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USI, SWI-AHEC Partner With EVSC For Public Health Camp

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The Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation’s Southern Indiana Career and Technical Center (SICTC), in collaboration with Southwest Indiana Area Health Education Center (SWI-AHEC), is hosting a one-week summer public health camp, Go Viral: Be a Disease Detective. The camp is for students currently in the seventh and eighth grades in Gibson, Posey, Spencer, Vanderburgh and Warrick counties who are interested in exploring epidemiology and careers in public health. The camp will be held in the morning, June 5-9, 2017, at the SICTC, 1901 Lynch Road in Evansville.

Dr. Erin Reynolds, assistant professor of Health Services in the College of Nursing and Health Professions at the University of Southern Indiana, and Gwen Barnett, Health Science Education instructor at SICTC, will lead a variety of activities to teach students about epidemiology, food safety, global health, using a microscope and how to collect and analyze data during a simulated food poisoning outbreak.

Camper registration is now open. Cost is $20 (payable at time of camp). More details available online or at www.SICTC.com

For more information, contact Kerseclia Patterson, Academic Outreach Coordinator at Southwest Indiana AHEC, 812-228-5048, or email kpatterson@usi.edu.

Southwest Indiana AHEC began as a regional center in 2008, and it is hosted by the University of Southern Indiana in the College of Nursing and Health Professions. SWI-AHEC is part of a national network with a mission to improve health by leading the nation in the recruitment, training and retention of a diverse health workforce for underserved communities.

For more information about SWI-AHEC, contact:

ST PATRICKS DAY 2017

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Faculty Colloquia Continues with Art Professor

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The University of Southern Indiana College of Liberal Arts Faculty Colloquia will present Alisa Holen, assistant professor of art, at 3 p.m. Friday, March 17 in Kleymeyer Hall in the Liberal Arts Center.

Holen’s lecture will explore the handmade object. She will answer the question, why makers, including Holen, still have the desire and passion to make handmade objects, given the considerable time and effort involved. In addition, she will explore what ultimately gives these handmade objects their value, both intrinsic and extrinsic. Finally, why do people continue to desire handmade objects, even long after they have ceased to be necessary in our modern society?

Holen holds a bachelor’s degree in art from Augsburg College, and a Master of Fine Arts in ceramics, as well as in sculpture with a ceramics emphasis, from the University of Iowa. She is an active presenter in the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts Conference. She is also involved in many local arts activities including founding Empty Bowls Evansville. For more information on Holen, visit http://alpottergirl.com

For more information about the colloquia, contact, Shannon Pritchard at snpritchar@usi.edu or 812-465-1023.

Notre Dame, McKinney Up, Maurer Down In US News Rankings

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Notre Dame, McKinney Up, Maurer Down In US News Rankings

Marilyn Odendahl for www.theindianalawyer.com

Although deans consistently disparage the annual rankings, the U.S. News & World Report’s 2018 Best Law Schools may have given Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law reason to cheer.

The Indianapolis institution jumped to 88th place, up from 100th place on 2017 list and 102nd place in 2016. It tied with Brooklyn Law School, St. Louis University and University of South Carolina in the annual rankings released Tuesday.

U.S. News examined all 197 law schools fully accredited by the American Bar Association. The rankings are based on 12 factors including median LSAT and GRE scores, employment rate, bar passage rate and assessment scores from lawyers and judges.

University of Notre Dame Law School also took a step up to the 20thslot after placing 22nd the previous two years. The South Bend school was tied with the University of Iowa.

Indiana University Maurer School of Law stayed on the roller coaster. In the current list, it slid to the 30th place, tying with George Washington University, Ohio State University, University of Georgia, University of Washington and University of Wisconsin-Madison. The Bloomington school sank to 34th place in 2016 then leaped to the 25thslot in the 2017 rankings.

Valparaiso University School of Law remained in the “Ranking Not Published” category. Indiana Tech Law School, which has provisional accreditation but has announced plans to close in June, was not included in the rankings.

The top three spots on the list were occupied by Yale University, Stanford University and Harvard University, respectively.

Within the specialty rankings, IU McKinney and IU Maurer had strong showings.

IU McKinney’s health law program placed 12th and its legal writing curriculum was 15th. IU Maurer’s tax law program was ranked 23rd, international and environmental law was 25th and intellectual property law was 27th.

The U.S. News rankings also looked at the cost of attending each accredited law school and graduate indebtedness.

IU McKinney, with an enrollment of 816 (519 full-time students and 297 part-time students), charges in-state full-time students $26,379 annually in tuition and fees. Among its 2016 graduates, 91 percent of the class had debt and the average amount owed was $105,065.

IU Maurer has an enrollment of 525 and sets tuition and fees for in-state full-time students at $32,551 annually. A total of 74 percent of the 2016 graduates had debt with the average indebtedness being $99,895.

Notre Dame has a total of 599 students and costs $54,297 each year in tuition and fees. The average amount of debt for the 2016 graduates was $123,924 with 75 percent of the class leaving school with debt.

Valparaiso Law School has 185 students and charges $40,372 each year in tuition and fees. Of the 2016 graduating class, 95 percent had debt and the average indebtedness was $136,765.

Eagles travel to Quincy for non-conference series

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The University of Southern Indiana baseball team hits the road for a three-game series at Quincy University March 17-19 in Quincy, Illinois, this week. The start times for the three-game set are 3 p.m. Friday and noon for the Saturday and Sunday contests. Coverage of the Screaming Eagles in 2017 can be found on GoUSIEagles.com.

The next USI home game is slated for March 22 when the Eagles host the University of Missouri-St. Louis for a 6 p.m. game at the USI Baseball Field.

SCREAMING EAGLES BASEBALL NOTES:

USI struggles through 1-3 week. The Screaming Eagles (4-8) struggled through a 1-3 week, dropping a neutral site game with Young Harris College and two of three home games versus Drury University.  Junior leftfielder Drake McNamara was USI’s top hitter last week, batting .429 (6-14) with four runs scored, five RBIs, two doubles, and a pair of home runs, while junior utility player Nick Gobert followed by batting .400 with two runs scored, a double, and three RBIs.

Season hitting leaders. Junior utility player Nathan Kuester leads the Eagles in hitting with a .367 batting average and two home runs. He also is second on the team with 10 RBIs behind junior second baseman Joe Redburn‘s team-best 11 runs driven in.

Season pitching leaders. Sophomore right-hander Austin Krizan leads the USI hurlers with a 2.03 ERA in five games out of the bullpen. Junior starting right-hander Kyle Griffin has recorded a team best 22 strike outs in 17 innings of work, while four different pitchers have one of the Eagles’ victories this spring.

Archuleta at USI. USI Head Coach Tracy Archuleta is USI’s all-time winningest coach with a record of 382-200 (.656) in nine-plus seasons and is 530-324 (.621) in 14-plus seasons all-time as a head coach. He has been named the ABCA Division II Coach of the Year twice (2010 and 2014) after leading the Screaming Eagles to a pair of national championships and the ABCA Division II Midwest Region Coach of the Year after leading USI to the regional crown in 2016. Archuleta also has earned a pair of GLVC Coach of the Year awards (2011 and 2014) at USI.

USI vs. Quincy. USI trails in the all-time series with Quincy, 39-34, after going 1-3 versus the Hawks in 2016. The Eagles started 2016 with three-straight defeats at the hands of the Hawks (7-4, 8-4 in the regular season; 12-4 GLVC Tournament) before posting a victory in the NCAA II Midwest Regional semifinals (9-5). USI holds a one game lead in the series since 2007, 12-11.

USI vs. UMSL. The Eagles hold a 50-42 lead in the all-time series with the Tritons of UMSL after the programs split a pair of regular season games last year (UMLS 8-1; USI 10-1). USI also holds a 15-7 lead in the all-time series since 2007.

 

New Harmony Gallery To Host Print Invitational Inspired By 1800’s Publication

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The New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art is hosting the exhibition, The Disseminator of Useful Knowledge Print Invitational and Exchange now through April 8. Works in the exhibition were inspired from the 1800’s New Harmony publication, The Disseminator of Useful Knowledge.

Curated by the University of Southern Indiana professor of printmaking, Brett Anderson, the exhibition will feature artists from across the nation, providing an excellent sample of contemporary printmaking in the United States. All contributing artists, including USI students, alumni and faculty, will have an opportunity to sell 12 copies of their prints at $30 each. Proceeds will benefit the Gallery.

The complete invitational includes works by Becky Alley, Brett Anderson (USI faculty), Marty Azevedo, John Begley, Stephen Black, Jim Bryant, Anne Burton, Justin Cecil (current USI student), Susanna Crum, Benjy Davies, Kenny DeMoss (USI alum), Laura Drapac, Jon Goebel (USI alum), Nicole Hand, Garry Holstein (Gallery director), Wesley Kramer, Beauvais Lyons, Michael McGovern, Andrew Mullally, Ashley Nason, Erika Navarrete (USI faculty), Chad Nelson, Howard Paine, Joel Peck, Nathan Pietrykowski (USI alum), Endi Poskovic, Rudy Salgado, Blake Sanders, Hannah Sanders, Tessa Shackleford, Christopher Wallace, Valerie Wallace and Dillon Wire (current USI student).

More on the inspiration behind the exhibit

The Disseminator of Useful Knowledge was a printed journal produced every two weeks in New Harmony in the 1800s. Published by William Maclure, the founder of the Working Men’s Institute, the periodical focused on natural sciences and the social and political affairs of a young America. Its mission was to spread useful knowledge to young people both in New Harmony and abroad.  The Disseminator of Useful Knowledge was used as inspiration for the artists in the current Gallery exhibition.

“This journal was a nonstandard or new form of communication,” said Garry Holstein, director of the New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art. “Using it as inspiration, the artists went in different directions. Some took it as a break from the standard experience. Others developed art pieces that can be taken as ‘faux history’ or a way to reevaluate how you view the world. They used the idea of, ‘where do we get our information from?’”

Social media involvement for visitors

Gallery visitors have an opportunity to be “curator for the day” as they visit the current print exhibition. A dedicated space in the Gallery is available for visitors to create a mini-exhibition of prints from current and previous print collections. Visitors can select up to nine prints, hang their collection in the dedicated space and share their exhibition on social media using the hashtag #NHGCA.

A closing reception for the exhibition will be held at the gallery from 4 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, April 8. The Disseminator of Useful Knowledge Print Invitational and Exchange is free and open to the public.

The New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art is a program within the University of Southern Indiana’s Outreach and Engagement and is located at 506 Main Street in New Harmony, Indiana. Regular hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. For more information, contact Garry Holstein, at 812-682-3156 or visit USI.edu/nhgallery.

Eagles Climb to Fifth in USTFCCCA Program of Year Standings

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The University of Southern Indiana men’s cross country/track & field program is ranked fifth in the latest U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches’ Association Damon Martin Program of the Year standings.

The Program of the Year Award is given annually to the most outstanding cross country/track & field programs. It honors the institution that has achieved the most success in each academic year (spanning the cross country, indoor track & field, and outdoor track & field seasons) based on the institution’s finish at the NCAA Championships.

In order to be eligible for the award, teams must qualify for each of the NCAA Championships. Scoring is based on the team’s finish at each NCAA Championship in cross country, indoor track & field, and outdoor track & field (i.e. first = one point, second = two points, etc.) with the lowest total score for all three championships combined determining the award recipient. Ties among schools split points for positions taken.

After posting a 13th-place finish at the NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships in November, the Screaming Eagles followed by tying for 13th at the NCAA II Indoor Track & Field Championships.

USI’s 26.5 points in the updated standings are six behind fourth-place Missouri Southern State University, while being a single point ahead of sixth-place Colorado State University-Pueblo.

Leading the way Is Adams State University with five points, while Grand Valley State University and the Academy of Art

The Eagles finished fourth in the Program of the Year standings a year ago and were third in 2013-14. USI was 11th in 2012-13.

USI opens the outdoor season March 24 when it competes at the Bill Smith Challenge in Vincennes, Indiana.

 

 

Shawn Chambers

Another’s Treasure Deadline Extended

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The deadline for entries into the Another’s Treasure 2017 recycled art exhibit has been EXTENDED to 4 PM CST, FRIDAY, MARCH 24th.
Please click the link below for the prospectus.
EXTENDED DEADLINE PROSPECTUS

Vanderburgh County Democratic Party Calendar of Events 3/14/2017

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Thursday,
March 16th		 Fundraiser 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM Ben Shoulders’ March Madness Birthday Bash

  • Location: Franklin Street Tavern – 2126 W Franklin St – Evansville, IN
  • Cost: $25 per person – $500 Sponsorship
  • Ages 21 and over.
  • RSVP: (812) 202-9384 or shouldersforcommissioner@gmail.com
Thursday,
March 16th		 Fundraiser 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Re-Elect Joe Donnelly for US Senate Reception
Hosted by Hon. Brad Ellsworth, Tony Goben, Hon. Ryan Hatfield, Rob Henson,
Bob Jones, Pat Shoulders, Sherrianne Standley, Hon. Jonathan Weinzapfel
Wednesday,
April 26th		 Meeting 6:00 PM Vanderburgh County Democrat Club Meeting/Membership Blitz

  • Location: FOP – 801 Court Street – Evansville, IN
  • Free Pizza!
Wednesday,
May 3rd		 Fundraiser TBD Organized Labor Steak Night Fundraiser

  • Details TBD
Wednesday, May 31st Meeting 6:00 PM Vanderburgh County Democrat Club Meeting

  • Location: FOP – 801 Court Street – Evansville, IN
Wednesday,
June 28th		 Meeting 6:00 PM Vanderburgh County Democrat Club Meeting

  • Location: FOP – 801 Court Street – Evansville, IN
Wednesday,
July 26th		 Meeting 6:00 PM Vanderburgh County Democrat Club Meeting

  • Location: FOP – 801 Court Street – Evansville, IN
Wednesday,
August 30th		 Meeting 6:00 PM Vanderburgh County Democrat Club Meeting

  • Location: FOP – 801 Court Street – Evansville, IN
Wednesday,
September 27th		 Meeting 6:00 PM Vanderburgh County Democrat Club Meeting

  • Location: FOP – 801 Court Street – Evansville, IN
Wednesday,
October 25th		 Meeting 6:00 PM Vanderburgh County Democrat Club Meeting

  • Location: FOP – 801 Court Street – Evansville, IN
Wednesday,
November 29th		 Meeting 6:00 PM Vanderburgh County Democrat Club Meeting

  • Location: FOP – 801 Court Street – Evansville, IN
Wednesday,
December 27th		 Meeting 6:00 PM Vanderburgh County Democrat Club Meeting

  • Location: FOP – 801 Court Street – Evansville, IN

ST. MARY’S HOSPITAL AUXILIARY TO HOLD  FUNDRAISING BOOK FAIR

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The St. Mary’s Hospital Auxiliary will hold a book fair in the lobby of the Center for Advanced Medicine, later this month. Many titles will be available at reduced prices, including: children’s story books, cookbooks, New York Times best sellers, and on subjects like gardening, religion, sports and crafts. Easter and spring related cards, stationery and garden décor will be available as well.

Dates and times for the sale are:

March 21, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

March 22, 7:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

March 23, 7:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Cash, checks, and credit/debit cards are welcome. Proceeds from the sale will benefit the St. Mary’s Hospital Auxiliary scholarship fund.

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