Students, staff, faculty, and administrators are invited to play in the University Symphony Orchestra and String Chamber Ensemble. The University Symphony Orchestra meets on Monday at 5:30 p.m. and Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. The String Chamber Ensemble meets on Thursday at 4:00 p.m. in the Krannert Hall of Fine Arts. Join us!
Please E-mail Chun-Ming Chen, director of orchestral activities at cc319@evansville.edu for more information.

Submitted by Chun-Ming Chen cc319@evansville.edu

Purple Friday Patrol: Wear Purple—Get Prizes!

Be on the lookout for the Purple Friday Patrol every week and sign up here to pass out the purple praise!

On Fridays, we wear purple, and each week, the PFP will reward students to promote school spirit both on campus and online through the use of the hashtag, #UEPurpleFriday.

Purple Friday Patrol Teams are made up of members of the campus community including faculty, administrators, and other interested parties, usually from the same department or group.

PFP Teams can sign up for one or more Fridays per semester and the Office of University Relations will supply Purple Swag Packs to the designated PFP Team for the week. PFP Teams are invited to add a personal touch to the swag packs, if desired. (ex. departmental swag, promo for an upcoming event, etc.)

Purple Friday Patrol Teams: What’s my responsibility?
1. Sign up for at least one Friday per semester.
2. Visit the office of University Relations in Sampson Hall during the week of your assigned Friday to pick up your Purple Swag Packs
3. Pass out the purple praise. The distribution format is up to you. You can pass out swag packs to the first few purple people you see, or you can stagger the rewards throughout the day. If you’d prefer to reward online participants, you’re free to promote on official UE social media accounts.
4. Pics or it didn’t happen. Remember, we’re trying to promote school spirit both on campus and online through the use of the hashtag, #UEPurpleFriday, so be sure to snap a picture with your purple people! You can either share them online through an official UE social media account if you run one, or send them to uerelations@evansville.edu to post on the main UE social media accounts.

SIGN UP ONLINE HERE

The EMPLOYEE Health Clinic will operate on normal business hours during the Winter break.
Clinic will be CLOSED for Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day
Monday: 8-11am and 3-6pm
Tuesday: 7-11am
Wednesday: 2-6pm
Thursday: 7-11am
Friday: CLOSED (Reminder- Extra Care 4U open 7-11am at TSCC Mt. Pleasant office for acute visits only, no appointment necessary)

Please call 888-492-8722 or visit www.tscommunityclinics.com to schedule at the Employee Clinic.

The Student Health clinic phone line (488-2033) is not consistently monitored during Winter break.  Please call the main TSCC phone line for all UE employee clinic needs.

Submitted by Tara Ulrich tu19@evansville.edu.

Payment plans for summer session courses including Early Summer, Harlaxton Summer, Summer I, and Summer II are available now. Contact the cashiers in the Office of Student Financial Services (Olmsted rm. 105G) to set-up a payment plan. Payments can be arranged from the point of set-up to the due date of the session. There is no fee for the payment plan.

Students should contact the Office of Student Financial Services no later than Reading-Study Day, May 7, 2020 to determine if financial aid is available for their summer courses.

Submitted by Amy Sowders as560@evansville.edu.

REMINDER! If you were a new incoming student to UE this 2019 fall semester, you must have your Meningitis B series completed and submitted to your MedProctor account by January 31st 2020. If you are going home during Thanksgiving or winter break, schedule your second dose to complete your Meningitis B series that is part of the admission requirements. This is only required for new students who entered University of Evansville FALL 2019 who has submitted only one dose of Meningitis B to MedProctor. Please call the Student Health Center at 812-488-2033 for any questions/concerns.
Trumenba- 2 doses required at least 6 months apart
Bexsero- 2 doses required at least 1 month apart

Submitted by Tara Ulrich tu19@evansville.edu.

Jacksonville State began the night on an 8-2 run and would pull away from there, defeating the University of Evansville men’s basketball team by a final of 85-59 on Monday evening inside Pete Mathews Coliseum.

Sam Cunliffe was the lone double figure scorer for Evansville (8-4), finishing the night with 11 points.  DeAndre Williams, Artur Labinowicz, K.J. Riley, Evan Kuhlman, Jawaun Newton and Thomasi Gilgeous-Alexander each finished with six points.  Riley and Labinowicz paced the team with five boards.

“Give credit to Jacksonville State, they came out ready to play.  We did not match their intensity all night,” UE head coach Walter McCarty said.  “They got off to a big start and we could not overcome it.”

Jacksonville State connected on its first three shots of the game en route to an 8-2 lead.  DeAndre Williams’ second bucket of the night cut the deficit back to four, but the Gamecocks were able to push their lead to eight points thanks to a 6-of-9 start from the floor.

From there, the Gamecocks continued to shoot lights out as they would take a 47-23 lead into halftime.  The first double figure lead came at 25-15 inside of nine minutes remaining in the half and they put it on cruise control from there, outscoring the Aces by a 15-3 margin in the last six minutes of the half to take a 24-point lead at the break.  JSU shot 55.6% overall while draining seven triples in the opening 20 minutes.

Evansville came out with a much better start in the second half, posting the first six points.  Just as he did in the first half, Williams got the Aces started with a basket before Hall and Cunliffe added two more field goals.  An and-one by K.J. Riley cut the deficit to 17 tallies at 49-32 in the first four minutes.  Jawaun Newton came off the bench and upped the energy level for his team, scoring six points while pressuring the JSU offense.  The deficit cut to 16 points before a pair of technical fouls saw the Gamecocks push their lead back to 20.

With 13 minutes left, another triple pushed the JSU lead to 58-35.  From there, they took full control and cruised to the 85-59 win.  They led by as many as 29 points in the win.  Leading the Gamecocks was Jacara Cross, who tallied 16 points on 8-of-10 shooting.  The Gamecocks shot 54.8% on the night while the Aces finished at 40.4%.  The rebounding total also went JSU’s way by a 39-26 final.

On Saturday, the Aces wrap up the non-conference schedule with a 6 p.m. game against Murray State at the Ford Center.  It will be an Orange Out and fans are encouraged to wear orange to the game.  Lower bowl seats are going fast and a limited amount remain.

For the fourth time this season and the second week in a row, University of Evansville sophomore DeAndre Williams has been recognized as the Missouri Valley Conference Newcomer of the Week.

In Evansville’s only game of the week, Williams notched his third double-double in the last four games while leading the Purple Aces to a 72-62 road victory at Green Bay.  A week after going 17-of-18 against Miami Ohio, Williams posted a 7-of-8 contest from the field and hit 7 out of 8 free throws in the win over the Phoenix. 

He finished with 22 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists along with a block and steal.  Williams drew seven fouls and went 1-for-2 from outside.  His efforts helped Evansville improve to a perfect 3-0 in road games in 2019.

Last home game for 2019! Come out and support the Lady Aces as they take on Chicago State at 6pm. Wear an ugly Christmas sweater and participate in the half time contest!