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Around the Oval

Welcome to UM's Employee News Site

UM is proud to present Around the Oval, a website about and for UM employees. It's designed to complement Under the M, a weekly e-newsletter reaching more than 3,000 Grizzly employees.

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Assistant State Climatologist named to National Academy of Sciences Committee on the Future of Drought

Dr. Zach Hoylman recognized for drought expertise

Dr. Zachary Hoylman (Assistant State Climatologist at the Montana Climate Office) has been appointed to the National Academies of Sciences committee on the Future of Drought in the United States.

This honor reflects Hoylman’s recent state and national leadership developing the Montana Drought Dashboard and on drought in non-stationary climates, which is driving new programming by NOAA NIDIS and major discussions by the USDA on federal programs designed to support producers during drought time periods.

Make Meetings Meaningful for busy people from the UM Office of Organizational Learning and Development

Make Meetings Meaningful

Let's improve our meeting culture!

What if we deliberately improved meeting effectiveness and efficiency while making space for a variety of people and perspectives?

Check out this and accompanying discussion guide.

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Discussion Guide

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