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Indiana Latino Institute Recognizes Daniela Vidal With the Award of Excellence

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Indiana Latino Institute Recognizes Daniela Vidal With The Award Of Excellence

by CCO STAFF

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Ivy Tech Community College Evansville Campus Chancellor Daniela Vidal was recognized by the Indiana Latino Institute with the Award of Excellence. Recipients for the 2021 Indiana Latino Institute Award of Excellence were chosen based on their leadership and contributions to the Latino community in Indiana.

The Indiana Latino Institute (ILI) is a statewide non-profit with headquarters in Indianapolis. Its mission is to improve health and advance education for the Indiana Latino community through statewide advocacy, research, and culturally responsive programs. The vision is to be the source of authority and catalyst for change on all aspects of Health and Education that affect the Indiana Latino Community.

At the Hispanic Heritage Month luncheon in Indianapolis, ILI honored leaders and organizations that have stepped up over-and-above their on-going responsibilities to ensure the Latino community had support and thrived. Some leaders have founded organizations, others were elected, and some have contributed resources, their expertise, and their time. During the past year, when Covid-19 disproportionately affected the Latino Hoosier community’s health, education, income, housing and more, some Latino-serving organizations and their leaders increased their efforts, raising Covid prevention awareness, mobilizing the community to get vaccinated, offering boxes of food, advising on housing and eviction threat, and more. 

Almost 20 years ago, Vidal was one of a small group of visionary Latinos in Evansville who created HOLA, a non-profit organization that has evolved as the Latino community has grown. The annual HOLA Latino Festival is now the premier Latino event in the region. HOLA mobilizes the community to volunteer at events, trains Latinos to serve as advocates, and collaborates with the community to raise funds for selected causes. She also served on ILI’s Legislative Advisory Committee and helped create the 2021 policy agenda. Vidal is recognized by the education and business sectors as a leading education, workforce, and economic development voice of the Latino community. 

Her professional experiences over the last 25 years have led to a wide and deep trajectory. Starting as a Chemical Engineer conducting product research for Procter and Gamble in Venezuela (her native country) and later Mead Johnson in Evansville, to various manufacturing roles with GE Plastics (now Sabic), then transitioning to Higher Education spending 10 years at USI and now as the first Latina Ivy Tech Chancellor in Evansville. 

Starting just a week before the 2020 pandemic shut down, Vidal has navigated with strength, optimism, and empathy the strange waters of the post-covid era and leading the come back to classes with great success. 

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No. 5/11 Hoosiers Break Three Pool Records, Defeat No. 24/16 Northwestern

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana swimming and diving earned two ranked wins as both the No. 5 men and No. 11 women went on the road and defeated No. 24/16 Northwestern in Norris Aquatics Center on Saturday (Oct. 16).

 

IU improved to 5-0 on the season thanks to a dominant day from its divers and a collection of explosive times from the swimmers. Altogether, the Hoosiers broke three pool records on Saturday.

 

“With it being so early in the season, I was really pleased with the quality of dives today,” IU head diving coach Drew Johansen said. “The competitive drive our group has shown made a difference for us to be able to put up some really big scores.”

TEAM SCORES

Men

No. 5 Indiana 173, No. 24 Northwestern 120

Women

No. 11 Indiana 175, No. 16 Northwestern 125

 

HOOSIER WINNERS

Men

Bruno Blaskovic – 200 Medley Relay (1:26.74), 50 Freestyle (20.27), 400 Freestyle Relay (2:56.54)

Michael Brinegar – 1000 Freestyle (9:06.41), 500 Freestyle (4:27.31)

Brendan Burns – 200 Medley Relay (1:26.74), 200 Butterfly (1:43.18), 200 Backstroke (1:45.33)

Gabriel Fantoni – 200 Medley Relay (1:26.74), 100 Butterfly (46.09)

Van Mathias – 200 Medley Relay (1:26.74), 400 Freestyle Relay (2:56.54)

Rafael Miroslaw – 200 Freestyle (1:36.22), 400 Freestyle Relay (2:56.54)

Maxwell Reich – 200 Breaststroke (2:00.01)

Jacob Steele – 100 Backstroke (47.71)

Carson Tyler – 3-Meter Dive (408.00)

Cole VanDevender – 1-Meter Dive (369.00)

Gavin Wight – 400 Freestyle Relay (2:56.54)

 

Women

Elizabeth Broshears – 400 Freestyle Relay (3:21.02)

Brearna Crawford – 200 Breaststroke (2:12.99)

Mariah Denigan – 1000 Freestyle (9:55.16), 500 Freestyle (4:50.82)

Anne Fowler – 1-Meter Dive (327.20)

Tarrin Gilliland – 3-Meter Dive (366.15)

Mackenzie Looze – 200 Backstroke (2:00.61), 200 IM (2:01.57)

Anna Peplowski – 200 Freestyle (1:48.18), 100 Freestyle (50.19), 400 Freestyle Relay (3:21.02)

Ella Ristic – 400 Freestyle Relay (3:21.02)

Ashley Turak – 400 Freestyle Relay (3:21.02)

NOTABLES

  • Indiana swimmers totaled eight NCAA B cut times. Brearna Crawford and Gabriel Fantoni each recorded two qualifying times. IU divers combined for 15 NCAA Zone Qualifying scores.
  • Indiana divers finished top two in all four events. On the women’s side, Tarrin Gilliland and Anne Fowler finished No. 1 & No. 2, respectively, in the 3-meter, then switched positions in the 1-meter. An IU diver has won the top spot in seven of eight events so far this season.
  • Two Indiana men’s swimmers set pool records; Brendan Burns in the 200 Fly (1:43.18) and Gabriel Fantoni in the 100 Fly (46.09).
  • In his first-career dual meet, Freshman Carson Tyler set a pool record in the 3-Meter Dive with a 408.00, beating out the 396.85 standard that Purdue’s Joey Cifelli established on January 30, 2016. The performance extended Tyler’s streak of success after he won two gold and one silver medal at last weekend’s UANA Pan American Diving Championships.
  • Fresh off strong performances at the Las Vegas Open Water Championships a week ago, senior Michael Brinegar and Mariah Denigan each won both the 1000 and 500-Yard Freestyle races.
  • Brearna Crawford’s NCAA B-Cut time of 1:01.82 in the 100 Breaststroke came in a photo finish. Despite her outstanding time, Crawford settled for second place as Northwestern’s Justine Murdock touched the wall a split second earlier, clocking in at 1:01.81.
  • Cole VanDevender set a personal-best in the 1-Meter Dive, scoring a 369.00 to win the event. His previous-best came on Nov. 11, 2019, when he recorded a 359.15 in a second-place finish.
  • Burns, Bruno Blaskovic and Anna Peplowski tied for the team-high with three wins apiece.

 

NCAA CUTS

A: None.

B: Brendan Burns – 200 Fly (1:43.18); Brearna Crawford – 100 Breast (1:01.82), 200 Breast (2:12.99); Gabriel Fantoni – 200 Fly (1:45.43), 100 Fly (46.09); Rafael Miroslaw – 200 Free (1:36.32); Noelle Peplowski – 200 Breast (2:13.53); Jacob Steele – 100 Back (47.71)

NCAA ZONE QUALIFYING SCORES

1-Meter: Megan Carter (279.75), Taylor Carter (269.35), Anne Fowler (327.20), Tarrin Gilliland (318.80), Quinn Henninger (360.70), Carson Tyler (345.60), Cole VanDevender (369.00)

3-Meter: Megan Carter (321.60), Taylor Carter (286.00), Anne Fowler (341.90), Tarrin Gilliland (366.15), Quinn Henninger (350.00), Margaret Rogers (284.65), Zain Smith (306.25), Carson Tyler (408.00)

 

Leads slip away as Eagles fall to Lakers in four

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HAMMOND, Ind.—University of Southern Indiana Volleyball saw several leads slip away Saturday as it ended the 2021 Midwest Region Crossover with a 25-21, 24-26, 25-20, 25-22 loss to Grand Valley State University.

The Screaming Eagles (11-9) saw an early six-point lead slip away in its four-point loss in the opening set and had a three-point lead evaporate in their three-point loss in the fourth frame. USI also held a one-point lead late in their five-point third-set loss before the Lakers won eight of the last 10 rallies to secure the win.

Freshman outside hitter Abby Bednar (Chagrin Falls, Ohio) led USI with 17 kills, nine digs and a pair of blocks, while senior libero Callie Gubera (Thorntown, Indiana) had 17 digs to lead the Eagles’ back row.

Senior setter Casey Cepicky (St. Louis, Missouri) had a double-double with 36 assists, 13 digs, four kills and four blocks, while freshman outside hitter Taya Dazey (Fort Wayne, Indiana) had nine kills and 13 digs. Sophomore outside hitter Leah Anderson (Bloomington, Illinois) added eight kills, 11 digs and four aces.

USI, which has lost five straight matches, returns to action Friday at 7 p.m. when it visits the University of Illinois Springfield for a Great Lakes Valley Conference contest. The Eagles also visit McKendree University next Saturday before returning to Screaming Eagles Arena October 29.

VANDDERBURGH COUNTY RECENT BOOKING RECORDS

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PRECAUTIONARY BOIL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH PARK

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EVANSVILLE, IND. – A precautionary boil advisory for EWSU customers in the North Park area impacted by a water service disruption on Wednesday will continue at least until Monday, October 18. Water samples did not pass a series of water quality tests. Two consecutive days of clean test results are required before the boil advisory can be lifted. EWSU lab technicians will test water samples from the area again today and Sunday. The advisory will be lifted if water samples meet safe drinking water standards. In the meantime, water customers are advised to continue boiling water for cooking and drinking.

For more information on what to do during a boil advisory, go to ewsu.com and click Boil Advisory. Go to ewsu.com/boiladvisorymap to check the status of the boil advisory.

Restaurants are advised to follow the Indiana State Department of Health “Guidance for Retail Food Establishments for Boil Water Orders, Advisories or Notices.” https://www.in.gov/health/files/GuidanceOnBoilWater1.pdf

Information on boil water orders and advisories is also available on the Vanderburgh County Health Department website.https://vanderburghhealth.org/environmental-emergency-preparedness/

 

USI Foundation To Make Major Gift Announcement Prior To Concert

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USI Foundation To Make Major Gift Announcement Prior To Concert Celebrating Music Of Philip Hagemann

WHO: Alison Buchanan, soprano and Artistic Director of Pegasus Opera in London; Robert Sims, baritone; Kamilla Arku, pianist; the University of Southern Indiana Chamber Choir and Women’s Choir, under the direction of Associate Professor of Music Daniel R. Craig; USI Board of Trustees Chair Ronald D. Romain ’73

WHAT: A Major Gift Announcement from the USI Foundation, followed by A Celebration of the Music of Philip H. Hagemann.

The concert will be presented by the USI Board of Trustees, USI President Ronald S. Rochon, the USI College of Liberal Arts and the USI Foundation.

WHEN: 8 p.m. Tuesday, October 19. Opening remarks in honor of Hagemann will be delivered by Romain before the concert begins.

WHERE: The USI Performance Center, located in University Center East on the USI Campus. A map of the USI campus featuring University Center East can be found at USI.edu/map.

ADMISSION: Free, with in-person physical distancing as required by USI COVID-19 protocols.

PARKING: Parking will be available for media members in Lot C, in front of Screaming Eagles Arena and across from the Performance Center.

PHILIP HAGEMANN: Born and raised in Mount Vernon, Indiana, Philip Hagemann is an accomplished musician, teacher, producer and award-winning composer of two full-length operas, 10 one-act chamber operas and 75 choral works. His most recent works, a chamber arrangement of Claude Debussy’s The Prodigal Son and a one-act opera based on Bernard Shaw’s Passion, Poison and Petrifaction, premiered in September 2021 at the London Royal Academy of Music.

As a co-producer of theatrical productions, Hagemann has won three Tony Awards and an Olivier Award. Since 1983, he has sponsored a competition for high school music students in Posey County, the finals of which are presented as a free public concert each summer in Thrall’s Opera House in New Harmony. He was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humanities degree from USI in 2016.

Attorney General Todd Rokita Leads Multi-State Effort To Protect Texas Pro-Life Law

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Attorney General Todd Rokita Leads Multi-State Effort To Protect Texas Pro-Life Law At Federal Appellate Court

Attorney General Todd Rokita said today a federal appeals court decision upholding a Texas abortion law bodes well for other states’ efforts to defend their sovereign authority.

“This pro-life win for Texas is also a win for Indiana,” Attorney General Rokita said. “And here in Indiana, we will continue to vigorously defend state laws that protect the sanctity of unborn life and the health of pregnant women.”

Earlier this week, Attorney General Rokita led an 18-state amicus brief supporting the Texas law, which prohibits providers from performing abortions once they can detect a fetal heartbeat

Specifically, Attorney General Rokita’s brief argues that the U.S. attorney general cannot sue states every time he believes a state law is unconstitutional.

On Thursday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit allowed the continued enforcement of the Texas law — overturning a federal district court’s order suspending it.

Indiana’s Oct. 13 brief is attached.

USDA Works To Strengthen School Meals, Listens to Feedback From Food Industry Leaders

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Department Continues To Emphasize Importance Of Serving Children Healthy Foods
 

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15, 2021 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack, Deputy Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services, Stacy Dean and USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) Administrator Cindy Long today hosted a virtual listening session with 19 school food industry executives to discuss their critical role in strengthening access to nutritious foods for school meals programs, now and into the future.

“USDA’s school meal programs have a wide-reaching impact on the health and well-being of our nation’s children,” said Vilsack. “Now, more than ever, America’s children need access to healthy and nutritious foods, and our industry partners play a huge role in making that happen.”

USDA’s meeting with these key partners came as the department, schools and other partners across the country celebrate National School Lunch Week (NSLW) between October 11-15. This week – and every week – is an opportunity to celebrate the high-quality, delicious, and nutritious lunches children receive through schools.

The COVID-19 public health and economic crisis have highlighted the essential role that school meals play in addressing childhood hunger, as well as the tireless dedication and creativity of school food professionals in making sure children are well-fed – no matter the situation.

In case you missed it, over the last week, FNS has engaged with schools in a variety of activities in celebration of National School Lunch Week:

  • Department of Education Secretary Cardona and Secretary Vilsack kicked off National School Lunch Week with a video thanking school nutritional professionals for the work they do to ensure students have the healthy fuel they need to learn and grow.
  • Secretary Vilsack visited Riverdale Elementary in Riverdale, Maryland to announce that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is joining with students, parents, schools, communities and partners across the nation in recognition of National School Lunch Week, as proclaimed by President Biden.
  • Regional office activities included a virtual celebration with schools in Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming, congratulating them for increased school lunch participation and recognizing their innovations that have kept their students fed throughout the pandemic.
  • “One of the most important things we can do to protect the future of our nation’s children is to make sure they have enough nutritious food to eat – and the National School Lunch Program does exactly that,” said Vilsack. “Research shows that school meals are the healthiest food children receive in a day, and students’ success in the classroom is connected to their ability to access healthy and nutritious meals.” Vilsack added that USDA is committed more than ever to listening to all its partners – state, local, industry and beyond – and giving them the resources and options they need to safely serve school meals that support students’ learning and development.

USDA touches the lives of all Americans each day in so many positive ways. In the Biden-Harris Administration, USDA is transforming America’s food system with a greater focus on more resilient local and regional food production, ensuring access to healthy and nutritious food in all communities, building new markets and streams of income for farmers and producers using climate-smart food and forestry practices, making historic investments in infrastructure and clean energy capabilities in rural America, and committing to equity across the Department by removing systemic barriers and building a workforce more representative of America. To learn more, visit www.usda.gov.

 

 

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