6:30 p.m. Monday, February 19

Evansville native to share homelessness journey as part of annual Symposium

Evansville native Terri “Detroit” Hughes will share her remarkable journey from Skid Row to the movie screen during a public screening of the documentary film “Lost Angels: Skid Row is My Home” at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, February 19, in Carter Hall in the University Center at the University of Southern Indiana. This free, public event is associated with the Symposium on Homelessness, a student activity earlier in the day for which Hughes is the keynote speaker. Read More

6:30 p.m. Monday, February 19

Visiting artist to lecture on featured work at USI

The McCutchan Art Center/Pace Galleries will present two exhibits, IF/THEN: Sarah Martin and The Chair, writ small, through Monday, February 19.  Sarah Martin, University of Southern Indiana Art and Design Department visiting studio artist for spring 2018, will give a lecture on her work at 6:30 p.m. Monday, February 19 in Kleymeyer Hall in the Liberal Arts Center on the USI campus.  There will be a closing reception for both exhibitions and their artists immediately following the lecture in the McCutchan Art Center/Pace Galleries. Read More

10 a.m. Wednesday, February 21

Spring 2018 CareerLink Job Fair

The Spring 2018 CareerLink Job Fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, February 21 in Carter Hall. The largest job fair hosted by USI, students will have the opportunity to meet and network with representatives from more than 80 local employers. More Information

6 p.m. Wednesday, February 21

Social activist Tia Oso to present 2018 Mandela Social Justice Day keynote address

Tia Oso, director of impact at Revolve Impact and a dynamic and experienced social justice leader, will present the keynote address for the University of Southern Indiana’s 2018 Nelson Mandela Social Justice Day at 6 p.m. Wednesday, February 21 in Carter Hall located in University Center West. Oso’s address, “Chaos or Community: The Persistent Question in Achieving Racial Progress and Human Rights,” is free and open to the public. The keynote address is the culmination of a full day of activities meant to raise dialogue at USI around current issues of human and civil rights, public service, and activism. This event is sponsored by the USI College of Liberal Arts, College of Nursing and Health Professions, Multicultural Center, Counseling Center and the Office of Housing and Residence Life. Read More

7 p.m. Thursday, February 22

2018 Communications Symposium to address terrorism and social media

The 2018 University of Southern Indiana Communications Symposium will feature “Responding to Terrorism in the Digital Age,” a presentation by Dr. Stephanie Madden, assistant professor of journalism and strategic media at the University of Memphis, at 7 p.m. Thursday, February 22 in University Center Room 2217. Madden’s presentation is free and open to the public. The USI Communications Symposium is a program of the USI College of Liberal Arts, Communications Department and the Scripps Howard Center for Media Studies. Read More

7 p.m. Thursday, February 22 and Friday, February 23

V-Day USI to mark 20th anniversary of The Vagina Monologues with benefit reading

The University of Southern Indiana Philosophy Club and V-Day USI will present a benefit reading of Eve Ensler’s The Vagina Monologues at 7 p.m. Thursday, February 22 and Friday, February 23 in Forum III in the Wright Administration Building on the USI campus. Doors open at 6:40 p.m. and tickets may be purchased at the door for $8. Ninety percent of proceeds from the reading will be donated to Willow Tree of Posey County, working to help women and girls coping with sexual assault and domestic violence. The remaining 10 percent will go to the V-Day Rise 2018 Campaign. Read More

9 a.m. Friday, February 23

2018 USI High School Media Day

The USI Communications Department will host the annual High School Media Day on Friday, February 23. Area high school students and teachers will participate in breakout sessions with USI professors and journalists from the Evansville Courier and Press and the Shield, as well as participate in a newspaper and yearbook contest. This year’s keynote address, “The Dark Side of Social Media,” will be given by Dr. Stephanie Madden, assistant professor of journalism and strategic media at the University of Memphis. Read More

7 p.m. Friday, February 23

USI to conclude French film festival

The University of Southern Indiana’s College of Liberal Arts, World Languages and Cultures Department, and USI Society for Arts and Humanities will host the Tournées Film Festival, a French film festival concluding on Friday, February 23. The concluding film, April and the Extraordinary World, will be screened at 7 p.m. in Forum One. The film festival is free and open to the public. A discussion will follow the screening. More Information

The University of Evansville Alumni Association recently presented its Alumni Awards at UE’s annual Founders Day luncheon. The awards are given to alumni who have achieved personal success and contributed exceptional services to their community and to the University. This year’s recipients are David and Jennifer Pollock, Angela Easterday Stocklin, Sharon and Tom Kazee, and Richard Werking.

David and Jennifer Pollock received the UE’s Distinguished Alumni Award. The Pollocks are award winning scientists, medical researchers, and endowed chairs at the University of Alabama Birmingham. They have given over 20 UE undergraduate students the opportunity to explore biomedical research through summer internships and full-time employment. Jennifer earned a BS in biology from UE, MS in chemistry from the University of Cincinnati, and a PhD from the department of chemistry, biological division of the University of North Carolina. David majored in biology at UE and earned his PhD in physiology from the University of Cincinnati.

Angela Easterday Stocklin received the Young Alumna Award. She studied psychology at UE and earned a masters from Indiana State University in school psychology. She and her husband, Randy, started One Click, an online eyewear business, and her commitment to One Click, its values, and customers has resulted in a number of awards, including TechPoint’s MIRA Award for Excellence in New Media, Indiana Companies to Watch, and Indianapolis Business Journal’s list of Fastest-Growing Private Companies in Indiana. She served as an alumni mentor for the UE Connect program and is a member of the Harlaxton Society Board of Directors.

UE president Tom Kazee and his wife Sharon were recipients of the Samuel Orr Honorary Alumni Award. Under President Kazee’s leadership, UE implemented a facilities master plan including new student townhouses and renovations of academic buildings and added new academic programs, including a physician assistant master’s program. During his tenure, UE also expanded the Center for Career Development.

Sharon earned her PhD in educational administration from the University of South Carolina and was dean and vice president for arts and academics at the South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities before coming to UE. She advocates for the arts and education through her involvement with Signature School, Evansville Philharmonic, and Evansville Public Art Commission. She serves on the University’s Art Collection Committee, Theatre Society Board, and executive committee of the President’s Club.

Richard Werking received the Edie Bates Volunteer Service Award. Werking is library director and emeritus professor of history at the US Naval Academy, He was the driving force behind establishing funds honoring three former professors at UE (then Evansville College). He established a scholarship at UE in memory of his parents, both of whom were EC faculty members. Under his leadership, the class of 1966 had one of the most successful reunions in recent UE history in terms of attendance and funds raised toward a class gift. He spearheaded efforts to have decades’ worth of UE yearbooks and student newspapers digitized and made available to all alumni.