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The Shield

University of Southern Indiana's student publication | USI | student newspaper

The Shield

University of Southern Indiana's student publication | USI | student newspaper

The Shield

Signage beside the Murphy Auditorium greets students to New Harmony Tuesday. USI faculty and New Harmony locals welcomed the freshman class to New Harmony as part of the UNIV 101: Screaming Eagle Experience class.

Gallery: UNIV 101 class takes freshmen on annual New Harmony trip

Alex Mendoza, Assistant News Editor September 11, 2024

  First-year students visited New Harmony, Indiana, Tuesday as part of their UNIV 101: Screaming Eagle Experience class. USI faculty and the New Harmony community welcomed the freshmen class...

The "Hodge Podge" exhibition room in the New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art is covered in tape, paper, writings and art pieces. The gallery has been available for viewing in the NHGCA since Jan. 31 and will remain open through Feb. 25. (Photo courtesy of Tonya Lance)

Art Club creates gallery for New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art

Anthony Rawley, Staff Writer February 22, 2023

The Art Club created a gallery titled “Hodge Podge” in the New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art. The gallery has been displayed in the NHGCA since Jan. 31 and will remain available until Feb....

Freshman students meet outside the Historic New Harmony Atheneum for the UNIV 101 class trip Tuesday. (Photo courtesy of USI Photography/Multimedia)

Freshman class visits New Harmony, feels ‘it was a waste of time’

Alyssa DeWig, News Editor September 14, 2022

Freshmen students attended the first USI field trip Tuesday to New Harmony. The trip was required for all students taking a UNIV 101: First Year Experience class and was planned through the Provost Office. Justice...

Historic New Harmony unveiled plaques to honor the gifts for the 40th anniversary of the Atheneum at the Historic New Harmony Advisory Board meeting Feb. 24.

Historic New Harmony unveils gifts

Rhonda Wheeler, News Editor February 25, 2020

Historic New Harmony unveiled plaques to honor the gifts for the 40th anniversary of the Atheneum at the Historic New Harmony Advisory Board meeting Feb. 24. The gifts allowed upgrades and facility preservation...

The cast of New Harmony Theatre's production of "The Full Monty" practices their dance moves Wednesday at the Performance Center. Photo by Megan Thorne/The Shield

Students react to theatre closing

Rhonda Wheeler and Hayden Olberding January 28, 2020

For some, the New Harmony Theatre was more than just a thespian experience. It was an educational experience, an opportunity for professional growth and a step into a new world of theatre. With...

"Detox" will show until Jan. 24 at the New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art.

Creating a connection to nature

Emma Corry, Features Editor January 14, 2020

Bridget Eckerle is a different kind of art major.  The senior public relations and advertising and studio art major said she wants to do gallery work that showcases other people’s art instead of...

The cast of New Harmony Theatre's production of "The Full Monty" practices their dance moves Wednesday at the Performance Center. Photo by Megan Thorne/The Shield

USI discontinues New Harmony Theatre program

Riley Guerzini, Editor-in-Chief November 26, 2019

The university is ending the New Harmony Theatre program after 32 years.  A statement from the university said dwindling audiences and reduced charitable giving has put the program in a deficit....

Confined: A true Victorian experience reception coming soon

Confined: A true Victorian experience reception coming soon

Rhonda Wheeler, News Editor November 5, 2019

USI students senior journalism and photography majors Megan Thorne and senior photography major Dara Turner put together Confined: A true Victorian experience, follows the story of three women; Mary Jeffries,...

University and Evansville communities gathered at New Harmony for the Global Crossroads Multicultural Festival Saturday afternoon. The festival highlighted the diversity of the university and the surrounding area.

Global Crossroads festival to return

Abby Sink, Staff Writer October 16, 2018

The Global Crossroads festival put on by the university and Historic New Harmony will return for the fifth year in a row from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. Oct. 27 in New Harmony. Attendees will experience a...

“New Harmony International Conference on Contemporary Spanish Theater: Stages of Utopia, Dystopia and Myopia” , a scholarly conference combining paper presentations and theatrical performances made by local, regional, national, and international participants will take place in New Harmony Oct. 9-12.

Conference to feature contemporary Spanish theater

Sarah Rogers, Features Editor October 3, 2018

David Hitchcock said there is so much more to Spain than "Don Quixote" and flamingo dancers. The Associate Professor of Spanish began planning the “New Harmony International Conference on Contemporary...

University and Evansville communities gathered at New Harmony for the Global Crossroads Multicultural Festival Saturday afternoon. The festival highlighted the diversity of the university and the surrounding area.

Festival embraces world cultures

Jeana Everhart, Staff Writer October 17, 2017

The Ribeyre Center was filled with the smell of food as people walked around the tables placed at every turn, admiring the display of decorative masks, trinkets, and bags. Women in bright colored shirts...

Student work featured in ‘Robot Invasion’

Student work featured in ‘Robot Invasion’

Gabi Wy, Features Editor December 8, 2016

Katelyn Ryder didn’t know where her fellow Resident Assistants were taking her when they said they were going on a trip. “They abducted me in a staff meeting,” the senior art and psychology double...

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