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Dodie Dunson named UE Women’s Basketball Associate Head Coach

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UAB vs. FIU Women's Basketball,Jan.16,2020 at Bartow Arena,Birmingham, Al. (Jimmie Mitchell)

Dunson brings a wealth of experience to Purple Aces

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Evansville Head women’s basketball Coach Robyn Scherr-Wells has announced the hiring of Dodie Dunson as Associate Head Coach of the Purple Aces.  Dunson officially joins the staff on May 11, 2023.

“I am ecstatic for Dodie Dunson to join our staff as our Associate Head Coach. I have admired Dodie and his work ethic since he was a young assistant at SIUE,” Scherr-Wells exclaimed.  “Dodie has a warmth and energy about him that lights up a room. He is relationship driven and I know he will build strong connections with our student-athletes, within the Evansville community, and with our recruits.”

“Beyond that, he has gained great basketball experience throughout his career and his experience within our conference this past season will help him hit the ground running,” she continued.  “I know our program will continue to make great strides with his addition to our staff!”

Dunson joins the Aces following a season as an assistant coach at UIC where he helped the Flames navigate the transition to the Missouri Valley Conference.  His work at UIC came after a successful season as an assistant at Tulsa that saw the Golden Hurricane record two postseason victories along with an appearance in the second round of the WNIT.

From 2018-21, Dunson enjoyed a successful 3-year tenure on the staff at UAB.  During his three seasons with the squad, the Blazers recorded 56 wins, including back-to-back 20+ win campaigns in his first two years.  The 2018-19 season saw UAB post the second-highest win total in school history, going 26-7 on the way to an appearance in the WNIT Second Round.  During his three seasons, UAB had six all-conference honorees.

“I am very excited and grateful to join Robyn Scherr-Wells’ staff. Coach Scherr-Wells is a proven winner and highly respected in our profession with limitless potential,” Dunson said.  “I am a huge believer in the power of true relationships. I am excited and honored to have the privilege to serve alongside her helping to positively impact lives and elevate the Purple Aces women’s basketball program.”

Prior to UAB, Dunson had a major footprint in the Midwest.  From 2016 through 2018, he was an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at SIU-Edwardsville where he helped the Cougars earn 31 wins, make back-to-back Ohio Valley Conference tournament appearances and play in the 2018 Women’s Basketball Invitational. Dunson was also instrumental in coaching three all-conference selections.

Previously, Dunson served as the director of basketball operations for both the men’s and women’s teams at Western Illinois (2014-16), as the associate head coach at Wabash Valley College (2013-14), as the Bloomington High School boys varsity coach (2011-13) and as Team Illinois Educational AAU U16 boys associate director (2009-13).

Dunson played his freshman season at Iowa State (2006-07), where he played in all 31 games and averaged 5.2 points, scored 30 three-pointers, the fourth most for a Cyclone rookie, and shot 81.6-percent from the free throw line. Dunson transferred to Vincennes University for one season, helping the Trailblazers to a 28-6 record, and was named as the MVP of the National Junior College Association of American (NJCAA) District 3 Tournament.  Dunson finished his career at Bradley University, playing the 2008-09 and 2010-11 seasons, after missing all but two games of the 2009-10 season due to injury. He tallied 692 points in 68 games for 10.1 points per game and was named a 2011 Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award finalist.

He established the Dodie Dunson II Foundation in 2019, which was created to inspire, motivate and provide resources for people in at risk youth communities.  Dunson graduated from Bradley with a degree in social work in 2011 and earned his master’s degree in physical education and coaching pedagogy from SIUE in 2017.

EPA Announces Phase 2 Winners of the Environmental Justice Video Challenge for Students

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WASHINGTON (May 9, 2023) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and its co-sponsors, American Public Health Association, the Educational Partnerships for Innovation in Communities – Network (EPIC-N), Environmental Defense Fund, Environmental Justice journal, and Groundwork USA, announced the Phase 2 winners of the Environmental Justice (EJ) Video Challenge for Students. The winning teams, which consisted of college students and local community organizations, worked together to develop community capacity building strategies to address an environmental justice issue important to a local community.

“This challenge showcases how collaboration between the next generation of environmental justice advocates and community organizations can produce truly innovative ideas to address environmental and public health issues affecting communities,” said Chris Frey, Assistant Administrator of EPA’s Office of Research and Development. “We are encouraged by each team’s exceptional efforts and look forward to creating pathways for continued community capacity building that will help us to achieve our mission to protect human health and the environment.”

In Phase 1, college students created videos demonstrating innovative approaches to identify and characterize an environmental justice issue in a community using data and publicly available tools. In Phase 2, students worked collaboratively with local community organizations to develop a community capacity building strategy and an accompanying video that demonstrates effective community engagement and advocacy to address the environmental justice issue identified in Phase 1.

Phase 2 winners are listed below:

  • First Place ($60,000):Civic Bioremediation: Building a Network of Soil Practitioners – University of California, Irvine
    • Community Organization Partner ($50,000): Orange County Environmental Justice
    • Student Team Members ($10,000): Annika Hjelmstad, Ariane Jong-Levinger, Ashley Green, Alexis Guerra, Caroline Nguyen, David Christopher Banuelas, Tim Schütz
  • Second Place ($50,000):Making Eastwick Whole – University of Pennsylvania, Drexel University
    • Community Organization Partner ($42,000): Eastwick United Community Development Corporation
    • Student Team Members ($8,000): Aminah McNulty, Allison Nkwocha, Jackson Plumlee, Nina Valentine
  • Third Place ($40,000):Pollution to Prosperity: Tackling Landfill Impacts for a Thriving Future – University of Richmond
    • Community Organization Partner ($34,000): Concerned Citizens of Charles City County
    • Student Team Members ($6,000): Megan Salters, McKenna Dunbar, Sarah Murtaugh
  • Honorable Mention ($12,500):Addressing Environmental Issues Identified in Martinsville, IN – Purdue University
    • Community Organization Partner ($10,000): Martinsville Indiana Superfund Site Association (MISSA)
    • Student Team Members ($2,500): Alaina Bryant, Kaleigh Karageorge, Jung Hyun Lee, Shaquila Rolle, Seohyung Kim, Kayla Young
  • Honorable Mention ($12,500):DRIVERS4EJ – Western Washington University, University of Washington
    • Community Organization Partner ($10,000): Duwamish Valley Youth Corps
    • Student Team Members ($2,500): Drew Slaney, Jenny Meyer, Rudi Mondragon, Isebella Bergsma, Cianna Bergsma-Galarosa, Christopher Castro, AJ Cooper, Guadalupe Sanchez, Alexis Sorm, Randall Thall, Wala Abdin, Montana Siddle, Nicole Araya, Naythan Ramos, Issaiah Cummins

Attention businesses, local government, solid waste management districts, and nonprofit organizations!

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indiana department of environmental management

Attention businesses, local government, solid waste management districts, and nonprofit organizations!

The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) announced the availability of grant funding for recycling projects from the Recycling Market Development Program. Eligible candidates may seek a grant ranging from $50,000 to $500,000. Proposals are being accepted now through June 21, 2023.

Public and private businesses, local governments, solid waste management districts, and nonprofit organizations located and doing business in Indiana are eligible to submit proposals for funding. Proposals must show a need, an increase in recyclable material collection or consumption, a reduction in municipal solid waste shipped for final disposal, or improved partnerships with communities, including economic impacts and increased public awareness of recycling opportunities through tangible outreach and education efforts.

Projects should demonstrate sustainability and an understanding of the changing economy for recyclers and look at where monies can be used most effectively to increase statewide recycling.

Final funding determinations will be made this fall. To apply, visit idem.IN.gov/recycle/2358.htm. For additional information, please contact 800-988-7901 or RMDPGrants@idem.IN.gov.

About the Recycling Market Development Program
The Recycling Market Development Program operates under the Recycling Market Development Board as established by IC 4-23-5.5. The grant money for the program comes from the Recycling Promotion and Assistance Fund, an account generated by a per-ton fee on solid waste disposed at Indiana landfills. The fund supports source reduction, reuse, recycling and composting to prevent solid waste from permanent disposal.

McCorkle selected to CSC Academic All-District Team

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EVANSVILLE, Ind. – College Sports Communicators announced Tuesday afternoon that University of Southern Indiana Women’s Tennis junior Rachel McCorkle (Tulsa, Oklahoma) was named to the Academic All-District Team. This is the first CSC Academic All-District honor for McCorkle, the second all-time in program history, and the first for the Screaming Eagles in the NCAA Division I era.

To be eligible for the CSC Academic All-District Award, the student-athlete must be a starter or an important reserve with legitimate athletic credentials and at least a 3.50 cumulative grade point average (4.0 scale). They must have reached a sophomore athletic and academic standing at the institution and must have completed at least one full academic year at the institution. McCorkle will be eligible to receive votes in the national ballot.

The mechanical engineering major tallied the most singles wins for the second-straight season after posting seven wins at numbers one and two. McCorkle garnered Ohio Valley Conference Doubles Team of the Week in February and combined for seven doubles victories. The two-time Academic All-Great Lakes Valley Conference winner has earned 26 career singles wins and has been a part of 25 doubles victories in her three-year stint as an Eagle.

USI finished the 2022-23 season 4-15 overall and 0-5 in OVC play while qualifying for the OVC Championship as the sixth seed.

Columbus North High School Student Named Poetry Out Loud National Champion

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(INDIANAPOLIS) Sreepadaarchana Munjuluri, a junior at Columbus North High School, has been named the 2023 Poetry Out Loud National Champion. Munjuluri, the Indiana State Champion, represented the Hoosier State at the National Finals in Washington D.C. She competed in a field of 54 state and jurisdictional champions over two days on May 9 and May 10, reciting poems by Emily Jungmin Yoon, Emma Lazarus, and Garrett Hongo.  

This is Munjuluri’s second year participating in Poetry Out Loud. Munjuluri loves exploring literature, not just in English but also in her native language Telugu, and Sanskrit. In her free time, she plays the violin and practices the Bharatanatyam dance. In the future, she hopes to be a global health advocate and believes that communication through various mediums (such as poetry) is the key to solving the world’s problems and is the most beautiful aspect of the human experience.

The Indiana Arts Commission serves as the coordinator for Indiana’s Poetry Out Loud competition. The Indiana State Finals were held at the Indiana Government Center Auditorium on March 4, 2023, where Munjuluri was named State Champion amid a field of 14 State Finalists. Over 1,000 students participated across Indiana in 2023.

Munjuluri participated in Poetry Out Loud as part of the Indiana Humanities statewide outreach program and was coached by Indiana poet Adam Henze, Ph.D.

“Indiana Humanities is delighted to congratulate Sreepadaarchana on her accomplishment. She was diligent in her work and selected poems that spoke to her. We’re grateful to Dr. Adam Henze for his guidance in preparing her for this competition,” said Megan Telligman, director of programs at Indiana Humanities.

Poetry Out Loud is a national arts education program that encourages the study of great poetry by offering free educational materials and a dynamic recitation competition for high school students across the country. This program helps students master public speaking skills, build self-confidence, and learn about literary history and contemporary life. Poetry Out Loud is a partnership of the National Endowment for the Arts, the Poetry Foundation, and the state and jurisdictional arts agencies. In 2023, more than 158,000 students participated nationwide.

As the Poetry Out Loud National Champion, Munjuluri will receive $20,000 and Indiana Humanities will receive $500 for the purchase of poetry materials.

“The Indiana Arts Commission is immensely proud of Sreepadaarchana and the hard work and dedication that has led to this moment for her,” said Stephanie Haines, Poetry Out Loud coordinator with the Indiana Arts Commission. “Indiana has a rich history of poetry at all ages, and Sreepadaarchana’s success demonstrates the power of creativity in classrooms. Indiana could not ask for a better student to represent our state.”

Eagles make non-conference visit to #16 ORU

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EVANSVILLE, Ind. — University of Southern Indiana Baseball takes a break from Ohio Valley Conference action this weekend when it makes a visit to 16th-ranked Oral Roberts University for a three-game series in Tulsa, Oklahoma. First pitch of the series at J.L. Johnson Stadium is Friday at 6 p.m. before continuing Saturday at 2 p.m. and concluding Sunday at 1 p.m.
 
Links to follow all of the action during the homestand can be found on the Eagles’ baseball schedule at USIScreamingEagles.com.

USI Baseball Notes:
USI has rough week to start May: The USI Screaming Eagles (15-32) started May with an 0-4 record, falling 14-3 to Southern Illinois University; 12-2 to Miami (OH) University; and a pair, 4-3 and 14-10 to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Senior centerfielder Evan Kahre led the USI hitters with a .412 average, four runs scored, and two RBIs, while senior catcher/second baseman Lucas McNew had a team-best five RBIs.
 
USI’s offense surges: USI has the offense going, averaging 8.1 runs per game in the last 10 games and reaching double-digits in seven of the last 11 games. Junior first baseman Tucker Ebest has a .429 average over the last 10 games with four home runs and 18 RBIs. Senior infielder/catcher Lucas McNew follows with 17 RBIs in the last 10.
 
Eagles in the OVC standings: The Eagles are ninth in the OVC standings by percentage points with a 6-14 record and a .300 winning percentage. USI, which is .033 away from an OVC Tournament spot, has three conference games left and must finish amongst the top eight to earn a trip to the OVC Tournament May 24-26.
 
Leading hitters: Junior first baseman Tucker Ebest leads the Eagles with a .329 average, 11 home runs, and 49 RBIs. Ebest is followed by junior catcher Parker Stroh, who has a .328 batting average, while senior catcher/second baseman Lucas McNew is second to Ebest with 43 RBIs and has a team-high 11 doubles.   
 
Versus the OVC: Junior first baseman Tucker Ebest has a team-best .397 batting average and five RBIs in OVC play. Senior catcher/second baseman Lucas McNew leads the squad in OVC action with 21 RBIs.
 
Among the OVC leaders: Junior first baseman Tucker Ebest is tied for first in the OVC in RBIs (49), while sophomore shortstop Ricardo Van Grieken is the OVC leader in on-base percentage (.500). Senior centerfielder Evan Kahre is fourth in triples (3), sixth in runs scored (36), and seventh in hits (47) and stolen bases (12).
 
Van Grieken gets hit for record. Sophomore shortstop Ricardo Van Grieken has been hit by a pitch in a season more than any other Eagle, getting hit 23 times this season. The mark of 20 was previously held by Wes Fink (2008) and Nick Gobert (2018).  
 
McNew climbing the USI All-Time charts: Senior catcher/infielder Lucas McNew is fifth all-time at USI in home runs (24); fifth in RBIs (169) and sixth in doubles (51).
 
Oral Roberts this spring: The #16 Golden Eagles of Oral Roberts enter the three-game series with a 37-11 overall record after a 4-1 road win at Wichita State University Tuesday. Oral Roberts also has won their last nine games and 17 of the last 18 contests. USI and Oral Roberts will be meeting for the first time in baseball.  
 
OVC Ranked Wins: OVC teams have had a trio of wins over nationally ranked teams this season and have 26 victories over ranked teams since 2018. This season’s OVC wins over ranked opponents are:
 
   Feb. 26 – Eastern Illinois 12, #3 Arkansas
   Apr. 12 – Little Rock 11, #5 Arkansas 4
Apr. 18 – Tennessee Tech 12, #19 Tennessee 5

Eagles Add Twelve to Fall Roster

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EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Men’s Soccer adds twelve players to their 2023 roster for their second season at the Division I level since 1994 and first in the Ohio Valley Conference. The additions consist of seven freshmen and five transfers including two goalkeepers, four defenders and midfielders, and two forwards.
 
“This is a talented group both on and off the field.” Said USI Head Coach Mat Santoro “I expect them to do great things here, and we look forward to getting to work with them.”
 
Signing with the Eagles for their first season in the OVC this fall are:
 
Michael Bolognone | So. | D | Medford Lakes, New Jersey
Bolognone, the 6’2 185-pound defender, transferred to USI after one season at Gardner-Webb University where he did not see action during the 2022 season when the Bulldogs went 7-5-4 and 2-2-4 in the Big South.
 
Arijan Coralic | Fr. | D | Chicago, Illinois
Coralic, the 6’3 185-pound defender, comes to USI from Maine East High School (Chicago, Illinois). He also was a part of the FC United MLS NEXT Academy.
 
Jaron Frye | Jr. | F | Tulsa, Oklahoma
Frye, the 5’8 160 pound forward, transferred to USI after two seasons at Northern Oklahoma College. During his career with the Mavericks, Frye played in 27 games while starting 22, scoring 11 goals and recording three assists. His five goals during his sophomore season would lead the Mavericks.
 
Josh Jones | Fr. | GK | Chatham, Illinois
Jones, the 6’6 205-pound goalkeeper, comes to USI from Chatham High School (Chatham, Illinois) where he was a two-time All-Conference member as a junior and senior as well as being named to the All-Sectional and All-State Semi Final teams as a senior. During his senior year, Jones would help lead Chatham to a Boys Soccer Class 2A State Runner Up finish. Jones was also named All-Conference in basketball during his senior year at Chatham. He also spent time in the Springfield FC academy in the UPSL.
 
Pablo Juan | Fr. | M | St. Louis, Missouri
Juan, the 5’9 160-pound midfielder, comes to USI from St. John Vianney High School (St. Louis, Missouri). During his junior and senior seasons, Juan would score nine goals to help lead his team. He also spent time in the Lou Fisz Athletic 04 Williams academy.
 
Andrew Klott | Fr. | GK | St. Charles, Missouri
Klott, the 6’5 210-pound goalkeeper, comes to USI from Francis Howell high School (St. Charles, Missouri). During his time at Francis Howell, Klott was named the GAC South Player of the Year as well as earning his team MVP Award and being named a First-Team All-State member. Klott spent his time in the Lou Fusz Phillips academy.
 
Daniel Marynevych | Fr. | F | Chicago, Illinois
Marynevych, the 5’10 165-pound forward, comes to USI from Grayslake Central High School (Chicago, Illinois).
 
Andrew Miranda | Fr. | D | Chicago, Illinois
Miranda, the 5’10 160-pound defender, comes to USI from IMG Academy (Bradenton, Florida). He was also a part of the MLS Next academy.
 
Ezekiel Ortiz | Fr. | M | Dalton, Georgia
Ortiz, the 5’6 150-pound midfielder, comes to USI from Dalton High School (Dalton, Georgia). He was also a part of the Chattanooga Red Wolves USL Academy squad.
 
Devin Reiminger | Jr. | D | Jackson, Missouri
Reiminger, the 6’3 185-pound defender, transferred to USI after two seasons at Mineral Area Junior College. During his time with the Cardinals, Reiminger would play in 22 games while making seven starts. He was also named a 2021 and 2022 NJCAA Academic All-American.
 
Fabrice Remy | Jr. | M | Coral Springs, Florida
Remy, 6’0 175-pound midfielder, transferred to USI after spending time at the University of Central Arkansas. Remy previously played his club ball for Team Boca while also playing for Coral Springs High School where they were district champions in 2019.
 
Nolan Ross | Jr. | M | Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Ross, the 5’10 160-pound midfielder, transferred to USI after two seasons at the University of Charleston. During his time, he would play in 11 matches while recording two assists. In 2021 Ross and the Golden Eagles were Mountain East Conference spring regular season and tournament champions while also winning the fall conference tournament and making it to the NCAA Division II National Championships where they would fall to California State University, Los Angeles in the final. They would also go on to win the MEC regular season and tournament in 2022 and were runner-up’s in the regional.

EPD DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT

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Attorney General Todd Rokita leads 17-state effort to protect utility companies and Hoosier consumers from Radical Left

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Attorney General Todd Rokita leads 17-state effort to protect utility companies and Hoosier consumers from Radical Left

MAY 11, 2023

(Indiana and other states seek to intervene in the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s handling of the BlackRock case)

Attorney General Todd Rokita is co-leading a 17-state effort to stop a multinational investment company based in New York City from forcing utility companies to embrace radical leftist ideologies — potentially harming investors and raising the rates of Hoosiers’ utility bills.

Attorney General Rokita and the other attorney’s general call out BlackRock Inc. for signing onto activist crusades such as Climate Action 100+ (CA100+) and the Net Zero Asset Managers (NZAM) initiatives — which seek to coordinate shareholder voting power across their membership to influence the operations of utilities.

“These elitists are trying to impose restrictions on energy companies and utilities that would never win approval at the ballot box,” Attorney General Rokita said. “Their schemes could raise utility bills for regular Americans, including elderly Hoosiers on fixed incomes, and they could diminish the value of investment accounts.”

CA100+ and NZAM embrace targets that would force utilities to reduce their fossil fuel usage from 61% in 2020 to 25% by 2030 and to 2% by 2050. Another scenario calls for U.S. power-sector emissions to reach net zero by 2035.

In a filing to intervene, Indiana and other states insist the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) must ensure that BlackRock Inc. abstains from imposing environmental, social and governmental (ESG) priorities on energy companies in its portfolios.

Otherwise, the attorneys general argue, BlackRock should not receive advance “blanket authorizations” from FERC to acquire more than $10 million in voting securities in utility companies.

Under the Federal Power Act, Attorney General Rokita noted, any public utility holding company seeking to acquire more than $10 million in voting securities in another utility must secure an order from FERC authorizing it to do so.

Although large investment management companies like BlackRock may request advance blanket authorizations, such privileges are granted only when FERC finds the transactions consistent with the public interest in light of competition, rates, and regulation.

“The public interest is served when investment companies build their business models on maximizing financial returns for clients,” Attorney General Rokita said. “Conversely, the public interest is hijacked when these companies subjugate clients’ financial interests to social and political agendas.”

In its applications to FERC, BlackRock repeatedly claimed to qualify for reauthorization on the basis of being merely a “passive” and “non-controlling investor” that exercised no “control over the day-to-day management or operations” of utility companies.

“Maybe BlackRock was a passive investor ten years ago,” the attorney’s general state in their motion to intervene, “but today it’s an environmental activist.”

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