Special Board Of Park Commissioners Meeting
Ivy Tech’s First Day of Giving to Support the Next Generation of Hoosier Leaders
Ivy Tech’s First Day of Giving to Support the Next Generation of Hoosier Leaders
(Nation’s largest singly-accredited community college holding statewide Ivy Tech Day on April 11)
EVANSVILLE Ind. – For students carving out a career, a day can mean everything. On April 11, Ivy Tech alumni, friends, and people across Indiana can help the College develop the next generation of Hoosier healthcare professionals, manufacturing specialists, entrepreneurs, and others by participating in Ivy Tech Day, the College’s first-ever Day of Giving.
Starting at midnight – and for 24 hours – alumni and friends everywhere can support the College’s 19 campuses and 173,000 students who are building brighter futures for themselves and for those around them. The Ivy Tech Foundation, which is organizing the statewide day, wants to reach 600 gifts in recognition of the College’s 60th anniversary.
At the Evansville campus students and staff will celebrate from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Koch Student Center with food, games, and music, as well as students crafting thank you messages and videos to donors.
Go, Green
Evansville area businesses are encouraged to “Go Green†on April 11, allowing employees to wear green or an Ivy Tech shirt. Businesses can also allow employees to wear jeans for $5 that can be donated to Ivy Tech at giveday.ivytech.edu/evansville. Watch for lots of green streetlights on Main Street celebrating the day.
Individuals are encouraged to share their pictures on social media and share their thoughts about why Ivy Tech is important to the community. Alumni and friends can use the hashtags #give2ivy and #growivygrow to show their support. Supporters will be able to follow the Foundation all day long on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram.
“Ivy Tech Day is a big moment for our entire College family,†said Sue Ellspermann, president, Ivy Tech Community College. “As Indiana’s community college, we want to create a fun, memorable way to come together and demonstrate our collective passion for our students, the college, and our communities. I believe our donors, alumni, students, employer partners, faculty and staff, and friends in the community will rally in celebration of Ivy Tech’s impact and 60th anniversary.â€
Evansville Chancellor Daniela Vidal loves that Ivy Tech is celebrating its first Ivy Tech Day in recognition of its 60 years of creating opportunities in our communities. “We hope everyone will take a moment to donate $6, $60, or even $600 during Ivy Tech’s Day of Giving, so that Ivy Tech can reach even more potential students – from employers who want to skill up their workforce by co-creating a pipeline with Ivy Tech, to employees looking to gain new skillsets, to the high school student looking to earn a degree or credential and transfer their credits or get to work in two years or less.â€
Ivy Tech was founded 60 years ago on March 15, 1963. Today, Ivy Tech contributes $3.9 billion annually to Indiana’s economy, including a net impact of $3.6 billion from alumni working in the state. Eight of ten students who graduate from Ivy Tech do so without student debt. Additionally, Ivy Tech:
- graduates more nurses with 2-year degrees than any college in the nation, and most stay in Indiana to pursue their careers.
- contributes to 1 of every 70 jobs across Indiana.
- awards more than 40,000 credentials and certifications each year, and nearly all who graduate – 93 percent – stay in the Hoosier State.
Ivy Tech Day is part of the Foundation’s 5-year, $285 million campaign.
“Our graduates are making a real impact in communities across the state, and the possibilities ahead are exciting,†said Courtney Roberts, Ivy Tech Foundation president. “From nurses to manufacturers to the culinary arts, Ivy Tech graduates are making a real difference in the lives of people across Indiana.
“Our environment requires solutions to problems faced by industries everywhere,†Roberts said. “Our community of students, alumni, faculty, and partners is making it happen.â€
Public Safety Telecommunicator Week
In 1991 Congress proclaimed the second full week in April to be National Public Safety Telecommunications Week to recognize the importance of those special individuals who coordinate the efforts of police, fire, and EMS workers. Governor Eric J. Holcomb has proclaimed the week of April 9-15, 2023 as Public Safety Telecommunicator Week in Indiana. Indiana has recognized this week since 1999.
Telecommunications Operators are the unsung heroes of public safety. They operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week. These are the men and women who collect the initial information and pass it along to the first responders in the field. Often, they are able to give immediate lifesaving directions to the caller during medical emergencies or can be the calming voice to reassure the victim of a violent crime that help is on the way.
All Indiana State Police Telecommunications Operators must pass a written test, a typing test, appear before an interview board, and go through a background investigation before being hired. Once employed they must endure several weeks of training and continuous in-service training throughout their careers to maintain certifications on the latest communications technology and procedures.
Telecommunications Operators working from Regional Dispatch Centers at the Lowell, Fort Wayne, Bloomington, Versailles, Indianapolis, and the Toll Road Posts, are responsible for dispatching troopers working in all 92 counties throughout Indiana.
USI Events And Updates For The Week Of 4/10/2023
3 p.m. Tuesday, April 11
USI to host a roundtable discussion on diversity in the classroom
The USI College of Liberal Arts Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee and the Center for Social Justice Education will present a roundtable discussion about the importance of centering diverse backgrounds and voices in the classroom at 3 p.m. on April 11 in Liberal Arts 1003 in the Liberal Arts Center. This event is open to the public at no charge.
Noon Wednesday, April 12
Evansville Fire Chief to deliver USI Alumni in Residence lecture
The USI Bachelor of Professional Studies Program and the College of Liberal Arts are excited to welcome Evansville Fire Chief Mike Connelly as the presenter of the Alumni in Residence lecture. The event will take place at noon Wednesday, April 12 in Kleymeyer Hall, located in the lower level of the Liberal Arts Center. This event is open to the public at no charge.
Noon Wednesday, April 12
“Honoring the Legacy of the Gullah People,” a virtual event hosted by USI
The USI College of Liberal Arts Global Studies program will host the virtual event “Honoring the Legacy of the Gullah People,†at noon Wednesday, April 12 via Zoom.
Wednesday and Thursday, April 12-13
USI GWEP presents “Rural Roadshow” with dementia expert Teepa Snow
The USI Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP) is hosting free workshops for both family caregivers and direct care providers in rural areas of southwest Indiana on Wednesday and Thursday, April 12-13. The education is the result of a collaboration with Teepa Snow and her company, Positive Approach® to Care (PAC), to improve the lives of people living with dementia and transform the culture of dementia care.
Thursday, April 14 through Sunday, April 16
USI Theatre closes season with The Devised Theatre Project, directed by Joe PaulikÂ
USI Theatre will finish its 2022-23 season with The Devised Theatre Project, directed by Joe Paulik, Adjunct Instructor in the Philip H. Hagemann Performing Arts Department. The production will run Friday through Sunday, April 14-16, in the Mallette Studio Theatre, located in the lower level of the Liberal Arts Center. Shows begin at 7 p.m., Thursday through Saturday, and 2 p.m. for the Sunday matinee.
SAVE THE DATE
Monday, April 17
Annual Shaw Biology Lecture to feature New York Times best-selling authorÂ
USI will host its 9th annual Shaw Biology Lecture at 7 p.m. Monday, April 17 in Mitchell Auditorium, located in the Nursing and Health Professions Building. Frans de Waal, New York Times best-selling author, will present “Politics, Cognition, Morality: You Name It – Our Fellow Primates Have It All.†The presentation is open to the public at no charge.
April 19
USI conference focuses on research, human-centered leadership
Two of the three founders of uLeadershipâ„¢ will be keynote speakers at the 27th annual USI Research, Evidence-Based Practice and Performance Improvement in Healthcare Conference, slated for Wednesday, April 19, in Carter Hall, University Center West.
April 28
USI to host 25th annual Advanced Practice Registered Nursing Symposium
Dr. Sally K. Miller, Nurse Practitioner and Clinical Professor at the Drexel University College of Nursing and Health Professions will be the presenter at the USI 25th annual Advanced Practice Registered Nursing (APRN) Symposium on Friday, April 28 in Carter Hall, University Center West. There are options for attendees to attend in person and virtually.
Vincennes University’s annual Blazers Give Day is April 13
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Vincennes University’s annual Blazers Give Day is April 13
WHAT: The Vincennes University community will come together for the 3rd annual Blazers Give Day on Thursday, April 13, 2023.
The 24-hour day of giving celebrates the Trailblazer spirit and gives VU supporters an opportunity to make a difference that carries forward each and every day.
Media members are invited to cover the event, including the President’s Social at 11:30 a.m. (ET) at the Intramural Fields on the Vincennes Campus between Jefferson Student Union and Tecumseh Dining Center.
Executive Director of VU Foundation and Senior Director of Advancement Kristi Deetz is available for interviews. Other members of the Foundation will be available for interviews as well.
Giving information can be found at vinu.edu/blazersgive
WHEN: The campaign last 24 hours. It begins Thursday, April 13, 2023, at 12 a.m. ET and ends at 11:59 p.m. ET.
WHERE:Â Media should park in the lot east of the Technology Center (1300 N. Chestnut St.) or the lots near Tecumseh Dining Center (15 E. Rosedale).
USI Historic New Harmony Heritage Artisans Days return in person in 2023
The University of Southern Indiana’s Historic New Harmony will host the 39th annual Heritage Artisans Days Wednesday through Friday, April 12-14. Artisans will demonstrate their professions and roles as they were in the 19th century. Students from the Tri-state area will hear and see how these artisans lived and worked in the early days of New Harmony.
This year’s artisans include a weaver, a candle dipper, an 1800s ship captain, a rope maker and more. Attendees will also receive lesson plans and classroom activities.
“We are so excited to once again be offering Heritage Artisan Days in person,†says Leslie Townsend, Director of Community Engagement and Historic New Harmony, part of the University’s Outreach and Engagement division at USI. “This is the first in-person event since 2019, and it provides a wonderful opportunity for students to engage in New Harmony’s rich cultural heritage and see history come to life.â€
Historic New Harmony tours will not run at the scheduled 1 p.m. time on these days, but the public is invited to enjoy the artisans as well between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m., preferably in the afternoons.
For more information on Heritage Artisan Days, visit USI.edu/heritage.
Historic New Harmony is a program of the University of Southern Indiana. By preserving its utopian legacy, Historic New Harmony inspires innovation and progressive thought through its programs & collections. Its office is a part of USI’s Outreach and Engagement.
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FOOTNOTE: Founded in 1965, the University of Southern Indiana enrolls nearly 9,200 dual credit, undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students in more than 130 areas of study. A public higher education institution, located on a beautiful 1,400-acre campus in Evansville, Indiana, USI offers programs through the College of Liberal Arts, Romain College of Business, College of Nursing and Health Professions and the Pott College of Science, Engineering, and Education. The University offers study-abroad opportunities in more than 60 countries and hosts international students from around the globe. USI is a Carnegie Foundation Community Engaged University and offers continuing education and special programs to more than 15,000 participants annually through Outreach and Engagement. USI is online at USI.edu.Â
BASEBALL ACES HIT THE ROAD TUESDAY TO WESTERN KENTUCKY
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The University of Evansville baseball team will put the nation’s longest road winning streak on the line on Tuesday night, as the Purple Aces will travel to Bowling Green, Kentucky to take on the Western Kentucky University Hilltoppers. First-pitch is set for 6 p.m. and Tuesday’s game can be heard live in the Tri-State area on 107.1 FM-WJPS and the Old National Bank/Purple Aces Sports Network from Learfield.
Evansville will bring a 19-12 overall record into Tuesday night’s game. The Purple Aces have won eight-straight road contests dating back to a 2-0 loss at Middle Tennessee State on March 10. The eight-game road winning streak is the longest active road winning streak in Division I baseball.
Evansville will also be looking for its third-straight win overall, after the Purple Aces got a walk-off home run by graduate outfielder Eric Roberts in the bottom of the ninth inning on Sunday to post a 4-3 victory over Valparaiso. For Roberts, it was his Missouri Valley Conference-leading 13th home run of the year, as he continues to lead the Valley in both home runs (13) and RBI (38). It also marked the fourth-straight Sunday in which Roberts has homered, and overall, he has eight of his 13 home runs on Sundays this year.
Fifth-year first baseman Chase Hug continues to lead UE in hitting, as he will bring a .397 average into Tuesday night’s game. Hug has excelled in mid-week action this year, as he has hit a team-best .448, while posting a .600 on-base percentage in UE’s seven mid-week games this year. Junior shortstop Simon Scherry also bats above .300 this season for UE, as he will bring a .311 average into Tuesday’s game. He has reached base safely in 12-straight games.
Western Kentucky will bring a 16-17 overall record into Tuesday’s action, after getting swept in a three-game Conference USA series by Middle Tennessee State over the weekend. The Hilltoppers will be trying to snap an eight-game losing streak on Tuesday. Offensively, WKU ranks third in C-USA with a .290 team batting average, and they rank 20th in the country with 72 doubles. Grad transfer infielder Drew Reckart currently paces the WKU attack with a .360 average, 13 doubles and 24 RBI.
Roberts will actually make his first career start on the mound for UE on Tuesday. He has not pitched this year, after appearing in eight games on the mound last season. He is expected to be opposed by sophomore LHP Cal Higgins (0-1, 11.12 ERA) for WKU. Evansville won a wild 9-8 game in Bowling Green last March, as Hug capped a five-run ninth-inning rally by UE with a game-winning three-run home run.
Biden-â Harris Administration Tackles Racial and Ethnic Bias in Home Valuations
In June 2021, President Joe Biden announced the creation of the Interagency Task Force on Property Appraisal and Valuation Equity (PAVE) to root out racial and ethnic bias in home valuations after a report from the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation found that appraisals for home purchases in majority-Black and majority-Latino neighborhoods were roughly twice as likely to result in a value below the actual contract price compared to appraisals in predominantly white neighborhoods.Â
The following March, the task force released the PAVE Action Plan, the most wide-ranging set of commitments ever announced to advance equity in the home appraisal process. A year later, on March 23, 2023, the White House Domestic Policy Council, HUD, and PAVE Taskforce Members marked the anniversary of the release of the Action Plan with a factsheet with information on the PAVE Task Force’s progress. The factsheet also highlightsÂ
As an engaged member of the PAVE Task Force, USDA is working to reduce barriers to homeownership and erode the influence of bias on the U.S. economy. We know that bias in home valuations limits the ability of Black and brown families to enjoy the financial returns associated with homeownership, thereby contributing to the already sprawling racial wealth gap.Â
“For too long, rural communities of color have faced racial bias during the home appraisal process,” said Tom Vilsack, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. “The PAVE Action Plan allows USDA and our partnering federal agencies to evaluate home appraisal data in a way that supports our commitment to serving the many and not just the few.”Â
USDA has taken several steps to support PAVE, such as updating our handbooks to reinforce that the Equal Credit Opportunity Actapplies to all parties in the homebuying transaction, including appraisers. We are also working with the Federal Housing Finance Agency on a mutual appraisal data sharing agreement. These are just some of the ways we are ensuring home appraisals are fair and unbiased for all.Â
Learn more about PAVE and how it affects you at pave.hud.gov.
USI Historic New Harmony Heritage Artisans Days return in person in 2023
The University of Southern Indiana’s Historic New Harmony will host the 39th annual Heritage Artisans Days Wednesday through Friday, April 12-14. Artisans will demonstrate their professions and roles as they were in the 19th century. Students from the Tri-state area will hear and see how these artisans lived and worked in the early days of New Harmony.Â
This year’s artisans include a weaver, candle dipper, an 1800’s ship captain, rope maker and more. Attendees will also receive lesson plans and classroom activities. Â
“We are so excited to once again be offering Heritage Artisan Days in person,†says Leslie Townsend, Director of Community Engagement and Historic New Harmony, part of the University’s Outreach and Engagement division at USI. “This is the first in person event since 2019, and it provides a wonderful opportunity for students to engage in New Harmony’s rich cultural heritage and see history come to life.â€Â Â
Historic New Harmony tours will not run at the scheduled 1 p.m. time on these days, but the public is invited to enjoy the artisans as well between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m., preferably in the afternoons.Â
For more information on Heritage Artisan Days, visit USI.edu/heritage. Â
Historic New Harmony is a program of the University of Southern Indiana. By preserving its utopian legacy, Historic New Harmony inspires innovation and progressive thought through its programs & collections. Its office is a part of USI’s Outreach and Engagement. Â