Interim Dean of Students named
Noah Alatza, News Editor
August 8, 2018
Filed under Breaking News, News
The university has named associate professor of Political Science and Public Administration, Nicholas LaRowe, as the interim dean of students effective immediately. USI had been searching for the next dean of students as early as late May, after former Dean of Students Bryan Rush left to become the Associate Vice President for Campus ...
Vectren lobbyist appointed to Board of Trustees
Noah Alatza, News Editor
July 26, 2018
Filed under News
Updated: Friday, August 17 Governor Eric Holcomb has appointed Evansville native Christine H. Keck to the university's Board of Trustees. Keck currently serves as Evansville-based utility giant Vectren Corporation’s federal government affairs director. Her work includes lobbying to congre...
University seeks new Dean of Students
Noah Alatza, News Editor
July 11, 2018
Filed under News
The university is conducting a search for the next Dean of Students. In an email sent campus-wide on Wednesday, the university’s Human Resources department announced that two candidates will be completing interviews on July 16 and 17.
BREAKING: Law enforcement investigating Neo-Nazi posters
April 24, 2018
Filed under Breaking News, News Briefs, Uncategorized
A full story with updated information can be found at: https://usishield.com/28310/breaking-news/28310/ Earlier, Tuesday 3:20 p.m. The Shield also spoke with Lieutenant Noah Robinson, from the Vanderburgh Sherriff's Department about the two instances. He said at this time the deputies on ...
Rochon named USI’s fourth president
Riley Guerzini and Noah Alatza
April 19, 2018
Filed under News
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.
SpringFest Recap
Jordan Auker, Photographer
April 17, 2018
Filed under Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRnTZWci_eY
Student remembered as passionate, driven
Noah Alatza, Community Engagement Manager
April 10, 2018
Filed under News, News Briefs
The university's psychology department confirmed Saturday that former senior psychology major Alex Hurt died Friday. “It is with an extremely heavy heart that we share this news with you,” a statement on the psychology department’s Facebook page said Saturday. “We will miss her contagious energy, bi...
Presidential candidates for USI, UE kept secret
Noah Alatza, Community Engagement Manager
March 21, 2018
Filed under News
Correction: The Shield previously reported that the USI Presidential search would be completed on or before April 1. According to Associate Vice President for Marketing and Communications Kindra Strupp, the time could be "varied," because the "search is not complete and there is no specific date f...
Evansville Donut Festival
Austin Lewis, Staff Writer
March 20, 2018
Filed under Video
On Saturday around 15 different coffee, donut, and pastry vendors participated in the 1st Annual Donut and Coffee Festival. The event included fun and games for all ages, the city’s longest Long John donut, and a live band performance. All proceeds will be split between the Kid’s Kingdom 2 and Stop...
USI, I can’t hear you
Brian Alexander, Staff Writer
February 28, 2018
Filed under Opinion
Creative Commons The Trump Administration issued an executive order last year banning travel from seven middle eastern countries. Students pulled together to form a Facebook event for a meeting of solidarity to show support for students of all faiths, held four days later after the order. The stude...
USI lags behind rest of the country on gender-neutral housing
Noah Alatza, Community Engagement Manager
February 27, 2018
Filed under News
At nearly every state and private institution in Indiana, gender-neutral housing has been on the books for more than a decade. State colleges including Indiana University, Indiana University-Purdue University, Purdue University and the University of Evansville have all adopted gender-inclusive ...
Bennett, Brinker honored at Statehouse
Riley Guerzini, News Editor
February 14, 2018
Filed under News, Uncategorized