Friday, March 22, 2019

Montana State University Bobcat Bulletin

MSU NEWS

Inaugural Diversity Showcase set for March 26 at MSU

MSU will host its inaugural Diversity Showcase from 5 to 7 p.m. in Inspiration Hall, located in Norm Asbjornson Hall on the MSU campus.

MSU nursing professor recognized for excellence as nurse practitioner

Janice Hausauer received the American Association of Nurse Practitioners 2019 State Award for Excellence.

MSU sets March 29 American Indian Hall ground blessing

MSU will launch the American Indian Hall building project with events set for Friday, March 29, at the building's location on the lawn south of Hannon Hall.

MSU American Indian Council Powwow set for March 29-30

The 44th annual American Indian Council Powwow at MSU will be held March 29-30 at the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse. The powwow is free and open to all. This year's powwow will be dedicated to missing and murdered indigenous women and girls.

MSU students to host second annual Diversity Symposium on March 27

Students at MSU will hold the institution's second annual Diversity Symposium from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 27, in the Strand Union Building Ballrooms.

MSU to host April conference focused on public education and policy

The MSU Initiative for Regulation and Applied Economic Analysis will examine issues facing K-12 education and research that may address those issues during an annual conference set for April 12 at the university.

MSU student entrepreneurs sweep top places, secure funding at startup challenge in Missoula

All five teams of MSU student entrepreneurs who competed at a recent statewide startup competition earned awards and funding to support their ventures. The MSU teams swept the top four places and secured the majority of the $50,000 available prize money.

Off-campus living resource fair set for March 26

MSU's Office of the Dean of Students, in partnership with the city of Bozeman and the Good Neighbor Committee, will host a free off-campus living resource fair on March 26.

Brian Bothner to discuss biological systems at Kopriva lecture March 28

MSU biochemistry professor Brian Bothner will discuss biological systems and the value of temporal data for understanding them at the next Kopriva Science Seminar Series lecture on March 28.

MSU to host May 7 workshop for businesses on transition and succession planning

A half-day workshop at MSU is designed to help business owners, especially those in manufacturing, achieve more successful transitions, such as changes in ownership and management.

Author Richard Ford to deliver MSU 2019 Stegner Lecture on March 27

Prizewinning writer Richard Ford will deliver the MSU 2019 Stegner Lecture at 6 p.m. at the Museum of the Rockies. A reception will follow the lecture, which will be titled "Appropriating the West (And Other Petty Larcenies)." Although the event is free and open to the public, space is limited and tickets must be reserved in advance.