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Filled Up 4, A Ceramic Cup Show to exhibit at USI’s New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art

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The University of Southern Indiana New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art (NHGCA) is proud to present Filled Up 4, A Ceramic Cup Show, in partnership with New Harmony Clay Project. Filled Up 4 features ceramic cups by contributing artists around the United States, juried by noted ceramic artist Pattie Chalmers.

The exhibit opens at 3 p.m. and will host a public opening reception from 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday, November 11, featuring a juror’s talk and an award announcement.

An additional public reception for Filled Up 4 will be held Saturday, December 2 in conjunction with Christmas in New Harmony from 4 to 6 p.m. where visitors can remove purchased works from the Gallery.

Partnering with New Harmony Clay Project, over 80 submissions were received, 57 of which were accepted by the juror. The cup, one of ceramics’ more iconic productions, has been used as a metaphor, a sculptural element, a sculptural foundation and a functional daily piece of dinnerware. Whether you choose to fill your cups with beverages, food, pencils, or ideology, this exhibition will feature a multitude of handmade creations from artists across the country.

Chalmers currently serves as a Professor at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale.  Professionally, Chalmers has exhibited in group exhibitions on five continents, in six countries and in 34 states. She has had six solo exhibitions in the past five years. Recent exhibitions include The Mudmaid Museum at the Sheldon Art Center in St. Louis, Missouri, and Imperfect Ramblings at Merwin Gallery at Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, Illinois. Chalmers has taught at the University of Minnesota and Ohio University.

She earned a bachelor’s in fine arts degree in printmaking in 1994 from the University of Manitoba and a master’s degree in fine arts in ceramics in 2001 from the University of Minnesota.

New Harmony Clay Project (NHCP) is an artist residency and educational center located in historic New Harmony, Indiana. NHCP fosters an environment that supports the investigation of new ideas and work in the ceramic arts. It was established in 2015 by Lenny Dowhie, an internationally known ceramic sculptor and Professor Emeritus of Ceramics at USI.

NHCP is supported by the Robert Lee Blaffer Foundation, Efroymson Family Fund, Greater Houston Community Foundation and Lenny and Anne Dowhie Trusts. The goal is to encourage emerging and professional visual artists/ educators in ceramics by giving them quiet space and time to develop a new body of work. The Clay Project is located within the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Ceramic Studio in New Harmony, next to the Roofless Church.

The NHGCA promotes discourse about and access to contemporary art in the southern Indiana region and is an outreach partner of USI. The gallery is located at 506 Main Street in New Harmony, Indiana. Regular hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. For more information, visit the NHGCA website, or call 812-682-3156.

This exhibition is made possible in part by the Lenny and Anne Dowhie Trust, Arts Council of Southwestern Indiana, and the Indiana Arts Commission, which receives support from the State of Indiana and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Woodward Commercial Realty, Inc. Taps Economic Development Leader For Newly Created Chief Operating Officer Role

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EVANSVILLE, Ind - Woodward Commercial Realty Inc, a full-service real estate development and business brokerage firm, announced that Audrie Burkett has joined as COO and executive vice president. The organization is led by CEO and managing broker Evan Beck and Zach Martin, president of Woodward Development and Construction.

In this new role, Burkett will lead Woodward’s marketing, internal operations and continued expansion of its real estate development and investment activities across Indiana and Kentucky. Burkett will play an important part in enhancing Woodward’s internal processes pertaining to acquisitions, development, leasing, asset management and property management.

“I’ve worked with Audrie over the past eight and a half years through her economic development role, and her dedication, expertise and unwavering commitment to her work are a rare find, said Beck. As we envision the future, Audrie brings the horsepower, knowledge of industry and integrity that we pride ourselves with at Woodward. She will greatly enhance our deliverables to current and future clients.”

Most recently, Burkett served as the COO and executive vice president of the Evansville Regional Economic Partnership (E-REP), an economic development led chamber organization. Burkett oversaw the day-to-day operations of E-REP while strategically aligning priorities to the organization’s mission. Burkett has been a key leader driving the $50 million Regional Economic Development + Acceleration Initiative (READI) for the Evansville region. Burkett will continue to serve as the E-REP Foundation chair and lead a communications committee.

“We are thrilled for Audrie and her new opportunity to grow and expand our community in the private sector, said Tara Barney, CEO at E-REP. I am grateful for the energy, strategic vision and team growth Audrie brought to the E-REP organization in our early formation. I look forward to leaning on her strategic vision as a volunteer and witnessing her contributions to Woodward’s continued growth and impact on the Evansville region.

Burkett is a Purdue Boilermaker and joined E-REP and its predecessor in 2015. In addition to overseeing the internal successful alignment of the organizations that now comprise E-

REP, she has provided administrative oversight and led two significant initiatives: Southwest Indiana’s Regional Cities Initiative dispersing $42 million for quality-of-place initiatives and public policy work championing increased internet access for those living in rural areas.

“I am deeply impressed by Woodward’s history and success, Burkett said. Not only am I excited about the future opportunities, knowing that I can help execute and bring operational excellence, but I am also pleased to be joining a firm representing some of the best people in commercial real estate.”

Raised on a dairy farm in Posey County, Burkett currently resides with her husband and two daughters in the Evansville region. Burkett is an integral part of her family’s small business, a dental practice located on Evansville’s Westside. She currently serves on the President’s Advisory Council for Mater Dei High School. Additionally, she was named Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives “40 under 40” in 2022 and Rotary Club of Evansville “20 under 40” in 2021.

USI Theatre continues its 2023-24 season with Exit, Pursued by a Bear

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University of Southern Indiana Theatre continues its 2023-24 season with Exit, Pursued by a Bear, a revenge comedy by Lauren Gunderson, directed by Joshua Robinson, Assistant Professor of Musical Theatre in the Philip H. Hagemann Performing Arts Department. Performances will run from Thursday, November 16 through Sunday, November 19 in the USI Performance Center.

Exit, Pursued by a Bear shows revenge is not only sweet, but hungry. Nan, a simple woman, has had enough. Enough of her rural life. Enough of her crushed dreams. But most importantly, she has had absolutely enough of her husband Kyle. Domestic bliss turns to domestic abuse, and now Nan is walking away. But not before giving Kyle one last glimpse at just how bad it’s been. With the help of her best friend Simon, and a stripper turned friend by chance, Sweetheart, Nan intends to make sure Kyle knows just exactly how much trouble he’s really in. And just how far she’ll go to even the score.

Billed as a “dark revenge comedy,” the production balances the serious with the absurd. Gunderson’s story of abuse and escape is all too real for those survivors of domestic abuse. While extreme, Exit, Pursued by a Bear shows that there are creative ways to find your voice and a path to a better life. By placing her abuser in a position to be forced to watch his sins be recounted, Nan gets a chance to extract a bit of catharsis mixed with revenge.

Director Robinson will be joined by a design team including Paul Weimer, Associate Professor and Chair of Theatre, as Scenic Designer; Shan Jensen, Professor of Theatre, as Costume Designer; Brandon Bagwell, Assistant Professor of Theatre, as Lighting Designer; Andy Hammond, Theatre Technical Coordinator, as Technical Director; as well as students, Grey Miller as Stage Manager and Mel Hanebutt as Sound Designer.

The cast of Exit, Pursued by a Bear includes USI students Chloe Kummer as Nan, Gavin Carter as Kyle, LillyBea Ireland as Sweetheart and Leo Rasche as Simon. Joining the stage crew will be Ian Palomino and Korbyn Taylor as Assistant Stage Managers.

USI Theatre will be using reserved seating, and ticket buyers can choose their own seats when purchasing online at https://usitheatre.universitytickets.com/ or by calling the box office at (812) 465-7110. Tickets are $2 for USI students, $10 for USI employees, $4 for non-USI students (student ID required), $10 seniors (60+) and $12 for adults.  Tickets are free to USI students with ID one hour before each performance begins based on availability. Shows begin at 7 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 2 p.m. for the Sunday matinee.

Aces women’s basketball begins the 2023-24 season against Lipscomb

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EVANSVILLE, Ind. — The University of Evansville women’s basketball team officially begins the new season tomorrow against a team it hasn’t seen in almost 15 years.

Evansville kicks off the 2023-24 season with an opponent it hasn’t seen in over a decade. UE welcomes Lipscomb to Evansville for the first time since 2008 for the opening game of the season. The Aces have a new-look team going into 2023-24. With 10 newcomers, Head Coach Robyn Scherr-Wells has multiple options in her rotations on the floor. Starters for the exhibition game on Thursday included returners Kynidi Mason Striverson and Celine Dupont along with newcomers Nevaeh Thomas, Julia Palomo, and Alana Stiverson.
The Aces were able to hold on for a gritty exhibition game win against RV Oakland City on Thursday. In Evansville’s tune-up for the regular season, newcomer Nevaeh Thomas exploded for a 27-point and 15-rebound stat line to lead UE. The Aces also had a double-digit performance from Mason Striverson with 15 points and two steals.

UE last faced the Lipscomb Bison in 2009 at their home arena in Nashville. Evansville has not lost a game to the Bison in their short four-game series. UE will look to defend their perfect record against Lipscomb on Tuesday night in a very different world of college basketball.

The Bison come into Tuesday’s opener after one of their best seasons in program history. During the 2022-23 season, Lipscomb tied the program record for wins at 20. The Bison were picked to finish second in the ASUN Preseason Coaches and Media Poll while three players earned themselves a spot on the Preseason All-ASUN Team.

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This Week at USI

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Below is a list of events and activities happening in and around the USI community this week:

UPCOMING EVENTS

Noon to 2 p.m. Wednesday, November 8

Social Justice Activism Fair

The USI Center for Social Justice Education (CSJE) and the USI Mandela Day Committee will host a social justice activism fair from noon to 2 p.m. Wednesday, November 8 on The Quad. The rain location is the first floor of University Center East. The event is open to the public at no charge.

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3 to 4:30 p.m. Friday, November 10

Faculty Colloquium Series with Dr. Kelly Kaelin

Dr. Kelly Kaelin, Assistant Professor of History, will present “From Mission to Congregation: Women Helpers, Conventicles, and Early Black Christianity” from 3 to 4 p.m. Friday, November 10 in Liberal Arts Center 0101.

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10 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, November 11

Art for Science’s Sake: Stalking John James Audubon Film Screening and Discussion

The Atheneum Visitors Center in Historic New Harmony, Indiana, will host a free film screening of Art for Science’s Sake: Stalking James Audubon, a documentary produced by USI faculty members Dr. Leigh Anne Howard and Dr. David Black.

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11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, November 11

USI Art and Design to host “Filling Empty Bowls for Veterans” event at Barker Brewhouse

The USI Art and Design Department will host the “Filling Empty Bowls for Veterans” event from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, November 11 at Barker Brewhouse, located at 96 N Barker Ave. With a $20 donation, attendees will receive a USI ceramic made bowl (while supplies last) plus soup and bread from Shortstacks Kitchen food truck. Proceeds will benefit Empty Bowls Evansville. The event is open to the public.

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November 15

USI Romain College of Business to host content creator and financial influencer Kyla Scanlon

The USI Romain College of Business will present “In This Economy? How Money and Markets Really Work” with Kyla Scanlon, Social Content Creator and Founder of the financial education company, Bread, from noon to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, November 15. The presentation will take place in the Business and Engineering Center Atrium and is open to the public at no charge.

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November 30 through December 3

USI annual Madrigal Feaste returns November 30 through December 3

The USI Chamber and Women’s Choirs will host the annual Madrigal Feaste Thursday, November 30 through Sunday, December 3 in Carter Hall, located in University Center West on the USI campus. First performed in 1969 and USI’s most enduring musical tradition, the Madrigal Feaste takes guests back to Fifteenth Century Ireland as the Choirs entertain with selections of old English madrigals, Irish traditional folk songs and carols, as well as stirring choral selections for the holiday season. Performances combine vocal and instrumental music, dancing, drama, elegant Renaissance garb and fine dining.

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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

 

Released Thursday, November 2

USI’s first Be a Medical Professional Day hosts over 100 high school students

Over 100 high school students from the Tri-state visited USI to learn more about becoming a medical professional at the first annual Be a Medical Professional Day, hosted by the Pott College of Science, Engineering, and Education.

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Released Thursday, November 2

USI Board of Trustees approves new BFA in Art degree

At its regular meeting on Thursday, November 2, the USI Board of Trustees approved a new Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Art degree within the USI College of Liberal Arts.

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Day named OVC co-Golfer of the Month

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EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana senior Jace Day (Bloomington, Indiana) was named Ohio Valley Conference co-Golfer of the Month for October. Day shared the OVC honor for October with Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s T.J. Baker.
 
The Golfer of the Month honor is the first of Day’s and the first for the USI team since teammate Jason Bannister won the award last March.
 
Day led the Screaming Eagles in a pair of tournaments in October, posting a 70.0 strokes per round average over five rounds. Day started the month as the medalist and OVC Golfer of the Week after shooting a USI 54-hole record 206 (70-66-70) at The Buddy, which was hosted by Murray State University. The senior also posted a second-round 66 at The Buddy, which is tied for the third best round in USI history.
 
The senior finished the month by tying for seventh at a rain-drenched Kentucky Wesleyan Invitational, posting a team-best even-par 144 (74-70). He started slow with a first round 74, but rallied in the second round with a two-under 70. 
 
Day and the Eagles are idle until the start of the spring schedule February 19-20 when they play in the World Golf Village Collegiate in St. Augustine, Florida and hosted by Eastern Kentucky University. 

Funding available to Western Lake Erie Basin farmers to improve water quality

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INDIANAPOLIS (Nov. 6, 2023) — Funding is now available from USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Indiana to help Western Lake Erie Basin producers implement conservation practices on their land. This funding is provided through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) and will assist farmers in implementing practices designed to keep nutrients on fields and improve their watershed.

“This ongoing federal funding and technical support from our department of agriculture is a great asset to Hoosier farmers in the Western Lake Erie Basin,” said Lt. Gov. Crouch, Indiana’s Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development. “Keeping nutrients in our soils is crucial to keeping waterways clean and farmers more economically viable. I encourage farmers in Adams, Allen, Dekalb, Noble, Steuben and Wells counties to apply for this funding and to assist in keeping our watersheds healthy.”

The RCPP funding comes from a 2021 USDA agreement totaling $7.8 million. Indiana, Michigan and Ohio each receive a portion of the funding to assist producers in implementing best management practices in an effort to reduce downstream runoff and ultimately decrease harmful algal blooms and phosphorus levels. The Tri-State RCPP promotes the coordination between NRCS and ISDA partners to implement conservation to landowners in the Western Lake Erie Basin. Counties in the Western Lake Erie Basin include parts of Adams, Allen, Dekalb, Noble, Steuben and Wells.

Eligible producers and forestland owners who wish to implement conservation practices on their land should discuss their options with their local district conservationist.  While NRCS accepts program applications year-round, Indiana producers and landowners should apply by Dec. 8, 2023 to be considered for the current RCPP-WLEB funding cycle. Applications received after Dec. 8 will automatically be considered during the next funding cycle. For more information or to submit an application, contact your local district conservationist by visiting Farmers.gov/Service-locator.

“This project is a great example of public, private and non-profit organizations working together to solve local problems,” said Acting Indiana State Conservationist Curtis Knueven. “This partnership is addressing critical issues in the watershed like water quality and soil quality. By targeting RCPP dollars and leveraging partner resources, we can make a greater impact on the health of the Western Lake Erie Basin.”

Indiana eligible practices for farmers in the Western Lake Erie Basin for this funding period include filter strips, structures for water control, habitat planting, livestock management, nutrient management and many others. Farmers are encouraged to contact their local NRCS office before Dec. 8 to apply for the current funding cycle. This funding will work with producers to improve the health and productivity of their operations.

“I would encourage farmers in this area to reach out and learn more about the funding and assistance provided through the regional conservation partnership,” said Don Lamb, Indiana State Department of Agriculture director. “One of the best parts of this program is that Indiana is a small piece of the puzzle, Michigan and Ohio farmers are also eligible to apply for this funding so we can work together to benefit water quality in the Western Lake Erie Basin watershed.”

Click here to learn more about the funding and the Western Lake Erie Basin or click here to find your local USDA-NRCS service center.

EPD DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT

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FOOTNOTE:  EPD DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT information was provided by the EPD and posted by the City-County-County Observer without opinion, bias, or editing.

Vincennes University Jasper CTIM Challenge

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WHAT: High school students will put their skills to the test in the CTIM Challenge, competing in hands-on activities showcasing manufacturing skills and learning about the manufacturing industry. Students will compete in eight challenges sponsored by local companies. Monetary prizes will be awarded.

WHO: High school students from 12 schools; representatives of Farbest Foods, MasterBrand Cabinets, Jasper Engines and Transmissions, Kimball Electronics, Kimball International, Waupaca Foundry, OFS, and Wabash Valley Foods; VU Jasper faculty and staff.

WHEN: 8:30 a.m. (ET), Wednesday, November 8, 2023

WHERE: Vincennes University Jasper, Center for Technology, Innovation and Manufacturing, 961 College Ave., Jasper, IN 47546

MEDIA CONTACT:

Jacob Berg

Director of CTIM

Vincennes University Jasper

Office: 812-482-3177

Email: jberg@vinu.edu

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