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USI campus to reopen, classes resume, January 28

Change is never easy, and we know this is a challenging time as you navigate recent announcements affecting programs and operations at Oakland City University. We want you to know that your educational journey doesn’t have to pause.

At the University of Southern Indiana, we are fully committed to helping you transition seamlessly so you can stay on track with your education journey. We’ve designed this dedicated page specifically for you to explore our programs, access resources, learn about credit transfers and continue your education with minimal interruption.

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Phillip Todd

About the Expert

Phillip Todd is an Instructor in Journalism and the Faculty Advisor for The Shield, USI’s independent student-run newspaper. He earned his doctorate in mass communication at the University of Oklahoma, and his dissertation won the 2020 Penn State Davis Media Ethics Award. Todd’s interest in journalism began in the 1970s with a startup neighborhood and class newsletters created with typewriters and lots of carbon paper. After working for his high school and several university newspapers, he began freelancing which eventually led to full-time journalism work for over a decade in south-central Kentucky, including newspapers, magazines and radio. He transitioned to a career in advising and teaching and advised three different student publications and taught at seven different schools in central Oklahoma for 23 years. He continues to serve on the Board of the Society of Professional Journalists, Indiana Pro Chapter, as a clinician and as a contest judge, and keeps his foot in the trenches writing the occasional music review and reporting periodically as an AP election stringer. Although he’s only been at USI for a year, Todd and his wife, Heather, are ecstatic about all things Evansville and enjoy supporting the USI Screaming Eagles.