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Dr. Les Cook- Making the Best Better

Dr. Les Cook’s journey from a small rural town on the Utah/Nevada border to becoming a leader in higher education is a testament to...

A Legacy of Care: Stephanie Cook’s quiet and valuable influence at Montana Tech and beyond

A Legacy of Care: Stephanie Cook’s quiet and valuable influence at Montana Tech and beyond

Pawsitively awesome Waylon to bid adieu to students

The stone fence and brick façade of the Chancellor’s Residence give it the appearance of a stately, important structure, but for the...

Highlands College expands program offerings to fill workforce, industry needs

Goal 2 of Montana Tech’s Strategic Plan aims to propagate programs of distinction. Over the past five years, Highlands College has...

Revitalizing student life

Upon assuming the chancellorship at Montana Tech, Dr. Les Cook, with his extensive background in student affairs, was met with the expectation that...

Montana Tech Prospectors : Tech’s ambassadors

A visit to Montana Tech’s campus is a critical piece of enrolling as a future Oredigger. According to the Admissions Office, 80% of students...

A Legacy of Leadership: Vandaveer retires after decades at Montana Tech

Highlands College Dean Karen VanDaveer’s career took a different path than she initially imagined; upon graduating from Butte Central...

Research that makes a difference

The Silver Bow Creek ecosystem is recovering from the effects of nearby mining. Researchers at Montana Tech are focused on extracting the DNA of...

Going green Underground

Butte, Montana’s harsh climate, with its extended sub-freezing winters and brief 70-day growing season, presents significant challenges for...

Powering informed healthcare decisions through data science

When healthcare providers at Boston Medical Center needed to know if they should administer more anesthetic to cannabis users because they may have...

Burke to Lead Highlands College

Montana Tech announced today the appointment of Tammy Burke as the new dean of Highlands College.

Montana Tech alumna releases first book on facing chronic illness

When Baylie Phillips (B.S. Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, ’23, M.S. Materials Science and Engineering, ’24) was an...

Five Montana Technological University business students receive $1,000 Spear Business Excellence Awards, newly named to honor longtime professor

The Department of Business at Montana Technological University has named a scholarship in honor of longtime Associate Professor Rita Spear. Spear...

Capt. Silver Beaty honored with 2025 USACC Col. William W. Wood Commissioned Officer Instructor of the Year award

Montana Technological University’s ROTC program is taught by the best. That’s indisputable after Capt. Silver Beaty was honored with...

Montana Tech mechanical engineering student lands fellowship at Brookhaven National Laboratory

Jakob Nielsen, a third-year mechanical engineering student at Montana Technological University, will join 24 top students from around the United...

The Girl Who Lived—and engineered a way forward

The Girl Who Lived—and engineered a way forward

Mechanical engineering graduate to launch career in Alaska after high-impact internship with ConocoPhillips 

After mechanical engineering senior Nathan Ostwald crosses the graduation stage at Montana Technological University’s commencement ceremony...

Montana Technological University researcher will receive a $199,927 grant from National Science Foundation

An assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Montana Technological University will receive a $199,927 Engineering Research Initiative (ERI)...

Dr. Johnny MacLean Selected as Chancellor of Montana Tech

Dr. Johnny MacLean has been selected as the 13th Chancellor of Montana Technological University, beginning June 1, 2025.

Montana Tech graduate student from Bangladesh achieves goal of earning degree, pursuing opportunities in U.S.

Umaer Abdullah Zaki’s journey to crossing Montana Technological University’s commencement stage to earn his M.S. in Petroleum...

Mechanical engineering graduate excited to continue work in energy industry after commencement 

Montana Technological University distinguishes itself by delivering a deliberately distinct, hands-on educational experience where students make...

Petroleum engineering student says she chose Montana Tech because of hands-on learning opportunities

Jackson will graduate in May 2025, and says Montana Tech’s labs have delivered exactly what she was looking for.

SAE Baja Club hosts auto show to raise funds ahead of upcoming competition

Montana Technological University’s SAE Baja Club hosted an auto show on April 26 to raise funds for upcoming competition in Mechanicsville,...

Highlands College of Montana Tech named Opportunity College and University by Carnegie Classifications

Highlands College of Montana Tech was named an Opportunity College and University by The American Council on Education (ACE) and the Carnegie...

Montana Technological University announces Outstanding Student Awards for 2025

Montana Tech announced this week student honors for its graduating class of 2025.