This Week at USI

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6:30 p.m. Monday, February 19

Evansville native to share homelessness journey as part of annual Symposium

Evansville native Terri “Detroit” Hughes will share her remarkable journey from Skid Row to the movie screen during a public screening of the documentary film “Lost Angels: Skid Row is My Home” at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, February 19, in Carter Hall in the University Center at the University of Southern Indiana. This free, public event is associated with the Symposium on Homelessness, a student activity earlier in the day for which Hughes is the keynote speaker. Read More

6:30 p.m. Monday, February 19

Visiting artist to lecture on featured work at USI

The McCutchan Art Center/Pace Galleries will present two exhibits, IF/THEN: Sarah Martin and The Chair, writ small, through Monday, February 19.  Sarah Martin, University of Southern Indiana Art and Design Department visiting studio artist for spring 2018, will give a lecture on her work at 6:30 p.m. Monday, February 19 in Kleymeyer Hall in the Liberal Arts Center on the USI campus.  There will be a closing reception for both exhibitions and their artists immediately following the lecture in the McCutchan Art Center/Pace Galleries. Read More

10 a.m. Wednesday, February 21

Spring 2018 CareerLink Job Fair

The Spring 2018 CareerLink Job Fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, February 21 in Carter Hall. The largest job fair hosted by USI, students will have the opportunity to meet and network with representatives from more than 80 local employers. More Information

6 p.m. Wednesday, February 21

Social activist Tia Oso to present 2018 Mandela Social Justice Day keynote address

Tia Oso, director of impact at Revolve Impact and a dynamic and experienced social justice leader, will present the keynote address for the University of Southern Indiana’s 2018 Nelson Mandela Social Justice Day at 6 p.m. Wednesday, February 21 in Carter Hall located in University Center West. Oso’s address, “Chaos or Community: The Persistent Question in Achieving Racial Progress and Human Rights,” is free and open to the public. The keynote address is the culmination of a full day of activities meant to raise dialogue at USI around current issues of human and civil rights, public service, and activism. This event is sponsored by the USI College of Liberal Arts, College of Nursing and Health Professions, Multicultural Center, Counseling Center and the Office of Housing and Residence Life. Read More

7 p.m. Thursday, February 22

2018 Communications Symposium to address terrorism and social media

The 2018 University of Southern Indiana Communications Symposium will feature “Responding to Terrorism in the Digital Age,” a presentation by Dr. Stephanie Madden, assistant professor of journalism and strategic media at the University of Memphis, at 7 p.m. Thursday, February 22 in University Center Room 2217. Madden’s presentation is free and open to the public. The USI Communications Symposium is a program of the USI College of Liberal Arts, Communications Department and the Scripps Howard Center for Media Studies. Read More

7 p.m. Thursday, February 22 and Friday, February 23

V-Day USI to mark 20th anniversary of The Vagina Monologues with benefit reading

The University of Southern Indiana Philosophy Club and V-Day USI will present a benefit reading of Eve Ensler’s The Vagina Monologues at 7 p.m. Thursday, February 22 and Friday, February 23 in Forum III in the Wright Administration Building on the USI campus. Doors open at 6:40 p.m. and tickets may be purchased at the door for $8. Ninety percent of proceeds from the reading will be donated to Willow Tree of Posey County, working to help women and girls coping with sexual assault and domestic violence. The remaining 10 percent will go to the V-Day Rise 2018 Campaign. Read More

9 a.m. Friday, February 23

2018 USI High School Media Day

The USI Communications Department will host the annual High School Media Day on Friday, February 23. Area high school students and teachers will participate in breakout sessions with USI professors and journalists from the Evansville Courier and Press and the Shield, as well as participate in a newspaper and yearbook contest. This year’s keynote address, “The Dark Side of Social Media,” will be given by Dr. Stephanie Madden, assistant professor of journalism and strategic media at the University of Memphis. Read More

7 p.m. Friday, February 23

USI to conclude French film festival

The University of Southern Indiana’s College of Liberal Arts, World Languages and Cultures Department, and USI Society for Arts and Humanities will host the Tournées Film Festival, a French film festival concluding on Friday, February 23. The concluding film, April and the Extraordinary World, will be screened at 7 p.m. in Forum One. The film festival is free and open to the public. A discussion will follow the screening. More Information