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USI College of Liberal Arts to host active shooter training, town hall – UPDATE: Event not open to the public

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The University of Southern Indiana College of Liberal Arts is partnering with USI Public Safety and Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) to offer active shooter training and a town hall meeting for discussion in response to recent local and national events. Training and discussion will be available Wednesday and Thursday, March 1-2 to give students, faculty and staff the opportunity to attend. Both sessions will take place from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in Kleymeyer Hall, located in the lower level of the Liberal Arts Center, 0101. This event is not open to the public.

Active shooter situations are unpredictable and evolve quickly. Training sessions are intended to help the USI community learn how to respond to potential active shooter incidents. Public Safety officers, CAPS counselors and representatives from the College of Liberal Arts will be available to address questions. Attendees are encouraged to express concerns and raise questions to bring greater understanding to the community. 

“USI is a great place to live, work and learn. Our goal is to ensure safety to everyone on campus,” says Julie Minnette, Senior Administrative Associate in the College of Liberal Arts and event organizer. “While circumstances out of our control may happen, we want each person here to be prepared, know they have a large support group and truly feel they belong here.” 

For questions regarding the event, contact Minnette at 812-464-1735. For questions regarding training, contact Sam Preston, Assistant Director of Public Safety, at 812-464-1845. For questions regarding CAPS, contact Lauren Bailey, Senior Administrative Assistant, at 812-464-1867. Visit USI.edu/safety for more information and resources. 

*Editor’s Note: These events are not open to media or the public. To schedule an interview pre-events, please contact Kaylee Johnson, Media Relations Specialist, at 812-461-5259.

Trailblazer baseball falls on the road at D-I No. 8 Wabash Valley

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  1. CARMEL, Ill. – The Vincennes University baseball team faced their toughest test of this young 2023 spring season Tuesday afternoon after traveling to Mt. Carmel to take on NJCAA Division I No. 8-ranked Wabash Valley College.

The Trailblazers got off to another hot start Tuesday afternoon, with leadoff hitter sophomore Ethan Burdette (Linton, Ind.) reaching base on an infield single and advancing to second on a throwing error, one of three hits Burdette would have on the day.

Burdette was then followed by an RBI double by sophomore Kaden Elliott (New Albany, Ind.) to put the Blazers on the board first.

Wabash Valley would answer back in the bottom half of the first, sending all nine batters to the plate and scoring three runs to grab the lead back at 3-1 after 1.

The VU pitching would settle in as VU led off the top of the fourth with freshman Carter Whitehead (Huntingburg, Ind.) reaching on an error and later scoring on a sacrifice fly by Kaden Elliott, giving Elliott two RBIs on the day.

This would be as close as the Trailblazers would get however as the Warriors plated two runs in the fifth, two runs in the sixth and one run in the seventh to pull away late and grab the 8-2 victory over VU.

“Am I happy with today? Yes and no,” VU Head Baseball Coach Chris Barney said. “From the standpoint of competing, absolutely. But we’ve got to play better baseball. Offensively we had a couple of chances there to really break the game open early and really put some pressure on them and unfortunately they did a good job of working themselves out of a couple of jams.”

“This game here does make us feel good at the end of the day, but we’ve still got to play better baseball overall,” Barney added. “When we’ve got chances to win ball games we have to go out and win them.”

“Offensively it’s all a matter of stringing hits together when the game is on the line,” Barney said. “Kaden did a good job today with two RBIs but he also came up with the bases loaded and hit into a double play. So it was just one of those things where he could have had a really big game, instead he had a solid game. But when we get into those tight situations and it’s time to step up and be the man, we need someone to take that step.”

“But we picked up eight hits today off of some quality pitching, so hopefully today was just getting us ready for this weekend,” Barney added.

Freshman Josh McCormick (Indianapolis, Ind.) got the start on the mound for VU. McCormick would throw two innings, allowing three runs on four hits and striking out one.

Freshman Logan Medsker (Marshall, Ill.) was the first out of the pen and pitch two and one third innings, allowing two runs on four hits and striking out two.

Sophomore Caleb Moore (St. Louis, Mo.) was called on to get the final two outs of the fifth and did so in just five pitches. Moore would also get the first out of the sixth for a full inning of work, allowing two runs on one hit and striking out one.

Freshman Xavier Hart (Jeffersonville, Ind.) pitched one and two-thirds innings allowing one run on two hits and striking out two and freshman Holden Clifton (Louisville, Ill.) took over on the mound after playing at third base to pitch the eighth inning, allowing only one hit and throwing nine pitches.

 

No. 6 Hoosiers Look to Repeat at Big Ten Championships

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No. 6 Hoosiers Look to Repeat at Big Ten Championships

 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Reigning conference champion and No. 6-ranked Indiana men’s swimming and diving returns for the 2023 Big Ten Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships, a four-day event spanning Wednesday (Feb. 22) through Saturday (Feb. 25) inside Canham Natatorium in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

The Hoosiers are the highest ranked team in their conference at No. 6 according to the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA). Ohio State (8), Michigan (17), Wisconsin (23) and Minnesota (25) are also ranked.

The event begins Wednesday evening with the first set of finals in the 200-yard medley relay and 800-yard freestyle relay. The following three days will consist of two sessions, with preliminaries in the morning to determine finals in the evening. All seven sessions can be streamed on the Big Ten Plus digital platform.

MEET INFO

Wednesday, Feb. 21 – Saturday, Feb. 25 • 10 a.m. ET (prelims), 5 p.m. ET (finals)

Canham Natatorium • Ann Arbor, Mich.

Live Results (Swimming): http://bit.ly/41j4tlp/Meet Mobile App

Live Results (Diving): http://bit.ly/3jWYeCQ

Live Stream: bigtenplus.com

SCHEDULED EVENTS (Finals)

Wednesday (5 p.m. ET) – 200 Medley Relay, 800 Freestyle Relay
Thursday (5 p.m. ET) – 500 Freestyle, 200 IM, 50 Freestyle, 1-Meter Dive, 400 Medley Relay
Friday (5 p.m. ET) – 100 Butterfly, 400 IM, 200 Freestyle, 100 Breaststroke, 100 Backstroke, 3-Meter Dive, 200 Freestyle Relay
Saturday (5 p.m. ET) – 1,650 Freestyle, 200 Backstroke, 100 Freestyle, 200 Breaststroke, 200 Butterfly, Platform Dive, 400 Freestyle Relay

OF NOTE…

PODIUM WATCH – HOOSIERS WITH TOP FIVE MARKS IN BIG TEN

200 Freestyle Relay (1:16.71)

400 Freestyle Relay (2:49.51)

800 Freestyle Relay (6:22.51)

200 Medley Relay (1:24.09)

400 Medley Relay (3:03.98)

Luke Barr – 200 Breast (1:56.05)

Warren Briggs – 500 Free (4:17.77)

Finn Brooks – 50 Free (19.39), 100 Fly (45.36)

Brendan Burns – 100 Fly (45.81), 100 Back (44.31), 200 Back (1:40.66), 200 Fly (1:42.45)

Mikey Calvillo – 400 IM (3:47.24), 1,650 Free (14:53.70)

Andrew Capobianco – 1M (418.65)

Tomer Frankel – 200 IM (1:44.57), 200 Fly (1:42.72)

Quinn Henninger – 1M (416.63), 3M (411.30), Platform (416.55)

Josh Matheny – 100 Breast (51.65), 200 Breast (1:50.65)

Van Mathias – 50 Free (19.38), 100 Free (42.15)

Rafael Miroslaw – 200 Free (1:32.92), 100 Free (42.78)

Maxwell Reich – 200 Breast (1:54.18)

Carson Tyler – 1M (409.13), 3M (431.40), Platform (423.80)

Gavin Wight – 100 Back (46.46)

2022 BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS

Indiana won its 28th men’s Big Ten Championship which came as its fourth in six years. IU scored 1,499.5 points and won nine events to outgain runner-up Ohio State (1,406.5 points).

Brendan Burns was named the Big Ten Swimmer of the Championships after winning all five events he swam. Andrew Capobianco was similarly dominant as the Big Ten Diver of the Championships, becoming the first Big Ten athlete to sweep the diving events at the conference meet. Both athletes have won their respective awards in each of the last two championships.

BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY

Indiana has won 28 Big Ten Championships including four of the last six and five since the beginning of head swimming coach Ray Looze’s tenure. The Hoosiers have also managed 12 consecutive top-three finishes going back to 2011.

Indiana has won 304 Big Ten individual titles, counting swimming and diving combined, as well as 71 relay titles.

Lt. Gov. Coleman Announces More Than $18 Million in Federal Funding for Student Mental Health

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COLD SPRING / SHELBYVILLE, Ky. (Feb. 21, 2023) – Today, Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman joined students and local educational leaders to announce federal funding that will increase access to school-based mental health services for over 100,000 students.

The U.S. Department of Education selected two educational cooperatives that applied for funding. The Northern Kentucky Cooperative for Educational Services (NKCES) will receive $13,263,481 over five years, and the Ohio Valley Educational Cooperative (OVEC) will receive $5,281,577 over five years.

“As a teacher, I dedicated my career to serving my community from the classroom,” said Lt. Gov. Coleman. “In our education-first administration, Kentucky’s students and their well-being remain top of mind. Now is the time to invest heavily in our students – beyond the tangible objects like facilities and books. I applaud the U.S. Department of Education for this funding, the educational cooperatives for their leadership and the participating school districts for prioritizing their students’ mental health.”

NKCES will use the funding to increase the number of school-based mental health service providers and the number of students receiving school-based mental health services by hiring 10 providers in the first year and 20 in succeeding years. This will impact over 65,000 students in Northern Kentucky.

“As we have lived through the past two years, the need for mental health services is increasing. Providing resources for our students to optimize their mental health is a top priority of ours, which is why we are so grateful to receive this important grant. We are proactive about emotional wellness in our school communities and these funds will be invested to strengthen the pipeline of support for our students,” said Amy Razor, executive director of NKCES. “I am eager to get to work right away with our superintendents and public school administrators to widen access to mental health services and enhance the programs already in place for students across the region.”

OVEC will use the funds to help alleviate the shortage of mental health professionals serving K-12 students for several school districts in north-central Kentucky by recruiting and hiring 12 new certified school counselors. The 12 chosen candidates will be distributed among 10 districts. This will impact over 47,000 K-12 students in Northern Central Kentucky.

“The surge in students’ social and emotional concerns is nothing less than a mental health pandemic,” said Jason Adkins, OVEC’s chief executive officer. “I am grateful for our dedicated team that secured this U.S. Department of Education grant, which will strengthen our efforts to help students.”

As a former teacher, student mental health is a priority for Lt. Gov. Coleman. For the past two years, she has worked with students from the Kentucky Department of Education Commissioner’s Student Advisory Council to address the student mental health crisis brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Together, they hosted 10 summits across the commonwealth, hearing from students on resources and support they needed. The students collected data and developed policy recommendations that were presented to the Kentucky legislature. More about this process can be found here.

BIG TEN WOMENS FINAL RESULTS

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IT’S A BIRD -ITS A PLAN,ITS A CRANE

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It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! Wait, it is a Crane!

Evansville, IN — Come see what all the whooping and hollering is about when the International Crane Foundation comes to Ivy Tech.

Katelyn Garrett will help us elevate attendees’ knowledge to soaring new heights when she presents “Cranes Over Indiana” in Vectren Auditorium on Wednesday, February 22, 2023, from 11 a.m. -Noon.  The event is free and open to the public.

This interactive and engaging presentation will teach about Indiana’s very own Whooping Crane and Sandhill Crane. Those in attendance will learn how to identify them, where they can be found, threats to the species, and much more. No prior knowledge about birds or biology is needed.

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Vanderburgh County Marriage Licenses Issued

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Vanderburgh County Marriage Licenses Issued

WACKADOO! EMMY® AWARD-WINNING PHENOMENON BLUEY BRINGS LIVE STAGE SHOW TO EVANSVILLE FOR TWO NIGHTS!

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TICKETS GO ON SALE THIS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, AT 10 AM

Evansville, IN – February 21, 2023 – Grab the sticky geckos, break out the duck cakes, and alert the grannies! It’s time to meet the much-loved Heeler family, who will be coming to Old National Events Plaza with the Bluey live show, Bluey’s Big Play The Stage Show for two shows on August 1 and 2!

Fans of all ages will see Bluey, Bingo, Bandit, and Chilli as they’ve never seen them before, with fun puppetry, live actors, and iconic sets. Based on an original new story written by Bluey creator Joe Brumm, Bluey’s Big Play The Stage Show also contains new music by Bluey composer, Joff Bush.

“After seeing the amazing reaction, the show received during its Australia run, we are delighted to bring this standout live theater show to U.S. audiences,” said director Rosemary Myers of Windmill Theatre Co. “We know how much love there is out there for Bluey and are thrilled and honored to translate these brilliant characters into the three-dimensional world and to share this special experience with fans throughout America.”

Bluey’s Big Play The Stage Show is presented by BBC Studios and Andrew Kay in association with Windmill Theatre Co. The Emmy® Award-winning animated preschool series, which airs on Disney Junior, Disney Channel, and Disney+, enjoyed much success as a stage show in Australia, where it premiered in Bluey’s hometown of Brisbane and went on to perform 447 times across 65 venues, including the Sydney Opera House.

For more information, fans can visit blueylive.com and follow Bluey’s Big Play social media for exclusive tour content.

 

Ticket Information:

 

What:                  Bluey’s Big Play

When:                  August 1-2, 2023 @ 6:00pm

Where:                Old National Events Plaza | 715 Locust Street | Evansville, IN 47708

Tickets:                Tickets start at $25.00 plus applicable fees and tax. Photo Experience is $75 per ticket at any price level. Each adult and child (age two and up) must have a Photo Experience ticket to attend. The Photo Experience will start shortly after the end of the show.

Tickets are available at Ticketmaster.com or the Old National Events Plaza Box Office. For more information about the Aiken Theatre, visit: www.oldnationaleventsplaza.com.

 

 

USI TO PLAY LIPSCOMB

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Eagles return to action Tuesday at Lipscomb​​​​​​​

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana freshman infielder Caleb Niehaus (Newburgh, Indiana) was named Ohio Valley Conference co-Player of the Week for his efforts versus Western Illinois University to open the 2023 season. Niehaus shared the OVC weekly award with Morehead State University senior outfielder Chase Vinson.

Niehaus played in all four games last weekend, including a pair of starts at second base. The freshman’s first collegiate hit was a home run to left field during his first collegiate start in USI’s 6-0 win on Saturday.

Niehaus finished the weekend series by going three-for-four with two runs scored, a home run, a triple, and four RBIs in the Screaming Eagles’ 5-4 victory Sunday. He gave USI the lead and drove in the eventual game-winning run with a three-run triple in the eighth inning series clinching win.

Overall for last week’s series, Niehaus batted .500 (4-8) with four runs scored, one triple, two home runs, and a team-best five RBIs.

The Eagles continue action Tuesday on the road when they visit Lipscomb University for a 3 p.m. contest in Nashville, Tennessee. Lipscomb (2-1) opened 2023 last weekend by taking two-of-three from the University of Notre Dame.

The Bisons lead the all-time series with the Eagles, 11-1, dating back to 1973. The last meeting between the two teams was in 1980 when they split a doubleheader with Lipscomb taking game one, 9-3, and USI taking the nightcap, 7-5.

Following the USI-Lipscomb match-up on Tuesday, the Eagles open the 2023 home schedule Friday when they start a three-game series versus former GLVC-rival Bellarmine University at the USI Baseball Field. The series starts Friday with a 3 p.m. first pitch; continues Saturday with a 1 p.m. start; and concludes Sunday with a noon match-up.

Senior Day for men’s basketball to take place Wednesday

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UE welcomes UIC to the Ford Center

 EVANSVILLE, Ind. – In the final home game of the season, the University of Evansville men’s basketball team welcomes UIC to the Ford Center on Wednesday evening.  Tip is set for 7 p.m. CT with the Purple Aces Radio Network and ESPN+ having the coverage.

Setting the Scene

– Senior Day is set for Wednesday night with Marvin Coleman II and Kenny Strawbridge Jr. set to be recognized

– The teams met in Chicago on Feb. 4 with the Flames winning by a 70-61 final

– Strawbridge was the top scorer in the game, finishing with 20 while Coleman and Antoine Smith Jr. added 10 apiece

– Preston Phillips added 7 points and 7 rebounds

Last Time Out

– On Saturday, the Purple Aces and Racers swapped the lead 12 times before MSU pulled away late for a 74-58 win

– Marvin Coleman II scored a game-high 19 points while Yacine Toumi recorded 12

– Gabe Spinelli scored 11 in the game

Racking up the Minutes

– Playing 34 minutes or more in 18 of the last 19 games, Marvin Coleman II ranks 7th in the MVC with 34.9 per game

– His average of 35.6 minutes in MVC games is 5th-best in the league

– With 19 points at Murray State on Feb. 18, Coleman picked up his 16th double figure scoring effort in the last 19 games

– Hitting 9 of his 13 shots at Southern Illinois, Coleman reset his career scoring high with 25 points

– Over his last 19 games, Coleman is averaging 14.0 points while shooting 42.6%

Finding His Offense

– Entering the Feb. 18 game at Murray State, Gabe Spinelli was averaging 0.5 points in his prior four outings while going 1-of-9 from the field

– He got back on track against the Racers, hitting 5 of his 8 attempts to finish with 11 points, his third double figure game of the season

– In two games against the Racers, Spinelli averaged 11.5 PPG while shooting 60% (9-15)…in his other 25 games, Spinelli is averaging 3.7 points (93 total) while hitting 43.2% of his attempts (41-95)

Scouting the Opponent

– UIC stands at 11-18 overall and 3-15 in their first season in the Missouri Valley Conference

– The Flames earned a 74-73 home win over Valparaiso on Sunday and have the inside track to the #11 seed at Arch Madness

– Jace Carter continues to lead the Flames with 16.3 points per game while adding 6.8 boards

– Tre Anderson has an average of 12.7 points while Toby Okani checks in with 11.5 PPG and a team-high 6.9 rebounds

– Carter was the top player in the first meeting between the teams, finishing with 15 points and 12 boards

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