Accreditations

The University of Evansville is institutionally accredited as a degree granting institution by the Higher Learning Commission of the NorthCentral Association of Colleges and Schools.

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2400
Chicago, Illinois, 60602-2504
ncahigherlearningcommission.org

In addition, specific programs offered by the University of Evansville are accredited by their appropriate specialized professional organizations. Accreditation by professional organizations informs the public that the specific program has met standards of quality established by that profession.

• Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
• Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET
• Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET
• National Association of Schools of Music Commission on Accreditation
• Indiana Department of Education*
• National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission
• Indiana State Board of Nursing
• National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
• Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education
• Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education

*By virtue of specialized program accreditation in engineering, nursing, education, physical therapy, and athletic training programs at the University of Evansville, students meet the minimum standards to sit for professional licensure examinations in these professional disciplines.

Approved by:

• University Senate of the United Methodist Church
• American Chemical Society
• American Music Therapy Association
• National Strength and Conditioning Association
• American College of Sports Medicine

Current Rankings

• #9 in the “Best Regional Universities: Midwest” category of U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges rankings (out of approximately 150 universities in 12 states)
• #3 in “Great Schools at Great Prices” among Midwestern regional universities
• “A-Plus School for B Students” in the Midwest
• #36 in Washington Monthly’s rankings of master’s-granting universities (out of 682 nationwide)
• Named one of the nation’s top 100 best value private colleges by Kiplinger’s Personal Finance
• Named one of 155 “Best in the Midwest” universities by The Princeton Review
• #318 on Forbes’ list of America’s Top Colleges
• #13 among master’s institutions for study abroad participation, as ranked by the Institute of International Education’s Open Doors Report
• Named one of the nation’s most “Military Friendly Schools” by Victory Media/G.I. Jobs
• Named to the President’s 2012 Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, recognizing exemplary commitment to service and volunteering

Recent Institutional Honors and Awards

• Received the 2011 Institutional Arts Award from the Arts Council of Southwestern Indiana, which honors a business or entity that shows exemplary support of the arts in our region
• Named one of the nation’s “Coolest Schools” for sustainability by Sierra Magazine
• Won the 2011 city-wide RecycleMania competition, placed first in the state of Indiana, and ranked 29th of 630 participating schools nationwide
• Earned an Excellence Award (top-scoring category) for the fourth consecutive year in the 2013 GreenOvation awards (sponsored by Keep Evansville Beautiful and the Evansville Business Journal) recognizing beautification and conservation
• Recognized for outstanding water conservation in the inaugural year of the City of Evansville’s Sustainable Evansville Awards

Many EVSC schools will host Veteran’s Day assemblies on Friday, Nov. 8, to honor local veterans. Below is a list of programs that will be conducted in EVSC schools.

• North Junior High School, 8 a.m. – North Jr. High will celebrate Veteran’s Day with special guests Gina Moore and the Veteran’s Memorial Unit.
• Scott School, 8:40 a.m. and 9:22 a.m. – Parents are invited to attend to hear music performed by the choir and veterans in the audience will be recognized.

• Central High School, 9 a.m. – Guest speaker will be Stephen Melcher, Vanderburgh County Commissioner and U.S. Army Veteran. Central choir will sing and the band will play. There also will be a special honor guard tribute to all Veterans who have served in the Armed Forces. There also will be a tribute with the Unkown Soldier Flag and Wreath. Veterans from military organizations in the area were invited to the program.

• Cynthia Heights, 9 a.m. – The school will honor Veteran’s Day from the parent’s point of view this year and have Amos Morris, director of Mesker Park Zoo, speak as the father of a son who is serving in the Air Force and Kittye Kuester, teacher at Cynthia Heights as a mother of a son serving in the Navy. A Marine Color Guard will also perform.

• Reitz High School, 9:15 a.m. – Reception for Major General Richard Mustion, veterans and guests in cafeteria. All-School assembly at 10 a.m.  MG Mustion will be the guest speaker at the assembly. Special music provided by the Reitz band. At the close, Mustion will be recognized as an honorary Reitz Panther.
• New Tech Institute, 9:30-11 a.m. – Students at New Tech, which centers its curriculum around Project Based Learning, will take this opportunity to interview approximately 20 combat veterans in Assembly Hall at the Southern Indiana Career and Technical Center.  Vets from nearly all foreign wars, including a WWII veteran, plan to be in attendance. Most are relatives of New Tech students.  Following the interview session, the 9^th grade US History students will honor the veterans at a luncheon.  The event is funded through a grant from the Public Education Fund and the Love Foundation.

• Lincoln School, 12:45 p.m. – Central High School JROTC will help Lincoln honor and recognize Veterans.
• Helfrich Park STEM Academy, 1:15 p.m. – Helfrich Park will  have a reception for veterans visiting the school and at 1:50 p.m., an assembly is planned to introduce guest veterans, sing songs, view a PowerPoint and hear readings from VFW Patriot Essay submissions.

• Harper Elementary School, 1:20 p.m. – Harper students will gather and sing patriotic songs, led by fifth grade students and the school choir, and recognize family members who have served in one of the military branches.

Thursday, Nov. 7, 11 a.m.

Scott Elementary School,
Laura Anslinger’s 6^th grade class

Background:  Marion Lazan, is a Holocaust survivor and wrote the book, “Four Perfect Pebbles,” that is now being used in teacher read alouds with fifth and sixth graders at Scott.  the book is a memoir recalling the devastating years that shaped her childhood.  The author is touring Owensboro next week but is coming to Scott on Thursday.  For  more information go to: http://www.fourperfectpebbles.com/

EVSC’s New Tech Institute will host its Open House for prospective students on Tuesday, Nov. 19, from 6-8 p.m. at the school, located on the south side of the Southern Indiana Career and Technical Center.

NTI provides students a Project-Based Learning environment where students can learn 21^st century skill sin a collaborative and technology-rich environment of trust, respect, and responsibility.

Parents and students will have the opportunity to learn more about NTI from NTI students, faculty, and parents. Refreshments will be served. Families can find out more information and access application materials at http://www.evscschools.com/newtech or by calling the school office at 812-435-0967.

The Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library has once again been named a five-star library in the latest Library Journal Index of Public Library Service.  The five-star rating is the highest ranking, with only 86 libraries in the country receiving five-stars this year.

The LJ Index offers an overall indication of how a library’s performance stacks up to peer libraries with similar expenditures.  The EVPL is one of only eleven libraries to receive a five-star rating in its respective expenditure range.

The index measures four per capita areas that indicate public service - circulation, visits, program attendance, and public Internet use.  The rankings are based on 2011 data reported by local libraries to their state library agencies. 

A total of 263 libraries received a star ranking in this year’s evaluation.  The EVPL has received a star rating in all six editions of the LJ Index, three of those being five-stars.