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Winter 2014

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Around The Oval

Around The Oval

Take a look at what’s happening around campus, including news, a message from the president, the latest from Griz Nation, and much more.

About Alumni

About Alumni

Alumni across the globe share updates and photos about what they’re up to since graduating from UM.

Artifacts

Artifacts

Delve into the fascinating history of UM.

Letters

Letters

The Montanan welcomes letters to the editor. Read what others have to say about the magazine.

Staff Winter 2014

Juliauna Heiser

Juliauna Heiser , age five, deeply concentrates while participating in a game of Mindflex Duel at spectrUM’s Family Science Night in Lincoln, Mont., in November.

Steven Hesla with student

Making a Difference

UM Doles Out Awards for Promoting Campus Diversity
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Student with crosscut saw

A Tradition Unlike Any Other

Boondockers Day Generates Excitement for Foresters’ Ball
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Food Zoo cashier Margo Kratz

Mama Margo

Food Zoo Employee Margo Kratz is Much More Than a Cashier
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Comedian Chris Fairbanks

Good Humor

Stand-up Comedian, UM Alumnus Chris Fairbanks to Entertain Crowds at Big Sky Documentary Film Festival

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Angela McLean, Montana’s new lieutenant governor

One Giant Leap

UM Alumna Angela McLean Dives Head-First into Politics

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soldiers at Fort Missoula

Riding Through History

Mansfield Library Exhibit Delves into African-American History

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Career in comedy comes full-circle for UM grad Maggie Carey

Funny Girl

Career in comedy comes full-circle for UM grad Maggie Carey

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The Best Medicine

The Best Medicine

UM’s pharmacy program takes students outside the classroom and into real health care settings.
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Science: Try It

Science: Try It

With locations on campus and in downtown Missoula and its popular mobile science program, spectrum Discovery Area lets kids across Big Sky Country get their hands dirty for science.

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A Tale of Tales

There are only forty-two copies of The Workes of Geoffrey Chaucer, edited by John Stow, held in public institutions across the United States. Of the forty-two, a mere eleven reside west of the Mississippi. The University of Montana just happens to have one of them.

Back on Track

The Montana Grizzlies knocked off the Montana State University Bobcats, 28-14, in the 113th Brawl of the Wild in Bozeman on November 23.

Elite 800

When the Lady Griz defeated the University of Portland Pilots on November 18, longtime UM women’s hoops coach Robin Selvig made history.

The President’s Perspective

As a new calendar year unfolds, I wish you a wonderful 2014. It promises to be an exciting one for the University of Montana!

O'Connor Honored by UM

Justice Sandra Day O’Connor was conferred with an Honorary Doctorate of Laws.

Odyssey of the Stars Honors Music Men

UM’s College of Visual and Performing Arts honor two of Missoula’s finest music teachers.

Grizwald

Meet Grizwald, UM‘s cartoon bear. In frequent issues of the Montanan, we provide a drawing of Grizwald that needs a creative, original caption

UM's MOLLI Program Sees Record Enrollment

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UM [MOLLI] is thriving.

The Bottom Line

UM’s ranking among universities worldwide by Times Higher Education World University Rankings

Notable & Quoteable

President Royce Engstrom in October announced that the new Missoula College building will be built on East Broadway

Fallen Soldiers Honored

The memorial, bearing the names of Montana soldiers who lost their lives in the recent wars, was recognized as the official State Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans’ Memorial this past fall.

Facetime: Kali Lindner '06

Kali Lindner, a 2006 UM graduate in international business and Spanish, went on to create one of the most popular workout trends.

UM Lauded for Excellence in Preparing Educators, School Professionals

Talking Points

TEDxUMontana Highlights the Personal Side of Academics

Where's Your GRIZ Been?

Brandon Tuss ’97, middle, his wife, Steph Tuss, right, and Liz Kelly ’10 proudly don their Griz gear on Inisheer during a recent trip to Ireland. Among the many sites they visited were the Cliffs of Moher, the Aran Islands, Trinity College and St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Dublin, and of course, the Guinness Storehouse.  

Undergloom

By Prageeta Sharma

Fence Books, 2013, 67 pages, $15.95

The History and Social Foundations of American Education, Tenth Edition

By John D. Pulliam and James J. Van Patten 
Pearson Education, Inc., 2013, 407 pages, $98

The Trials of Christopher Mann

By Casey Charles

Regal Crest Enterprises, 2013, 286 pages, $20.95

Lake People

By Abi Maxwell

Alfred A. Knopf, 2013, 210 pages, $24.95

Love Reports to Spring Training

By Linda Kittell

Turning Point Books, 2013, 64 pages, $16.20

The Impossible Lives of Greta Wells

By Andrew Sean Greer

HarperCollins Publishers, 2013, 289 pages, $26.99

Montana UFOs and Extraterrestrials

By Joan Bird

Riverbend Publishing, 2013, 230 pages, $14.95

Writing Science in Plain English

By Anne E. Greene

University of Chicago Press, 2013, 124 pages, $13

Ninety Days

By Sonny Gratzer

iUniverse, Inc., 2013, 218 pages, $15.95

Brand New Human Being

By Emily Jeanne Miller

Mariner Books paperback, 2013, 272 pages, $14.95

Great Couple, Great Delight

I read with great delight the story about my friend John Ruffatto and his benefactor activities within the University of Montana.

Beyond Comprehension

I could not believe my eyes when I saw the fall 2013 cover of the Montanan.

Off-Road, Unhappy

These two images, in essence, represent a 20,000-word essay advocating off-road driving stupidity...

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