Enrollment decreases ninth consecutive year
Rhonda Wheeler, Editor-in-Chief
September 10, 2020
Enrollment has declined for the ninth year in a row. It was revealed there was a 1.4% decrease in enrollment during an update at the Board of Trustees meeting Sept. 3. The current fall 2020 headcount is 8,565. The goal for this semester was 8,690. There are 1,293 new freshmen this year and ...
University releases COVID-19 dashboard
Hayden Olberding, Digital Editor
August 31, 2020
The university just released its COVID-19 dashboard, but the results are from before the first day of classes. The dates are from August 16-22 and said 11 students were tested positive that week for COVID-19. 25 students and seven employees have tested positive since March. The dashboard is up to date...
Enrollment ‘urgency’ on campus
Rhonda Wheeler, News Editor
March 3, 2020
President Ron Rochon said the university isn’t in an enrollment crisis, but the term he’s using is urgent. “I’m not going to call it a crisis,” Rochon said. “We’re not there.” Rochon said he has seen campuses around the nation and in the region that are in crisis mode. “I want ev...
GALLERY: USI men’s basketball defeats Lewis 85-82
Jordan Auker, Chief Photographer
February 24, 2020
University announces enrollment management changes
Riley Guerzini, Editor-in-Chief
February 11, 2020
The university released details on the new structure of enrollment management Tuesday morning following the resignation of Andy Wright, former vice president for enrollment management. President Ron Rochon appointed Rashad Smith, director of admissions, with the new title of executive director for...
Enrollment management VP resigns
Riley Guerzini, Editor-in-Chief
January 28, 2020
Andy Wright, vice president for Enrollment Management resigned this morning according to an email from President Ron Rochon to the campus community. Wright will be working on enrollment management-related special projects until June 30 according to the email. The resignation comes as total enrollment...
USI officials identify person who distributed racist flyers
Riley Guerzini, Editor-in-Chief
January 23, 2020
University officials announced they have identified the individual who left White Supremacist flyers on vehicles in the campus parking lot multiple times last semester. Steve Bridges, Vice President for Finance and Administration, said at tonight's SGA meeting the person has been asked not to return...
2020 Junior Achievement Business Hall of Fame Laureates
Susanna Fravell, Staff Writer
November 19, 2019
The Evansville Courier and Press and the Junior Achievement of Southwestern Indiana have announced the 2020 Junior Achievement Evansville Regional Business Hall of Fame Laureates. The announcement was made at a press conference on Nov. 13 at USI. The 2020 Active Laureates are Daniel S. Hermann and...
Total enrollment falls for eighth consecutive year
Riley Guerzini, Editor-in-Chief
September 17, 2019
Total enrollment has dropped for the eighth consecutive year at USI, falling to 8,690 students. This year’s fall enrollment of graduate and undergraduate students is a 3% decrease from last year’s numbers according to Census data numbers released by the university Sept. 17. Total enrollment h...
Pressure mounts as concern grows over sluggish wages, depleted morale
Riley Guerzini, Editor-in-Chief
September 11, 2019
Tensions between faculty and the administration have reached a deadlock as concerns grow over a lack of employee morale and stagnant wages. Faculty were asked to submit questions anonymously to Faculty Senate Chair Kenny Purcell for the administration in early August. Concerns listed in the ques...
Officials mull options as tuition, fees increase
Riley Guerzini, Editor-in-Chief
August 28, 2019
The Board of Trustees approved tuition increases for the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 academic years at a special meeting of the Board of Trustees June 4 in the Griffin Center. Following a public forum on the increases in which there was no public comment, the Trustees agreed to raise tuition for full-t...
Rochon names new VP of Student Affairs
Riley Guerzini, Editor-in-Chief
July 26, 2019
President Ron Rochon has appointed Khalilah Doss as the new vice president of Student Affairs following a national search. Doss will take over as vice president August 13, succeeding Marcia Kiessling who will retire after serving 8 years at USI. "Dr. Doss brings a wealth of higher education experience and a student-centered ap...
