Below is a list of events and activities happening in and around the USI community in the coming weeks:
Monday, March 4 – Sunday, March 10
Spring Break 2019
The University of Southern Indiana will not hold classes from Monday, March 4 through Sunday, March 10 due to spring break. University offices will be open during this week. Classes will resume on Monday, March 11.
11 a.m. Thursday, March 7
USI Board of Trustees meeting in regular business
The University of Southern Indiana Board of Trustees will meet at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 7 in the Griffin Center Great Room on the USI campus. Documents for the meeting are available at USI.edu/trustees. Please note that these documents are subject to change.
STUDENT EVENTS
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.SAVE THE DATE
Wednesday, March 21
Annual Shaw Biology Lecture to feature director of National Center for Science Education
Ann Reid, director at the National Center for Science Education in Oakland, California, will present the University of Southern Indiana’s eighth annual Marlene V. Shaw Biology Lecture at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 21, in Mitchell Auditorium, located in the lower level of the Health Professions Center on USI’s campus. The presentation, titled “The Enduring Power of Evidence,†will be free and open to the public. Read More
6 p.m. Thursday, April 4
General Colin Powell to speak on leadership at USI in April
The University of Southern Indiana will present “Leadership: Taking Charge,†a moderated discussion with General Colin L. Powell, USA (Ret.) at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 4, 2019, at the new USI Arena. The discussion will be free and open to the public. General Powell will be the fourth speaker in the University’s Romain College of Business Innovative Speaker Series. Previous speakers include T. Boone Pickens, legendary entrepreneur and philanthropist in 2013, Dr. Ben Bernanke, former chairman of the Federal Reserve in 2015, and Dr. Oscar Salazar, founding chief technology officer of Uber in 2017. Read More
10:30 a.m. Friday, April 5
USI holding inauguration of fourth president, Ronald S. Rochon, April 5
The public is cordially invited to attend the inauguration of Ronald S. Rochon as the fourth president of the University of Southern Indiana at 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 5 at the newly-opened Screaming Eagles Arena on USI’s campus (Guests should be seated by 10:15 a.m.). The ceremony, with a theme of “Building Community by Celebrating Diversity, Engagement, and Service,†will highlight the University’s impact on its students and alumni, as well as the local and global communities. As part of the ceremony, presidents and other delegates of colleges and universities from around the country will participate, along with USI students, faculty, alumni and other special guests. Additional guests include, but are not limited to the governor of the State of Indiana, military generals, USI trustees, mayor of Evansville, members of the Indiana Commission for Higher Education, former USI presidents and other University representatives. Read More
Friday, April 12 – Sunday, April 14
Startup Weekend Evansville 8.0 to focus on community health care
With an eye toward using innovation to make our area healthier, Startup Weekend Evansville (SWE) 8.0 will be held from Friday, April 12 through Sunday, April 14 in the newly-remodeled third floor of the Health Professions Center on the University of Southern Indiana campus. Open regionally to students, faculty, staff and the community, Startup Weekend is a 54-hour event where developers, designers, marketers, product managers and startup enthusiasts come together to share ideas, form teams, build products and launch startups. For this year’s event, SWE organizers have chosen to theme the event “Better Health Through Innovation,†and are asking participants to focus their ideas on ways to improve the health outcomes of Vanderburgh County and the surrounding area. Read More
