CEDAR FALLS, Iowa ( Iowa Capital Dispatch ) - The University of Northern Iowa Army ROTC program learned this week it will continue operations in a new capacity after it was identified for inactivation this summer.

According to a news release from the university, UNI leadership and Iowa National Guard partners spent the summer exploring ways to keep cadets learning on campus after hearing the news in late June.

The university’s Reserve Officer Training Corps program will continue to operate on campus as an “extension unit” of the program offered by the University of Iowa, according to the release. Those enrolled in the UNI program will remain on campus for all four years of their training.

“The Army’s decision affirms the strength of UNI’s ROTC program and ensures that students can c

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