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USI’s Johnson earns GLVC weekly award

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University of Southern Indiana senior second baseman Claire Johnson (Pittsboro, Indiana) has been named the Great Lakes Valley Conference Player of the Week for Softball in an announcement by the league office Monday afternoon.

Johnson hit .538 (14-26) with three doubles, three triples, a home run, eight runs scored and eight RBIs to lead the Screaming Eagles to a 5-3 record at The Spring Games last week.

A kinesiology major at USI, Johnson posted a .613 on-base percentage and a 1.000 slugging percentage. She also passed former USI All-American and current Assistant Coach MacKenzi Dorsm for first on USI’s all-time walks list when she drew her 83rd career base-on-balls in USI’s 2-1 win over No. 12 Saint Anselm College.

On the week, Johnson collected five free passes, while striking out just two times, and moved her career triples mark to 16, which ranks second all-time at USI.

Johnson is the first USI Softball player to earn GLVC Player of the Week honors since Haley Hodges collected the award April 3, 2017. This is the second time Johnson has been honored with the GLVC Player of the Week accolade after earned the award February 27, 2017.

USI (12-10) begins GLVC play Saturday at noon when it opens its 2019 home schedule with a doubleheader against McKendree University. The Eagles also play the University of Illinois Springfield in a rematch of last year’s NCAA II Super Regional.

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St. Vincent Evansville Birth Announcements for March 11, 2019

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Kristina and Jacob Hale, Evansville, IN, Son, Jacob Allan Jr., March 2

Melissa and Lance Wise, Allendale, IL, Son, Ryan Wayne, March 2

Sierra Keller and Joseph Myers, Washington, IN, Son, Flavian Alan, March 2

Brooke and Jordan French, Evansville, IN, Daughter, Sylvie Kristine, March 3

Elysse and Adam Ruggles, Haubstadt, IN, Daughter, Gwen Elizabeth, March 4

Abby and Chris Lindauer, New Harmony, IN, Son, Drake Lee, March 4

Haley Phipps and Doug McQuilling, Evansville, IN, Daughter, Ridley Mary, March 4

Shawna Jones and Kyle Smith, Evansville, IN, Daughter, Kynzleigh Jordan, March 5

Karen Null, Evansville, IN, Son, Logan Miles, March 6

Heidi and Charles Kennard, Princeton, IN, Daughter, Scarlett Diane, Mar

ADOPT A PET

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Ninja is a male black cat with just a hint of white on the chest. He’s a pretty solid big-boned guy and would make a great lap warmer. He’s currently adoptable at River Kitty Cat Café downtown and is getting along just fine with the cats there. His adoption fee is $40 and includes his neuter, microchip, vaccines, and more. Contact Vanderburgh Humane at (812) 426-2563 for adoption details!

January Indiana Employment Report

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INDIANAPOLIS (March 11, 2019) – Indiana’s unemployment rate stands at 3.5 percent for January and remains lower than the national rate of 4.0 percent. With the exception of one month when it was equal (October 2014), Indiana’s unemployment rate now has been below the U.S. rate for more than five years. The monthly unemployment rate is a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) indicator that reflects the number of unemployed people seeking employment within the prior four weeks as a percentage of the labor force.

Indiana’s labor force had a net increase of 7,613 over the previous month. This was a result of an increase of 1,556 unemployed residents and an increase of 6,057 employed residents. Indiana’s total labor force, which includes both Hoosiers employed and those seeking employment, stands at 3.39 million, and the state’s 65.1 percent labor force participation rate remains above the national rate of 63.2 percent.

Learn more about how unemployment rates are calculated here: http://www.hoosierdata.in.gov/infographics/employment-status.asp.

January 2019 Employment Charts

Employment by Sector

Private sector employment has grown by 35,200 over the year and 7,200 over the previous month. The monthly increase is primarily due to gains in the Private Educational and Health Services (3,100) and the Trade, Transportation and Utilities (3,000) sectors. Gains were partially offset by a loss in the Professional and Business Services (-1,700) sector. Total private employment reached a preliminary record highpoint of 2,739,300, which is 7,200 above the new December 2018 peak. The January 2019 peak, like all data within this report, is subject to monthly revisions and annual benchmarking.

Midwest Unemployment Rates

Note: The December 2018 unemployment rates were revised during the annual benchmarking process.

January 2019 Midwest Unemployment Rates

  

EDITOR’S NOTES:

Data are sourced from January Current Employment Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics – U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

January employment data for Indiana Counties, Cities and MSAs will be available Tuesday, March 12, 2019, at noon (Eastern) pending U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics validation.

Eagles receive at-large bid to NCAA II regional

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EPA Applauds Presidential Signature of Key Pesticide Fees and Worker Protection Law

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP) Assistant Administrator Alexandra Dapolito Dunn issued the following statement in response to President Donald Trump signing into law S. 483, the “Pesticide Registration Improvement Extension Act of 2018,” also known as PRIA 4:

“Since 2004, PRIA has been a key statute to ensuring timely review by EPA of pesticide registrations. PRIA 4 is supported by farmers and ranchers, environmental justice and worker protection organizations, and a broad array of manufacturers. EPA looks forward to implementing the new law to further the agency’s mission of protecting human health and the environment.”

PRIA 4 reauthorizes and update s the fee collection provisions and authorities available under the “Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act” and addresses worker protection matters. Key elements of PRIA 4 include the following:

  • Registration fees and maintenance fees that supplement appropriations to provide resources necessary for the timely review of new pesticide tools and reevaluation of currently registered pesticides
  • Elimination of the appropriations constraint on spending maintenance fees (“1-to-1” provision), which has resulted in an inability of the EPA to fully spend maintenance fees collected from industry to support critical activities.
  • Expedited review time frames and additional financial incentives for the development and submission of reduced risk pesticides.
  • Registration service fee set-asides of $2 million dollars for worker protection activities, partnership grants, and pesticide safety education programs.

Establishment of new maintenance fee set-asides, including:

  • $500K annually for develop and finalize rulemaking and guidance for product performance data requirements for certain invertebrate pests of significant public importance. The guidelines will benefit companies developing new public health and consumer pest control products by giving them clear guidance on how to conduct efficacy testing to satisfy registration requirements; and
  • $500K annually to support Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) audits of laboratories that conduct studies in support of pesticide product registrations.
  • Reporting requirements on the effectiveness of worker protection and pesticide safety education activities, the number of GLP inspections conducted, and progress in priority review and approval of new pesticides to control public health pests that may transmit vector-borne disease, among other reporting requirements.

 

Lt. Governor Crouch: Public schedule March 12 – 13

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Below is Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch’s public schedule for March 12 – 13, 2019.

Tuesday, March 12
What: Crouch speaks at INseperable: We’re all IN this together
Host: Indiana Humanities
When: 10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m., ET, with Crouch remarks at 10:10 a.m., ET
Where: Indiana Statehouse, 4th Floor North Atrium, 200 W. Washington St., Indianapolis, IN 46204
*Media are welcome

Tuesday, March 12
What: Crouch speaks at Chamber Day Dinner
Host: Indiana Chamber of Commerce
When: 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m., ET, with Crouch remarks at 7:00 p.m., ET
Where: Indiana Roof Ballroom, 130 W. Washington St., Indianapolis, IN 46204

Wednesday, March 13
What: Crouch speaks at INARF Conference
Host: INARF
When: Noon – 1:30 p.m., ET, with Crouch remarks at 12:05 p.m., ET
Where: Embassy Suites, 13700 Conference Center Drive South, Noblesville, IN 46060
*Media are welcome

Stephen Crowley to Speak at UE’s Crick Lecture on March 20

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Stephen Crowley, associate professor of philosophy at Boise State University, will be the guest speaker for the University of Evansville’s annual Crick Lecture in the Cognitive and Neural Sciences. The lecture is Wednesday, March 20 at 4:00 p.m. in the Vectren Lecture Hall, Room 100, in the Koch Center for Engineering and Science. This event is free and open to the public.

The topic of Crowley’s lecture will be “Is There a Virtue in Honesty? Personality Psychology Meets Virtue Ethics.”

Crowley’s areas of academic interest include epistemology, philosophy of science, history and sociology of science, philosophy of mind/psychology, philosophy of logic, early modern philosophy.

Crowley earned his PhD in Philosophy from Indiana University. He grew up in Adelaide, South Australia, and graduated from the University of Adelaide where he focused on the study of logic. He moved to the United States to pursue graduate studies. His areas of academic interest and study include epistemology, philosophy of science, history and sociology of science, philosophy of mind/psychology, philosophy of logic, early modern philosophy.

Ending disability-based discrimination for those seeking organ transplants

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At this point in the 2019 legislative session, the House is considering Senate bills and the Senate is considering House bills. I am particularly excited to sponsor a Senate bill that would ensure all Hoosiers have fair access to organ transplants. Reports show both children and adults with physical or mental disabilities can face additional challenges when applying for organ transplants, and they may be denied approval due to their disability. This legislation would prohibit health care providers from discriminating against potential transplant recipients solely on the basis of disability.

Every transplant-eligible patient is put into a candidate pool by the United Network for Organ Sharing. During this time, patients’ cases and medical history are evaluated and analyzed to find the best fit for a donor match. This waiting period can take anywhere between a few hours or several years, which can be extremely difficult. Under this legislation, those with physical and mental impairments would face one less obstacle during this process.

 While it does not happen often, there are cases where eligible patients have been denied an organ transplant or placed lower on the recipient list solely due to their disability or concerns that they are unable to comply with post-operative treatment regimens. With this legislation, we want to ensure patients who are blind, deaf, autistic, or have other intellectual, developmental, or psychiatric disabilities are never discriminated against when seeking a medical transplant.

This legislation would also prohibit health plans from denying individual insurance coverage for the transplant based on disability. Additionally, if patients in need of a transplant are denied because of their disability, they could file civil action pleas against medical facilities.

When it comes to medicine, everyone deserves the best care and resources available. These individuals already face challenges, and it is unfair to deny them a chance for a longer and healthier life. As always, I encourage you to share your thoughts and feedback on this legislation as it moves through the process. Contact me with any input or questions at h75@iga.in.gov or 317-232-9643.

This Week at USI

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Below is a list of events and activities happening in and around the USI community in the coming weeks:

6 p.m. Tuesday, March 12

2019 Phenomenal Women to be honored at annual banquet

The University of Southern Indiana Multicultural Center will host the 2019 Phenomenal Women of USI and the Community recognition banquet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 12 in Carter Hall, located in the University Center on the USI campus. Erika Taylor, CEO of the Evansville YWCA, will deliver remarks during the dinner. Now in its 18th year, the Phenomenal Women program honors and celebrates women from all walks of life who have made contributions to diversity in the USI and Evansville communities. Through the annual recognition of these contributions, the Phenomenal Women program hopes to inspire others to embrace and promote diversity within their own lives. Read More

2 p.m. Wednesday, March 13

New Harmony founder is the subject of discussion in faculty presentation “Utopia Explored”

The University of Southern Indiana’s Center for Communal Studies will sponsor a presentation and book signing by Dr. Silvia Rode, professor of German and chair of the World Languages and Cultures department, on Wednesday, March 13. Her presentation, entitled “Utopia Explored,” will take place from 2 to 3 p.m. in Kleymeyer Hall in the lower level of the Liberal Arts Center on USI’s campus. This event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served. Read More

6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 14

Experienced agency professional to speak on intersection of social media and customer service

Brian Snyder, executive digital director for Golin, will present the 2019 Social Media Symposium presentation at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 14 in Carter Hall, located in University Center West on the University of Southern Indiana campus. Snyder’s presentation, “Social Media: The Intersection of Customer Experience and Public Relations,” is free and open to the public. Read More

3 p.m. Friday, March 15

Hanka to present “How Housing First Puts Us on A Path to End Homelessness”

The University of Southern Indiana College of Liberal Arts will host its second Liberal Arts Faculty Colloquium for the Spring 2019 semester with a presentation from Dr. Matt Hanka, associate professor of political science, at 3 p.m. Friday, March 15 in Kleymeyer Hall in the Liberal Arts Center.  This presentation focuses on the issue of chronic homelessness, and how the “Housing First” approach using permanent supportive housing (PSH), compared to the traditional “Treatment First” approach, has decreased homelessness, improved outcomes for the chronically homeless in terms of access to resources, housing stability, mental and physical health, and quality of life, and has resulted in reduced costs to our public services system. Read More

 

STUDENT EVENTS

A collection of events on campus and in the community sponsored by USI student organizations

can be found on the USI events calendar by clicking here.

Wednesday, March 21

Annual Shaw Biology Lecture to feature director of National Center for Science Education

Ann Reid, director at the National Center for Science Education in Oakland, California, will present the University of Southern Indiana’s eighth annual Marlene V. Shaw Biology Lecture at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 21, in Mitchell Auditorium, located in the lower level of the Health Professions Center on USI’s campus. The presentation, titled “The Enduring Power of Evidence,” will be free and open to the public. Read More

6 p.m. Thursday, April 4

General Colin Powell to speak on leadership at USI in April

The University of Southern Indiana will present “Leadership: Taking Charge,” a moderated discussion with General Colin L. Powell, USA (Ret.) at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 4, 2019, at the new USI Arena. The discussion will be free and open to the public. General Powell will be the fourth speaker in the University’s Romain College of Business Innovative Speaker Series. Previous speakers include T. Boone Pickens, legendary entrepreneur and philanthropist in 2013, Dr. Ben Bernanke, former chairman of the Federal Reserve in 2015, and Dr. Oscar Salazar, founding chief technology officer of Uber in 2017. Read More

10:30 a.m. Friday, April 5

USI holding inauguration of fourth president, Ronald S. Rochon, April 5

The public is cordially invited to attend the inauguration of Ronald S. Rochon as the fourth president of the University of Southern Indiana at 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 5 at the newly-opened Screaming Eagles Arena on USI’s campus (Guests should be seated by 10:15 a.m.). The ceremony, with a theme of “Building Community by Celebrating Diversity, Engagement, and Service,” will highlight the University’s impact on its students and alumni, as well as the local and global communities. As part of the ceremony, presidents and other delegates of colleges and universities from around the country will participate, along with USI students, faculty, alumni and other special guests. Additional guests include, but are not limited to the governor of the State of Indiana, military generals, USI trustees, mayor of Evansville, members of the Indiana Commission for Higher Education, former USI presidents and other University representatives. Read More

 

Friday, April 12 – Sunday, April 14

Startup Weekend Evansville 8.0 to focus on community health care

With an eye toward using innovation to make our area healthier, Startup Weekend Evansville (SWE) 8.0 will be held from Friday, April 12 through Sunday, April 14 in the newly-remodeled third floor of the Health Professions Center on the University of Southern Indiana campus. Open regionally to students, faculty, staff and the community, Startup Weekend is a 54-hour event where developers, designers, marketers, product managers and startup enthusiasts come together to share ideas, form teams, build products and launch startups. For this year’s event, SWE organizers have chosen to theme the event “Better Health Through Innovation,” and are asking participants to focus their ideas on ways to improve the health outcomes of Vanderburgh County and the surrounding area. Read More

 

 

 

 

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