What we do... The O’Connor Center for the Rocky Mountain West is a regional studies and public education program of The University of Montana in Missoula.  Its work focuses on the Interior West of North America – the region straddling the Rocky Mountains of the United States and Canada. Through cross-disciplinary, applied programs in public education, research, and teaching, the O'Connor Center explores the region’s rich history and culture, current challenges, and emerging opportunities.

Our Mission... More than anything else, the O'Connor Center is meant to be a competent and trusted "resource" for key decision makers and stakeholders in the state and region in understanding the region’s past and present condition and key challenges and opportunities for the future.

Peaks of Glacier from the North Fork of the Flathead
Photos courtesy of Rick and Susie Graetz