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0pportunities for hands-on, active learnlng abound at M0ntana State University.

Architect students get hands-on experience designing and bullding a picnic pavilion
at a national forest. Business students provide marketing consultations with small
non-profits and start-up businesses. Nursing students get hands-on experience
in developing c0untries. As part of MSU's inquiry and research-based curriculum,
every student participates in a research 0r creative experience, which makes them
better prepared for a career when they graduate.

Many of MSU's programs that provide hands-on learning experiences are

made possible through support from private donors. To learn more, contact the
MSU nursing students traveled to Honduras and put into
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The Engineering N4inority Program (EMPower) at M0ntana State University enc0urages

br61 the involvement of women and minorities in the field of englneering. lt does this
thr0ugh scholarships, tutorlng, retenti0n awards, guidance in arranging internships,
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Jordan Kennedy, a junior in mechanical engineering, won first

place in the undergraduate category at the 2010 American
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Tim Brox and Loribeth Everz, praised by mentors as motivated
students and gifted researchers, are the latest MSU students
to earn the prestrSlous Goldwater Scholarship.
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ln 2010, private gifts generated $1.8 million in scholarships and enabled
MSU students to achieve at remarkable levels. MSU is ranked 14th nationally
for students receiving Barry M. Goldwater Scholarships, the nation's premier
scholarship for undergraduates in math, natural sciences and engineering. As
of 2010, MSU's 51 Goldwater scholars place MSU just behind Yale and MIT in
national rankings and ahead ofJohns Hopkins, the University ofWashington,
Purdue, and the University of Minnesota.
To learn how you can provide opportunities for MSU students to achieve and
succeed at levels they only imagined, contact the MSU Foundation.
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The spectacular natural laboratory surrounding MSU and private and public
investment in facilities have created an excepti0nal educational environment that
combines the grandeur and wonder 0f the Montana community with state-0f-the-art
facilities. Generously funded by private don0rs, the $16 million Animal Biosciences
teaching facility allows practical learning to combine with scientific discovery t0 meet
the current and future needs of agriculture.

To add your support to ensuring our students, faculty and researchers thrive in
cutting-edge educational environments, contact the MSU Foundation.
Research and creative projects are inspired by MSU's
natural surroundings.
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As the state's land grant instituti0n, MSU improves lives through education, 0utreach
and research. Graduate students w0rking with the lvlontana Manufacturing Extension
Center (MlVlEC) help manufacturers improve their businesses, resulting in amazing
success and greater profitability. Since 1996, MMEC clients reported $348 million in
increased and retained sales, $45 million in savings, $77 million in capital investments
and 1,550 new and retained manufacturing jobs. Clearly, supporting MSU is not only
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Through MSU's innovative inquiry and research-based curriculum, all students

benefit from the best possible learning experience, including an undergraduate
research or creative project. Across campus, opportunities for hands-on, active
learning are infinite-including the Alderson Program in Entrepreneurship. lnitiated
through the generosity of Jim Alderson ('69) and his wife, Connie, the program
pairs students with real-world clients to explore and prepare their products for
commercial viability.

Many of MSU's nationally recognized programs are made possible through

Business students learn ftnance from industry professionals. private support. To learn more, contact the MSU Foundation.

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MSU student-athletes excel on the field, in the classroom and in the community,
posting an average team GPA of over 3.0 for 17 consecutive semesters and
volunteering more than 3,000 hours in the community during the 2009-10 school
year. This hard work pays off, as evidenced by Great Falls, Mont. attorney and
former Bobcat wrestler zander Blewett ('67), His $500,000 gift will improve training
facilities and reinforce the value of hard work and a strong work ethic-characteristics
to which Blewett attributes his success.

To learn how you can support student success, contact the MSU Foundation.
Kyle Beggar embodles student success. Ihe senior from Miles
City, Mont.is the Bobcats startingtight-end and maintains a
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Montana State University attracts and nurtures top scholars like Katy Hansen.
Hansen was a Presidential Scholar in high school and had considered other
universities for her undergraduate studies, but chose MSU for the quality 0f the
academic programs, professors, and extracurricular activities. Hansen excelled at
MSU and joined the growing list of students who have received some of the most
prestigious scholarships in academia, including the Rhodes, Goldwater, Marshall,
Mitchell, Boren, Udall and Jack Kent Cooke scholarships.

To learn how you can provide opportunities for MSU students to achieve and
ln 2011 MSU graduate student Katy Hansen received a Boren succeed at the highest levels, contact the MSU Foundation.
Fellowship and a Rhodes Scholarship, two of the natiln's
premier awards for hith-achieving students. MONTANA
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