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Montana State University Mountains and Minds Magazine Spring 2025
June 2, 2025/
Montana State University has posted the content from the most recent issue of its flagship magazine, Mountains and Minds. The magazine focuses on President Waded Cruzado as she retires after 15 years as the university’s leader. As with all MSU News Service stories, this content is available for you to use in your publications free of charge. It is online at montana.edu/news/mountainsandminds.
The magazine includes several long-form stories with accompanying photography and art, including the following:
- “The power of education,” detailing how education is an essential thread in Waded Cruzado’s life.
- “Unprecedented growth,” highlighting the physical changes to MSU’s campus during Cruzado’s 15-year presidency.
- “Choosing promise,” detailing MSU’s efforts to keep students in school and on track to earn their degrees.
- “What universities are made of,” featuring campus traditions that provide opportunities to celebrate and build community.
- “Unexpected treasures,” featuring mementos found in President Cruzado’s office.
- “In their own words,” featuring students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends reflecting on Cruzado’s impact and legacy.
- “The ultimate Bobcat fan,” examining how Cruzado has led MSU Athletics to an extraordinary era of success.
- “The Cruzado effect,” detailing how Cruzado helped MSU’s people learn to be ‘hungry, big and bold,’ raising hundreds of millions along the way.
- “For the love of literature,” which includes a list of 60 fiction and nonfiction books in Cruzado’s personal library that have made an impression on her.
This content and more from the award-winning Mountains and Minds staff is yours to download and use in your publications. All we ask is that you credit MSU’s Mountains and Minds magazine. High-resolution image files to accompany the stories may be requested at [email protected].
Would you like a hard copy? Just send an email to [email protected] or [email protected]. Also, we would be happy to answer any questions you might have at the same email.
Hope you enjoy these stories.
Anne Cantrell,
Editor, MSU Mountains and Minds magazine
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