The Fall 2022 nursing cohort made history as 20 students became the first fall nursing cohort in USI’s nursing program history. The College of Nursing and Health Professions has expanded the nursing...

Students and the campus community honored David L. Rice, the university’s first president, at the first David L. Rice Day Friday. The event began around 11 a.m. and ended around 1 p.m. in the Rice Plaza.  The...

The Shield is happy to announce we have officially welcomed Ben Luttrull as the faculty adviser of The Shield.  Luttrull was hired as the student publications adviser and instructor of journalism in...

Chances are, you’ve heard of the Panama Canal. However, there’s a richer history behind the canal your teachers probably didn’t teach you in school.  “Panama Canal Stories” is a movie about...

The Shield turns 53 Friday. The first issue of The Spartan Shield was published Oct. 15, 1968. After three issues, the newspaper was renamed The Shield. The Shield established its website, usishield.com,...

Deanna Engler’s favorite item in the University Archives and Special Collections is a two-volume book set from the year 1603.  The library associate and USI history graduate calls the second volume...

Inside the Fireside Lounge of the University Center East lies a 100-year-old Evansville relic. The limestone doorway with “Orr Iron Company” engraved at the top displays city history and has a unique...