Advancing her initiatives as Montana’s first lady, Susan Gianforte has announced the progress of her statewide expansion of the Imagination Library of Montana in partnership with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. The non-profit program boosts early childhood literacy by providing free high-quality, age-appropriate books to Montana children. “It is exciting to see how Imagination Library

Montana State University awarded 1,691 undergraduate degrees, 360 graduate degrees and 188 degrees or certificates from Gallatin College MSU during its 140th commencement ceremonies held May 10 at the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse. Students with two asterisks after their names (**) graduated with highest honors, having earned a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.7. Undergraduate students graduating with

A Science~Technology~ Engineering~Math speaker series is planned for July 2-23 at the Greet the Dawn auditorium in Poplar. The series is dedicate to “connecting indigenous ways of knowing with western understanding.” Stipends are available at $100 per session for high school students and current FPCC students. Speakers will include ethnobotanist and NATIFS outreach coordinator Linda

Twenty current and emerging leaders from Montana’s natural resource industries have been selected to take part in the sixth class of a Montana State University Extension program offering in-depth education and training in the agriculture and natural resource industries. The program is called REAL Montana; REAL stands for Resource Education and Agriculture Leadership. REAL Montana is a comprehensive

Carrie Manning (second from left) and members of the Nakoda Dakota Oyate Youth Council attended the national UNITY conference in Portland, Ore., June 29 to July 3. They are pictured with actor and keynote speaker Dr. Evan Adams. UNITY’s mission is to foster the spiritual, mental, physical and social development of American Indian, Native Hawaiian and Alaska Native youth and to help build a strong,

Montana State University Extension has created a new magazine on Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias that is designed especially for Montana farmers and ranchers. Montana has more than 21,000 people living with Alzheimer’s disease, according to the Alzheimer’s Association, including agricultural producers, said Marsha Goetting, MSU Extension family economics specialist. “Family

Fort Peck Community College’s board of directors will be hosting a presidential inauguration on Tuesday, July 9, at 11 a.m. in the Greet the Dawn auditorium on the Poplar campus to honor their new president, Craig Smith. Smith began his duties on June 1. He has been in several employment positions with FPCC the past 24 years, most recently being the vice president for institutional development

Montana State University’s College of Agriculture is seeking nominations for its Outstanding Agricultural Leader award, which will be presented during the college’s expanded Celebrate Agriculture Week Nov. 4-9 at MSU. The award recognizes individuals, families or businesses that have gone above and beyond for the Montana agricultural industry in public service, advocacy, production or business.