Intramural Sand Volleyball and Singles Tennis Tournament registration is now open! Visit IMLeagues.com to sign up a team and for all details on these activities.  If you do not have an IMLeagues.com account, simply create an account using your UE email address.  Intramurals are FREE for all UE students, faculty, and staff.  If you have any questions on how to sign up a team or join a team, please contact Rob Latva at rl78@evansville.edu or 488-2794.

Do you have lots of questions about what its like to be Greek on campus? Are you interested in learning more about the fraternity and sorority recruitment processes? Join us Wednesday night from 7-9 p.m. in Eykamp Hall, Ridgway University Center, for a Q and A session about what its like to be Greek at UE. No faculty or staff, just students and real questions. Ask us anything, we promise we'll give you the real deal!

The fall semester meetings will be held at 5 p.m. in Smythe Hall (Room 170) in the Schroeder Family School of Business Administration Building beginning THURSDAY, August 30. Every organization must have a representative and any student is welcome to sit in. If you would like to submit a resolution, please email Chief Operating OfficerJohn Boehm at jb517@evansville.edu. If you have questions about your attendance or anything SGA, please email Chief Executive Officer Jeff Hoida at jh513@evansville.edu
 

We are once again offering the Rape Aggression Defense (RAD) class to any interested female students! This comprehensive course for women begins with awareness, prevention, risk reduction, and avoidance, while progressing on to the basics of hands-on defense training. This semester’s course will be held Saturday, September 15, and Sunday, September 16, from 9 a.m.-noon in the Aerobics Room in the Fitness Center.  In addition, all participants will need to pick ONE of the below times for an hour-long information session (will meet in the group room in the Office of Counseling Services, second floor of Ridgway).
4 p.m., Thursday, September 13
12 p.m., Friday, September 14

Please RSVP by Wednesday (Sept. 12) if you plan to be there for most or all of the Saturday/Sunday times, and can come to one of the info sessions as well.  We’ll need at least 10 participants in order to have the course, but can only take the first 20 that respond. You can e-mail Jessica Zellers, coordinator of Health Education and Wellness Programs, at jz35@evansville.edu to register or for more information.

Mark your calendars!  The Fall 2012 Pcard Session training dates for new cardholders have been scheduled.  To reserve your training spot, contact Kim Winsett in the Office of Administrative Services at extension 2940 or email at kw83@evansville.edu.  For additional Pcard information, visit the Pcard website on AceLink at http://acelink/Areas/Pcard/

All the training sessions will be held in the Physical Plant Conference Room. Sessions are scheduled on:
Wednesday, Sept. 5 from 2-4 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 4 from 9-11 a.m.
Thursday, Nov. 1 from 2-4 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 5 from 9-11 a.m.

The University of Evansville Aces Dance Team invites all eligible students to audition for the Dance Team for the 2012-2013 season. Auditions will be held on August 30 from 8 pm to 10 pm and August 31 from 6 pm to 9 pm. The first day of auditions will consist of learning a short, choreographed dance and practicing technique. The second day will consist of showing examples of required technique, preforming the choreographed routine, showcasing 1 minute of original original choreography to music (this should be prepared prior to auditions), and a short interview. Auditions will be held in the Small Gym of the Carson Center.

Information about the 2012-2013 season will be provided at the call out meeting on August 27 from 9 pm to 10 pm in Room 113, Carson Center.

A private or video audition may be arranged if needed and will be allowed at the discretion of the coaching staff.

There is a $20 audition fee. Please refrain from wearing baggy clothing during auditions. Footwear is required.

More information is available at gopurpleaces.com

Please contact Coach Arata with any questions or concerns at ma112@evansville.edu or 502-689-4085. We hope to see you at auditions!
 

In the spring of 2012, adjustments to parking lot assignments were done to compensate for lost parking during the construction phase of the Fifth Third Men’s and Women’s Basketball Practice Facility.  With the conclusion of the construction approaching, the University has reassigned parking permitted lots effective Monday, September 3.

A new parking lot, Lot R, has been created on Olive Street for residential students. 

Lot N – corner of Rotherwood and Walnut – will resume as a Commuter Student lot only  (overflow for Green Permits is allowed).   Residential students should remove their cars by Monday, September 3 at 7:00 a.m. and should utilize the new parking lot, Lot R, as well as Lots G, O, P, and H.

Lot A behind the Schroeder Family School of Business will resume as a Faculty/Staff lot only.  Commuter students will no longer be allowed to park in this area.

Thank you to everyone for your patience during these times of transition.
 

A ring was lost on Monday inside Ridgway University Center or outside between Ridgway University Center and Powell Hall. The ring is sterling silver with an oval mother-of-pearl in a diamond-shaped setting. If you have found the ring, please email cd135@evansville.edu.

The Student Development Fund Committee is responsible for distributing funds from the Student Development Fund to registered student organizations.  The chair of the Student Development Fund shall have the duty of upholding the SGA Financial Bylaws and working closely with the University of Evansville Office of Accounting and Audit. The position includes a small salary. Contact Patrick Hayden at ph75@evansville.edu if you are interested.

The Center for Student Engagement has gone mobile. By downloading a new app hosted by Oohlala, students can see what activities and events are happening on campus. Sort of a “Flush Flash on your phone”. To get the new app, go to gotoohlala.com from any smartphone device to download the app today. On Monday through Wednesday next week, there will be a contest to win a Google Nexus 7 tablet. You must have the app to be able to play the game. More details will be shared about Oohlala and the game at the Organization Fair on Sept. 3 from 4-7 p.m. on the East Terrace Lawn.

The deadline for students to change their meal plan is 5:00 pm, Wednesday August 29.  Meal plans change requests can be entered by clicking here.
 

Becky Ziliak, director of the Health Center, is proud to announce the birth of a granddaugher,  Charlotte Elizabeth, who was born in Atlanta, Ga., on August 16. Her parents are UE alums Shannon Rieger Ziliak and Jacob Ziliak.

The UE Community offers condolences to David Fentress, lab supervisor in the Physics Department, and his family on the death of his father Ralph W. Fentress on August 23 in Leitchfield, Ky. He was 83.

Funeral services were held Sunday, August 26, at Rogers-Oller Funeral Home with Bro. Jerry Dunaway, Jr. officiating. Burial was in the Leitchfield Memory Gardens.

The complete obituary for Mr. Fentress can be found at rogersoller.com.

On the strength of a 2-0 start to the season, the Purple Aces men’s soccer team has received votes in this week’s NSCAA/Continental Tire Division I Men’s National Poll.Evansville picked up identical 2-1 victories over Lipscomb in Friday’s season opener and against Belmont on Sunday.  The Aces received three votes in the poll and are one of four Missouri Valley Conference schools to be recognized in the poll.  Creighton is ranked second in the nation while Bradley and SIU Edwardsville are also receiving votes.

The Aces return to the field on Saturday to face Georgia State, who also received three votes in this week’s poll.  This week marked the first time UE has received votes since the 2010 season.