Vocational Technical Center was merged fully into MSU Billings and became MSU BillingsĬollege of Technology. In the spring of 2004 the university formally launched its fifth college - the College of Health Professions MSU Billings affiliated with Montana State University - Bozeman. As a result of the reorganization, allĬampuses governed by the Board of Regents, including all former vocational-technicalĬenters, were aligned with either Montana State University or the University of Montana. Time on July 1, 1995, becoming Montana State University Billings. Eastern Montana College changed its name for the third In 1983, the University recorded its largest enrollment - 4,424. The establishment of the College of Business. EMC's enrollmentīroke the 4,000 mark in the early 1970s, and in 1979 the Montana University System (MUS) Board of Regents gave their final approval for Enrollment surpassedģ,000 in 1967, and in that same year the College of Liberal Arts was established. In 1965, the institution's name was changed to Eastern Montana College. The motto, "Education is Life" continues to challenge today's Original flag featured yellow lettering on a field of blue surrounding the official In 1964, enrollment reached 2,162, and the students were asked to design a campus flag. In 1949, the Normal School changed its name to Eastern Montana College of Education. All athletic and many social activities came to a halt, but resumed with enthusiasm WWII, enrollment fell to 50 (women only) in 1945. Over the first 16 years, enrollment averaged 175 students, but, with the onset of The commencement to the first three graduates (one of whom was 52 years of age) in It enrolled 149 students (140 women, 9 men), with a facultyīetween 19, commencement exercises were held quarterly. The first building, McMullen Hall, was completed in December, 1935.Īt first, the Normal School was authorized to offer a two-year certification programįor elementary teachers. Nestled under the famous Rimrocks, classes had to be held in downtown Billings until Although the institution was granted several acres of land In central or eastern Montana, the fifth unit of the Montana University System -Įastern Montana State Normal School - was established March 12, 1927, with Dr. “We’re looking at training programs, collaborating with some of the different colleges, and we have quite a few graduate nurses that are on onboarding.Responding to a plea from Montana citizens for an institution of higher education “Not just nursing, but all of our staffing,” said Needham. She says the clinic is being innovative and leaving no stone unturned when it comes to recruiting staff, and it’s working. “We’re not immune to that, so we’re trying to look at the best way possible to staff the clinic to meet the needs of our patients and community,” said Needham. “We haven’t had to take measures along those lines.”Ĭhief Financial Officer Priscilla Needham says just because Billings Clinic hasn’t had to let go of employees doesn’t mean the clinic isn’t experiencing financial struggles and staffing shortages. “We haven’t had to do something like what we saw with Bozeman Health,” says Benoit. They’re focused now on hiring medical personnel including nurses. Billings Clinic is recruiting nurses, physicians, and leadership staff.Īs MTN News recently reported, Bozeman Health laid off 28 full-time employees in leadership positions and also terminated 25 positions for hire, blaming the increased cost of labor.
They now have over 500 open positions between the Bozeman campus and the Billings campus. Much like other hospitals around Montana, Billings Clinic is doing everything it can to recruit more nurses and retain the nurses they do have. “It’s no secret that we could use more nurses.” “There’s just not a huge pool of people to hire from anymore,” says Benoit. It also has a 24-hour surgical center, urgent care, office space for each physician, and much more.Ĭommunity Relations Coordinator Zach Benoit says the clinic is almost ready to go but there is one problem. The clinic is three stories with exam rooms on each floor. Officials at the clinic say it’s almost ready to be open despite staffing shortages.Ĭooley Wingo is the senior community advisor for Billings Clinic and she says it will be open on September 13.
BOZEMAN - The Billings Clinic in Bozeman is nearing the end of construction.
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