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The Montana University System (MUS) was created on July 1, 1994, when the Montana Board of Regents of Higher Education restructured the state's public colleges and universities, with the goal of streamlining the state's higher education in the wake of decreased state funding. [1]
By law, the superintendent has general supervision of the K-12 public schools and school districts. The superintendent also serves as a member of the Land Board, [1] the State Library Commission, [2] and as an ex officio non-voting member of the Board of Public Education, [3] the Board of Regents, [4] and the Board of Education. [5]
She also has taught as an adjunct professor at Montana Tech of the University of Montana. [7] On February 10, 2014, Bullock named Angela McLean to serve as the 31st Lieutenant Governor of Montana. At the time of her appointment, McLean was a teacher at Anaconda High School and the Chairwoman of the Montana Board of Regents.
In 2017 the Montana Board of Regents designated Montana Tech as part of Special Focus Four-Year Universities, the only such designation in the Montana University System, in recognition of Tech's focus on engineering, applied science and health science.
In 2013 the Montana University System Board of Regents decided to elevate the honors program to a college. During the same meeting, Montana University System Board of Regents appointed honors program director Ilse-Mari Lee as dean of the newly founded Montana State University Honors College. [1]
In May 2014, Montana State University Library dean Kenning Arlitsch and University of Montana IT head and library system administrator John Greer proposed a unified content management system for Montana's academic libraries to the university's board of regents.
In 1994, the Montana Board of Regents of Higher Education restructured the Montana University System, which resulted in the Helena Vocational-Technical Center becoming affiliated with The University of Montana. [8] [9] [10] The institution was renamed the Helena College of Technology of The University of Montana.
The governor and Superintendent of Public Instruction, both statewide elected officials, are ex officio members of the Board, as is the Commissioner of Higher Education, who is appointed by the Board of Regents. [25] The Board of Regents appoints the university president, who is directly responsible and accountable to the Commissioner of Higher ...