University of Southern Indiana

The University of Southern Indiana (USI) is a accessible university amid just alfresco Evansville in Vanderburgh County, Indiana, United States. Founded in 1965, USI enrolls 10,929 bifold credit, undergraduate, alum and doctoral acceptance in added than 80 majors. USI offers programs through the Academy of Liberal Arts, Romain Academy of Business, Academy of Nursing and Health Professions and the Pott Academy of Science, Engineering, and Education. USI is a Carnegie Foundation Association Engaged University and offers continuing apprenticeship and appropriate programs to added than 15,000 participants annually through Outreach and Engagement.
USI able-bodied teams participate in Division II of the NCAA and are accepted as the Screaming Eagles. USI is a affiliate of the Great Lakes Valley Conference. The university is home to an all-encompassing apprentice life, with added than 140 apprentice organizations.

History
USI Campus Groundbreaking
Members of Indiana Accompaniment University, Southern Indiana College Apprenticeship (SIHE), Indiana Accompaniment University Evansville (ISUE) and the Evansville association aggregate to breach arena on the new campus.

The University of Southern Indiana began as a bounded campus of Indiana Accompaniment University, aperture on September 15, 1965. In 1967, Southern Indiana College Education, Inc., (SIHE) aloft about $1 actor to admission 1,400 acreage for the Mid-America University Center. Groundbreaking was captivated June 22, 1968. Back September 1969, the University has active 330 acres, mostly donated by SIHE. The aboriginal barrio complete were the Science Centermost and the Wright Administration Building. Slowly the academy congenital facilities, as allotment became accessible during the Indiana Accompaniment University-Evansville period.

In 1985, ability was accepted if Governor Robert D. Orr, an Evansville native, active the school's allotment and started a new affiliate as the University of Southern Indiana. Back accepting its independence, USI's advance has affiliated to area it is now the fastest growing absolute university in the state.The university accustomed apprentice housing, adapted the programs offered, and acceptance has added than angled back accepting its independence. In October, 2006, the university completed a adept plan that provides the framework to bifold the admeasurement of the academy and abutment a campus of over 20,000 students. The adept plan appearance key planning attempt to adviser the university and advice it actualize a adamant campus as it continues to grow.

Academic Units

USI offers over 70 undergraduate majors, 10 master's programs, and one doctoral program. Capacity of the University cover the Romain Academy of Business, Academy of Liberal Arts, Academy of Nursing and Health Professions, Pott Academy of Science, Engineering, and Education, University Division, and Division of Outreach and Engagement. Anniversary academy is led by a administrator who letters to the provost and carnality admiral for Bookish Affairs. USI employs 652 full-time faculty, lecturers, and bookish administrators, and 239 part-time faculty.
The Indiana University Academy of Medicine - Evansville Center, housed in the Health Professions Center, is one of eight bounded capacity throughout the state. The centermost provides classes for first- and second-year medical students. The university is accepted by the College Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools and carries several discipline-specific accreditations as well.

In 1967, the Southern Indiana College Education, Inc., (SIHE) acquired 1,400 acreage (6 km2). Back September 1969, the university has active 300 acreage (1.2 km2), a lot of of which was donated by SIHE. Southern Indiana College Education, Inc. still owns 1,100 acreage (4 km2) for development of college apprenticeship opportunities.

The amount of classrooms has added than angled back the campus was aboriginal opened, but the university is still planning for affiliated growth. A new architecture for the Academy of Business opened in 1990 and was called the Orr Centermost in account of Governor Robert D. Orr, an Evansville native. Back then, four added ample barrio accept been congenital for the Liberal Arts, Nursing, and Apprenticeship divisions, as able-bodied as a ample exercise centermost for acceptance and faculty.

The David L. Rice Library opened in the abatement division of 2006. The architecture is 5 belief and appearance computer access, abstraction tables/rooms, and archetype machines amid on anniversary floor. A new Business and Engineering Centermost opened in 2010 and an broadcast and adapted University Centermost opened in 2011. A new amphitheater will be anon affiliated to the University Centermost if it opens in the abatement of 2014.

The able-bodied teams of USI are accepted as the Screaming Eagles. The university competes at the NCAA Division II akin as associates of the Great Lakes Valley Conference. USI sponsors 17 varsity intercollegiate sports. The academy has won three NCAA civic championships (men's basketball, 1995; baseball, 2010 and 2014), accomplished three times as the civic finalist (men's basketball, 1994 and 2004; and women's basketball 1997), and becoming two third-place finishes (men's cantankerous country, 1982; baseball, 2007). The men's and women's cantankerous country/track teams accept produced 5 alone civic championships back 1997.