Montana News

College Administrators Warn Against MT Budget Cuts

Mon, 07 Mar 2011 16:14:46 -0700

College administrators warned Montana lawmakers Wednesday that plans to cut the governor's two-year higher education budget proposal will likely result in tuition hikes, fewer classes and less financial aid for students. The House Appropriations Committee began piecing together a state budget by considering a $2.2 billion proposal by Republicans for the overall education system in 2012 and 2013. The committee first tackled higher education funding. Republican Rep. Roy Hollandsworth of Brady, who chaired the subcommittee that put together the proposal, said the amount planned for higher education is $32 million less than Democratic Gov. Brian Schweitzer's proposal. The reduction is in line with GOP leaders' targeted budget reductions and also reflect the loss of one-time federal stimulus money, Hollandsworth said.

MGSLP To Change Email Domain

Mon, 07 Mar 2011 16:10:42 -0700

As a program within the Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education (OCHE) and the Montana University System, MGSLP is converting its email system to the “montana.edu” domain. The “montana.edu” domain is maintained by staff at Montana State University – Bozeman. The conversion will improve efficiency and align MGSLP with the other employees of OCHE who have been on the “montana.edu” domain for a number of years. MGSLP employee addresses will include the first initial of their first name, combined with their last name @montana.edu. i.e. aopitz@montana.edu. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

2011 Application Now Available For The Quality Educator Loan Assistance Program

Tue, 01 Feb 2011 09:48:42 -0700

The 2011 Application for the Quality Educator Loan Assistance Program is now available!

MGSLP To Change Email Domain

Mon, 24 Jan 2011 10:10:56 -0700

MSU Engineering Professor Incorporates Elite Boeing Training Into Classroom

Mon, 24 Jan 2011 10:09:53 -0700

A Montana State University electrical and computer engineering professor who received an elite fellowship from Boeing shared his experience with MSU students and faculty this fall and incorporated them into his curriculum. Ross Snider was one of nine people to receive a 2010 Boeing Welliver Faculty Fellowship from an international pool and the first MSU recipient ever. The fellowship allowed him to shadow Boeing professionals and observe Boeing operations for eight weeks last summer. Snider spent two weeks at the Boeing Leadership Center in Missouri and six weeks at various Boeing facilities in Seattle.