n lieu of our normal Monday “This Week at USI” email, please see the latest COVID-19-related updates from USI below. For the latest information and updates from USI related to COVID-19, please visit the USI website at USI.edu/covid-19/.
On Tuesday, April 21, USI President Ronald S. Rochon established a task force to develop safe, orderly and efficient plans to return to campus in response to COVID-19. The task force is charged with developing a proactive response and communication for the campus community and strategically moving the University toward a return to on-campus operations. A full list of members, including Core Committees, Essential Support Teams and Resource Personnel, has been added to the COVID-19 website.
Students inspire with end-of-semester video as Finals Week concludes
Finals for the Spring 2020 semester continue through Wednesday, May 6. As the semester concludes, several students came together to put forward a video of encouragement and support for their classmates. View the video on the #ScreaglesFlyTogether website.
You vs. Fake News:Â A lesson in verifying information in the age of COVID-19Â
Erin Gibson, Instructor in Communications and faculty advisor for The Shield, USI’s award-winning independent student newspaper, shared advice and resources for recognizing and avoiding misinformation while navigating the news and social media during the pandemic. Read her full article on the #ScreaglesFlyTogether website. If you would like to arrange for an interview with Gibson on the issue of misinformation and fact-checking COVID-19 information, contact Ben Luttrull at bluttrull@usi.edu
Long journey to degree leads to “sweeter reward†for Hollinger
The first two times she enrolled at USI, Erin Hollinger wasn’t ready. But when she joined the University as an employee, she decided it was time to try again. Seven years later she’s showing her four kids it’s never too late to learn. Read More
Caring for USI students is a family affair
Dr. Khalilah Doss, Vice President for Student Affairs, experienced 9/11 as an international undergraduate student in Illinois. Her mother, Precious Watt, watched the news and worried from her home in Jamaica—1,600 miles away. Nearly two decades later, Doss is helping USI students—international and domestic—as they experience a life-changing pandemic
