Montana Education Excellence

Bill Holben and Frank Rosenzweig, faculty members in the Division of Biological Sciences, spearheaded the effort to bring the program to UM.

As of Friday, Dennison wasn’t aware he even had a Facebook page.

"Coming to Montana Tech has been an excellent experience for me," she said, and added it was "an honor" to have Ganesan as an adviser and as a mentor.

The McLaughlin Research Institute will play host to two public lectures, with the goal of fostering critical thinking and furthering public support for science and science education.

With plan for a local community college recently nipped in the bud and a University of Montana-run Hamilton Higher Education Center drawing lackluster support, a new push has emerged that officials hope could bear educational fruit by fall.

“We want to provide the kind of environment that they can thrive in.”

The Montana State University Department of Native American Studies has received accreditation from the World Indigenous Nations Higher Education Consortium, the first mainstream non-indigenous controlled institution in the world to receive the designation.

Good has spoken at various panels and meetings in an attempt to change the community’s perception of the COT. He wants people to view the college as a place where they can prepare to enter the job market or find a gateway into the realm of higher education, rather than a place that simply offers remedial courses and job training.

“We need to increase quality,” said Alex Apostle, superintendent of Missoula County Public Schools. “The standards are too low.”

Only 18 of 100 entering freshman will have a college degree within 10 years, according to UM President George Dennison. In addition, the current generation of young adults will be the first that is less–educated than its parents, a trend that is not mirrored in any other developed country.