By John Martin
Posted June 30, 2009 at 5 p.m. , updated July 1, 2009 at 10:30 a.m.
Effective Jan. 1, the University of Southern Indiana will offer full benefits to same-sex domestic partners of university employees.
The decision, made by outgoing USI President H. Ray Hoops, brings a conclusion to an issue that’s been controversial on the West Side campus for more than a year.
By offering benefits to same-sex domestic partners, USI’s policy will fall in line with those at other four-year, publicly-supported universities in Indiana, Hoops said.
The University of Evansville, a private institution, has the same policy, Hoops noted.
“From my vantage point, it’s strictly a business decision,” said Hoops, whose last day as USI’s president was Tuesday....MORE
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