Alumni Association
The University of Montana-Missoula
Alumni Association, established in
1901, with offices in Brantly Hall,
represents approximately 57,000
graduates, former students, and friends.
The mission of the Alumni Association
is to coordinate the support of alumni
and friends to strengthen the academic,
research, service and leadership
programs of the institution. The Alumni
Association sponsors or helps coordinate
numerous events during the academic
year such as Homecoming, Family
Weekend, Parents Association, Charter
Day, Senior Recognition Day, and
Commencement Reunions. The
Association also sponsors the "Ask an
Alum" program which connects alumni
with currently enrolled students who are
exploring career options.
Student Government
By paying the student activity fee, the
student becomes a member of the
Associated Students of The University
of Montana (ASUM). ASUM is
governed by officers elected at large,
consisting of a president, vice president,
and business manager, and a 20-member
Senate. Together they have full authority
over the ASUM general fund, which
consists of the yearly activity fee
collections and a total annual cash flow
approximating 1.5 million dollars. The
sole power to determine the allocation of
the student budget resides with ASUM,
pursuant to a 1970 Board of Regents
policy. After the ASUM President
presents the annual executive budget, the
Senate determines the final allocations,
and the business manager and Budget
and Finance Committee (a Senate
committee) then assume full
responsibility for the disbursement of
student money along with the ASUM
accountant and office manager.
ASUM's budgeting units include
activities ranging from ASUM Child
Care to UM Productions to Legal
Services and the Montana Kaimin (a
daily student newspaper). Also, the
International Student Association,
environmental research groups, and a
variety of other student activities are
funded by ASUM. After the regular
spring budgeting session, a special
allocation fund is available for
emergency expenses.
UM Productions is the sole student
programming agency on campus. Three
different areas, each with a coordinator,
provide the University and Missoula
communities with a wide variety of
entertainment and activities. They are:
Pop Concerts, Special Events, and
Performing Arts.
ASUM Child Care provides several
child-care facilities for activity-fee
paying students. The Student Political
Action Office oversees student interests
in political affairs. The work ranges
from representing ASUM at the
legislature to organizing volunteers for
campus activities. ASUM hires a
professional lawyer for Legal Services.
Legal Services is available aid to all
activity-fee paying students for a
one-time fee of $5 plus office and court
costs. Legal Services handles everything
from tenant-landlord problems to major
legal needs that students may have, not
including major felonies. The ASUM
also co-sponsors Escort Service,
Students Tutoring Students, and the UM
Advocates.
Student appointments to full-voting
membership on student/University
committees are made by the ASUM
vice-president. Such committees
virtually govern many aspects of the
University, including curriculum,
campus development, and scholarships
and loans. Ad hoc committees may be
appointed at any time by the ASUM
president or vice-president.
ASUM has three semi-autonomous
standing committees, which share in
student governance. Publications Board
has full power as publisher over all
ASUM publications. The University
Center Board is charged with policy
making for and administration of the
Student Union. The Student Political
Action Committee is the ASUM policy
making committee which advises the
full-time lobbyist who works on behalf
of the University students in local, state,
and national issues.
Special Interest Groups
Students have organized over 100
different special interest groups.
Information about them can be obtained
in the ASUM Offices in the University
Center.
Fraternities and Sororities
The Greek Community of The
University of Montana provides a
comprehensive educational, social, and
living experience for members through
the promotion of friendship, leadership,
personal development, academics, and
services to the University and the
Missoula community. The Greek
members donate their time and support
to over 50 recognized philanthropies.
Additionally, they involve themselves in
a wide variety of campus leadership
organizations, such as Residence Life
Staff, PRO's, ASUM Senate, Advocates,
the African American Student
Association, Peer Advising, and Mortar
Board.
The Greek system has nine national
fraternities (Alpha Tau Omega, Phi Beta
Sigma, Phi Delta Theta, Phi Gamma
Delta, Pi Kappa Alpha, Sigma Alpha
Epsilon, Sigma Chi, Sigma Nu, and
Sigma Phi Epsilon) and four national
sororities (Alpha Phi, Delta Gamma,
Kappa Alpha Theta and Kappa Kappa
Gamma).
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