Bruce Gottwig (faculty - Business, Trades and Technology Division), Ryan Schrenk (Extended Learning Division Director), and Joe Schaffer (Dean/CEO) recently sat for their comprehensive exams and are well on their way  to receiving their doctorates in educational leadership from the University of Montana! While this was a very daunting and exhausting  two-day experience for these three gentlemen, this part of the journey is now behind them. Exam results are anticipated in the next few weeks, so stay tuned. Congratulations! The entire campus community is very proud of you.

Dr. Waded Cruzado, the new MSU President, will be visiting Great Falls February 2-5, 2010. During her visit, she will be meeting with students, faculty and staff from various divisions on campus as well as community leaders and learning about our campus and community. Watch for more information in the next few weeks.

The 10th Annual Missouri River Break will be on campus March 12-14, 2010. If you are interested in being an instructor, contact Linda McNeill at lmcneill@msugf.edu. Missouri River Break is a fun, affordable way to learn a new hobby or skill at any of the 60+ workshops offered during the three days. Missouri River Break offers three days of fun, educational, hands-on workshops for everyone that are taught by expert instructors.

In October 19987, the Student Senate approved the creation of the Student Emergency Assistance Program. The goal was to provide emergency assistance to students and to aid them in contacting other resources in the Great Falls area.  The main purpose is to prevent students from dropping out of school because of temporary financial difficulties. 
 
SEAP defines an emergency as an endangering combination of circumstances that is unforeseeable, unavoidable and unsolvable through other means that calls for IMMEDIATE action. The forms are currently located in the Library, at the Student Central Information Desk and at the College's Help Desks. (If you run low on forms, please e-mail seap@msugf.edu  )
 
The applications are asked to be returned to the Student Central Information Desk.  Once an application is received in the sealed envelope, it should be placed in the SEAP mailbox in the mailroom.  Then an e-mail should be sent to seap@msugf.edu  saying an application has arrived.  This will trigger the processes by our committee.  Timing is very important as the committee as a certain number of hours to respond to the requests. The budget for SEAP is maintained by the Associated Student's treasurer and the committee members (who are confidential) are the deciding body for SEAP. SEAP has also sponsored a holiday giving tree and other holiday events in the past.

Discover Montana's Avatar-man, explore the Crown of the Continent and take another look at the Anaconda Company at this winter's U to You lecture series.

Feb. 18's lecture features Terry Beaubois, founding director of the Creative Research Lab at Montana State University in Bozeman, discussing "MSU's Creative Research Lab - Montana's Own Avatar-man!" Beaubois will talk about projects currently in the works at the lab, including virtual reality, sustainable design, international education issues and Montana Office of Public Instruction's "Indian Education for All."

"A History Needs Revising: Another Look at the Anaconda Company" is the final topic and will be discussed by retired UM history professor, David Emmons, on March 4. Emmons will take a revisionist look at the role of the Anaconda Company in the state's history.

The 2010 Bringing the U to You evening lectures will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. in Heritage Hall at the MSU-Great Falls College of Technology. Tickets cost $25 for the four-lecture series. Individual lectures are $10 at the door and are $5 for students.

Know The Montana Post Secondary Educational Opportunities Council (MPSEOC) and the Montana Tribal Colleges will host six college and career fairs in Montana beginning Feb. 1, 2010. Students can visit with representatives from in-state and out-of-state colleges and universities, technical and trade schools, military branches, agencies, and career representatives. Although the fairs are geared to college students and high school students, they are open to anyone interested in pursuing post-secondary education and career research. Parents are encouraged to attend as well.  Each fair will have scholarships and door prizes awarded by random drawing from the names of people who attend these tribal college fairs. Visit www.MontanaColleges.com for more information.
Natalie Nefzger will represent MSU Great Falls at the following college and career fairs:
Monday, Feb., 8, 2010:  Stone Child College, Box Elder    
Tuesday, Feb., 9, 2010:  Blackfeet Community College, Browning

 

Let the students know about this great raffle. For every $10.00 you spend on backpacks and clothing items, you will receive a raffle ticket for a chance to win a HP notebook computer. Offer runs from January 25 through February 15. MSU - Great Falls students only and EMT polos are excluded.