Former USI Board of Trustees member dies
Megan Thorne, Editor-in-Chief
April 12, 2019
Ted Ziemer Jr., a former USI Board of Trustees member, has died at age 84. Ziemer was appointed to the Board of Trustees by former governor Mitch Daniels in 2007 and served as the chair of the board from 2011 to 2014. In July of 2015, he was reappointed by former governor Mike Pence to serve his current...
Trustees approve new program, degree candidates
Riley Guerzini, Managing Editor
March 7, 2019
The university Board of Trustees unanimously approved a new degree program for the Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering at their regularly scheduled meeting Thursday. The new degree will offer students enhanced experiential learning through hands-on experiences within each project and lab clas...
College of Nursing and Health Professions receives major gift
Noah Alatza, News Editor
January 11, 2019
The College of Nursing and Health Professions received a $1.35 million leadership gift from the estate of the late Hershel B. Whitney, the Board of Trustees announced at their regular scheduled meeting in Indianapolis Jan. 10. The Trustees heard a report from the USI Foundation that the gift includes...
Trustees to meet in Indianapolis
Noah Alatza, News Editor
January 8, 2019
The Board of Trustees will meet for the first time of the year Thursday in Indianapolis. Among items on the agenda, a report will be presented on the 2019 session of the Indiana General Assembly, including the initial budget recommendation from the Indiana Commission for Higher Education compared to USI’s a...
Trustees approve budget request, increases to housing, meal plans
Riley Guerzini and Noah Alatza
September 7, 2018
Costs for student housing and meal plans will increase for the second year in a row. The university's Board of Trustees voted unanimously Thursday to raise the cost of student housing and meal plans for next year. An increase to overall student fees was also approved by the Board for this year at i...
Vectren lobbyist appointed to Board of Trustees
Noah Alatza, News Editor
July 26, 2018
Updated: Friday, August 17 Governor Eric Holcomb has appointed Evansville native Christine H. Keck to the university's Board of Trustees. Keck currently serves as Evansville-based utility giant Vectren Corporation’s federal government affairs director. Her work includes lobbying to congre...
Trustees approve sale of old theatre properties
Riley Guerzini, News Editor
April 27, 2018
The university Board of Trustees approved the sale of the former USI Theatre scene shop and costume shop at it's meeting April 27. The property located at 96 North Barker Avenue in Evansville will be sold following a sealed bid auction. The building has been mostly vacant since the opening of the Performance Ce...
Trustees to announce next President
Noah Alatza, Community Engagement Manager
April 17, 2018
The Board of Trustees will meet in a special session to approve the selection of the university's fourth president Thursday at 1 p.m. in the Griffin Center. Director of Communications John Farless told The Shield that the upcoming meeting is open to the public and media. A press conference is sche...
Presidential candidates for USI, UE kept secret
Noah Alatza, Community Engagement Manager
March 21, 2018
Correction: The Shield previously reported that the USI Presidential search would be completed on or before April 1. According to Associate Vice President for Marketing and Communications Kindra Strupp, the time could be "varied," because the "search is not complete and there is no specific date f...
Trustees approve updated bylaws, hear financial aid report
Noah Alatza, Staff Writer
November 2, 2017
The Board of Trustees heard the annual financial aid report from Director of Student Financial Assistance Mary Harper at its Nov. 2 meeting. Vice President of Enrollment Andrew Wright thanked the financial aid team for their continued hard-work on the gathering of a collective number of statistics and fi...
Fee increase to fund programs, activities for ‘several years’
RIley Guerzini, News Editor
October 30, 2017
Infographic by Abigail Stanley Aleisha Jones said she is quite aware of what she is paying in tuition and fees every semester and she doesn’t want to pay an extra $50 for the student activity fee. “I am paying for everything out of pocket,” she said. Jones said she h...
Trustees approve presidential search committee, timetable
Riley Guerzini, News Editor
October 4, 2017
The university Board of Trustees approved the appointments for the candidates of the presidential search committee and the timetable for the search Oct. 4. The committee is charged with bringing forward candidates to fill the office of the president with unanimous approval from the Board of Trus...