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Life: Inside and Out Seminar

UMW Campus, Block Hall 311

Social: 3:30 p.m.Talk: 4:00 p.m.Block Hall 311 Speaker: Dr. Megan Kelly, Associate Professor Department of Equine Studies, University of Montana Western Title: “Covid’s Story: A Case Report Involving a Septic Tibiotarsal Joint in a Yearling Quarter Horse”

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XDAY 2023

The University of Montana Western is excited to announce that we will be hosting our annual campus preview day, XDAY, on Friday, March 17th and Friday, March 24th. This event is a great opportunity for prospective students to learn about Experience One, tour campus, and interact with current Montana Western students, faculty, and staff. Students who attend will be entered into a drawing to […]

Colt Challenge

Montana Center for Horsemanship Dillon, Montana.

Students and colts compete in a series of events that demonstrate their wide range of abilities before the colt sale. For more information about the Colt Challenge and Sale, please contact Head Natural Horsemanship Instructor, Eric Hoffmann, by email at [email protected] or call 406-925-1499.

Colt Sale

Students and colts compete in a series of events that demonstrate their wide range of abilities on the first day, and the following day, a public auction features the colts for sale, with all proceeds reinvested in the program in order to provide scholarships to Natural Horsemanship majors at the University of Montana Western.  Those […]

Life: Inside and Out Seminar

UMW Campus, Block Hall 311

Social: 3:30 p.m.Talk: 4:00 p.m.Block Hall 311 Speaker: Katie M. Susong, Ph.D. Candidate, UMW Alumna Department of Pathobiological Sciences, School of Veterinary ScienceUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison Seminar Title: "Tiger in the Tire: The Use of Human Habitat in Overwinter Survival by the Asian Tiger Mosquito"

Indian Education for All Presentations

Mike Jetty, Indian Education for All (IEFA) Specialist from the Montana Office of Public Instruction, will provide a general IEFA presentation for the campus and community on Friday, April 14 at 10:00 a.m. in the Beier Auditorium in Main Hall, followed by an IEFA session for UMW faculty at 11:20 a.m. in the Model Classroom.  Jetty is […]

Flag Ceremony Community Gathering

Montana Western’s Office of Student Success and American Indian and Minority Achievement (AIMA) Committee invites the campus and community to a flag ceremony event, on Friday, April 14 at 1:00 p.m., in the Beier Auditorium located in Main Hall. Special guests from the Blackfeet Nation will present Montana Western with a Tribal flag to be displayed in […]

Campus Research Symposium

STC Great Room, UMW Campus, Dillon, MT MT, United States

An event showcasing student research, internships, projects and creative works. Schedule of Events: 3:15-4:00 p.m. Symposium Preparation and Poster Setup 4:00-6:15 p.m. Oral Presentation Session 6:15-7:45 p.m. Poster Session and Dinner 7:45-8:30 p.m. Keynote Lecture: Dr. Kyle Richardson "Wild Population Response to Disease: Do we Control for Infection or Population?" 8:30 p.m. Reception and Desert […]

Commencement Rehearsal

Dillon, Mont. , Straugh Gymnasium

Rehearsal for all graduates and degree candidates will be held on Friday, May 5 at 2:00 p.m. in the Straugh Gymnasium. This is a great opportunity to review where to go and what to expect on Saturday morning. UMW Commencement Staff will be available to answer any questions. Be sure to head to the Legacy Plaza […]

126th Annual Commencement

Bulldog Athletics and Recreation Center (BARC) 710 S. Atlantic St., Dillon, Montana

The University of Montana Western will celebrate its 126th Annual Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 6, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. in the Straugh Gymnasium on the UMW campus. The Commencement Ceremony Speaker will be Taylor Nahrgang and the Distinguished Alumni Service Award Recipient will be Phil Willett. Check-In Graduates and degree candidates will need to arrive […]