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Kendall Smith, you are PURE GOLD!

Kendall Smith is a staff member in University Housing on the MSU Bozeman campus.
MSU to hold spring commencement ceremonies May 9

MSU will celebrate more than 2,000 graduates and present two honorary doctorates during the commencement ceremonies.
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Canvas will replace D2L Brightspace as MSU's learning management system in summer 2025
Brock Tessman has been named as MSU's 13th president.

Brock Tessman has been announced as MSU's 13th president.

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Montana PBS groundbreaking scheduled for April 29

The groundbreaking will celebrate the planned expansion of the MSU Visual Communications Building on campus and services of Montana PBS.

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MSU helping bolster Montana mental health support

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MSU is the global leader of biofilm research

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Finalists announced for $100K Venture Competition

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MSU teams up with city to keep items off curbs

Announcements

Robert Nickelson, an MSU chemical engineering professor who retired in 1995, passed away on April 12 in Bozeman.

South 11th Avenue will be closed from 2:45 to 4:15 p.m. on Friday, April 25, between Cleveland and Grant streets through campus for a ceremony at the MSU Student Memorial.

MSU is collecting well wishes submissions for President Waded Cruzado as she retires.

D2L Brightspace's days are numbered. Log in to Canvas today!

The MSU All Staff Council is accepting scholarship applications until April 25.

The Provost's Office is seeking feedback on Canvas software following eLumen's demonstrations of the tool.

All-Staff Council nominations are open April 21 through May 2.

A TIAA-CREF consultant will take one-on-one meetings on campus May 28-30.

The MSU Library’s LinkedIn Learning subscription ends on Monday, June 30.

Nominations and applications are open for Developing Excellence in Academic Leadership 2025.

Today @ MSU

8:00 am: Larson Pavey Physics PhD Thesis Defense
9:00 am: Science and Natural History Filmmaking MFA Thesis Defense
9:00 am: Fatemeh Salehirad, Physics PhD Thesis Defense
9:00 am: Donuts with the Business Dean
10:00 am: Sam Wyss Oral and Written Comprehensive Exam in Physics
11:00 am: Adobe Customer Success: Open Office Hours
11:00 am: SmartBuyMSU Virtual Office Hours
12:00 pm: Creating and Grading Content in Canvas Workshop
1:00 pm: ESCI thesis defense by Alex George: "Tectonic Inheritance Analysis of the Spanish Peaks Fault, MT"
2:00 pm: PhD Defense in Chemistry - Rhys Trousdale
3:00 pm: Heather White: "Find Your Climate Superpower"
3:00 pm: Climate Carnival!
4:00 pm: Paws to De-Stress returns to MSU Library
4:00 pm: Susan Bilo: "The Power of One"
5:00 pm: Derek Esposito: "Careers in the Solar Industry"
5:30 pm: Cottonwood Environmental Law: "Yellowstone Bison Management”
6:00 pm: Amelia DiGano: "Portraits of a Planet in Crisis”
6:30 pm: Dr. James Burchfield: “Make Your Grassroots Group Fly”
7:30 pm: Guitar Recital - Ensemble & Studio Students of Professor Michael Videon

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Upcoming

Susan Bilo: "The Power of One" 4:00pm - 5:00pm

2025 MSU Student Research Celebration 10:00am - 3:00pm

Neurodiversity in Higher Education 1:00pm - 3:00pm

The Bobcat Pounce 5K: Run, Walk, Stroll 10:00am - 11:30am

2025 Celebrating Excellence in Service Awards 9:00am - 11:00am

Term Dates & Deadlines

Last Day of Spring Semester

Spring 2025 Commencement

Pure GoldMSU's most recent recpients

Kendall Smith

Melissa Pomeroy

Erica Shea

Colton Adams

Mark Plante

Rylie Wiebe

Leah Habel and Dena Wagner-Fossen

Denis De La Garza

Glenn Foster

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