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UBER RACES INTO EVANSVILLE
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Uber, a taxi service that allows customers to hire private drivers to transport them to their destination nation will be launching its product UberX in the Evansville area in 2017.
by riley guerzini news@usishield.com @rguerzini
Ever since her car broke down, Crystal Phillips has searched for a reliable transportation system to get her to and from work. Phillips, a freshman public relations major, said she has had difficulty getting an internship or a higher paying job because her modes of transportation are slim. “I really feel like Uber would be beneficial to someone like me who had their car get pretty much totaled but still needs to make a living,” she said. Uber announced last week that it will be launching its product UberX in the Evansville area in 2017. Evansville will become the seventh city in Indiana to provide the ridesharing product. “Thanks in part to the collaborative efforts of the Growth Alliance for Greater Evansville, we quickly realized that Uber would be a great fit for the community and look forward to serving riders and drivers in Evansville early next year,” said the general manager of Uber in Illinois and Indiana
Marco McCottry. Uber is a taxi service that allows customers to hire private drivers to transport them to their destination. This is available through a smartphone app. The company hires pre-screened local drivers who use their own vehicles to drive customers around their city or town. Phillips said that while she has never used the Uber service, she knows it is inexpensive and believes it will be more beneficial than buying a new car. “I work on campus but if I had a job with better pay or more hours, I would feel financially safer,” she said. “Now I have to save for a new car on top of school and books and having a large sum of money for when I do get a car back so I can pay for insurance.” Junior business management student Eric Hannesson said he has used Uber in Indianapolis and California and said he has never had a rude or bad driver. “The reason why I like the Uber service is that they are cheap and fast to get you where you want to go,” he said. “I like Uber mostly because of how inexpensive it is and if I need a ride to somewhere, then I can get one with a click of a button.”
Hannesson said he likes that Uber has affordable prices for college students and people in the community. “I don’t have to make phone calls,” he said. “Uber is different simply because of the customer service and cost compared to other taxi services. Other services will charge you by the minute and Uber just charges you by mile.” Hannesson said other taxi services he had used didn’t converse with him and overcharged him for only a five-minute drive. “A few friends and I went to Franklin Street a few weeks ago to go to the bars and had to call a taxi,” he said. “It was very expensive just to get there.” He said he couldn’t believe that Evansville did not have an Uber or Lyft, a similar ridesharing service, when he first came to the area. “Other people who do not have a car on campus can easily use Uber to get a bunch of groceries to put in the there, instead of trying to do that on the bus,” Hannesson said. “It’s affordable for everyone and I think it will be beneficial to all the students here as well as others in the community.”
New dean hopes to continue positive growth by sarah loesch editor@usishield.com @seloesch
Zane Mitchell was recently named the dean of the Pott College of Science, Engineering and Teaching after serving as interim dean since June. Mitchell is a prof e s sor of engineeri n g a n d before movMitchell i n g into the dean position, served as the chair of the engineering department. The Shield sat down with Mitchell to discuss his time in the United States Air Force and his plans for the new role.
The Shield: How was your experience as interim dean? Zane Mitchell: It was actually very exciting. We have a lot of things going on in the Pott College, a lot of things we are working on. So I came in to the position ready to hit the ground running and we were able to come up with a very good interim engineering chair, so I didn’t have to worry about that. Really since about mid May I was able to focus on this position. Dr. Paul Koebling has been the interim chair and taken care of everything there.
Shield: Was there any experience during your time in the military which you feel prepared you for this role? Mitchell: I actually think the experience running the large project in Siberia prepared me the best for this. It was such a wide variety of different folks working toward a common goal and that’s what we have here. A really nice variety of people with a bunch of different specialties, both on the faculty and staff, all geared toward helping students succeed and reach their goals.
Shield: Was the plan for you to move into the permanent position as dean? Mitchell: My plan was always to apply for the position. The university’s plan was to do the national search. They did the national search and I ended up being selected. I am very humbled and grateful for the opportunity.
Shield: Can you tell me a little more about that project? Mitchell: It was a large construction project to develop really a complete facility for the destruction of nerve agent. It was an automated factory in the middle of Siberia. Very austere conditions. We had to invent the chemical process to neutral-
ize the nerve agent and we had to also really invent the machines that could do this in a safe manner. Even a small amount of nerve agent can kill a person so we wanted the whole process to be very hands off. There was the complete design and construction from the process to the machinery to the factory with the environmental systems built into it to prevent the escape of any nerve agent that would leak out of the shells. All the while working with the community around the base to make sure they were safe and that they felt safe and were aware of everything that was going on. Shield: Did anything impact your decision to join the military? Mitchell: My father was in the Air Force. I was always around airplanes growing up, so I decided I wanted to be a pilot.
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Student claims Indiana’s top sports broadcaster award by Riley guerzini news@usishield.com @rguerzini
When Jevin Redman entered the conference ballroom filled with over 200 sports broadcasters from across Indiana, he didn’t know what to expect. “It was cool to be in the same room as people you listened to or watched growing up and then to go accept the award in front of them was very humbling and a cool achievement for me,” he said. Redman, the sports director for the university radio station WSWI, claimed the Indiana Broadcasting Association Spectrum Award for Sports in the Radio Market at the association’s annual confer-
ence in Carmel, Indiana. The awards are split into six categories: best newscast, radio station broadcast personality or team, local community involvement, sports, commercial and best promotional campaign. The Radio Market 1 includes the Indianapolis metro area, Fort Wayne, South Bend and Evansville. Only a handful of college students have ever been chosen for this award as it is designed mostly for professional broadcasters. Redman grew up playing tennis, basketball and baseball and knew he wanted to do some kind of broadcasting since he was 6-years-old, but wasn’t sure he wanted to make a career out of it.
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Shield: During your time in the Air Force, did you ever imagine yourself in a position like this? Mitchell: I always knew I was coming back to academics. I was kind of a weird student because at the Air Force Academy, tuition was all paid for. So I would take the maximum number of classes I was allowed to take because I viewed them
as free knowledge. I probably took more credit hours than most people would want to take in a semester. Shield: Was that transition difficult for you? Mitchell: Actually I had prepared myself for making a transition to academia from the time I was accepted to go for a PhD to teaching at the Air Force
Academy multiple times I felt really prepared me to go in this direction. Shield: What differences do you see between teaching and a role in administration? Mitchell: The neatest difference is I get to work with more people, and I get to meet more people. Hopefully help more people. A lot
more of my time is spent really, I’d say, with the faculty and staff now and, unfortunately, a little less with the students now. That’s a little bit of the sacrifice that’s being made to move to this level. Although I do plan to keep teaching occasionally it won’t be at the same level I was teaching in the past. Shield: Do you have any
specific goals for yourself? Mitchell: I hope to be the best dean I can be and to continue the positive growth the college has had. Hopefully I will contribute to student success and faculty success.
Mitchell: I think our next big program that will be offered will be a doctoral degree in education. We are working on that now and hopefully that will be the next big degree we are able to offer.
Shield: Are there any programs within the college you are especially excited for?
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Faculty Senate approves open letter, syllabus template by riley guerzini news@usishield.com @rguerzini
Faculty Senate voted to approve a post-election open letter on civility to the university along with the syllabus template for faculty on Friday. “The faculty at the University of Southern Indiana wholeheartedly embraces the university’s mission to prepare individuals to live wisely in a diverse and global community, and condemns all racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic and other bigoted forms of hate speech and actions,” the letter stated. The letter, authored by associate professor of English Charles Conway, said it recognized that while the election is over, issues still exist and divide students on campus. “We affirm and uphold the constitutional right to
the freedom of speech, and we recognize that the U. S. Supreme Court has supported that right on numerous occasions, including cases that have involved the use of hate speech,” It said. “But we also understand that such speech is never effective in debate. Hate speech never helps us solve our problems.” The letter goes on to say it encourages thoughtful and reasonable debate between members of the community and the university should be a leader in that area. It said the university wants to foster a critical thinking environment to solve problems, which includes partnering with diverse communities and avoiding discrimination. The senators also voted to approve the syllabus template for faculty members. The template will require a statement on Title
IX, along with other formatting requirements. “I would prefer that students actually read language that is centered on Title IX,” said provost Ron Rochon. “I think it’s important that we communicate to the faculty what our expectations are and who we are as an institution, so I preface that we actually have a language within the document.” Rochon referenced Title IX issues across Indiana and said some students are unaware of what consent means. He said professors are encouraged to read over mandatory parts in class and not use hyperlinks in their syllabi. He also said he wants faculty to update their syllabi every year. “I’m hopeful that our colleagues are always changing their syllabi,” he said.
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“The radio and broadcasting stems from listening to Pacers and Cardinals games on the radio,” he said. “Playing sports, I would always take a radio out if I was throwing or hitting and listening to whatever game was on. “ Redman has broadcasted sports for WSWI since his freshman year and has covered a wide-range of sports from high school football to men’s and women’s basketball to baseball. “After that first semester, I felt pretty comfortable doing behind the scenes stuff as well and from then on it’s taken off,” he said. Redman said he was overwhelmed in his first broadcast, but learned to research more to give his audience better background information. “They always say a broadcaster’s job is to inform and entertain, so I think the key thing on my side is to do preparation going into a game,” he said. “I’ll go to practice, see what they’re working on as far as what to expect from the other team that kind of gives them more knowledge on the opponent as well” Redman said he puts in around 3 or 4 hours of preparation and research before each broadcast. “You do a lot of that work and they always say 80 percent of the stuff you do you don’t use on your broadcast, but you have that there in case you need to use it,” he said. He said he hopes to land with a university or professional team after he graduates in the spring. “My goal is to be a playby-play broadcaster for a team and hopefully I’m fortunate enough to work up to the top level,” he said. “Its competitive and difficult
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to break through, but I feel like I’m in a good position to make it to the top.” John Morris, the general manager of the WSWI radio station, said it was amazing how well Redman has improved since he began broadcasting in his freshman year. “He was polished when he came in,” Morris said. “He had some experience from the high school level, but since then he’s worked really hard to get to where he is.” Morris said Redman has a number of qualities that enhance his broadcasts, including voice and pacing. “Truthfully, when you narrow it down to everything, he can draw a picture,” he said. “He draws that picture that the audience can see what’s going on and he can really pull them into the ballgame.” Morris said he takes a lot of pride in Redman’s accomplishments, but it all comes back to his work and what he has put together. He said Redman is a continuation of high-qual-
ity broadcasters that have worked at WSWI, but none have reached the level that Redman has. He said other members of the station see the quality of work he is doing and they know if they put in that kind of work, they have the opportunity to reach the same level as Redman. Morris said he has essentially turned over the sports department to Redman, who is in charge of scheduling and making sure all games are prepped. “When he graduates, that’s one of the things I’m going to miss is that leadership,” he said. “We’ll have some younger people next year and I know that will mean a little bit more hands on involvement.” Morris said he believes Redman has the skill level to broadcast any type of sports team, including NBA and MLB teams. “I know our listeners over the years have really learned how fortunate they are to have Jevin to listen to,” he said.
Japanese School wins 11th consecutive award by sarah loesch editor@usishield.com @seloesch
The university’s Southern Indiana Japanese School received its 11th consecutive School Award in Writing from the Japan Overseas Education Services. There are close to 300 Japanese schools abroad and only 20 of them are awarded this honor. Keietsu Nishimura, principal of SIJS, said when the school started in 1997, he never could have imagined it would have the success it does now.
When the school first opened, only about 10 schools were receiving the school award as opposed to the 20 recieving it now. “When I saw the names of the 10 schools I wondered what great schools (they had to be) that they would be awarded the school award,” Nishimura said. “It was our dream.” There were also four individual students who won writing awards this year. 500 works were honored out of the 40,921 that were submitted. The students honored were sixth-grader Ren Higuchi, first-graders Yuzuki
Komatsu and Nana Kato and second-grader Rikuto Kadoshima. “When students win the individual award we are very pleased,” Nishimura said. He said in the beginning he wasn’t sure the school would be a contender for the honor because of its size. The school started with seven students and has now grown to 58. He said overall it was a big surprise, but he is very pleased that the school has won the award continuously.
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Fellow’s art exhibit showcases ‘process’
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Artist Jenna “Citrus” Reuger poses with some of her favorite artworks Monday afternoon in the McCutchan Art Center/Pace Gallery. Reuger has worked for a year on 130 pieces to put in the Efroymson Bridge Year Fellowship Exhibit.
by Gabi Wy features@usishield.com @GabiCWy
Jenna “Citrus” Rueger skittered through the open rooms of the McCutchan Art Center/Pace Gallery, her colored socks silent against the cold ground. It was noon of the day before the opening of her Efroymson Bridge Year Fellowship Exhibit, and Rueger still had preparations to finalize before the year’s’ worth of her work went on display. She turned her head to examine the gallery, where she was surrounded by about 130 pieces of her art. “I’ve had two small shows before,” Rueger said, “but this compared to those? It’s awe-inspiring and amazing.” As an Efroymson Bridge Year Fellow, Rueger has worked for a year as a student perfecting her portfolio to apply to graduate school, culminating in the exhibit running from Dec. 7 to Jan. 16. “The theme is ‘process,’”
Rueger said. “There’s an evolution in my work from traditional art-like painting to more digital art.” One of the ways the theme of ‘process’ manifested was in her “handpainting series.” “I took pictures of paint dripping over body parts,” she said. “Then I saw that the paint was dripping on the cardboard below, and that was equally as neat as the photography. I said, ‘Wait, that’s beautiful,’ and used those drips as a painting.” On the night of her reception, Rueger will have 11 live models wearing patterns she designed. “When I tried to sell my work before, it was hard with just originals and prints,” Rueger said. “So I decided to make things like clothing that people will actually buy.” In addition to painting, photography, clothing and graphic design, Rueger said the exhibit will show clips of her going through the steps of her art process. “I hope people leave
feeling inspired to make art or share a creative impact,” she said. “I put a lot of work—a whole year—into this.” Jack Ashley, a university alum and assistant to the gallery director, said it’s been “intriguing” to watch Rueger’s growth as an artist. He’s known her for five years. “It’s really exciting to see students develop into substantial artists,” he said. “Her work has culminated with really attractive pieces.” He said her style is unique and reflects her personality. “She’s a free spirit, but there’s also a depth in her work,” Ashley said. “Lots of artists do the photos where there’s paint on the hand but she takes it further.” Ashley said he enjoys all of Rueger’s pieces, and he’s appreciated seeing her work develop. “It’s always fun watching artists put shows together,” he said. “You see them come through little pieces of their art.”
Student work featured in ‘Robot Invasion’
by Gabi Wy
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Katelyn Ryder didn’t know where her fellow Resident Assistants were taking her when they said they were going on a trip. “They abducted me in a staff meeting,” the senior art and psychology double major said. “They took me to New Harmony to see my art on display for the first time. It was precious of them.” Ryder and her friends saw her piece in the Robot Invasion show, a collaboration between the New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art and Tin Man Brewery. “To see (my work) on a pedestal next to other insanely amazing pieces of art was surreal,” Ryder said. “The New Harmony Gal-
lery does not typically allow student work, but since Tin Man was working with them, they allowed undergraduate submissions. It’s a really rare and exciting opportunity.” The show is all about robots, and Ryder illustrated the relationship between humans and robots in her sculpture. “It’s a found-objects sculpture,” Ryder said. “I used Barbie dolls that I painted and added pieces to. There’s one that looks like a human and one that looks like a robot, but their insides are switched.” She said she entered the show as a requirement for her class with professor Rob Millard-Mendez, and she’s gained insight from the process of sending work in. “I’ve learned that I’m capable of making cool stuff
in a short time if I make myself,” Ryder said. “A lot of times it takes me a while and I come up with excuses, but now I know I can.” Millard-Mendez said he always requires his advanced students to apply to enter at least one exhibition. “I had to figure out for myself that I need to build my resume as a student,” he said. “So I said if I ever became a teacher, I would teach my students to do this so they know.” Four of his students have work displayed in the show, which runs until Dec. 17. “The students got into it with different ideas, some of robots as cartoon characters and robots taking over people’s jobs,” he said. “There’s a sadness and a sense of humor to them.”
The new season of The Walking Dead is about to reach its mid-season finale, and things are beginning to heat up after a few episodes of calmness. In the past three episodes, the focus has been on Maggie and Sasha, Tara, Enid and Carl when he sneaks into the Saviors’ territory and encounters Negan. In the fifth episode, titled “Go Getters”, we got to see where Rick and the crew had chosen to hide Maggie to keep Negan away from her and her unborn child, and that place turned out to be at Hilltop. It is then discovered that Sasha is also at Hilltop and that Jesus is trying to reason with Gregory to let the girls stay. Although the episode was a bit slow at times, it was still interesting to see how Maggie was getting along after the tragic loss of Glenn. Even in the slow moments of the episode, the story quickly grabbed hold of the viewers again as tension arose when the Saviors arrived at Hilltop and Maggie and Sasha were almost given away by Gregory. By the end, I was relieved that Maggie was safe and I found myself hoping that she would be the one to avenge Glenn and Abraham by killing Negan in the end. Maggie has been through so much pain, and she deserves to
be the one to avenge her husband. “Swear”, the sixth episode, followed Tara as she ran into trouble when she crossed paths with a new, all-female group of survivors. To be honest, this episode did not interest me very much. The pacing was slow, and although the episode did have a few ardent moments, it just did not catch my attention aside from a few very small parts. Lastly, the lastest episode was titled “Sing Me a Song,” and my, was it nerve-racking. Of course dear little feisty Carl had to sneak out of Alexandria and travel to the Saviors by himself. Little did he know that Negan would force him to follow him around all day like a little apprentice and show him exactly what horrors go on in the Saviors’ compound.
It was even more nerveracking when Daryl saw that Negan had a hold of Carl and couldn’t do anything to help lest another incident like the fate of Glenn be repeated. It was truly unnerving to witness how Negan treated his numerous wives and how tame and brokendown those women had became. And the worst part wasn’t when Negan pressed a hot iron to the face of a man with whom one of his wives cheated, rather it was when Negan took Carl back to Alexandria and discovered that Rick had another child: baby Judith. Oh, how creepy it was to watch Negan hold Judith and rock her in a chair, acting as though he wasn’t a monster. One can only imagine what Rick will do when he comes back to Alexandria and discovers that a devil incarnate was holding his baby daughter. All in all, the fifth and sixth episodes were too slow-paced for my taste, but the seventh episode certainly turned things up a notch. As the mid-season finale approaches, one can only guess what will happen next. But one thing everyone knows for sure is that the reign of Negan is going to last for a while, and the viewers and characters are going to have to hold on tight.
Rating 4/5 BY Darrian Breedlove
Bad Santa 2: Offensive, Crude, Brilliant In theaters now I sat in an empty theater Sunday watching Billy Bob Thornton attempt to kill himself multiple times, and I was laughing my ass off. Picking up a decade after the first film. “Bad Santa 2” shows the misadventures of Willie Soke (Thornton), an undereducated low-life who happens to be a deft hand at safecracking thanks to the tutelage of his despicable mother Sunny (Kathy Bates). Within ten minutes, a narration from Soke kills off the supposedly happy ending of the first film and puts him in a fleabag hotel, ready to die. After leaving a suicide note with multiple spelling errors, Soke turns on his oven and sticks his head in, an attempt to commit suicide via gas inhalation. The audience sees a shot of the inside of the oven with Thornton’s head inside, eyes closed, waiting for death. Then the heating elements of his electric stove begin to glow red, and the viewer can almost see the gears turning in Soke’s head as he realizes it won’t work. I haven’t laughed that hard in a theater since some of the better jokes in “Keanu.” The rest of the movie involves Soke, his mother and returning character Marcus Skidmore (Tony Cox) casing a Chicago
charity with plans to steal over $2 million in cash on Christmas Eve. It turns out the only way to make a legitimately funny crude comedy in 2016 is to put out a pointless sequel to a mildly successful thirteen year old movie. Traditionally I avoid reviewing comedies for The Shield due to most theatrically released comedies sacrificing their comedic potential to reach the lowest common armchair-surfing, popcorn-munching denominator (see my reviews for “Get Hard” and “Sausage Party”). “Bad Santa 2” is a hilarious exception to the norm. It seems the writers, cast and crew conspired to make a legitimately funny offensive comedy instead of aiming for public appeal, because what I saw projected on that screen didn’t give a flying reindeer what the international
Rating 4.5/5 BY Gavin gaddis
gross might be. This plan seems to have worked insofar as I laughed out loud nine times throughout the course of the film, smirking for the rest of it. This is a hard feat to accomplish when I’m left alone with no friends or audience energy to work off of. Comedies are funnier with crowds, yet “Bad Santa 2” still works in a silent room. Of course, in the sense that “Bad Santa 2” is a commercial venture, their plan has failed spectacularly. The movie has been out for sixteen days as of this publication, and it still needs to gross $10 million before breaking even. To put it bluntly, this movie has failed. That being said, if the poorly-constructed jokes of “Sausage Party” left you lusting for some genuinely hilarious offensive comedy that crosses just enough lines to keep you uncomfortable. Billy Bob Thornton plays the perfect flawed protagonist with a heart of gold and delivers plenty of good laughs, but Kathy Bates absolutely steals the show with her performance as an irredeemably bad person. It won’t make a difference in the movie’s overall success, but “Bad Santa 2” is definitely worth your ticket money before heading home for the holidays.
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‘No good journalists’ Dispelling journalism stereotypes by sarah rogers opinion@usishield.com @suruhgrace
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See past the smokeshow by osman bien aime orbienaime@eagles.usi.edu
Walking through campus I spot a group of students sitting under a tree near the Arts Center, puffing on their vape pens. A little further along I notice a woman in her thirties answering a phone call between drags of a cigarette near the rear entrance to the Liberal Arts Building. As I pass them both, I can’t help but notice the sign on the door as I enter the building: “USI is a tobacco & vapor free campus.” Maybe we should cut the half-measures and revise our smoking policy. Although tobacco isn’t allowed in campus housing, there’s a general indifference toward its use on
campus, running counter to policy. It’s something that’s had me wondering why we even bother having these rules on campus. I have never heard of someone being told to put out their cigarettes by campus security, and the students I see smoking around campus suggests that there’s little inclination to enforce this policy to begin with. When I attended community college, smoking on campus was treated as thus: keep it out of the buildings. There was seating outside where people would take a moment and smoke before going to class. It wasn’t uncommon to walk out of the Recreation Center and just see a small group of students casually smoking and
talking to each other. In spite of how little of the student body actually smoked, what was notable about the community college was how normal and accepted smoking was. It’s the same attitude USI could, and perhaps should, have on smoking as a whole. It takes nothing to just let students smoke on campus, especially if there are specific areas for it. All it takes is a little announcement via student email explaining where a student could go if they wanted to smoke. Ultimately, it changes nothing about the student body, save for giving them another small privilege. I think it’s preferable to the smokeshow of a tobacco policy we have currently.
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Growing up, my friendships constantly ended, whether it was because my friends moved or we simply lost touch over time. I soon became aware that my grades were the only permanent thing in my life. I was always told when I grew up my career would be something I would always have no matter how many of my friendships ended. In high school, I would come home each day and work on my homework or study for an upcoming test. I would study until my eyes hurt, telling friends I couldn’t hang out that night. I engrained it into my brain that my grades were more
important than investing into my friendships. I came into college with that same mind set: get good grades and your future will be perfect. Wanting to gain experience within my career right away, I joined The Shield and put in the same effort working here as I did in my classes. Being around the members of The Shield staff and getting to know them on a personal level renewed my trust in others, and time away from them made me realize how beneficial they were to me. They became my friends and not only that but my family away from home. Getting involved with an on campus organization was the best decision I ever
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Relationships ‘should be a measurement of success’ by jessica stallings
Last week local journalist Brad Byrd spoke to an audience of 20 about the dark side of social media. Among other topics, Byrd addressed the allegation that all media is biased. As a journalism major writing for The Shield, I will admit it is a little annoying to have a prerequisite of sneaky, biased and untrustworthy. When I tell people I am studying journalism they laugh a little bit and then ask me if I am going to be an honest journalist. As if there is anything else to be. The purpose of journalism is to seek truth and tell it. It is the mission of every journalist to present all facts without any opinions and biases. Those are basic journalistic rules. I am not saying there aren’t bad journalists and I am not saying there are
made. Seeing how much it changed me, I encourage others to do the same. As I prepare to graduate on Saturday, it saddens me that I will be leaving friends behind but I realized something we should keep in mind: the relationships we have with people should be a measurement of success. Grades are going to affect your career, that is for certain, however, friendships will affect your life. Years from now you’re not going to remember how well you did in a class or how you bombed that test in math. The memories you make along the way with your friends will be what you remember long after you leave school.
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not journalists who are biased. What I am saying is, those journalists are looked down upon in their community of writers. A newsroom is not full of journalists cackling evilly about how they printed false information that will ruin someone’s life. A news room is full of editors slapping a red ink stained rough draft on a writer’s desk telling them to make sure all names are spelled correctly, making sure they fact check everything they wrote. It’s full of editors crossing out a sentence in a story and telling the writer they cannot put opinions in their writing. The average American lumps a whole lot of people into their culprit of “media.” They lump together commentators, journalists, television broadcasters and stand up comedians that center around politics. All of which play very distinct roles in presenting news to the public. Commentators, for in-
A few weeks ago, a new president was elected into office. The president has the ability to appoint the leaders of each branch of government, sign in new laws, abolish laws the previous leader signed and access top secret information. Each president is either disliked or completely inspiring. Hillary Clinton had her fans and supporters, and Donald Trump has his. With each candidate, there was a long train of problems that followed them, and each party had a candidate that made them just a tad nervous. Election night was projected to be a night that completely belonged to Hillary Clinton. It was said that Clinton had already been selecting White House rugs and curtains to decorate her new beloved home. Within the first few hours of polls closing and votes being counted, the odds looked strong for Hillary and it seemed to be an easy night, but it didn’t go according to plan. Once Trump swiped Florida, it was expected he would be our next president. The morning after the election, once people were done celebrating and got those few hours of sleep in before things returned to normal, I saw a different reaction from the left side than I experienced as a Trump supporter. Hillary Clinton lost a race. A race that was voted on by the American people. The Electoral College was created so an equal and unbiased race between two candidates could be fairly sorted out. There is
no reason to wipe out a historical electoral college due to a president being deemed “unacceptable” to some. Eight years ago, some Americans had to accept Barack Obama as the president, eventually respected him and shuffled along. I don’t recall hundreds of people blocking intersections and streets to other cars, burning American flags, threatening and beating up innocent men and women, and causing, not something I like to call an uprising, but what others call a tantrum. Protesting is one thing that I believe American freedoms have granted us the right to do: spreading your voice in a case that means so much to you. Popular celebrities such as Lady Gaga have spread their voices over social media and taken part in these demonstrations, but these celebrities have moved on with their lives. They move on remembering that love will always win. Lady Gaga is not in the streets burning flags and beating people. The best thing to do in this situation is to stay true to yourself, and keep in mind that lashing out physically toward others or being disrespectful is NOT something that will fix any problem. Protest and say what you will, but always show class and respect. Showing respect to an individual who is unaware of what respect is might influence them in a positive way. Showing verbal and physical violence to someone who is unaware of respect will influence them in a negative way. You do not have to like the president, but you should always show the president respect.
stance, ARE NOT JOURNALISTS. In fact, commentators are not related to any news organization whatsoever. So to call all journalists biased because you watched one commentator say highly opinionated statements (which is what they do, if you are wondering) is completely irrational. Secondly, stand up comedians like John Oliver are not journalists. Oliver himself said that calling him a journalist is a slap in the face to actual journalists. You cannot say the media is biased when you don’t even understand everyone you are addressing. I am studying to be a journalist because I think it is honorable. I am studying to be a journalist to inform the public of what is going on right around them. I am studying to be a journalist so I can prove all of you who label me as biased wrong.
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Freshman, senior receive all-region awards
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Senior Michael Sass and freshman Eric Ramirez both advance the ball up the field during games earlier in the 2016 season. Both received multiple individual honors during this season.
by Sarah Loesch editor@usishield.com @seloesch
Senior Michael Sass and freshman Eric Ramirez both see the same future for the men’s soccer team – possibility. The team reached the NCAA Division II Tournament this year for the first time since 1982. In the second round, Rockhurst University beat the team, knocking them out of the running for the title. Ramirez said he is pretty sure the Eagles have that title in their future. “We have a really young team, maybe people didn’t see us going as far as we did,” the forward said. “The whole pro-
cess...that’s just going to help us next year improve on some stuff.” This was his first year as an active roster member following his redshirting in 2015. He said this season was full of excitement after spending time on the sidelines last year. “It was killing me watching the games and not being able to help all of my teammates,” he said. “(This year) we had high goals and I think we reached some of them.” He said the team hit the goals of trusting each other, reaching the NCAA tournament and keeping a ranking among the conference, but there is still farther to go. This year Ramirez earned several individual honors in-
cluding Great Lakes Valley Conference Freshman of the Year. He said any individual awards from this year should also be considered team success. Most recently, both Ramirez and Sass received National Soccer Coaches Association of America Division II AllMidwest Region honors. “It was not just an excitement for me, but my coaches and teammates,” Ramirez said. “It’s under my name, but it’s everyone’s award.” Sass, who spent two years playing at Indiana UniversityPurdue University Indianapolis before transferring to USI, said the individual honors on top of having a good team season mean a lot more.
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“Individual honors only mean so much,” he said. “It’s better to have success with your teammates.” Sass said this season was easily the best of his college career. As a senior, it was also his last. He said the season was bittersweet, but wouldn’t trade making it to the NCAA Tournament for an additional three seasons. It was hard to come to terms with it being the end, but Sass sees success in the team’s future. “I had a lot of lows and it was nice to get a few highs in my career as well,” he said. “It was just really exciting.”
briefs Tip-off time change
Baseball signs nine athletes
The men’s basketball game set for Saturday will have a time change for it’s tip off. The Eagles are playing in the Physical Activities Center following the two commencement ceremonies that day. The game, which was originally set for 7 p.m. has been moved to 7:30 to allow more time to facilititate the breakdown of the graduation setup.
The baseball team signed six freshman and three transfers for the 2018 early signing period. Five of the signees are from Indiana, two from Kentucky, one from Illinois and one from Colorado. The team will add four right-handed pitchers in Garrett Welch, Reece Kleinhelter, Sam Mudd and Blake Graham and two infielders in Jacob Hartline and Ethan Hunter.
The transfers will bring two right-handed pitchers in Peter Wissel and Dalton Lewis and first baseman Jayden Beshears. “We really needed to focus on bringing in talented arms for the 2018 season since we will be losing several quality arms,” baseball head coach Tracy Archuleta said. The men’s team will start its season February 17 against the University of Tampa in Florida. The first home game will be February 24 against Wayne State University.
Volleyball signs two The women’s volleyball teamed signed setter Casey Cepicky and outside hitter Jayla Garnett. Head coach Leah Mercer said the team is extremly excited to add the two athletes to the 2017 roster. Cepicky was a three-time All-Conference and AllDistrict honoree. Garnett earned team MVP, AllConference and All-County honors at her high school.
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Congratulations
Graduates
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Graduate overcomes hardship, exceeds expectations by gabi wy features@usishield.com @GabiCWy
When Jason Miner was in sixth grade, he wrote a yearbook quote he didn’t know would apply to the rest of his life. “Adversity causes some to break,” he wrote, “but it causes others to break records.” The senior communications major, set to graduate Saturday with 595 other students, faced adversity throughout high school. He suffered intense headaches caused by a cyst in his brain. “In the back of my mind during college, I thought, ‘What if this pops up again?’” Miner said. “After three surgeries, I had the uncertainty of whether or not the headaches would come back.” Miner, however, accomplished more than he thought possible as he became involved in campus activities, and he’s been headache-free since his last surgery. He’s shared his story of healing from the brain cyst at the annual university Riley Dance Marathon, inspiring students to fundraise for Riley Hospital. “It’s really humbling to talk about my experiences,” Miner said. “You see all these people working to help kids like me go through the struggle.” In addition to Riley Dance Marathon, Miner’s been involved in his fraternity, Sigma Tau Gamma, as well as Student Government Association. He said even through the headaches, he always wanted to be an active leader. “I have a drive to be better and improve,” Miner said. “If I’m involved in something, I like to be involved in the decision-making of it.” He said he’s most proud of his position serving as SGA’s Chief Justice. “I never thought I’d achieve Chief
Justice or it even be something I’d strive for,” he said. “I stepped up and stepped out of my comfort zone.” Through his work within organizations, Miner said he’s made connections he expects will last. “I feel like I’ve been a positive influence in people’s lives,” he said. “I feel like I’m a person people can come to when they need advice.” Miner said he’s not sure what he wants to do after graduation, but he’d like to work in sales. “It’s bittersweet,” he said. “I’m not quite ready to be done with college, but it’ll be good to finally be in the real world.” Raegan Ball, Miner’s “little” in Sigma Tau Gamma, said one of his favorite things about Miner is his ability to analyze. “He’s always very calm and really good at figuring out situations,” the undecided junior said. “He’ll also always be there for you whenever you need it.” Ball said Miner is the reason he got a bid from Sigma Tau Gamma when he first participated in Greek life recruitment. “Him being my ‘big’ has strengthened our friendship,” he said. “He’s become an older brother to me.” Ball said he’s proud of Miner for overcoming hardships and succeeding. “Wherever he’ll go, he’ll end up doing great,” he said. SGA President Ashley Wright said she has several fond memories with Miner. “One time during a university court meeting, he came out with a white hair wig, a robe and a rubber gavel,” she said. “He sat down and said, ‘I’m ready.’ He’s just so much fun to work with.” The junior accounting major has been involved with Miner in SGA and Welcome Week leading, and she also ran a half-marathon with him. “It’s going to be so weird not seeing
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Graduate and forner Student Government Association Chief Justice Jason Miner shakes junior Ashley Wright’s hand after swearing her in as SGA President.
him on a regular basis,” Wright said. “I’m just waiting to hear what he’ll do next.” She said Miner and herself haven’t talked much about his past adversities because they see each other for their
inner qualities. “I’m just so proud of him and the things he’s able to do,” she said. “No matter what he puts his mind to, he’ll succeed.”
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Congratulations Class of 2016 Housing and Residence Life proudly recognizes these graduating residents:
Hanan A. Alzain Adam W. Bailey Scott C. Beard Hans W. Bernabe Rachel L. Brane Nita Capshaw Noah T. Cobb Logan A. Cooper Danessa B. Crawhorn Kristen N. Drummond Lindsay M. Duffy Sauche U. Eiland Marissa R. Emmert Megan E. Ford David L. Graham Emily A. Hansen SirWilliam K. Harris Robert T. Haymaker Ruben A. Henriquez Rachel L. Hentrup Rachel L. Hentrup Ryan M. Herring
Hope K. Johnson John V. Lestingi Chase W. McCallister Keely R. McGill Hannah M. Meadows Gerlyn Murrell Amanda E. Owen Garrett A. Pouch Haley J. Pounds Kathleen M. Schmitt Casey J. Shirk Megan L. Sink Seth Stevens Rafael E. Tauil Erin E. Thomas Phillip D. Thompson Amethyst L. Turner Cassandra L. Wallhauser Amber M. Wenthe Darius D. Wilson Colton T. Wininger
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Romain College of Business BACHELOR OF ARTS Garrett Z. Burton Eric N. Cassada Stephanie M. Donovan Sauche U. Eiland Michael E. Harvey Ahmet S. Keskin Isaac D. Lewis Isabel Navarro Jordan M. Nickelson Tobias Rebert Cameron M. Steenberg Trae D. Stewart Dalynn T. Tran Shawn M. Williamson BACHELOR OF SCIENCE Ibrahim Al Riman Isaac T. Alling Saleh G. Alsagoor Nicholas N. Alvarez
Adriana M. Anthony Michaela J. Arvin Alexander L. Azumah Matthew R. Beasley Jetmire Bektesoski Hans W. Bernabe Crystal R. Boehm Trent A. Bond Cody R. Book Ashley N. Brandenberger Fletcher G. Brinkmeyer Trevor L. Church Kendyl D. Clark Erik D. Clodfelter Emily M. Cummings Elizabeth A. Damm Pedro Henrique De Carvalho E Castro Megan K. Dicken Kelsey Dillman Elizabeth G. Downard
Lauren A. Downen Morganne L. Doyle Emily J. Droste Jason A. Estes David C. Feigel Seth C. Ferguson Heather N. Figueroa Walter H. Fisher Corey A. Foster Lisa M. Garris Brittanie A. Garrison Aaron K. Gottman Laura E. Greenwell Joshua W. Hammett Dominique C. Harbosky SirWilliam K. Harris Robert T. Haymaker Joshua R. Hazelwood Rachel L. Hentrup Jacob B. Hester David D. Horner
Ogoubi M. Houngninou Mario J. Jaiswal Andy S. James Jacob A. Jobe Jennifer M. Kemp Jeffrey H. Kingery Joshua A. Kirwer Miles T. Kline Taylor P. Kluemper Bailey E. Knable Kimberly P. Kramer BreAnn N. Lane Yao Lei Austin K. Leible Dylan A. Logsdon Lynnzee L. Matthews Abraham C. Maze Hannah M. Meadows Michael C. Meisling Christian D. Miller Jon A. Miller
Jamison T. Mitchell James M. Moseley Monica A. Myers Lisa Neumaster Cameron J. Nevins Jeffrey J. Nichols Jose A. Nunez Sulaiman M. Okairy Brandon M. Overton Carolynn Pajoum John W. Pena Amber Powers Michael F. Powers Blake A. Pressler Robert S. Rich Shane M. Ritz Zach D. Rohn Anthony J. Ross Drew E. Scheessele Lakeem L. Scott Tenzing N. Sherpa
John R. Siminski Kaitlyn R. Spindler Charles M. Strickland Tige A. Turner Christian E. Wagoner Cassandra L. Wallhauser Garrett J. Wardell Ryan J. Wathen Kendal J. Weaver Aaron M. Weissmann Kathryn J. Wildeman Kirby D. Youngs POST BACCALAUREATE CERTIFICATE Lauren M. Raber Jennifer E. Tillman HUMAN RESOURCE CERTIFCATE Kaitlyn R. Spindler
Pott College of Science, Engineering, & Education BACHELOR OF ARTS Cari E. Carnes Shawn D. Chambers Feeraz F. Fadheel Larryn P. Hinkle Laura A. Schwindel BACHELOR OF SCIENCE Kristen T. Allen Seth H. Backes Justin M. Banks Scott C. Beard Derek A. Berggren Hannah E. Bitter Curtis M. Bouchie Toni J. Braun Emily A. Buckman Zachary A. Buckman Jennifer E. Campbell Rae M. Clodfelter Megan E. Cloum
Nathan M. Cobb Noah T. Cobb Kaleigh K. Constantino Breanna M. Cooper Danessa B. Crawhorn Seth T. Crowley Jordan P. Dallas Erin S. Davenport Dariane T. Davis Kristopher Davis Kristen N. Drummond Lindsay M. Duffy Rachel K. Eickhoff Angela J. Ericksen Kellsey O. Faubion Gregory M. Felver Giselle C. Fernandez Betancourt Taylor C. Foster Laura Freeman Tyler W. Gilbert Tasha J. Gore
Jordan R. Gould Jacob J. Haines Andrew K. Hamilton Alexandra K. Hanmore Justin J. Hedinger Melanie J. Herrmann Whitney J. Hill Kevin F. Howard Ryan M. Hufford Lauren M. Jones Jack Joyce Katlyn C. Kerstiens Haley M. LaMar Justus C. McGill Kyle D. Mehringer Alexander J. Meier Scott H. Miller Blake A. Modafferi Morgan E. Mosley Andrew D. Nelson Abby M. Nichols
Shelby A. Smith Dawn M. Stoltz Sarah A. Stoltz Cody W. Stone Sarah K. Szmutko Jeremiah C. Talbert Sheldon C. Tinch Donald J. Totten DeArius B. Valentine Danielle C. Weatherholt Darius D. Wilson Nicole L. Wilson Colton T. Wininger Sean M. Wright Dillon C. Yearby
Tyler J. Nicole Megan M. Ochs Sarah C. Palisano Kourtney Peka Alexandra N. Phelps Colton B. Phelps Sara A. Poletti Austin L. Pryor Brandon R. Reed Jacquelyn K. Ritter Charlotte A. Roberts Michael P. Sass Trevor A. Scarlett Danielle M. Schmitt Travis D. Schnell Emily R. Sellers Aalaa Shahin Jessica L. Sheets Hannah B. Shoptaw Jessica Simmons Jessica M. Smith
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ENGINEERING Adam W. Bailey Marisa P. Bean Ivan E. Bland
Adam S. Buddemeyer Aaron R. Choate Jonathan R. Davis Ryan M. Elpers Angela J. Ericksen Logan M. Folz Matthew J. Hartig David E. Hassman Joseph C. Holland Iboukoun L. Houngninou Tyler W. Schickel John W. Siepierski Jackson L. Taylor Jackson G. Traylor Tyler A. VanMeter Matthew J. Waltz Mackenzie A. Will
College of Nursing & Health Professions BACHELOR OF SCIENCE Mohammed H. Alanazi Hatim G. Alotaibi Sarah E. Bishop Shannell L. Black Phoebe Bohlen Rachel L. Brane Candra N. Broady Rachel C. Brown Katelyn M. Bullock Kristin E. Cameron McKayla M. Carr James R. Caulton Hailey B. Cox Mackenzie E. Crane James E. Crowe Rachel L. Curtis Sarah L. Denny Robin L. Downton Emily A. Edge Kristen M. Ellis Caitlin M. Farmer Daneisha A. Farmer Haley B. Girton Lynsay R. Goffinet Kelsey A. Greenwell Ryan M. Herring Kara M. Huff
Johannah D. Jackson Hope K. Johnson Kelsey N. Kasinger Dana C. Lyons Alexandra N. Malhotra Ashton L. Maurer Jessica L. Means Maria L. Mehringer Amanda L. Mikeworth Elaine Mischler Sierra C. Nunez Katelyn J. Peaugh James A. Peckham Amber K. Pretzsch Mallory A. Robinson Ashlyn J. Ruxer Sara A. Scheller Carol S. Seyffarth Megan L. Sink Megan L. Smith Seth Stevens Shelby L. Stoner Jessica L. Toliver Haley M. Turner Mary T. Ubelhor Jennifer D. Wagner Kyrstin M. Wampler Marissa C. West
Christina R. Wilkerson Taylor L. Willard BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING Megan N. Batten Linda S. Baxter Jennifer L. Benton Holly M. Bertram Kristie L. Brackett Makayla E. Broeker Dionna L. Burnette Rebecca M. Carter Anel O. Chavez Veronica C. Collins Danielle B. Deisher Mackenzie S. Donovan Mary E. Eident Thaisa Elmer Danielle M. Elsner Paige C. Englert Chelsie A. Forbey Christopher D. Fruit Morgan F. Gansman Melissa K. Garrett Leanna K. Graber Cassandra M. Gustin Kylie L. Heckard
Sarah E. Higdon Jill C. Hoy Tara L. Hunsinger Lauren A. Johnson Clara Jones Lauren A. Kasha Alissa M. Kozlecar Jesse L. Kuhlenschmidt Alice Latorre Arsenio A. Latorre Jessica M. Long Cassondra L. Lowe Aaron J. Luebbehusen Katie R. McChesney Jennifer N. Melton Megan J. Miller Savannah Minchin Shannon L. Mooney Meagan M. Morgan Krista M. Neuman Cherileen D. Niemiec Haley B. Offutt Alyssa L. Payne Wendy J. Peter Brittney N. Phipps Jennifer M. Pifer Sarah B. Powell Lowry Prather
Kimberly A. Reece Yolana D. Reed-Young Christina Riggs Reagan E. Robbins Michelle L. Schnapf Hannah C. Sills Jennifer L. Smith Anthony F. Spaulding Blake L. Stayrook Bailey E. Stiff Sonja B. Stowe Larissa M. Tenbarge Amy L. Turley Jennifer L. Veeck Kimberly L. Wedding Sarah M. Welp Amber M. Wenthe Claudia F. Williams Heather S. Willis Kathleen A. Yony ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE Katelyn M. Ballard Danielle C. Barnes Emily T. Becker Megan L. Brasher Chelsea L. Brown Lydia M. Chapman
Neringa Clark Sarah C. Daly Morgan N. Fields Ann C. Fowler Katie M. Fuchs Lindsay E. Galloway Kendle L. Gibbs Stefanie H. Gresham Haley E. Gudorf Molly M. Hendricks Brittany N. McCoy Danielle S. Newton Savanna J. Ridenour Jessica E. Roller Vanessa A. Rust Stephanie L. Schutte Casey J. Shirk Hannah N. Smith Karina E. Speth Hope E. Thompson Danielle E. Uesseler Allison Wingate Lori A. Vowels, Henderson
College of Liberal Arts BACHELOR OF ARTS Lauren E. Abney Wejeeh Y. Al Baqshi Mitchell C. Angle Craig B. Belwood Aimee G. Bonnet Damien L. Burge Richard L. Clegg Maggie E. Comer Jordan F. Conaway Logan A. Cooper Megan J. Ficker Megan E. Ford Sarah L. Goffinet Natasha N. Gomez Caleb J. Heiman Ruben A. Henriquez Olivia K. Hicks Stephanie L. Jenkins Natalie K. Kobe Andrea L. Linberg Keely R. McGill Gerlyn Murrell Liza M. Neeley Lucas A. Neuffer Cecil K. Neville Amanda E. Owen Lori L. Petty
Cynthia M. Pike Garrett A. Pouch Lauren A. Prazeau Teddi L. Rausch Shane M. Ritz Kathleen M. Schmitt Erin E. Thomas Chelsae M. Thrall Amethyst L. Turner Laura E. Vadbunker Kaitlyn R. Weber Holden P. Williams BACHELOR OF SCIENCE Sean M. Adams Hanan A. Alzain Alyssa J. Amore Mitchell T. Anderson Hanna L. Arney Amanda N. Ballard Jessica L. Ballman Cullen A. Baumgart Toneisha P. Bell Osman R. Bienaime Kenneth L. Blaize Travis M. Bond Brandon R. Boone Austin J. Brown
Jeanette C. Burbage Rachel L. Burianek Kayla R. Butler Grant E. Campbell Nita Capshaw Allyson A. Clements Taylor S. Cole Faith H. Connell Denise J. Cornett Brittany M. Crane Jacob A. Daniels Heather N. Davis Allison M. Dean Alan J. Dokey Alexandria V. Drossart Marissa R. Emmert Molly E. English Brakston M. Farrar Richard L. Fowler Maria A. Frakes Richelle E. Garrison Caitlin D. Gines Robert M. Graff David L. Graham Lyndsey A. Gray Emily M. Greder Alyssa N. Hahn Emily A. Hansen
Krista M. Harden Tiffany L. Hayden Susan A. Hayes Zachary B. Henderson Montell A. Hendricks Patrick H. Henry Kristen N. Hobson Jordan K. Hopper Eric M. Hormuth Douglas B. Hudson Denton R. Ice Teresa M. Irwin Lucy C. Jones Kimberly A. Kayser Stacie M. Kelley Jessica G. King Brian D. Klick Joshua B. Klueh Abigail K. Krahling Audra N. Krutsinger John V. Lestingi Tiffani L. Lintzenich Amanda A. Lopez Carley C. Magill Hayley B. Mand Brooklyn C. March Dennis K. Marshall Chase W. McCallister
Graduate Studies MASTER OF ARTS Caylin J. Blockley Melissa A. Hobson Audrey C. McDaris Tammy E. Vick Michael L. White MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Brent L. Epley Sara L. Fehrenbacher Kimberly J. Garey Stevie R. Lynch Kyle D. Mangold Aaron D. McCullough
Lauren M. Piekos Melanie N. Rasche Brian M. Sams Rafael E. Tauil Ashliegh R. Thompson Havener Sarah E. Timmons Emily M. Wolcott MASTER OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION Traci L. Welp
MASTER OF HEALTH ADMINISTRATION Christina Carranza Andrea L. Fields Haley L. Fisher Krista R. Kercher Marisela Moreno Nichole R. Morton Whitney P. Nelson Karen H. Schulte
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATION Katherine R. Peak
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT Jonathan K. Eickhoff
McKenzie R. McCormick Elizabeth C. McCullough Shane M. McDonald Tori M. Meadows Jason K. Miner Dakota R. Morris Justin A. Morris Ashley D. Murray Sharon Noble Timothy W. Olberding Chelsie H. Ours Michael A. Parr Haley J. Pounds Sydney M. Reed Kellie A. Riley Coty E. Ritter Robert A. Robbins Jacob M. Sauer Sara H. Schaler Leslie M. Schenk John R. Schroeder Melinda D. Scott Brittany A. Spurlock Jessica M. Stallings Joel K. Stern Jordan A. Stewart Bradley M. Stone G. S. Streets
Justin W. Talbott Brian M. Tenbarge Katharine E. Thien Andrea L. Thompson Phillip D. Thompson Zachariah L. Tinner Aaron C. Weeks Landen G. Weidenbenner Eric A. Wildeman Erin R. Wildeman Michael A. Will Tait A. Willner Victoria M. Wilson Amanda B. Wininger Kelsey M. Wolfe Wesley D. Yager Daniel J. Yates ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE Justin H. Chambers Holly R. Coon Grace E. Daulton Torie M. Kuhs
Outreach & Engagement BACHELOR OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES Caleb A. Breeden Annemarie Bussing Thad L. Decker Andrew M. Dimmett Lucas T. Dobbs Chondra J. Hatton
Angela R. Lange Bridgett R. Reever Jill R. Sapp Jacob D. Timmons Susan R. Todd Hannah J. Wolsieffer Carolyn J. Ziegler
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usi Class of 2015
First Destination Survey
15% 84% 86% 91% 58%
of responding graduates are attending graduate school
are employed full time
of bachelor degree recipients are working in their field of study
of bachelor degree recipients working full time express job satisfaction
of employed graduates work within 60 miles of the university
Top 5 Employers of Graduates 1. Deaconess health systems
3. University of Southern indiana
2. St. mary’s medical center
4. Evansville vanderburgh school corperation
5. memorial hospital