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Hammat Named Dean of Students At USI

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Hammat Named USI Dean of Students

Following a national search, Dr. Marcia Kiessling, vice president for Student Affairs, has announced the appointment of Dr. Jennifer Hammat as the dean of students at the University of Southern Indiana. Hammat currently serves as university Title IX coordinator for the Compliance, Diversity, and Ethics Office at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. The appointment is effective May 6, 2019.

“Dr. Hammat has a great deal of experience in higher education that will be an asset to the Dean of Students Office as well as to the University,” said Kiessling. “She also has a passion for working with students, and I’m confident she will continue the important work we do in supporting our students and our campus community effectively.”

The USI dean of students reports to and represents the vice president for Student Affairs and serves as a member of the Provost’s Council and Student Affairs Directors Team. The dean of students enhances the University mission by engaging students in programs and services that help develop responsibly, contributing members of a global society; provides leadership and oversight to the Dean of Students Office, Counseling Center and the University Health Center; chairs the CARE Team and Eagle Experience Team; serves as an advocate for students in the University community; and is primary advisor to the Student Government Association.

Hammat holds a doctorate and master’s degree in higher education administration from Texas Tech University and a bachelor’s degree in organizational communication from Murray State University in Kentucky.

Prior to her current position at George Mason, she served in several roles at The University of Texas at Austin, including from 2006 to 2015 as associate vice president for University Compliance Services, Title IX coordinator, Clery Act coordinator, as a representative of the Youth Protection Program, assistant vice president for student affairs, and interim director for Texas Student Media. From 1998 to 2006, at Texas Tech University, she served as the director, associate director and assistant director of its Student Judicial Program. She also worked as an area coordinator, assistant area coordinator, hall director and assistant complex director for Housing and Residence Life. From 1995 to 1998 she served in the role of area coordinator, assignment coordinator, and publications manager at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville.

Hammat also has teaching experience at the University of Texas at Austin, teaching courses in education administration and economics and finance of higher education and its fundraising implications. She holds several certifications, is a member of a number of professional associations, as has been involved with a wide variety of programs, presentations, and committees.

Hammat is the recipient of several awards including The Eyes of Texas Award from the University of Texas at Austin, the President’s Quality Service Award from Texas Tech University, and a Communicator Award honoring excellence in marketing and communications.

FOOTNOTE: Founded in 1965, the University of Southern Indiana enrolls more than 11,000 dual credit, undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students in more than 130 areas of study. A public higher education institution, located on a beautiful 1,400-acre campus in Evansville, Indiana, USI offers programs through the College of Liberal Arts, Romain College of Business, College of Nursing and Health Professions and the Pott College of Science, Engineering, and Education. USI is a Carnegie Foundation Community Engaged University and offers continuing education and special programs to more than 20,000 participants annually through Outreach and Engagement. USI is online at www.usi.edu.

 

2 Indiana Law Schools Slump In 2020 U.S. News Rankings

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MARILYN ODENDAHL FOR WWW.THEINDIANALAWYER.COM

The U.S. News & World Report’s 2020 list of the best law schools brought mixed results for Indiana with two institutions slipping in the rankings and all three having well over 60 percent of students graduate with average debt of more than $90,000.

Notre Dame Law School climbed to the 21st slot, up from its 2019 ranking of 24th. Both Indiana University Maurer School of Law and Indiana University Robert H. McKinney fell from last year’s ranking as the Bloomington school sunk two places to the 34th position while the Indianapolis school stumbled 10 slots to 108th place.

However, IU McKinney’s health care law program was ranked the 11th best in the country, and its part-time law program was listed 30th best.

The latest rankings were released by the magazine Tuesday. Yale, Stanford and Harvard law schools filled the top three spots respectively.

Missing from this year’s list was Valparaiso Law School. Traditionally, the northwest Indiana institution has been included in the rank-not-published category, but the school is no longer accepting students and has announced its intention to cease operations in 2020.

The 2020 rankings also included financial information on the cost of attending law schools and on the debt graduates are incurring. The ranking was divided into public and private law schools.

IU McKinney awarded a median grant of $11,274 while 60.5 percent its full-time students received grants. Eight percent got a grant that covered full tuition, and 4.3 percent were awarded a grant that paid for more than full tuition.

Comparatively, IU Maurer gave a median grant of $27,000, with 98 percent of full-time students receiving grants. Financial awards covering full tuition were given to 8.1 percent of the students, while grants for more than full tuition were awarded to 14.5 percent of the full-time enrollees.

At Notre Dame, the median grant amount awarded to full-time students was $25,000 with 88.2 percent receiving some kind of grant. But less than 1 percent of students received grants of full tuition or grants of more than full tuition.

Despite the financial awards, students at Indiana’s law schools are completing their studies still owing a significant amount of money. The magazine examined the class of 2016 to determine how many graduated with debt and what the average amount was.

IU McKinney had 83 percent of its 2016 graduates leaving with debt, and the average debt was $97,062. At Notre Dame, the average debt was $122,814, with 76 percent of the 2016 graduates having debt. IU Maurer had 65 percent of its 2016 graduates in debt, with the average amount owed $92,800.

USI Men’s Golf opens spring season in Tennessee

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The University of Southern Indiana men’s golf team wrapped up The Grover Paige Classic with a fifth-place finish on Tuesday afternoon.

The Classic, hosted by the University of Tennessee at Martin, was the Screaming Eagles’ first action of the spring season.

Freshman Zach Williams (Mt. Vernon, Indiana) led group of five with a three-round performance of 224 (+8), good for t-12th. Williams’ third-round score of 73 (+1) was the lowest among the Eagles as well.

Junior Zach Breault (Bridgeport, Illinois) kept a competitive fire on Williams from second for USI in the two-day event. Breault finished just three strokes away (227) from Williams in total, good for t-21st.

Junior K.O. Taylor (Madisonville, Kentucky), sophomore Nate Caudle (Wayne City, Illinois) and junior Trevis Bell (Madisonville, Kentucky) finished rounded out the USI squad in order, with scores of 234 (+18), 236 (+20), and 239 (+23), respectively.

By complete coincidence, Taylor, Bell and Caudle all finished the second round with a 77 to close Monday’s slate, then followed by all posting an 80 in Tuesday morning’s third round.

USI Men’s Golf heads to the Otter Creek Golf Course in Columbus, Indiana on March 31 for the University of Wisconsin-Parkside’s Spring Invitational.

EVSC Foundation to Host EVSC Hall of Fame 2018 Induction

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EVSC Foundation to Host EVSC Hall of Fame 2018 Induction
Wednesday, March 13 at 5 p.m. at  Tropicana Executive Conference Center
The EVSC will officially induct 11 members into the 2018 EVSC Hall of Fame at the fifth annual “Hall of Fame: An Evening to Remember” gala, hosted by the EVSC Foundation. The event will take place at the Tropicana Executive Conference Center and will begin at 5 p.m. with a social hour meet and greet, followed by dinner. The program will begin at 6 p.m. and will include an awards ceremony and video highlights of inductees’ accomplishments and quality of character.
The 11 inductees this year include Brad Ellsworth; Steve Fritz; Ron Glass; Mabel Lee Hamman; Drs. Michael and Maria Del Rio Hoover; Walter McCarty; Susan McDowell-Rily, Ph.D.; Nancy Nussmeier, M.D.; Ken Wempe; and Brian Williams, Esq. For complete information on each of the inductees, visit wwww.evscschools.com/halloffame.
The EVSC Hall of Fame recognizes outstanding individuals who have made a positive impact on public education in their communities. Honoring worthy graduates and supporters emphasizes the importance of community service and is meant to inspire EVSC students to seek excellence in their own education and careers.

Marriage Licenses Issued For Vanderburgh County

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Marriage Licenses Issued

Drainage Board Agenda

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Vanderburgh County

Drainage Board Agenda

March 12, 2019

Call to Order
Pledge of Allegiance

Approval of Previous Minutes

Ditch Maintenance

Claims Other Business
Public Comment

Adjournment

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Eagles open NCAA II Tournament Saturday USI is seeded 4th in the Midwest Regional

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he University of Southern Indiana men’s basketball team tips off the NCAA Division II Tournament and the Midwest Regional Saturday at 7:30 p.m. in Romeoville, Illinois. The NCAA II Midwest Regional is being hosted by 15th-ranked and top-seeded Lewis University.

The Screaming Eagles (22-8) starts the NCAA II post-season against fifth-seeded Ashland University (23-6). USI has never played Ashland in the NCAA II Midwest Regional, but leads the all-time series, 20-13.

In addition to the USI-Ashland match-up, the top half of the bracket features Lewis University (24-5) against eighth-seeded Grand Valley State University (19-12) at 5 p.m. Saturday. GVSU is the winner of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

The other half of the regional bracket starts at noon Saturday when third-seeded and sixth-ranked University of Findlay (27-4) battles sixth-seeded Drury University. Saturday’s second game at 2:30 p.m. features second-seeded and 11th-ranked Bellarmine University (26-4), the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament champion, taking on seventh-seeded Walsh University (24-7), the Great Midwest Athletic Conference champion.

The semifinals will be played Sunday (March 17) at 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., while the regional championship game is scheduled for March 19 at 7 p.m.

Live coverage of USI’s games in the NCAA II Midwest Regional, including live statistics and audio/video broadcasts are available at GoUSIEagles.com. The games also can be heard over the airwaves on WEOA 98.5FM/1400AM and 95.7FM The Spin.

ADOPT A PET

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Poppy is a female black & white cat. She’s about a year old. Her personality is feisty & she’s very playful. She isn’t terribly fond of other cats, but might do okay with one other in a home with some time to adjust. Her adoption fee is $40 and includes her spay, microchip, vaccines, and more. Contact Vanderburgh Humane at (812) 426-2563 for adoption details!

 

ADOPT A PET

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These boys are male American rabbits and are both 8 months old. They are brothers and were originally surrendered with 9 siblings. Edward (white) is considered the “bravest” of the 11 & the friendliest with people. Alphonse (tan) is a little more shy, but his brother’s personality complements his! Both boys are neutered & ready to go home for $50 each ($100 total.) They must go home together. Remember that bunnies can live 8-10 years. Always adopt bunnies and don’t buy from pet stores! Contact Vanderburgh Humane at (812) 426-2563 for adoption details!

Representative Baird Re-introduces the Bipartisan Building Blocks of STEM Act.

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Legislation will expand outreach in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields among children.

Representatives Haley Stevens (D-MI) and Jim Baird (R-IN) today re-introduced H.R. 1665, the Building Blocks of STEM Act, a bipartisan bill to ensure that children, and especially girls, are introduced to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) earlier and more effectively.

“I’m proud to join my colleague, Representative Stevens of Michigan, in introducing this legislation. As one of only two members of Congress with a PhD in science, I understand how important it is to start children off on the right foot, byteaching STEM concepts and principles at an early age,” notes Representative Baird. “Equally important is ensuring that we get more girls involved in the STEM fields, so that we have as many people as possible contributing to the knowledge base of our society. Hoosiers know that to grow as a nation, we need everyone involved.”

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is one of the largest funders of STEM education programs in the federal government. Through their Discovery Research PreK-12 program, the NSF conducts research and develops new approaches to STEM education, so we can learn what works best when it comes to teaching kids about math and science. Currently, most of this research takes place at the middle and high school levels. The Building Blocks of STEM Act addresses this by directing the NSF to consider age, with a focus on early childhood, when awarding grants for research. It also creates two additional grant programs: one to accelerate research into why young girls do or don’t participate in STEM activities; and a second to develop and evaluate programs in pre-K and elementary schools that will lead to increases in the number of young girls participating in computer science activities.

“I am so excited to join Congressman Baird of Indiana to introduce my first bill as a Member of Congress, the Building Blocks of STEM Act,” said Congresswoman Haley Stevens. “This bill helps ensure that our children are prepared to fill the jobs of tomorrow by directing public resources to study opportunities for early childhood STEM education and strategies to encourage girls to engage in STEM & computer science.”

“The love of learning starts young and the Building Blocks of STEM bill promotes this by prioritizing a focus on early childhood STEM education. It gives us the opportunity to encourage girls to get and stay engaged in STEM, helping us to improve our educational programs and to diversify the STEM workforce. I thank Rep. Baird and Rep. Stevens for introducing this bill and I’m eager to move it forward,” said Representative Lucas.

“For the U.S. to remain competitive, we must ensure that as many people as possible have the opportunity to participate in STEM fields and build valuable, fulfilling careers,” said Representative Baird.

 

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