University of Evansville

AceNotes Today

Monday, October 28, 2019

* October 2019 Risk Management Tip!

Travelers Indemnity Company states that Slips, Trips, and Falls are a major cause of injury that occurs to both visitors and employees. The National Safety Council estimates that 25,000 slip, trip, and fall accidents occur daily in the USA. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), slips, trips and falls on the same level are the second leading cause of injury in the workplace. Falls on the same level are estimated by the BLS to cost $6.9 billion annually. Slips, trips and falls can occur in any business, but are of particular concern to businesses with considerable public and employee foot traffic such as those in retail, medical and service industries, such as higher education. In fact, approximately 40% of UE’s worker’s compensation incidents are due to slips, trips and falls.

So, what can you do to make a positive impact?

1) Be aware of your immediate surroundings
2) Wear comfortable, properly fitting non-slip shoes
3) Be aware to the type of surface you are walking on and its condition
4) Adjust to environmental and walking surface conditions
5) Pay attention to displayed “Wet Floor” warning signs to warn of known hazards
6) Practice Good Housekeeping
7) Keep walkways and hallways free of debris, clutter and obstacles
8) Only carry items that allow you to see clearly where you are going
9) Use handrails when going up or down stairs and not skip steps
10) Eliminate or minimize distractions while walking, such as looking at your cell phone

Report unsafe conditions to the Office of Safety & Security at 812-488-2051.

Be Safe With Each Step! 

 

Upcoming Events

* Rocky Horror Scream Along

The Rocky Horror Scream Along will take place on Halloween night.

There are two performances, one at 10:30 PM and one at 12 AM. The house will open at 10:00 PM. Each show will run approximately 55 minutes.

It will take place on the FIJI lawn, 227 S Lincoln Park Drive, Evansville, IN, 47714. Wear your quirkiest and/or gayest costumes! Bring sweaters and blankets to protect yourself from the cold/grass! There is free admission.

The Rocky Horror Scream Along is what happens when a handful of Department of Theatre students are left to their own devices during fall break with access to FIJI's lawn. Rehearsing between classes and productions, we bring you this night of pure creeps and treats. 

Submitted by Cameron Wulfert cw296@evansville.edu.

 
* Veterans Day Program

Melissa Moorehead

Annual Veterans Day Program
November 11, 2019, at 11 am
Location: Neu Chapel Sanctuary
Speaker: Ms. Melissa C. Moorehead- UE Alumnae and Navy Veteran

The campus community, alumni, and friends are invited to celebrate Veterans Day on campus for our annual
Veterans Day service.

Special Guest:  Melissa C. Morehead
Speaker, Community Leader, Mentor, Media Personality
Melissa C. Morehead is a native of Evansville, Indiana, and enjoys serving as a speaker, community leader, mentor, and media personality. She proudly served in the United States Navy and was honorably discharged after serving 9.5 years. Her military career afforded her a life that she will never forget and is so grateful for. From serving alongside men and women who were considered her extended family to a being the first woman in her military division to accomplish goals that men in her division said could not be done. Morehead is a graduate from the University of Evansville with a BS in global leadership development. She is a member of the University of Evansville African American Alumni, where she won the 2017-18 Office of Diversity Initiatives UEAAA Mentor of the Year award and a proud alumna of Leadership Evansville. Currently, Melissa works as a federal government employee with the Social Security Administration with over 20 years as a dedicated public servant. She is also the host of Community Chat, a radio program that can be heard every Saturday morning at 9 AM on 98.5 FM, WEOA. She believes in encouraging, empowering, and educating women in the areas that seem to go unnoticed, and that is SELF.

Sponsored by: Office of Veterans Affairs

Submitted by Dr. Tracey Folden tf91@evansville.edu.

 
* MYOP - Make Your Own Pizza with IC!

International Club is having a Make Your Own Pizza Event at the Diversity House (across from Hughes Hall) on Saturday, November 2nd from 12pm-2pm!

There are only 25 spots available so be sure to sign up online as soon as possible.
 

Submitted by Farrah Beidas fb33@evansville.edu.

 
* Path to Physician Assistant Q&A Tuesday 7pm

Physician Assistant Club will be hosting a Path to Physician Assistant Q&A on Tuesday, October 29th at 7pm in Koch 100! The event is open to anyone interested in learning more about how to pursue becoming a PA! This hour long event will consist of undergraduate students having the opportunity to ask questions of a panel of current UEPA graduate students. Please come ready to hear answers to your most pressing questions about all things Physician Assistant!

Submitted by Taylor Thomas tt116@evansville.edu.

 
* Newman Night: Lives of Saints

Join the Newman Club for a discussion about the lives of saints at the Newman Center (Right across from Koch on Lincoln Ave.) and some FREE home-cooked food.

Submitted by Savannah Leigh Cyr sc315@evansville.edu.

 
* Student Nurses Association of Peers Haunted House

The Student Nurses Association of Peers invites you to their Haunted House on Wednesday, Oct 30, from 7-10pm in Graves Nursing Lab, Room 105.

Submitted by Alexa Hopf ah490@evansville.edu.

 
* RSA Halloween Bingo

Join RSA for Halloween Bingo on Oct. 30 at 8pm in Rademacher's Lounge! There will be food, great prizes, and good company!

Submitted by Lily Renfro lr156@evansville.edu.

 
* This Week in Music (October 28-November 3)

This Week in Music (October 28-November 3)

Faculty Recital, Tuesday, October 29
Eykamp String Quartet
7:30pm, Neu Chapel
The Eykamp String Quartet will perform on Tuesday, October 29, at 7:30 p.m. in Neu Chapel. They will play Beethoven’s quartet Op. 18, No. 6, as well as the second quartet of twentieth-century composer Benjamin Britten.


UE Opera
Friday, November 1 and Saturday, November 2
7:30pm, Neu Chapel
UE Opera students will perform select scenes from various operas at “A Night at the Opera” on November 1 and 2. Hear some of the classics by Mozart and Bellini alongside selections from Arthur Sullivan’s The Pirates of Penzance and Carlisle Floyd’s 1955 Susannah.

Evansville Jazz Society
Sunday, November 3
4:00 pm
Krannert 110

The Jazz Concert Series, co-sponsored by the University of Evansville and the Evansville Jazz Society, will continue with a concert by the Luke Gillespie Quartet from Bloomington, Indiana, in Krannert Hall of Music and Arts Room 110, on Sunday afternoon, November 3 at 4:00 p.m. The leader of the group, Luke Gillespie, is a member of the Jazz Faculty at Indiana University.
Admission to the concert is $15.00 for adults, $10.00 for Jazz Society members and $5.00 for students with I.D.  Tickets will be available at the door.

 
* Free HIV testing at Health Center November 5th 9-11am

Free, confidential HIV testing hosted by Mathew 25 at the Student Health Center on November 5th 9-11am. No appointment necessary.

Submitted by Tara Ulrich taraulrich4@gmail.com.

 
* Federal loan repayment counseling session for graduating students

Students who have received Federal Direct (sub/unsub) Loans and plan to graduate in the fall (or transfer after the fall semester) are required to attend a loan repayment counseling session. The Office of Student Financial Services will hold the first session of the semester on Wed., November 13th at 11:30 a.m. in Eykamp Hall, Room 252, Ridgway University Center.

Submitted by Amy Sowders as560@evansville.edu.

 
* TOMORROW: Founder and CEO of the Empowerment Plan to Speak at UE'S FREE Snyder Lecture

Founder and CEO of the Empowerment Plan, Veronika Scott, will be the guest speaker for the University of Evansville’s Patricia H. Snyder Lecture in October. The lecture is planned for TOMORROW at 7:00 p.m., in Eykamp Hall, Ridgway University Center, on UE’s campus. The event is free and open to the public thanks to the generosity of the Snyder family.

Empowerment Plan is an organization centered around the idea of a specialized coat being made for homeless people. The multipurpose coat is waterproof and self-heated, and can be transformed into a sleeping bag. In addition to the coat initiative, the organization provides jobs for homeless women, allowing them to get back on their feet and find a place to live. These efforts have garnered Scott some recognition, and she was named a “CNN Hero” by the network in 2016.

“Changemaking is engrained in the culture at the University of Evansville, and Veronika Scott’s work directly fits into that mindset,” said Abigail Werling, UE’s vice president for university advancement. “We encourage and empower our students here to make powerful and enduring change, and this story will be an inspiration toward those efforts.”

The Patricia H. Snyder Concert and Lecture Series was made possible in 1997 through an endowment from the late Patricia H. Snyder, trustee and longtime friend of the University, to bring speakers or performers of renown to Evansville at no cost to the public.

Reservations are encouraged, but a ticket is not required to enter. Save your seat online today! 

 
* Mike Marks: Efroymson Visiting Artist & Exhibition

SOMEWHERE BEHIND US
MIKE MARKS - PRINTMAKER
Melvin Peterson Gallery
Artist’s Exhibition: October 28 – December 14, 2019
Artist in Residence: November 6-8
Student Workshop: Wednesday, November 6, 6:00pm
Artist’s Reception & Public Gallery Lecture: Thursday, November 7
Reception: 6:30pm, Lecture: 7:00
Student Gallery Lecture: Friday, November 8, 10:00am
Gallery Hours:
Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday: 12:00 – 3:00pm
Wednesday, Thursday: 12:00 – 6:00pm
For more information, contact the UE Art Department of Art at 812-488-2043
email art@evansville.edu, or visit our Facebook page: University of Evansville Department of Art & Melvin Peterson Gallery

Submitted by Corliss Chastain cc270@evansville.edu.

 
* 2019-20 CrWrtg Coffee Hour/ Wahnita DeLong Reading Featuring Margaret McMullan

Date: Wednesday, November 6, 2019
Start: 5:30pm
Location: Eykamp Hall, Room 251, Ridgway University Center

Margaret McMullan is the author of eight award-winning books including the novel In My Mother’s House and the anthology Every Father’s Daughter. Her work has appeared in USA Today, The Washington Post, The Huffington Post, The Los Angeles Times, The Chicago Tribune, among others. She received a NEA Fellowship and a Fulbright in Hungary to research her new book, Where The Angels Lived: One Family’s Story of Loss, Exile, and Return.

Historical, authentic and family-oriented, WHERE THE ANGELS LIVED tells the tale of a somewhat parallel universe that exists even in the 21st century—dealings with Soviet-style bureaucracy; skepticism; anti-Semitism; and ironically the same sort of isolation and rejection Margaret McMullan’s Jewish Hungarian family experienced in 1944 before they were forced into concentration camps. Straddling memoir and reportage, past and present, this story reminds us all that we can escape a country, but we can never escape history. She taught at the University of Evansville for 25 years, serving as chair of the Department of English, and she helped form the Department of Creative Writing. She was formerly the Melvin Peterson Endowed Chair in Literature and Creative Writing until she retired in 2015 to write full time.

Submitted by Michelle Lehman ml281@evansville.edu.

 
* Making plans for Halloween? Avoid the trick of stigma, and stop by for a treat!

Are you making plans for Halloween? Avoid the trick of mental health stigma, and stop by for a treat! The Office of Counseling Services will be downstairs in Ridgway University Center on Tuesday, October 29th from 11-12pm with candy treats. Educational materials on mental health will also be available. Join us in taking a step toward eliminating stigma by being mindful of those around us this Halloween!

Submitted by Elizabeth McCormick em232@evansville.edu.

 
* Mindfulness Workshop Series - October 30th

The Office of Counseling Services, in collaboration with the Fitness Center, will be hosting a monthly Mindfulness Workshop Series continuing October 30th from 4-5pm in the Aerobics Room of the Fitness Center. Attendees to the October session will learn how to use mindfulness skills to better understand time spent engaged in social media and how to reduce the use of media if desired. Yoga will be available in the gym from 5-6pm immediately following the workshop.

Submitted by Liz McCormick em232@evansville.edu.

 

Info You Should Know

* Get Class Credit and Make a Difference NOW!

Don’t wait until you graduate – make a difference now! Check out the list of ChangeLab courses available for the Spring semester. For more information about ChangeLab, visit evansville.edu/changelab.

Submitted by Cindy Kelley ck116@evansville.edu.

 
* Indiana Teacher of the Year Visits School of Education

The School of Education welcomed the Indiana Teacher of the Year, Tamara Markey, to the University of Evansville on October 17 and 18. Tamara Markey is an innovative, passionate, and dynamic educator who draws from and applies to her classroom nearly a decade of real-world experience as an Engineer with Amoco Oil and BP Pipelines. Mrs. Markey is a Woodrow Wilson STEM Teaching Fellow and a certified Project Lead the Way (PLTW) Instructor. She taught Pre-engineering at McKenzie Center for Innovation and Technology in MSD of Lawrence Township, Indianapolis, IN and is currently working as a STEM/PLTW coach and consultant across the school district.

While at UE, Mrs. Markey’s presentations to education majors, faculty, and high school students from the region included “Lessons Learned from the Classroom”, which emphasized the importance of recognizing “our stories”, deliberately creating classroom culture, building relationships with students, recognizing personal biases, and having an educational responsibility outside the classroom.

Her messages encouraged educators to commit to continuous improvement and positively impact the lives of the children in our classrooms.

Submitted by Sharon Gieselmann sg78@evansville.edu.

 
* Intramural Volleyball Registration Open!

Registration for Intramural Volleyball is open on imleagues.com through Thursday, October 31st. Men's, Women's and Co-Rec leagues are available, make sure to sign-up before the deadline!

 
* Winter Intersession Financial Aid

If you are seeking financial aid to help pay for Winter Intersession courses at UE, please submit the Winter Intersession Application (pdf) to the Office of Student Financial Services by November 22, 2019. Our office will help you examine your options for aid, which in most cases is limited to loans.

Submitted by Amy Sowders as560@evansville.edu.

 

Congratulations

* Dr. Stein's work appears in new book from OSU Press

Dr. Valerie Stein, Associated Professor of Religion, has had a chapter published in an edited volume from Ohio State University Press. Her chapter, " Privileging God the Father: The Neoliberal Theology of the Evangelical Orphan Care Movement" appears in The Politics of Reproduction: Adoption, Abortion, and Surrogacy in the Age of Neoliberalism, edited by Modhumita Roy and Mary Thompson.

 
* Education Majors Attend INspiring Educators Conference

The School of Education sent a delegation of students to the annual INspiring Educators Conference in Noblesville, IN, on October 18-19. This conference is sponsored by the Indiana Student Education Association and the Indiana State Teachers Association and supports the classroom preparedness and professional development needs of college students entering the profession as well as new teachers in the first five years of their careers. While at the conference, UE students heard from Dr. Jennifer McCormick, Indiana State Superintendent of Public Instruction. Dr. McCormick is a nationally-recognized educator and innovator, who has served at every level of the K - 12 education system. She has been a secondary special education and language arts teacher, elementary principal, assistant superintendent, and school superintendent. Students also heard a presentation by Lisa Colleen, a former physical education and health teacher, who encouraged them to find their “groove” (gratitude, respect, optimism, ownership, voice, and empathy). While at the conference, students also networked with other professionals from across the state.

Teacher of the Year with UE students

UE Students at conference

Teacher speaking

Submitted by Sharon Gieselmann sg78@evansville.edu.

 

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