Heritage Hills, Southern Indiana Career and Technical Center Come out On Top in Skills Competition at Ivy Tech Community College Â
Rep. Messer Issues Statement on Health Care LegislationÂ
 Rep. Luke Messer (IN-06) issued the following statement today on the health care legislation:
“This is a bad day for the American people. Today’s result means health care costs will continue to rise, coverage will get worse and millions of families will continue to be shackled to Obamacare’s suffocating mandates and taxes.  That said, our work continues. I will always fight for the Hoosiers who sent me here and strive to repeal this failed law.â€
Messer spoke on the House Floor earlier this week to share stories from Hoosiers who have been hurt by Obamacare. A video of his remarks can be found here.
Political Dynamics of Syrian Crisis to be Topic of UE Scholars for Syria Lecture
 Wes Milner, executive director of international programs at the University of Evansville, will be the speaker for the UE Scholars for Syria Lecture on Thursday, March 30. His topic will be “The Emerging Political Dynamics of the Syrian Crisis.â€
The event, which is free and open to the public, begins at 6:00 p.m. in Room 162 (Harkness Hall), Schroeder School of Business Building. The lecture will be followed by a panel discussion with UE Syrian students and discussion with the audience.
Other lectures in this series, which is sponsored by Scholars for Syria, include:
Thursday, April 6Â
UE Syrian Stories: Humanizing the Syrian conflict with local families
Aces tennis drops conference opener
Aces look to get back on track against SIUÂ
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – In the Missouri Valley Conference opener for the University of Evansville women’s tennis team on Sunday morning, the Purple Aces fell to Wichita State by a final of 7-0 at Tri-State Athletic Club.
“This was obviously not the start we were hoping for in our MVC opener, however, our attitude and effort were right where they need to be, we just got beat by a better team today,†UE head coach Jayson Wiseman said.
Full results are below. The Aces will look to get back on the winning track at home on Friday against Southern Illinois at 2 p.m. The match will be played at Wesselman Park.
Tennis Match Results
Wichita State vs University of Evansville
Mar 26, 2017 at Evansville, Ind.
(Tri-State Athletic Club)
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Wichita State 7, University of Evansville 0Â
Singles competition
- Giulia Guidetti (WSU) def. Chieko Yamada (UE) 6-2, 6-3
- Tanaporn Thongsing (WSU) def. Diana Tkachenko (UE) 6-1, 6-1
- Gabriela Porubin (WSU) def. Nicoli Pereira (UE) 6-2, 6-1
- Fatima Bizhukova (WSU) def. Daria Pentsova (UE) 6-1, 6-0
- Marta Bellucco (WSU) def. Theodora Soldatou (UE) 6-0, 6-4
- Marija Mastilovic (WSU) def. Andrea Pascual-Larri (UE) 6-1, 6-3
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Doubles competition
- Fatima Bizhukova/Gabriela Porubin (WSU) def. Chieko Yamada/Theodora Soldatou (UE) 6-4
- Diana Tkachenko/Nicoli Pereira (UE) def. Tanaporn Thongsing/Ting-Ya Hsu (WSU) 5-3
- Giulia Guidetti/Marta Bellucco (WSU) def. Daria Pentsova/Andjela Brguljan (UE) 6-1
Stieler To Receive USI President’s Medal
Stieler To Receive USI President’s Medal
During the Pott College of Science, Engineering, and Education Commencement ceremony at the University of Southern Indiana on Saturday, April 29, Evan K. Stieler will receive the President’s Medal, the highest honor presented to a graduate in the Class of 2017.
Stieler, who will graduate summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Biology degree, has been a role model for all students, and has excelled in the classroom and in his volunteer efforts on campus and in the community.
While at USI, he was involved with AMIGOS, the Student Ambassador Organization, as a Resident Assistant for the Honors Living Learning Community (LLC), Student Government Association, student panels for search committees, the 2016-2020 Strategic Plan Committee, and the USI Foundation Board of Directors. In 2015, former Indiana Governor and current U.S. Vice President Mike Pence appointed Stieler to the USI Board of Trustees as the Student Trustee.
Stieler volunteers his time to the community with Impact Ministries Basketball Camp and Crossroads Youth Ministry. He is an emergency medical technician at St. Vincent Health – Evansville Emergency Department and a Patient Care Technician at Deaconess Health System. He is a member of the Pre-Professional Health Club, the National Collegiate Honors Council, the USI Honors Program and the National Society of Collegiate Scholars. He enjoys various USI intramural sports and serves as a counselor for USI Camp Eagle.
Described by one of his professors as “a rare kind of student that is brilliant, outgoing and inspiring to me as a teacher…the kind of student that makes me enjoy walking into the classroom every day,†Stieler puts the same effort into his education outside of the classroom. As a research assistant for a local orthopedic surgeon, he completed a clinical research project involving shoulder replacement surgery. He presented the project findings at a statewide meeting of the Indiana Orthopedic Society where he was the only undergraduate student to present.
During his years at USI, Stieler has received many accolades, including the Top Student Leader Award, New Resident Assistant of the Year, Distinguished Sophomore Award, Student Ambassador of the Year, Outstanding Freshman Student Leader, Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges, and 2015-2016 Homecoming King.
He is the son of Mark ’84 and Amy Stieler of Newburgh, andhas two siblings, Allison, a USI sophomore studying nursing, and Jace, a junior at Castle High School. After graduation, Stieler plans to complete a Master of Business Administration degree while attending medical school to study orthopedic sports medicine.
Other finalists for USI’s President’s Medal from the Class of 2017 included Abigail E. Hughes, Alyssa B. Moore and Brittany M. Jones. The Student Affairs Committee of the Faculty Senate selects the President’s Medal recipient.
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Fossett explodes for 7 RBIs, but Eagles settle for split
 University of Southern Indiana Softball junior first baseman Marleah Fossett (Brownsburg, Indiana) went a combined 5-of-8 with two doubles, a home run and seven RBIs, but the No. 14 Screaming Eagles had to settle on a Great Lakes Valley Conference doubleheader split with host Missouri University of Science & Technology Sunday afternoon.
USI (24-6, 5-3 GLVC) won the opener, 7-1, before suffering a 5-4 setback in extra innings in game two.
The Eagles, who have lost six games by one run this year, return to action Wednesday at 6 p.m. when they take on former GLVC foe Kentucky Wesleyan College in a Midwest Region doubleheader at the USI Softball Field.
Southern Indiana (24-6, 5-3 GLVC): 7, Missouri S&T (12-17, 4-4 GLVC): 1
Fossett had a double and four RBIs in USI’s opening-game win, including a two-run single in a third inning that saw the Eagles turn a scoreless tie into a commanding 4-0 advantage.
USI had five hits in the top of the third inning, including three straight to begin the frame. Sophomore second baseman Claire Johnson(Pittsboro, Indiana) had an RBI-single, then scored on Fossett’s two-run hit two batters later. Fossett scored the fourth run when senior catcher Haley Hodges (Portage, Indiana) was thrown out trying to steal second.
The Eagles scored three more runs in the seventh inning as a two-run double off the bat of Fossett and a run-scoring single by Hodges put USI up 7-0, giving freshman pitcher Jennifer Leonhardt (Louisville, Kentucky) all she would need for her 13th win of the year.
Leonhardt (13-1) gave up just one run off four hits, while striking out seven batters for her 10th straight decision. The home run she gave up in the bottom of the seventh was the first run she has given up in the four GLVC games she has started in the circle.
Missouri S&T: 5, Southern Indiana: 4
After falling behind, 1-0, in the bottom of the second inning, USI roared back with three in the top of the third inning to take a 3-1 lead.
Fossett had a two-run double to put the Eagles on the board, while Hodges followed with an RBI-double to give USI the two-run lead.
Missouri S&T (12-17, 4-4 GLVC), however, countered the Eagles’ attack by loading the bases in the last half of the third inning and chasing away starting pitcher Courtney Atkisson (Bringhurst, Indiana). Sophomore utility player Caitlyn Bradley (Forest, Indiana) came into the game, but surrendered two runs before getting USI out of the jam with a 3-3 tie.
Fossett’s solo shot in the fifth inning gave USI a 4-3 advantage, but a solo home run by Missouri S&T’s Savannah Fedorchack nullified the Eagles’ advantage and eventually sent the game into extra innings.
USI had a runner in scoring position in the top of the eighth inning, but failed to come away with a run. Missouri S&T, however, took advantage of a one-out double and an error to push across the game-winning run.
Bradley (3-2) was charged with the loss after giving up two runs, one earned, off seven hits in 5.1 innings of work. Leonhardt came on in the bottom of the eighth inning, but could not prevent the game-winning run from crossing the plate.
Southern Indiana 7, Missouri S&T 1 (Mar 26, 2017 at Rolla, MO) (Game 1)
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Southern Indiana…. 004 000 3 -Â 7 11Â 0Â Â Â Â Â (24-5, 5-2 GLVC)
Missouri S&T…….. 000 000 1 -Â 1Â 4Â 0Â Â Â Â Â (11-17, 3-4 GLVC)
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Pitchers: Southern Indiana – Leonhardt, Jennifer and Hodges, Haley. Missouri S&T –
English, Avery; Hill, Ashley(7) and Heckemeyer, Kelly.
Win-Leonhardt, Jennifer(13-1)Â Loss-English, Avery(6-8)Â T-1:26Â A-77
HR MST – Fedorchak, Savannah (4).
Weather: Partly Cloud, Wind RF to LF
Game: 29-MST
Missouri S&T 5, Southern Indiana 4 (Mar 26, 2017 at Rolla, MO) (Game 2)
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Southern Indiana…. 003 010 00 -Â 4 10Â 2Â Â Â Â Â (24-6, 5-3 GLVC)
Missouri S&T…….. 012 010 01 -Â 5 13Â 2Â Â Â Â Â (12-17, 4-4 GLVC)
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Pitchers: Southern Indiana – Atkisson,Courtney; Bradley, Caitlyn(3); Leonhardt, Jennifer(8) and
Hodges, Haley. Missouri S&T – Viets, Kati and Heckemeyer, Kelly.
Win-Viets, Kati(6-8)Â Loss-Bradley, Caitlyn(3-2)Â T-1:53Â A-72
HR USI – Fossett, Marleah (3).
HR MST – Fedorchak, Savannah (5).
Weather: Cloudy, Wind from RF to LF
Atkisson, C. faced 3 batters in the 3rd.
Leonhardt, J faced 1 batter in the 8th.
Game: 30-MST