Search and Screen Committee Charge to the Committee Timetable Leadership Qualities Institutional Profile The University Today History & Institutional Mission Enrollment Trends Commitment to Expanded Access to Higher Education Development of Academic Programs Outreach & Engagement Development of Physical Facilities Student Services Athletics Record of Accomplishment Commitment to Continual Quality Improvement Accreditation Directions for the Future Current Funding Patterns The Community Board of Trustees Officers of the University Search Process
Office of the President President's Task Force 2007 Annual Report (pdf)
A University Committed to Expanded Access to Higher Education
Education is the key component in productivity, economic competitiveness, and workforce development. The University has historically been actively engaged in addressing the state’s interest in economic and workforce development and is a proven resource for helping achieve the state’s goals. The institution has a consistent record of developing and expanding programs and services in anticipation of or in response to the needs of a changing economy. USI produces well-prepared graduates who live, work, and lead in the region, helping to drive economic growth.
In an effort to keep Indiana's brightest and best students in the state, the University has created scholarship programs which recognize scholastic achievements. The Presidential Scholarship program, funded with private gifts, offers full scholarships, including tuition, room and board, and books, for qualifying valedictorians and salutatorians. The competitive Dean’s Scholarships, also privately funded, are renewable full-tuition awards to entering freshmen. With the Indiana University School of Medicine- Evansville, USI offers a highly competitive Bachelor/Doctor of Medicine (B/MD) scholarship to as many as six entering freshmen each year. This scholarship covers tuition, and grants the student a provisional seat in IU School of Medicine-Evansville if grades and test scores meet the school’s criteria. In academic year 2007, USI students received more than $52 million in financial assistance, with the USI Foundation contributing nearly $1 million from privately funded scholarships.
The University plans to accommodate larger numbers of students through recruitment and retention strategies. Past enrollment trends show the University has been successful in these efforts. The University developed and adopted a comprehensive student retention plan which addresses student success in the areas of instruction, student support, and student services. In partial fulfillment of the plan, faculty members have developed a number of experimental course pairings for the promotion of "learning communities.”
Current enrollment trends indicate that larger numbers of students are coming to the University from more distant areas, necessitating the construction of additional campus housing. The number of students living in University housing has increased from 976 in 1988-89 to approximately 2,500.
Several programs and working partnerships facilitate the goal of meeting the state's future enrollment needs. These include dual enrollment programs with area high schools and articulation agreements in a number of areas with Ivy Tech Community College and Vincennes University, endorsement of the statewide agreement on transfer of general education courses, the Indiana-Kentucky reciprocity program, high school agreement courses, and active participation in the distance education initiative of the Indiana College Network.
Education is the key component in productivity, economic competitiveness, and workforce development. The University has historically been actively engaged in addressing the state’s interest in economic and workforce development and is a proven resource for helping achieve the state’s goals. The institution has a consistent record of developing and expanding programs and services in anticipation of or in response to the needs of a changing economy. USI produces well-prepared graduates who live, work, and lead in the region, helping to drive economic growth.
In an effort to keep Indiana's brightest and best students in the state, the University has created scholarship programs which recognize scholastic achievements. The Presidential Scholarship program, funded with private gifts, offers full scholarships, including tuition, room and board, and books, for qualifying valedictorians and salutatorians. The competitive Dean’s Scholarships, also privately funded, are renewable full-tuition awards to entering freshmen. With the Indiana University School of Medicine- Evansville, USI offers a highly competitive Bachelor/Doctor of Medicine (B/MD) scholarship to as many as six entering freshmen each year. This scholarship covers tuition, and grants the student a provisional seat in IU School of Medicine-Evansville if grades and test scores meet the school’s criteria. In academic year 2007, USI students received more than $52 million in financial assistance, with the USI Foundation contributing nearly $1 million from privately funded scholarships.
The University plans to accommodate larger numbers of students through recruitment and retention strategies. Past enrollment trends show the University has been successful in these efforts. The University developed and adopted a comprehensive student retention plan which addresses student success in the areas of instruction, student support, and student services. In partial fulfillment of the plan, faculty members have developed a number of experimental course pairings for the promotion of "learning communities.”
Current enrollment trends indicate that larger numbers of students are coming to the University from more distant areas, necessitating the construction of additional campus housing. The number of students living in University housing has increased from 976 in 1988-89 to approximately 2,500.
Several programs and working partnerships facilitate the goal of meeting the state's future enrollment needs. These include dual enrollment programs with area high schools and articulation agreements in a number of areas with Ivy Tech Community College and Vincennes University, endorsement of the statewide agreement on transfer of general education courses, the Indiana-Kentucky reciprocity program, high school agreement courses, and active participation in the distance education initiative of the Indiana College Network.
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