New vice-president announced for FNUniv

A national search has resulted in Juliano Tupone, member of the Sweetgrass First Nation, named as the new vice-president, finance and administration for the First Nations University. Tupone most recently served as the director of operations for the Star Blanket Cree Nation. His background includes working with Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada. In his new role, Tupone’s focus will be on engaging the executives, students, Elders and other stakeholders to help build and grow the institution while managing the administrative and finance functions in conjunction with senior staff to ensure effective services are provided to the university in these areas.