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Blue & Gold News from Montana State University President Cruzado

It has been a wonderful and busy spring, with your university hosting numerous groundbreaking celebrations for future buildings that will provide transformative opportunities for MSU students from across our great state and beyond.

MSU Leadership Institute’s Boardroom Bobcats mentorship program students serve on local nonprofit boards

For a full academic year, Boardroom Bobcats students serve as non-voting board members for local nonprofits. In addition to attending regular board meetings, the students undertake projects and participate in professional development trainings hosted by the MSU Leadership Institute and aimed at developing lifelong leadership skills.

Europe Rules That Insufficient Climate Change Action Is a Human Rights Violation

In a landmark ruling, the European Court of Human Rights found that Switzerland had not done enough to protect its citizens from climate change—blowing open the door for further cases against governments.

Sean Gerrity’s podcast is live! The Answers Are Out There.

Through these stories, my hope is to leave you with a bit more optimism and inspiration than you might get from many other news sources these days. Who knows, you might even get inspired yourself to act on a great idea that you have been carrying around for a while?

57 Years Ago, a Legendary Psychologist Discovered the 7-38-55 Rule. It’s Still the Secret to Exceptional Emotional Intelligence

The classic psychological rule is often misapplied. But when understood correctly, it can radically improve your EQ.

Cameron Yarbrough Coached Reddit, Twitch Founders. How He Gets Behind the Founder Facade

Yarbrough became a sought-after founder coach before launching his own venture. Here’s what he learned.

How to master the art of small talk

A guide to having actually interesting conversations with strangers.

Columnist, author David Brooks to speak at Montana State on April 18

David Brooks, bestselling author, op-ed columnist at The New York Times, and recurring commentator on “PBS NewsHour,” will speak at Montana State University at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 18, in the Strand Union Building ballrooms.

Registration is open for the Women’s Leadership Conference at Montana State on May 20

The conference features breakout sessions and guest speakers. This year’s theme is “Leading at Every Level.”

Applications open for Montana State’s $100K Venture Competition to be held on April 24

The annual event is open to all undergraduate and graduate students from Montana University System-affiliated campuses, as well as MUS faculty and staff and alumni who graduated within the past 10 years from an MUS campus.

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