Until the mid 1960s, there was a statewide agreement among university presidents and many politicians in Indiana that no city would have a public, higher education institution where a private college existed.
Harolyn Torain '71, USI's first alumna and African American to serve on USI's Board of Trustees, recalls her time as a student in the 60s, starting out in the Centennial building before the current campus opened, as freeing and fun.
In terms of students' excuses as to why they have not turned in an assignment, faculty have heard it all. See if you every profered one of these classic excuses.
The University of Southern Indiana has shaped and redirected the lives of tens of thousands of people as they passed through our educational halls.
President Ronald Rochon contemplates cigarette smoke rings and legacy.
Ben Pfingston '21 was a bit of a rebel in his family. The bookish kind. The first in his family to earn a degree after setting some lofty goals.
Lee Ann Shafer, Academic Programs Manager/Advisor, is in awe of her non-traditional sister.
Steve Bridges, Vice President for Finance and Administration, always knew education was his path in life and USI offered the perfect trifecta: accounting major, close to home, affordable.
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