Campus Report
DATE: November 15, 2001
TO: Board of Regents
FROM: Montana State University - Great Falls College of Technology; Mary Sheehy Moe, Interim Dean
RE: Campus Report for the November 2001 Board of Regents' Meeting
Economic Development Roundtable
How can the education sector--whether at the K-12 level or at postsecondary colleges,
universities and training centers--help business and industry develop and prosper
in Montana? That is the question that Governor Martz's Economic Development Action
Group hopes to answer through a series of roundtable discussions in communities across
Montana. Taking the lead in that effort is the MSU-Great Falls Campus through its
Higher Education Center Advisory Committee. On December 6, Higher Education Center
representatives from the University of Great Falls, MSU-Northern, MSU-Bozeman's College
of Nursing, the Great Falls Public Schools, and the College of Technology will facilitate
roundtable discussions with representatives from 11 different industry sectors. After
organizing and reviewing their findings, the Advisory Committee will submit a report
to EDAG and Governor Martz.
Middle School Career Day
On November 2, in cooperation with Great Falls Public Schools, the College of Technology
welcomed 900 eighth-graders to a morning of career exploration. Students attended
three half-hour sessions designed to help them learn about careers in their area of
interest. Seventy-five community members shared their career experiences in the areas
of Health and Wellness, Human Services, Natural Resources, Arts and Communications,
Business and Marketing, and Engineering and Technology.
Sharing Resources with K-12
Interim Dean Mary Moe recently met with north central Montana school superintendents
to encourage them to take advantage of opportunities linking higher education with
high schools. Among those opportunities is the Cisco Networking program, Tech Prep,
Med Prep, and the recent Running Start legislation. Running Start legislation allows
school districts to enter into interlocal agreements so that students can meet high
school and/or college requirements through course work available at Montana's postsecondary
institutions. With MSU-Great Falls College of Technology's extensive Internet offerings,
this opportunity is now available for students in communities once considered distant
from a Montana University System campus.
Healthcare Recruitment Fair
On October 2, MSU-Great Falls Campus conducted its first Healthcare Recruitment Fair.
Faculty members from the three Great Falls colleges of nursing--MSU-Bozeman, the College
of Technology, and MSU-Northern--collaborated to offer employers from north central
Montana an opportunity to recruit students.
Suzanne Waring Honored
At its annual banquet on November 1, Great Falls Area Chamber of Commerce bestowed
its prestigious Athena Award on Dr. Suzanne Waring, Director of Outreach at MSU-Great
Falls College of Technology. The award is given to a woman who has made outstanding
contributions to business and businesswomen in the Great Falls area. In nominating
her for the award, the College observed that "behind many of today's thriving realities
at the College of Technology is a dream of yesteryear realized over time by Suzanne
Waring." Apart from her accomplishments in customized training, distance education,
outreach programming and community service, Suzanne was selected because "she sets
a daily example of professionalism and commitment that leads us all her co-workers
to better performance."