Montana News Archive
Subscribe to this feedTaking Nothing For Granted
Published on 03/24/2011
“High school graduation looms three months away, and with financial aid application deadlines recently past, students looking to receive federal assistance to obtain higher education are in limbo,” reports the Helena Independent Record. “A proposed 2011 budget passed by the U.S. House identified several cuts, including to Pell Grants —...Read more.
College Administrators Warn Against MT Budget Cuts
Published on 03/07/2011
College administrators warned Montana lawmakers Wednesday that plans to cut the governor's two-year higher education budget proposal will likely result in tuition hikes, fewer classes and less financial aid for students. The House Appropriations Committee began piecing together a state budget by considering a $2.2 billion proposal by Republicans for...Read more.
MGSLP To Change Email Domain
Published on 03/07/2011
As a program within the Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education (OCHE) and the Montana University System, MGSLP is converting its email system to the “montana.edu” domain. The “montana.edu” domain is maintained by staff at Montana State University – Bozeman. The conversion will improve efficiency and align MGSLP with...Read more.
2011 Application Now Available For The Quality Educator Loan Assistance Program
Published on 02/01/2011
The 2011 Application for the Quality Educator Loan Assistance Program is now available!...Read more.
MGSLP To Change Email Domain
Published on 01/24/2011
As a program within the Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education (OCHE) and the Montana University System, MGSLP is converting its email system to the “montana.edu” domain. The “montana.edu” domain is maintained by staff at Montana State University – Bozeman. The conversion will improve efficiency and align MGSLP with...Read more.
MSU Engineering Professor Incorporates Elite Boeing Training Into Classroom
Published on 01/24/2011
A Montana State University electrical and computer engineering professor who received an elite fellowship from Boeing shared his experience with MSU students and faculty this fall and incorporated them into his curriculum. Ross Snider was one of nine people to receive a 2010 Boeing Welliver Faculty Fellowship from an international...Read more.
COT Department Chair Named Interim Dean
Published on 12/28/2010
Vern Gagnon, automotive technology instructor and chair of the Transportation, Business, Welding and Sustainable Energy Department at the Montana State University Billings College of Technology, has been selected as interim dean at the COT. Gagnon, who has been with MSU Billings since fall 2002, will step in for John Cech,...Read more.
Innovative Medical Program Aims To Serve Rural, Underserved Areas Of Montana
Published on 12/06/2010
In 2008, in an effort to ensure health care in the rural and underserved pockets of the state, the Montana Targeted Rural Underserved Track (TRUST) was created....Read more.
Local Students Simulate U.N. Sessions
Published on 12/06/2010
Twenty-four Flathead Valley students recently attended the Montana Model United Nations Conference in Missoula....Read more.
MSU Wants To Beef Up Distance Education
Published on 11/15/2010
Montana State University wants to increase its distance education offerings....Read more.
