Dates: November 5-November 19 Location: Main Floor and Coffee Kiosk Description: The Graduate Business Student Association (GBSA) is currently collecting food for the Missoula Food Bank through November 19th. They have seen a 30% increase in total clients served in 2009 and the month of September, with over 5200 clients served, was an all-time high in their 27-year history. According to the Food Bank, the items they need most are: dry rice, tuna, peanut butter, dry beans, and cereal. Any do ...

Greg Gianforte, CEO and founder of RightNow Technologies, will present the fall 2009 Harold and Priscilla Gilkey Executive Lecture at The University of Montana on Wednesday, November 18. The title of Gianforte’s presentation, scheduled for 6 p.m. in Gallagher Business Building, Room 106, is “Bootstrapping the Montana Economy”. The event is free and open to the public. Gianforte founded RightNow, a leading provider of on demand customer relationship management (CRM) solutions, in 1977. He too ...

Over 80 accounting students attended the annual Montana Society of CPAs (MSCPA) Opportunity Night on September 15th. “Students come to the event polished, professional, and well-spoken. They know they need to talk to the employers. They know they have to present themselves in the best light possible,” stated MSCPA Communications Director Margaret Herriges. From all accounts, the event was highly successful. The event allows for UM accounting students to learn of opportunities to work for ...

On September 14 Pearl Jam’s Management team visited MGMT 401 Event Management for a guest lecture on the release of a new record, touring schedule, and their personal experiences in the music industry. Their management team consists of long time manager Kelly Curtis, public relations manager Nicole Vandenberg, entertainment consultant and former president of Sony Records Michele Anthony, and Tim Bierman, manager of Ten Club, the official Pearl Jam fan organization. Each role in Pearl Jam's ma ...