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USI Alumni Association

Issue 13: March 2005
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New Designation for Academic Units

The Board of Trustees, following recommendation by the Faculty Senate, the Academic Affairs Council, and President Hoops, approved changing the designation of the five academic units on campus to the designation of "college" replacing the designation of "school." Effective July 1, 2005 the five units will be:

The College of Business
The College of Nursing and Health Professions
The College of Liberal Arts
The Robert H. and Elaine H. Pott College of Science and Engineering
The Bower-Suhrheinrich College of Education and Human Services

Dr. Linda L. M. Bennett, provost and vice president for Academic Affairs, said that the designation of "school" usually denotes a narrowly focused professional program with limited degree offerings. The five academic schools at USI offer a complex array of undergraduate programs and four of the five schools offer graduate programs. The change to the college designation will offer greater flexibility in future organizational planning.

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