Administrative Assistants & Associates club accepting scholarship applications
Applications for the AA&A scholarship are now available online. Full-time students in need of financial aid and maintaining at least a 3.0 GPA can apply online until the end of December. Two $500 scholarships will be awarded during Honors Week in March. The scholarship application can be found at http://www.usi.edu/aaa/scholarship.asp. For more information, contact Terry Alvey at 812/465-1131.Lighting a Tradition ceremony
Join the Student Alumni Association as they light the quad with holiday cheer at 7 p.m. on Monday, December 7, in the Rice Library Second Floor Reading Room. Enjoy holiday choral selections performed by the USI gospel choir, Designed by Grace. Cookies and hot chocolate will be provided in the Rice Library lobby immediately following the ceremony. For more information regarding this event, contact Nancy Johnson at 812/464-1928.Bus trip to Opry Mills Mall
The Administrative Assistants and Associates Club of USI is hosting a one-day trip to Opry Mills Mall on Saturday, December 5. The trip to the mega-shopping mall in Nashville is open to USI faculty, staff, and students. Cost is $30 per person and reservations are due by Monday, November 30. The bus from New Image Travel will leave USI at 8 a.m. and return at 10 p.m. on December 5. Children are welcome on the trip; 12 and under free; 13 and above, $10 for first child and $5 each additional child.The Opry Mills Mall has over 200 stores including Bass Pro Shop’s Outdoor World, Gap Outlet, Ann Taylor Factory Store, Nike Factory Store, BCBG Final Cut, and Bed, Bath, and Beyond. The mall has a large food court and themed restaurants like Rainforest Café, Apple Barn, Aquarium Restaurant, and more. Call 465-1131 to make your reservations.
Fall Commencement information
Two commencement programs will be held this fall at the University of Southern Indiana on Saturday, December 12 in the Physical Activities Center. Students in business, nursing and health professions, and science and engineering will graduate at 10 a.m. Students in education and human services, liberal arts, and Extended Services will graduate at 1 p.m. Details about the ceremony, faculty participation, and the Commencement reservation process for graduates is available online at http://www.usi.edu/commencement/commencement_2.asp.Toys for Tots accepting donations in Registrar's Office
USI Veterans Support Services and the Student Veterans Association are partnering with the U.S. Marine Corp Reserve Toys for Tots Foundation to collect toys for needy children this holiday season. Donations of new, unwrapped toys will be accepted through Friday, December 18 and distributed to disadvantaged children in the Tri-state area. A donation box is located in the Registrar’s Office, on the first floor of the Robert D. Orr Center. For more information, contact USI Veterans Support Services at 812/464-1857.Family Fun Night at the RFWC
Enjoy a night of fun and fitness with your family at the Recreation, Fitness, & Wellness Center from 5 to 8 p.m. on Friday, November 20. Check out the RFWC facilities, including the fitness center, climbing center, pool, basketball and volleyball courts, ping pong, video games, and more. Pizza and soft drinks will be available for purchase.All Family Fun Night guests must be accompanied by a current USI employee or student with an Eagle Access ID, and all guests are required to sign the RFW waiver. Children under the age of 16 are not permitted to use the fitness equipment and must be supervised by a parent or guardian at all times.
Adults who wish to use the climbing center must pass the belay safety certification class before climbing, and children are permitted to climb only with a parent or guardian who has passed the safety class. Save time by taking your class now!
For more information about this event, call 812/461-5268.
Seasonal and H1N1 flu precautions
University of Southern Indiana offers these precautions against seasonal and H1N1 flu to its faculty, staff, and students.- Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. Throw the tissue in the trash after you use it.
- Wash your hands often with soap and water. Alcohol-based hand cleaners also are effective.
- Try to avoid close contact with sick people.
- If you get the flu, it's recommended you stay home from work or school for seven days after symptoms begin, or until you are symptom free for 24 hours, whichever is longer.
- If you experience flu-like symptoms, go online to the Student Health Center at www.usi.edu/studenthealth and self report your illness so the occurrence of the flu symptoms at USI can be monitored.
Help mitigate flu infection rates—stay away from others when sick
Dr. Nadine Coudret, interim provost and vice president for Academic Affairs, is working with the academic community at USI on an awareness campaign to educate students and employees on the seriousness of the H1N1 pandemic and ways to mitigate infection rates."Every person can help reduce the spread of disease by staying away from others when sick," she said. She added that frequent hand washing, covering the mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing, disposing of used tissues, and other basic personal hygiene practices also can prevent the spread of the infection.
Students and employees with flu-like symptoms should not attend class or work and should stay isolated from others. If illness occurs, the faculty will work with students to meet course requirements.
Residence hall area coordinators and resident assistants will help students make arrangements to stay isolated and to have food and other needs delivered to them should the infection spread on campus.
Symptoms generally last less than a week. Infected people can return to normal activities 24 hours after their fever subsides (less than 100 degrees without medication) without risk of infecting others.
Coudret requests individuals (students and employees) who develop the flu go to the Student Health Center web site, www.usi.edu/studenthealth, and report the illness so incidences of flu on campus can be monitored. Individuals may also choose to call their doctor or the Student Health Center to get medical treatment if symptoms are severe.
Visit www.usi.edu/emergency for a list of resources with up-to-date information about the H1N1 virus. This web site will have the latest H1N1 information for the campus community.
Priority registration for spring and summer 2010 is November 2-13
Teaching faculty: Please announce to your classes that November 2-13; encourage your students to register early.Students register online via myUSI (my.usi.edu ). Priority registration begins at 8 a.m. on Monday, November 2, and progresses according to the schedule found on page four of the class schedule and at www.usi.edu/reg/early.asp . Students register according to the total of their earned plus currently enrolled hours, and are encouraged to register on their first day of eligibility.
- All continuing and readmission students are eligible to register online, but are urged to first meet with their academic advisor to review their course selection prior to registering. Contact your advisor to schedule an appointment (subject to availability).
- Degree-seeking undergraduate students with less than 32 earned hours (freshmen) will have a registration hold placed on their record, and will be eligible for registration only after meeting with their academic advisor to review their course selection and remove the registration hold.
- Degree-seeking undergraduates who began at USI in summer 1995 or later should review their degree evaluation (through myUSI) prior to registration to check their progress toward degree completion and verify acceptable course options.
Don’t wait – enroll now, pay later!
Students who sign up for spring classes during priority registration will not be billed until Thursday, December 10, and are expected to settle their account with the Bursar’s Office by December 20. Students who sign up for summer classes during Priority Registration will not be billed until May 10, with bills due by May 20.