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Ellis Park General Manager Told KTDF Members That “Ellis ‘Moving Heaven and Earth’ to Have Race Meet”
KTDF in ‘Fragile’ State; Ellis ‘Moving Heaven and Earth’ to Have Race Meet
Wednesday, June 3, 2020, at 6:27 pm Updated: June 3, 2020, at 6:29 pm
By T. D. Thornton
Thoroughbred Daily News
As the Kentucky Thoroughbred Development Fund (KTDF) closes in on the three-month mark without being able to generate money via historical horse race (HHR) gaming and on-track wagering, Bill Landes III, the chairman of the fund’s advisory committee, warned in a public teleconference meeting Wednesday that the money that gets allocated to pay a portion of purses on the state’s racing circuit is running dangerously low.
Although no specific dollar amounts were mentioned about how dry the funding is because of the recent COVID-19 business closures, a real-life example of just how dire the situation has emerged when executives from Ellis Park were asked several times by KTDF advisory committee members to address allegations that the track might be planning on scrapping its summer race meet over a lack of money.
“Maybe it’s time for a state of the union address,†said Landes, who represents the Kentucky Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (KTOB) on the advisory board. “And the state of the union for the KTDF is fragile. It’s fragile, and it’s obvious why it’s fragile because our funding sources have been suspended.â€
Yet there was enough KTDF money remaining for the advisory committee to unanimously recommend approval to the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission (KHRC) to allocate purse money to Keeneland Race Course, Ellis, and Kentucky Downs for their upcoming race meets.
And board members also agreed to draft a letter to the KHRC asking, as Landes put it, “to advocate for our case with Kentucky government†to get racetracks and HHR establishments reopened to the public as soon as possible.
The KTDF is funded by three-quarters of 1% of all money wagered on both live Thoroughbred races and HHR gaming, plus 2% of all money wagered on Thoroughbred races via inter-track wagering and whole-card simulcasting.
Rick Hiles, the president of the Kentucky Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association, is also a KTDF advisory committee member. At the June 3 meeting, he wanted Ellis officials to go on the record as to whether or not they are committed to running a summer race meet under a schedule that has already been curtailed because some July and September dates have been ceded to Churchill Downs and Keeneland.
“On two occasions, if not three, [Ellis executives Jeff Inman and Ken Mimmack] have just flat told me that they have no intentions of running if they don’t have a revenue stream from instant racing machines and live fans,†Hiles said. “And I’m just wondering if that’s still the case.â€
Inman, the Ellis general manager, was granted the floor to explain his track’s position.  “You know, it’s going to be tough. We’re working to get you a race meet. But again, if we don’t have any [revenues] at all, it’s going to be tough. With that being said, we’re very, very hopeful that come mid-June or so [the business climate is] going to break loose,†Inman said. “We are moving heaven and earth to have a race meet.â€
Doug Hendrickson, who represents the KHRC on the KTDF advisory committee, stressed the need for all of the tracks to keep working together so the year-round state circuit doesn’t fall apart.
“Please hang in there Ellis. You’re very important to Kentucky racing. We’re behind you and want to support you,†Hendrickson said.
In other business, Tom Minneci, the senior director of finance at Churchill Downs, Inc., reported on purses for the meet’s second condition book, which goes into effect with the June 6 races.
“We looked at our condition book for the second half of the spring meet, and overall purses are going to be commensurate with the first condition book,†Minneci said. “We did, however, reduce the amount of KTDF [funding] and we increased the association purses … Unfortunately, as of this point in time, Derby City Gaming has not been reopened, and that was really our only source of KTDF funds that we were counting on for this spring meet.â€
Bob Elliston, Keeneland’s vice president of racing and sales, got his track’s $426,000 KTDF request approved by the committee while noting that 25% of purses at Keeneland’s upcoming July 8-12 meet would be funded by KTDF money. He said that’s up from the usual 20% funding level.
Keeneland’s maiden special weight races will be carded for $70,000. “That is down from where we were planning to be at the April race meeting, but we were planning on generating a heck of a lot of revenue stream from our on-track handle and on-track business as well,†Elliston said. He added that the July condition book could be online within the next day or so.
In consideration for Ellis agreeing to give Keeneland those July race dates, the committee also approved Keeneland’s request to transfer $125,000 of its KTDF money into the Ellis horsemen’s purse account.
Ellis’s request for $1.15 million in KTDF funding includes the Keeneland transfer but does not yet factor in a potential settlement with Churchill in exchange for September dates. Dan Bork, the racing secretary at Ellis, said that figure is being negotiated.
Bork said maiden special weight purses at Ellis project to be in the $20,000 to $25,000 range, “so it’s not looking that great right now. Hopefully, we’ll get something up and going soon to generate some more revenue.â€
Kentucky Downs had a KTDF request approved by the committee for up to $4.7 million for its September turf meet.
Ted Nicholson, Kentucky Downs’s senior vice president and general manager, said maiden special weight races would go for $90,000. “That’s a 30% decrease from last year, and our allowance races will probably take a 30% haircut as well,†he added.
For part of the committee meeting, advisory board members batted around various ideas about how to phrase the advocacy request letter to the KHRC that Landes proposed. The opening-up strategy touched on three issues: Allowing owners to watch their horses race, opening tracks to some spectators, and opening the HHR facilities.
Hiles said he met with Jonathan Rabinowitz, the newly appointed KHRC chairman, and “he iterated to me last week that he wanted to start having owners with horses in races back at the races on Friday and Saturday at the latest. But that did not happen.â€
Hiles explained that he’s okay with that decision for the time being because “It’s really not much fun to be on the [Churchill] front side right now. There’s nobody there and it’s vacant. Everything’s closed up. There are no concessions. It’s hard to find a bathroom. If the owners were allowed to come to watch their horses, I’m sure they wouldn’t hang around, because they would watch their horse and leave. With that being said, they don’t have any betting windows open. So if they can’t make any bets, there’s still not going to be any KTDF money generated.â€
J. David Richardson, who represents the KTOB on the KTDF advisory committee, said it is his belief that spectators could safely return to the races under proper protocols, but he pointed out that getting HHR venues open first should be the higher priority.
Richardson made reference to the anti-police brutality protests in Louisville and other cities nationwide over the past week, seemingly trying to make the point that social distancing precautions are already being ignored by people gathering in public places.
“As we’ve seen, there’s an awful lot of failure of social distancing in a lot of places in Kentucky in the last few nights,†Richardson said. “And compared to that, lord god, this [creating protocols to host bettors] ought to be the safest thing in the world.â€
Richardson continued: “But then you get into issues like cleaning the machines or having mutual clerks and face-to-face contact in the lines and that kind of thing. To me, what we really need to get online is HHR, frankly. That’s where we’re going to get more bang for the buck.â€
Richardson noted that he owns horses currently stabled in Louisiana, where gaming facilities are getting set to reopen, and another committee member pointed out that gaming in Arkansas is also being rolled out ahead of Kentucky.
“If we want to call ourselves the horse capital of the world, we can’t be last to do everything,†Richardson said.
This story was posted by the City-County Observer without opinion, bias, or editing.
Gov. Holcomb Launches $50 Million Initiative To Help Hoosiers Economically Recover
‘Rapid Recovery For A Better Future’ Focuses On Meeting Education, Workforce And Individual Needs
Governor Eric J. Holcomb today announced a new initiative to help Hoosiers, communities and businesses get back to work and connected to the resources that can help people move forward during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Indiana’s Governor’s Workforce Cabinet (GWC) launched “Rapid Recovery for a Better Future,†which is centered on meeting individual needs by providing comprehensive support for Hoosiers to secure a job, assess and grow their skills, and get the support they need to get back on their feet.
“Rapid Recovery for a Better Future†combines the leadership of the GWC, Indiana employers, education and training providers, policymakers, and state and local partners with the goal of ensuring Indiana’s recovery from COVID-19 and providing a pathway to a better future for every Hoosier.
“People are our state’s most valuable resource and they are what define Indiana as a great place to live, work and grow. It is critical that our state is not only providing these services but actively helping people get connected so they take that next step to a better future,†Gov. Holcomb said.
The Rapid Recovery initiative focuses on helping Hoosiers:
- Learn about options and connect to relevant, simple and real-time job, career, skill and educational resources and funding for personal advancement. An online hub, YourNextStepIn.org, provides connection and one-on-one supports for Hoosiers at the touch of their fingertips. A comprehensive outreach network will share the state’s resources with Hoosiers from their own trusted sources: community leaders, pastors or other faith leaders and employers. For those thinking through their education and training options, INvestEd will provide free, one-on-one financial aid guidance.
- Connect to opportunities with the assistance of career coaches and navigators to empower Hoosiers to assess and develop their skills and gain better understanding of job needs and opportunities.
- Take the next step and advance their careers with convenient access to accelerated programs and credentials that value prior learning and experiences, such as the Workforce Ready Grant and Ivy Tech’s Rapid Recovery program—which will provide free courses and training for 10,000 Hoosiers.
- In addition, the Rapid Recovery initiative is providing enhanced, consolidated and simplified resources for employers with the partnership of the Indiana Chamber of Commerce.
Federal funding through the CARES Act injects $50 million into the efforts, to scale up short-term education and training opportunities through theWorkforce Ready Grant and the Employer Training Grant, as well as expanded career coaching and navigation for those who need help figuring out their next steps.
CARES Act funding enables Indiana to:
- Grow short-term education and training by enhancing the Workforce Ready Grant to provide support to at least 10,000 more Hoosiers in the following ways:
o  Increasing the funding cap from $5,500 to $10,000 for eligible programs
o  Allowing Hoosiers with two- and four-year degrees who have been impacted by COVID-19 to qualify for the grant, and adding new programs, such as the Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) and Commercial Driver’s License (CDL)
o  Support access to the 180 Skills library of online, non-credit courses for up to 100,000 Hoosiers
- Expand the Employer Training Grant to serve 25,000 more Hoosiers, specifically supporting women-, minority- and veteran-owned businesses; and doubling the amount of reimbursable funds to employers
- Provide outreach and promotion to create a single online network to direct Hoosiers to career coaches; and ensure Hoosiers who are most impacted by COVID-19 – especially underrepresented populations and rural communities – are aware of the available opportunities
“The goal of Rapid Recovery for a Better Future is to streamline access to resources, help Hoosiers identify and pursue a path forward, and reach people through trusted and local outreach networks. Utilizing federal funding through the CARES Act will allow us to expand these efforts and reach even more Hoosiers,†said Teresa Lubbers, chair of the Governor’s Workforce Cabinet and Indiana’s Commissioner for Higher Education. “Taking the next step toward a better future is a manageable way for people to move toward economic and workforce recovery, whether that is reskilling for a different job, finishing a credential or finding a new career.â€
Online Purchasing Now Available For SNAP Recipients In Indiana
Many Hoosiers May Opt To Have Groceries Delivered To Their Homes
Beginning today, SNAP recipients in Indiana may use their Hoosier Works EBT cards to purchase groceries online for pickup or delivery at two approved retailers – Amazon and Walmart. SNAP participants are automatically eligible to participate in this program and do not need to apply.
“We have been working with our federal partners to remove barriers and provide safety and convenience benefits for Hoosier SNAP recipients – particularly those who are most at risk for COVID-19 infection and those who are homebound,†said Jennifer Sullivan, M.D., M.P.H., FSSA secretary. “We are pleased to make this benefit available for SNAP recipients in Indiana. While this service will initially and immediately address needs caused by the pandemic, we intend to keep this service in place permanently.â€
Currently, Amazon and Walmart are the only Indiana retailers that have been approved for online purchasing by the Food and Nutrition Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
- Amazon offers online ordering and delivery of groceries to SNAP recipients. Instructions on how to use this service can be found here: https://www.amazon.com/b?node=19097785011&ref_=omps_hra
- Walmart offers online ordering and delivery and pick-up options at some stores, while other stores only allow online ordering and pickup of groceries at a designated spot outside the store.
- Information on online ordering at Walmart can be found here: https://grocery.walmart.com/
- Information about delivery of groceries from Walmart can be found here: https://www.walmart.com/cp/express_delivery/3696472
- Walmart customer service can be found here: https://wmt-grocery.custhelp.com/app/ask
It is important to note that any delivery fees that may apply to the online purchase may not be paid with SNAP benefits. If SNAP recipients have any problems using their card for ordering, they should call the number on the back of their Hoosier Works EBT card for customer service.
SNAP is the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and was formerly called Food Stamps. SNAP benefits can only be used for food products and for plants and seeds used to grow food. A full list of items that can and cannot be purchased with SNAP is available here: https://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/eligible-food-items
TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) benefits, which are also provided via Hoosier Works EBT card, may not be used for online purchasing. Currently, more than 680,000 Hoosiers receive SNAP benefits and nearly 13,000 Hoosiers receive TANF assistance.
Hoosiers may apply for SNAP or TANF at https://fssabenefits.in.gov/. They may also call 800-403-0864 for assistance.
SpaceX’s New ‘Endeavour’ Spaceship Just Made History
SpaceX’s New ‘Endeavour’ Spaceship Made History By Docking To The International Space Station With 2 NASA Astronauts Inside
BY DAN MOSHERÂ
BUSINESS INSIDER
NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley have once again helped make history for SpaceX, the rocket company founded by Elon Musk, by docking to a football field-size laboratory above Earth.
After careening into space on Saturday atop a Falcon 9 rocket, the astronauts’ spaceship — a Crew Dragon capsule they later named “Endeavour” — disconnected from its launcher and entered orbit. The ship then completed a series of engine burns to catch up to the International Space Station (ISS), which orbits about 250 miles above the planet’s surface while traveling 17,500 mph.
On Sunday morning, Behnken and Hurley finally caught up to their target. Endeavor flew below the $150 billion orbiting laboratories, later pulling up to a stopping point about 220 meters in front of the space station.
The two men then spent a few minutes manually controlling the ship’s thrusters through touchscreens while connected to NASA’s Johnson Space Center and SpaceX’s headquarters in Hawthorne, California.
“It flew just about like the [simulator], so my congratulations to the folks in Hawthorne. It flew really well, very really crisp,” Hurley said during a live webcast, adding that its handling was “a little sloppier” in an up-down direction, though as expected.
Behnken and Hurley then turned Endeavour’s autopilot back on, and the spacecraft ever-so-carefully flew itself toward a docking port called Node 2, located at the forward end of the space station.
The ship’s docking mechanism connected to the node at 10:16 a.m. ET while flying over northern China and Mongolia. Latches on the ship then tightly sealed Endeavour to the ISS, allowing the crews to begin a roughly two-hour-long hatch-opening procedure.
‘A new chapter in human space exploration’
SpaceX’s docking at the ISS is the first by a privately developed spaceship with a crew on board.The last time an American spaceship attached to the space station was July 2011 — the flight of space shuttle Atlantis, a mission that Hurley flew on.
“It’s been a real honor to be a super-small part of this nine-year endeavor since the last time a United States spaceship has docked with the International Space Station,” Hurley said shortly after docking. “We have to congratulate the men and women of SpaceX at Hawthorne, McGregor, and at Kennedy Space Center. Their incredible efforts over the last several years to make this possible cannot go overstated.”
Hurley then thanked NASA’s staff, after which the ISS commander and astronaut Chris Cassidy rang a ceremonial bell while welcoming Behnken and Hurley.
NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, where US mission control for the ISS is based, then chimed in with its own congratulations.
“Endeavour this is Houston. Bob and Doug, welcome to the International Space Station,” said Joshua Kutryk, a Canadian Space Agency astronaut in the control room, calling the crew’s flight a “historic ride” and a “magnificent moment in spaceflight history.”
“You have opened up a new chapter in human space exploration,” he added.
A historic 110-day test mission begins in earnest
After docking, the crews of Endeavour and the ISS prepared to open their hatches, which they did at 1:02 p.m. ET. After about 20 minutes of safety checks, Behnken and Hurley soared through Endeavour’s hatch and into the waiting arms of commander Cassidy, cosmonaut Anatoly Ivanishin, and cosmonaut Ivan Vagner.
The crews then grabbed a mic to talk to mission control in Houston, where NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine, Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, and Rep. Brian Babin of Texas awaited a chance to speak.
“The whole world saw this mission, and we are so, so proud of everything you have done for our country and, in fact, to inspire the world,” Bridenstine said.
“It’s great to get the United States back in the crewed launch business,” Hurley responded. “We’re just really glad to be on board this magnificent complex.”
Bridenstine also asked if the two astronauts got any sleep: “We did get probably a good seven hours or so,” Behnken said.
Cruz asked about the handling of the Crew Dragon: “It flew just like it was supposed to,” Hurley said.
The junior senator also asked the astronauts what Americans could learn about coming together from their test mission, called Demo-2, during a “tough week” for the country — a reference to protests that have erupted across the US in response to a white police officer’s killing of George Floyd, a black man. Hurley spoke about SpaceX and NASA working together through years of sacrifice to restore the US’ ability to launch people into orbit.
“This is just one effort that we can show for the ages in this dark time that we’ve had over the past several months,” Hurley said.
Sen. Babin asked what it was like to rocket to orbit atop a Falcon 9 rocket.”We were surprised a little bit at how smooth things were off the pad. The space shuttle was a pretty rough ride heading into orbit with the solid rocket boosters,” Behnken said. But he noted the shuttle was “a lot smoother” after its boosters fell off than Falcon 9 and Crew Dragon was for the duration of that flight.
“Dragon was huffin’ and puffin’ all the way into orbit. We were definitely driving and riding a dragon all the way up. So it was not quite the same ride, the smooth ride, as the space shuttle was,” Behnken said, adding that SpaceX’s launch system was “a little bit more alive.”
The successful docking means Behnken and Hurley have a home in space for up to the next 110 days. When their stay ends, the astronauts will climb back into the Endeavour, disembark from the ISS, and careen back to Earth.
The overarching goal of the test mission is to show SpaceX’s ship is safe to fly people.
If NASA determines it is, then the agency can fully staff the space station with astronaut crews and maximize its ability to perform research.
SpaceX, meanwhile, will gain the ability to fly private astronauts to space — even including Tom Cruise, who hopes to film a movie aboard his planned stay on the ISS.
Watch the ongoing Demo-2 mission live on NASA TV:
This story has been updated with new information.
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OUR TWO GREAT TASKS
OUR TWO GREAT TASKS
Gavel Gamut By Jim Redwine
www.jamesmredwine.com
Peg claims I can only concentrate on one thing at a time, and usually it is a televised sporting event. My response is, as a wife and mother she has a biased perspective. Many women appear to easily balance a career, housework, child care, and husband care or, at least, that part of husband care that involves spotting innumerable tasks that must be done right now. And COVID-19 has not assuaged the situation. In fact, social isolation has converted our intermittent contact with its mutually welcomed respites into an opportunity for constant oversight and conflict.
And while the roots of our Original Sin may go back to 1619, its most recent manifestation, the tragic death of George Floyd while in police custody, occurred during the throes of the pandemic. This has forced us to face two volatile and virulent national crises at the same time. Something we is not well equipped to do.
As with most problems we can seek guidance from the wisdom of those upon whose shoulders we stand. When many Americans were totally disheartened by the Great Depression President Franklin Roosevelt told us on March 04, 1933: “Our greatest task is to put people to work … and accomplish greatly needed projects.â€
The State of Oklahoma enshrined the state seal with the motto: Labor omnia vincit (work conquers all). When confusion and despair threaten us, our collective wisdom directs us to roll up our sleeves and get to work.
I would like to point out to Peg that I see two major tasks to be done: (1) recover economically from COVID-19, and (2) use the protest demonstrations to a positive good. My suggested answer to both is to co-opt FDR’s approach and meld it with the trillions of dollars and work hours our governments at all levels are making available to individuals and businesses.
Every locality has needs that are best identified by the people who actually live in each area. Individuals and families need jobs, businesses need workers and the public needs projects completed, such as educating and training children and adults and construction of public assets: dams; roads; medical facilities; and utilities, etc.. People who have lost their jobs need to be re-trained as welders, nurses, farmhands, and technicians.
Instead of providing short-term financial help, we can set up mobile employment offices where civil rights demonstrations are already taking place and offer job skills training and immediate employment. It is better to teach fishing than dole out a few fish for a few months. We can invest in ourselves as Wall Street does, for the long haul. Capitalism is a system that works. We can use it to address our economic problem and by creating hope and incentive we can get those who have been left behind on the road to social justice.
So there, Peg. Now leave me alone and let me watch a replay of the Tiger Woods/Payton Manning golf match against Phil Michelson and Tom Brady.
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Jab And Middle Jab And Left Jab†JUNE 6, 2020
Jab And Middle Jab And Left Jab†June 6, 2020
“Right Jab And Middle Jab And Left Jabâ€Â was created because we have a couple of commenters that post on a daily basis either in our “IS IT TRUE†or “Readers Forum†columns concerning National or International issues.
The majority of our “IS IT TRUE†columns are about local or state issues, so we have decided to give our more opinionated readers exclusive access to our newly created “LEFT JAB and Middle Jab and RIGHT JAB† column. They now have this post to exclusively discuss national or world issues that they feel passionate about.
We shall be posting the “LEFT JAB†AND “MIDDLE JAB†AND “RIGHT JABâ€Â several times a week.  Oh, “LEFT JAB†is a liberal view, “MIDDLE JAB†is the libertarian view and the “RIGHT JAB is representative of the more conservative views. Also, any reader who would like to react to the written comments in this column is free to do so.
Arts Council Allocates $10,000 To Boost Black Artists
From the Board of Directors of
the Arts Council of Southwestern Indiana
This is not a time for silence.
The Board of Directors of The Arts Council of Southwestern Indiana condemns racism and believes that Black Lives Matter.
To this end, we are designating $10,000 a year from the Community Art Fund to underwrite increased programming and help amplify the voices of black artists, musicians, and performers in our community.
This funding will be overseen by colleagues from the Evansville African American Museum, and all projects and programs developed will be free and open to the public in order to advance anti-racist dialogue and action within the arts and cultural community.
Holly Carter Appointed Interim Principal for Harlaxton College
Beginning June 1, Dr. Holly Carter, director of study abroad and Harlaxton College Programs at the University of Evansville, has been appointed interim principal for Harlaxton College, UE’s study abroad center in Grantham, England.
Carter has been with the University since 2015 as director of the Office of Study Abroad and Harlaxton College Programs. During this time, Carter has expanded partnerships around the world and has significantly grown the Harlaxton custom program enterprise.
Carter serves as an Ashoka Change Leader for UE and will also bring those skills to the UK, including an incredible passion for the values of the University. She was recognized for this commitment with a Changee Award as well as Student Organization Advisor of the Year and Club of the Year for her efforts with UE’s Barn Blitz Program. Her work in these areas led to UE winning the prestigious Senator Paul Simon Spotlight Award for Campus Internationalization from NAFSA: the Society of International Educators.
Carter brings over 20 years of experience in academia to the role. She holds a PhD in sociology focusing on the National Health Service (NHS), providing healthcare for all UK citizens, as well as a Master of Public Health focusing on global community health. She also earned a Master of Philosophy in sociology from the University of Glasgow where she completed her doctoral research into service inequalities in the NHS system. Carter’s broad education also includes bachelor’s and master’s degrees in social work and a bachelor’s degree in French language and literature. Carter recently completed an executive program in leadership at the Owen School at Vanderbilt University.
Carter has deep expertise in education abroad. She has managed multiple overseas study sites, including the Paris program for the University System of Georgia, a medical site in Cusco, Peru, and a campus site in Angers, France. Carter serves on multiple national education abroad committees is currently the dean of NAFSA’s Risk Assessment and Crisis Management Continuing Education Program, the chair elect of NAFSA’s Teaching, Learning and Scholarship Knowledge Community, and author in NAFSA’s Guide to Education Abroad.
Carter’s past roles in academic administration include assistant vice president for international affairs at Georgia Regents University and assistant provost at Queens University of Charlotte. She is also a dedicated volunteer for Habitat for Humanity International both locally and globally, having led 35 teams around the world to build houses. She serves as a board member for Habitat for Humanity of Evansville.
Carter is excited about this opportunity to lead Harlaxton through key times and notes:
“Harlaxton and UE have a 50-year relationship that we will celebrate in 2021. It’s an exciting time to see what the next 50 years will hold for us. With the Changemaking opportunities that are now upon us locally and globally, I look forward to the Manor becoming a hub for good in the world.”
UE President Christopher M. Pietruszkiewicz noted, “With nearly half of UE students studying abroad at Harlaxton during their time at UE, it is a crown jewel of the University, and we have never been more invested in, or dedicated to its future. We are thrilled to have Dr. Carter step into this role during a time of transition for Harlaxton College. Her leadership will inspire innovation and position Harlaxton for success in the changing landscape of study abroad.”
Dr. Carter’s appointment comes as Dr. Gerald Seaman ends his tenure as principal.
“Throughout Dr. Seaman’s six years as principal, he and his wife Patti welcomed hundreds of students to Harlaxton, ushering them through the life-changing experience at the Manor,” said President Pietruszkiewicz. “We wish the Seaman family the very best and extend our sincere gratitude to Dr. Seaman for his dedication to Harlaxton College.”