FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Eunice Dell, Administration and Finance, (319) 273-2383
James O'Connor, Office of University Marketing and Public Relations, (319) 273-2761
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CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – Eunice Dell, assistant vice president and budget director for administration and finance, has been appointed interim vice president for administration and finance, pending approval by the Board of Regents, State of Iowa.
Dell replaces John E. Conner who served as vice president of administration and finance for seventeen years. Conner left UNI to become chief financial officer at the University of Ill., Springfield.
In addition to Dell's move, Doug Jensen, assistant to the vice president of administration and finance, will serve as executive assistant to the interim vice president.
Dell came to UNI in 1977 as a budget analyst and in 1985, became assistant to the vice president for administration and finance, she became budget director in 1989.
Jensen came to UNI in 1989 as assistant to the vice president of administration and finance.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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Garry Bozylinsky, associate vice president for information technology (319) 273-7779
Gwenne Culpepper, University Marketing and Public Relations, (319) 273-2761
CEDAR FALLS—The University of Northern Iowa's UNI-NET system received an honorable mention designation in the Educause Awards for Excellence in Campus Networking. The program honors strategic, integrated and innovative use of networked technologies on college and university campuses.
Garry Bozylinsky, UNI associate vice president for information technology, said UNI-NET is a combination of training programs, content development, technical support, technology and financial plans, vendor partnerships, and on- and off-campus collaborations.
He said the campus has made a concentrated effort to integrate technology across campus, and now has in place such innovative programs as a four-week institute for select faculty, and Courseware Camps which allow for personalized training. Partnerships with UNI's four Russian sister universities have been enhanced through Web-based multimedia and video conferencing, too.
The university was recognized during ceremonies in Nashville, Oct. 12. This year's top award went to Wake Forest University.
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