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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
Norma Rosas Mayén and Manuel D. Apodaca Valdez are professors of Spanish at USI. Originally from Mexico, the significance of Hispanic Heritage Month is important to them.

Manuel D. Apodaca Valdez and Norma Rosas Mayén reflect on their careers, importance of Hispanic Heritage Month

Abigail Durham, Staff Writer • September 26, 2024

Manuel Apodaca Valdez and Norma Rosas Mayén, professors of Spanish, met at a party in Guanajuato, Mexico.  The day she met Apodaca Valdez was unforgettable for Rosas Mayén.  “We met in the...

Letter to the Editor: Recognizing significance in USI events

Sarah Doerr • February 11, 2020

I was incredibly disappointed to see prominent members of USI’s faculty and staff hunched over their phones while sitting in reserved seating at Angela Davis’s Mandela Day address.   Certainly,...

Sheelah King has worked for Sodexo for 11 years.

Sodexo employee creates connections with students

Emma Corry, Features Editor • October 1, 2019

Sheelah King keeps a “Wall of Fame” folded up in her filing cabinet in her home. The Sodexo employee started this poster last year and it contains articles and pictures from The Shield featuring students...

Jennie Puckett, a 2003 graduate, Darrin Sorrells, a learning assistance specialist, and Rebeka Mercker, a senior biology pre-med major, accept their awards.

Volunteer USI recognizes students, mentors, members of the community

Jeana Everhart, Staff Writer • September 2, 2019

Volunteer USI recognized three recipients of the Volunteer of the Year awards during their annual dinner Aug. 21. The awards recognize a student, a mentor who is a part of the university faculty or staff,...

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