President's Report
Building Momentum
EACH AND EVERY DAY, USI works to build careers, partnerships and momentum. For over 60 years, we've been changing the game in regional higher education and growing to serve our community. Drive down University Boulevard and you'll see the physical proof. Renovations to the Byron C. Wright Administration Building and Health Professions Center are two of the most noticeable developments in USI's continued momentum. While these important construction projects may be the face of campus, they are not the heart of USI.
Our people—students, faculty, support staff, administrators, graduates, community partners, donors and families—drive our University's success. This institution has always been by the people, for the people. USI was founded by local business leaders who built public higher education opportunities from the ground up to support homegrown talent. This legacy is our blueprint for the future.
As a public University, we serve as an innovation engine for businesses throughout our region. External companies, large and small, can bring complex challenges to our campus and tap into the collective talent of our students, faculty and applied research resources. At USI, transformative and experiential learning are at the core of every classroom.
As President, it is my privilege to guide the University's momentum with resilient stewardship. Looking forward, the people of USI will keep making history by building community connections, intentional partnerships and professional pathways that reinforce our foundations. These enduring and emerging relationships show just how much impact USI can make when we build together.
Steven J. Bridges '89 M'95
President
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS
USI earned its third consecutive Carnegie Community Engagement Classification, making this institution one of only 277 campuses nationwide that hold this designation.
INTENTIONAL PARTNERSHIPS
Trusted partnerships with Deaconess Health System, Amcor, Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana, Old National Bank, AstraZeneca, Liberty Federal Credit Union and the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation, to name a few, not only position USI for meaningful collaboration, but open doors for students' future careers.
PROFESSIONAL PATHWAYS
USI graduates form a talent pipeline to strengthen and support Indiana's workforce. Education is a powerful tool to help our state grow, innovate and succeed.
