University of Southern Indiana This Week at USI

Below is a list of events and activities happening in and around the USI community in the coming weeks:

4 p.m. Tuesday, February 19

Hilliard Lyons CIO to present “Lessons Learned as a Portfolio Manager”

Mark Nickel, senior vice president and chief investment fficer with Hilliard Lyons, will present, “Lessons Learned as a Portfolio Manager.” Nickel is a Certified Financial Planner with 20 years experience in the investment industry. He oversees Hilliard Lyons’ investment strategy, portfolio management, and investment support for Hilliard Weatlh Advisors and clients. He also leads the Investment Strategy & Research department. More Information

4:30 p.m. Tuesday, February 19

Two award-winning writers to present in USI Performance Center

The Spring 2019 Southern Indiana Reading Series kicks off with readings and discussions with two writers, Hanif Abdurraqib and Elena Passarello, on Tuesday, February 19. The readings will begin at 4:30 p.m. at the University of Southern Indiana Performance Center, which will be followed by a reception. Books will be available for purchase and for signing. This event is free and open to the public. More Information

7 p.m. Wednesday, February 20 and 6:30 p.m. Friday, February 22

USI to celebrate 21st anniversary of The Vagina Monologues and founding of V-Day

The University of Southern Indiana will present a two-night-only benefit reading of Eve Ensler’s award winning play The Vagina Monologues at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, February 20, and 7 p.m. on Friday, February 22 in Forum III of the Wright Administration Building on the USI campus. Doors will open at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, February 20, and at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, February 22. The event costs $8 at the door. Ninety percent of proceeds go to Willow Tree of Posey County, working to help women and girls coping with sexual assault and domestic violence. Ten percent of proceeds go to the V-Day Action Fund for women who have been incarcerated. Read More

9 a.m. Friday, February 22

USI Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, College of Liberal Arts present 12th Interdisciplinary Colloquium

The University of Southern Indiana College of Liberal Arts and its Center for Interdisciplinary Studies will host the 12th Interdisciplinary Colloquium, titled “Movement(s).” The day-long, multi-session event will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, February 22 in Carter Hall in University Center West. This event is free and open to the public. The College of Liberal Arts’ annual Interdisciplinary Colloquium showcases USI faculty research across a wide range of academic disciplines centered on a single topic. Faculty presenters represent a variety of USI programs and departments including Art, Biology, Criminal Justice, Economics, English, Gender Studies, German, Health Services, History, Music, Sociology, and Theatre Arts. Read More

Exhibits open through Wednesday, March 13

2019 Efroymson Bridge Year Fellowship exhibition paired with Diane Kahlo art installation

The University of Southern Indiana Art and Design Department’s 2019 Efroymson Bridge Year Fellowship Exhibition is on display through March 13 at the McCutchan Art Center/Pace Galleries, located in the lower level of the Liberal Arts Center on the USI campus. The Efroymson Bridge Year Fellowship is a competitive fellowship awarded to one graduating senior or recent alum from the Art and Design Department annually. 2048 recipient Justin Cecil’s exhibition, titled Reflection/Variation, includes fine art prints and other works on paper he recreated during the fellowship. At the same time, Gallery 3 of the McCutchan Art Center/Pace Galleries will host Las Desaparecidas de Ciudad Juarez: Homage to the Missing and Murdered Girls of Juarez, Mexico by Kentucky-based artist Diane Kahlo. Read More

STUDENT EVENTS

A collection of events on campus and in the community sponsored by USI student organizations

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Tuesday, February 26

Author, scholar, activist Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor to keynote 2019 Mandela Day

Dr. Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, author and assistant professor of African American Studies at Princeton University, will present the keynote address for the 2019 University of Southern Indiana Nelson Mandela Social Justice Day at 6 p.m. Tuesday, February 26 in the USI Performance Center. The presentation will be 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. Read More

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

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