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Your update on opportunities, events, and more...
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GLI Advising Alert!
Attention all 1st and 2nd year students! Don’t forget that you’re required to attend GLI advising sessions. You can choose between group advising or one-on-one meetings.
Sophomore group advising will run from September 2 through October 10
Freshman group advising will run from October 13 through November 17
Make sure to check your inbox regularly for updates via Navigate regarding group advising. If you’d prefer a one-on-one session, feel free to schedule a meeting with Sandee or Gillian.
Remember, juniors and seniors are not required to attend, but we’re always happy to meet with you!
| | Calling All Capstone Students: | | |
It's time to sign up for your GLI Capstone Leadership Workshop with the one-and-only Shannon Stober!
Remember that these workshops are required and each member of your team needs to attend one session.
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Your GLI graduation application is due Friday, October 31 to Sandee!
| | | Have a Beyond the Classroom Experience to Share? | | Student's who participated in a Fall ’24, Spring ’25, or Summer ’25 Beyond the Classroom Experience are invited to be highlighted on our social media! | |
New Beyond the Classroom Blog Posts!
Check out the newest stories from GLI students as they reflect on their Beyond the Classroom experiences!
| | | 2nd Year Students: Sign up for this Fall's Leadership Retreat! | | Are You Taking GBLD 194 This Semester? | |
- Need to take GBLD 194? Don't forget to register!
- GLI Scholarship Writing Workshops dates:
- October 22, 4-5 PM
- October 30, 5-6 PM
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RSVP here!
| | Explore Opportunities at the Fall Jobs Fest! | | |
Are you looking for on-campus or part-time employment? How about career-enhancing opportunities? The Experiential Learning and Career Success Center invites you to the University of Montana Fall Jobs Fest on September 9th, 2025!
This is your chance to connect with employers about part-time and on-campus jobs, as well as volunteer, internship, research, and other experiential learning opportunities. If you're seeking immediate employment or flexible schedules that fit around your classes, this fair is for you!
All UM students are welcome to attend. Whether you’re looking for a job, an internship, or a volunteer position, this event has something for everyone. Employers from various industries will be there, eager to meet students like you.
Date: September 9th, 2025
Time: 11am - 1:30pm
Where: The Oval
Don't miss out on this fantastic opportunity to jump-start your career and enhance your university experience.
| | Call for Experiential Learning Funding Proposals: | | |
ELCS invites proposals for fall semester experiential learning support funds. Experiential learning is an important component of a student’s education at UM, a high impact practice that supports student success and career readiness.
Experiential learning at UM includes internships, service learning, research, field experience, clinicals/practicum, project-based learning and community engagement. UM faculty and staff members who teach/facilitate experiential learning can apply for awards of up to $1,500 to offset eligible costs.
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Contact Jenah Mead, ELCS manager, for more info.
Deadline to apply: Sept. 19. Applicants will be notified of funding by Sept. 26.
| | Welcome Dialogue with New Mansfield Chair: | | |
Join Dr. Kristin Vekasi, the inaugural Mansfield Chair of Japanese and Indo-Pacific Affairs, for a Mansfield Dialogue, "Rare Earths and Shared Futures: U.S.-Japan Cooperation in a New Mineral Age."
When? Tuesday, September 9th, at 7:30 p.m.
Where? Dell Brown Room
| | Upcoming Branch Center Events! | | |
September 10 | Branch Out Open House
12:00 PM – 3:00 PM in the Branch Center (2nd floor of the University Center)
Stop by to tour the space, meet our staff, and learn about student resources, programs, and opportunities.
September 11 | Rainbow Welcome
11:00 AM – 2:00 PM | The Oval
Celebrate LGBTQ+ students and community with us! Enjoy food, fun, and meet campus and community organizations ready to support you.
| | Don't Miss the President's Lecture Series! | |
President's Lecture Series & 2025 Mansfield Center Lecture - Robert Putnam
Robert D. Putnam is the Malkin Research Professor of Public Policy at Harvard University. A member of the National Academy of Sciences, a Fellow of the British Academy, and past president of the American Political Science Association, in 2006 he received the Skytte Prize, the world's highest accolade for a political scientist. In 2012 Barack Obama awarded Bob the National Humanities Medal, the nation’s highest honor for contributions to the humanities. He has written fifteen books, translated into twenty languages, including Making Democracy Work: Civic Traditions in Italy and Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community, both among the most cited (and bestselling) social science works in nearly a century. He has consulted for Presidents Carter, Clinton, Bush 43, and Obama, as well as presidents and prime ministers from the UK, Ireland, and Finland to South Korea and Singapore. His most recent book, The Upswing: How America Came Together a Century Ago and How We Can Do It Again (2020), is a widely praised study of broad 20th century American economic, social, political, and cultural trends.
| | | | Attend Arnold Swanberg Lecture in Military History: | | | | |
The Road to Black Hawk Down:
Fighting the Summer War in Somalia, 1993" with Dr. Jonathan Carroll, Associate Professor of War Studies, Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst.
When? Thursday, September 18, at 7:00 p.m.
Where? Dennison Theater
| | A Short Term Study Abroad Opportunity! | | |
Study Abroad in Costa Rica with Professor Jenn Thompson in January, 2026!
NOTE: The Franke Fellows scholarship only applies to opportunities that are 12 weeks or longer
| | Get Involved in Missoula: Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities! | | |
Thursday, 9/11: Crafting for a Cause
Create magical Wizard sets and props for the Boys and Girls Club. Join us in the DHC Lounge anytime from 11am - 2pm. 15 volunteers needed. Sign up to volunteer here.
Friday, 9/12: Casseroles for Community Casseroles for Community
Make dinner for families residing in the YWCA’s domestic violence emergency shelter. We need one club or office to take this on! Email jenah.mead@mso.umt.edu if interested.
The full schedule of events can be found on Griz Hub.
Soft Landing Missoula: Month of Welcome Events
Learn more here.
| | Have a wonderful week GLI! | | | | |
