December

Montana Tech Fall 2022 Honor Roll

Montana Tech Fall 2022 Honor Roll

Fall Priority Deadlines (applications accepted on a rolling basis)

See priority deadlines for fall admission into Montana Tech's Graduate School.

Spring Priority Deadlines (applications accepted on a rolling basis)

See priority deadlines for spring admission into Montana Tech's Graduate School.

Summer Priority Deadlines (applications accepted on a rolling basis)

See priority deadlines for summer admission into Montana Tech's Graduate School.

Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Supports CFWEP with Equipment Grant for Youth Fly Fishing Camp

The Clark Fork Watershed Education Program (CFWEP) recently received a $4,704 equipment grant from the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation for their...

Montana Tech Fall 2022 Commencement

Montana Technological University’s fall commencement ceremony will be held on Saturday, December 10, 2022 at 11:00 am at the HPER.

John Ray has Papers Accepted for International Conferences

Dr. John W. Ray of Montana Tech’s Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences Department has had two peer reviewed paper presentations on...

Montana Tech Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Receiving Special Citation

Montana Tech will be recognized at the 40th annual American Hall of Fame Awards Ceremony and Fundraiser sponsored by the Mining and Minerals...

Clark Fork Watershed Education Program of Montana Tech hosting Virtual Auction

Clark Fork Watershed Education Program of Montana Tech hosting Virtual Auction

Chancellor’s Distinguished Fellowships

Chancellor’s Distinguished Fellowships, consist of a one year scholarship payment of $10,000, with a full tuition waiver.

Graduate Research Assistant/ Graduate Teaching Assistant Opportunities

Graduate Research Assistants are funded on accounts allocated for research.

Graduate Teaching Assistant Opportunities

Graduate Teaching Assistants assist with course duties and student instruction.

November

Department of Energy Awards $700,804 to Montana Tech Researchers for Slag Recovery

Montana Technological University researchers have been awarded $700,804 by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science to investigate the...

Sherry Lesar School of Nursing Ranked Best in Montana by RegisteredNursing.org

The Sherry Lesar School of Nursing at Montana Technological University is ranked the #1 nursing program in Montana in the 2023 Top Ranked Nursing...

Business Department Issues Fall Newsletter

Connect with Department happenings, catch up with featured alumni, and learn how a current student is making a difference in Ukraine.

Montana Tech's College of Letters, Sciences, and Professional Studies Hosting Tech Talks

The College of Letters, Sciences, and Professional Studies at Montana Tech is hosting the inaugural Tech Talks at Butte Brewing on November 17th...

October

Representatives Head to COP27

Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering, Dr. Jessica Daignault attended the 27th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework...

Montana Tech Entering Into Historic Agreement with Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Keyport

Montana Technological University (MTU) and the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Keyport, will enter into a historic cooperative research and...

Montana Tech Professor Receives 2022 Dean Preble Memorial Award

Montana Technological University Mathematical Sciences professor and department head Dr. Hilary Smith Risser was recently honored by the Montana...

NSF Awards Grant to Universities for Scholarships

In April, the National Science Foundation awarded $4.5 million in collaborative grants to Salish Kootenai College (Award # 2130222), University of...

Olds Family Scholarship Endowment Grows by $150,000

Montana Technological University alumni Nick and Kari Olds have donated $150,000 to enhance the university’s Olds Family Endowed Scholarship.

Professor speaks at DOE Clean Energy Workshop

Associate Professor Robin Bullock shared her expertise as a past project manager in mine closure with the Department of Energy.

Montana Tech Researchers to Purchase $1 Million Transmission Electron Microscope with National Science Foundation Grant

The National Science Foundation has awarded Montana Technological University $1 million that will be used to purchase and maintain a...

Highlands College Hosting Trades and Technology Day

Highlands College of Montana Tech will host Trades & Technology Day for high school students in Southwest Montana on Thursday, October 6, 2022.

Montana Tech Department of Business Hosting Entrepreneurship Speaker Panel

Montana Tech’s Department of Business is hosting an Entrepreneurship Speaker Panel on October 14 at 11:00 am in the Student Union Building...

Dan Rovig to receive Chancellor's Award of Distinction

Flathead Valley native and retired international mining executive Dan Rovig will receive Montana Technological University's Chancellor's...

Highlands College to Unveil New Sign

Highlands College of Montana Tech will unveil a new sign on its campus on Thursday, October 6, 2022, in conjunction with Trades and Technology Day.

Students Take Top Accolades at Competition

Montana Tech students commanded the competition at the conference of the Pacific Northwest International Section (PNWIS) of the Air and Waste...

September

Nucor Establishes Endowed Professorship at Montana Tech

Longtime Montana Technological University champion and partner Nucor will announce a $2,000,000 Endowed Distinguished Professorship in...

Montana Tech Ranked Highest in State on Forbes 2022 America's Top Colleges List

Montana Technological University is the state's top-ranked college in Forbes magazine's 2022 America's Top Colleges List, which...

Montana Tech Holding Fall 2022 CDL

Montana Tech will hold a fall Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) course at its Highlands campus.

Montana Tech Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Centennial Celebration

The Montana Technological University Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Department is celebrating its 100th Anniversary in 2022. The...

Montana Tech to Recognize 2022 Distinguished Alumni

Four alumni will be recognized during Homecoming Week as Distinguished Alumni of Montana Technological University. The awards are conferred by the...

Montana Tech Hosting Constitution Day Event

Montana Tech will host an event in celebration of Constitution Day on Friday, September 16, 2022 at 8:30 am in the Honors lounge in Engineering...

Montana Tech Mining Engineering Alumnus to Establish $1 Million Endowment

A Montana Tech alumnus and retired international mining executive has established a $1 million endowment that will be used to fund scholarships for...

Montana Tech Announces 2022 Homecoming Events

Montana Technological University is pleased to announce Homecoming events for 2022. This year’s theme is “Turn Out the Lights” as...

ASSP Foundation Awards Scholarships to Montana Tech Students

Of those, $8,500 in scholarships were awarded to seven recipients who were members of the Montana Tech ASSP student chapter. Members are from...

CFWEP at Montana Tech Launches Development Plan with Help from Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation and Volunteers

The Clark Fork Watershed Education Program (CFWEP) recently received a three-year $60,000 Capacity-Building Challenge Grant from the Dennis &...

Dr. John Ray has Paper Published

Dr. John W. Ray of Montana Technological University’s Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences Department has had a peer reviewed paper entitled...

Montana Tech Provost Announces Retirement Plans

Montana Technological University Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Dr. Steven Gammon will retire at the end of the 2022-2023...

August

Montana Tech Researcher Wins Prestigious Cameron-Hall Cooper Medal

“Geochemistry of natural acid rock drainage in the Mt Evans area, Anaconda–Pintler Range, Montana, USA,” by Dr. Chris Gammons, a...

Dr. Kenneth Lee joins Montana Tech as Dean of the School of Mines and Engineering

Kenneth Lee, Ph.D., PE, hit the ground running as the new dean of the Schools of Mines and Engineering on July 1, and a few short weeks later, he...

Samm Cox joins Montana Tech faculty

Alumni Samm Cox has joined Montana Tech's faculty, after a long career as a prosecutor.  The Montana Standard wrote a profile article...

Rapid Training Courses Offered at Highlands College

Highlands College, Media Training Center, and Accelerate Montana are pleased to announce a new partnership to offer Rapid Training courses designed...

July

Vice Chancellor for Administration and Finance Ronald Muffick joins Montana Tech

A seasoned manager with almost three decades of service to the Montana University System will lead Montana Technological University into the...

Montana Tech Upward Bound Hosting Symposium

Montana Technological University's Upward Bound Program will host their summer research symposium on July 29th from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm at East...

View the KMSM Assignment Application

On July 12, 2022, the Associated Students of Montana Tech, licensee of KMSM, 103.9 MHz, Butte, Montana, filed an application with the Federal...

Faculty at Montana Tech Develop Open Textbook for Intermediate College Writing Courses

Much of what happens in college courses is tied to textbooks, from reading and writing assignments, to course projects and lesson activities, to...

Montana Tech students take 1st, 3rd at SAMPE North America Student Bridge Contest

How do you build a structurally sound bridge out of hemp? That’s one of the challenges Montana Technological University’s student...

June

Montana Tech Professor’s research could impact the way space explorers search for life on other planets

A Montana Tech professor’s research in Oman could hold important findings for future discovery of life on other planets.

Montana Tech's Highlands College Expands Welding Technology Program

Beginning this fall, an expanded Welding Technology program will assist Highlands College in providing training that continues to meet industry...

Montana Tech Awarded Grant to Help Low-Income, Potential First-Generation College Students Access Higher Education

TRIO Upward Bound will provide students at Butte and Anaconda High Schools with academic enrichment courses, personal mentoring and coaching, and...

Montana Technological University ranked #1 in 2022 Best Colleges in Montana Rankings

The return on investment for Montana Technological University’s degree programs outpaces every other university in the state in Degree...

Robotic Mining Club takes top prize at NASA Lunabotics Competition in Cape Canaveral

Robotic Mining Club takes top prize at NASA Lunabotics Competition in Cape Canaveral

22nd Annual Montana Tech Career Fair Scheduled for Fall

Montana Tech will hold its 22nd Annual Montana Tech Career Fair in-person on Thursday, September 22nd, 2022, from 8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the...

Montana Tech alumnus donates $35,000, with additional matching challenge

A Montana Technological University alumnus has made a $35,000 donation to the university and set forth an additional $35,000 matching gift to...

Montana Tech Offering Summer CDL Course

Montana Tech will hold a summer Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) course at it’s Highlands campus.

May

Montana Tech Announces Spring 2022 Honor Rolls

Montana Tech Announces Spring 2022 Honor Rolls

Montana Tech Petroleum Engineering Graduate Student Works to Offset Carbon Emissions from Oil and Gas Wells

A Montana Technological University graduate student is testing ways to reduce emissions from both orphan and operating well sites to help reduce...

Montana Tech Researchers Using Treated Kombucha SCOBYs

Montana Tech researchers find that treated kombucha SCOBYs can filter COVID-19, influenza, and malaria particles from water.

American Mining Hall of Fame to Recognize Centennial Anniversary of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

The American Mining Hall of Fame will celebrate the centennial anniversary of the Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering at Montana...

Earth. Air. Water. Community Dialogue in a Recovering Superfund

The Clark Fork Watershed Education Program at Montana Technological University and KBMF are hosting a community dialogue roundtable titled, Earth....

Two Montana Students Compete in National Junior Science and Humanities Symposium

Two Montana students from Baker High School and Hellgate High School recently participated in the National Junior Science and Humanities Symposium...

April

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Montana Tech Named Top 50 Best Public Value College by Princeton Review

The Princeton Review has listed Montana Technological University as one of 209 outstanding institutions in the nation as a Best Value College 2022...

Montana Tech Announces 2022 Commencement Activities

Montana Tech’s 2022 commencement ceremonies will take place on Saturday, May 7, 2022 indoors in the HPER Complex.

Montana Tech Copper Hill Choir Spring Concert

The Montana Tech Copper Hill Choir’s spring concert, Is This Our First or Second Nature?, will be held on Sunday, May 1, 2022 at the...

Montana Tech Band presents Spring Concert

The Montana Tech Band will perform their spring concert on Wednesday, April 27th at 7:00 pm at the Auditorium on campus.

Montana Tech Hosting Techxpo on April 28

Montana Tech students showcase research, compete for cash prizes at Techxpo

Casey Lozar to Deliver Montana Tech Commencement Address

Casey Lozar, chair of the Montana Board of Regents, will be Montana Technological University’s commencement speaker at the university’s...

Montana Tech ASCE Students Compete in Rocky Mountain Regional Concrete Canoe Competition

The Montana Tech American Society of Civil Engineers Chapter successfully raced a canoe made of concrete in the ASCE Rocky Mountain Regional...

Dress-an-Oredigger Professional Clothing Drive

Montana Tech Career Services is hosting a “Dress-an-Oredigger Professional Clothing Drive,” a dual opportunity for a springtime closet...

CFWEP Sponsors Earth Month Activities

Montana Tech’s Clark Fork Watershed Education Program (CFWEP) is proud to sponsor Earth Month with our community partners.

Berreth named Student Employee of the Year for Montana Tech & Montana

Ellie Berreth is the recipient of the campus 2022 Student Employee of the Year award, Montana Technological University Chancellor Les Cook...

March

EDsmart Ranks Sherry Lesar School of Nursing Among Best BSN Programs in the Nation

Montana Tech’s reputation as a top choice for nursing students continues to grow, as EDsmart, a nationally recognized publisher of college...

Montana Tech Techxpo on Campus on April 28

The 11th annual Montana Tech Techxpo will be held on campus in the HPER on Thursday, April 28, 2022. The campus-wide event showcases the many...

Montana Tech Students Awarded Scholarships from Board of Certified Safety Professionals Foundation

Three Montana Technological University students received scholarships from the Board of Certified Safety Professionals Foundation.

Montana Tech's Baylie Phillips Receives Montana Student Volunteer Award

On Friday, Butte native Baylie Phillips solidified her clout as one of the top STEM students in America by receiving the prestigious Barry M....

Montana Tech Student Awarded Prestigious Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship

Montana Tech Offering a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Course

Montana Tech's Highlands campus will offer its next two-week Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) course on April 18. Nursing assistants are...

Graduate School Opportunities at Montana Technological University

Registration Open for CDL Course at Montana Tech

Montana Tech has opened up registration for its next six-week CDL programs on its Highlands Campus. The session will run from April 18 - May 27.

Dr. John Ray has Two Papers Accepted for Presentation

Dr. John W. Ray of Montana Technological University’s Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences Department has had two peer reviewed papers...

Montana Tech Talent Search Club Largest Club at East Middle School

Montana Technological University’s Talent Search Club is now the largest club at East Middle School, with over 100 students.

Bullock to Lead Center for Environmental Remediation and Assessment at Montana Tech

Montana Technological University is renewing its commitment to conduct environmental remediation, restoration, and reuse research with the...

Dr. Thomas Camm Receives the 2022 Mineral Economics Award

Dr. Thomas Camm, a professor in the Mining Engineering Department at Montana Tech, is the 2022 recipient of the Mineral Economics Award.

February

Montana Tech Hosting Interactive Poverty Simulation Event

The Sherry Lesar School of Nursing at Montana Technological University will hold an interactive poverty simulation event for its nursing students...

Montana Tech Heavy Civil Team Brings Home 3rd Place Trophy

This past weekend, Montana Technological University faculty and students competed in the 2022 Associated Schools of Construction (ASC) region 6/7...

Montana Tech Students Receives Nevada MPD Undergraduate Scholarship

The Nevada MPD has selected Nathanael Rawlins as the Nevada MPD Undergraduate Scholarship recipient, an award totaling $3,000.

Montana State Fund Awards Scholarships to Montana Tech Students

The Montana State Fund, whose mission is to Grow a Safer Montana, recently awarded scholarships to 20 students throughout the state of Montana....

Montana Tech Receives Equipment Donation from Sibanye Stillwater

The Montana Tech Underground Mine Education Center (UMEC) has received a large equipment donation from Sibanye Stillwater.

Montana Tech Hosting Spring Career Fair

Montana Tech’s Spring 2022 Career Fair will be held on Tuesday, February 8th, 2021 from 8:00 am to 2:30 pm in the HPER Complex. Before...

Montana Tech Occupational Safety and Health Students Receive Scholarships

Montana Tech Occupational Safety and Health Students Receive Scholarships

January

Montana Tech Announces Fall 2021 Honor Rolls

Montana Tech Announces Fall 2021 Honor Rolls

Montana Tech Hires First-ever Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Dean of Students

Montana Technological University has selected Dr. Craig Elliott as its first vice chancellor for student affairs and dean of students.

Martin Luther King Jr. Read for Peace National Day of Service

Montana Tech, Montana Campus Compact AmeriCorps, and the Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) will participate in Martin Luther King Jr. Read...