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Buffalo Nations Food System Initiative The Buffalo Nations Food System Initiative (BNFSI) is Indigenous-led and builds collective,
collaborative, and proactive capacity for Indigenous food sovereignty. Drawing on
the leadership and guidance from Buffalo Nations of the Northwestern Plains and Northern
Rockies and founded on the principles of the Indigenous Research Initiative, BNFSI
promotes the priorities of Native Nations through equitable Indigenous-led partnerships
in research and education.
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Building MSU Families
Building MSU Families program is a pilot program that is working towards connecting
students with a mentor that works at MSU. The Building MSU Families program has an
exciting opportunity for Indigenous students (nieces/nephews/relatives) and MSU faculty/staff
(aunties/uncles/relatives) to develop relationships that build a sense of family and
community during and after the students’ journeys at MSU.
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Center for Bilingual and Multicultural Education The goal of the Center for Bilingual and Multicultural Education is to support MSU
students and faculty, but specifically those with a bilingual and/or a multicultural
background. The CBME has worked closely and primarily with local Native American tribes
and Native students, but is looking to expand to students and faculty of all backgrounds.
For the last two years, they have hosted the successful Story Exchange events on campus.
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Center for Research on Rural Education The faculty and students in MSU's Center for Research on Rural Education are on a
mission to respond to the pressing concerns of small, rural, and remote schools and
communities across Montana, the nation, and the world through carefully designed service
and research. CRRE currently has a number of projects: Advancing Support, Preparation,
& Innovation in Rural Education; Montana Rural Teacher Project; Expanding Rural Pathways;
Youth Aware of Mental Health; Preparing Rural Counselors.
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Food Product Development Lab The Food Product Development Lab develops healthy and eco-friendly food products that
honor Indigenous and local communities and their foods through creative partnerships
and innovations. The lab does food industry consulting and testing services, food
science for Indigenous food sovereignty, pollution prevention in Montana's food industry,
and sensory evaluation.
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Human Development Clinic The Human Development Clinic provides low-cost mental health services to community
members in the Gallatin Valley and serves as a training facility for our future counselors
currently in the counseling graduate program.
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Inclusive Community Camp Inclusive Community Camp (ICC) is Bozeman’s first inclusive, active, creative and
playful summer experience. ICC was designed to be a very intentional summer camp experience
to help fill a void in our Bozeman community by providing a diverse camp environment
with half of campers being students with disabilities/support needs and half of campers
being students without disabilities/support needs.
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Exercise & Nutrition Science Laboratory
More information coming soon!
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LIFE Scholars Learning is for everyone. LIFE Scholars is a 3-year, fully inclusive, non-degree certificate
program for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities. We want students
to gain knowledge in their chosen career path, develop authentic, social relationships,
explore careers through work and internships, and bbtain meaningful, competitive employment
upon graduation.
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McNair Scholars Program The McNair Scholars Program serves the needs of 25 undergraduate students annually
who are either first-generation, low-income, or minorities traditionally underrepresented
in graduate School. A particular focus of the McNair Program is providing faculty
mentorship, research and project opportunities, and financial support.
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Montana Kinship Navigator Program The Montana Kinship Navigator Program serves Kinship Caregivers for the entire state
of Montana. The program was founded in 2002 to offer kinship caregivers support, education
and access to resources to assist caregivers in raising their children so they can
live happier, healthier lives and can, in turn, raise children who know emotional
and physical safety, excel in school and social situations and are prepared to take
on the challenges of their new life.A kin family is a family that has taken in a child
that is not biologically their own for a number of various reasons.
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Montana Pollution Prevention Program The MTP2 Program is dedicated to helping the state's small businesses, local governments
and citizens use progressive, integrated pollution prevention (P2) strategies to increase
productivity, while safeguarding our air, water, land and other natural resources
by reducing pollution. MTP2 is funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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Montana Science Olympiad
The Science Olympiad is a national competition that’s taken place in Montana for 40
years. This year, Montana State University hosted more than 800 students from 32 schools
across the state. This competition is the premier STEM competition in Montana.
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Montana Team Nutrition In collaboration with partners across the state, Montana Team Nutrition leverages
evidence-based practices and policies to provide training, resources, and support
to K-12 schools that promote engaging food-based education, foster positive food relationships,
and cultivate healthy school environments. Their vision is to cultivate healthy Montana
children and communities by shaping lifelong positive food and physical activity habits.
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National History Day
NHD's main program is a social studies competition where students in grades 6-12 choose
a historic topic related to an annual theme, develop a thesis, and conduct extensive
research using sources such as libraries, archives, museums, and interviews. Students
then present individually or with a group, in the form of a documentary, exhibit,
paper, performance, or website. Students may participate in school wide or local competitions,
then a regional competition, and a state competition.
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Science Math Resource Center The Science Math Resource Center (SMRC) is a STEM outreach center in the MSU Department
of Education that is devoted to the advancement of science and mathematics teaching
and learning. We provide professional development for a new generation of K-12 educators
of tribal, rural, and urban communities; conduct educational research; and coordinate
the statewide annual Science Olympiad that is held at Montana State University in
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Towne's Harvest Garden The Towne's Harvest Garden is a five-acre diversified vegetable and educational research
farm supporting a student-run, community-supported agriculture program. Towne's Harvest
Garden promotes learning about food production, the value of eating and supporting
local foods, community building, and individual empowerment. The Garden is named after
the Towne family, one of the original homesteaders in the beautiful Gallatin Valley.
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TRIO Student Support Services The TRIO Student Support Service program at Montana State University - Bozeman is
committed to increasing the rates of academic achievement, retention, and graduation
among historically underrepresented students. This is accomplished by providing holistic
and individualized support services that maximize students' innate abilities and draw
upon available resources within, and outside of, the University to benefit students,
families and the larger community.
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