The University of Montana Western rodeo team will be hosting the annual Montana Western Big Sky Region Rodeo from Friday, Oct. 1 through Sunday, Oct. 3 at the Beaverhead County Fairgrounds in Dillon, Mont.

As University of Montana Western’s Chris Wells suits up for the Bulldogs’ first 2010 football game against rival Montana Tech, the trials and stress of his busy life will fade as he walks to the field.

A winner of multiple athletic awards and international volleyball experience as well as a business education major with a focus on special education, Theresa Bennett is a standout athlete and student.

University of Montana Western Professor of English Rebecca Knotts and her service learning class recently raised $550 through a dog biscuit sale for the Humane Society of Beaverhead County.

Montana Western English professor and published author Gary Lundy will open the University of Montana Western’s Dances with Words fall series on Thursday, Sept. 30 at 7:30 p.m.

The University of Montana Western Bulldog football team will kick off homecoming events with a game against Eastern Oregon University on Saturday, Sept. 25, 1 p.m. at Vigilante Field.

The University of Montana Western School of Outreach announces the fall 2010 lineup of non-credit community classes.

The eighth annual University of Montana Western fundraiser horse show will take place Friday, Sept. 17 through Sunday, Sept. 19 at the Beaverhead County Fairgrounds in Dillon, Mont.

The Department of Education recently awarded the UMW TRIO Student Support Services a grant totaling over $1 million.

Yellowstone cutthroat trout will be the subject of the University of Montana Western’s first On the Rocks presentation of the fall 2010 semester.