When Mark Becker was in college, he set two goals for himself: to teach mathematics and to live by the ocean.
Years later, the 48-year-old is seeking a position in the middle of Iowa's corn fields as one of four finalists to become the UI's next president.
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Despite the numerous "no comments" she delivered to media before interviews began, last week's rumors have been validated: Purdue University Provost Sally Mason is a finalist for the UI presidency.
She is scheduled to interview with the state Board of Regents today at 2 p.m. in the IMU Richey Ballroom, with her campuswide interviews and open forum scheduled for Thursday.
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Charles Bantz and Philip Furmanski, two UI presidential finalists, were placed in the hot seat when the state Board of Regents interviewed them Tuesday. (0) comments
Though the UI Hospitals and Clinics employs more than 100 interpreters and translators to help communicate with patients, a shortage of individuals fluent in less-common languages plagues the facility's Language Bank.
Laotian, Cantonese, Korean, Vietnamese, and Swahili are just a few "critical languages" lacking in interpreters, said Ozzie Diaz-Duque, who serves as the coordinator of the Interpreter/Translation Program at the UIHC.
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The main topic for discussion Tuesday night for the Iowa City School Board was how to prepare for projected enrollment increases in the coming years.
Jim Behle, the assistant superintendent of the district, presented the projected enrollments for several schools in the district.
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Arts and culture organizations bring in more than $63 million to support area Iowa communities each year, according to a national study published June 6 that included the Hawkeye State for the first time. (0) comments
The UI, Iowa City, and surrounding areas will see nearly $400 million in infrastructure projects in the coming years, project administrators told the Iowa City Area Development Group Investor Council on June 8. (0) comments
The UI won the approval Tuesday from the state Board of Regents to proceed with construction on projects at the UI Hospital and Clinic's Clinical Cancer Center and Urology Clinic, as well as at the Carver College of Medicine and the Bowen Science Building. (0) comments
Coralville council critical of wind turbine
The Coralville City Council directed the mayor to submit a letter to the Johnson County Board of Adjustment recommending a wind turbine not be placed in an open area north of Coralville at its meeting Tuesday.
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