Members of the Evansville Police Department have been working closely with the family of a local school student who filed a complaint against an EPD Officer last week. The family has decided that they do not wish to file criminal charges against the officer. The EPD made it clear to the family that they would pursue the charges the same as they would with any other citizen. The mother advised that the student didn’t want to see the officer charged criminally and the parents concurred with his wishes.

Although the criminal investigation has ended, an Internal Investigation has now begun. The officer will remain on administrative leave pending the outcome of the Internal Affairs investigation.

Evansville Redevelopment Commission

Tuesday, May 21, 2013 – 8:30 am
Civic Center Complex – Room 307

1. Call to Order

2. Approval of Minutes of May 7, 2013

3. Approval of accounts payable voucher

4. Design Review
Jacobsville – 100 N Main St – ONB Branch – bike rack install

5. Downtown Redevelopment Area
13-ERC-21 – Authorizing an Agreement with VPS Architecture for Urban Design and Planning for the Downtown Redevelopment Area

6. Other Business

7. Adjournment

* This preliminary Agenda is subject to change. The final Agenda will be posted at the entrance to the location of the meeting prior to the meeting.

Robert Morse, professor of computer science, has been awarded a prestigious Fulbright Scholarship to spend the Spring 2014 semester in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

From February 1 through July 15, 2014, Morse will split his time between teaching and research at the University of Ljubljana. He will teach a graduate-level course on his specialty, computational algebra, and collaborate with local mathematicians on two research projects.

“I’m honored to be selected for the Fulbright and look forward to returning to Slovenia after visiting and presenting my research there in 2012,” Morse said. “My activities abroad will enhance my professional growth and challenge me mathematically as I will be providing computational expertise to several mathematicians at the University of Ljubljana in support of their research.”

“My work as a Fulbright scholar also will benefit UE’s vision and strategic plan by extending the University’s global reach and making deeper connections abroad,” Morse added, “and it will provide the groundwork for possible future student interaction between the University of Evansville and the University of Ljubljana.”

“At the University of Evansville, we’re very proud and excited for Dr. Morse,” said John Mosbo, senior vice president for academic affairs. “The Fulbright Scholarship is among the most prestigious and competitive in higher education, and Dr. Morse’s successful application for the award demonstrates that the University of Evansville’s faculty is truly world-class.”

Morse came to the University of Evansville in 1998 after a 12-year career designing avionics software for IBM Corporation’s Federal Systems Division. He is the co-editor of two books on computational algebra and is author of several peer-reviewed publications in mathematics. Morse holds a PhD and Master of Arts in mathematics from the State University of New York at Binghamton, as well as a Bachelor of Science in computer science from The Pennsylvania State University.

Morse’s previous honors include the University of Evansville’s Global Scholar Award from the Institute for Global Enterprise, Sadelle and Sydney Berger Award for Scholarly Activity, and Dean’s Teaching Award for the College of Engineering and Computer Science. He also has served as a visiting professor at the National University of Ireland in Galway (funded by a Marie Curie Transfer of Knowledge grant from the European Union) and received an Outstanding Technical Achievement Award from IBM Corporation.

The Fulbright Program, founded in 1946 and sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, offers grants for U.S. citizens to study, teach, and conduct research abroad, and for non-U.S. citizens to come to the United States. Each year, the program awards approximately 800 highly competitive, merit-based grants for U.S. scholars and professionals. Past Fulbright Scholars include recipients of 43 Nobel Prizes, 81 Pulitzer Prizes, 28 MacArthur Foundation Awards, and 16 U.S. Presidential Medals of Honor.

The Great Lakes Valley Conference announced Thursday that nine teams have been named recipients of the GLVC Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) Sportsmanship Award for the spring season. The nine squads, which include, Indianapolis Men’s Golf, Missouri-St. Louis Women’s Golf, Lewis Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track & Field, Southern Indiana Men’s Tennis, Southern Indiana and Bellarmine Women’s Tennis, UW-Parkside Baseball, and Drury Softball, were selected by their peers as best displaying ‘Good Sportsmanship’ during the 2012-13 spring season.

The SAAC Sportsmanship Award is determined by voted of the GLVC member institutions’ campus SAACs. The committees select their top three choices in each sport and base their decision on their view of sportsmanship. Each team that received a first-place vote received three points, second place received two points, and the third place received one point. The GLVC sponsors the award in each of the league’s eighteen championship sports.

This year’s award-winning squads were recognized after an exciting spring season in the GLVC.

Southern Indiana claimed its first Sportsmanship Award honors of the 2012-13 year, while the women’s tennis team claimed back-to-back sportsmanship titles. This is the second award for both USI tennis squads with the men having won back in 2008. Bellarmine also staked claim to the women’s tennis title for the first time since their three-peat in 2008-10. The Knights also won the men’s basketball sportsmanship title for the winter season. Lewis took its third track and field title of the 2012-13 season, as the women’s squad won the accolade for the indoor season, while both the men and women displayed good sportsmanship in the outdoor segment. Missouri-St. Louis and UW-Parkside recorded their first sportsmanship titles of the season. The Tritons received their fourth consecutive sportsmanship title in women’s golf with this year’s selection. The Rangers became only the third team in history to receive the baseball sportsmanship award, as Northern Kentucky has won four and Lewis won the other award in the history of the honor. Indianapolis added a third award to its trophy case this season as the Greyhounds’ football and men’s indoor track and field teams were also recognized for good sportsmanship. Drury claimed its third award of the 2012-13 year with the softball squad’s first-ever accolade, coupled with the men’s and women’s cross country teams’ distinction back in the fall.

A team award will be presented to each of the squads claiming the team sportsmanship awards. An overall ‘Good Sportsmanship’ award, which will be announced on Friday, will be presented to the institution with the most points during the 2012-2013 academic year. Northern Kentucky claimed the inaugural award in 2007-08, UW-Parkside earned it in 2008-09, Bellarmine claimed back-to-back titles in 2009-10 and 2010-11, and Southern Indiana won the title for the 2011-12 academic year.

2013 GLVC SPRING SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD WINNERS
Men’s Golf: Indianapolis
Women’s Golf: Missouri-St. Louis
Men’s Tennis: Southern Indiana
Women’s Tennis: (Tie) Southern Indiana, Bellarmine
Baseball: UW-Parkside
Softball: Drury
Men’s Outdoor Track & Field: Lewis
Women’s Outdoor Track & Field: Lewis

For the Screaming Eagles, Guy earned all-region in the 5,000 and 10,000 meters. Guy’s time of 14 minutes, 17.48 seconds in the 5,000 is the second fastest time in the region, while his 10,000 mark (29:40.81) is tops in the region.

Jordan, meanwhile, garnered all-region honors in the 1,500 meters and steeplechase. His time of 8:42.63 in the steeplechase is a school record and ranks ninth among Division I and II runners.

Schickel has the fourth quickest 1,500-meter time in the Midwest Region. The Evansville, Indiana, native is 15th nationally with a 3:49.95 mark and will run in the NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships.

As the third fastest runner in the region, Minor picks up the nod for the first time in her career. Minor has the 16th best time in the steeplechase this season with a 10:53.49 clip.

Also earning all-region for the first time is Wilson, who will run in her second track and field national championship this year. Wilson won all-region in the 10,000 meters after being clocked at 35:58.76, which is the fourth fastest time in the Midwest Region.

The five all-region runners compete in the NCAA Division II Outdoor National Championships May 23-25 in Pueblo, Colorado.

Johnnie Guy Southern Indiana Midwest 5000 Meters
Johnnie Guy Southern Indiana Midwest 10,000 Meters
Michael Jordan Southern Indiana Midwest 1500 Meters
Michael Jordan Southern Indiana Midwest Steeplechase
Tyler Schickel Southern Indiana Midwest 1500 Meters
Lauren Minor Southern Indiana Midwest Steeplechase
Erika Wilson Southern Indiana Midwest 10,000 Meters