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First Year @ USI

Making the Transition to Life @ USI

Issue # 10

September 13, 2016

Making the move to college life doesn’t have to be stressful. GREAT OPPORTUNITIES

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Getting Involved Whether you’re living on or off-campus, studying liberal arts or

engineering, extroverted or introverted, athletic or artistic,

there are involvement opportunities for you at USI!

Participation in clubs, student organizations, and on-campus

activities will enhance your USI experience!

Apply to be an Emerging Leader!

The Emerging Leaders program offers freshmen students the opportunity to develop

new leadership skills, make new friends, and contribute to their university community. This program focuses on preparing individuals to

succeed and contribute to USI as student leaders in subsequent years.

The Emerging Leaders program begins the spring semester, but applications are out now!

Visit the Student Development Programs website for more

information about the Emerging Leaders program!

The Edge

Set your radio to 95.7 FM! USI’s campus

radio station plays alternative,

dance and hip-hop.

Visit their website for more info!

The Shield

The Shield is a student publication

established in 1968 at USI.

Students are responsible for all reporting,

writing, photography, editing,

designing, and ad sales.

Visit their website for

additional information!

Activities Programming Board (APB)

APB brings you comedians, movies, kara-

oke, Cookies and Canvas, and works with

many other offices to put on Cinema USI

in addition to providing students with

many other events!

Be sure to check out their Facebook,

Twitter, Instagram, and OrgSync pages!

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1. Shake hands with the President

2. Help with Move-In Crew

3. Learn the school fight song

4. Slide down a slide at Labor Day at the

Lake

5. Check out the Student Involvement Fair

6. Participate in or attend USI Live at the

Apollo

7. Walk, run or bike the entire

USI-Burdette Trail

8. Check out the view from the Reading

Room on the 4th floor of Rice Library

9. Donate blood during a blood drive on

campus

10. Go to a campfire at Eicher Barn

11. Attend a Student Government

Association (SGA) meeting

12. Participate in an intramural activity or a

group exercise class

13. Visit the Evansville African American

Museum or Evansville Museum of Arts,

History & Science

14. Pick up a copy of The Shield

15. Go on an Outdoor Adventure trip

sponsored by Recreation, Fitness,

and Wellness

16. Participate in a leadership opportunity on

campus

17. Visit a USI booth at the West Side Nut Club

Fall Festival

18. Attend a play at the USI Performance

Theatre

19. Climb the rock wall in the RFWC

20. Watch movies on campus with Cinema

USI

21. Dance all night at Dance Marathon for

Riley Hospital

22. Spend a Friday evening at a Late Night at

USI event

23. Take a photo in front of the cone

The USI Bucket List suggests experiences that a student should have while on campus throughout his/her collegiate career. Items on the list incorporate USI traditions as well as campus and local events

and activities to create a sense of pride and identity within the USI community. How many can you complete? Be sure to include the item number and hashtags.

#ScrEaglePride #USIBucketList

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24. Drink hot chocolate at Lighting a

Tradition

25. Cheer on one of the 17 athletic teams at a

home event

26. Watch an Evansville Icemen hockey game

or visit historic Bosse Field for an Evansville

Otters baseball game

27. Enjoy the Madrigal Feaste

28.Take a ‘selfie’ with Archie

29.Close down Rice Library

30. Get involved in at least one student

organization

31. Visit McCutchan Art Center and Pace

Galleries

32. Take a study break during finals to go to

SHA/APB Midnight Breakfast Chillout

33. Learn about a different culture by trying a

new food at the International Food Expo,

studying abroad or attending a culture night

sponsored by the Center for International

Programs

34. Participate in a philanthropic event

hosted by a fraternity or sorority

35. Vote for Homecoming King and Queen

36. Attend Breakfast with the President

37. Stay up all night walking to support

finding a cure for cancer at Relay for Life

38. Start a conversation with someone you do

not know

39. Participate in Walk a Mile in Her Shoes

40. Attend an event sponsored by the

Multicultural Center

41. Have fun at SpringFest

42. Volunteer through Volunteer USI

43. Have a picnic by the gazebo

44. Donate canned goods to Archie’s Food

Closet

45. Play Frisbee on the Quad

46. View the sunset on the Ohio River from

the Evansville Riverfront

47. Donate to the student giving society, All In

for USI

48. Walk the labyrinths in front of the Liberal

Arts Center and at New Harmony

49. Schedule a mock interview with Career

Services and Internships

50. Create your own USI tradition