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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

The search for the university’s fifth president is underway. The Academic Search team will be accepting applications until Jan. 27, and the university is to announce the selected candidate by April.

Presidential search begins with recruitment, application in progress

Aracely Chavez, News Editor December 4, 2024

In November, the Presidential Search Committee entered phase two, recruitment and application, for the university’s fifth president.  According to the USI presidential Search web page, the Academic...

Students walk past The Cone Wednesday. The presidential search begins for the fifth president and the 2025-2026 school year. An email was sent to students and alumni to gather feedback on what USI needs in a president. The survey will remain open until midnight Sunday.

Presidential search begins with a survey for students, alumni

Aracely Chavez, News Editor October 2, 2024

The Presidential Search Committee, the Board of Trustees and Academic Search have asked students and alumni to complete an anonymous survey to collect feedback that helps determine what USI looks for in...

Board of Trustees to hold executive session to discuss “personnel matters.”

Board of Trustees to hold executive session to discuss “personnel matters.”

Noah Alatza and Riley Guerzini April 6, 2018

Clarification: The Shield previously reported that an announcement of USI’s next President would be made at the conclusion of the executive session. A later meeting and date will be scheduled for an...

UE names next president, USI decision still unknown

UE names next president, USI decision still unknown

Riley Guerzini, News Editor March 29, 2018
The University of Evansville has named Christopher Pietruszkiewicz as the university's 24th president after a formal vote by the Board of Trustees March 28 according to the university's website.
Cut the confidentiality

Cut the confidentiality

The Shield February 20, 2018

Illustration by Megan Thorne   In an interview previously reported in The Shield, president Linda Bennett said people trust USI. She cited stability as one of the university’s number of strengths,...

Illustration by Megan Thorne

Behind Closed Doors

Noah Alatza, Community Engagement Manager January 27, 2018

As the university seeks the institution’s next president, the search committee is taking a closed-door approach to the selection process. Chair of the Presidential Search Committee and Board of Trustees...

The Board of Trustees approved the appointments of members of the search committee for the next president of USI. The committee is expected to complete the search by spring of 2018.

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...

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