Week eight COVID-19 data shows a decrease in new cases
Hayden Olberding, Digital Editor
October 16, 2020
The Office of Planning, Research and Assessment updated the university’s COVID-19 dashboard today with new data from Oct. 4 to Oct. 10. The new data shows there were 33 new COVID cases last week, less than each of the two weeks preceding it with 58 and 37. !function(){"use strict";window.addEve...
COVID-19 protocols to continue
Rhonda Wheeler, Editor-in-Chief
October 15, 2020
Fall semester started eight weeks ago and students here are still on campus. Provost Mohammed Khayum said the plan for reopening campus and staying at school involves the COVID-19 task force to monitor a combination of things. “We ended up looking at the occurrence of the disease, but also the spread as wel...
Students upset over loss of spring break
Mohammad Albazzaz, Staff Writer
October 1, 2020
Students have mixed feelings about spring break 2021 being canceled and some didn’t know at all. Last year Dylan Murphy spent spring break in Orlando with his family, watching his brother play baseball. Last Monday, Dylan discovered he won’t be getting a spring break this year. Murphy said he’...
Faculty Senate pleased with town halls
Riley Guerzini and Rhonda Wheeler
February 25, 2020
Kenny Purcell, chair of the Faculty Senate, said that the relationship between administration and faculty has improved in the last year, but with the financial difficulties of the university is in and salaries not increasing, some tension will exist. Faculty and staff members were invited to take a ...
Former Dean promoted to be USI’s next provost
December 14, 2018
President Ronald Rochon appointed Mohammad Khayum to become the university’s next provost effective Jan. 1, 2019. Khayum was serving as the interim provost after the position was left vacant when Rochon, the former provost, was named as USI’s fourth president. Rochon made the announcement...
University names four finalists for Provost job
Riley Guerzini and Noah Alatza
November 20, 2018
USI’s provost search committee has invited four finalists for the provost position to visit campus next month. Chair of the provost search committee David Bower made the announcement Nov. 19, with interviews set to begin on Dec. 3. The position was left vacant late last year after former Provos...
Professor remembered for passion, mentorship
Riley Guerzini, News Editor
November 1, 2017
Graduation will never be the same. Associate Professor of Management Dane Partridge died Saturday, Oct. 28 from a heart attack. Partridge was a frequent voice at graduation, reading students’ names as they crossed the aisle to obtain their degree. “He had the most perfect voice,” Associate Professor...
University receives nearly $1 million from global investment firm
January 24, 2014
SS&C Technologies announced it will contribute nearly $1 million to USI’s Romain College of Business in cash and in-kind donations, which will benefit the university’s accounting program. “This is a great opportunity to sort of celebrate that gift and what’s going to be an ongoing partnership,”...
