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Commencement ceremony for College of Nursing and Health Professions to be held on April 30

April 14, 2016

The University of Southern Indiana will hold a Commencement ceremony for undergraduate students in the College of Nursing and Health Professions at 6 p.m. Saturday, April 30 in the Physical Activities Center (PAC) on the USI campus.

Lisa R. Gish '00 M'04 is the 2016 Commencement speaker for the College of Nursing and Health Professions. She is the director of Clinic Operations with Tri-State Community Clinics, LLC and president of Integrity Healthcare Solutions, LLC. She earned a degree in nursing from Deaconess Hospital School of Nursing before graduating from the University of Southern Indiana in 2000 with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing, and in 2004 with a Master of Health Administration.

In her current role, Gish oversees the day-to-day operations of 13 clinic locations and coordinates new implementations. She helps direct wellness activities for clients and coordinates to ensure population health improvement year-over-year.

Prior to joining Tri-State Community Clinics in 2010, she was the executive director of Tri-State Business Group on Health, a nonprofit association of businesses in Southwest Indiana, for 12 years. She also spent eight years leading the medical management department for a large national insurance company and was responsible for the areas of utilization management, quality improvement, case management, disease management and employer reporting.

Gish serves as the chair of the board of directors for Encountering Hope Ministries in Warrick County, an outreach program focused on providing assistance through the basic necessities of food and clothing, as well as a diaper bank. She is an active volunteer and instructor with the American Red Cross and serves on the board of directors of the Wellness Council of Indiana.

In 2007, she was named USI's Distinguished Nursing Alumna and was the 2011 Alumni-in-Residence for the University.

Guests of graduates participating in the College of Nursing and Health Professions ceremony will need tickets. A reception for the graduates and their friends and families will follow the ceremony and will be held in University Center East.

Three other colleges at USI will conduct ceremonies on April 30 according to this schedule:

Live video of each ceremony will be streamed in University Center East Conference Center (Rooms 2217-2220). The ceremonies also may be viewed online at USI.edu/live-stream.

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