Connections
Below you will find a list of diverse student communities, leadership opportunities, and information on mentoring.
From joining a community to leadership opportunities to finding a mentor, graduate students can find ways to connect with both peers and faculty.
Student Communities
Connecting with your graduate peers and finding a student community is a wonderful part of the MSU graduate experience. Explore these organizations listed below:
- A.S.I.A. - Asian Student Interracial Association
- Black Student Union: bsuatmsu@gmail.com
- Diversity and Inclusion Student Commons (DISC)
- Fuerza Latinx Club
- International Students
- Pakistani Saqafat Club: pakistaniclubmsu@gmail.com
- Society of American Indian Graduate Students (SAIGS)
- The Jewish Student Association: jsaatmsu@gmail.com
- The Queer-Straight Alliance (QSA)
If your student community is not listed here, please contact Grad School and we will add it.
Leadership Development
For those interested in strengthening their equitable and inclusive collaborative leadership, please apply to our annual leadership development program.
Mentoring
We strongly encourage students to develop a network of mentors, i.e., not just their major professor, but extending to their Advisor, committee, and to others in our community.
Montana State faculty are known as excellent mentors who fully support their graduate students. But as with all areas of work, our faculty are committed to continually learn and improve their mentoring.
Indigenous Mentoring Program
The Indigenous Mentoring Program (IMP) trains and support STEM faculty in mentoring, student socialization, cultural humility, and culturally attuned practices for research conducted by American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) students. IMP workshops are conducted regularly by the Center for Faculty Excellence (CFE).