Rochon addresses alleged sexual assault incidents
Riley Guerzini, Managing Editor
March 12, 2019
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University officials are responding to multiple alleged incidents of sexual assault and domestic violence over the past month on campus. “If I deem that there is a potential danger to our campus community, I am going to act,” President Ron Rochon said at a Student Government Association meeting ...
University names four finalists for Provost job
Riley Guerzini and Noah Alatza
November 20, 2018
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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...
Welcome Center opens after numerous setbacks
Riley Guerzini, Managing Editor
November 1, 2018
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The Fuquay Welcome Center officially opened Nov. 1 following over two years of construction. Ground broke on the Welcome Center in September of 2016, located between the University Center East and the Orr Center, but construction did not start until nearly a year later. Construction faced num...
Rochon talks changes to higher ed, enrollment and future
Riley Guerzini, Managing Editor
October 30, 2018
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Ron Rochon said being president has been busier than he ever anticipated. “People tell you and they kind of prepare you for the schedule, but until you get in the chair, you just don’t understand the kind of demands that are on the office of the president, so that’s been revealing as I move f...
Chief government and legal affairs officer named
Noah Alatza, News Editor
October 30, 2018
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President Ronald Rochon named Aaron C. Trump as the university's chief government and legal affairs officer Tuesday. Trump, who is licensed to practice law in Indiana, has experience in superior, circuit and federal courts and advising governmental departments about policy at a local, state, and ...
Model house paves the way for future housing methods
Riley Guerzini, Managing Editor
October 30, 2018
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The university’s partnership geriatrician Bill Thomas and his MAGIC project finally saw concrete results Oct. 24. The MAGIC project, which stands for multi-ability, multi-generational, inclusive community, is a year-long pilot project that culminated in the construction of a model Minka house. ...
Faculty to be honored in second annual convocation
Riley Guerzini, Managing Editor
October 11, 2018
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The second annual faculty convocation will be held tomorrow at 3 p.m. in Carter Hall. The faculty processional, which will start in the upper level lobby of the Performance Center at 2:45 p.m., will cross campus before ending in Carter Hall for a ceremony. President Ron Rochon will give the open...
Former USI president honored at annual Founder’s Day
Riley Guerzini, Managing Editor
September 17, 2018
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Former President Linda Bennett was selected for the Honorary Alumni Award at the annual Founder’s Day event in Carter Hall Sept. 12. The Alumni Council gives the award to individuals who demonstrate outstanding service or generosity to the university. Bennett started at the university in 2003, servi...
The next chapter
Riley Guerzini and Noah Alatza
April 24, 2018
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President Linda Bennett will mark her last day on the job come the end of June. Over the course of her nine years at the helm of the university, she has overseen growing enrollment, building of new facilities, and long-term planning. Bennett said one of the things she will miss the most about the ...
Rochon named USI’s fourth president
Riley Guerzini and Noah Alatza
April 19, 2018
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After a national presidential search, The Board of Trustees has voted unanimously 9-0 to approve Provost Ronald Rochon as the university's fourth president, replacing Linda Bennett.
Provost encourages civility, praises education in inaugural convocation address
Riley Guerzini, News Editor
October 17, 2017
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Quality teaching is at a premium and the university wanted to recognize that. All faculty were invited to attend the university’s first-ever faculty convocation. They began by marching around the Quad led by drummers and bagpipers from the Hadi Shriners before entering Carter Hall to be recognized for the...
Freshman convocation encourages exploration
Riley Guerzini, News Editor
August 19, 2017
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As freshmen students filed into the Physical Activities Center Friday afternoon, they were immediately challenged to commit themselves. As part of the annual Convocation, the incoming freshman class grouped into their respective colleges in the PAC stands to be officially welcomed to the univer...