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MSU will celebrate more than 900 graduates during its 143rd commencement this Friday at 10 a.m. in the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse.

MSU will celebrate more than 900 graduates during its 143rd commencement this Friday at 10 a.m. in the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse.
Come cheer on the 'Cats at Bobcat Stadium as they face off Stephen F. Austin in the quarterfinal playoffs game!

Come cheer on the 'Cats at Bobcat Stadium as they face off Stephen F. Austin in the quarterfinal playoffs game!
MSU senior Doriane Keiser wins Rhodes Scholarship

The MSU senior from Wolf Point majoring in psychology and community health will begin graduate study at the University of Oxford next fall.

MSU photo by Colter Peterson

A teacher surrounded by children in a school room. | MSU photo by Colter Peterson

Center devoted to rural education marks 10 years

An example chart illustrating Smart Spray technology for weed management |

MSU tool helps farmers implement new technology

A group of people posing with large checks | MSU photo by Marcus "Doc" Cravens

Big Idea Challenge awards $13,500 to students

Portrait of Chris Anderson standing next to a wall filled with photo prints and negatives. | MSU photo by Kelly Gorham

MSU's Christina Anderson wins national award

Announcements

The CatTracks Gold line (East) will not run on Friday, Dec. 12, due to preparation for the Bobcat football game.

The Office of Student Engagement is hosting a giving tree in SUB 222 through Dec. 11 to support families served by the nonprofit THRIVE.

Staff members employed before April 1, 2025, can use their free lunch credit until MSU's dining halls close on Dec. 12.

For its Winter Pledge drive, Montana PBS is accepting donations from new sustaining members or those wanting to increase their sustaining donation from Friday, Nov. 28, to Sunday, Dec. 14.

The application for the ITHS TL1 Translational Research Teaching Program for 2026-27 closes on Dec. 22. Students seeking mentorship, collaboration and focused training to launch a successful career in translational research are encouraged to apply.

Planning, Design and Construction is seeking proposals from professional artists for five art installations located in Caring for Our Own Program spaces at Mark and Robyn Jones College of Nursing buildings.

Registration is open for the Consider and Prepare for Community Relevant Research session on Friday, Jan. 9.

Registration is open for Safe Zone workshops held in the spring.

Today @ MSU

9:00 am: Early Career Faculty Session: Departmental Expectations for Annual Reviews
9:00 am: Fall 2025 Teach Montana Educators Fair
11:00 am: Pet-A-Goat Finals De-Stressor
12:00 pm: Mountains & Minds Toastmasters Club Meetings
1:00 pm: Asad Noor PhD Dissertation Defense, Gianforte School of Computing
1:10 pm: Sheep Health Research Updates: Conflict and Predation on Mountain Sheep
2:00 pm: Campus Sustainability Advisory Committee

Resources

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Upcoming

Early Career Faculty Success Program

Faculty Annual Reviews: Departmental Expectations

9:00am - 10:30am MSU Library
324 Teaching Space

Physics Colloquium 4:10pm - 5:00pm

We Know Who We Are: History & Legacy of the Métis 5:30pm

Bending Towards the Light … A Jazz Nativity 7:00pm

Syllabus 101 12:00pm - 1:30pm

Term Dates & Deadlines

Last Day of Fall Semester

Winter Break runs December 12th - January 12th

First Day of Spring 2026 Semester

Pure GoldMSU's most recent recpients

Julie Barnwell

Emily Criswell

Robert Zimmer

Kate Emmerich

Sarah Smith

Lynette Champlin & Tyren Cleasby

Aaron Murrish

Kyle Ganley

Jerry Girard

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