Starting her morning strong, Vincennes University Culinary Arts major Rachel Davis wakes up at 10 a.m., preparing herself a small mouth-watering brunch in her dorm room before her six-hour culinary class. In class, she prepares many different delicious assortments, including savory meats, healthy cooked vegetables, tasty soups, and an array of salad dishes. Davis also makes a diverse platter of scrumptious baked goods.

February 23, 2022

Dear VU Community:

As more and more states and institutions are announcing the end to mask mandate policies, the VU Executive Team has been reviewing data among our students, faculty, and staff, along with trends in our locations, as we evaluate options and potential timing for relaxing our current mandate.

VU’s case numbers have dropped significantly over the past three weeks among all groups, following the trend in many areas of Indiana and the U.S. At the same time, the majority of Indiana counties, including nearly all of Southern Indiana are still classified by the State as being in the highest Covid risk category, with a rating of 3 and categorized as “red.” In addition, it is yet unclear what impact the emergence of a new, more contagious strain of the Omicron variant will have on our locations. 

With those factors in mind, we will continue to monitor conditions and consult with appropriate health officials. Our hope is that if VU case numbers continue to remain low and continue to see improvement in local conditions across the many counties in which we operate, we can relax our current mask policy and other Covid protocols.

In the meantime, thank you for your help in observing VU’s current mask policy and other Covid safety protocols. 

Sincerely,

Chuck Johnson

President

Vincennes University

VINCENNES UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES Retreat and Board Meeting Schedule Hilton Indianapolis Hotel & Suites 120 West Market Street Indianapolis Ballroom – 2nd Floor Indianapolis, IN 46204 Tuesday, March 1, 2022

Dr. Aiqin Fang teaches chemistry, and she serves students as an academic advisor for the Pre-Veterinary and Pre-Dental programs. Fang, who is originally from Qingdao in China, started at VU in 2016. She earned a doctoral degree from the University of Louisville. The research training during her master, doctoral and postdoctoral graduate studies involved proteomics, metabolomics, nanomaterials, nanotechnologies, microorganisms, and biosensors. All are popular research areas in the chemistry field.

Ernest Momodu is always ready to shift gears into his hands-on automotive courses to remove broken parts of a car and restore them to create a reinforced top-level vehicle so that it can perform at maximum efficiency.

"Before being a VU student, I graduated from high school in Vietnam and really wanted to study abroad. I believed that studying abroad in the U.S. could give me a chance to be more independent, discover the world, and meet different people."

Vincennes University is launching free summer STEM academies at its Vincennes and Jasper campuses as part of initiatives to provide opportunities for Indiana high school and junior high school students from all backgrounds to explore careers and education in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

Wade Chen helps build bridges between VU and universities and colleges in China. He also supports VU’s international students and their families.

The Indiana Public Broadcasting Stations Board of Directors has elected Nichole Carie as its new president. Carie is the director of operations for Vincennes University's public broadcast stations Vincennes PBS, WVUT-TV, and The Blazer 91.1, WVUB-FM. She also serves as the general manager for Vincennes PBS.

As a student ambassador and president of the Student Government Association, Keyerrá Buckley made it her mission to turn Vincennes University students' mumbles into roars by giving them the courage to speak up about their opinions and give feedback about different aspects of the University. Buckley, a 2021 graduate from Poinciana, Florida, began her VU journey as a Distance Education student in her home state with several years of experience employed as a pharmacy technician.

Vincennes University Provost and Vice President of Instructional Services/Dean of Faculty Dr. Laura Treanor has been selected as a Tobias Fellow by The Randall L. Tobias Center for Leadership Excellence at Indiana University.

Financial aid professionals will volunteer at two Vincennes University campuses to help college-bound students and their families open the door to financial aid during College Goal Sunday on Feb. 27, 2022.

VINCENNES UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES NOTICE OF MEETING FINANCE/REVENUE COMMITTEE

The EC-Council has bestowed two prestigious awards upon Vincennes University for excelling in cybersecurity education and training across global academic communities.

During her career path journey, Vincennes University Aviation Maintenance Technician major Emily Reed had no concrete idea of what she wanted to do. That was until she started working as an aircraft cleaner for FedEx in Indianapolis and realized she had the potential to do great things in the aviation field.

Vincennes University will resume face-to-face learning for students on the Vincennes Campus, as planned, on Monday, Jan. 24.

Vincennes University is proud to announce that we have a presence on a number of different social media platforms, which we use to share news, events, and other important information with our community.