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Beyond Marcus October 2007
Congratulations Luke Buckley
Luke completed the requirements to become a Microsoft Certified
Information Technology Professional (MCITP) in Database Administration.
After 10 months of classes and passing 3 exams he finished. At this
point Luke is one of about 2,900 people worldwide that have achieved
this certification.
Tech Nursing Department Receives Grant as Part of MTGEC’S
Consortium
The Montana Geriatric Education Center recently received a three
year grant from U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration:
1 D31 HP 08817-01-00. The total award is $1,074,160.00 and supports
the center 100%. MTGEC’s new consortium is composed of The
University of Montana, Northwest Research & Education Institute
and Montana Tech.
All 44 geriatric education centers in the United States lost federal
funding as a result of the 2005 Congress failing to fund the program
after its 22 years of existence. Funding actually ended June 30,
2006, but the MTGEC has been able to continue limited operations
on carry over funding it had accrued, including the planning of
its 5th annual conference, which will be held October 19, 2007.
Click HERE
for the rest of the story.
Listening Session with Commissioner Sheila Stearns
Montana Tech will host a listening session with Montana Board of
Regents members Kerra Melvin and Clayton Christian and Commissioner
of Higher Education Dr. Sheila Stearns in the Copper Lounge of the
Student Union Building from 7am-9am on October 23, 2007. The public
is invited. The discussion will center around the future of the
Montana University System. If you are interested in attending the
listening session please contact Carmen Nelson at 496-4129 or cnelson@mtech.edu
to R.S.V.P. for breakfast.
A second listening session will be held for the convenience of the
public from 3pm-4pm at the Chamber of Commerce Conference Room.
Danette Melvin selected as Item Writer for the National
Council of State Boards of Nursing Licensure Examination (NCLEX®)
Danette Melvin, Nursing Lab Director at Montana Tech of the University
of Montana was approved by the Montana Board of Nursing and selected
by NCSBN to participate on the NCLEX® item development panel
of subject matter experts that was held in Chicago, IL. September
25-28, 2007.
Melvin was one of 16 nurses from across the nation to be selected
for this assignment. She was nominated on the basis of clinical
specialty and nursing expertise. This was the sixth time Melvin
served on an NCLEX® item development panel. Click HERE
for the rest of he story.
RAVE Receives Grant
The Montana Tech RAVE program recently received a $198,476 grant.
The grant will be used to design a ultra high-pressure water jet
cutting pump. The research will use state-of-the-art analytical
and fabrication tools to create a new prototype to further reduce
energy consumption, improve manufacturability and improve serviceability.
The research project will provide Montana University System students
with opportunities to learn critical aspects of precision fabrication
and high performance computing.
Trick-or-Treat Off The Street Scheduled
The 7th annual “Trick-or-Treat Off The Street” is taking
place in the Montana Tech Residence Halls on Halloween night. The
event will take place in residence halls October 31st from 7p.m.-9p.m.
This is an event that invites children from the community to come
to the residence halls for trick-or-treating.
Donations are being accepted at the office of residence life in
Prospector Hall on campus. They are looking for candy, costumes,
and cash to help subsidize their fundraising efforts. If you want
your donation to be picked up please call 496-4425 to arrange a
pick up.
Athletic Update
The Montana Tech Football Team has run its record to 4-3.
The team beat Eastern Oregon at homecoming 35-17. Following the
win, Carroll College came to town and beat the Diggers at home 17-0.
This game fit the mold of a Carroll – Tech game with both
teams playing hard and defense being the key. After the loss, Tech
looked to continue its trend of winning every other game when they
went to MSU-Northern. The trend held true as the Diggers beat MSU-Northern
in Havre 17-7. The team will look to break the win, lose, win, lose
trend for their season this week as they travel to Billings to take
on Rocky Mountain College.
The Volleyball team had a 13 game winning streak after getting through
homecoming weekend. Just like in life, all good things come to an
end. The team went on the road to Westminster College (#11) and
Lewis and Clark State and lost both games. However, the team did
not stay down long. They returned home and got back to their winning
ways by beating Rocky Mountain College (3-0) and Carroll College
(3-0). The team spends the next two weeks on the road as they go
to Dillon tonight, and to Great Falls and MSU-Northern on Oct. 26
and 27.
Tech’s Women’s Basketball team got its season underway
on Oct. 11 when the University of Lethbridge came to town. The Orediggers
were unable to get in their groove as they played a very close game
but came up short 64-62. The Diggers had the lead with six seconds
to go but Lethbridge had an answered prayer as they drained a half
court shot to steal the win. The team will now go on the road to
play Dickenson State on Oct. 26 and Minot State on Oct. 27.
The Men’s team will open their season tonight as they take
on the University of Calgary. The team has a lot of new faces and
brings tons of athletic ability to the floor. Look for the team
to get out and run, and play an exciting style of basketball. Check
them out tonight at 8 p.m.
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