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Thursday, August 11, 2022

Upcoming Events

* Today: New Residence Hall Ribbon Cutting

Today, the opening session of our Fall Conference will be held from 1:00-4:00 p.m. Afterwards, we will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony for our New Residence Hall! This will take place at 4:00 p.m. inside the lobby of the New Residence Hall, and then we’ll celebrate with appetizers and drinks under a tent on Walnut Street. Tours will be offered for those who would like to explore the interior. You’re invited to join us as we mark the opening of our New Residence Hall, which many first- and second-year students will soon call home! 

Submitted by Julie Beer / jb855@evansville.edu
 

Info You Should Know

* NEW Facilities Maintenance Work Order System going Live August 15th

University of Evansville has purchased next-generation software from Brightly Software called Asset Essentials (AE). We will be migrating to this new platform for asset and work order management. You will be using the new software to submit electronic maintenance and custodial requests in the same manner you did in (Web Advisor) Please use the info below to create your account, login and then become familiar with your role.

Please bookmark this link on your computer after you are fully logged into the system: https://workorders.evansville.edu

The NEW SYSTEM will go live for requests August 15th, so until that date, please continue to submit requests through (Web Advisor) Once Asset Essentials is live, you will no longer be able to submit requests through (Web Advisor). Please reach out to Lisa Cresci in Facilities Management: lc70@evansville.edu, 488-2567 if you have any questions or concerns. We look forward to serving you through the new system!

Submitted by LISA M CRESCI lc70@evansville.edu
 
* Volunteer at Move-in as a Greeter

Calling all faculty, staff, and administrators! Volunteer "move-in greeters" are needed for Saturday, August 20 from 8am - 2pm.

Greeters will work in pairs (in a shaded/covered area) for a 2-hour shift to help greet new students and their families as they drive up to their assigned residence hall. We are looking for 30 volunteers from across the university to welcome the newest additions to our UE Family.

Sign-up here by August 10th.

Submitted by Rachel Carpenter rc35@evansville.edu
 
* Only 4 Spots Left for Purple Patrol!

Purple Patrol is once again returning this fall! We now need your help filling up the 15 Fridays throughout the semester!

You can sign up for Purple Patrol through SignUpGenius. Join your coworkers, department, or team and volunteer for the Friday of your choosing. Please sign up for one week only so everyone has a chance to participate. Those who sign up will travel around campus on Fridays (preferably morning or lunchtime) and hand out giveaways to Aces showing their purple pride! 

If you have questions, please contact Julie Beer, university relations coordinator, at jb855@evansville.edu.

Submitted by Julie Beer / jb855@evansville.edu
 

Congratulations

* UE Jazz Band Receives International Recognition

The UE Jazz Band was recognized by the International Jazz Day (IDJ), United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz for their participation in the International Jazz Day 2022. The UE Jazz Band registered their performance with Diane Schuur last spring semester and it was promoted as part of the International Jazz Day events for 2022. Attached is a signed letter from Herbie Hancock.

Submitted by Timothy Zifer tz3@evansville.edu
 

Athletics

* Seven Aces earn MVC President's Council Academic Award; 198 named to MVC Honor Roll

Continuing to showcase their excellence in the classroom, seven University of Evansville student-athletes have received the Missouri Valley Conference's President's Council Academic Award, the highest academic honor given out by the conference.

The seven Aces honored are men's golf's Dallas Koth, women's golf's Alyssa McMinn, men's track and field's Andrew Schuler, women's soccer's Lauren Fischer and Kristen Harvey, and women's swimming and diving's Sarah Kempf and Emily Vasquez.

The Presidents' Council Academic Excellence Award requires a minimum 3.8 cumulative grade point average, participation in athletics a minimum of two years, and the student-athlete must be within 18 hours of graduation (by the end of the Spring 2021 semester). 

Also, 894 student-athletes in The Valley and 66 UE student-athletes received the league's Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award, which requires a minimum grade point average of 3.5 for each of the previous two semesters, a minimum 3.2 cumulative grade point average, and participation in athletics a minimum of two years.  The Aces who earned this honor are listed below.

In addition, the Missouri Valley Conference has announced its 2021-22 Honor Roll, which recognizes academic achievement of student-athletes.  To qualify for the Valley Honor Roll, a student-athlete must have recorded a minimum 3.2 grade point average for a specified term (Fall 2021/Spring 2022), must have been a member of an athletics team, and must have been enrolled full time during the term they earned the honor. In all, 198 UE student-athletes were named to the MVC Honor Roll and those names can be found in the release linked above.

COMMISSIONER'S ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AWARD
Tanner Craig Baseball
Tyler Denu Baseball
Drew Dominik Baseball
Donovan Schultz Baseball
Nicholas Gushrowski Men's Golf
Michael Ikejiani Men's Golf
Dallas Koth Men's Golf
Caleb Wassmer Men's Golf
Raphaello Colasito Men's Soccer
Ethan Garvey Men's Soccer
Jakub Hall Men's Soccer
Jacob Madden Men's Soccer
Porter Pomykal Men's Soccer
Brock Wandel Men's Soccer
Steven Burkhart Men's Track & Field
Carson Kline Men's Track & Field
Jackson Maurer Men's Track & Field
JJ Pedersen Men's Track & Field
Trey Riggs Men's Track & Field
Joseph Rucinski Men's Track & Field
Luke Watts Men's Track & Field
Abby Feit Women's Basketball
Jossie Hudson Women's Basketball
Nataya Partee Women's Basketball
Sydney Thurwalker Women's Basketball
Allison Enchelmayer Women's Golf
Carly Frazier Women's Golf
Alyssa McMinn Women's Golf
Caitlin O'Donnell Women's Golf
Mallory Russell Women's Golf
Megan Brenton Softball
Alexa Davis Softball
Elyse Hickey Softball
Mackenzie McFeron Softball
Jenna Nink Softball
Haley Woolf Softball
Nicole Benati Women's Soccer
Cassandra Bykowicz Women's Soccer
Alexandra Eyler Women's Soccer
Lauren Fischer Women's Soccer
Kristen Harvey Women's Soccer
Emilie Hill Women's Soccer
Georgia Katsonouri Women's Soccer
Monique Landrum Women's Soccer
Abbigail Lenk Women's Soccer
Isabel Lynch Women's Soccer
Emily Ormson Women's Soccer
Rachel Rosborough Women's Soccer
Emily Wiebe Women's Soccer
Emily Wolak Women's Soccer
Sonsoles Aguayo Women's Swimming & Diving
Maggi Franz Women's Swimming & Diving
Fae Keighley Women's Swimming & Diving
Sarah Kempf Women's Swimming & Diving
Allison McDonald Women's Swimming & Diving
Emily Vasquez Women's Swimming & Diving
Nicolette Wickes Women's Swimming & Diving
Julie Burkholder Women's Track & Field
Mariah Schaefer Women's Track & Field
Emma Boebinger Women's Track & Field
Claire Griffy Women's Track & Field
Anna Lowry Women's Track & Field
Kaylee Peck Women's Track & Field
Elise Moeller Women's Volleyball
Laura Ruiz Women's Volleyball
Hannah Watkins Women's Volleyball

Submitted by Athletics
 

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