The University Of Montana Western

• Course Reversal

Langston, 27, had a bachelor's degree in pre-professional health science from the University of Montana at Western in Dillon but was uncertain what she could do with it. Because some friends enjoyed their jobs in radiologic technology, she decided to train for that career.

• Billings Gazette, The
• September 09, 2009

• Regents Ok $75k Raise for Dennison

Regent Todd Buchanan of Billings was the only person on the seven-member board to vote against the pay increase during the second of the regents' two - day meeting at the University of Montana Western in Dillon. [...] some onlookers were scratching their heads Friday as to why the regents adopted a raise for Dennison when he is six months from retirement.

• Missoulian
• March 29, 2010

• Geologist's Rock-Solid Career Successes a 'Rush'

DILLON, Mont. - Where most people just see a rock, Rob Thomas sees a window to the distant past. Every rock, Thomas says, has a story to tell about the Earth's history, and it's often a fascinating tale of how the planet has changed over millions of years. The 45-year-old geology professor at the University of Montana-Western, describes breaking a rock to "free" a fossil of a trilobite, an extinct arthropod.

• The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL
• October 30, 2007

• In Search of Political Dialogue

Thus, we are left with a one-party region and the need for a better theory. Fortunately, the West is not short on theorists. Daniel Kemmis, who oversees the Center for the Rocky Mountain West at the University of Montana, believes that the problem Western Democrats face is strategic, not demographic. In this issue's cover story, the former mayor of Missoula argues that Democrats in the West need to rethink their ties to national interest groups, including environmental organizations. And they need to excite voters with a practical, uniquely Western platform that includes economically revitalized cities, plenty of open space for recreation, and a working rural landscape.

• High Country News
• July 29, 2009

• County to Interview 5 Finalists

Tom Tucker, Billings Tucker has been the chief executive officer of IMS Consulting Group in Billings since 1989. Tucker holds a master's degree from the University of Arizona in education management and a bachelor of arts degree in education from Western Montana College.

• Missoulian
• May 20, 2010

• Away at School -- Stingley Named Player of the Week

YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC Ruley Stingley, a senior defensive end from Kittitas, was named Frontier Conference (NAIA) defensive player of the week for the University of Montana Western last week.

• Yakima Herald-Republic
• November 12, 2004

• 6-Mill Levy has Strong Backing

A wide range of groups backs it, including the Montana Chamber of Commerce, Montana AFL-CIO, Montana Farm Bureau Federation, Montana Farmers Union, Montana Medical Association, Montana Tavern Association and Montana Taxpayers Association. Sales said they include the large salary hike the regents gave to Higher Education Commissioner Sheila Stearns, which he called "obscene," and the "island resort" owned by the University of Montana on Salmon Lake in western Montana.

• Missoulian
• August 28, 2009

• Expert Says Montana Quake Was Aftershock

DILLON, Mont. - A small earthquake that rattled southwestern Montana caused no damage but could be felt about 90 miles away. The magnitude-3.7 earthquake, which struck late Wednesday, was an aftershock of a 5.6-magnitude quake that hit the same area in July 2005, said Tom Satterly, who manages the University of Montana- Western's environmental sciences department.

• Charleston Daily Mail
• March 30, 2007

• Westminster Men Win, Move Into Finals

BUTTE, Mont. -- The Westminster College men's basketball team avoided an upset pitch by the University of Montana-Western as the Griffins pulled out a 62-60 victory in the Frontier Conference semifinals Wednesday afternoon. The Griffins, who trailed by eight points with seven minutes to play, were paced by 22 points and 12 rebounds from Nate Sanchez. However, it was Jordan Jacobs' back-to-back 3-pointers that put Westminster up by four points in the closing moments.

• Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
• March 01, 2007

• Espn Founder, Warren Miller: Embrace Technology

Nearly 650 students, faculty and residents of western Montana packed into the University Theater to hear the two successful entrepreneurs talk about the decisions that led them to revolutionize the sports media industry.

• Missoulian
• August 21, 2009