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Wohlpart--Jim (Provost)

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1 Spring commencement moves in-person
Christensen--Caroline (Student--2021), Fortmann--Toni (Student--2018)
Northern Iowan 117:38, p.01
3/4/2021 UNI announced that it would be holding a limited in-person spring commencement ceremony. UNI plans to host three separate ceremonies to allow for social distancing that follows COVID-19 safety restrictions, the ceremony will also be livestreamed for those unable to attend in person; photo.
2 Student drafts plan for in-person commencement
Christensen--Caroline (Student--2021)
Northern Iowan 117:36, p.02
2/25/2021 Senior digital communications major, Mili Saliu created a petition and plan to hold an in-person commencement ceremony for spring 2021. Saliu will meet with the Provost to discuss her plan.
3 Provost Wohlpart parts with UNI
Qualley--Sarah (Student--2021)
Northern Iowan 117:29, p.01
2/1/2021 Provost Jim Wohlpart leaves UNI; photos.
4 Students plan for a long winter break
Kelsey--Elizabeth (Student--2019), Cummings--Gabriella (Student--2019)
Northern Iowan 117:27, p.01
11/19/2020 UNI students tell their plans for the extended winter break due to concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic; photo.
5 COVID-19 on campus: numbers increase
Kelsey--Elizabeth (Student--2019), Debruin--Karla (Northern Iowan Managing Editor), Fortmann--Toni (Student--2018)
Northern Iowan 117:24, p.01
11/9/2020 COVID cases on campus continue to rise; photos.
6 UNI campus to host Test Iowa site
Kelsey--Elizabeth (Student--2019), Cummings--Gabi (Student--2021)
Northern Iowan 117:24, p.02
11/9/2020 The SHC hosts a Test Iowa site; photo.
7 UNI announces shifts to spring semester
Kelsey--Elizabeth (Student--2019), Fortmann--Toni (Student--2018)
Northern Iowan 117:9, p.01
9/17/2020 Spring break is cancelled due to COVID-19; photo.
8 "Quest" to promote racial justice
Kelsey--Elizabeth (Student--2019), Leitner--Gabrielle (Class of 2020)
Northern Iowan 117:6, p.02
9/7/2020 The program "Cultivating Justice: A 6-Week Quest Toward Racial Equity" is announced; photo.
9 UNI releases latest COVID-19 numbers
Kelsey--Elizabeth (Student--2019), Fortmann--Toni (Student--2018)
Northern Iowan 117:6, p.01
9/7/2020 The latest COVID-19 statistics on campus are released; photo.
10 Packing the Dome for MLK Day
Legaspi--Sofia (Student--2018)
Northern Iowan 116:29, p.01
1/23/2020 Around 1,500 volunteers gathered at the UNI-Dome on Martin Luther King Jr. National Day of Service. The year before Northwest Iowa Food Bank packed and provided over 125,000 bags, this attendance is double of what last years was. All of the UNI athletics joined in on the volunteer day. The event was held in the UNI-Dome rather then Maucker Union due to to John Deere sponsoring the event; photo.
11 Winter is coming, but will classes be canceled?
Flanders--Anna (Student--2017), Legaspi--Sofia (Student--2018)
Northern Iowan 115:30, p.01
1/28/2019 Article questions why UNI cancels classes so rarely. Interview conversation with UNI Provost and Vice President of Student Affairs, Jim Wohlport who explains his thought process and how he determines whether classes should be held. Provost reasons the University is a different institution than k-12 and that as adults students should determine for themselves whether it is safe to commute.
12 School of Music petitions for tenured professor
Deering--Koree (Student--2018), Legaspi--Sofia (Student--2018)
Northern Iowan 114:52, p.01
4/19/2018 The students of the School of Music petition for a professor's tenure.
13 Insurance increases for UNI, staff
Madden--Jacob (Class of 2019)
Northern Iowan 114:27, p.02
12/7/2017 UNI has had an increase in their insurance costs when revisions were made to the Iowa Public Employment Relations Act. The insurance increase could be as much as $3500 per family. The revision has also limited what employees are able to negotiate.
14 The poor of '1984'
Fisher--Nicholas Allen (Student--2014)
Northern Iowan 112:7, p.1
9/21/2015 James M. Lang, an English professor at Assumption College, gave a speech about George Orwell's "1984" and how it makes the poor seem invisible; photo.
15 New provost, new challenges
Fisher--Nicholas Allen (Student--2014)
Northern Iowan 111:43, p.1
3/12/2015 Jim Wohlpart will be replacing Mike Licari as provost; photo.
16 Wohlpart announced as Provost
Rouse--Amber Marie (Student--2013)
Northern Iowan 111:42, p.2
3/9/2015 Jim Wohlpart has been chosen to be the next Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs; photo.

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