There will be no Protestant or Catholic  Ash Wednesday services held in Neu Chapel today due to Spring Break.

Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Susan Kupisch invites the UE community to the installation of the White Family Professorship honoring Amy Hall, PhD, chair of the Dunigan Family Department of Nursing and Health Sciences, as the inaugural professor on Monday, March 21. Also being honored is Linda E. White for her continued support of UE. The Installation Ceremony and reception will be held in Eykamp Hall, Ridgway University Center. The ceremony is at 4 p.m., followed by the reception at 4:30 p.m.

Foundation for Economic Education President Lawrence Reed, a celebrated activist for freedom, will lecture on campus on March 23. His first talk – Witch Hunting for Robber Barons: The Standard Oil Story” – is at 4 p.m., Room 162 (Harkness Hall), Schroeder Family School of Business Administration. His second – “Seven Principles of Sound Public Policy: A Lecture on Economics” – is at 7 p.m., Room 170 (Smythe Lecture Hall), Schroeder Family School of Business Administration Building. This is sponsored by the Kern Family Foundation and the Institute for Global Enterprise in Indiana. Reed traveled with the Polish anti-communist underground in 1986; spent time with the contra-rebels during the Nicaraguan civil war; and lived for two weeks with Mozambique rebels in 1991. 

Kristof Huszar will speak at the Institute for Global Enterprise in Indiana’s Multicultural Lecture Series event on Monday, March 14 at 4 p.m., Room 170 (Smythe Lecture Hall) Schroeder Family School of Business Administration Building. He will discuss “Creating a Culture of Problem Solving: The Hungarian Approach to Education,” This event is free and open to the public. A reception follows in the Schroeder Family School of Business Administration Building Atrium.

The Student Activities Board will host St. Patrick's Day Bingo on Monday, March 14, at 8 p.m. in Eykamp 251, Ridgway University Center. This will be the LAST game of bingo of the year! Prizes include $100 cash, a Green iPod, a $50 movie package, and many, many more!

The TIAA CREF representative will be here Wednesday, March 9 and Friday, March 11 for individual counseling sessions in the Library’s Clifford Rare Books Room (Room 158). To schedule an appointment, call TIAA CREF at 1-800-732-8353 or 812-349-4443. If you have questions, call Carol McCraney at extension 2943.

This year’s Recycle Mania competition ends April 2! If paper in your office or department storage area is getting in the way, consider donating it to Recycle Mania. Spring break might be an opportune time to purge outdated files! Anything paper is accepted: office paper, hard and softbound books (including phone books), magazines, catalogs, newspaper, etc.

Be sure to file the 2011-12 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) at www.fafsa.gov to be considered for federal, state and University financial aid, including federal student loans. The 2011-12 FAFSA establishes aid eligibility for fall 2011 through summer 2012.

Students from Indiana must ensure that their 2011-12 FAFSA is received by the federal processor no later than March 10, 2011; however, filing by March 10 is beneficial for all students. Questions regarding the FAFSA should be directed to the Office of Financial Aid at 812-488-2364, 800-424-8634 or financialaid@evansville.edu.

NEW: Watch a presentation by Director of Financial Aid, JoAnn Laugel. She'll explain scholarship and financial aid renewal for next year. http://uofevansville.na5.acrobat.com/p68055852/

Libraries will observe the following schedule of hours during Spring Break. Contact William Louden, University Librarian, with questions at 488-2376.

• Monday, March 7: 7:45 a.m.–5 p.m.
• Tuesday, March 8: 7:45 a.m.–5 p.m.
• Wednesday, March 9: 7:45 a.m.–5 p.m.
• Thursday, March 10: 7:45 a.m.–5 p.m.
• Friday, March 11: 7:45 a.m.–5 p.m.
• Saturday, March 12: CLOSED
• Sunday, March 13:  3 p.m.-Midnight
• Monday, March 14: Resume regular hours

The Bookstore will be open Saturday, March 5 with shortened hours from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.  The Bookstore will have regular hours during Spring break Monday-Friday but will be closed on Saturday, March 12.  It was previously posted that the store would be closed March 5.

It's been a good 2011 for UE golfer Andrew Luo. After placing fifth in a field of 90 at the Aces' first tournament of the year, he followed with a fourth place finish yesterday among 92 golfers at the Samford Intercollegiate.  

Last March, three UE divers qualified for the 2010 NCAA Zone C Diving Championships - a feat not accomplished by a UE diver since 1996. This year, the same three are preparing to compete in the 2011 Zones.  Seniors Andy Balczo and Jen Childers will be joined by sophomore Sadie Wells as they represent Evansville at the 2011 NCAA Zone C Diving Championships this weekend in Columbus, Ohio. 

The UE baseball team won 7-0 Tuesday over Jacksonville. The Aces are back tomorrow for game two with Jacksonville. First pitch is scheduled for 5:30 p.m.