Below is a list of events and activities happening in and around the USI community this week:
UPCOMING EVENTS
Thursday, September 7
USI Board of Trustees to meet
The USI Board of Trustees will meet at 10 a.m. Thursday, September 7 in the Griffin Center on campus.
Thursday, September 7 through Saturday, September 9
Art for Science’s Sake to be shown at Victory Film Festival in September
Two USI faculty members in the College of Liberal Arts produced a documentary, Art for Science’s Sake: Stalking John James Audubon, that will be featured at the Victory International Film Festival September 7-9.
Friday, September 8
Fall USI Liberal Arts Faculty Colloquium Series to begin
The USI College of Liberal Arts will host its first Faculty Colloquia presentation of the Fall Semester from 3-4:30 p.m. September 8 in Kleymeyer Hall, located in the lower level of the Liberal Arts Center. The event is open to the public at no charge.
SAVE THE DATE
September 18
USI Rechnic Holocaust Series to feature award-winning author, explore Holocaust family history
The USI Foundation is hosting the second annual speaker for the Edward D. and Regina Rechnic Holocaust Series from 7-8 p.m. Monday, September 18 in Carter Hall, located in University Center West on the USI campus.
The presentation, “My Family’s Holocaust Story and the Threats We Face Today,†will feature Margaret McMullan, author of nine award-winning books, followed by a Q&A session with audience members. A reception will follow, and the event is open to the public at no charge.
October 5-7
USI Communal Studies Association Conference to explore communal theory, practice and impact
The Communal Studies Association (CSA) Conference will meet Thursday through Saturday, October 5-7, on the USI campus and in New Harmony, Indiana. The theme for the 2023 Conference is “Communal Theory, Practice and Impact,†in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the CSA.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Released Wednesday, August 30
Forbes and Statista name USI among “America’s Best-in-State Employers 2023” ranking for second consecutive year
USI has been included in the fifth annual “America’s Best-in-State Employers” ranking for the second year in a row. According to a nationwide survey conducted on behalf of Forbes by Statista, USI is ranked 56th, up six spots from its 2022 ranking, alongside national employers such as Adobe, United Parcel Service and Tesla.
Released Friday, September 1
USI to offer new minor, refresh program options across University
Three program updates, impacting prospective and current students, have been made at the University of Southern Indiana, effective this Fall.
Released Friday, September 1
USI McCutchan Art Center/Pace Galleries presenting three exhibitions to start Fall Semester
The USI Kenneth P. McCutchan Art Center/Palmina F. and Stephen S. Pace (MAC/Pace) Galleries are excited to present three exhibitions—Where the Angels Go, Multiformity: The Art of Leonard Baskin and Precarious Change—this Fall Semester. The three exhibitions will be on display simultaneously through October 13.
