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Launch Your Career with AI and the Montana Way

Launch Your Career with AI and the Montana Way

Launch Your Career with AI and the Montana Way

College is an exciting chapter filled with new opportunities and growth, but navigating your career path can feel overwhelming at times. It’s natural to wonder how your classes, internships, and campus jobs will shape your future.

What You Can Do with a Wildlife Bio Degree

What You Can Do with a Wildlife Bio Degree

Are you wild about wildlife? Obsessed with the environment? Dreaming of turning your passion for…

Advice I Wish I Had Before Starting College

Advice I Wish I Had Before Starting College

My first year is rapidly coming to a close here at the University of Montana, and, on top of being…

Staycation in Missoula – Spring Break Plans Close to Home

Staycation in Missoula – Spring Break Plans Close to Home

If work, internships or other plans are keeping you in Missoula this spring break, that doesn’t…

Campus Traditions: What Makes Us Montana

Campus Traditions: What Makes Us Montana

The University of Montana is more than a place - it's a vibe. Our storied university, established…

Your Guide to UM Residence Halls

Your Guide to UM Residence Halls

UM has nine residence halls, all sharing similar amenities but all with a different vibe. You have…

My Experience in a UM Residence Hall

My Experience in a UM Residence Hall

Living in a residence hall is a common experience for most first-year students, and opinions about…

The Bear Necessities Guide to Health Insurance

The Bear Necessities Guide to Health Insurance

Insurance is a bear. The University of Montana proudly claims the Grizzly as its mascot, but unlike…

Make the Most of Your UM Experience with these Campus Opportunities

Make the Most of Your UM Experience with these Campus Opportunities

UM’s education is unmatched on either side of the Rockies, but there are certain campus groups and…

Run Wild in Missoula with Local Running Community

Run Wild in Missoula with Local Running Community

Missoula is a mecca for running and running community. Whether you’re interested in taking your…

My Experience Studying Abroad Part 1 - Getting Here

My Experience Studying Abroad Part 1 - Getting Here

My name is Madison Knapp, a Creative Writing major and French minor at UM. I’m a student at the…

How to Make Friends at UM

How to Make Friends at UM

Making new friends in a new place can feel intimidating, and many students rank “making new…

What To Do in Missoula

What To Do in Missoula

Zootown, Garden City or Place of Small Bull Trout – call Missoula whatever you want; just don’t…

Your Guide to Skiing & Snowboarding at UM

Your Guide to Skiing & Snowboarding at UM

While other bears spend the cold winter months hibernating, grizzlies at the University of Montana…

Your Guide to Club Sports at UM

Your Guide to Club Sports at UM

Club Sports are a big part of the University of Montana's campus culture. With 20+ teams and…

Your Guide to Indoor Winter at UM

Your Guide to Indoor Winter at UM

The mountain playground we live in provides fun times throughout the year, especially during the…

Get Involved with ASUM - UM's Student Government

Get Involved with ASUM - UM's Student Government

The Associated Students of the University of Montana (ASUM) is a dedicated group of elected…

Join UM’s The Oval Literary Mag or Submit Your Story

Join UM’s The Oval Literary Mag or Submit Your Story

The Oval is UM’s acclaimed undergraduate literary magazine, entirely comprised, edited and created…

UM’s External Scholarships Office (Plus Scholarships to Apply For)

UM’s External Scholarships Office (Plus Scholarships to Apply For)

External scholarships are financial aid opportunities not affiliated with the university, coming…

My Experience as a First-Generation Student

My Experience as a First-Generation Student

My name is Roo Gibson-Andersen, and I am a freshman majoring in psychology and minoring in…