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IU Health Awards Ivy Tech Grant to Expand Nursing Program

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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Indiana University Health, the state’s most comprehensive physician and hospital network, has awarded Ivy Tech Community College an $8.75 million grant to expand its nursing program and increase nursing student enrollment. The grant will be used for investments necessary to support expanded enrollment, such as faculty and staff recruiting and compensation, educational equipment and supportive services for students.

“Our healthcare systems in Indiana are in critical need of skilled nurses, and Ivy Tech is well-positioned l to deliver on this need,” said IU Health Executive Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive Jason Gilbert. “Currently there are qualified applicants each year in Indiana who are turned away from nursing schools due to limitations on teaching space, clinical placement availability and faculty resources. It is incumbent upon health systems, working with our educational partners, to support an expansion of the educational pipeline to allow more qualified students to become professional nurses. This partnership with Ivy Tech is a significant step toward expanding healthcare delivery to Hoosiers for generations to come.”

Labor market data from Emsi/Burning Glass estimates there are 4,300 annual openings for nurses today, with a need for another 5,000 nurses by 2031. That leaves a gap of 1,350 nursing graduates to meet Indiana’s need with current educational resources. The expanded nursing program at Ivy Tech will increase nursing admissions by 600 students annually by 2025, contributing significantly to filling the gap.

Ivy Tech currently offers nursing programs at 18 of its 19 campuses, with a program planned to launch at the remaining campus – Hamilton County — by early 2023. Ivy Tech currently graduates more than 1,300 associate-degree nursing students every year, more than any other institution in Indiana and the largest in the nation. Additionally, more than 90 percent of Ivy Tech nursing graduates stay in Indiana.

“This grant will be a huge step in helping Ivy Tech meet the needs of our health system partners in a real and practical way,” said Sue Ellspermann, president of Ivy Tech. “Our ability to educate nurses and keep them in our state will create real value for our economy and the health of Indiana. We’re very proud to partner with IU Health and appreciate its investment in our program.”

Ivy Tech has been developing a plan for increasing nursing enrollment that includes investments in equipment, supplies and faculty, as well as tools to better support nursing students in their academic success. The College estimates those investments will require $8.7 million in recurring costs over three years as well as $12.1 million in one-time costs.

Hostettler Bill Connect More Vets To Job Training, Educational Opportunities

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STATEHOUSE (Jan. 20, 2022) – Legislation authored by State Rep. Matt Hostettler (R-Patoka) would help Hoosier veterans and their spouses connect to available grants, scholarships and job training opportunities.

Hostettler said numerous state resources are dedicated to veterans, active duty military members and their families, and steps need to be taken to better inform them of those opportunities. His legislation would task the Indiana Department of Veterans Affairs with providing information to veterans and their families about available services and programs.

“Hoosier veterans and their families sacrifice so much to keep us safe and it’s only right to support them,” Hostettler said. “Indiana already has so many great programs that can help lift up military families, and we need to make sure they’re aware of these resources.”

To better identify veterans who could benefit from programs, Hostettler’s legislation would also task state agencies including the Indiana Department of Education, the Family and Social Services Administration, the Indiana Commission for Higher Education, Indiana Department of Workforce Development and Indiana Professional Licensing Agency with asking those who they provide services to about their military affiliation and experience.  

“State agencies are in contact with a number of Hoosiers with various backgrounds, and they could be a great first point of contact to help veterans,” Hostettler said. “I also want to help, and I encourage veterans and their family members to reach out to my office if they are in need of assistance or want to learn more about wide range of programs offered to those who served.”  

House Bill 1188 is assigned to the House Committee on Veterans Affairs and Public Policy. To learn more and watch legislative proceedings, visit iga.in.gov.

 

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USI Mandela Social Justice Day To Feature Author, Musician Simon Tam

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The University of Southern Indiana College of Liberal Arts Equity, Diversity and Inclusivity Committee (LA EDIC) is partnering with the USI Nelson Mandela Social Justice Commemoration Committee to host a virtual event on February 24. The event is free and open to the public.

The keynote speaker for Mandela Social Justice Day, Simon Tam, will present “The Song of Change” at 3 p.m. February 24, and the presentation will be recorded and available on the Mandela Social Justice Day webpage at USI.edu/msjd.

Tam believes that apathy is not compatible with love. He works to change the culture by transforming systems with an equity framework, and he may best be known for winning a landmark case in 2017 which helped expand civil liberties, unanimously, at the Supreme Court of the United States (Matal v. Tam). He is the founder of The Slants, one of the first all-Asian American dance rock bands in the world, and co-founder of The Slants Foundation, a nonprofit organization pushing the boundaries of what is possible for arts, activism and civic engagement.

USI has sponsored the Nelson Mandela Social Justice Day and Speaker Series since 2014. The goal of these events is to raise dialogue at USI around current issues of human and civil rights, public service and activism through diverse, dynamic, nationally and internationally known public intellectuals and academics. Previous speakers include authors Manisha Sinha, Tim Wise and Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, community organizer Tia Oso and academics and activists such as Dr. Cornel West and Dr. Angela Davis. For more information about the annual event, visit the Mandela Social Justice Day webpage at USI.edu/msjd.

The 2022 Mandela Social Justice Day is sponsored by the College of Liberal Arts, College of Nursing and Health Professions, Pott College of Science, Engineering, and Education, Romain College of Business, Center for Social Justice Education, Housing and Residence Life and the Multicultural Center. For more information about these events, contact Dr. Denise Lynn, Director of the Africana Studies Program, at dmlynn1@usi.edu or 812-465-1095.

Art Exhibit “David Unsupervised” On Display at UE

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The University of Evansville (UE) presents “David Unsupervised,” an exhibit by David Gamble, on display at the Melvin Peterson Gallery through Saturday, February 26. The Melvin Peterson Gallery is located on Lincoln Avenue across the street from the UE campus.

The gallery is open to the public from noon until 3:00 p.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays; and from noon until 6:00 p.m. on Wednesdays and Thursdays.

A public reception for the artist will be held on Thursday, February 3, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. The reception will be held in the Melvin Peterson Gallery. Gamble will also conduct multiple workshops for art students while visiting.

The exhibit and reception are part of the Emerging Contemporary Artist Lecture Series, sponsored by the Efroymson Family Fund and the UE Department of Art.

David Gamble has over four decades of balancing art and business in the ceramics industry. While making clay art and teaching, he also developed products and designed marketing campaigns. Gamble has conducted hundreds of workshops in North America, and he has participated in five clay symposiums in Eastern Europe. He holds a Master of Fine Arts degree and contributes an educational focus to the kilns and pottery wheels for Skutt Ceramic Products.

“The glaze surface has always interested me more than the sculptural possibilities in clay,” said Gamble. “I layer and multi-fire glaze combinations as if I were using oil paints. I have found I am able to produce what many might consider glaze defects, with some control. This allows me to achieve interesting surfaces, depth, and imagery like I were painting.”

For more information, contact the UE Art Department of Art at 812-488-2043, email art@evansville.edu, or visit the gallery’s Facebook page.

 

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TRIO OF SHORTHANDED GOALS POWER THUNDERBOLTS PAST QUAD CITY 

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Evansville, In.:  Behind three shorthanded goals and an all-around strong performance by the Thunderbolts, Evansville handily defeated the Quad City Storm on Saturday night at Ford Center, 5-1 the final score. The Thunderbolts next home game will be on Friday, January 28th at 7:00pm CST as they host the Huntsville Havoc.  For tickets, call (812)422-BOLT (2658), buy online at EvansvilleThunderbolts.com, or buy tickets in person at the Ford Center Box Office.

 

Zane Jones opened the scoring with a shorthanded breakaway goal only 3:52 into the game off a feed from Austin Plevy.  Despite a heavy shot advantage for Evansville, the Storm managed to tie things up as Shane Bennett scored at 12:29 to even the score at 1-1. Shorthanded for long stretches early in the second period, Jones again managed to score shorthanded to give Evansville a 2-1 lead, this time on a 3-on-1 rush to the Storm zone, assisted by Coy Prevost at 2:57 to give Prevost his first professional point.  Storm goaltender Thomas Proudlock kept Quad City only down by a 2-1 score for the rest of the second period, stopping 11 of 12 shots, many in spectacular fashion.

 

Early in the third period, Prevost scored his first professional goal at 2:11, off a Storm turnover and net-front pass from Plevy to extend Evansville’s lead to 3-1.  The Thunderbolts got into penalty trouble midway through the third period but were able to score their third shorthanded goal of the night as Plevy scored on a breakaway after Proudlock turned the puck over attempting to pass the puck up ice, unassisted at 13:18 of the third period.  The game’s lone fight occurred shortly afterward between Timothy Faulkner and Quad City’s Marcus Ortiz, after the Storm were denied a goal on a net-front opportunity.  Although Billett was not nearly as busy as Proudlock, he had to make big saves in bursts, including in the final five minutes with Quad City playing with an empty net and extra attacker on the ice. Tanner Butler wrapped up the scoring with 31 seconds remaining on a 170-foot shot into the empty Quad City net, assisted by Plevy to make it 5-1.

 

Jones scored two goals, Plevy finished with a goal and three assists, Prevost tallied a goal and one assist, and Butler finished with one goal.  Billett finished with 16 saves on 17 shots for his 12th win of the season.  The Thunderbolts next face the Storm on Friday, February 4th at Ford Center.

 

Trailblazers erase 15-point second-half deficit in win over Lewis & Clark

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VINCENNES, Ind. – The Vincennes University Trailblazers hosted the Lewis & Clark Trailblazers Saturday night at the P.E. Complex in a Region 24 showdown in the ‘Battle of the Trailblazers’.

Lewis & Clark took control of the game early and held a 15-point lead early in the second half before VU responded to outscore Lewis & Clark 25-8 and close out the 61-59 win on a pair of Brevin Jefferson (Indianapolis, Ind.) free throws with 1.4 seconds to play.

Vincennes got the game going from the tip, taking an early five point lead in the first three minutes of play before Lewis & Clark answered with an 8-0 scoring run to take the lead.

VU would grab the lead back at 11-9 but this would be Vincennes’ last time leading the game until late in the second half.

Lewis & Clark held on to their lead for the rest of the first half and used a 9-0 scoring run to end the first half with an 11-point 38-27 lead over Vincennes.

Vincennes looked to cut into the deficit to begin the first half but quickly fell behind 51-36 with just under 17 minutes to play.

VU took their game up a level, looking to avoid losing on their home floor for the third straight time, by battling back with a 12-0 scoring run to cut the Lewis & Clark lead to three.

Lewis & Clark built a seven point lead before Vincennes again answered back with a 9-0 scoring run to take the lead with 2:35 remaining.

After a Lewis & Clark basket tied the game at 59-all, Vincennes held the ball for the final shot as freshman Brevin Jefferson drove to the basket and was fouled with 1.4 seconds on the clock.

Jefferson, a 76-percent free throw shooter, sank both free throws giving VU the lead back.

Lewis & Clark was forced to shoot at the buzzer from across half-court and the shot missed to the right at Vincennes came away with the 61-59 win over Lewis & Clark.

 

Eagles rally to beat Flyers, 67-57 Polakovich posts third-straight double-double

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EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Men’s Basketball road a third-straight double-double by junior forward Jacob Polakovich (Grand Rapids, Michigan) to a defeated of GLVC East Division leading Lewis University Saturday afternoon in Screaming Eagles Arena. USI goes to 8-4 overall and 3-3 in the GLVC, while Lewis, which had its six-game winning streak snapped, is 6-6 overall, 4-1 in the league.

The Screaming Eagles began slowly in the opening half, hitting only 30 percent for their shots from the field (8-26), but a strong defensive effort kept the score close in the first 20 minutes. Lewis put some distance between the two teams with a 16-9 run, including a three with no time left on the clock, to take a 31-24 lead into halftime.

The second half got off to a good start for the Eagles when they cut the deficit to three, 33-30, when sophomore forward Elijah Jones (Chicago Heights, Illinois) converted an old fashion three-point play with 17:10 left in the contest. The Flyers, however, used a 5-0 burst to get the lead back to eight, 38-30.

The Flyers continued to nurse their slim lead until the Eagles went on a 16-6 explosion get their first lead of the game with 6:15 to play, 50-46, on back-to-back buckets by freshman guard Isaiah Swope (Newburgh, Indiana). Swope and junior forward Tyler Dancy (Belleville, Illinois) led the Eagles during the run with four points each.

The final four minutes belonged to the Eagles as they extended their margin to a game-best 67-57 final score on a 17-9 run to the finish. Polakovich led the charge with six of the final 17 points, while Jones dropped in four more.

As a team, USI once again dominated the glass overall, 52-23, and in the second half, 30-7.

Polakovich led three players in double-digits with 18 points, while completing his third-straight double-double with 15 rebounds. The junior forward was four-of-seven from the field and 10-of-14 from the stripe, while grabbing seven offensive and eight defensive rebounds.

For the three-game homestand, Polakovich averaged a double-double with 17.0 points and 14.3 rebounds per game in 27.7 minutes per contest. He also has had seven double-doubles in his last nine contests.

Jones followed in the scoring column with 11 points on a blistering four-of-five from the field and three-of-three from the line. Swope rounded out the double-figure scorers with 10 points.

COMING UP FOR USI:
USI hit the road for three-straight next week when it visits #21 (NABC)/#19 (D2SIDA) Truman State University and Quincy University, plus a rescheduled contest at Lindenwood University. Tipoff Thursday at Truman is set for 7:30 p.m., while the start time Saturday at Quincy is 3 p.m. The rescheduled game Monday (January 31) at Lindenwood is slated for 7:30 p.m.

Truman, which is sitting on top of the GLVC Central Division, watched its record go to 12-4 overall and 6-2 in the GLVC after falling, 78-68, at Lindenwood University today. The Bulldogs have won eight of their last 10 games coming into Thursday’s match-up.

USI has a 7-4 all-time series lead over Truman, despite dropping the last two meetings. The Eagles lost both meetings last year, falling on the road, 76-69, and at home, 75-72, after they had won the last three match-ups.

Quincy, which is at the bottom of the GLVC Central, went to 9-11 overall and 2-8 in the league following an 87-66 at the University of Missouri-St. Louis this afternoon. The Hawks, who are slated to host the University of Indianapolis Thursday before hosting the Eagles, have lost their last five games and seven of their last nine since ushering in 2022.

USI has a 35-10 lead in the all-time series with Quincy and has won the last six match-ups with the Hawks. The Eagles won the first game on the road last year, 83-77, and the second at Screaming Eagles Arena, 86-71.

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