Organizations
Alumni Association
The University of Montana Alumni Association was founded in 1901 by Eloise Knowles and originally served 24 alumni. Today, the serve thousands of alumni and friends across the globe, helping them stay connected to the University of Montana. They support events like Homecoming and class reunions, manage communications including the Alumni Insider Newsletter and the Montanan magazine, and facilitate opportunities such as career services, alumni mentoring and travel. They fund scholarships for students and assist the University’s legislative advocacy efforts through board-driven volunteer efforts to gain support for higher education throughout the state.
The University of Montana Alumni Association is committed to providing meaningful programming and services for our alumni wherever they are. They are a lifelong connection back to the University of Montana. For more information, refer to the Alumni website.
Associated Students of the University of Montana (ASUM)
The Associated Students of the University of Montana enhances the student experience through providing services, advocating for the rights of all University of Montana students as a diverse, unified body, and models trust and transparency among students, faculty, and staff. Additional information about ASUM activities and services can be found on the ASUM website.
KBGA Radio
KBGA College Radio, 89.9 FM, is the student-run, college radio station for The University of Montana. Also available streaming online on the KBGA Radio website, they provide a diverse format of music and talk programming 24 hours a day. They are a non-commercial, educational station, so everyone is welcome to become a DJ. For more information, see the KBGA Radio website.
Montana Kaimin
The Montana Kaimin is the student-run daily of the University of Montana dedicated to telling the stories of the campus and its students. The Kaimin publishes daily online and, as of 2015, in a weekly printed edition that focuses on feature writing.
Fraternities and Sororities
Fraternities and sororities are an established tradition on the University of Montana campus, dating back over 110 years. Our community is home to four fraternities and three Panhellenic sororities. These organizations strive to develop leadership skills, social responsibility, and academic excellence in each of our members. Additional information can be found on the Fraternity and Sorority Involvement website.
Maureen and Mike Mansfield Center
The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Center was established in 1986 to pay tribute to Maureen and Mike Mansfield and to recognize their important contributions to U.S. Asian relations and public policy. The Center is an academic unit within the University of Montana and receives core funding from an endowment managed by the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation. Mansfield Center faculty offer classroom instruction, conduct research, provide training for Asian and U.S. government personnel, and organize various types of conferences, all with a focus on East Asia. The Center faculty collaborate with the University's Asian studies programs and several other campus units.
The Mansfield Center's Ethics and Public Affairs Program (formerly known as the Center for Ethics) focuses upon the relationship of values to public institutions and affairs. Its courses, seminars, lectures, conferences, and internships examine the role that ethical values can and should play in public life, moral quandaries faced by those who govern philosophical and practical dimensions of political ethics, and issues of leadership and character in public service.
Peace Corps
The Peace Corps is a service opportunity for motivated changemakers to immerse themselves in a community abroad, working side by side with local leaders to tackle the most pressing challenges of our generation. It was established in March 1961 by an executive order (10924) of President John F. Kennedy and authorized by Congress the following September by the Peace Corps Act.
The Peace Corps' mission is to assist developing countries by providing skilled workers in fields such as education, health, entrepreneurship, women's empowerment, and community development. Peace Corps volunteers must be U.S. citizens or on a pathway to citizenship and at least 18 years of age. Volunteers typically have a college degree (making this a perfect gap year opportunity) and are assigned to specific projects in certain countries based on their qualifications and experience. Following three months of technical training, Peace Corps members are expected to serve at least two years in their host country, after which they may request an extension of service if desired. Volunteers are strongly encouraged to respect local customs, learn the prevailing language, and live in comparable conditions.
More information can be found on the UM Peace Corp website.