State of the University Address
University of Idaho President Chuck Staben will deliver his annual State of the University Address at 3:30 p.m. Monday in the International Ballroom located in the Bruce Pitman Center. Following the speech, Staben will take part in a Q&A session with the audience.
CALS dean announcement
The University of Idaho has hired Michael Parrella as dean for the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. He begins his position Feb. 1, 2016.
Parrella currently serves as chair of Department of Entomology the University of California, Davis. He is also a professor of Entomology at UC Davis.
Parrella earned his doctorates from Virginia Tech University and took a faculty position at the University of California, Riverside, before relocating to UC Davis, according to a university-wide email from Provost and Executive Vice President John Wiencek.
“This appointment will ensure that we maintain forward progress at a time of leadership transition in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences and the Office of Research and Economic Development,” according to the email.