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Montana State honors Excellence in Service and Employee of the Year award winners

Thirteen individuals were recognized at Montana State University’s 37th annual Celebrating Excellence in Service and Employee of the Year awards ceremony on April 16.

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MSU expects to confer 2,706 degrees during its 144th spring ceremonies.
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MSU to hold commencement ceremonies May 8

Announcements

Registration is open for faculty and researcher trainings on the artificial intelligence platform CatChat, starting Friday, April 24.

RSVPs are open for the first-generation graduation celebration.

Election nominations for Staff Senate members are due Friday, May 1.

Nominations are open for at-large awards presented during Homecoming week.

Participants can sign up for a SharePoint site or email listserv for Common Threads, a networking and learning community for faculty and staff engaged or wishing to engage with Indigenous communities to conduct research or provide service program support.

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.

A new faculty-led study abroad proposal form is live on the the study abroad programs's webpage

Campus Civil Rights is seeking volunteers to assist community members participating in investigations under MSU’s Equal Opportunity, Non-Discrimination and Harassment Policy.

The Women's Center has announced its 2026 Students of Achievement.

Today @ MSU

9:00 am: Focus Friday
9:00 am: Tori Ogolin Thesis Defense for M.S. in Fish & Wildlife Management
9:00 am: Virtual Fossil Fridays
9:00 am: UIT is running a 90-minute training session for Faculty/Researchers on its new AI platform, CatChat!
9:05 am: Pop-Up music featuring music tech student work, Asbjornson Hall, Friday, Apr. 24, 2026, 12:50-1:10PM
9:30 am: PhD Defense in Chemistry - Brahm Dean
11:00 am: Catalyst Labs x LaunchCats Series
11:00 am: Thyme Bistro: Gallatin College's Student Bistro
12:00 pm: Drop-in Accessibility Office Hours
2:00 pm: UIT is running a 90-minute training session for Staff on its new AI platform, CatChat!
2:00 pm: Campus Clean Up
2:30 pm: Connor Nelle a PSPP Graduate Student Defense
2:30 pm: MSU Retirees & Associates Health Info Session
3:00 pm: Studio Commons: Environmental Art
3:10 pm: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Seminar
7:30 pm: Ensemble Concert: Percussion Ensemble, directed by Stephen Versaevel

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Music Seminar: Guest Artist Lester Lynch, voice

11:00am Howard Hall
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Assessing Core Quality Learning Outcomes 2:00pm - 3:30pm

AI Discussion with Bill Hilf 3:00pm - 4:30pm

Integrating AI into Assignments and Assessments 12:00pm - 1:30pm

Montana Law Day 9:30am - 12:00pm

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Brain Break: PAWS to De-Stress 2:00pm - 4:00pm

April 29 World BBQ celebration dinner 4:30pm - 7:30pm

Brain Break: PAWS to De-Stress 10:00am - 12:00pm

End of Semester Rec Center Party! 5:00pm - 7:00pm

Bobcat Thrift Sale 2026 12:00am - 5:00pm

Pure GoldMSU's most recent recpients

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Miriam Daniels

Thomas Herring

Sharon Loftsgaarden, you are PURE GOLD!

Sophia Bielsky

Rikki Ollinger

Eva Stokes

Teresa Wilhelm

Jordan Penney, you are PURE GOLD!

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