The University of Northern Iowa on Wednesday night announced that its president was leaving for a job in Ohio.

Bill Ruud will become the president of Marietta College in Marietta, Ohio, starting July 3.

An interim president is expected to be named at the next board of regents meeting.

“As we look to the future, it is important to remember that the only constant in our lives is change,” Ruud said in a statement. “Our time in Cedar Falls has been a blessing. The relationships that have been made will last forever. As the university moves toward its 150th anniversary in 2026, it is my hope that the students, faculty and staff here will continue to make UNI what it is – the University of Nothing Impossible.”

Ruud assumed the position as the university's 10th president in 2013.

Ruud previously served as president of Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania.