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<h2 style="color:rgb(207,16,45)">State budget appropriations include USI’s portion of academic health science campus </h2>
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5/1/2015 | <span class="" title="Director of University Communications<br/>University Communications<br>812-228-5157<br>jafarless">John Farless</span>
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<p>At its May 1 meeting on campus, the
University of Southern Indiana Board of Trustees heard a report on the
outcome of the 2015 Indiana General Assembly and a new two-year state
budget. Cindy Brinker, vice president for Government and University
Relations, provided a summary of the legislative session.</p>
<p>Summary highlights included:</p>
<ul><li>The University’s operating appropriation will increase by
approximately 0.6 percent, from $44,146,854 in fiscal year 2015 to
$44,393,481 in fiscal year 2016 and 1.6 percent in fiscal year 2017 to
$44,858,559 over fiscal year 2015.</li><li>$320,450 was appropriated for dual credit priority courses in fiscal years 2016 and 2017. </li><li>$1,997,500 was appropriated through the General Repair and Rehabilitation funding formula for the biennium.</li><li>$8 million in bonding authorization was approved for the renovation and expansion of the Health Professions Center.</li><li>$6 million in cash was appropriated for USI's part of the Academic
Health Science Campus with the IU School of Medicine in downtown
Evansville.</li></ul>
<p>The University also will hold a public hearing in the next 30 days to discuss proposed tuition and mandatory fees for 2015-2017.</p>
<p>A full summary of the biennial budget can be found at <a href="http://www.usi.edu/govrelations">www.usi.edu/govrelations</a>.</p>
<p><strong>New Degrees</strong></p>
<p>The board also approved two new degree programs, a Bachelor of
Science in Respiratory Therapy and a Master of Arts in Second Language
Acquisition, Policy and Culture. This marks the third new degree to be
approved this year. The board approved a Master of Science in Sport
Management at its April meeting.</p>
<p><b>Bachelor of Science in Respiratory Therapy </b></p>
<p>USI’s College of Nursing and Health Professions will offer a Bachelor
of Science in Respiratory Therapy beginning in fall 2016, once approved
by the Indiana Commission for Higher Education. The College currently
offers a two-year associate degree program in respiratory therapy.</p>
<p>Both the American Association for Respiratory Care and the National
Board for Respiratory Care have indicated that the transition from
associate degree programs to bachelor degree programs in respiratory
therapy will be preferred over the next several years. USI’s new degree
program is a direct response to the industry’s demand for higher
educational standards and would enhance the body and complexity of
knowledge and skills needed for advanced clinical practice and critical
thinking. It also would allow graduates to become more involved in
public health, outpatient care, homecare, smoking cessation and case
management for asthma, COPD and cystic fibrosis clinics. The program
will move beyond traditional teaching in hospital units and prepare
graduates to be more involved in providing patient education and
coordinating care in cost-effective approaches in multiple settings.</p>
<p><strong>Master of Arts in Second Language Acquisition, Policy and Culture </strong></p>
<p>Beginning summer 2016, USI’s College of Liberal Arts will offer a
Master of Arts in Second Language Acquisition, Policy and Culture
degree, pending approval by the Indiana Commission for Higher Education.
The accelerated degree program can be completed in as little as one and
a half years and offers two embedded certifications in Cultural
Awareness Training and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. <br> <br>
An innovative and groundbreaking professional program, currently not
offered at universities in the United States, the Master of Arts in
Second Language Acquisition, Policy and Culture degree utilizes a
blended mode of delivery; a collaborative approach that includes two USI
colleges and three departments; and combined advanced training in
second language acquisition, language policy and culture studies. The
master’s degree is intended to have a local, regional, national and
international impact and offers knowledge and skills to teach foreign
languages to non-English speakers, and provides professional <b>knowledge
that will help shape public policy on multilingualism and
multiculturalism.</b></p>
<p>In other business, the board appointed Steve Bridges, vice president
for finance and administration, as treasurer; approved the annual audit
plan; approved promotions, retirements and emeritus titles; and reviewed
a report on current and proposed construction projects.</p>
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