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Eminent historian to give Stegner Lecture at MSU

Elliott West will speak on “The West and the Making of Modern America” in the Museum of the Rockies’ Hager Auditorium at 6 p.m., Monday, March 23.
MSU to host 50th American Indian Council Powwow

Highlights of the event include dancing and singing competitions, a royalty pageant and an alumni brunch.
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.
Community invited to inauguration events April 1-2

A series of events on April 1 and 2 will recognize Tessman as the 13th president of Montana State University.

MSU photo by Kelly Gorham

Promotional graphic showing a basketball game in a packed arena, with a player in a white Bobcats jersey shooting the ball over defenders in green. Text reads: “Go ’Cats! Bobcats will host Portland for WNIT Super 16 round, 7 p.m. Thursday.” | MSU Athletics photo

Cheer on your ’Cats! MSU will host Portland for the Super 16 round of the WNIT on Thursday at 7 p.m. in the Fieldhouse. Get your tickets!

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MSU professor to discuss composite materials

Portrait of Montana State University Brock Tessman | MSU photo by Kelly Gorham

Community invited to inauguration events April 1-2

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MSU to host 50th American Indian Council Powwow

Announcements

The Center for Faculty Excellence is accepting applications for spring 2026 internal grants.

Registration for the Spring Leadership Summit, open to graduate and undergraduate students, is due Wednesday, March 25.

Culinary Services will give away a food basket to winners who complete a culinary survey.

Registration is open for the Vertical Rush climbing competition on Saturday, March 28.

The Outreach and Engagement Council is accepting proposals for its seed grant program through April 5.

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.

Visit MSU's policy review page to see which university policies will be updated and to provide feedback.

Today @ MSU

10:00 am: Let's Talk Drop-in Consultation
11:00 am: VPRED Centers & Institutes Day
12:15 pm: Mindful Mondays Weekly Drop in
1:10 pm: LRES Spring Seminar Series featuring presenter Raqib Valli
3:30 pm: 2026 Research Celebration: Research Integrity and Sustainability
4:00 pm: Norm Asbjornson College of Engineering - Dean Candidate Open Forum
4:10 pm: Sam Gunningham (MSU) "Regular holonomic systems and the Riemann-Hilbert correspondence"
6:00 pm: Continental Reckoning: The West and the Making of Modern America

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2026 Research Celebration

2026 Research Celebration

3:30pm - 5:30pm Strand Union Building
Ballrooms B, C, & D

Norm Asbjornson College of Engineering - Dean Cand 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Douglas Cairns - Provost’s Lecturer Series 7:00pm

Norm Asbjornson College of Engineering Dean Search 4:00pm

Inauguration of MSU's President, Dr. Brock Tessman

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Spring Break (no classes, offices open)

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