Business alum takes skills to ‘The Rooftop’
Jasmine Myers, Staff Writer
January 16, 2018
Tyler Baugh University alumnus Richie Patel has opened his first restaurant, The Rooftop, at the age of 22. Patel graduated in 2016 with a bachelor’s degree in business administration and marketing. “The business courses and people I met prepared me for where I am today,” Patel said. ...
Alumni moves merchant services company to Newburgh
Riley Guerzini, News Editor
November 6, 2017
When Allan Noe founded Approval Payment Solutions in 1998, he had just two employees. APS, a merchant services and payment processing company, moved its headquarters from Boonville to Newburgh as part of the company’s effort to expand. The move to Stahl Road puts APS on the borderline of Warrick and Vand...
Student, alumni attempt to transform hammock industry
Noah Alatza, Staff Writer
October 20, 2017
Lexi Taylor and Justin Locher just wanted a hammock that would allow them to see the outdoors. So they created one. Taylor, a university alumnus, and Locher, a junior mechanical engineering major, founded Troika Outdoors, a business specializing in three-point hammocks. Troika is Russia...
USI alumni faring differently since graduation
Taylor O'Neil Hall, Staff Writer
February 21, 2017
Teddi Rausch accepted an internship in Indianapolis last month and was told to look for a place to live. The next day the company told her the position had been offered to someone else because she wasn’t moving fast enough. Rausch, who graduated with a degree in international studies in December,...
Alumni to host homecoming party
Nick Leighty, Staff writer
February 9, 2016
The university’s Alumni Association is hosting their own homecoming party for students. The party will take place from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. between the men’s and women’s basketball games Feb 13. Multiple attractions will be at the event including Archie tattoos, a caricature artist and free spirit...
Fairer jumps back into action at USI
Sarah Loesch, Sports Editor
February 2, 2016
Candace Perry Fairer thought her life was over when she couldn’t compete athletically her freshman year of college. “I had interest letters from every school in the country,” Fairer said. “My grades were not where they needed to be and my test scores were not where they needed to be.” I...
Guided by the green
Sarah Loesch, Sports Editor
January 27, 2016
The summer before eighth grade, Brian Merrill’s grandfather gave him a golf club. He had his mind set at a young age that baseball was the sport for him, but after he picked up the club he knew he was in love. “I literally stuck a shovel in the ground, aimed at the shovel and started hitting it,...
Alumni to travel to Italy
Nick Leighty
December 8, 2015
Offered by the university’s Alumni Association, the “Reflections of Italy” tour is planned for June 15-24. The alumni, their families and the general public are invited to register. The tour will last 10 days to explore various cities, including Siena, Venice, Milan and Rome. Those partici...
Blockley hired as assistant Alumni director
October 6, 2015
Caylin Blockley from the university's Class of 2013 has been hired as assistant director of Alumni and Volunteer Services. His duties include managing university volunteers, organizing programs and heading the university Parents and Families Association and also the Student Alumni Association. Blockley...
Alumni hosts Founders’ Day Luncheon
Nick Leighty
September 8, 2015
The university’s Alumni Association invites all students to its Founders' Day Luncheon at 11:45 a.m. on Sept. 15 in Carter Hall. Registration is $15 and can be completed online. Following the luncheon will be an award presentation and a Tribute to the Founders. Some guests at the luncheon inc...
Gant takes on court experience to the sideline
August 25, 2015
Kevin Gant is ready to use his experience as an athlete at USI in his new role on the coaching staff. The new assistant men's basketball coach played for three years under head coach Rodney Watson and said since his graduation in 2012 he had looked into coaching but knew for a long time before that he ...
Elevating illusions: Campaign video creates false image
Jimmy Pyles
April 24, 2013
I love this university, and when I graduate, I hope that I am fortunate enough to have money to donate to this university that has given me so many opportunities. But the new video USI has put out in hopes to gain more donors through their “Elevating Excellence” capital campaign to reach their goal ...