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Student brings gun onto campus

Bobby Shipman February 18, 2015

A USI distance education student came to campus Wednesday with a gun in holster. Police were called around 2:50 p.m. about a female on the third floor of the Science Center with a handgun on campus. A...

Snow storms prompts university to close campus Monday, open late Tuesday

James Vaughn February 16, 2015

UPDATE 5:45 a.m. Tuesday: Classes that begin prior to 10 a.m. are canceled. UPDATE 5:37 a.m. Tuesday: The university will reopen and classes will resume at 10 a.m. Tuesday, according to a Rave...

Woman forces her way into campus apartment, assaults student

James Vaughn December 14, 2014

Breanne Lahart, 22, of Evansville, was arrested and charged with battery and residential entry after forcing her way into an on-campus apartment early Saturday morning. An assault was reported and...

Rozewski to leave USI, return to east coast roots

Bobby Shipman December 11, 2014

Updated at 12:05 p.m. Saturday Mark Rozewski is leaving the university in February after a decade as USI's vice president for finance and administration. Rozewski has accepted a position as executive...

USI student arrested, another cited after on-campus drug bust

James Vaughn December 8, 2014

Braden York, 20, was taken into custody Monday afternoon after Public Safety officers found narcotics in an on-campus apartment. Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call for backup at 12:20 p.m., according...

Rochon

Provost interviews for chancellor position in Washington

Paola Marizan November 20, 2014

UPDATED 12:02 p.m. Nov. 25 Provost Ronald Rochon has applied for chancellor at the University of Washington - Tacoma.  Rochon, who has served as Provost at USI since 2010, was scheduled to interview...

University remains open despite area closings, reported slide-offs

James Vaughn November 17, 2014

The university announced just after 6 a.m. Monday morning that it is open and operating under normal conditions after the area's first winter storm of the season rolled through the Tri-State overnight. Nearly...

Enrollment drops, again: Fewer students apply, more transfers enroll

Enrollment drops, again: Fewer students apply, more transfers enroll

Rachel Christian August 30, 2014
Enrollment falls 5.4 percent for the second year in a row.

LGBT workshop rescheduled to

Bobby Shipman April 17, 2014
LGBT workshop rescheduled

Campus closed Monday, March 3

Shannon Hall March 3, 2014

BREAKING: According to RAVE, USI's campus will be closed today due to weather conditions. All classes are canceled. Only essential personnel should report to campus. ‪ According to USI's Facebook,...

SpringFest committee snags All Star band (VIDEO)

SpringFest committee snags ‘All Star’ band (VIDEO)

James Vaughn February 26, 2014

Rumors spread – from J.T. and Beyoncé, to Maroon 5, to the Plain White T’s. A Sonny and Cher reunion was even joked about. But the USI SpringFest Executive Committee thought the “throwback” genre...

Former ceramics professor donates $1 million to capital campaign

Shannon Hall February 13, 2014

With a $1 million donation from Lenny Dowhie and his wife Anne, the USI Ceramic Center officially becomes the “Lenny and Anne Dowhie Ceramic Studio.” “It was pretty humbling really - we joke and...

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