José Herrera will be the University of Northern Iowa s next provost and executive vice president for academic affairs, the university announced in a news release Wednesday.
UNI President Mark Nook said Herrera brings an impressive combination of scholarly rigor and administrative expertise that will help UNI further deliver on its mission of academic excellence and student success.
Herrera, one of four finalists for the position, still needs to be approved by the Iowa Board of Regents.
The academic affairs division at UNI consists of four academic colleges, continuing and distance education, the school s graduate college and numerous student and faculty support units and departments.
Grant County Manager Charlene Webb submitted her resignation Monday morning, effective in 60 days. Webb, who didn’t return calls seeking comment Monday, did not state her reasons for resigning in a brief letter she sent to Grant County Commission Chairman and District 1 Commissioner Chris Ponce and Vice Chair and District 5 Commissioner Harry Browne. Grant County commissioners hired Webb in 2014, after Jon Saari left the position. She worked …
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Silver City singer-songwriter Dustin Hamman performs in the courtyard of the Silver City Museum on Broadway, one of the stops on Saturday’s acoustic “walking concert” through downtown, sponsored by WNMU Cultural Affairs.
By HANNAH DUMAS
Daily Press Correspondent
WNMU Cultural Affairs brought Silver City music enthusiasts back together this weekend with a drive-in movie concert Friday evening, followed by an unusual acoustic “walking concert” Saturday.
With events planned throughout the summer, WNMU Cultural Affairs Program Coordinator Alexandra Tager said she’s hopeful that people are ready to gather together to enjoy the arts once again.
May 24, 2021
May 24, 2021
Cobre High graduation forced inside Written by Aaron Rogers on May 24, 2021
While the threat of rain put a damper on the plan to hold Cobre High School’s graduation on the new artificial turf football field, the Class of 2021 was able to move indoors to mark the end of their four years at Cobre with a typical graduation ceremony. The last-minute change, of course, capped off a senior year that was anything but typical.
“As principal of Cobre High School, it is so great to see everyone come and support the graduating class of 2021,” Principal Sandra Montoya told the crowd. “It sure has been a different year, but we are getting close to getting back to normal, so we are happy for that.”