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Your update on opportunities, events, and more...
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1st-year advising campaign is currently happening! Book now! And remember, it is part of your GBLD 110 grade!
Please schedule your mandatory advising appointment with Sarah or Gillian on Navigate!
Sophomores, it's not too late if you missed your advising appointment.
| | | Attention Summer 25, Fall 25, and AY 25-26 Beyond the Classroom Experiences! | | | | |
- Your BTC plan is due April 1st!
- Your BTC scholarship is due April 6th!
| | We Are Looking for a Social Media Intern! | |
Interested in social media? Want to contribute significantly to GLI's social media platforms, including Instagram? Looking for an internship? Consider applying for our Franke GLI social media internship! This internship runs for the 2025-2026 academic year, but fall-only applications will be considered. You can take the internship for variable credits, depending on your schedule, and you can use it for your GLI Beyond the Classroom Experience.
To apply, please submit a brief cover letter stating your interest and a short resume with 1 reference to gli@umontana.edu by April 4.
| | Become a Franke GLI Ambassador! | | We are recruiting Ambassadors for the 2025-2026 academic year! Our Franke GLI Ambassadors contribute to the program in all sorts of ways, from helping with new student recruitment to attending and assisting with events to providing important input and feedback about the program. Join today! Applications are due Friday, April 25. | | |
7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 26, UC Ballroom
The President's Lecture Series features Peter A. Seligmann, the President, CEO and co-founder of Nia Tero, an organization that works alongside Indigenous peoples and local communities in securing their rights, cultures, and well-being. This event is free and open to all, and available for streaming. American Sign Language interpretation will be provided.
| | Franke GLI Sponsored Event! | | |
University Center Theater, Thursday, March 27 from 6-8 p.m.
Sponsored by Soft Landing Missoula, the School of Public and Community Health Sciences, International Development Studies, Migration Studies, the Davidson Honors College, and the Franke Global Leadership Initiative.
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The UM Conference on Undergraduate Research (UMCUR) is just one month away on Friday, April 25!
There are two invited action items for UM community members: 1) respond to a call for conference volunteers and 2) RSVP to lunch and/or dinner events. Please keep reading for more information!
On conference day, Friday, April 25, UMCUR needs many volunteers to serve as Greeters, Session Moderators, Presentation/Performance Reviewers (formerly “judges”; read about the revised award’s process), Poster Session Guides, Food and Drink Monitors, and As-needed Support Crew. Please complete the Volunteer Interest Form.
by March 31; earlier expressions of interest are greatly appreciated. Students, staff, and faculty members are all encouraged to volunteer. Please sign up and spread the word!
Consider attending two special UMCUR programming events on Friday, April 25: a lunch performance and discussion with State of Mind performers/facilitators and a dinner and film screening and discussion with two co-directors of the award-winning documentary film Bring Them Home. Learn more about these UMCUR-related events on the Griz Hub event pages posted below, and RSVP by March 31:
| | The Global Engagement Office is Hiring! | | Are you a graduating senior? Are you on the job market? The Global Engagement Office is hiring a new Program and Technology Manager for Education Abroad. Applications are due April 20! | | |
The UM International Students & Scholars (ISS) is looking for two UM International House Managers!
Position: UM International House Manager
Employer: UM International Students & Scholars (ISS) in the Global Engagement Office
Location: University of Montana - International House (659 South 5th St. East, Missoula, MT 59801)
Position Type: Student Employment
Compensation: $200 stipend for 15hr/month work
Contract: Academic year base
Start Date: Early August 2025 (or earlier, negotiable)
Job Summary:
The International House (I-House) Manager at the University of Montana plays a key role in fostering a welcoming and inclusive environment for international and domestic students. The manager is responsible for overseeing daily operations, organizing cultural events, and ensuring the International House remains a comfortable and safe space for all residents and visitors.
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Responsibilities:
- Cooperate with ISS Staff, international students & scholars and community groups to facilitate programs and events.
- Assist new international orientations.
- Create opportunities for cross-cultural exchange.
- Organize I-House for events and guests.
- Must be a UM student.
- Must reside at I-House.
- Benefits:
- $700 rent, single room with basic furniture, wifi, washer & dryer, and kitchen & basement access. Utilities and one free parking spot are included.
- $200 stipend for 15hr/month of work.
- Make friends from all over the world.
- Close to UM Rec Center and the stadium.
- One free parking spot for each manager.
- Learn leadership, management, and marketing skills.
Initial Deadline: March 31st, 2025 (or until position is filled)
Questions: Contact iss@umontana.edu or call 208-243-2288
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Looking for a Summer Job? | | |
Are you looking for a fun and meaningful job or volunteer experience this summer? Camp Mak-A-Dream is a summer camp in Gold Creek, Montana for children, teens, young adults, and families affected by cancer. Our mission is to empower survivors and their families through life-changing Montana experiences where they strengthen life skills, gain resilience, and develop lasting relationships.
Camp is looking for both week-long volunteers and summer staff for the 2025 season. Volunteers come up for a one-week camp session to provide support for our campers either as cabin counselors or program assistants. Summer staff work as either cabin leaders who supervise and guide campers throughout the week or program team specialists who lead specific program activity areas and collaborate to create campus-wide events.
| | Upcoming Scholarship Opportunities! | | Apply today to become a 2025 UM Student Democracy Research Fellow! Travel funding (up to $1000) available to support research and/or conference presentations on the History and Cultures of U.S. Democracy. Open to UM undergraduate and graduate students. Applications are due April 15th. | | |
NPAD 166Y: Introduction to Public Service
Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 10:00-10:50
NPAD 166 is a great introduction to Public Administration. Open to all students, this course serves as a gateway toward the pillars of public administration, nonprofit organizations, government work and more! With engaging and dynamic lectures and case studies, our trained public administration instructors will highlight what you need to know to be an effective public servant.
NPAD 466: Practical Applications in Nonprofit Administration
Tuesday & Thursday 12:30-1:50
In this 400-level course, students will explore the unique role that nonprofit organizations play in society. Students will expand on their basic understanding of nonprofits to explore fundraising, budgeting, resource development, outreach and communication. Students will leave the course with broad and deep knowledge of the relationship between communities and nonprofit organizations.
Prerequisites: Junior Standing- Our department is flexible about this. Please reach out for more information.
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