New program partners MSU student with mayor to help solve city’s challenges

“This program encourages MSU students to envision and help create a brighter future for Bozeman,” Leadership Institute Director Carmen McSpadden said. “For us, that’s a definition of leadership.”

In a new partnership between Montana State University and the city of Bozeman, an MSU graduate student will gain leadership experience while helping the city explore options for conserving water.

Heather Nold, a master’s student in MSU’s Department of Civil Engineering, is participating in the Mentored by the Mayor program, which MSU’s Leadership Institute and the city jointly launched this fall.