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INDIANA OFFERING COVID-19 VACCINE BOOSTERS TO HOOSIERS AGED 18 AND OLDER FOLLOWING FDA, CDC AUTHORIZATION

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Indiana Launches the Community Assessment Survey for Older Adults

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The Family and Social Services Administration’s Division of Aging, in conjunction with Indiana’s Area Agencies on Aging, is conducting the Community Assessment Survey for Older AdultsTM.

Previously conducted in 2013 and 2017, the CASOA, administered by Polco & National Research Center, Inc., provides a statistically valid survey of the strengths and needs of older adults as reported by older adults themselves in communities across America.  The objectives of the CASOA are to:

  • identify community strengths in serving older adults;
  • articulate the specific needs of older adults in the community;
  • estimate contributions made by older adults to the community, and;
  • determine the connection of older adults to the community.

The results of this survey will provide useful information for state and local planning and resource development, as well as strengthen advocacy efforts and stakeholder engagement. The information will also contribute to the creation of the 2023-2026 Indiana State Plan on Aging.

To participate, please visit https://polco.us/indiana21, by Nov. 29, 2021. All survey responses are anonymous.

Please note:  Surveys are also being mailed to a random sample of older adult-headed households throughout the state. If you directly received a survey invitation in the mail, it is important that you complete that version (and access the survey using the URL provided in the mailed materials) rather than responding to this open participation link.

FSSA Division of Aging would like to encourage stakeholders and provider agencies to share this link with their internal and external networks to help inform state and local planning efforts.

Attorney General Todd Rokita Files Lawsuit To Stop Biden From Forcing Vaccine Mandates

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On Monday, Attorney General Todd Rokita filed a third lawsuit aimed at stopping President Joe Biden’s unlawful COVID-19 vaccine mandates — this one against a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) rule requiring vaccination of all health care workers at facilities participating in Medicare or Medicaid.

“No pandemic gives President Biden the authority to ignore the Constitution and the rule of law,” Attorney General Rokita said. “And my office will use every means at our disposal to protect Hoosiers’ liberties from this president’s gross executive overreach.”

Attorney General Rokita filed the most recent lawsuit in partnership with the attorneys general of Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Idaho, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Utah and West Virginia.

On a practical level, this particular vaccine mandate causes grave danger to the vulnerable persons whom Medicare and Medicaid were designed to protect — the poor, sick and elderly — by forcing the termination of heroic caregivers who are essential to providing health care services.

Earlier this month, Attorney General Rokita filed legal actions aimed at stopping two other mandates.

In the first lawsuit — filed Nov. 4 by Indiana, Louisiana and Mississippi — Attorney General Rokita challenged a rule requiring vaccination for everyone working for federal contractors, including some state entities. On Nov. 12, Indiana and the other states in that case asked the court to enjoin the contractor mandate immediately, while the lawsuit is pending.

In the second lawsuit, Attorney General Rokita on Nov. 5 challenged an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) rule forcing all employers with 100 or more workers to require all employees to be vaccinated (or produce weekly negative COVID-19 tests). As in the contractor mandate case, Attorney General Rokita asked the court to act immediately to prevent enforcement of the OSHA rule.

In the case of the OSHA rule, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has already ruled against this mandate as “fatally flawed” in response to a lawsuit brought by other states. Multiple OSHA lawsuits will be consolidated into a single circuit via a lottery selection scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 16.

“We’re already seeing the positive results of like-minded attorneys general taking a strong stand for citizens’ rights,” Attorney General Rokita said. “Here in Indiana, we will remain relentless in our fight against these intrusive edicts by a socialist-leaning president.”

As with the first two lawsuits, in this new lawsuit regarding the Medicaid/Medicare rule, Indiana and the other plaintiff states are asking the court to act immediately to prevent enforcement of the vaccine mandate.

Watch Attorney General Rokita discuss these issues at this link: https://fb.me/e/2H62TeQX7.

Documents pertaining to the latest lawsuit are attached.

1 Complaint.pdf

Lt. Gov. Crouch Announce Affordable Housing Investment

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INDIANAPOLIS  – Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch, and the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority (IHCDA) Board of Directors today announced the recipients of the 2022 Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program, which is used to incentivize private developers to fund the construction, acquisition and rehabilitation of affordable housing communities throughout Indiana.

More than $170 million over ten years in housing tax credits were awarded to 17 developments to create or preserve 895 affordable units that will serve individuals, families, seniors, individuals with disabilities and individuals experiencing homelessness.

“These awards are a major investment to our state’s infrastructure,” Crouch said. “The developments will help to meet the need to house our workforce and will bring hundreds of affordable housing units to communities across Indiana.”

IHCDA received 38 LIHTC applications requesting 2022 credits under the 2022 Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP). The QAP, which is unique to each authoring state, details selection criteria, and application requirements for the LIHTC program, Multifamily Bonds, HOME funds, Development Fund and the National Housing Trust Fund in conjunction with tax credits. It also contains all deadlines, application fees, restrictions, standards and requirements.

“IHCDA administers the LIHTC program to create and preserve affordable housing in the state,” said Jacob Sipe, Executive Director of IHCDA. “The tax credits awarded today will provide affordable housing developments with funds to create and preserve units that will remain affordable for at least the next 30 years.”

IHCDA incentivizes developments that will be in proximity and accessible to desirable facilities tailored to the need of the tenants, including access to services, retail, healthcare and transit. IHCDA prioritizes developments that will be in communities with nearby access to employment, access to post-secondary education and access to primary care.  All 17 developments earned points in this category by demonstrating close proximity or location in these areas.

Five of the 17 developments will meet IHCDA’s commitment to individuals with intellectual and development disabilities by providing affordable housing in an integrated setting. These developments will create 58 units for this population.

Developers will create 82 units of supportive housing for persons experiencing homelessness by utilizing the Housing First model. Two of the 17 developments completed training through the Indiana Supportive Housing Institute and will help rapidly house individuals experiencing homelessness and provide intensive but flexible services.

Three of the developments will preserve 208 units of existing affordable housing, ensuring they remain affordable for at least the next 30 years.

Constructing affordable housing on vacant or unused parcels of land within existing areas that are otherwise largely developed remains a priority. Developing in these areas serves as a catalyst for future development in the community. Fourteen of the 17 developments meet this priority, creating 719 units.

In addition to LIHTC funding, the board also approved $3.8 million in Development Fund loans, and $3 million from the Housing Trust Fund.

Rescue Mission to Host TENTH Annual Drumstick Dash to Benefit its 100th Annual Gobbler Gathering

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Rescue Mission to Host TENTH Annual Drumstick Dash to Benefit its 100th Annual Gobbler Gathering

The Evansville Rescue Mission’s TENTH annual Drumstick Dash 5K presented by TWO MEN AND A TRUCK will kick off Saturday, November 20, 2021 at 8 a.m.

The Evansville Rescue Mission is tremendously excited to have its TENTH annual Drumstick Dash to start and finish at the C.K. Newsome Community Center (100 East Walnut Street, Evansville, IN 47713).  Runners and walkers will have the opportunity to go through historic Bosse Field, as well as up and down north Main.

Proceeds of the Drumstick Dash will offset the Rescue Mission’s annual Gobbler Gathering, which will be held three days later on Tuesday, November 23 at the Old National Events Plaza (715 E. Locust St., Evansville, IN 47708) where more than 2,000 Tri-State families will be able to receive a Thanksgiving food basket filled with enough food to last through Thanksgiving.

The Drumstick Dash is extremely grateful for the following sponsors who have entrusted the Evansville Rescue Mission to feed literally thousands of Tri-State families through the Gobbler Gathering: TWO MEN AND A TRUCK, Old National Events Plaza, Packaging Corporation of America, Head’s Construction, Old National Bank, Shoe Carnival, BCS, Heston Insurance, Talley Eye Institute, Zycor Pest, Morely and Associates, Window World, and Hornbeck Concrete Services.

For additional information on the Evansville Rescue Mission’s TENTH annual Drumstick Dash, please contact Kyle Gorman, Executive Director of Advancement at 765-729-2071 or at kyle.gorman@ermstaff.org.

 

USI Men Hits The Road For Two Regional Games Next Week​​​​​​​

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EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Men’s Basketball hits the road for a pair of important regional contest next week when it visits the Great Midwest Athletic Conference’s Cedarville University and Kentucky Wesleyan College. The Screaming Eagles are set to tip off at Cedarville Monday at 6 p.m. (CST) in Cedarville, Ohio, and at KWC Wednesday at 7 p.m. in Owensboro, Kentucky.

Game coverage information for USI Men’s Basketball, including live stats, video, and audio broadcasts, is available on GoUSIEagles.com. The games also can be heard on ESPN 97.7FM and 95.7FM The Spin.

Following the two-game road swing, USI will return to the friendly surroundings of Screaming Eagles Arena to open the 2021-22 Great Lakes Valley Conference schedule when it hosts the University of Indianapolis. The first GLVC contest of the year is set for a 7:30 p.m. tip.

USI Men’s Basketball vs. Cedarville, Kentucky Wesleyan Quick Notes:

Eagles roll in the opener. USI rolled to a season-opening and home-opening win over Oakland City University, 76-56. Freshman guard/forward Elijah Jones led four players in double-digits with 12 points. Junior guard Jelani Simmons and freshman guard Isaiah Stafford followed with 11 points, while junior guard Myles Belyeu rounded out the top four with 10 points. Junior forward Jacob Polakovich led the Eagles on the glass with 13 rebounds.

Eagles ranked 16th in top 25. USI is ranked 16th in the first D2SIDA Top 25 poll released November 16. The Eagles also received votes for the NABC Division II Top 25 preseason poll that was released in October.

USI vs. Cedarville. The Eagles hold a 3-0 all-time series lead over the Yellow Jackets of Cedarville University, dating back to 2011-12. USI won all three meetings in the Physical Activities Center (74-45, in 2011-12; 72-61 in 2012-13; 87-81 in 2014-15).

Cedarville in 2021-22. Cedarville has started the season with a 1-2 mark and will visit Grand Valley State University Saturday before hosting USI on Monday. The Yellow Jackets lost to GLVC members Truman State University and Quincy University before defeating the University of Indianapolis for their first win of the year.

USI vs. Kentucky Wesleyan. USI trails in the all-time series with Kentucky Wesleyan College, 49-43, but has won the last seven straight with the Panthers. The Eagles, who have won the last three at the Owensboro Sports Center, defeated the Panthers, 82-63, to open Screaming Eagles Arena in 2019.

KWC in 2021-22. The Panthers are 2-1 to start the new campaign, including a 1-1 mark against teams from the GLVC. KWC defeated the University of Illinois Springfield to open the year before falling to Lindenwood University during the first weekend. They got back on track with a 72-48 win over Midway University and will host East-West University Saturday before hosting USI next Wednesday.

MORGAN WALLEN ANNOUNCES THE DANGEROUS TOUR 2022 – KICKING OFF IN EVANSVILLE WITH SPECIAL GUEST HARDY AND LARRY FLEET

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MORGAN WALLEN ANNOUNCES THE DANGEROUS TOUR 2022 – KICKING OFF IN EVANSVILLE WITH SPECIAL GUEST HARDY AND LARRY FLEET

December 15, 2021 – Deemed “the most wanted man in Country” by The New Yorker, MULTI-PLATINUM Country artist Morgan Wallen announces today (11/15) his return to the road with THE DANGEROUS TOUR. Named after his history-making, critically acclaimed Dangerous: The Double Album (Big Loud/Republic Records), the in-demand entertainer welcomes special guest HARDY as direct support and also LARRY FLEET. The tour will include a stop in downtown Evansville at the Ford Center on Thursday, February 3, 2022.

Tacking 46 cities beginning in Evansville, IN, on February 3, 2022 at Ford Center, THE DANGEROUS TOUR will take over arenas and amphitheaters across the U.S., including making major debuts at Madison Square Garden in New York, NY, Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN, and Cellairis Amphitheatre at Lakewood in Atlanta, GA. Wallen’s slated to wrap the seven-month run in Los Angeles, CA, on September 24, 2022, at STAPLES Center.

Tickets for the Evansville show will go on sale to the general public beginning at 10AM on Friday, November 19 at Ticketmaster.com and LiveNation.com.

Vincennes University students Create Powerful Connections Through Conversations And Cultures

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VINCENNES, Ind., November 19, 2021 – Vincennes University students stare intensely at their smartphones. It’s not a viral TikTok video demanding their attention. They’re using Google Translate as a way of communicating with each other.
Education majors enrolled in VU’s Cultural Immersion Project course and students in the University’s English as an Additional Language program are bridging language barriers and making special connections. They meet weekly throughout the semester for one-on-one discussions ranging from fun facts about each individual to conservations about microaggressions. They’ve also spent time together watching movies, bowling, and dining at restaurants.
The experiences are valuable to all who are involved.
Education majors who will teach future generations of learners engage with fellow students from other countries and backgrounds, and they have international experiences that foster greater cultural understanding. EAL students have the opportunity to improve their conversational English, build vital social connections, and learn about their peers.
With the end of the fall semester drawing near, EAL students and Education majors gathered for an American holiday earlier this week. They celebrated Thanksgiving with a feast featuring turkey, green bean casserole, pies, and all the traditional holiday foods.
The meal was in conjunction with International Education Week (Nov. 15-19), which celebrates the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide.
The collaboration between the EAL program and Education Department is the brainchild of EAL Program Chair Emily Yetka and Education Department Program Chair Ann Herman.
“Emily’s students need conversation, and my students need diversity because a lot of students don’t have a lot of those opportunities,” Herman said.
Yetka said, “One of the reasons why it is so good is because research shows students are social. Learning is a social process. A lot of what is valuable and interesting to my students is social interactions. I try to stimulate that as much as I can, but there is no substitute for being in a conversation with someone and trying to figure out what they said and how do I respond.”
The partnership very much aligns with the University’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
“A lot of times when we are taught about diversity all we hear about the differences,” Education major Lori Albright said. “This program has helped me to see that we’re not all that different.”
Countries from all over the globe are currently represented by students in the EAL program, including Bahrain, Brazil, Haiti, Honduras, Japan, Mexico, Poland, and Spain.
“My partner is from Honduras,” Education major Anna McMorris said. “It’s been really neat to learn about Honduras, but also talk about America because my experience of America is different from his experience of America. I also get to speak Spanish, which I love.”
Cultural Immersion is a required course for students working toward a bachelor’s degree in Special Education, Mild Intervention K-12.
“When you are coming to a new country, and you don’t know the language that well, you can feel isolated,” McMorris, who is from Newton, Illinois. “This is important because it helps make a bridge to that. It opens the door for communication, thus forming relationships.”
Suzu Mitobe is an exchange student from Tokyo, Japan.
“Sometimes I speak Japanese to American students, and the American students teach me English,” she said. “It is a very good experience.”
Mitobe attends Utsunomiya University in Japan. She is majoring in agriculture economics.
“My language skills have improved, and I’m learning about American culture, American food, and American people,” she said.
Albright is a future teacher from Shoals, Indiana. Yet this experience is transporting her to Eastern Europe. Albright enjoys hearing from her EAL partner about what it is like growing up in Poland and Polish culture.
“I came from a rural school where we didn’t have much diversity at all,” Albright said. “We had a couple of students who may have moved in from different cities, but not different countries. One of my favorite parts of this is seeing the similarities that I actually have with my partner. A lot of her experiences in Poland have been similar to mine here. So, there aren’t as many differences as I would have expected.”
Sayed Hashem Ali is from Bahrain. He has aspirations of studying aviation and becoming a pilot.
“They have questions for me about my country and my culture,” Ali said “I ask them questions about the U.S. and what people like and don’t like outside of school. It’s a very good experience for me. I like to meet American people and students. This is an awesome experience. This gives me pressure to learn more. When I hear the English language from people with an American accent, everything is easier.”
One of Ali’s partners is Vincennes native and Education student David Lett.
“This is teaching me to be more fluid with how relationships go with people who are not from the United States and making sure that I am doing the best that I can to make them feel comfortable,” Lett said.
Lett, Albright, and McMorris plan to carry their experiences and knowledge from VU into their future careers as teachers. They agree it can help make them better educators.
“When you are a teacher, you have a lot of different students coming from diverse backgrounds,” McMorris said. “I think this experience helps open your eyes so you can see what you may encounter in the classroom. It is totally possible to have a student that is Spanish speaking only.”

Board of School Trustees of the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation Meeting

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 The Board of School Trustees of the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation will meet for the regularly scheduled Board meeting Monday, November 22, 2021 at 5:30 PM in the Board Room of the EVSC Administration Building located at 951 Walnut Street, Evansville, IN. Seating will be limited to allow for appropriate social distancing. As always, Board meetings can also be observed by tuning to EVSC’s radio station, 90.7 WPSR or live streamed online at https://www.wpsrhd.com/. 

Prior to the regularly scheduled Board meeting, three members of the Board, along with district administrators, will hold a Town Hall beginning at 5:00 PM. This Town Hall is for Vanderburgh County residents to speak directly with Board members in attendance about issues involving EVSC schools. The Town Hall will be the process utilized to receive Public Comment. The Town Hall will be held in the Technology and Innovation Center located at 951 Walnut Street, Evansville, IN. Members of the public who would like to attend the Town Hall should register by completing the Town Hall Registration Form located on our website at district.evscschools.com. 

UE Men’s Basketball Faces UCF Today At The Ford Center

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Aces And Knights To Meet Up For The First Time

 EVANSVILLE, Ind. – On Saturday at 1 p.m., the University of Evansville men’s basketball will tangle with the University of Central Florida inside the Ford Center.  The game will be carried live on ESPN+ and the Purple Aces Radio Network.

Last Time Out

– Facing DePauw on Tuesday, the Purple Aces shot 53.8% for the game and 43.5% from outside on the way to a 69-58 win

– The Tigers put forth a strong effort, leading by as many as seven points before UE stretched the lead out in the second half

– A career night by Evan Kuhlman saw him hit 5 of his 7 3-point tries on the way to 23 points…his point tally and 3-point makes were both the top numbers of his career

– Jawaun Newton scored 15 points, hitting 6 out of 8 field goals from inside the arc

– Shamar Givance and Noah Frederking finished with 11 points apiece…Givance added 7 assists and 5 rebounds while Frederking was 3-of-4 from long range

Scouting the Opponent

– UCF enters Saturday’s match-up with a 3-0 record following a 63-54 triumph over Jacksonville on Tuesday evening

– Last weekend, the Knights took to the road and defeated the University of Miami by a 95-89 final

– Darin Green Jr. leads UCF with 16.0 points while shooting 48.6% from the field and 47.4% from outside

– Darius Perry is averaging 12.0 PPG while C.J. Walker has notched 11.7 points and a team-high 6.7 rebounds per contest

– The Knights are extremely efficient from the line, hitting 82.0% of their attempts as a team

Maybe a Record?

– On Tuesday, UE and DePauw combined to make 5 free throws in the game

– It is the lowest tally on record in UE’s Division I history and could be a record low for the program

– Last season, UE and Valparaiso combined for six makes from the line, one of multiple occasions a UE game has finished with 6

Top Game

– Riding the top scoring streak of his career to finish last season, Evan Kuhlman has seen that continue this fall

– After reaching double figures in the final six games last spring, Kuhlman has done so in three out of four games (9 out of 10 overall) – the top streak of his career

– His most recent effort saw him score a career-high 23 points while hitting 5 out of 7 3-point attempts against DePauw

– For the season, Kuhlman has hit an average of 2.8 triples per game, 3rd in the MVC

Trending Upwards

– After scoring five points in the opener at Cincinnati, Jawaun Newton has rebounded to reach double figures in the last three games while improving his season average to 10.5 points per game

– Newton has averaged 12.3 PPG over the last three contests

– His top outing came against DePauw where he registered 15 points while hitting 7 out of 12 attempts including 6 out of 8 from inside the arc

Back in Form

– Noah Frederking missed the Belmont game due to a mild injury, but rebounded nicely against DePauw

– Frederking recorded his first double figure game of the season, scoring 11 points while hitting 3 of his 4 outside tries

– He has hit 5 of his 8 3-point attempts on the season and ranks 4th in the MVC with his 62.5% shooting beyond the arc

 

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