2023

    A collection of materials from the Montana-based writer Thomas McGuane is now available for the public to view at Montana State University’s Library. The collection, which is available for researchers and members of the community to view and use in the MSU Library’s Archives and Special Collections, includes notes, drafts and manuscripts of his short fiction, novels, essays and screenplays written since the 1980s. The collection features both published and unpublished works, as well as correspondence with friends, family and publishers, inc... Full story

  • Program based at Montana State provides resources for relatives raising kids

    Anne Cantrell, MSU News Service|Sep 13, 2023

    BOZEMAN — A program based at Montana State University is providing resources for relatives raising children across the state of Montana. The Montana Kinship Navigator Program at MSU offers kinship caregivers support, education and access to resources to assist them in raising the child or children in their care. The goal is to help caregivers live happier, healthier lives so that they can, in turn, raise children who know emotional and physical safety, excel in school and social situations and are prepared to take on life challenges s... Full story

  • Montana State students to benefit from privately run hotel on campus

    Anne Cantrell, MSU News Service|Jun 14, 2023

    BOZEMAN - Seeking to increase the hands-on training of its students in hospitality management and culinary arts, Montana State University will enter into an agreement with a developer for a privately owned, full-service hotel on campus that will give students hands-on education and practical experience before moving into Montana's growing hospitality economy. "Having a fully integrated hotel here on campus will provide opportunities for students enrolled in our four-year and associate of...

  • New Montana State program helps student teachers form connections with rural communities

    Anne Cantrell, MSU News Service|Mar 15, 2023

    When Montana State University education student Mariah Leum considered moving to a new Montana community to complete her student teaching, she felt nervous and anxious. But thanks to a new offering at MSU, Leum said, those feelings were eased right away. Leum, who is from Three Forks, is completing her student teaching this semester at the elementary school in Shelby, a community of about 3,000 people in north-central Montana. She is one of seven students from the MSU teacher education program based in Shelby or nearby Cut Bank as members of... Full story

  • MSU receives nearly $1.5 million to support student parents, strengthen early childhood education profession

    Anne Cantrell, MSU News Service|Nov 23, 2022

    Montana State University students who are parents will receive more support for child care thanks to a four-year grant worth nearly $1.5 million from the U.S. Department of Education. The grant provides $1.465 million for MSU’s Child Care Access Means Parents in School, or CCAMPIS, project. It aims to support student parents and their children, as well as strengthen the early childhood educator and caregiver profession. The grant was written by a team from the Associated Students of MSU, the College of Education, Health and Human Development, G...

  • Montana State University's Can the Griz food drive collects equivalent of 613,054 pounds of food for local families

    Anne Cantrell, MSU News Service|Nov 23, 2022

    Montana State University and Gallatin Valley communities pulled out a win in the 23rd annual Can the Griz food drive, with supporters donating the equivalent of 613,054 pounds of food to the Gallatin Valley Food Bank and MSU's Bounty of the Bridgers food pantry. Can the Griz - and the corresponding Can the Cats food drive in Missoula - is an off-field competition between MSU and the University of Montana to see which school can collect the most donations for its local food bank. The competition... Full story

  • Program prepares Montana State students to provide mental health counseling in rural areas

    Anne Cantrell, MSU News Service|Jun 1, 2022

    In 2013, Kelcy Jensen-Coon's cousin, who was 20, died by suicide, Jensen-Coon said. Both had grown up in Wisdom, a small community in southwest Montana. Jensen-Coon, who was then 19, saw how the death impacted her family and community, and she wishes there had been mental health services readily available close by for the family and community to utilize. Jensen-Coon, who is now a graduate student in the counseling program in Montana State University's Department of Health and Human Development,...

  • MSU named a top three Military Friendly School in nationwide ranking

    Anne Cantrell, MSU News Service|Mar 16, 2022

    BOZEMAN - In recognition of its efforts to help student veterans succeed, Montana State University has been named a Top Ten Military Friendly School by the website MilitaryFriendly.com, ranking third in the nation among peer institutions. The honor is MSU's highest ever from the organization. It comes after MSU was ranked ninth last year, earned a gold ranking in 2020 and earned a silver ranking in 2016. Now in its 21st year, the Military Friendly Schools list is considered one of the premier...