On Leadership

Gloria Gibson

Tuesday, 29 Mar 2011 at 8:00 pm – Benton Auditorium, Scheman Building

Gloria J. Gibson was named executive vice president and provost at the University of Northern Iowa effective July 1, 2009. Gibson was formerly the dean of the College of Humanities & Social Sciences and a professor in the Department of English, Folklore and Ethnomusicology at Arkansas State University. She earned her doctorate in folklore, with an ethnomusicology concentration from Indiana University. She also has PhD minors in Afro-American studies and African studies. Part of the Martin Luther King Jr Holiday Series and the Women's Leadership Series.

Cosponsored By:
  • Women's Leadership Consortium
  • Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)

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