Watch the President's Welcome "I want to share with you my excitement about the broad range of programs and collaborations that Montana State University has in support of Native American culture and communities." Play Video >>>

This site includes a list of programs that are offered through MSU with the support of our many partners, including Montana's tribal colleges. It is our genuine hope that this site provides inspiration and opens the door for more partnerships and creative initiatives.

• View the Gathering Together book (PDF, 1.4 MB)
• MSU News articles about Native American students, faculty and programs
• Henrietta Mann is MSU's first Katz Endowed Chair in Native American Studies
• Bill Yellowtail is the second holder of MSU's Endowed Chair
• MSU proposes new Native American Student Center

For Prospective and Current MSU students

• Admissions
• Affirmative Action: Diversity and equality
• American Indian Business Leaders: Business student organization. Contact Tim Alzheimer, timalz@montana.edu
• American Indian Council: Native student club
• American Indian Heritage Day: Native celebration
• American Indian Research Opportunities (AIRO). Science career opportunities
• Career Services
• Council of Elders (or contact the MSU President's Office at (406) 994-2341)
• Department of Native American Studies
• Designing Our Community (DOC): Engineering and Computer Science opportunities
• Disability, Re-Entry & Veterans Services
• Diversity Awareness Office
• Engineering Minority Program (EMPower): Engineering and Computer Science opportunities
• Division of Graduate Education:Resources for graduate education
• Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity (IMSD): Science career opportunities
• American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES)
• Native American Nurses: Caring for Our Own (CO-OP)
• Native American Peer Advisors
• President's Office
• Rockin' the Rez: Recruitment and Outreach
• TRIO/Student Support Services: Retention and Success
• University Studies: Advising and academic support

For Transfer and Distance Learning Students; Professional Development

• Bridging Tribal Colleges to MSU (BRIDGES)
• Center for Learning and Teaching in the West (CLTW)
• Enhancing Access Scholarships in Engineering and Computer Science
• NTEN: The National Teachers Enhancement Network : Online math and science
• Tribal College Librarians Professional Development Institute (TCLI)
• WebCT (online course management software)

Community Outreach

• American Indian Probate Reform Act of 2004 fact sheets
• Phyllis Berger Memorial Lecture: Traditional and contemporary Native issues
• Connected to the Earth : Environmental resources
• Cultural Preservation and Pollution Prevention Tribal College Curriculum: e-mail Mike Vogel
• Early Childhood Education Distance Partnership: A program for Head Start teachers. Contact Laura Massey
• Montana PBS: Public television
• MSU Extension
• 4-H
• Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
• Indian Leadership Education and Development (ILEAD). Contact William Ruff
• Meth in Tribal Communities
• Montana Manufacturing Extension Center
• Montana Apprenticeship Program (MAP): High school science and math
• Native Asthma Intervention and Reduction (AIR) Program
• Native American Housing Technical Assistance Institute: e-mail Mike Vogel
• Tribal Pollution Prevention
• View from the Shore: Native encounters with Lewis and Clark

Indian Program Directors

Montana State University's Indian Program Directors group serves as the resource and communication center for Native American cross-cultural, academic, and student support initiatives at MSU. For further information or to get involved, contact Florence M. Garcia, Chair, at fgarcia@montana.edu, (406) 994-4541.

This Web site was produced by the MSU President's Office, MSU Indian Program Directors and MSU Extended University.

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