The GLI Weekly is Here!

Attention Freshmen!

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!

1. Your BTC plan is due TODAY!
2. 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 one reference to gli@umontana.edu.

Due April 4.

Questions? Contact Gillian! (gillian.glaes@mso.umt.edu) 

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.

We would love to profile you on our Instagram to celebrate your graduation!

Remember to submit your capstone highlight so that we can spotlight all of your amazing work!

AMPLIFIED@UM: new podcast episode

In this episode, Franke Global Leadership Initiative (GLI) fellows Ava Heintzelman, Rosie Sterk, and Julia Brink discuss their multifaceted research project on neurodivergence, accessibility and equity, and workplace preparations. In addition to these student scholar interviewees, Kalei Smith, Maya Franscella, Faith Marshall, Allison Webster, and Sophia Boughey also are contributing members to this multidisciplinary team, which is advised by Devin Carpenter. During the interview, Ava, Rosie, and Julia reflect on the importance of communicating research in multiple modes and spaces and the meaningful social connections they’ve co-created with many others during the workshop series. Key campus partners include Experiential Learning and Career Success coach Sarah Dobson and the Mentoring, Organization, and Social Support for Autism/All Inclusion on Campus (MOSSAIC) Program, led by Dr. Jennifer Schoffer Closson.

Save the date!

“Jewish Women and Girls ‘Passing’ as Polish Laborers in Nazi Germany” with Lauren Fedewa, a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Toronto and Fellow at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.

• Date: Thursday, April 10
• Time: 4:00-5:30 p.m.
• Location: Davidson Honors College Lounge

This event is free and open to the public. Co-sponsor include: the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, the Franke Global Leadership Initiative, the Davidson Honors College, Political Science, Women’s Gender, and Sexuality Studies, and Sociology and Criminology

Other upcoming events:

Dean Stone Lecture: with Former National Geographic Editor Chris Johns and UM Alumna Louise Johns: Thursday, April 3 | 6-8 pm | UC Theater

Join an engaging dialogue with a panel of experts who will discuss university education and contemporary global challenges. April 8 

4:00 – 5:00 PM on Zoom.

Attend the UM Startup Challenge Friday, April 4th! Let’s get as many UM students as possible in attendance to support our student teams. The live event will run from 5pm-7:30pm. It will include presentations from our top 4 teams for a share of the $50,000 prize package, appetizers/drinks, and giveaways for those students in attendance.

Summer Opportunity!

In our increasingly global and interconnected world, the hybrid skill set of applied technology and intercultural communication (ICC) is critical and is sought after by employers. By taking the Global Career Accelerator, you will learn how to work in diverse teams and to build products for a diverse set of customers. Through this program, you will meet on a live platform with peers from over 50 different countries to learn to communicate and collaborate in a diverse and remote environment. Enroll now and add real-world experience to your resume for-credit and get access to an exclusive career network.

Fall 2025 Courses!

Indigenous Ways of Knowing in STEM: For the second year in a row, the M109: Indigenous Ways of Knowing in STEM course will be offered to undergraduate students in the fall 2025 semester. We have up to 20 spaces in the class, which involves a place-based field trip to tribal nation homelands and learning from Indigenous scholars and elders.