A NEW PROVOST AND VICE PRESIDENT FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS HAS BEEN APPOINTED AT CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY MONTEREY BAY. BONNIE IRWIN WILL START JULY 7TH, SUCCEEDING FORMER PROVOST DR. JULIO BLANCO. IRWIN WAS PREVIOUSLY A DEAN OF THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND HUMANITIES, AND AN ENGLISH PROFESSOR, AT EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY. AS PROVOST, IRWIN WILL OVERSEE ALL ACADEMIC PROGRAMS AND WILL WORK ALONGSIDE THE UNIVERSITY’S PRESIDENT TO IMPROVE THE MONTEREY INSTITUTION.