Standard Four
Standard Four: Faculty Selection, Evaluation, Roles, Welfare, and Development
Montana Western strives to employ full-time faculty with terminal degrees.
The core faculty includes 45 full-time tenure-track or tenured positions. They are supplemented by 18 full-time faculty in non-tenure-track positions and 31 adjunct faculty positions. These numbers allow Montana Western to boast a student-to-professor ration of 15:1.
Rob Thomas, the 2009 Outstanding Baccalaureate Colleges U.S. Professor of the Year, is but one example of Montana Western’s quality faculty. (Click for a complete PDF of Standard Four.)
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Featured Profiles
Rob Thomas
The Carnegie Foundation's 2009 U.S. Professor of the Year is taking Montana Western's experiential learning to the national stage.
Alan Weltzien
University of Montana Western English professor Alan Weltzien is a champion of Montana literature.
Julie Bullard
For the third time in as many years, Montana Western has a Carnegie Foundation Professor of the Year.
Kara Einarson
With a post-graduation job already secured in the equine industry, Kara Einarson’s career is off to a promising start.
Diana Taylor
Diana Taylor is pursuing an early childhood education degree to enrich her life and bolster her skills for her job at a Head Start in Butte, Mont.
