Torrey Lawrence named vice provost for faculty
Longtime University of Idaho faculty member Torrey Lawrence will become the vice provost of faculty effective Aug. 6, according to a UI news release.
Torrey is a professor of music in the Lionel Hampton School of Music and the associate dean of the College of Letters, Arts and Social Sciences of undergraduate studies and faculty affairs. He began with the music school in 1998 and was its director from 2013 to 2017.
Torrey currently teaches tuba and euphonium studio classes. In his past work with the university, he conducted the Concert Band and Vandal Marching Band.
Once he officially fills his new role in August, Torrey will work with all the Faculty Senate and class deans. He will help assess current faculty performance reviews and recruit possible faculty members, according to the release.
Torrey was one of three finalists — including Alistair Smith, the director of College of Natural Resources research and undergraduate studies, and Patrick Hrdlicka, a professor in the chemistry department.
Where’s Waldo on the Palouse begins seventh year
The annual Where’s Waldo on the Palouse month-long event began July 1 and will continue until July 31.
Small Waldo figures will be hidden throughout Moscow and tucked away in participating local businesses for the month. Community members who find one of the figures can get their Where’s Waldo? passport stamped until they have collected 20 or more signatures from the establishments. Completed passports can be turned into BookPeople of Moscow by 11 a.m. July 31.
Participants who fill their passports will be entered for a drawing to win a set of Waldo books.
The competition takes place all around the country with participating bookstores, encouraging people to buy local.
Where’s Waldo on the Palouse will conclude with a Waldo-inspired costume parade at the end of July.
Moscow’s patriotic dogs and fireworks
The Moscow City Parks and Recreation Department will host the annual Fourth of July Celebration and Mutt Strut Wednesday.
The department has planned free snacks and a dog show. Dogs will wear red, white and blue patriotic gear and be judged by Moscow Mayor Bill Lambert.
The event begins at 9:30 a.m.
Moscow community members can watch the nearby fireworks show in Pullman beginning just after dusk at Sunnyside Park.
Football goes back to the Big Sky
The University of Idaho football program officially exited the Sun Belt Conference July 1. The team will once again play in the Big Sky Conference starting this upcoming fall season.
The team last competed in the Big Sky Conference from 1965 to 1995, then moved to the Big West. UI football entered the Sun Belt Conference in 2014 after playing as an FBS independent the previous year.
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