What's New at the College?
CLA Summer Academy!
What's better than a summer camp?
A fun and educational summer academy that introduces your high schooler to the liberal arts!
Registration is $150 for the week and includes activities, materials, food, drink and snacks. Children of USI faculty and staff will receive a $25 discount on registration, and full scholarships are available to all participants based upon need.
Classes offered:
- Woodworking
- Graphic Design
- Leadership Development
- Creative Writing
- Ancient Codes and Riddles
- Ceramics
- Painting
- Hispanic Cuisine
- Printmaking
- Psychology
NEW Online Master of Social Work Program
The University of Southern Indiana’s Social Work Department is offering a fully online Master of Social Work program!
- With a 12:1 ratio you’ll never feel like you’re lost in the crowd with small class sizes and one-on-one time with the instructor.
- Pick between all online courses or courses with a meeting time each week. Whatever fits best in your schedule!
- Made for working individuals in mind. Get your Master degree in your time!
Interested? Learn more here.
Alum Spotlight:
Greg Oeth
Class of 2023
Master of Criminal Justice
Featured Story:
USI Theatre students take on the Big Apple, engage with alum
Fourteen University of Southern Indiana Theatre students recently traveled to New York City to sample a few of its cultural offerings, accompanied by Paul Weimer, Associate Professor of Theatre and Chair of the Performing Arts Department. The trip was made possible by the generous support of the USI Foundation.
The group traveled to Nashville, Tennessee, by bus to catch a direct flight to New York City. After a long day of travel, the group went to see a new musical, Water For Elephants, at the Imperial Theatre on Broadway. Before the show, they were met by AJ Jones '16, who is a Costume Design Assistant for the production. He spoke to the students over dinner about his work on the show and his life working in theatre in New York City. His behind-the-scenes stories of the production, which he also worked on last year in Atlanta, added to the enjoyment of the show.
The following day, students were free to explore New York City. Several went to the Metropolitan Museum, while others took in a matinee performance of Moulin Rouge or Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Three students, Via Wagner, Morgan Ray and Morgan Stauter, visited the recently opened Museum of Broadway, and of course, everyone had to experience Times Square.
That evening, the entire group gathered to attend Sleep No More, a unique, interactive Off-Broadway show loosely based on Shakespeare's MacBeth. Masked audience members roam through six floors of a huge warehouse space, filled with intriguing installations of objects and live performers who enact wordless scenes and stylized combat and dance moves.
After barely 48 hours in the city, it was time to fly back home. The trip was a great learning experience for the students and the Performing Arts Department hopes to make trips like these, to New York or Chicago, an annual event.
For more information about our Performing Arts Department, contact Weimer at pcweimer@usi.edu or visit the College of Liberal Arts’ website.
Student Spotlight:
Featured Events:
True Crime Summer Book Club
This Summer!
The University of Southern Indiana’s Criminal Justice Department will facilitate their first true crime book club this summer. This book club is open to USI students, faculty and staff.
Participants will read the book over the summer and discuss during the Fall 2024 Semester (dates and times for these discussions will be released soon).
“Summer is the perfect time to relax with a good book,” says Dr. Melissa Stacer, Director of Master of Arts in Criminal Justice. “Many of us are interested in true crime, so American Predator is the perfect selection for our first book club. It’s no beach read, but it’s sure to be horrifyingly fascinating!”
Black Art Workshop and Exhibition
Workshop: Friday, June 28 – Sunday, June 30
Exhibition: Monday, June 24 – Friday, August 30
The University of Southern Indiana Art and Design Department will partner with the Evansville African American Museum to present the Black Art Workshop and Exhibition in the McCutchan Art Center/Pace Galleries, located in the lower level of the Liberal Arts Center.
“The workshop aims to offer exclusive space for the representation and mentoring of Black artists. To specify, one must be a regional or local Black artist to participate at the Evansville African American Museum as an artist or artist instructor,” said Tory Schendel-Vyvoda, Curator of the Evansville African American Museum. “Since no venue in Evansville is exclusively dedicated to representing Black artists, this initiative fulfills a community need while adhering to the mission of the Evansville African American Museum.”
College of Liberal Arts Achievements
Dr. Leigh Anne Howard, Chair of Communication and Media Department, Art for Science's Sake: Stalking John James Audubon documentary has been accepted by the National Educational Telecommunications Association (NETA); NETA is a national educational distributor for public education broadcasting, making out documentary accessible nationally through so local/regional PBS stations nationwide. Howard will also co-lead a working group on performance pedagogy and public policy at Performance Studies International (PSI) in London this summer. PSI is the most prestigious performance studies association globally.
Upcoming Events
MAY:
May 3: End of Spring Semester
May 13: First Summer classes begin
May 27: Memorial Day (No classes, University closed)
JUNE:
June 3 - June 7: CLA Summer Academy
June 14: First Summer classes end
June 19: Juneteenth (No classes, University closed)
June 24 - August 30: Black Art Exhibition
June 28 - June 30: Black Art Workshop Weekend
JULY:
July 4: Independence Day (No classes, University closed)
