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Your update on opportunities, events, and more...
| | Thanks to our collective efforts, we raised $1200 to support experiential learning for our Franke Fellows! Way to go! | | Join us for our International Internship Workshops with Kevin Hood! | | |
Wanting to do an international internship for your Beyond the Classroom experience?
Are you unsure about what you want to do for your Beyond the Classroom experience?
These workshops will provide an excellent opportunity to learn about the available options and how to get started!
| | | Check out the Global Living Learning Community Event: | | Would you like to be a learning assistant for GBLD 220 in the 2026 Spring Semester? | | Save the Date: Franke GLI Winter Scholarship Reception | | Can the Cats! Find a Bin Outside the GLI Classroom (MLIB 417) | |
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Fall Advising Info: Freshman and Sophomores: GLI advising is required each semester!
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If you haven't booked yet, be sure to make an appointment with either Sandee or Gillian!
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Junior and Seniors: need some advising? Book an appointment with Sandee or Gillian
- Spring 2026 registration information:
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First-year students: register for GBLD 110 in-person or online
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2nd-year students: register for GBLD 220
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1st-year students on the 3-year track: register for GBLD 110 AND GBLD 220
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Capstone students: Register for GBLD 499
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Need help planning your Beyond the Classroom Experience? Book an advising appointment with Sandee or Gillian
| | Fully Funded Travel Program to Taiwan! | |
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The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Center has partnered with Shih Chien University in Taipei, Taiwan to expand Chinese language and cultural immersion opportunities for students from UM. Taiwan is an island with a distinct identity, robust democracy, and dynamic economy that Americans need to better understand. The Taiwan Summer Study Tour offers a unique and generous opportunity to close the knowledge gap about Taiwan by inviting University of Montana students to spend two weeks in Taipei studying Mandarin language and deepening their knowledge of Taiwanese culture.
With a blend of class time and cultural excursions throughout the island, this short-term educational program is designed to expose a new generation of students to Mandarin language (which can unlock diverse job opportunities), as well as its unique history and culture. This program can kickstart academic growth while providing the chance for students to bolster respect for and cooperation with people from different backgrounds. The study tour is fully funded by the Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Center, in partnership with Shih Chien University. This means that round trip flights, lodging, transportation, language and cultural courses, cultural tours, and meals are covered. Please note that the study tour is not a UM course offering.
The application deadline is Thursday, November 20, so there’s still time to apply!
| | | | International Education Week! | |
- Nov. 17: IEW Kickoff – UC Atrium | 10am–2pm
- Nov. 18: Vietnamese Cooking Night – International House | 5:30–7:30pm
- Nov. 19: International Snacks & Crafting – Turner Hall Dell Brown Room | 6–8:30pm
- Nov. 20: Color of Culture DIY Button & Flag Making – Miller Hall | 4–5pm
- Nov. 21: Global Culture Night – UC Commons | 5:30–10pm
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- The Lodge will also be serving international lunches throughout the week — check out the menu to see what’s cooking!
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A Correspondent’s Guide to Finding and Telling the World’s Toughest Stories
Model UN Keynote with Global Journalist Jason Bellini
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As we support 350 high school students from Montana and Idaho attending UM's Model United Nations, join the keynote address from Scripps Journalist Jason Bellini.
Jason Bellini is the international correspondent for Scripps News and host of its flagship, award-winning series In the Shadows with Jason Bellini. A veteran journalist with experience at CNN, Bloomberg News, and The Wall Street Journal, Bellini is known for his fearless reporting and innovative storytelling - from embedding in war zones and documenting the collapse of fragile states to pioneering the use of new video technologies that bring global stories to life. He’ll discuss his work around the world over the past twenty-five years and observations about current events from his unique perspective reporting from the front-lines.
When: Monday, November 24 from 9–10 MST.
Where: For ModelUN alumni, join the livestream at 8:30 am MST to view the opening ceremony with Secretary General keynote remarks.
GLI Theme: Culture and Politics (but all themes could apply!)
| | Are You Graduating This Semester? | | |
Complete the Graduation Survey by December 14th to be entered to win prizes valued up to $300. It only takes about 5 minutes!
| | Civic Engagement Opportunties! | |
- Can the Cats Game Day Food Drive: November 22nd
- Join the UM Food Pantry team at Washington-Grizzly stadium for the hour leading up to kick-off to collect last minute food and cash donations. Who knows, these could be the few hundred pounds that take us over the finish line and to the big win!!
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Day: November 22nd
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Time: 10:15 am
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Where: Washington-Grizzly Stadium
- Sign up here!
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Volunteer UM: Turkeys For All: November 23rd
- We're partnering with the Missoula Food Bank to help everyone in our community share a feast with their loved ones this season. Join us to help with sign in and pass out frozen turkeys and fixins' to Missoula families. The Missoula Food Bank & Community Center serves 1 in 5 people in Missoula County – nearly 25,000 individuals and 7,500 households.
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Day: Sunday, November 23rd
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Time: 3:45 pm - 6:00 pm
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Where: Missoula Food Bank & Community Center 1720 Wyoming Street
- Sign up here!
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Soft Landing Missoula Holiday Helpers: November Ongoing
- The youth we work with during Soft Landing’s school year youth programs range from elementary schools to students in college. These students are from all over the world- DRC, Syria, Afghanistan, Uganda, Burundi, Tanzania, Eritrea, and more. They are talkative, a bit sassy, and love to swim, listen to music, dance, and make art. The high schoolers and middle schoolers can often be found playing soccer outside after school tutoring, eating pizza, or attending an American football game with their friends. Every year, we make holiday bags for our middle school and high school students, giving them school supplies (they love mechanical pencils), headphones, socks, gift cards, candy, art supplies, books, and more!
- Holiday Gift Bag Ideas!
- Volunteer UM: Alternative Spring Break
- Alternative Breaks take you out of the classroom to learn from communities, immersing you in engaging, hands-on explorations of social and environmental issues through meaningful service projects and dialogue. This year we're sending three teams on volunteer trips over Spring Break:
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Habitat Restoration - Point Reyes National Seashore, California
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Youth Empowerment - Seattle, Washington
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Disaster Response - Asheville, North Carolina
- Application Opens: January, 9th 2026.
- Priority Deadline: January, 23rd 2026
- Interest From!
| | Have a wonderful week GLI! | | Congrats! You've earned chocolate for reading all the way through the GLI Weekly! Stop by GLI's offices to grab a treat! MLIB 406C or MLIB 406B | | | | |
