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Miriam Daniels, you are PURE GOLD!

Miriam Daniels is a staff member in Chemical and Biological Engineering on the Bozeman Campus.
Learn about upcoming listening sessions and take a survey to help shape MSU’s future.

MSU is developing a new strategic plan that will guide MSU for years to come. This effort is more than planning—it’s an invitation to imagine MSU’s future. Learn more at montana.edu/strategicplan.
Bobcat Pounce race set for April 18 at MSU

All proceeds from the annual event help fund student scholarships in the MSU College of Education, Health and Human Development.

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A map of Montana with pins at cities and towns across the state, including Whitefish, Polson, Missoula, Dillon, Bozeman, Miles City, Glendive and more. |

Consortium celebrates decade of information access

Students take a break beneath the 45-foot-tall climbing wall in the Student Wellness Center. | Photo by Kelly Gorham

Trade publication features MSU’s Campus Rec

MSU students publish pediatric paper

Brian Gillespie, dean of the Jake Jabs College of Business and Entrepreneurship, speaks with Leonardo Marra at the spring Orser lecture held April 7. |

Leonardo Marra delivers spring Orser lecture

Announcements

Martin "Steve" Stevens Stauber Jr., a former instructor in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Economics, passed away on April 1.

To help shape MSU's future strategic plan, faculty, staff and students can fill out an online survey or attend in-person listening sessions April 15-17.

The Staff Senate is accepting questions and topics ahead of its monthly meeting on Wednesday, April 15.

RSVPs are open for the first-generation graduation celebration.

Nominations are open for at-large awards presented during Homecoming week.

Registration is open for the workshop "Intro to Dissemination and Implementation Science" on Tuesday, May 12.

Registration is open for a three-part series on effective research mentoring in May.

A new faculty-led study abroad proposal form is live on the the study abroad programs's webpage

Campus Civil Rights is seeking volunteers to assist community members participating in investigations under MSU’s Equal Opportunity, Non-Discrimination and Harassment Policy.

Today @ MSU

9:00 am: Meghan Spears PhD Defense: Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
9:00 am: Joshua Dugre PhD Dissertation Defense
9:00 am: 2026 Celebrating Excellence in Service & Staff awards ceremony
9:00 am: Snagit Basics Training Webinar
9:00 am: Byron Amerson Ecology & Environmental Sciences PhD Defense
10:00 am: Jasmine Vang Cognitive Biases in Cybersecurity Masters Defense CS
10:00 am: HumaniTEAs Thursday
10:00 am: PhD Defense in Chemistry - Olivia Duletski
10:00 am: Wilvin V. Sinco a MN Graduate Student Defense
10:30 am: Michelle Holt MEd Defense Presentation
10:40 am: Kendall Eliasson a MN Graduate Student Defense
11:00 am: Dr. Andrew Plantinga, UC Santa Barbara, Dynamic Investment in Ecosystem Restoration
11:00 am: Music Seminar: University of Utah Intrepid Duo, saxophone & clarinet
11:20 am: Avery Hill a MN Graduate Student Defense
12:00 pm: Cultivating Healthy Plants Webinar, April 16th, "Herbicide Residues Around the Home and Garden"
12:00 pm: Applications of stable isotope techniques in grazing and forage research
1:00 pm: Let's Talk Drop-in Consultation
1:00 pm: Academic Technology and Outreach hosting an info session April 16 for faculty funding opportunities
1:30 pm: AI for Researchers (series) from MSU Library: Use Cases at MSU
2:00 pm: CBE Seminar: From biofilms to ELMs: Structuring microbial functions with 3D bioprinting
2:00 pm: Joseph Stage PhD Dissertation Defense
2:00 pm: Brain Break: Reptiles from The Viv
3:10 pm: Analyzing Time Filtered Finite Difference Schemes for Hyperbolic PDEs
3:30 pm: Grad Student Strategic Plan Listening Session: Share Your Ideas to Help Shape MSU’s Future
3:30 pm: Ecology Spring Seminar Series: 20-minute Scientific Presentations on Grad Student Research
4:00 pm: Crawford Scholars Project Showcase
5:00 pm: College of Letters & Science Annual Awards Ceremony
5:00 pm: Yuki Coyle MFA Thesis Exhibition
5:00 pm: Campus Civil Rights Bystander Intervention Workshop
5:20 pm: Izak A. Godoy a MN Graduate Student Defense
5:30 pm: Unearthing Bozeman’s Hidden Past: Archaeology of the Red-Light District with Crystal Alegria
6:00 pm: America's Relationship with War
6:10 pm: Amber R. Means a MN Graduate Student Defense
7:30 pm: University Band & Strings Concert: directed by Dr. Derek Bannasch & Dr. Tobin Stewart

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Staff Senate Benefits Q&A 9:00am - 11:00am

UPDATED: Faculty Strategic Plan Listening Session 11:00am - 12:00pm

Your Students as Major Scholarship Candidates 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Faculty MSU Strategic Plan Listening Session 3:15pm - 4:15pm

2026 Employee Recognition awards ceremony 9:00am - 11:00am

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Gallatin College Serves Blood Drive 11:00am - 4:15pm

Don't Curb Your Crap 12:00am - 11:45pm

Pure GoldMSU's most recent recpients

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