The Cognitive Neuroscience Research Group will be hosting Associate Professor of Psychology Lora Becker, who will be speaking about sleep and the brain, this Wednesday, Oct. 12. This will be held in Room 5A in Hyde Hall, the group's new regular meeting place. Everyone is welcome!

Aces Tennis is hosting a Tennis Championship event at Tri-State Athletic Club on Saturday, Oct. 22.  This is a team-style doubles tournament, including a doubles clinic presented by the UE Women’s Tennis team. Dinner, t-shirts, and prizes provided. Silent auction will be held.  Entry fee is $100 per person,  prizes include Aces basketball tickets and championship t-shirts.  Clinic is at 4 p.m. with competition beginning at 4:30 p.m.  Register online at www.uealumnionline.com/acestennis.
 

The UE VETS student organization, in collaboration with the student veterans organizations at USI and Ivy Tech Community College, are sponsoring the Vets Day 5K Walk, Run, Roll on Sunday, Nov. 13 at 8 a.m.  The race will begin and end at the LST Memorial Ship grounds in downtown Evansville.  Please consider supporting the event by:

1. Volunteer to help during the race and at the after-race festival by signing up on line at  Vet’s Day 5 K Volunteer Signup Sheet or by calling the UE Office of Veterans Affairs at 488-2141.

2. Participate!  Early registration deadline is Nov. 1 for $20 (late registration is $25 through race day). Sign up on line at https://www.raceit.com/register/?event=6327 or by calling the Office of Veterans Affairs at 488-2141.

Proceeds will be donated to Lucas Place II – housing for disabled homeless veterans in Vanderburgh County.

Students, come to the Meeks Family Court (Large Gym) Friday, Oct. 14 at 10 p.m. and meet the men’s basketball team at Late Night Madness.  Think you’ve got the skills to beat them in a shooting contest?  Well now is your chance to try!  To sign-up email Liz Riffert at el37@evansville.edu or call 488-2394. 

Coldstone? Phi Alpha Theta, the History Honors Society, will be sponsoring a Coldstone Creamery Night on Thursday, Oct. 13 from 6-8 p.m.  Proceeds will go to the Boys and Girls Club, which helps children lead better lives. Come on out to Coldstone Creamery off the Lloyd and help Phi Alpha Theta give back!

This year's UE PRIDE Coming Out panel discussion is set for Monday, Oct 17 at 7 p.m. in Room 170 in Schroeder Family School of Business Administration Building.  This question and answer panel will highlight individual coming out stories.  Special guests this year include Private Maycomber, who will discuss coming out during DADT, and a potential visit from Rick Davis the Democratic candidate for the Evansville mayoral position.  Other panel members include Associate Professor of Psychology Lora Becker and current UE PRIDE. members.  This provides a discussion for the community about accepting LGBT individuals.  Extra credit for attending this event may be available from some courses in psychology and political science depending on the individual professor.

Mark your calendar!  UE faculty, staff, students and community are invited to attend the free (bring your lunch) Lunch & Learn Session on Wednesday, Oct. 12, from Noon–12:50 p.m. in Eykamp 253, Ridgway University Center.  The session will be presented by Centennial Wealth Advisory on " Saving for College - Take Advantage of UE's Tuition Remission and Much More." Sponsored by:  University of Evansville, Center for Adult Education.  Please contact Judy Caldwell at jc313@evansville.edu if you have questions. This event is being presented by the Society for Financial Awareness.
 

Individuals on campus are again randomly receiving scam calls from individuals requesting departmental printer and/or copier model or serial information.  Keep in mind, UE current printer/copier vendors already have access to UE equipment and will never call departments requesting it.  In some cases, scammers are calling for individuals by name, saying that they need copier/printer information for repair purposes.  A scammers intent is to obtain information and to bill the University. PLEASE DO NOT GIVE THEM ANY INFORMATION.  Simply tell the caller that you are not authorized to provide information and refer them to the Office of Administrative Services.  Usually this quickly ends the conversation. 

If you receive a scam call, please report it to Kim Winsett, Office of Administrative Services at 2940.

The Phonathon program is always looking for paper to recycle as call sheets, and thanks to the campus community, has not had to buy paper for at least 5 years. If you are interesting in helping with this venture, UE’s Recycling Program has offered to supply some small recycling bins that people can have at their desk or by their printer. These bins would be for collecting paper that could be used for Phonathon, and would need to meet the following criteria:
• one side of paper must be blank
• paper can be any color
• paper must be at least 8.5” x 11”; larger paper can be cut for use
• OK if paper has been 3-hole punched and/or stapled
• Should not contain anything super-personal, such as copies of checks, SSN’s, bank account numbers, etc.

If you’d like a bin for your office, please contact Robin Greenlee at extension 2273 or rg43@evansville.edu

The University of Evansville softball team has been recognized by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) for its academic achievements during the 2010-11 school year. The Aces ranked 96th among NCAA Division I softball programs with a team grade point average of 3.149.

As a second component to the NFCA's academic award program, current senior Maggie Little and junior Halie Malone, along with last year's seniors Jen Stahlhut and Kelci Alsip, were named as NFCA Division I All-America Scholar Athletes for their achievements in the classroom last season.  The award is given to any player submitted by a member coach who achieved a 3.50 grade point average or higher during the 2010-11 academic year.

"To be truly successful as a student-athlete at the Division I level is very difficult," said head coach Mark Redburn. "I am very proud of not only the four who received the individual award but also of the team as a whole for achieving such academic success in the classroom."

For the full the complete list of NFCA teams and Scholar-Athletes, visit: http://www.nfca.org/pagebank/?id=1917
 

Senior Lauren Ellerman was the top Aces once again, leading the women’s golf team following the opening round of the F&M Bank APSU Intercollegiate at The Links at Novadell.

Ellerman set the pace for UE with a 5-over 77 to open up the tournament.  She is tied for 25th place with one round set to be played on Tuesday.  Two strokes behind Ellerman was Alyssa Key, who carded a 7-over 79.

Sydney Skiles recorded an 81 on Monday and was followed by Cathy Doyle and Dana Hayden, who each notched an 83 to tie for 53rd place.  Freshman Kelly Lamarche, playing as an individual, also tallied an 83.

Murray State sits atop the leaderboard after day one, finishing the day with a 293.  The Racers are three strokes ahead of Eastern Kentucky, who shot a 296.  Jacksonville State and Austin Peay stand third and forth with scores of 299 and 300, respectively.  Evansville sits in ninth place with a 320, five strokes behind Lipscomb and 15 shots ahead of Tennessee State.

Lisanne Schmidt of EKU and Holly Batey from Austin Peay each shot 1-under 71’s to lead the individuals.  A pair of players stand a shot out of the lead after shooting an even 72.

UE will complete the tournament on Tuesday morning, playing one more round of 18.