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Social media captures the continued movement of Evansville

Lillie Robertson, Social Media Editor May 7, 2025

This list includes the top five social media posts from The Shield's Instagram account, based primarily on the number of likes each post received, followed by shares. Views are also included, but they...

Steven Bridges receives his degree from David L. Rice during his graduation in 1991. Bridges keeps this picture on his desk in his office. (Photo courtesy of Kaylee Johnson)

Bridges: Move university forward, talk to the community, discover its needs

Alex Mendoza, News Editor May 7, 2025

Going from interim to the president, it is closure and the start of Steven Bridges’ new journey as the fifth official president of the University of Southern Indiana. With the 36 years he has been here,...

Student Government Association poses for a group picture at the 2024 Fall Banquet Dec. 5, 2024. (Photo courtesy of Tamia Smith)

SGA President reflects on accomplishments

Cade Smithson, Staff Writer April 23, 2025

When running for president of SGA, Tamia Smith had one goal in mind: to enrich campus life at USI. In a meeting with The Shield, Smith said being involved at USI provided her with the opportunity to engage...

A directional sign on the corner of Clarke Lane and O’Daniel Lane points the direction to many different HRL facilities on campus, Saturday, April 19. The Residence Life Center, located in the background, will serve as the new package center for the upcoming school year. (Photo by Cade Smithson)

HRL announces upcoming changes for student packages

Cade Smithson, Staff Writer April 23, 2025

During the last official SGA meeting for this school year, the organization had one final guest speaker. Betsy Jo Mullens, director of Housing and Residence Life, provided SGA with plans for the upcoming...

Students and volunteers Michaela Nees, Caitlyn Whitler, Jalen Sprinkle, Cam Fahrlander, Liddy Addis, Sariah Bradley and Abigail Kerchaer, junior social work majors, as well as Aliyah Dilworth, highschool senior second to last - left ot right, of the event gather around Tuesday in Carter Hall at UC West. (Photo by Alex Mendoza)

BSW students host second clothing swap for 24-25 year; success leads to potential reoccurring semester event

Alex Mendoza, News Editor April 16, 2025

Carter Hall was full of second hand clothes Monday and Tuesday during the Clothing Swap event held by the students of the social work program at USI. Their first try at this during the fall semester ended...

2025-2026 SGA election results were announced on April 16. (Graphic by: Cade Smithson)

SGA prepares for transition to next general assembly, executive board

Cade Smithson, Staff Writer April 16, 2025

During the April 10 SGA meeting, members began final preparations for the transition to the organization’s next general assembly and executive board. Election polls closed April 13 and results were announced...

Kaylee Johnson presents “Behind the Screens: The Strategy, Wins and Chaos of Managing USI’s Socials” Thursday in Carter Hall. (Photo by Cade Smithson)

Kaylee Johnson’s insight on media at USI

Cade Smithson, Staff Writer April 16, 2025

On Thursday, USI’s Media Relations Strategist Kaylee Johnson gave a presentation regarding the impacts of social media on campus and how media can help grow USI’s outreach.  Johnson, an Evansville...

The senior art exhibition, containing art from the spring class of 2025, is on display in the Kenneth P. McCutchan Art Center/Palmina F. and Stephen S. Pace Galleries until May 2.

This semester’s senior art exhibition brings 23 unique voices to MACPACE

Nico Armeanu, Arts Editor April 10, 2025

For those unfamiliar with the senior art exhibition, it is the culmination of the Senior Seminar capstone.  “Each semester, the students enrolled in the Senior Seminar capstone course work together...

Steven Bridges presenting himself and his family seconds after being voted in as the 5th president of USI April 2 at the Griffin Center. (Photo by Alex Mendoza)

Full circle: Bridges appointed to be USI’s fifth president

Cade Smithson and Alex Mendoza April 9, 2025

On April 2, in a special Board of Trustees meeting, then-Interim President Steven Bridges was unanimously voted to be USI’s fifth president. President Bridges was surrounded by his wife, their three...

Ella Avolio-Alschbach informs SGA members of the Archive Madness event last Thursday at the College of Liberal Arts. (Photo by Cade Smithson)

SGA welcomes guest speakers, opens election polls for voting

Cade Smithson, Staff Writer April 9, 2025

During the April 3 Student Government Association meeting, the organization welcomed two guest speakers to share information regarding their university departments. Ella Avolio-Alschbach, The Rice Library’s...

Richard Rhodes stays to sign books after the lecture. The most popular of the books was The Making of the Atomic Bomb. (Photo by Rose Robinson)

Richard Rhodes on the Atomic Bomb

Rose Robinson, Staff Writer April 9, 2025

On March 26, USI held its annual Shaw Biology lecture in Carter Hall. The guest speaker this year was Richard Rhodes, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Making of the Atomic Bomb. His lecture was about...

Mitchell L. H. Douglas, assistant professor of English at IU Indianapolis, reads one of his poems at the poetry reading Thursday in Kleymeyer Hall.

College of Liberal Arts, Southern Indiana Review hold poetry reading to commemorate National Poetry Month

Rose Robinson, Staff Writer April 9, 2025
USI partners with the Southern Indiana Review to host Rosalie Moffett and Mitchell L. H. Douglass for a poetry reading to celebrate National Poetry Month. A common theme in their poems was parenthood.
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