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Holcomb Now Accepting Applications For Governor’s Fellowship

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Governor Eric J. Holcomb announced today that applications will be accepted through April 6 for the 2018-2019 Governor’s Fellowship.

The Governor’s Fellowship provides a unique experience in Indiana state government. The program is highly selective, recruiting talented young men and women from across the state who will serve in various state agencies on a rotating basis for one year.

“My administration is all about using every tool we have to make life better for all Hoosiers,” Holcomb said. “Governor’s Fellows become a part of our hardworking team dedicated to taking Indiana to the next level.”

The program is open to college graduates who receive their bachelor’s degrees in either the fall of 2017 or the spring of 2018. Fellows, who are paid, full-time employees, participate in the daily activities and operation of state government, complete special projects, and experience firsthand how policies are made.

Many of those who have participated as Governor’s Fellows over the past two decades have gone on to successful careers in both the public and private sector — with some serving at the highest levels of local, state and federal government.

The application and submission guidelines can be found online at www.in.gov/gov/fellowship.htm. To be eligible for consideration, the application and all supporting materials must be postmarked or submitted via email by April 6, 2018.

If you have questions about the fellowship program, contact Katie Gilson at the Governor’s Office at (317) 232-4567.

TARA GUENTHNER NAMED EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF 2018 LOUISVILLE BREEDERS’ CUP HOST COMMITTEE

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Chief Inspiration Officer of local event planning firm Hipp

Inspired to lead committee and Breeders’ C

The Louisville Breeders’ Cup Host Committee today announced that Tara Guenthner, Chief Inspiration Offer of Hipp Inspired, a full-service meeting planning and event design management firm, has been appointed the executive director for the Host Committee.

The Louisville Breeders’ Cup Host Committee is comprised of diverse leaders from the public and private sectors who are responsible for coordinating and creating partnerships and events surrounding the 2018 Breeders’ Cup World Championships, which will take place in Louisville on November 2 and 3. As executive director, Guenthner and her team at Hipp Inspired will oversee the local Host Committee in designing and managing the 2018 Breeders’ Cup Festival, a week-long series of events and activations that will culminate in the running of the 35th annual World Championships. Working closely with the directors of participating equestrian, hospitality, and sponsor organizations, the Louisville Convention & Visitors Bureau, the Breeders’ Cup, and Churchill Downs, Guenthner and the Host Committee will work to produce a seamless and cohesive calendar of events.

Equestricon, a fan-centric convention exploring the world of Thoroughbred racing, and the Thoroughbred Owner Conference, produced by OwnerView, are among the events that will launch a week of exciting activities. Several charitable events, including Jocktails, benefitting the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund, and The Breeders’ Cup Bash, benefitting Thoroughbred Charities of America, are also scheduled.

“I look forward to working with the Louisville Breeders’ Cup Host Committee to welcome the Breeders’ Cup back to Louisville,” said Guenthner. “We’ve begun working with many in the community to prepare for an enjoyable week of events and we look forward to announcing our plans in the near future.”

Guenthner joins a distinguished party of Host Committee Co-Chairs, including Jonathan Blue, chairman and managing director of Louisville’s Blue Equity;Bruce Lunsford, chairman and CEO of Lunsford Capital; Dr. J. David Richardson, professor and vice chairman of surgery for the University of Louisville Physicians and Surgery; and Alex Rankin, chairman of Sterling G. Thompson Co. and newly elected chairman of the Churchill Downs Inc. board of directors.

“With an impeccable track record of producing unparalleled events in Louisville and beyond, Tara was an obvious choice to lead this year’s Breeders’ Cup Festival as executive director, and we are thrilled to welcome her to the team,” said Blue. “With a clear and ambitious vision, we are confident that Tara and our Host Committee will deliver the most exciting Breeders’ Cup Festival yet.”

The Louisville Sports Commission, led by Karl Schmitt, will be responsible for Breeders’ Cup Festival sponsorship sales. A variety of packages have been created to allow for full community participation. For information on sponsorships, please call Julie Howell (502) 587-6742.

 

MARRIAGE LICENSES ISSUED

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MARRIAGE LICENSE ISSUED

AG Curtis Hill joins nationwide call for Congress to support victims of child pornography

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Attorney General Curtis Hill and 54 other state and territorial attorneys general today sent a letter calling upon congressional leaders to pass legislation supporting victims of child pornography.

The bipartisan bill — the Amy, Vicky, and Andy Child Pornography Victim Assistance Act of 2017 — would make it easier for victims of child pornography to obtain restitution. A similar bill passed the U.S. Senate in 2015 but failed to pass the House of Representatives. The letter is directed to House and Judiciary Committee leaders.

A 2014 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Paroline v. United States held that while victims of child pornography are entitled to restitution, any individual defendant they sue is only liable for the harm caused by that one individual’s possession of the images.

“Unfortunately, the Supreme Court’s decision puts an enormous burden on victims of child pornography,” the letter reads. “In order to receive restitution, a victim must pursue every case in which a defendant was found to possess images of the victim. As the Supreme Court recognized, digital images of each child victim are trafficked worldwide, and there may be thousands of defendants found to possess each victim’s images. As a result, victims are only able to receive a small amount of restitution from each defendant and must pursue thousands of cases in order to receive full restitution. Preventing victims from collecting full restitution protects defendants, who are shielded from having to pay meaningful costs to those they have harmed.”

The Amy, Vicky, and Andy Child Pornography Victim Assistance Act will improve the law by:

  • Clarifying congressional intent that victims be fully compensated for all the harms resulting from every perpetrator who contributed to their trauma;
  • Establishing a more meaningful definition of “full amount of a victim’s losses;”
  • Clarifying restitution owed to victims;
  • Establishing a process for victims to receive compensation from the Child Pornography Victims Reserve within the federal Crime Victims Fund and requiring judicial appointment of a guardian ad litem for victims of child pornography production;
  • Allowing victims and their attorneys access to images in which they are depicted — which is crucial for victim identification, expert testimony, forensic review, treatment, and the prevention and prosecution of future crimes; and
  • Requiring the U.S. Department of Justice to report on implementation within two years.

UE Ethics Lecture to Discuss Islam and Challenge of E Pluribus Unum

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The University of Evansville’s ninth annual William R. Connolly Ethics Lecture is Monday, March 19. The event, which is free and open to the public, will start at 7:00 p.m. in Smythe Lecture Hall (Room 170), Schroeder School of Business Building. William Rory Dickson, assistant professor of Islamic religion and culture at the University of Winnipeg, is the guest lecturer. His topic will be “Islam and the Challenge of E Pluribus Unum.”

The Latin phrase E Pluribus Unum, or “Out of many, One,” was the de facto American motto from 1782 until 1956. Rooted in ancient Greek philosophy, the motto is based upon the Pythagorean ideal of friendship, wherein the love of the other unifies the friends as one. The motto’s profound social meaning is the possibility of a genuine unity forged across the borders of identity. Many observers argue that drawing together peoples of diverse religious, cultural, racial, economic, and ideological identities into a common solidarity remains the great challenge of America. This talk is premised on the question: what might Islam have to contribute to this perpetual and timely challenge? How might Islam’s rich intellectual tradition provide us with conceptual tools to navigate the contemporary social issue of making one out of many?

Dickson completed a joint-PhD in religious studies at Wilfrid Laurier University and the University of Waterloo, with a specialization in Islamic Studies. As a SSHRC Doctoral Fellow, he attended the University of Toronto and the University of Copenhagen’s Graduate Research School in Damascus, Syria. His research focuses on contemporary Islam in general, and Islamic mysticism (Sufism) in particular. His first book, Living Sufism in North America: Between Tradition and Transformation, explores the ways in which Sufi leaders in North America negotiate Sufisms to Islam, authority, and gender. Dickson is currently preparing a manuscript with Meena Sharify-Funk for an innovative introductory text on Sufism, while continuing a number of research projects on contemporary Islam. He has traveled throughout the Middle East, including Syria, Egypt, and Morocco.

This lecture series is sponsored by UE’s ethics program, Department of Philosophy and Religion.

For more information, contact Lisa Kretz, director of the ethics program at UE, at lk102@evansville.edu.

Adopt A Pet

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Vala is a female black cat. She’s only about 1 ½ years old. She came in to the VHS with some hair loss, likely from flea allergies, but her fleas are gone and her hair will grow back just fine very soon! Her $40 adoption fee includes her spay, microchip, vaccines, and more. Contact Vanderburgh Humane at (812) 426-2563 or adoptions@vhslifesaver.org for details!

 

Eagles-Flyers: ROUND 4

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For the fourth time this year and the third time in 13 days, University of Southern Indiana Women’s Basketball will take the court against Great Lakes Valley Conference East Division foe Lewis University. The two teams will meet in the opening round of the NCAA II Midwest Region Tournament Friday at 11 a.m. (CST) in Ashland, Ohio.

All of USI’s games will be aired on WSWI 95.7 FM, while live stats, audio and video coverage can be accessed at GoUSIEagles.com.

The Screaming Eagles (26-4), who rose to No. 15 in the latest WBCA Top 25 Coaches’ Poll, are 2-1 against Lewis this season. USI defeated the Flyers, 76-68, in the GLVC Tournament semifinals last weekend after suffering a 72-71 setback to Lewis in the regular-season finale. The Eagles defeated Lewis, 67-56, in the GLVC-opener in December.

USI enters this weekend’s regional as the No. 3 seed, while the Flyers (23-7) are the No. 6 seed.

Other first-round matchups include the No. 2 seed, Drury University, taking on the No. 7 seed, University of Findlay, Friday at 1:30 p.m.; the No. 1 seed, Ashland, against the No. 8 seed, Hillsdale College, at 4 p.m.; and the No. 4 seed, Michigan Tech University, versus the No. 5 seed, Grand Valley State University, at 6:30 p.m.

Semifinal matchups pit the winner of the USI-Lewis game against the winner of the Drury-Findlay contest Saturday at 4 p.m.; while the Ashland-Hillsdale winner takes on the Michigan Tech-Grand Valley State winner Saturday at 6:30 p.m.

The championship game is slated for Monday at 6 p.m. (CDT).

Evansville extends Hillson, Montano; signs Thoele

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The Evansville Otters have signed infielders Taylor Hillson and Lance Montano to contract extensions.

Hillson, a Mansfield Pa. native, joined the Otters last season after playing for Mansfield University.

As a senior in 2016, he started all 46 games at shortstop and led the team with a .372 batting average while scoring 33 runs. He finished that season with 13 doubles and 24 RBIs. Noted for his defense, Hillson had a .921 fielding percentage in his career at Mansfield.

With Evansville in 2017, Hillson appeared in 17 games and collected eight hits and two doubles. He also drew six walks.

“Taylor showed a lot of promise last year and I believe he learned a lot about the commitment required to play professionally,” Otters manager Andy McCauley said. “We’re looking forward to seeing him this spring competing for one of the infield positions.”

Montano came to Evansville last season after playing for the University of Rio Grande (Ohio).

In 2016, Montano hit .332 and finished with 52 RBIs, 11 doubles, one triple and five home runs. Montano played in the California Winter League in 2017, where he hit .306 in 17 games.

Montano appeared in 41 games last season for the Otters and finished with a .242 batting average. He collected 18 runs and finished with eight RBIs.

“Lance will be the only returning first baseman and hopefully he is ready to compete for an everyday job there,” McCauley said. “We saw glimpses of the power and defense needed, we just need to see it on a more consistent basis.”

The Otters made an additional move, signing right-handed pitcher Sam Thoele. An Effingham, Ill. native, Thoele played collegiately at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

Thoele was drafted in the 14th round of the 2015 MLB Amateur Draft by the Colorado Rockies. He pitched in the Rockies’ organization from 2015-17, splitting time between Grand Junction, Asheville, Lancaster and Boise. In 80 games, he had a 4.52 ERA and finished with 17 saves in 81.2 innings.

“He had interesting numbers with the Rockies’ organization and it made us want to see him in spring training,” McCauley said. “Sam is going to be competing for a late bullpen role, possibly as our closer.”

Evansville will celebrate Bosse Field’s Opening Night May 11 against the Washington Wild Things at 6:35 p.m.

HOT JOBS IN EVANSVILLE

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Annual Shaw Biology Lecture to feature science advisor on Finding Nemo

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Dr. Adam Summers, professor of biology at the University of Washington, will present the University of Southern Indiana’s seventh annual Marlene V. Shaw Biology Lecture at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 21 in Mitchell Auditorium located in the Health Professions Building on the USI campus. The presentation, titled “From Finding Nemo to Finding Patents,” is free and open to the public.

Dr. Summers runs the comparative biomechanics and biomaterials lab at Friday Harbor Lab. He visualizes 3D fish anatomy with CT scans and holds a goal to CT scan all 33,000 fish species in the world. He is a keynote speaker at zoological events and conferences in the United States and Europe, and was a science advisor for Pixar Animation Studios for the movies Finding Nemo and Finding Dory. He is also an exhibitor of large format prints of fish CT scans in U.S. and Asian art galleries and museums. His work has led to more than 100 publications, two patents, and more than $1.8 million in grants for which he was principal investigator.

Summers received his doctoral degree in biology from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst where he worked on new tissues from cartilaginous fishes. He previously served as assistant and associate professor in ecology, evolutionary biology and bioengineering at the University of California–Irvine. He also completed post-doctoral work on the functional morphology of amphibians at the University of California.

The Marlene V. Shaw Biology Lecture Series is funded through an endowment established by the USI Foundation.

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