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DEUs connect USI students with local hospital staff, patients

Shannon Hall April 24, 2013

The College of Nursing and Health Professions is living up to USI’s motto “Get the Edge” by adding a second dedicated education unit (DEU) for nursing students to utilize. The nursing program began...

Galleries display student work

Ariana Beedie April 24, 2013

Matt Perez never thought he would place first in an art exhibition. The junior studio art major won Best of Show, along with two other major awards, at the 43rd Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition on...

USI choirs combine with other musicians for riverside performance

Haley Fulk April 24, 2013

USI’s women’s and chamber choirs joined professional musicians, church singers and rival university students on the stage of RiverPark Center in Owensboro for a regional choir performance Saturday. An...

Power outage affects wifi, labs

Jessie Hellmann April 22, 2013

The power outage that occurred on campus last night affected wifi, student labs and some printing, said Richard  Toeniskoetter, information technology executive director.  "They all tied back to...

It’s that time: application fees evoke serious interest

James Vaughn April 17, 2013

It’s that time of the year again – students who plan to live on campus during the 2013-2014 school year are registering with university housing. In order to live on campus, students must first pay...

Remembering Ruth Waller

Jessie Hellmann April 17, 2013

Ruth Waller was free-spirited, gentle, caring and a “miracle woman.” She was a mother, wife and pioneer for women’s athletics and intramurals during her 36-year career at USI. Ruth passed away after...

County commissioners to vote on rezoning

Jessie Hellmann April 17, 2013

Students could soon have a strip full of restaurants and shops within walking distance of the campus on University Parkway, if a rezoning ordinance is passed by the Vanderburgh County Commissioners. The...

New resources for disabled students

Jessica Stallings April 17, 2013

Students with disabilities have a new ally at the university, as a disability resources coordinator position has been created and filled. Thomas Longwell, Counseling Center Director, said most universities...

‘Get free stuff from dining services’

Shannon Hall April 17, 2013

With smart phones being a clutch for many college students, a mobile loyalty card may be the thing to do. Sodexo, USI’s dining services, put out the app QBOT toward the end of March. QBOT is a mobile...

TWLOHA founder offers support

Jessica Stallings April 17, 2013

Jamie Tworkowski is the founder of the worldwide organization To Write Love On Her Arms. The organization was founded in 2006 and is a nonprofit movement that is dedicated to presenting hope and finding...

Q&A with award-winning screenwriter, producer Anne Rosellini

James Vaughn April 17, 2013

An Oscar nominee made USI’s campus her red carpet April 10, visiting the university and participating in a round-table discussion about “Winter’s Bone,” an award-winning film which she wrote...

Drag queens entertain USI audience

Dennis Marshall April 17, 2013

In the times of Shakespeare, women were not allowed to perform in the theater, so men had to perform the roles of women. Many believe that the term drag originated during this time and was an acronym for...

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