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BEAR 2018-19 NECESSITIES A guide to The University of Montana and Missoula

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Table of Contents Outdoor program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Missoula without four wheels . . . . . . . . . . 8 Coffee shops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 History of Missoula . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 UM adviser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 UM President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 UM’s unique traditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 What’s that? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Missoula’s Choice winners . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Publisher: Mike Gulledge Editor: Emily Petrovski Contributors: Tom Bauer, Madeline Broom, Chelsea Culp, LJ Dawson, Autumn Fraser, Peter Friesen, Michael Gallacher, Tommy Martino, Rachel Crisp Philips, Keila Szpaller, Lucy Tompkins, Kurt Wilson, Tyler Wilson Advertising sales: Annie Mead, Bryon Bertollt, Carolyn Bartlett, Tami Allen Bear Necessities is a publication of the Missoulian, which is a division of Lee Enterprises.

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Outdoor program aims to show the plethora of options Story by Madeline Broom for the Missoulian

Carly Stinson and Ben Gager look at a pair of leather mittens at the used outdoor gear sale put on by the University of Montana Campus Recreation Outdoor Program at the University Center. The sale, open to the general public and the UM community, is a chance for people to sell and buy used outdoor equipment and clothing while part of the proceeds benefits the UM Outdoor Program.

Photo by Tom Bauer

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he University of Montana Outdoor Program is a great way for students to get outdoors and meet others who are passionate about outdoor recreation, said Brody Montgomery, an Outdoor Program employee.

“It’s a great introduction to the outdoors,” Montgomery said, especially for those with little experience or equipment.

The Outdoor Program offers dozens of trips, skills classes and courses that can be taken for credit through the health and human performance program.

In the fall, students can study abroad in Peru with the Outdoor Program and Franke College of Forestry and Conservation. While abroad students backpack and climb while they learn about flora, fauna and ecotourism in the region, according to the program’s website.

The Outdoor Program, which is located on the north side of campus next to the Adams Center, also offers year-round equipment rentals for outdoor activities such as climbing, hiking, backpacking, rafting and biking. There’s also an area for students to tune up their

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2018-19 BEAR NECESSITIES skis and bikes or attend a workshop to learn how. In the program’s lobby is a seating area with bookshelves filled with tomes on a wide range of topics from survival books to hiking guide books.

“We want to bridge the gap between people who know a lot and those who don’t,” said Elizabeth Fricke, the Outdoor Program’s senior assistant director. Fricke coordinates outdoor trips, classes and the climbing wall at UM’s Fitness and Recreation Center.

One of the program’s most popular trips has been the freshman wilderness experience which takes incoming freshman on a four day backpacking trip before fall orientation. Students are split into groups of about a dozen and led by upperclassmen, many of whom participated as freshman.

The Outdoor Program places an emphasis on student leadership, said Fricke. Specifically, she said, students leading students. The program gives students the opportunity to get experience in outdoor education before graduating.

Although most of the program’s employees and trip leaders are students, they’re all held to high standards, Fricke said. The program staff are certified as leave no trace trainers and wilderness first responders. Most employees also hold national certifications from each sport’s national certifying body. For example, Fricke said most kayaking instructors are certified through the

American Canoe Association and climbing instructors are certified through the American Mountain Guides Association.

Montgomery began working at the Outdoor Program after taking a climbing wall instructor class. He said the program has connected him with other students who share his passion for recreating outdoors and has allowed him to gain more experience as an educator.

A dozen photos hang on a wall in the lobby of the Outdoor Program. Each one had a different quote on it.

“Have empathy with students,” reads one. “Be inclusive in our language around students and each other,” reads another.

The quotes are a visual representation of what Fricke said is a goal of the Outdoor Program: To be a place free of intimidation, where students can feel comfortable admitting they don’t know how to do something.

She recognized that it can be difficult for students to get involved with outdoor sports when everyone appears to have their own equipment and know what they are doing. That’s why the Outdoor Program is there, she said, to help students gain the knowledge and confidence they need to explore the wild world around them.

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Missoula without four wheels

Photo by Todd Goodrich, University of Montana

Story by LJ Dawson for the Missoulian

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ou moved to Missoula to attend the University of Montana without a car. Without transportation you’re scared the Food Zoo and the Oval will turn into a boarding school rather than a jumping off point for the larger Montana. Do not fear — Missoula offers plenty of adventures and entertainment walking distance from campus.

If you did bring a car, between being a broke freshman and trying to save money on gas and never wanting to leave your car miraculously secured parking spot, you will want to use your car as little as possible.

To get your early morning grind on so you can be extra hungry by the time the Food Zoo opens, the M trail offers the infamous switch backs you can drag yourself up behind campus. If you continue past the White concrete M, you summit the top of Mount Sentinel by a steep ridge trail. This is a great sunset

trek, but plan a few hours for the hike. The views of the Missoula valley make the climb worth it.

On the other side of Mount Sentinel is the MO Z trail which connects to the Pattee Canyon trails. The trailhead is behind the university’s golf course and offers a great hill climb for both mountain bikers and trail runners.

The Kim Williams trail, which is across the street from the Washington-Grizzly Stadium, offers a flat trail for biking, hiking, and running. The trail runs alongside the Clark Fork River, and raptors and blue herons call this section home. Missoula valley trails turn into ice sheets in the winter, so invest in pull over the shoe metal spikes for winter hiking now and be prepared for when the ice comes.

August is the tail-end of river season so grab a tire tube from a store and float down the river in town or

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2018-19 BEAR NECESSITIES starting in East Missoula via bus. The Clark Fork River offers great swimming late in the summer and fishing all year round. If you want to become a truly blend into Montana, pick up fly fishing as early as possible. You’ll have no excuse — you have a river 10 minutes from campus. If you are more of an impatient type, try river surfing or stand up paddle boarding.

If being outside is not your thing, the Hip-Strip offers entertainment about a mile away from campus. The few blocks across Higgins Bridge from the main downtown area offer free parking and great shops ranging from bookstores and record shops to skateboard shops and vintage clothing stores.

If you need to put Netflix down for a night and show your face outside your dorm room, the Roxy Theatre is the place to do it. The Roxy offers great local movie showings among other indie films. The popcorn is to die for, and make sure to keep an eye out for their film festivals.

Caras Park offers a wealth of community events.

The festivals hosted at the park range from cultural to music to food. You can usually find free music at the park in the summer and fall on Thursday evenings. On Wednesdays, Out to Lunch gathers numerous food trucks at the park to torture yourself with choosing between. The Clark Fork Market will be every Saturday

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Take advantage of its local delicious food and fresh grown veggies.

When you get sick of eating at the Food Zoo, Liquid Planet Grill across the street from campus, offers great breakfast and lunch food. The Buttercup Market and Cafe offers great food as well with vegan options only a few blocks further from campus.

If you do not have a car on campus, invest a day in learning the Mountain Line which is Missoula’s public bus system. It took me a few missed stops and long bus rides to get the system down, but once you do the bus system is free of fares to encourage use and make it accessible to everyone.

Getting a bike increases your access to Missoula. The city is bike friendly and flat, so biking is a great way to get around. If you volunteer at Free Cycles, the local community bike shop, for four hours and complete their BikeWell class, you can build a bike for free with their help.

Pat yourself on your back for saving the earth with your reduced car use. And remember for late night rides, Missoula has Uber and Lyft so use them responsibly your freshman year, and every year beyond.

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When campus can start to feel suffocating,

get out of the UM “bubble” with these coffee shop options.

Story by Autumn Fraser for the Missoulian

Halsey Kordonowy makes a coffee drink at Clyde Coffee in Missoula.

STUDY SPOTS: Clyde Coffee: 610 South Higgins Ave 10-15 minute walk from campus Open: Weekdays from 6 a.m.-6 p.m.

Weekends from 8 a.m.-6 p.m.

What You Can Get: The usual...Coffee, tea, lemonade. Plus brain food like

Photo by Tom Bauer

avocado toast, yogurt, oatmeal and a lil’ selection of baked goods. butter The Feel: Chill. Ample outlets. Comfy seats. Mellow Music.

Perfect for a two-person study party or a solo day of getting stuff done.

Oh, also: Hosts weekend shows sporadically, so if you’re into indie garage rock or some sweet acoustic ballads-keep your ears open for their next event.

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The Buttercup Market and Cafe: 1221 Helen Avenue 5ish minute walk from campus, just off University Ave Open: Weekdays: 7 a.m.-4 p.m.

Weekends: 8 a.m.-2 p.m.

What You Can Get: Typical coffee shop stuff, plus cheaper breakfast and lunch options made with locally sourced ingredients.

You can also grab bottled kombucha and some simple food items like yogurt, granola bars, and some veggies and fruits.

The Feel: Outlets everywhere. Like. Everywhere.

Soundtrack varies from mellow electronic beats to Beyoncé to Bon Iver. Take a peek at the circulating art from local artists on the walls Oh, also: The Buttercup is part-cafe, part-book-binder. If the main area is too loud, check out the binding room. It’s always a bit quieter and has bigger tables!

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Drum Coffee (Broadway location) 1000 E Broadway St Open: 7 a.m.-5 p.m. Daily What You Can Get: What you’d expect-plus crazy good baked goods and sandwiches.

The Feel: Moderate amount of outlets, nice seating, pretty dang mellow. Too quiet for a first date-unless you’re into everyone hearing your awkward initial impressions.

What You Can Get: ALL OF THE PASTRIES. ALL OF THE BREAD. Plus, ‘ya know, great coffee, specialty meats/cheeses and other fancy lil’ things for picnics or date night.

The Feel: There are 2 outlets in the whole place, and both are hard to access. Come charged up or ready to read a book and imagine you’re in France with a croissant and espresso.

TO RECOUP:

Black Coffee 525 East Spruce Street This would be more of a trek, but worth it! 20-25 min walk from campus.

Open: Weekdays: 6:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

Saturday: 7:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

Sunday: 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.

What You Can Get:

Le Petit Outré: 29 South 4th Street West 15 min-ish walk from campus Open: Weekdays: 7 a.m.-6 p.m.

Weekends: 8 a.m.-4 p.m.

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Photo by Michael Gallacher

Coffee, tea, specialty drinks and the craziest versions of avocado toast you’ve ever seen.

The Feel: Doesn’t have Wi-Fi. I repeat: Does. Not. Have. Wi-Fi. Come here to unplug, eat a thick slab of toast and stare out the window instead of at your phone or laptop.

Butterfly Herbs 232 North Higgins Ave 15 min walk from campus Open: Weekdays: 7 a.m.-7 p.m.

Weekends: 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

What You Can Get: Oh gosh. Where to start. Well, the typical stuff… But also! They have a whole wall devoted to different teas, spices and herbs — thus the name — as well as soaps, candles and quirky books.

The Feel: Only one (semi) working outlet. Real cheap. Good place for people-watching. Ask the herbalists about what you should be putting in your system for stress, anxiety and everything else that comes with school starting back up.

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lunch rush. Beware.

Break Espresso 432 North Higgins Ave 15-20 min walk from campus Open: Weekdays: 6 a.m.-10 p.m.

Saturday: 6 a.m.-10 p.m.

Sunday: 7:30 a.m.-10 p.m.

What You Can Get: The norm. But also quiche, huge muffins and a whole pie if you give a call ahead of time.

The Feel: Lots-o-outlets. Mellow and a bit moody atmosphere, low lighting with big wooden tables. Great for group projects or late-ish board game night.

There are plenty of other coffee shops and casual eateries along the Hip-Strip and downtown! Make sure to explore a bit, it’ll help you feel at home in this caffeine-fueled city.

Market on Front 201 East Front Street 15 min walk from campus Open: Weekdays: 7 a.m.-8 p.m.

Saturdays: 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

Sundays: 8 a.m.-7 p.m.

What You Can Get: Breakfast burritos, sandwiches, salads and fun specialty items.

The Feel: Decent amount of outlets. A bit on the pricier side (worth it). Lots of light, not too noisy, except during

Photo by Tom Bauer

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The history of Missoula Story by Peter Friesen for the Missoulian

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n 1860, C.P. Higgins and Francis Worden built a trading post they called Hell gate along the Mullan Road west of present-day Missoula, taking advantage of an almost empty stretch of the well-traveled route.

The post was successful and Higgins and Worden expanded a few years later, building a flour and sawmill next to the Clark Fork River in what is now downtown Missoula.

Thus began the city of Missoula 150 years ago, said Nicole Brown, the curator of collections for the Historic Museum at Fort Missoula.

“Missoula’s pretty much been a business town since its inception,” Brown said. Higgins and Worden led the town, with sharp minds for industry critically shaping Missoula’s history.

Downtown is the best example of this history, Brown said. Higgins and Worden were able ot bring in big business to a small area, making Missoula a hub for the entire state. It remains Montana’s second-largest city, only behind Billings.

Businesses like the Missoula Mercantile helped Missoula grow, along with the jobs the mills provided.

Brown said this growth made further expansion

possible.

“Though downtown was really the center, neighborhoods spiral of around [it],” Brown said.

“People were able to be prosperous away from downtown.”

Fort Missoula was built on the outskirts of town in 1877, after townspeople requested protection from potential Indian conflicts, according to Fort Missoula’s website. The fort brought many contracts and jobs for local residents, and was the starting point for the 25th Infantry Bicycle Corps in 1888.

The fort was decommissioned in 1947 and now houses the Historical Museum at fort Missoula, as well as a military museum and the offices of various state and federal agencies.

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owntown is still a central part of the city, Brown said, which reflects the original industry-minded founding of Missoula. “I think you can still feel that today,” she said. Full of restaurants, bars, clubs and art galleries, downtown Missoula thrives, even when there’s a foot of snow on the ground.

The Oxford Saloon was started in 1883 and has been

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open 24/7 for so many years that there are supposedly no longer any keys to the doors.

Worden’s Market, Missoula’s first grocery store, specializes in a diverse wine, beer and food selection, as well as a full-service deli.

Today, Missoula spirals far from downtown, reaching the South Hills and into the Rattlesnake Valley.

Hundreds of acres of city parks and many trails keep recreationists comfortable in the city limits.

The locally famous “M” trail on Mount Sentinel starts on the University of Montana campus and winds its way up to the concrete emblem, put in place in 1968, through a letter first appeared on the mountainside in 1908.

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issoula is also home to the Boone and Crockett Club’s national headquarters, located in the Old Milwaukee train depot near the Higgins Avenue Bridge.

The club, founded in 1887 by future president Theodore Roosevelt and naturalist George Bird Grinnell, created the first big game scoring and recording keeping, and is devoted to the practice of

ethical, sustainable hunting, according to the club’s website. The headquarters, occupied by the club in 1993, displays a few current and former world-record bears, sheep, deer and even a yak.

For camping and larger spaces to play, the Lolo National Forest adjoins Missoula in three different places: Pattee Canyon, Blue Mountain and the Rattlesnake National Recreation Area, giving outdoorsy types access to miles of trails for day hiking, mountain biking or horseback riding.

Located just 15 miles north of Missoula, the Flathead Reservation extends over 1.2 million acres. The reservation covers about half of Flathead Lake, the largest freshwater lake in the West, and features Salish language translations on road signs and markers.

The lake itself is only about an hour from Missoula, making for a reasonable day trip or weekend camping spot.

For more information of recreation in and near Missoula, visit the Missoulian’s trail guide: Hike, Bike, Run, or the Lolo National Forest’s website. The city of Missoula website is also a resource.

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University of Montana adviser shepherds Getting Around students to scholarships Story by Keila Szpaller for the Missoulian

Laure Pengelly Drake, coordinator for writing center programs, external scholarships and advising at the University of Montana, helps students choose their paths, navigate lengthy applications and prepare for interviews. Drake said UM is competitive with Ivy League schools for prestigious scholarships.

Photo by Tom Bauer

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Truman Scholarship worth up to $30,000? More than one University of Montana student has won it.

A Udall Scholarship recognizing leadership and public service? UM noted in a news release in April that it leads the nation with 42 Udall Scholars and 13

Honorable Mentions.

Marshall Scholarships? Two in nine years for an award just 3 or 4 percent of applicants receive, according to UM. The list goes on, and behind the prestige and big bucks sits Laure Pengelly Drake, nudging students

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In any given semester, she may count some 200 meetings with students and 30 finished application packets.

“I think of my job as helping them compete with students who went to Yale,” said Drake, coordinator for writing center programs, external scholarships and advising.

And UM students win.

This coming school year, UM student Andrew Castellanos will head to Kazakhstan on a Boren Scholarship to study Russian, according to UM. Last year, UM’s Jed Syrenne won a Goldwater Scholarship, UM’s 17th in the top national award for undergraduate research in science, math and engineering. The year before, UM graduate Rebecca Boslough took home the Marshall Scholarship.

Said Drake, who noted other faculty and staff also work on scholarships: “The University of Montana punches above its weight.”

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t UM in a full-time capacity since 2002, Drake has worked with students on scholarships for 13 years. Although students, faculty and staff celebrate wins — and many of them — Drake said UM and the National Association of Fellowship Advisers keep the focus on the process, a journey of discovery for the student.

“The mantra of our fellowship organization is that the process is worth it, no matter what. You learn so much about yourself and about the language and about your topic and who you want to be,” Drake said.

Advisers share a philosophy, and thus, a collegiality; they help each other help students because they believe each one deserves an opportunity to succeed, Drake said: “It’s a strange world in which we help each other compete.”

Drake describes her work as “an intuitive form of advising,” a job that requires more than academic facility. Sometimes, she’ll push a student with questions to test their reactions, and on other occasions, she’s blunt.

Once, a student Drake knew marched into her office in the Liberal Arts Building and announced she was going to be the CEO of a major company. Drake said she applied a tactic she calls “intrusive advising.”

“I said, ‘No, you’re not,’” Drake said.

The student was studying psychology, and Drake saw her other interests bubbling to the surface. The adviser told the student she believed she had a desire to help

people in a more direct way, and Drake was right. The exchange took place a while ago, and they’ve since laughed about it.

At times, Drake’s work means “fending off terrified parents” in order for students to find a path that will be meaningful to them.

“You don’t necessarily make a lot of money doing what you love, but you can have a really fulfilling life doing what you love,” Drake said. “Some jobs give you both, and some you have to choose.”

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s UM has collected honors, Drake said she’s proud the university hasn’t placed more pressure on winning and continues to value the process, along with awards that aren’t “fancy or famous.” She said faculty know a scholarship application can be a “crap shoot,” and she knows at least one student who was run through a “buzz saw” in an interview.

One UM student was studying local organic farming and encountered a committee with a member from Big Ag, Drake remembered. The member steered the interview, and Drake said the student wasn’t asked a single question from her field, and she didn’t have a shot.

Other times, unusual stories from Montana help a student stand out, and Drake said she tries to help students see those connections and understand the world they might see as mundane really isn’t. One student grew up on a farm in a small town and helped cows give birth. She wanted to study music, and Drake helped her see a relationship she might not have understood on her own.

“You need that kind of discipline and the-show-mustgo-own sensibility for music. There’s a performance, and it’s wildly different than giving a cow what it needs, but it turns out to be a similar character trait,” Drake said.

Those intriguing stories catch the eyes of reviewers, especially as more and more schools bring on fellowship advisers, and more applications start sounding similar, she said.

At UM, the application work runs every month except maybe July, when students are “checked out to the mountains” and no deadlines are on the calendar.

Come August, the chances start increasing they’ll be burning the midnight oil in LA 144, and it’ll be “all hands on deck.”

“My greatest fulfillment in this job is being able to help these amazing students be their best selves,” Drake said.

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University of Montana president brings fresh energy to challenges Story by Keila Szpaller for the Missoulian

University of Montana President Seth Bodnar reflects on his first semester in office and discusses plans for the future in Main Hall.

Photo by Chelsea Culp

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he deck was stacked against Seth Bodnar when he took the helm of the University of Montana in January as its unconventional new president.

Enrollment had slid nearly 25 percent since 2010.

Interim administrators served in two key roles, provost and finance vice president.

The campus was struggling with its budget. And a laborious project to set fiscal priorities hadn’t fully cooked.

By the end of his first month in office, the president had identified the scope of the budget problem and laid it out for the campus, a $10 million hole to be plugged in the next three years. In March, the executive who came from General Electric announced

an administrative restructure aimed at better serving students.

The following month, he unveiled a draft Strategy for Distinction, a proposal with preliminary recommendations for faculty reductions and possible academic restructuring. Earlier administrations had backpedaled from such moves or never gone the distance.

Last fall, the Montana Commissioner for Higher Education tapped Bodnar for the job at UM, and he came with a background in the corporate world and the military and two master’s degrees from Oxford University. At the time, the Rhodes scholar and Green Beret was just 38 years old, decades younger than the

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The new administration’s first semester has not been without missteps, and enrollment remains a top concern on and off campus. The preservation of research at UM and commitment to the liberal arts and humanities continues to be in question despite explicit support for “a liberal arts education” in the Strategy for Distinction.

Professor David Moore said he hasn’t yet seen from the administration a clear commitment to research, which is the core of the humanities and goes hand in hand with teaching. To continue to share knowledge with students, he said UM must maintain academic momentum.

“That’s part of the concern that the university is being shifted to a vocational, job-oriented school,” said Moore, an English professor.

However, by many accounts, the campus leader who came largely untested in higher education has brought an abundance of energy to work on behalf of students, a willingness to learn about life in the academy, and a respect for campus voices.

Maybe most importantly, he didn’t drag his feet in delivering a work product that wasn’t going to win him a popularity contest.

“What he’s been able to accomplish in just a few months is really rather extraordinary, especially if you look at the record over the last few years,” said Paul Haber, president of the University Faculty Association.

“He got more done in a couple of months than has been done for many preceding months.”

Dean Chris Comer, who leads the College of Humanities and Sciences, praised the new president’s attitude on the job.

“I give Seth a lot of credit because he really doesn’t put on airs. He’s very open to saying, ‘I’m not sure how this is going to work. What do you think?’ He’s consulting with a number of people,” Comer said.

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ast Thursday, Bodnar’s day started at 7:30 a.m. and wouldn’t end until 11 p.m., and the 15 1/2-hour day is not an anomaly for the leader who is also the father of three and training for the Missoula Marathon.

“It does take a toll on you personally and on your family,” said Bodnar, who moved to Missoula with his wife, physician Chelsea Elander.

However, Bodnar finds the mission of a public university motivating. He said UM accepts people from all walks of life and fosters social mobility, and he can’t count the number of alumni, including world-famous graduates, who have told him UM changed their lives and must continue to flourish.

“While I get out of bed tired some mornings, I get out of bed energized and honored to take part in this,” Bodnar said.

Last week, outgoing University of Texas Chancellor William McRaven described the job of a campus president as “the toughest job in the nation,” a comment quoted in the Chronicle of Higher Education.

The former military commander planned the raid that killed Osama bin Laden.

In the story, the Chronicle noted results of a 2017 American Council on Education survey describing the top frustrations of university presidents. No. 1 on the list was money, but others were “faculty resistance to change, lack of time to think and reflect, problems inherited from previous leadership, and the belief that presidents are infinitely accessible.”

Bodnar said the points resonated, but he also was quick to say it’s too easy to stereotype the conversations between administrators and faculty as Main Hall setting a direction and faculty resisting.

Rather, he said UM faculty care deeply about their students, and he appreciates the discourse about what’s best for them — even when it’s heated and “may hurt my feelings.”

“What’s most important is we continue working to come to the table as partners who work from an assumption of positive intentions on both ends,” Bodnar said.

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hen it comes to working with members of the campus community as partners, many faculty and students — albeit not all — said the president walks the talk.

In a recent letter to the Montana Kaimin, the cocoordinator of Reinvest Montana said she walked out of the president’s office “feeling belittled” after a discussion about fossil fuel divestment. Tess Gallagher Clancy had hoped a “fresh, young president” would bring a new understanding to the office.

“To our disappointment, his antagonism toward discussing fossil fuel divestment and problems with transparency and representation at the University of Montana follows how administration has treated me and my fellow students for years,” she said in the letter.

However, Mariah Welch, vice president for the Associated Students at the University of Montana, said the president listens to students and solicits their input.

He’s done so at ASUM meetings and in the Food Zoo around a cafeteria table.

She said he recently hit the pause button on the hiring of a finance vice president because he came to believe the administration needed a focus on diversity, and he didn’t want that recruitment to miss an opportunity to bring that expertise to UM. At first, Welch said she was dismayed the search committee’s time had been wasted, but then she heard the president’s rationale: “It really boosted my opinion of him.”

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Seth and Chelsea Bodnar share a laugh outside their home.

Faculty also have said he’s listening and taking shared governance seriously. English Professor Nancy Cook said Bodnar has been everywhere and attended “innumerable listening sessions.” “(He’s) received a tsunami of anguish and need and fear,” Cook said. “ … He could have just come in and been autocratic, and it probably would have been faster, but he’s working assiduously to honor the processes that are in place.”

Said Haber: “He has reached out to shared governance in a way that I’ve never seen happen in my 26 years here.”

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he new administration has misfired on a couple of occasions, and it faces significant challenges with enrollment and the identity of the flagship.

In February, questions arose about entries in Bodnar’s resume, and he said he would revise the document to reflect academic conventions. In one entry, Bodnar identified himself as an “assistant professor” at West Point from 2009 to 2011, although he was not promoted from instructor until January 2011.

At the time, Bodnar said the resume reflected the

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highest rank he received during the assignment, a typical way to describe service in the military. But an ethicist and professor at the University of South Florida in St. Petersburg and principal investigator on the National Ethics Project said the resume should have reflected academic practices from the start.

“People who are applying for leadership positions within a particular university or higher education system have an ethical obligation to present themselves in a way that is best understood within the conventions of the system in which they’re applying,” said Deni Elliott, a professor who served previously as the director of the UM Practical Ethics Center.

Elander, the president’s spouse, has been active in campus recruitment, and her requests for student records protected by privacy laws raised the alarm with the vice president for enrollment, whose contract had not been renewed. At the time, UM legal counsel said unequivocally that no one at UM would share student data without going through proper channels.

Those controversies appear to be put to bed at least for the time being, but the president will have to address the continued enrollment slide and questions

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As the administration hears feedback on the proposed Strategy for Distinction, Professor Kathryn Shanley said she would like to see less “tweaking” of the academic structure and a more interdisciplinary approach to education. She also advocates for a radical “re-visioning” of the curriculum to better align with UM’s humanities mission.

Although Shanley believes cuts to literature and global studies would be a disservice to the campus as it teaches students critical thinking, she also believes the administration is working to improve UM. She said she supported the hiring of Bodnar and continues to back him because he’s shown leadership and is willing to learn.

“If we don’t drive him out, I think he’ll be here a long time and have a lot to contribute,” Shanley said.

However, she also said the administration has been hamstrung by the lack of an academic provost, and the president still needs to understand UM as a community of educators.

“That isn’t clear yet to the president,” Shanley said.

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nrollment remains a top concern on campus and in the community, and higher education officials have subjected recruitment strategies at UM to a whipsaw.

In summer 2016, the Montana Board of Regents hired UM’s first enrollment vice president, and UM saw a bump in freshman enrollment last fall. But prior to a reorganization this year that combined enrollment and communications, Bodnar notified the enrollment vice president his contract would not be renewed.

Some faculty and students have praised the way the reorganization brings together student services under one umbrella. But enrollment indicators for the fall are not positive, and in recent weeks, faculty have said they want a plan for recruitment, not just reductions.

“I am highly, highly concerned about enrollment,” said Faculty Senate Chair Mary-Ann Bowman. “I believe that letting Tom (Crady, enrollment vice president) go without a clear plan was concerning, and I think it’s hurt us.”

Dean Comer said he too is worried about the number of students at UM. “I was pretty pleased to see that we stopped dropping last year with our freshman class, and obviously, I’m concerned,” Comer said. “I think everybody is. And we’re hoping we can — how do we say it? — do something that is pretty remarkable and still have a pretty decent entering class.

“I don’t know how realistic that is. If it isn’t, we’ll have

to get after it incredibly fast for the coming year.”

Already, though, Bowman said the administration is working incredibly hard to register students for the fall and summer.

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resident Bodnar anticipates naming a new vice president for enrollment and communication next month, and he said the administration has also started new activities to increase the number of accepted applicants who actually enroll at UM. UM loses some 30 percent of its students from freshman to sophomore year, and Bodnar has said it’s just as important to keep current students at UM as it is to enroll new students. Retention not only helps the student complete an education, he said an improvement to retention of four points would translate into $4 million for UM. “We’re pushing hard to get new students here. But just as importantly, we’re working hard on our retention efforts,” Bodnar said.

Bodnar is still forming his cabinet. He has moved quickly on the search for the new enrollment and communications vice president, and he made good on his pledge to bring on a provost with deep experience in higher education, starting the search even before he took the reins. Jon Harbor of Purdue University meets the qualifications, and he’s impressing the campus.

ASUM vice president Welch said she’s eager to see Bodnar’s business background coupled with Harbor’s strength in academia: “I’m so excited to see that dynamic.”

This year, a list of the top 1 percent of scientists in the world included three Montanans, all with UM affiliations. UM’s wildlife biology program has been ranked tops in the nation, and the creative writing program has a national reputation with two Pulitzer winners in the last three years, although faculty fear proposed budget cuts mean the latter’s demise is near.

In the weeks and months ahead, Bodnar said he is going to challenge the campus to think big about delivering education and to think differently about how to shape programs of distinction such as creative writing. He’s going to continue to collaborate with the wider community to bring town and gown closer together.

So far, he said, the best moments on the job are ones with students, who are enthusiastic and positive about their education. So he’s going to keep working to ensure perceptions of UM align with reality and prospective students understand the university’s great offerings.

“I do believe UM can be a national model for what a flagship research university can look like,” Bodnar said.

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UM’s unique traditions Story by Lucy Tompkins for the Missoulian

Main Hall pumpkin

When classes being in the fall, a shriveled pumpkin usually is barely visible atop the Mail Hall spire at the head of the Oval. It’s decomposed, picked at by birds and dried out from a hot summer. But in a few months, a brand-new pumpkin will mysteriously appear around Halloween to adorn the University of Montana’s most iconic building.

The pumpkin tradition has been carried on for decades, and the administration has had little luck deterring sneaky climbers from scaling the building — which always happens in the dark of night. The tradition is one of UM’s most well-known, and it brings a feeling of collective mischief, mystery and spookiness just in time for Halloween.

In 2016, a UM student was arrested early in the morning after climbing the building to place the gourd atop the spire. Police spotted him while climbing and told the student to turn around. Instead, he heroically climbed the rest of the way up, placed the pumpkin and then descended into police custody. It was only the second time in UM history that the pumpkin placer was caught.

Chicken strip night

Depsite the Food Zoo’s admirable efforts to provide healthy, balanced and somewhat locally-sourced meals, there’s one thing that draws students into the dining hall in droves: chicken strip night.

Using UM Dining’s online menu, students can mark upcoming chick strip nights on their planners and phones to make sure they don’t miss the special event.

Chicken strip night is an opportunity to eat absurd amounts of fried food while packing Tupperware full of strips for later snacking.

It’s a joyous event, and a time to forget about the stress of classes to connect with your peers over a plate of fried chicken. Throughout the day, the excitement and energy on campus is tangible as students anticipate the Food Zoo’s doors opening at 5 p.m.

UM graduate Kenzie Lombardi remembers chicken strip night as a dorm-wide community event. Everyone would father with their Tupperware and plan when to walk to the Food Zoo together.

“I don’t know what they put in their chicken strips,

but they genuinely are the best chicken strips I’ve ever had,” Lombardi said.

“I knew if I hadn’t had a meal with my friends that weeks, we were going to go to chicken strip night.

And if I couldn’t go, I knew someone would bring me some.”

Students love chicken strip night so much that the Associated Students of the University of Montana once passed a resolution requesting that UM dining hold an extra chicken strip night at the end of a semester — and it worked.

“It was one of the biggest victories,” Lombardi said.

Bertha the moose

One of UM’s oldest traditions recently celebrated its 100-year anniversary. Over the course of a week in February, students spend hours converting the Scheiber Gymnasium into an old logging town with a saloon, general store, chapel, jail, chow hall and museum. They install a wooden floor, and a live band comes to campus for the two-day Forester’s Ball.

But before the ball can begin, a long-standing tradition takes place: the kidnapping of Bertha the moose. Bertha became the Forestry School mascot when she was donated to UM in 1926. At some point, antlers were added to her head as well (making her a very masculine-looking lady).

Throughout the 1930s and 40s, different campus groups took to stealing Bertha before the ball.

Nowadays, the law students sneak into the Forestry building, remove her from her perch on the wall, and hold her for ransom before the ball begins. She’s always returned in time to attend.

At the ball, students wear their best flannels for dancing and other activities. At the saloon, you can buy a soda for a kiss. Free chili and bread is served at the chow hall. There’s a photo booth, a chapel where you can be married (and divorced) for a small fee that goes to charity. You can also lock up your friends in the jail.

After years of enforcing sobriety at the Forester’s Ball, 2016’s event finally had beer. Mark your calendars for this event, and be on the lookout for some antler peeking out from under a sheet at they’re smuggled across campus.

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What’s that?

Story by Rachel Crisp Philips for the Missoulian

All across Missoula, there are many curious landmarks scattered through town. Although most folks recognize them, even long-time residents may not be aware of the full story behind some of Missoula’s quirks.

Traffic signal box artwork: Traveling around town, it’s hard to miss the colorful painted boxes near some of Missoula’s intersections.

There’s a popcorn machine, birds, quilts, gardens, fish, cowboys and more to be found on the numerous boxes around town.

These decorated traffic signal boxes are the work of a variety of local artists, supported with commissions from the Missoula Public Art Committee and the City of Missoula. As blank boxes become available, the city takes applications and selects artists to have their work applied to the structures via printed vinyl.

A complete album of the different boxes can be viewed on the city’s website, with details on each artist, but it’s also rewarding to discover the various artistic treasures on accident.

The XXXX’s: Downtown, in the turnabout at the very end of Higgins Avenue, there stands the unmistakable sculpture referred to as ‘the X’s.’ The location is also known as Circle Square, but the four bright red letters have become the most familiar feature in the space.

Installed in 1987 by artist Taag Peterson, the sculpture is actually named “Crossings” and represented the railroad trestles that support bridges over canyons in the mountains. When initially put in place, it provoked a debate over funds used for public art instead of more practical expenditures, such as potholes, which remains a contentious topic to this day.

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against approving $18,000 in funding for the piece of art. In a Missoulian article at the time he said, “The title of this is ‘Cattin’ Around,’ but it looks to be like it will be a 7-foot-high, 18-foot-diameter dog that’s been run over by a truck.”

Where some folks might see a shapeless 3,000 pound mass, others are happy to find a feline tucked among the downtown shops. Young children love to climb all over the kitty, and the slump in its back sometimes collects water and serves as an impromptu birdbath.

Brennan’s Wave:

Although a fairly recen installation, Brennan’s Wave is still firmly a Missoula landmark. Dedicated in 2006, the whitewater park’s story began with inspiration sprung from tragedy.

The wave’s namesake, Brennan Futh, was well-regarded in Missoula as a teacher and river advocate. As one of the world’s best kayakers, he traveled rivers around the world until he died while trapped in a current in the Rio Palguin in Chile.

Before his death, one of his dreams was to remove the mess of rebar and concrete that clogged the Clark Fork near Caras Park. To honor his memory, a fundraising event took place with the help of the Missoula Whitewater Association and the Missoula Redevelopment Agency, among others. When Brennan’s Wave opened, it provided rapids for kayakers, waves for surfers and an observation desk for passersby to take in the action.

The cat sculpture downtown:

Slumped outside the parking garage on Main Street downtown, a large concrete cat lounges on the sidewalk. Created by Great Falls artist Mike Hollern, the sculpture has received mixed reviews over the years.

In 1992, then city councilor Curtis Horton warned

The peace symbol on the hill:

Not far up Waterworks Hill, north of downtown, an arrangement of rocks forms a simple peace sign.

Watching over the city, this humble formation has a sentimental history for many long-time Missoulian.

Before the rocks, there was a much larger peace sign painted on a telephone relay tower atop the hill.

The reflector was whitewashed each spring with the intention to improve its signal. But each spring, a group of anonymous activists known as the Northside Liberation Front would climb the hill at night and repaint the contentious symbol.

This back-and-forth lasted from 1983 until 2001 when the tower was declared obsolete and Qwest, who owned the equipment, dismantled it amidst protests.

But the nine 8-by-10 foot panels that made up the sign were salvaged and given away to the public. For years they’ve been tucked around Missoula here and there, kept by caretakers until a day they might be reunited.

The most prominent piece of the relic is easy to spot in the parking lot of Rockin’ Rudy’s.

The old sign left an indelible mark on the community far exceeding its lifespan upon the hill. Featured on stickers, photographs, coffee cups, jewelry and more, the symbol is part of Missoula’s personality. The newer, smaller sign made of rocks now graces the hillside on a parcel of land purchased by the Jeannette Rankin Peace Center as a tribute to the original symbol.

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The cage in Greenough Park:

Missoula’s first city park, Greenough Park has a rich history all its own. In 1902 lumber baron Thomas Greenough told the City Council that the space must always remain a park “to which the people of Missoula may during the heated days of summer, the beautiful days of autumn and the balmy days of spring find a comfortable, romantic and poetic retreat.”

Indeed the park provides much satisfaction with its luscious greenery, babbling brooks and sanctuary to wildlife. But many visitors have wondered about the ominous-looking stone and iron cage located near one of the park’s entrances.

The disheveled structure turns out to be a bear pen from a one-time attempt to create a menagerie on the property in 1904, against the wishes of the Greenoughs. Several animals were kept in the park, until a frustrated Greenough threatened to rescind the park donation in 1911 unless they were removed. Most of the animals were taken away, but the stone structure retained a bear or two through the 1920s.

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In the spring of 1961 it was first placed in its location on the side of Mount Jumbo, a mountain said to be named for its resemblance to the famous circus elephant of the Victorian era. For several years the students maintained the wooden frame and annual whitewashing of the rocks.

In 1996, some of the land on the mountainside was sold with a permanent easement of public access to the ‘L.’ This opened up the site to a playful vandalism, as the rocks were often moved around to change the message on the mountain. From girls’ names, to pot references, to peace signs, the display changed often until 2001 when the ‘L’ was made permanent with concrete.

The ‘L:’

The ‘M’ on Mount Sentinel is connected to the University, and is an obvious landmark for the college,

The metal fish in Caras Park:

“Meet me at the fish,” might typically be a cryptic statement, but in Missoula, where the atypical is typical, it makes perfect sense. The gleaming sculpture of three 9-foot metal fish swimming through the grass in Caras Park is a sight that’s difficult to miss.

Created in 1989 by Bigfork blacksmith/sculptor Jeffery Funk, the piece is titled ‘Returnings’ and is forged of steel. The intention from the outset was that the work would invite children to interact. Clearly a success, the fish have welcome numerous children and their antics over the past quarter-century.

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1. Glacier National Park 2. Sweet Palace, Philipsburg 3. Flathead Lake

PLACE TO WALK YOUR DOG

If you brought your four-legged friend along with you to join in the college fun, don’t hesitate to check out these top Missoula selections for walking your pup.

1. Blue Mountain Recreation Area 2. Rattlesnake National Recreation Area 3. Jacob’s Island Bark Park / Waterworks Hill (tie)

SPOT FOR FIRST DATE CUT A RUG

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1. Sunrise Saloon and Casino 2. The Union Club 3. The Top Hat

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If you love live music and want to get out of the apartment or dorm, check out these top three venues for the live music you crave 1. The Wilma 2. The Top Hat 3. Sunrise Saloon and Casino

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Hone your skills, have a little fun or just watch local talent grow at the top spots for open mic performances.

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PLACE TO MINGLE IF YOU’RE SINGLE

There’s nothing wrong with being single, but if you’re looking for love, try these spots to meet a new crowd.

1. Sunrise Saloon and Casino 2. Iron Horse Bar & Grill / Zootown Church (tie) 3. Stockman’s Bar

Trying to make a good first impression or just have a little fun? Keep the first date butterflies at bay with these top-rated sports for a first date.

1. James Bar 2. Big Dipper Ice Cream 3. Red Bird Restaurant & Wine Bar

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These teachers have been voted tops at the University. See if you can get into one of their classes next time registration rolls around.

1. Garry Kerr 2. Colin Henderson 3. Jason Triche

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Looking to poke a hole in your body? These are the most highly recommended spots to do just that.

1. Painless Steel Tattoo & Body Piercing 2. Blaque Owl Tattoo 3. Altered Skin Tattoo & Body Piercing

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Track down one of Missoula’s favorite food trucks for a quick bite to eat when you’re out around town.

1. El Cazador 2. Dobi’s Teriyaki 3. Tia’s Big Sky

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1. The Good Food Store 2. Masala 3. Five on Black

TAKE OUT

Drink specials, appetizers and great company, what more could you want?

1. Jakers Bar and Grill 2. Plonk 3. The Top Hat

We get it. College is hard. If you haven’t made it to the dining hall in time, or don’t have the energy to cook food on your own, skip the chopping and sautéing and get straight to the best part: eating.

1. Five on Black 2. Mustard Seed Asian Cafe 3. MacKenzie River Pizza Co.

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If you’ve been eating ramen for days (or weeks) and want to mix it up without breaking the bank, try these best places for good, cheap eats.

1. Five on Black 2. Taco Del Sol 3. Costco Wholesale

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Looking for a satisfying lunch without the cooking included? Mosey over to the deli counter for some great options.

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BREWERY

It’s no secret that Montana has plenty of breweries, with more than a dozen in Missoula alone.

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