When: Tuesday February  11 2014 at 6:30 PM

Where: Willard Library – Bayard Room on the Second Floor

What: Monthly Meeting

 

The Tri-State Genealogical Society will have a brief business meeting followed by our program:

TSGS Program Chair Person Barbara Manzi has announced that the program will feature  Rob Wick – reference librarian at Barnes & Noble.  We all have read the stories of Abraham Lincoln and his Indiana roots.  We look forward to learning something new about our 16^th President.  This promises to be a very interesting and informative program.  For more information contact: tsgs.membership@yahoo.com or phone 812-499-5542.

This is a program you will not want to miss.   You do not have to be a member to come and participate at the society’s monthly meetings (except, no meetings in July and August).

Families in the Tri-State area will have the opportunity Saturday to learn a little more about world cultures and contribute to local and international philanthropies, thanks to an event hosted by Oak Hill School. On Saturday, Feb. 8, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. the school will host the Third Annual Oak Hill World Culture Bazaar, a day that will include food, crafts, games, world culture goods and multi-cultural music performances.

Vendors at the event will include: Alli Hope, Bead for Life, Bridges of Hope, Fair Trade Market of Old North United Methodist Church, Solid Grounds Coffee Shoppe, Uncharted International, Women at Risk, and Wildcats Building Bridges Art Club.

Admission is $10 for families or $5 for adults and $2 per child. Food tickets for five samples of international foods are $5 per person or a bowl of spaghetti and a breadstick for $3.50 per person.

Proceeds from the event will go to benefit the local food banks, Ozanam Family Shelter, Rakai Children’s Village, and Oak Hill’s Outdoor Constitution Classroom.

Tickets can be purchased online at www.wildcatsbuildingbridges.org or at the door the day of the event.  Donations can also be made online.

All week

USI Warhol Collection Photographs and Prints on display in the McCutchan Art Center/Pace Galleries, Liberal Arts Center.

The Grapes of Wrath: The Indiana Experience on display in the McCutchan Exhibition Space in the Wright Administration Building. (In conjunction with the Big Read.)

Student Success Week, week of activities to boost student academic success and retention.

Wednesday

Big Read Keynote Address, 7 p.m., Mitchell Auditorium, Health Professions Center. Presented by Dr. Robert Reid, academic vice president emeritus. Reid will discuss the relationship between “The Grapes of Wrath” and documentary photography in four books Reid has published featuring photographs from the 1930’s depicting rural life, agriculture labor floods and droughts in the states of Indiana, Illinois, Minnesota and Texas.

Thursday

Big Read: Civil war reenactor Nell Jordan will talk about “Heritage Quilts,” noon to 1:30 p.m., Willard Library. Quilts from 1940s and print reproductions from 1930.

Friday

USI College of Liberal Arts Faculty Colloquium, 3 to 5 p.m., Kleymeyer Hall, Liberal Arts Center. Dr. Oana Popescu Sandu, assistant professor of English, will present, “American Experience: Romanian Writers see New York.”

Student Veterans Resource Fair, 3 to 5 p.m., Carter Hall, University Center. Free and open to the public, the resource fair will host a number of University and local non-for-profits and businesses who are devoted to a wide range of resources targeted to military and veteran personnel.

Harmoniefest, 6:30 p.m., Thrall’s Opera House, New Harmony, Indiana. Dr. Silvia Rode and Dr. Bartell Berg of USI’s World Languages and Cultures Department will discuss their work translating Harmonist works from German to English.

Saturday

Hearts on Fire 5K including costume contest and Cupid Fun Run for kids, 9 a.m., USI Recreation, Fitness, and Wellness Center.

Early next week

Terri “Detroit” Hughes, “The Soloist” free public showing, 6 p.m. February 10, Mitchell Auditorium, Health Professions Center.

Symposium on Homelessness with Hughes as keynote speaker, February 11.

 St. Mary’s Health is pleased to announce Dr. William Millikan, MD has been named CEO of the newly-formed St. Mary’s Medical Group (SMMG), a physician-led, patient-centered organization that combines all four St. Mary’s physician groups into one collaborative team.

SMMG employs approximately 100 physicians in 14 specialties throughout the Tri-State in addition to approximately 50 hospital-based physicians. In his role, Dr. Millikan will work with SMMG Vice President Suzette Hershman to lead the growth and development of SMMG. “Dr. Millikan is exactly the kind of strong physician champion and advocate we need to set the standard of excellence in patient experience and clinical outcomes,” said Hershman. “I’m looking forward to partnering with him to deliver on our promise of providing the most efficient, high-quality, patient-centered care.”

Dr. Millikan brings significant experience and credibility to this new position. Most recently, he served as Medical Director of the Level II Pediatric Trauma Center at St. Mary’s and as a senior partner at Evansville Surgical Associates.

“An extensive search for this crucial position led us to Evansville’s own Dr. Millikan,” said St. Mary’s President Keith Jewell. “He is not only a highly skilled and respected surgeon,

but also a proven leader. We are thrilled to have someone of his caliber guiding this organization to become the model for this collaborative approach.”

Dr. Millikan graduated from Wabash College and Indiana University School of Medicine. After completing a residency in Internal Medicine at IUMC, he joined in the Department of Surgery at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia.

After completing a residency in General Surgery and Trauma at Emory, he was awarded a National Institute of Health sponsored fellowship in surgical metabolism. Millikan stayed at Emory and rose to tenured Professor of Surgery and Chief of Liver Transplantation.

In 1991, Dr. Millikan’s Air Force Reserve Unit was activated to Operation Desert Storm.

As Commander of the 94th Medical Squadron, Dr. Millikan was nominated for the Legion of Merit. Upon completion of Desert Storm, Dr. Millikan joined Dr. G. Tom Shires as his Vice Chairman of the Department of Surgery at Texas Tech School of Medicine. Dr. Shires is acknowledged to be the father of American trauma care. Dr. Millikan became medical director of the first Level I Trauma Center in Texas to be verified by the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma.

In 1999, Dr. Millikan left academic surgery and joined Evansville Surgical Associates. Dr. Millikan was recruited by Dr. Michael Hoover who had trained with Dr. Millikan at Emory. Since coming to Evansville, Dr. Millikan has been instrumental in developing the trauma program at St. Mary’s. In 2005, St. Mary’s was the first and only hospital in the region to be verified by the American College of Surgeon Committee on Trauma as an Adult and Pediatric Level II Trauma Center. St. Mary’s then developed a collaborative agreement with Cincinnati Children’s Medical Center that allowed St. Mary’s to maintain verification as the only Level II Pediatric Trauma Center in the region. This partnership has expanded into a nationally recognized collaborative program.

Dr. Millikan has authored or co authored more than one hundred articles in peer reviewed journals and published more than twenty book chapters. He is a member of more than twenty surgical and scientific societies.

ECHO Housing Corporation’s initiative Jacobsville Join In, announces a second round of early action grants is available for the Jacobsville neighborhood. Jacobsville Join In (JJI) is a quality of life planning project to develop residents’ and stakeholders’ vision and goals for the Jacobsville neighborhood, and to create a plan that can be used to leverage resources, including funding, to implement the vision for the neighborhood.

The capital ($5,000) for the early action grant funding comes from support of Jacobsville Join In through a grant received last year through the Vectren Foundation. The purpose for the early action grants are to build on the quality of life process taking place now in Jacobsville. Grant projects may include a wide range of themes, from community gardens or greenscapes; organized events, such as litter cleanups or block parties; or forming organized groups like a neighborhood crime watch.

Jacobsville residents and stakeholders’ are eligible to apply for early action grants beginning February 5, 2014. Grants will be awarded for a minimum $250 up to $1,000 total for projects. Projects should engage and bring together residents and stakeholders throughout the Jacobsville neighborhood.

“Early actions are opportunities for small improvements that demonstrate progress. Any project that could help improve the neighborhood should be submitted. Now is the time to be creative…think outside of the box, and submit ideas,” said Jennifer Mason, Jacobsville Join In Community Mobilizer.

In 2013, JJI awarded grant funds totaling $5,071 to implement early action projects in the Jacobsville neighborhood. Eight organizations were awarded $250 up to $1,000 per project.

Project proposals were asked to incorporate four goals to benefit the neighborhood which comprise of, having an immediate impact on the quality of life in the neighborhood; involving a diverse representation of residents and stakeholders; building collaboration among neighborhood organizations and businesses; and building a foundation for future impact through the Jacobsville Join In process. The funded projects included:

 Jacobsville Area Community Corporation’s North Main Christmas Parade banners  Community One, Inc. exterior improvements for two homes located in Jacobsville

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 Throw Your Worries Away & One Life West “Flower Power” neighborhood event at

Jacobsville Park

ï‚· Jacobsville Neighborhood Improvement Association communication efforts to foster neighborhood relationships

ï‚· Jacobsville Join In neighborhood litter cleanup

ï‚· Lucas Place Shining Stars art show benefit at Jacobsville Park

 Deaconess Family Medicine mom’s group summer program

 Jacobsville Area Community Corporation’s Jacobsville property recognition program

“Since the neighborhood is nearing the end of the decision phase with big goals being planned, we decided to release a second round of early action grant opportunities. Plus, ideas have continued to blossom by residents and stakeholders to implement smaller early actions in Jacobsville – so let’s keep the momentum going as we continue to strengthen the big scale goals and planning,” said Mason.

Grant requests can be submitted to: Jennifer Mason/Community Mobilizer, Jacobsville Join In at 621 N. Main Street, Evansville, IN 47710, or by email jennifer-mason5@sbcglobal.net. Grant applications are due by March 14, 2014 5:00 p.m. The application and guidelines are available online at jacobsvillejoinin.com/takeaction/, Jacobsville Join In Facebook page, or can be picked up at the Jacobsville Join In office. For questions contact Jennifer Mason, Jacobsville Join In at 812-746-8933.

ECHO Housing Corporation’s initiative Jacobsville Join In is a quality of life planning project originally funded by the City of Evansville to develop residents and stakeholders’ vision and goals for the Jacobsville neighborhood and to create a plan that can be used to leverage resources, including funding, to implement the vision for the neighborhood.