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Tuesday, September 30, 2014

What's Happening Today

* This Week in Music: Faculty Recital

Department of Music Chair and Associate Professor of Clarinet Thomas Josenhans, Eykamp String Quartet violist Rose Wollman, and Associate Professor of Piano Garnet Ungar will present this week’s Faculty Recital in Wheeler Concert Hall on Tuesday, September 30, at 7:30 p.m. The trio will perform a program of works ranging from Mozart to the Modern era, including Mozart’s Trio in E-Flat Major, K. 498, and pieces by Max Bruch, English composer Rebecca Clarke, and Hungarian composer György Kurtág. The recital is free and open to the public. 

 
* Career Colloquium Featuring Bethany Bonifield, '13: My Life After UE

Biology major Bethany Bonifield, '13 who is a microbiologist at Bristol-Myers Squibb will be talking about her career path at the Science and Math Scholarship (SAMS) career colloquium on Tuesday, September 30. The event is from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. in Room 102, Koch Center. This colloquium has been organized for all science and math majors, and is sponsored by the NSF-supported SAMS program, the Center for Career Development, and the Office of Alumni and Parent Relations. 

 

Upcoming Events

* Free HIV Testing on Friday, October 3

There will be a free and confidential HIV testing on October 3, from 9:00 a.m. - noon at the UE Health Center, located in the back half of Sampson Hall. Please call 488-2033 to make an appointment. 

 
* Employee Wellness Nurse on Campus

The employee wellness nurse will be in Olmsted lobby on Wednesday, Oct. 1, from 1:00-3:00 p.m. 

 
* Human Trafficking Movie Tickets STILL AVAILABLE

Did you miss the opportunity to pick up your ticket to the documentary, "Ang"? The film depicting the work of Uncharted International's (local Evansville nonprofit) work to address human trafficking debuts Thursday, October 2 at 6:30 pm at the Victory Theatre. Tickets are available at the Center for Student Engagement for $5. Must be picked up by Thursday at noon. 

 
* Diversity and Equity Training

LaNeeca Williams, UE diversity and equity officer, will offer diversity awareness training for all faculty, staff, and administrators on October 9 in Room 173, the Schroeder School of Business Building from 3:00 until 4:30 pm.

The training will focus on ways to help build an institutional climate that is inclusive. Williams will share stories and humor to offer ways to help develop diversity and inclusion in everything that we do on campus.

Please RSVP to lw161@evansville.edu by October 2, if interested. The seating is limited to 48 participants. All participants will receive a certificate of completion after attending the session training.

 
* Writing Center Bootcamp: The Thesis Statement

Learn the basics of thesis writing at the Writing Center Bootcamp: The Thesis Statement on Wednesday, October 1 from 5-5:40 p.m. at the Writing Center. This session will address what the thesis is, why it is important, and how it should be structured. We will also cover some basic tips on organizing essays.

 
* Charlas en español – Informal Conversation in Spanish

Every Tuesday from 4:00 to 5:00 pm at Jazzman’s/Rademacher Lounge in Ridgway – Starting Tuesday, September, 30th.
Come practice informal conversation in Spanish with other UE students in a relaxed atmosphere. For more information, please contact: Bárbara Vera (Spanish FLTA 2014-15) at bv40@evansville.edu

 
* UE Theatre Holding Auditions for Male Non-Theatre Majors for "Macbeth"

The Department of Theatre is holding auditions for male non-theatre majors for their upcoming production of MACBETH, by William Shakespeare.

Auditions will be held Wednesday, October 1, at 7 pm, in Hyde Hall 126. Students should stop by the Department of Theatre Office in Hyde Hall, Room 106, to sign-up and pick up a copy of excerpts from the script to read at auditions.

Interested students must be available for occasional evening rehearsals from 7–10 pm, beginning October 6, and nightly rehearsals from November 7 to 13. In addition, students must be available for all performances November 14, 15, 20, 21, 22 at 7:30 pm; November 16 and 23 at 2 pm, and three high school performances November 17, 18, 19 at 9 am. Excused absence request forms will be provided for the morning performances.

 
* SAB Fall Carnival

The Student Activities Board Fall Carnival is set for Saturday, October 4.

Activities include:

Women's Soccer game at 1 pm at Black Beauty Field

Fall Carnival from 3-5 pm on the McCutchan Stadium Plaza

Men's Soccer at 5 pm at Black Beauty Field

Women's Volleyball at 6 pm at Meeks Court

Main Event featuring juggler Charles Peachock at 7 p.m. in Eykamp Hall, Ridgway University Center

At the Fall Carnival students can enjoy human spheres, toilet racers, carnival games and prizes, corn dogs, cotton candy, and snow cones!
 

 
* Graduate and Professional School Fair and Forum Tomorrow

Join Career Development for two graduate and professional school events tomorrow!

Graduate School Fair
Wednesday, Oct. 1, 1-3 pm
East Terrace (outside Ridgway University Center)

Registered schools:

Ball State University

Campbellsville University

Indiana Tech - Evansville

Indiana Tech Law School

Indiana University Kelly School of Business—Graduate Accounting
Program, Information Systems Graduate Program

Indiana University School of Social Work

Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy

IUPUI

IUPUI - School of Public and Environmental Affairs

Purdue University

Rose-Hulman

Southern Illinois University-Carbondale School of Law

The University of Indianapolis

University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law

University of Louisville School of Dentistry

University of Southern Indiana

Valparaiso University Law

Graduate School Forum
Wednesday, Oct. 1, 6:30-8 pm
Room 75 - Schroeder Family School of Business Building

Faculty, alumni, and admissions representatives will discuss topics relating to graduate school admissions, programs, and more.

Confirmed panelists:

Dr. Katie Aldred
Visiting Assistant Professor, Biology, University of Evansville

Dr. Janet Beagle
Director of Graduate Admissions, Purdue University

Luke Bickel
Director of Graduate Programs, School of Public and Environmental Affairs
Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis

Bryan Hamann
Graduate Student, Western Kentucky University

Arryn Lash, J.D.
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale School of Law


The hour long Q&A will be followed by a reception where students can talk to panelists informally. All students welcome! 

 
* Get Your Flu Shot Today

Flu shots for students, employees, and family members will be available on Thursday October 2 from 7:00 am - 11:00 a.m., in the Crayton E. and Ellen Mann Health Center located in Sampson Hall. The cost is $20.00 per person. If you have coverage through Meritain Health, present your health insurance card at the time of service and there will be no charge for this service. Please see https://acelink.evansville.edu/Areas/HR/Files/UE%20Flu%20Shot%20Flyer.pdf.

 
* Andiron Lecture by Paul Parkison - Should School Curriculum be Cathartic?

Paul Parkison, associate professor and chair of the School of Education, will be the speaker at the Andiron Lecture on October 1. The lecture begins at 4 p.m. in Eykamp 252, Ridgway University Center. A social hour with beverages precedes each lecture at 3:45 p.m. All the Andiron Lectures are free and open to the public.

Parkison completed an EdD in curriculum and instruction from the University of Memphis in 2004. He earned an MA in political science from Vanderbilt University and a BA in history and political science at Wabash College. Prior to working at UE, Parkison was chair of the Department of Teacher Education at the University of Southern Indiana. He served as a social studies teacher at the middle school and secondary levels for 11 years prior to his time at USI.

His primary research interests include education policy analysis and teacher identity formation and maintenance. Formal school curriculum represents a mechanism through which social forces shape the human psyche and could facilitate the catharsis that enables authenticity for each individual. This lecture will examine institutional barriers that present obstacles to a cathartic education. Consideration of the assumed dichotomous and antagonistic relationship between mimesis (lived experience/curriculum) and the potential catharsis offered by the school curriculum exposes fractures in the hegemony of standards, high-stakes testing, and the accountability paradigm and reveals the potential for re-engaging with issues of citizenship and learner-centered curricula.

For further information, call the series coordinator Annette Parks at 812-488-1070 or the William L. Ridgway College, College of Arts and Sciences at 812-488-2589.

 

Info You Should Know

* UE Inclusion Committee Accepting Applications for Student Membership for 2014-2015

The University of Evansville Inclusion Committee is accepting applications for student membership for 2014-2015. The application must be filed by 5:00 pm, Friday, October 3, in order to be considered in the first round of screenings. Please keep answers concise and informative. You are introducing yourself to the members of the University of Evansville Inclusion Committee (UEIC) and sharing with them why you are interested in being considered for appointment. The committee will be interested in you sharing why diversity and inclusion is important to you. You must be a student at the University of Evansville in order to receive primary consideration. There is a form and description located outside of the Office of Diversity Initiatives in Olmsted, Room 241. You may attach a resume’ however it is not necessary. Once you have completed the application it will be sent to the UEIC to review. Recommendations for appointment will be made by October 17. It is a one year appointment.

For more information please contact LaNeeca Williams, Diversity and Equity Officer, at lw161 or 488-2413.
 

 

Athletics

* Final Round of Cleveland State Invitational Cancelled

Tuesday’s final round of the Cleveland State Invitational has been cancelled due to rain in the area. Monday’s results from Barrington Country Club are now final.

Evansville came home in seventh place with a score of 588.

Wil Pahud paced Evansville once again. Monday’s opening round saw him post a 75 before firing off his low round of the season – a 2-under 70 – to finish in a tie for 10th place with a 145.

True freshman Tyler Gray fired a 3-under 69 in the opening round of play on Monday. Gray sat atop the leaderboard after his opening trip before carding a 77 in the second round. He finished the tournament in a tie for 13th place with a 146.

Jon Pick finished the event third on the Aces squad. Pick recorded a 1-under 71 to open the day before shooting a 76 to finish in a tie for 17th place with a 147. Next up for UE was Alex Turner. The Evansville native carded rounds of 78 and 74 to wrap up the tournament in a tie for 43rd with a 152. Rounding out the team was Will Knights. He began the day with an 84 before improving by eight strokes to finish with a 160.

Rick Voyvodic traveled as an individual and completed the first two rounds in a tie for 43rd place with a 152. He was stellar in the opening trip around the course, posting a 1-under 71.

A crowded leaderboard saw the top three teams separated by just two strokes. Appalachian State won the event with a 579 with Youngstown State in second with a 580 and Wright State coming in third with a 581. Evansville finished in 7th place with a 589. The Aces were just a shot behind the duo of Robert Morris and Oakland, who had a 588.

Two players tied atop the individual leaderboard as Andrew Furr (Appalachian State) and Nickolas Scott (Wright State) posted a 141 to tie for the top spot.

Just two more fall tournaments are left for the men with the next coming next Monday and Tuesday as the Aces travel to Highland Country Club in Indianapolis for the Butler Intercollegiate.

 
* Pahud and Gray Lead UE Men at Cleveland State

True freshman Tyler Gray fired a 3-under 69 in the opening round of play as the University of Evansville men’s golf team sits in seventh place entering the final day of the Cleveland State Invitational at Barrington Country Club.

Gray sat atop the leaderboard after his opening round before carding a 77 in the second round. He enters the final day in a tie for 13th place with a 146.

Leading the Purple Aces is Wil Pahud. He began the day with a 75 before firing off his low round of the season – a 2-under 70 – to go into the final round in a tie for 10th place. His opening day total came in at a 145.

Jon Pick finished the day third on the Aces squad. Pick recorded a 1-under 71 to open the day before shooting a 76 to stand in a tie for 17th place with a 147. Next up for UE was Alex Turner. The Evansville native carded rounds of 78 and 74 to sit in a tie for 43rd with a 152. Rounding out the team was Will Knights. He began the day with an 84 before improving by eight strokes to finish Monday with a 160.

Rick Voyvodic traveled as an individual and completed the first two rounds in a tie for 43rd place with a 152. He was stellar in the opening trip around the course, posting a 1-under 71.

A crowded leaderboard saw the top three teams separated by just two strokes following Monday’s pair of rounds. Appalachian State leads the way with a 579 with Youngstown State in second with a 580 and Wright State sitting in third with a 581. Evansville is within striking distance as the team is in 7th place with a 589. The Aces are just a shot behind the duo of Robert Morris and Oakland, who had a 588.

Two players lead the individuals as Andrew Furr (Appalachian State) and Nickolas Scott (Wright State) are tied for the top spot with a 141. They are one shot ahead of a third-place tie.

Tomorrow, one more round of 18 will decide the tournament.
 

 

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