Name: Waded Cruzado - Bringing the U to You Lecture Series
Start: 2025-01-23T19:00:00-07:00
End: 2025-01-23T21:00:00-07:00
Location: Great Falls High School

Waded Cruzado - Bringing the U to You Lecture Series

President Waded Cruzado, MSU: 'Montana State University, Our Land-Grant University'
Dr. Waded Cruzado, popular powerhouse president of Montana State University since 2010, is the lead-off speaker in the 2025 season of the Great Falls Bringing the U to You lecture series.\
Well known for her understanding of the Morrill Act, which created the land-grant university system in the United States, Cruzado is a champion of the land-grant mission of education, research and public outreach.
Her talk will be held at Great Falls High School’s Davidson Auditorium starting at 7pm.
Under Cruzado’s leadership, MSU has changed dramatically, setting new student enrollment records and becoming the largest university in the state and one of the fastest growing universities in the nation. She is retiring in June 2025.
Over the last decade, MSU’s research enterprise also has flourished, galvanizing MSU’s stature as an R1 institution in the Carnegie Classification for “very high research activity.”
Since Cruzado took office 15 years ago, the campus has seen numerous major construction and renovation projects, including six new academic buildings, three new student residence halls, two dining halls and a new Student Wellness Center, which provides a holistic approach to student health and fitness. By the
numbers, the university has seen a that’s a 33 percent growth in enrollment, 133 percent increase in research dollars and more than $600 million in campus construction during her tenure.
A native of Puerto Rico, she received her education at the University of Texas at Arlington and University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez. She was the first in her family to attend college.
U to You series passes, $25, are available at Kaufman’s downtown and Leslie’s Hallmark in Holiday Village and can be ordered by calling 406-899-0277. Tickets for individual lectures also are sold at the door, $10 for adults, $5 for students.