Bulldog volleyball coach Katie Howells announced the signing of Jessica Brunett of Stevensville and Emily Gregg of Ennis to Frontier Conference/NAIA letters of intent.

Montana Western English professor Roger Dunsmore will read selections from his newest book of poetry at “Dances with Words” Thursday, March 25 at 7:30 p.m. at The Cup.

The University of Montana Western will host X Day on Friday, March 26. X Day is an opportunity for prospective students to visit the campus and get to know students, staff, faculty, and Montana Western’s Experience One (X1) block scheduling program.

Environmental sustainability in Yellowstone National Park will be the topic for the next installment of the University of Montana Western’s “On the Rocks” series on Monday, March 22 at 4 p.m. in Black Hall 311 on the UMW campus.

University of Montana Western environmental sciences student Helen Sladek will be taking her studies all the way to Mars through an eight-week internship at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif.

In observance of international “Earth Hour,” the Montana Western environmental club Terra Verde will present a showing of Disney’s “Earth” on March 27 at 8:30 p.m.

Clutch free-throw shooting in the final 38 seconds of the game carried the Montana Western Bulldogs to a 72-69 first-round victory over Union University. The Bulldogs now play Southern Nazarene Friday, March 19 at 8:45 p.m.

The Montana Western Bulldogs make their eighth appearance at the NAIA national basketball tournament when they face Union University of Tennessee in a first-round game. Tipoff is 8:45 p.m.

March 15 to 17 is Peace Corps Week 2010 at Montana Western. Presentations by former Peace Corps volunteers, including Montana Western faculty and staff, will accompany informational sessions throughout the week.

Bulldog football began preparing for the 2010 season as they opened spring football drills on Monday, March 15.