2017 News

January

• Uber co-founder and serial entrepreneur, Oscar Salazar, to present at USI’s Romain College of Business speaker series
• Hilliard Lyons SVP John M. Roberts to present his 2017 economic outlook
• Mr. Tim Mahoney talks with WEHT news when Dow Jones hits record territory

February

• Eighteen selected for USI Connect with Southern Indiana community leadership program
• Sixth-annual Startup Weekend Evansville to bring together people, ideas, resources
• Student play-by-play broadcaster standing out among professionals
• Meet the USI Romain College Alberta Not For Profit Case Team for 2017 Competition
• John Roberts, SVP-Hilliard Lyons, Presents His 2017 Economic Outlook
• Six business majors emerge as top participants
• Join us live for the dedication of the Beta Gamma Sigma Key
• Dedication of the Beta Gamma Sigma Key
• Beta Gamma Sigma Key Dedication Ceremony (Facebook live video)

March

• USI case team wins Spirit Award at 2017 Alberta Not For Profit Case Competition
• Getting to know Dr. Brian McGuire
• Professor of economics Dr. Sudesh Mujumdar's quotes on trade published in New York Times
• Uber co-founder: Change is inevitable, and a fifth revolution is coming
• Dr. Sudesh Mujumdar discusses how high school dropouts hurt Evansville's chances of attracting investors
• Mr. Tim Mahoney welcomes Dr. Oscar Salazar to USI and provides thoughts on Uber
• Professor Virginia Weiler discusses business model disruption in the run up to Dr. Oscar Salazar's visit to USI
• Dr. Thomas Weber has a question for Dr. Oscar Salazar
• Dr. Sudesh Mujumdar drills down into his New York Times analysis

April

• Southwest Indiana Tableau User Group meeting set for April 19
• USI students create custom mobile app for local business
• USI teams heading to Information Systems Challenge
• Dr. Sudesh Mujumdar, professor of economics, comments on high school dropouts appear in the Evansville Courier & Press
• 37 Students inducted into Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society
• IT Students Named Overall Champions at IS Project & Case Competition 
• Money & Banking Class Writing Contest Winners Announced
• Commencement ceremony for Romain College of Business and Outreach and Engagement to be held on April 29
• Spring Graduate Commencement ceremony to be held on April 28
• Dr. Jack Smothers talks about USI's MBA Program

May

• USI TCA makes way for its sixth year
• Romain College Launches User Perception, Cognition, and Interaction Lab
• Bueltel elected USI SGA president for 2017-18
• Dr. Dinko Bacic introduces one of the features of the User Perception, Cognition, and Interaction Lab
• Dr. Sudesh Mujumdar previews his upcoming workshop on economic modeling at the Mumbia School of Economics and Public Policy
• Community Bank case team makes second round of competition
• Dr. Daria Sevastianova discusses collaboration between Evansville and Osnabruck
• German delegates visit Evansville (tristatehomepage.com)
• Khayum keeps an eye toward the future as he celebrates 25 years at USI
• Professor Virginia Weiler discusses financial planning apps

June

• USI team competes in final four in IMA national accounting competition for eleventh time
• Dr. Srishti Srivastava discusses women in computing
• Kristina Walker, Director of Advising for the Romain College of Business, introduces the Advising Center
• TCA becomes valuable tool for students after graduation

July

• Dr. Dane Partridge discusses Amazon's acquisition of Whole Foods (youtube) 
• USI Technology Commercialization Academy participants to pitch final concepts
• CS 483: Stop Light City Team Discusses Senior Project
• CS 483: Wesselman Park Android App Project Team

August

• Dr. Sudesh Mujumdar presents, "What do economic models do for us?"
• Dr. Chad Milewicz joins Evansville Mayor Lloyd Winnecke at news conference; announces new task force name and mission
• Two student organizations receive chapter designations
• Alpha Kappa Psi student officers attend convention
• Dean Mohammed Khayum welcomes the Romain College community to Fall 2017
• Dr. Thomas Weber talks about Porter's Five Forces (youtube)
• Julie Brauser, Assistant Director of Career Services and Internships, provides tips for telephone interviews (youtube)

September

• 2017 marks sixth year for study abroad program in Germany
• Five students are top participants for spring 2017 semester
• Dr. Brett Bueltel discusses tax reform
• Erika Dunkelberger expresses her gratitude to the Romain College of Business for her Distinguished Sophomore award
• Chaze Patrick talks USI Speaking Eagles Toastmasters
• Hammett to present on e-commerce as 2017 Executive in Residence
• USI chapter of Beta Gamma Sigma reaches 20 year milestone; recognized as Honors Chapter
• CareerLINK, USI's career fair
• Hammett presents his insights on the changing retail ecosystem and the state of e-commerce
• Hug Alliance not for profit founded by business faculty member and students

October

• USI recognized for NSWC Crane partnership at Office of the Vice President
• Romain College to host biometric research showcase
• Biometric Sensors: The Frontier of Human Behavior Research Featuring Romain College's UPCI Lab
• Second annual High School Business Case Challenge results
• Romain College announces 2018 Alberta Not For Profit Case Competition Team

November

• Girls Who Code club to launch at USI
• Seven business students inducted into Omicron Delta Epsilon
• Two students represent Romain College at Beta Gamma Sigma 2017 Global Leadership Summit
• Mujumdar and Bueltel on Tax Reform
• Regional Voices: Kenneth Shemroske, Ph.D. Cybersecurity
• Innovation from a Spark of Curiosity-Ryan Loehrlein presents at TedX Evansville
• Dr. Brett Bueltel discusses tax reform (youtube)

December

• Beta Alpha Psi Fall Induction
• Khayum a panelist at Chamber's annual Economic Outlook Luncheon
• Business Major Part of Winning Team in Case Category in Team Case Competition Sponsored by KPMG at Beta Gamma Sigma’s 2017 Global Leadership Summit
• Faculty become students, in quest for MBA
• Business degrees well represented among international graduates
• Bačić presents at Evansville Tech on Tap event
• Student Showcase: Erika Dunkelberger's "Corruption in the Ivory Trade"
• Fall 2017 Top Participants Announced
• Bueltel, Mujumdar weigh in on final tax reform vote (Eyewitness News)
• Dr. Srishti Srivastava discusses her experience at the ACM Conference (youtube)