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Circle of Ivy awards more than $20,000 to support students at Ivy Tech Evansville

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Circle of Ivy awards more than $20,000 to support students at Ivy Tech Evansville

Women’s Philanthropy Circle supporting the Ivy Tech Foundation works to diminish barriers to higher education for Hoosier students

EVANSVILLE, IN – Circle of Ivy, the women’s philanthropy circle of the Ivy Tech Foundation, has raised more than $200,000 to support programs statewide. On the Evansville campus, $20,000 was raised, the organization announced on Nov.15. Ivy Tech Evansville is one of 19 campuses to receive funding from Circle of Ivy and will support five programs:

  • Ivy+ Rise and Thrive: $3,500
  • Free Citizenship Program: $1,500
  • Student Coffee Bar: $970
  • High School Ethics Bowl: $2,500
  • Break Room to Great Room – Employee Lounge Renovation: $11,680

Circle of Ivy has grown to more than 1,000 members over nine years and has raised more than $1.4 million statewide to help students studying numerous disciplines.

“Having 75 members allows the Evansville Circle to raise funds as well as create awareness of this asset in the Evansville community. Students feel fully supported in all aspects of their lives, be it education, food poverty or feeling the support of the staff and Circle of Ivy members while they reach financial security and a career they have chosen,” said Sharon Bray, member of the Evansville philanthropy. “I have personally heard students say the moment they enter the doors of Ivy Tech they feel this is their home.”

“The funding from Circle of Ivy will have a meaningful, long-lasting impact on our students and our community,” said Daniela Vidal, chancellor of Ivy Tech Evansville. “Many of our students are the first in their families to attend college, and the generosity of Circle of Ivy will allow more of them to excel and adequately prepare for their careers. These opportunities make Indiana and our community stronger.”

Founded in 2015, Circle of Ivy focuses on the needs of students attending Ivy Tech Community College, the largest singly accredited community college in the U.S.

Circle of Ivy builds opportunities and diminishes barriers to higher education by raising funds to help with emergency needs as well as sending students abroad for educational opportunities, providing instructional support with classroom technology and textbooks, and other critical programs.

“The commitment of the women who make up Circle of Ivy should be inspiring to everyone associated with Ivy Tech,” said Courtney Roberts, President of the Ivy Tech Foundation. “I am personally proud to be part of an organization doing so much good for our students – the future leaders of our communities. Ivy Tech is integral to Indiana’s success story, and the commitment and generosity of women who belong to Circle of Ivy help make it happen.”

Each campus voted on submitted proposals. To find a list of the projects being funded, visit the Circle of Ivy web page at ivytech.edu/circleofivy.

INDOT Seeking Public Comment on the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) Amendment

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INDOT Seeking Public Comment on the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) Amendment

Please review the proposed amendments in INDOT’s STIP, A24-17 here. To access the project list, scroll to the bottom of the page and find the link under the heading “Draft STIP Documents.”  The link to the comment form is just below the amendment link.

Check out this map to view current and future INDOT construction projects in your area of interest!

The public comment period is open through Thursday, November 28, 2024.  Please share your comments by using this form, emailing to draftstip@indot.in.gov, or mailing to:
INDOT Attn: Cat Seely, Planning Public Outreach Manager 100 N. Senate Ave., IGCN 758-TE Indianapolis, IN 46204

EPD DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT

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EPD DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT

MEDIA 11-22-24

FOOTNOTE: EPD DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT information was provided by the EPD and posted by the City-County-County Observer without opinion, bias, or editing.

UE Head Volleyball Coach Fernando Morales Announces Resignation

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UE Head Volleyball Coach Fernando Morales Announces Resignation

Morales led the Aces for six seasons 

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Evansville head Volleyball Coach Fernando Morales has resigned from his post with the Purple Aces to pursue other career opportunities.

Morales completed his sixth season with the program and led UE to unprecedented success.  He accumulated 76 victories while leading the program to three appearances in the Missouri Valley Conference Championship.  Prior to his arrival, the Aces did not appear in the conference tournament since 2008.

“Coach Morales has made such a positive impact on our volleyball program and athletics department as a whole since his arrival,” UE Director of Athletics Dr. Ziggy Siegfried said.  “His tireless work ethic and passion for the game took our program to new heights while his work in the community increased the relevancy of volleyball in Evansville and the surrounding region.”

His top season came in 2021 when UE won 21 games, its highest tally since joining the MVC in 1994.  That team advanced to the postseason, earning a berth in the National Invitational Volleyball Championship where it won two matches.  In 2022, Morales directed UE to 11 conference wins, its highest total as a member of the MVC.  Evansville tied for 4th in the league and hosted its first MVC Championship at Meeks Family Fieldhouse.

“I am very grateful for everything the University of Evansville and athletics department has done for me.  I grew as a coach here and want to thank the administration for allowing me to coach the Puerto Rico and South Korea national teams,” Morales stated.  “Opportunities to coach at the professional level have come up and doing so has been a longtime goal for me.”

“To the players I have had the opportunity to coach – I thank you for your time and commitment to our program.  Each of you made this program better while making me a better coach.”

Student-athletes under Morales also enjoyed success and recognition that gained national recognition.  Giulia Cardona was a 2-time AVCA/Gamechanger Division I National Player of the Week while garnering AVCA All-America Honorable Mention and AVCA North All-Region accolades in 2023.  Cardona was the first player in UE volleyball history to earn MVC Player of the Year honors and completed her career as just the second MVC player to record 2,000 kills in her career.

Under his direction, nine UE student-athletes earned All-MVC first or second team honors along with 26 weekly league awards.

A national search for Morales’ replacement will begin immediately.

-www.GoPurpleAces.com-

UE women’s basketball continues road trip at Lipscomb

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UE women’s basketball continues road trip at Lipscomb

The Purple Aces play their only ASUN opponent of the season
 
NASHVILLE — The University of Evansville women’s basketball team makes its first of three trips to the Music City over the weekend.
Evansville at Lipscomb | Saturday, November 23rd  | 12 PM CT
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The Purple Aces are still looking for their first road win of the season after a second-half comeback at Lindenwood fell short. UE had its first overtime game of the season as the team tied the game in the final 20 seconds after being down by 18 early in the third quarter. But with two starters fouling out in the overtime period Evansville couldn’t find the points it needed for an away win.

The Aces return to the home of the Lipscomb Bison’s Allen Arena for the first time since 2009. UE and Lipscomb played four straight seasons in the late 2000s but did not see each other again until 2023 at Meeks Family Fieldhouse. The Bison have already played six games early in the season and hold a 5-1 record. Lipscomb’s lone loss came to a common non-conference opponent Vanderbilt to open the season at Memorial Gymnasium. Since that game, the Bison have rattled off five straight wins behind offensive leader senior guard Claira McGowan who is averaging 13.5 points a game.

Evansville continues to dominate at the free throw line through four games. The Aces are tied for third among Division I teams in free throws made per game, averaging 20 points at the line. The team is only two free throws in a game away from the national leader, Michigan State. The two other teams that also average 20 free throws a game are Cleveland State and Texas.

Freshman guard Camryn Runner had UE’s best offensive performance in six seasons at Lindenwood. Runner put up a career-best 30 points against the Lions for the third-highest scoring output for a player in the MVC. It was the Aces’ best performance by a freshman since 2014 when program points leader Sara Dickey had a then career-high 30 points at Southern Illinois on January 26th.

 
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No. 3/3 Hoosiers Start Strong at Midseason

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No. 3/3 Hoosiers Start Strong at Midseason

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – No. 3/3 Indiana swimming and diving athletes won six of eight individual events Thursday (Nov. 21) night at the Ohio State Invitational inside the McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion on the campus of the Ohio State University.

Indiana also won three of four relays – posting NCAA A cuts in each – including a sweep of the 400 medley relay. The men’s quartet of Owen McDonald, Brian Benzing, Tomer Frankel, Mikkel Lee posted the nation’s second-best time of the season in 3:03.63. Perhaps the split of the day came in the IU women’s third-place finish in the 200 freestyle relay as junior Kristina Paegle anchored in 21.32. Paegle also won the 50-yard freestyle event with a 21.92.

TEAM STANDINGS

Men

  1. Indiana – 753
  2. Ohio State – 750
  3. Louisville – 658
  4. UCLA – 405
  5. Notre Dame – 301
  6. Penn State – 242
  7. Cincinnati – 215
  8. Yale – 207
  9. Rutgers – 93
  10. Northwestern – 15

Women

  1. Indiana – 868.50
  2. Ohio State – 687
  3. Louisville – 681
  4. Yale – 377.50
  5. Penn State – 377.50
  6. Cincinnati – 273
  7. Northwestern – 75
  8. Notre Dame – 6

RESULTS

Women’s 200 Freestyle Relay

  1. Indiana A/Anna Peplowski, Mya DeWitt, Chiok Sze Yeo, Kristina Paegle – 1:27.63 (NCAA A Cut)
  2. Indiana B/Miranda Grana, Kacey McKenna, Reese Tiltmann, Brearna Crawford – 1:31.14
  3. Indiana C/Cat Minic, Sydney Turner, Lily Hann, Kabria Chapman – 1:34.05

 

Men’s 200 Freestyle Relay

  1. Indiana A/Owen McDonald, Luke Barr, Dylan Smiley, Finn Brooks – 1:16.23 (NCAA A Cut)
  2. Indiana B/Miroslav Knedla, Mikkel Lee, Tomer Frankel, Gavin Wight – 1:17.86
  3. Indiana C/Cooper McDonald, Vidar Carlbaum, Ian Everett, Max Lestina – 1:19.30
  4. Indiana D/William Raches, Alex Stone, Lucas Byrd, Joseph Radde – 1:21.37

Women’s 500 Freestyle

  1. Anna Peplowski – 4:37.06 (NCAA B Cut)
  2. Ching Hwee Gan – 4:39.73 (NCAA B Cut)
  3. Elyse Heiser – 4:42.17 (NCAA B Cut)
  4. Mariah Denigan – 4:45.42 (NCAA B Cut)
  5. Claire Stuhlmacher – 4:53.32

 

Men’s 500 Freestyle

  1. Zalán Sárkány – 4:12.69 (NCAA B Cut)
  2. Cooper McDonald – 4:17.39 (NCAA B Cut)
  3. Leo Pelaez – 4:22.60
  4. Saadeddin Saadeddin – 4:23.35
  5. Wilson Tuttle – 4:24.41
  6. Jackson Carlile – 4:26.90
  7. Mason Carlton – 4:23.14
  8. Alex Stone – 4:27.30

 

Women’s 200 IM

  1. Miranda Grana – 1:55.88 (NCAA B Cut)
  2. Anna Freed – 1:59.22 (NCAA B Cut)
  3. Reese Tiltmann – 1:57.64
  4. MacKenna Lieske – 1:59.38
  5. Brearna Crawford – 2:01.22
  6. Ana Hazelhurst – 2:00.39
  7. Cat Minic – 2:01.41
  8. Caroline Foltz – 2:01.94
  9. Avery Spade – 2:02.27
  10. Daniela Karnaugh – 2:08.00
  11. Mary Cespedes – 2:08.79

 

Men’s 200 IM

  1. Owen McDonald – 1:40.86 (NCAA B Cut)
  2. Luke Barr – 1:41.91 (NCAA B Cut)
  3. Miroslav Knedla – 1:42.44 (NCAA B Cut)
  4. Brian Benzing – 1:44.34 (NCAA B Cut)
  5. Toby Barnett – 1:45.31 (NCAA B Cut)
  6. Jassen Yep – 1:44.52
  7. Drew Reiter – 1:45.88
  8. Collin McKenzie – 1:46.46
  9. Josh Matheny – 1:47.02
  10. Lucas Piunti – 1:47.31
  11. Joseph Radde – 1:48.58

 

Women’s 50 Free

  1. Kristina Paegle – 21.92(NCAA B Cut)
  2. Chiok Sze Yeo – 22.43 (NCAA B Cut)
  3. Mya DeWitt – 22.57 (NCAA B Cut)
  4. Kacey McKenna – 22.77
  5. Sydney Turner – 23.17

t58. Lily Hann – 23.70

  1. Kabria Chapman – 24.33

 

Men’s 50 Free

  1. Mikkel Lee – 19.18 (NCAA B Cut)
  2. Dylan Smiley – 19.34 (NCAA B Cut)

t4. Finn Brooks – 19.35 (NCAA B Cut)

  1. Gavin Wight – 19.46 (NCAA B Cut)
  2. Vidar Carlbaum – 19.70
  3. Max Lestina – 20.08
  4. Ian Everett – 20.05
  5. Lucas Byrd – 20.75
  6. William Raches – 20.80
  7. Ryder Androsky – 20.87
  8. Alexei Avakov – 20.88

Women’s 3-Meter

  1. Lily Witte – 344.55 (NCAA Zone Qualifier)
  2. Skyler Liu – 328.30 (NCAA Zone Qualifier)
  3. Ella Roselli – 311.80 (NCAA Zone Qualifier)

Men’s 1-Meter

  1. Carson Tyler – 391.85 (NCAA Zone Qualifier)
  2. Dash Glasberg – 321.90 (NCAA Zone Qualifier)

Women’s 400 Medley Relay

  1. Indiana A/Kacey McKenna, Brearna Crawford, Miranda Grana, Kristina Paegle – 3:29.93 (NCAA A Cut)
  2. Indiana B/Mya DeWitt, Caroline Foltz, Chiok Sze Yeo, Anna Peplowski – 3:34.07
  3. Indiana C/Anna Freed, Kabria Chapman, Ava Whitaker, Reese Tiltmann – 3:35.04

Men’s 400 Medley Relay

  1. Indiana A/Owen McDonald, Brian Benzing, Tomer Frankel, Mikkel Lee – 3:03.63 (NCAA A Cut)
  2. Indiana B/Miroslav Knedla, Jassen Yep, Finn Brooks, Gavin Wight – 3:05.90 (NCAA B Cut)
  3. Indiana C/Luke Barr, Josh Matheny, Toby Barnett, Vidar Carlbaum – 3:07.07
  4. Indiana D/Alejandro Kincaid, Alexei Avakov, Max Cahill, Ian Everett – 3:09.92

UP NEXT

Day two of the Ohio State Invitational will feature the 200 medley relay, 100 butterfly, 400 IM, 200 freestyle, 100 breaststroke, 100 backstroke, 800 freestyle relay.

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Vanderburgh County Arrest Warrants

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Vanderburgh County Arrest Warrants

Evansville’s Christmas Parade is Sunday

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Crowd gathers for the Christmas Parade

Evansville’s only Christmas Parade is this Sunday.

The festivities kick off at Santa’s Workshop, located at Hope City Church at 1001 North Main Street, at 12:30. The parade will begin at 2:30 at the intersection of North Main and Garvin and make its way through Jacobsville to Garvin Park.

This marks the first time that Santa has traveled up North Main Street in five years. The parade was a major part of the holiday season for a few years on North Main Street, prior to that, the parade was on Main Street Downtown.

Throw back picture of Johnny Kincaid and Mike Harvey in the North Main Street Christmas Parade.

 

100 Guys Who Care Award $7,400 to Feed Evansville

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100 Guys Who Care Award $7,400 to Feed Evansville

At their last quarterly meeting of 2024, 100 Guys Who Care voted to award $7,400 to Feed Evansville. The group comes together four times a year to significantly impact local charities. After hearing presentations from Feed Evansville, Autism Evansville, and Ronald McDonald House of the Ohio Valley, the group voted to pick the charity as the winner. The two others received $500 each.

 

Feed Evansville collaborates with businesses, government agencies, non-profits, and food agencies to eliminate food insecurity for individuals. The organization maintains a network of free “Little Pantries” that provide 24-hour access to food. They also distribute donated food and facilitate the C.K. Newsome Center Community Kitchen.

 

Mayor Terry to Speak at Carver Community 79th Annual Meeting for Dec. 3

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Carver Community Plans 79th Annual Meeting for Dec. 3

Evansville, IN – Reservations are now being accepted for the Carver Community Organization’s 79th Annual Meeting and Luncheon on Tuesday, Dec. 3, at 11:30 a.m. at the Deaconess Orthopedic Neuroscience Hospital Pavilion Room located at 4011 Gateway Blvd., in Newburgh.

Individual tickets are available for $50 each and may be purchased by calling the Carver Community Organization at 812-423-2612. Sponsorships and table sales are also available from $750-$2,500. Proceeds for this event will directly benefit the programs and missions of Carver, including early childhood education, family services, and senior volunteerism and recreation.

This year’s guest speaker will be Evansville Mayor Stephanie Terry, who served as the organization’s first deputy director and was a “Carver Kid” as a child.

Terry served as executive director of the Children’s Museum of Evansville (cMoe) for 13 years, leading a team dedicated to enriching the lives of hundreds of thousands of children and their families. Under her leadership, the museum increased visitors and memberships; strengthened partnerships; raised and invested over $1 million in new capital projects; and launched a $6.5 million capital campaign, raising $5 million before her departure.

In the same year she joined cMoe, Terry was appointed to fill a vacant seat on the Vanderburgh County Council. About five months later, she was elected to the position as the first African American woman to serve on the council. She was re-elected in 2014, 2018 and 2022, before being elected Mayor of Evansville in November 2023.

 

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