After more than 29 years as the sports information director for the University of Evansville, Bob Boxell is retiring on June 30. Bob has been a constant throughout many of the exciting times for the Purple Aces and he will be greatly missed. Please stop by to wish him well on Thursday, June 30, from 3-4 p.m.in the Class of 1959 Gallery, Ridgway University Center.

Discover your creative potential in a highly creative, informed, supportive and relaxed environment at a clay workshop this summer.  Instruction is customized for the beginning ceramicist and for those more experienced in clay.  Workshop participants will have the opportunity to develop their own clay bodies, formulate glazes, and experiment with various types of firings including: oxidation, reduction, raku, and horse hair.  The workshop will consist of traditional methods on the potter’s wheel and hand-building techniques. Previous knowledge of ceramics is helpful, but not a requirement for participation in this workshop.  (Upon registration, students will be provided with a list of basic tools required for success in class.  Clay and glazes are available in class.)

Instructor:           Mark Schoenbaum, Artist and UE Ceramics Instructor
Dates:                   July 6 – 27, Monday– Friday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Cost:                      $379 until June 30; $399 after June 30
To Register:        Call the UE Center for Adult Education – 812-488-2981
Location:             University of Evansville’s Ceramic’s Studio located at the Art and Engineering Annex, Lincoln Avenue

Tickets are still available for the UE Alumni Outing at the Chicago Cubs/Florida Marlins game Friday, July 15.  The outing begins with lunch at Goose Island in Wrigleyville at 11 a.m. followed by the game at 1:20 p.m.  $75 covers lunch and the game for adults, $65 for children 13 and under.  Online registration is available at www.uealumnionline.com/cubs.  Questions?  Contact alumni@evansville.edu. 

Since Monday, July 4 is a holiday, the deadline for time card approval by supervisors has been extended to noon on Tuesday, July 5.  Please contact Gloria Spencer at ext 2159 if you have any questions.

It can be easy to get stuck in a veggie slump. Try at least one new vegetable this week to diversify your nutrients and stimulate your pallet. Add it to a tried-and-true recipe like a stir-fry or pasta dish so you can savor new flavors without feeling overwhelmed. Visit the nurse any Thursday, 9–11 a.m., in Olmsted Hall lobby, too, for new recipes and other helpful health information.
 

UE Libraries will observe the following schedule of hours during the Independence Day holiday. Contact William Louden, University Librarian, with questions at 488.2376  or  wflouden@evansville.edu
•  Friday, July 1st:         7:45 a.m. – 5 p.m.
• Saturday, July 2:   CLOSED
• Sunday, July 3:      CLOSED
• Monday, July 4:     CLOSED
• Tuesday, July 5:     Resume Regular Summer Hours

Beginning the week of July 1, there will be a price increase of 10 cents on vending snacks such as cookies, large chips, crackers (Cheese Nips, etc.), gum, mints, candy and pastry. The price of other vending snacks such as small chips and sandwich crackers will remain unchanged. This price increase is the result of continued higher costs in raw food materials (potatoes, corn, vegetable oil, chocolate, etc.), labor and fuel related to snack production. UE’s contracted snack vendor, VendAir Vending, has absorbed across the board cost increases for over two years through productivity and cost saving initiatives avoiding prior price increases. However, snack production costs have escalated to the point that VendAir is no longer able to absorb the added costs without adjustments to the consumer. If you have questions or comments, please contact Kim Winsett in Administrative Services at extension 2940 or email at kw83@evansville.edu

The University of Evansville Language Lab is looking for children to participate in Language Development Research. Needed are: typically-developing children ages 1 to 3 (session lasting 45 minutes), children with Autism between the ages of 3 and 12 (session lasts about 2 hours), and children with Down Syndrome ages 3 to 8 (session lasts about 2 hours). Appointments can be made for almost any time or day and last approximately an hour and a half.  If you or anybody you know is interested, they can contact the Lab at 812-488-1060 or language@evansville.edu.