School Spotlight

Harassment is any conduct based on the victim’s actual or perceived identification with a particular protected class or classes that creates an intimidating, offensive or hostile working or learning environment that interferes with the victim’s work or education, or that adversely affects their living conditions. Su... Read More

As a member of the USI community… I will practice personal and academic integrity; I will reject and confront all manifestations of discrimination while striving to learn from differences in people, ideas, and opinions; I will demonstrate concern for others, their feelings, their property, and their need for c... Read More

Disorderly, lewd, indecent, bullying, cyber-bullying or obscene conduct is prohibited, including the expression of such on University-owned or controlled property or at University sponsored or -supervised events, on or off campus. Read More

Behavior that involves an expressed or implied threat, which includes, but is not limited to the use of words verbal, written or electronic (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc.) inherently likely to provide an immediate violent reaction when directed toward a specific individual, or any behavior that has the purpose ... Read More

Harassment, when based on an individual’s actual or perceived identification with a particular protected class or classes, is a form of discrimination. Harassment is a course of conduct that a reasonable person would find so severe, persistent or pervasive that it has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interferin... Read More

Unacceptable activities … 9. Sending chain letters or unauthorized mass mailings. … 12. Sending of abusive, harassing, or obscene messages via electronic devices. … In order to avoid jeopardizing the University’s tax-exempt status, computer facilities and services may not be used for personal finan... Read More

In accordance with the University of Southern Indiana’s obligation to promote the free expression of all views, the campus is open to any speaker whom registered student organizations, administrators, staff or faculty members have invited and for whom official arrangements to speak have been made with the University... Read More

USI will not regularly monitor the language and/or actions of students on social media platforms, including Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, etc. However, while the University will defer to the user policies of the individual social medium, USI will hold students accountable for reported related Code of Student Behavior... Read More

A student has the right to participate in a free exchange of ideas, and there shall be no University policy that in any way abridges the rights of freedom of speech, expression, petition and peaceful assembly in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Read More

Gender-Based Harassment is unwelcome conduct based on sex or gender (including harassing conduct based on one’s failure to conform to sex stereotypes), that a reasonable person would find so severe, persistent or pervasive, that it creates a hostile learning, working or living environment, thereby unreasonably inter... Read More

The University of Southern Indiana considers freedom of inquiry and discussion essential to a student’s educational development. Through open discussion of ideas and exchange of opinions, one can become informed and can test and give expression to values as they relate to issues concerning oneself and society. The i... Read More