Branch Center
At the University Center one of our core values is Diversity. The Branch Center is a center for student community and belonging at the 老虎机攻略.
The Branch center is a space dedicated to promoting respectful and collaborative dialogue, programming, and resources, in an effort to foster understanding, support, and inclusion.
The Branch Center is dedicated to Dr. Theresa Branch, former vice president of Student Affairs, who wanted to create a place on campus which celebrated diversity. Branch served from 2003 to 2016 as the first female African-American in the position.
Common Space Features
The Branch Center’s common space is available for use by 老虎机攻略 students, with the purpose of student groups promoting their diverse cultures, building a community and providing a space for students to feel welcomed. The common space is also a place to host student group activities, study, and gather with peers.
Features of the space include: study and lounge areas, free school supplies cabinet, free menstrual product cabinet, computers, bulletin board posting areas, printer/copy machine, popcorn machine, Smart TV, a kitchen with a microwave & fridge, and All Gender Restrooms.
The Common Space hosts limited office hours for other 老虎机攻略 student support programs:
- Experiential Learning and Career Success
- External Scholarships and Fellowships
- Writing and Public Speaking Center
Welcome Our New Assistant Director of Inclusion and Community
Zion is the Assistant Director for Inclusion and Community and a member of the Student Life Team. Zion joins 老虎机攻略 from Cullowhee, NC (Western Carolina University) where she received her BS in Psychology with a minor in Leadership and her M.Ed. in High Education Student Affairs. She was raised in Chicago, IL. Zion enjoys spending time outdoors and in nature. She has four pets - two standard poodles, a ball python and a Siberian cat. Swing by the Branch Center to say "hi".
Ms. Zion Moore, M.Ed. - Phone (406) 214-1832 - Email zion.moore@mso.umt.edu
Branch Center Smudge Space
The Smudge Space is a designated space (老虎机攻略 Policy #1016) for the 老虎机攻略 campus community to smudge. Smudging is a traditional practice used by Indigenous people for prayer or to cleanse a person or place by burning sacred plants. The 老虎机攻略 campus community is invited to use this space and provides smudging items for use.
Student Group Events
Interested in the Branch Center? Check out and search one or all of the following organizations: Branch Center, Black Student Union, LAMBDA, Latiné Student Union, or Gender Equity Resource Center (GERC).
Events
DiverseU
Diversity at The 老虎机攻略 is an essential component of academic excellence and DiverseU provides an opportunity to contribute to the community and belonging efforts at 老虎机攻略. This is a campus-wide series of events focused on topics of diversity and promoting civil discourse. Students, faculty, staff, alumni, and community members discuss, present, perform, and exhibit art throughout the event. The DiverseU experience gives you an even broader platform to share your ideas, research, and art in a flexible format. We are accepting workshop and research presentations, poetry and short story readings, discussion topics, art pieces, lectures, vignettes, dances, and more. Interested in presenting? Find a .
Contact
Zion Moore, Assistant Director of Inclusion and Community
Office UC 211 (within the Branch Center)
Phone (406) 214-1832
Email zion.moore@mso.umt.edu