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USI Health Professions Center undergoing $49 million renovation

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A $49 million renovation of the University of Southern Indiana Health Professions Center, which houses the University’s Kinney College of Nursing and Health Professions, is underway, adding over 48,000 square feet of additional space for classrooms, updated labs and state-of-the-art equipment for growing healthcare programs while also transforming the building’s exterior and entrance to campus.

“This exterior expansion, facing the roundabout and campus entrance, will add a striking new front door to our University,” says Steve Bridges, USI Interim President. “Inside, new labs, meeting spaces and new and updated areas for students and faculty will allow us to continue to grow our programs. The investment represents our commitment to advancing health professions education and serving the healthcare needs of our broader community.”

Funding for the design fees, construction, furniture and equipment comes from the Indiana General Assembly’s capital funding appropriation for USI approved during the 2023 legislative session, according to Jim Wolfe, Director of Facility Operations and Planning. This is the fourth and final stage of a multi-phase project in the Health Professions Center that began with a third-floor renovation in 2018.

“The Kinney College is proud to play a vital role in building the healthcare workforce for our community and state, with licensure and certification pass rates that consistently exceed the national average,” says Dr. Julie McCullough, Dean of the Kinney College of Nursing and Health Professions. “As we expand and renovate, our students will have access to cutting-edge labs and classrooms, ensuring they receive the best possible training to meet the evolving demands of the healthcare industry.”

Below is a breakdown of the current phase of construction focused on the first and second floors of the building:

Facelift for Front Entrance: The Health Professions Center is getting a bold new makeover that will redefine the entrance to campus. The expanded first floor will be the new home for the Kinney College’s administrative offices, Advising Center and Center for Health Professions Lifelong Learning Department, which are currently located on the second floor. There will be multi-functional student dining and study spaces on the first floor, in addition to new classroom space.

New Auditorium: A 250-capacity auditorium will be built on the first floor. The auditorium will be used as an interactive classroom and gathering spot for meetings and large campus events.

Nursing Skills Labs: The University is constructing eight new nursing skills labs equipped with the latest technology and equipment to provide future nurses with hands-on training in patient care. These state-of-the-art facilities will simulate a hospital setting, ensuring that students gain practical experience in a controlled and supportive environment.

Respiratory Therapy Labs: On the second floor, two new labs will be created for students in the USI Respiratory Therapy Program to support hands-on learning and clinical skill development. Equipped with the latest technology and ventilators, these labs will offer a realistic healthcare environment where students can practice critical procedures such as ventilator management, airway clearance techniques and cardiopulmonary assessment. A comfortable, quiet, and safe pulmonary function testing lab will allow students to conduct various tests that assess lung function.

Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) Labs: Also on the second floor, there will be two new OTA classrooms with advanced therapeutic equipment and adaptive tools to help students to develop critical skills in assisting patients with various physical, cognitive and sensory challenges. The space will foster collaboration, learning and innovation, preparing OTA students for success in diverse healthcare settings.

Updated Look for the Second Floor: Faculty and staff offices, study areas, bathrooms, elevators, hallways and stairwells will be updated to match the newly remodeled areas in the building.

UE women’s soccer hosts Illinois State

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The Purple Aces will have their second-to-last home game this week
 
EVANSVILLE, Ind. — The University of Evansville women’s soccer team returns home for a midweek match with the Illinois State Redbirds.
UE women’s soccer had its best offensive performance in two seasons at Valparaiso on Sunday afternoon. The Aces scored three goals for the first time since October 20th, 2022 to pick up another crucial point in conference play against the Beacons. Evansville’s offense was spurred by sophomore forward Taylor Johnson (Evansville, Ind. / Reitz HS) as she scored UE’s first brace in a game since 2021 at Valpo. Johnson had the first two goals of the match for the Aces, tying up the game twice to help Evansville come back for a draw after 90 minutes.

Illinois State comes to Arad McCutchan Stadium on a three-game unbeaten streak with two wins against Indiana State and Valparaiso. Overall the Redbirds have a 4-7-3 record with an even 2-2-2 Missouri Valley Conference record. Illinois State also has the current MVC Freshman of the Week in midfielder Eiley Henderson who tallied a goal and an assist in the Redbirds win over Indiana State.

Fifth-year defender Rachel Rosborough (Mt. Brydges, Ontario) is climbing UE’s rankings for minutes played in a career. With 12 90 minute games this season and 68 minutes played at UIC, Rosborough has played 1,148 minutes in 2024. For her career, Rosborough is at 6,326 minutes, and only 109 minutes behind current career minutes leader former goalkeeper Michaela Till.

With two saves on Thursday fifth year goalkeeper Myia Danek (Laingsburg, Mich. / Laingsburg HS) will move up in the record books to seventh for saves in a career. She will pass Whitney Raeon who played for UE from 2003-06.

McDonald Named Big Ten Swimmer of the Week

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana men’s swimming and diving junior Owen McDonald was named the Big Ten Swimmer of the Week winning five events at the SMU Classic on the weekend, the conference office announced Wednesday (Oct. 16).

McDonald and eight Hoosier men combined to finish first in the SMU Classic team standings, kicking off the IU swim and dive season.

In his Hoosier debut, McDonald earned NCAA B cuts in wins of 500-yard freestyle (4:18.10), 100-yard backstroke (45.35), 200-yard IM (1:42.09) and 400-yard IM (3:41.69). His IM times are both the best in the country so far this season. His 100 back ranks No. 3 and 500 free ranks No. 4.

The junior transfer from Arizona State also earned an NCAA B cut in the 200 free as the relay leadoff of the 800-yard freestyle relay win with a 1:35.32 split.

USI falters late, falls to WIU Screaming Eagles finish road trip Sunday at Liberty

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Macomb, Ill. – University of Southern Indiana Men’s Soccer allowed two goals in the final 10 minutes and lost a 2-0 match to Western Illinois University Wednesday afternoon at Strassweg Field. The Screaming Eagles fall to 2-11-1 overall and 1-4-1 in the OVC, while the Leathernecks go to 7-7-1, 2-4-0 OVC.

The loss drops USI into seventh in the OVC standings, two points behind WIU in the league playoff picture. The top six teams advance to the OVC Championship at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville November 10-16 in Edwardsville, Illinois.

The USI offense was absent for the fifth-straight match. The Eagles, who have been held scoreless for the last 460 minutes of action, were outshot 18-10 but had a lead on corner kicks, 6-5. Freshman forward David Davila had USI’s lone shot on goal, coming in the opening half.

Defensively, USI held firm for the first 80 minutes before WIU struck at 80:38 and 87:11. Sophomore goalkeeper Andrew Klott faced 18 shots, made eight saves, and allowed the two goals.

NEXT UP FOR USI:
The Eagles conclude the two-match road swing Sunday when they visit Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia. Match time is scheduled for noon (CDT).

Liberty, which is 5-5-1 overall and 3-2-0 in the OVC, is slated to host Eastern Illinois University Thursday at 6 p.m. (EDT) before hosting USI. The Flames have their last two matches since starting the OVC schedule with three-straight wins.

Last season, USI and Liberty battled to a 1-1 tie at Strassweg Field in the first-ever meeting between the two programs.

 

Aces men’s soccer earns a result at Louisville

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The Purple Aces wrap up non-conference play with the 2-2 draw
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The University of Evansville men’s soccer team earned a point in Louisville for the first time in 33 years in a 2-2 tie on Wednesday night.
It was an even match across the pitch between the Purple Aces and the Cardinals at Lynn Stadium on Wednesday. Along with the matching score of 2-2, both teams attempted 13 shots through 90 minutes. Two UE players scored their second goals of the season in the draw with redshirt freshman midfielder Jacopo Fedrizzi (Guilia, Spain) scoring in the 45th minute and fifth-year forward Kai Phillip (Diego Martin, Trinidad and Tobago) scoring in the 63rd minute.
“I thought we played really well,” said Head Coach Robbe Tarver following the match. “Besides the first 10 minutes of the second half I felt like we had a lot of the run of play, a lot of chances, a lot of moments. We defended really well and we were organized.
“It’s a little unfortunate to give up the equalizer in the last two minutes on a VAR handball. That’s the pleasure of coming to the ACC and places where they have VAR. But it was a handball. So that’s the game sometimes where you play really well and you probably deserve a win but it doesn’t happen. Really happy with how we played. Weirdly, we’re sad about a 2-2 tie at an ACC school like Louisville. That’s a great program. So, it’s a weird one.”
The Purple Aces started the match off hot with back-to-back shots in the first four minutes. While the Cardinals got a shot shortly after, it was all UE through the half. Play in the first 30 minutes stayed in the offensive zone for Evansville where the Aces added four more shots including a close chance for senior midfielder Jose Vivas (Teruel, Spain).
But it wasn’t until the final seconds of the first half that UE broke through on offense. Sophomore winger Auden Engen Vik (Trondheim, Norway) beat out a Louisville defender on the right side of the penalty area and crossed to Fedrizzi at the six. Fedrizzi then followed through with his right leg to send the ball past the Cardinals goalkeeper into the right side of the net for his second goal of 2024.
It was a slow start to the second half for Evansville and led to Louisville tying up the match in the 51st minute. The score wouldn’t stay tied for long as the Aces retook the lead in the 63rd minute off a solo goal from Phillip. Phillip came charging into the offensive zone, knocking his defender off the ball at the top of the penalty area. He then brought the ball into the nine for a shot into the bottom right corner of the net to make it a 2-1 match.
Both teams fought in the neutral zone over the next 10 minutes until UE found a shot in the 72nd and 76th minutes. But the tides turned in the final 10 minutes of the match as the Cardinals began to spend more time in Evansville’s defensive zone. The Aces’ last shot came in the 87th minute as senior forward Edward Mendy (Overland Park, Kan. / West Blue Valley HS) tried to score for the third game in a row. But the shot sailed just high over the crossbar to keep it a 2-1 match.
Only two minutes later Louisville got a break from UE’s defensive pressure as VAR review gave the Cardinals a penalty kick off a handball. Freshman goalkeeper Michal Mroz (Elk Grove, Ill. / Elk Grove HS) leapt up to get his hand on the ball. But the ball’s momentum kept it going just over his fingers to find its way into the very top of the goal for the 2-2 draw.
Fedrizzi and Vivas led Evansville on offense with three shots each with both players putting one on goal. Senior forward Nacho Diaz Barragan (Almeria, Spain) also had multiple shots on Wednesday with two through 72 minutes of play. On the defensive end of the ball Mroz made three saves through 90 minutes of action.
The Aces return to Missouri Valley Conference action over the weekend. UE travels to Dekalb, Illinois for the first time in program history to take on the Northern Illinois Huskies. Kick-off from NIU is set for 7 p.m. CT on Saturday, October 19th.

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Eagles set to co-host Angel Mounds Invitational Friday

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EVANSVILLE, Ind.—University of Southern Indiana Men’s and Women’s Cross Country returns to action Friday when the Screaming Eagles co-host the Angel Mounds Invitational with the University of Evansville and the Evansville Sports Commission (ESC). 
 
This marks the second straight season that USI, UE and the ESC have teamed up to host the event, which takes place at Angel Mounds State Historic Site in Evansville, Indiana.
 
The men’s eight-kilometer race begins at 9 a.m., with the women’s 6k set to follow at 9:50 a.m. Admission to the event is $5 (cash only).
 
More than 20 schools are scheduled to be represented in the two races, including five schools from the Evansville Tri-State area (USI, UE, Oakland City University, Brescia University and Vincennes University). 
 
In addition to USI, the Ohio Valley Conference will be represented by Southeast Missouri State University and the University of Tennessee Martin, while UE will be joined by fellow Missouri Valley Conference foe Murray State University.
 
Other notable Division I opponents on Friday include Austin Peay State University, Bellarmine University, Eastern Kentucky University, Indiana University Indianapolis, Lipscomb University and Western Kentucky University. Lipscomb’s women are ranked No. 27 in the latest U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches’ Association national poll.
 
USI is coming off solid efforts at the University of Missouri’s Gans Creek Classic three weeks ago. Senior Brady Terry, a two-time OVC Runner of the Week honoree, raced to a 58th-place finish out of 320 competitors to lead USI’s men to a 21st-place finish. 
 
Sophomores Zoe Seward and Ellie Hall were 87th and 93rd, respectively, out of 330 competitors to lead USI’s women to a 22nd-place finish.
 
Following the Angel Mounds Invitational, USI concludes its third-season of Division I competition when it competes at the OVC Championships November 1 in Martin, Tennessee.

Parks Board Hears First Round of Comments on Proposed $24 Million Park Bond

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The Board of Parks Commissioners opened the floor yesterday (10/16) to hear citizen comments on the proposed $24 million bond proposal that the Evansville Parks and Recreation Department brought to the board for approval.

Two citizens addressed the board to share concerns about the bond amount and how the parks department plans to allocate the funds. At the last board meeting, the $10 million giraffe breeding barn was removed from the list of projects to be funded from the bond. Eight projects may be financed if the bond passes, including:

  • Improvements to aquatics centers, $1 million.
  •  Replace unsafe and outdated equipment at Garvin Park, $1.5 million.
  • Improvements to the sprinkler systems at Fendrich and Helfrich golf courses, $4 million.
  • Renovations to the C. K. Newsome Community Center, $1 million.
  • Replacement of the rooftop HVAC units at Swonder Ice Arena, $1.5 million.
  • Restrooms at Wessleman Park, $850,000.
  • Renovation at Mesker Park Veterinary Hospital, $500,000.
  • Completion of the urban park at the 4th and Main, $2 million.

While the original objections to the bond expressed by the board centered around the price tag of the giraffe breeding barn, citizen comments have been more broad in nature.

Cynthia Sabel spoke to the board on Wednesday and expressed concern that the $24 million dollars was an excessive amount for the bond projects. She also pointed out that the aquatics projects were vague and the financial commitment for the CenterPoint Square park at 4th and Main lacked specifics on the total project cost.

Further public comment came from Don Nichols who stated that he believed that the bond is a case of “bait and switch.”

The full public hearing on the the bond issue is scheduled for October 30 at noon in room 301 of the Civic Center. Individuals will have 3 minutes each to speak about the bond, then the board will vote on three issues:

  1. Confirmation of the declaratory resolution.
  2. Approval of the resolution to issue the bonds.
  3. Approval of the appropriations to fund the specific projects.

The parks board is comprised of 5 members. If a member is absent or abstains and the vote ends in a tie, the mayor will cast the deciding vote.

The city of Evansville currently carries about $1 BILLION in bond debt.

BREAKING: Alexis Berggren Resigns From Explore Evansville

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BREAKING: Alexis Berggren Resigns From Explore Evansville

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Alexis Berggren, President and CEO of Explore Evansville, has turned in her resignation to the board of directors effective the end of this year. No reason has been released for her resignation.

This is a developing story.

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