This Week at USI: Fall Festival, the Atheneum turns 40 and we celebrate our faculty!

Monday, October 7 – Saturday, October 12

USI booths, participation in Fall Festival
As thousands of hungry visitors plan their stops along Evansville’s West Franklin Street during the 98th annual West Side Nut Club Fall Festival, USI students, employees, alumni and supporters are preparing to serve up steak sandwiches and strombolis, along with many other mouth-watering items. See USI food booth menus, events

Monday, October 7 and Tuesday, October 8

Fall Break
The University of Southern Indiana will be on Fall Break and hold no classes Monday, October 7 and Tuesday, October 8. University offices will remain open during this time. Classes will resume on Wednesday, October 9.

6:30 p.m. Thursday, October 10; 2 p.m. Friday, October 11

Historic New Harmony offers free public events to celebrate Atheneum’s 40th Anniversary
Historic New Harmony invites the public to attend two free events to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the Atheneum, a masterpiece of modern architecture, in New Harmony, Indiana Thursday, October 10 and Friday, October 11. A town panel discussion and speaker series will highlight how the town of New Harmony and the Atheneum have been a role model for culture and architecture. Read More

Processional begins at 2:45 p.m. Friday, October 11

USI to honor achievements, present awards at annual Faculty Convocation
The University of Southern Indiana will hold its annual Faculty Convocation at 3 p.m. Friday, October 11 in Carter Hall located in University Center West on the USI campus. The event is free and open to the public as space is available, and all are invited to attend and honor the USI faculty with their presence. The Convocation, which was first held at USI in 2017, is a formal ceremony to highlight and celebrate the accomplishments of the USI faculty. Proceedings will include a keynote address from Dr. Katie Ehlman, professor of gerontology and the recognition of newly tenured and promoted faculty, emeriti faculty, faculty members who have completed their terminal degrees and those who have reached 25 years of service at the University. Read More

Processional begins at 2:45 p.m. Friday, October 11

2019 Berger Lecture presentation to cover “The Re/Evolution of the Black Arts Movement”

The University of Southern Indiana Psychology Department welcomes Ron Himes and Heather Beal as they present the 2019 Sydney Berger Lecture. Their lecture, “The Re/Evolution of the Black Arts Movement,” will be held at 6 p.m. Wednesday, October 16 in Mitchell Auditorium, located on the first floor of the Health Professions Center on the USI campus. This event is free and open to the public. “The Re/Evolution of the Black Arts Movement” will investigate the continued need for cultural institutions of color. Himes founded his own theatre company in 1976, during the height of the Black Arts Movement. Himes and Beal will ask and address the following question: do we still need a theatre company dedicated to blackness and why? Read More

On display through Friday, October 25

USI to exhibit woodwork of John McNaughton, art alumni
The University of Southern Indiana’s McCutchan Art Center and Pace Galleries will host two exhibitions of wooden sculptures and wood-media artwork through October 25, 2019. A free, public reception for the exhibitions will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, October 25. Still Kicking and Carving: John McNaughton features the work of nationally acclaimed artist and USI professor emeritus of art John McNaughton. The work in this exhibition is made up of meticulously fashioned, wooden sculptures and function objects, both big and small, with subject matter ranging from political commentary to personal struggles. Read More

A collection of events on campus and in the community sponsored by USI student organizations can be found on the USI events calendar by clicking here.

Registration closes Tuesday, October 15; Race is Saturday, November 2

Registration now open for the 18th annual Norwegian Foot March
The 18th annual Norwegian Foot March, an intense mental and physical challenge, will take participants 18.6 miles through the rolling hills of Evansville’s west side. Carrying a 25-pound rucksack, participants will begin and end on the USI campus, working to make it back to the finish line generally in under four and a half hours depending on age and gender. ROTC cadets, soldiers and veterans, as well as civilians, may register individually or as part of a four-member team. Registration can be completed online or by calling USI Outreach and Engagement at 812-464-1989. Early registration is recommended, as the event sells out quickly. ROTC cadets from any school can register for $25 and all other participants can register for $45. Registration will close on October 15 or when the event is full at 500 participants. More Information