The University of Evansville invites the entire campus community to celebrate an exciting moment in our history as we break ground on The Freeland Clubhouse!

WHO:

• MLB Colorado Rockies Pitcher Kyle Freeland and his wife Ashley ’15
• UE Head Baseball Coach Wes Carroll
• UE President Christopher M. Pietruszkiewicz
• UE Director of Athletics Dr. Kenneth "Ziggy" Siegfried

WHAT:
Groundbreaking ceremony for The Freeland Clubhouse, a transformative facility made possible by a record-breaking $3 million gift from alumni Kyle ’15 and Ashley ’15 Freeland. The clubhouse will include a locker room, coaching staff offices, and a lounge, all key elements of UE’s athletics strategic plan, Pathway to Excellence.

WHEN:
Friday, January 24, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. CST

WHERE:
German American Bank Field at Charles H. Braun Stadium

Join us as we honor Kyle and Ashley Freeland for their generous support and celebrate the future of UE athletics. We hope to see you there!

Go Aces!

Purple Patrol is returning for Spring 2025!

Sign up as coworkers, a department/office, or a team and get ready to pass out fun goodies to our Aces displaying purple pride!

Sign up here!

In the slots below, please include your name and department or additional employees who will be helping you.

Please sign up for one slot only so everyone has a chance to participate.

For questions or more information, please contact Abigail Perry at ap445@evansville.edu.

In September 2025, a review team from the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) will visit the university as part of our reaffirmation of accreditation. To learn more about the criterion on which UE will be evaluated, please take a moment to watch the following video guides.

HLC Criterion 1 | Mission
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJYe4poqk-Q

HLC Criterion 2 | Integrity: Ethical and Responsible Conduct
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEcGIsTJRmU

HLC Criterion 3 | A-D Teaching and Learning for Student Success
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4M_MgYDQDg

HLC Criterion 3 | E-G Teaching and Learning for Student Success
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJAb7We7y6M

HLC Criterion 4 | Sustainability
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZ4quibQzaQ

HLC Federal Compliance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fIP_9MOi0E

The University of Evansville and Ivy Tech Community College will make a significant announcement about a transformative partnership to strengthen higher education.

When: Tuesday, January 28, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. CST
Where: Vectren Boardroom, Room 270, Schroeder Family School of Business Administration

This event will feature remarks from UE President Christopher M. Pietruszkiewicz and Ivy Tech Evansville Chancellor Daniela Vidal. Stay tuned for updates!

UE Athletics is putting on a National Girls and Women in Sports Day (NGWSD) community clinic Saturday, February 1^st. This clinic is built to celebrate our females in sports and celebrate the upcoming girls in sports!

The FREE clinic will be put on by our female sports and female staff to celebrate! The doors will open at 1:30 PM with the clinic starting at 2:30 PM. The clinic will last until 4 PM when the campers will be given a meal and ushered into the Women’s Basketball game at 5 PM for free!

All campers will receive a tshirt, meal and ticket to the game for FREE thanks to MDWise!

This is open to all kids ages K-8^th grade! I want to provide a link for registration as this event has a deadline for registration! https://gopurpleaces.com/sb_output.aspx?form=116

The October-December 2024 issue of Promise In Action: The Official Newsletter of The Evansville Promise Neighborhood is now available.   Read the Latest Issue   (also available in Spanish)

Once again, the School of Engineering and Computer Science is hosting the Southwestern Indiana Regional MATHCOUNTS competition at UE on Saturday, February 8.  We are in need of 4-6 volunteers to assist with registration and grading tests from 8:30 am until noon.  If you are interested in helping with this event, please contact Tonya Albright (ta58@evansville.edu) to volunteer.

Reminder, Friday, February 7 is an opportunity for both students and employees to take a break from day-to-day responsibilities and focus on mental and physical health. We have made the decision to once again implement a Wellness Day during the semester.

Our academic departments and administrative offices will be closed, but dining services will operate with adjusted hours. Café Court will be open from 10:30 a.m. until 6:30 p.m., and Chick-fil-A will be open from noon until 8:00 p.m. The library will remain open for those who may want a quiet space to reflect or recharge.

We recognize that this is just one day, and mental health is important each and every day. If you are a student in need of support, please connect with our Office of Counseling Services at counselingservices@evansville.edu or 812-488-2663. Employees may receive support through the University’s Employee Assistance Program, which can be accessed by contacting 1-888-293-6948.

Whatever you plan for February 7 – whether it’s sleeping in, reading a book, taking a walk, or catching up with friends and family – we hope you enjoy this day off to revitalize.

The Writing Center is open! Visit https://www.evansville.edu/writingcenter/index.cfm to make an appointment. Remember, the Writing Center consultants can help with any part of the writing process, so don't hesitate to come visit!

Tutoring for the Spring semester officially begins on Tuesday, 1/21. The tutoring schedule can be found on our advising page here.

Peer tutoring is a free service managed by Academic Services that is open to all current UE students. Each session is run by peer tutors who are familiar with the course material, having gone through it all themselves before. This is a great resource for if you have questions, want to review information, or just need a space to help you focus on studying and other work.

Tutor sessions listed as "TBD" will be updated as soon as possible.

If you have any questions regarding peer tutoring, please contact Laci Rowe at lr152@evansville.edu / 812-488-5170 or stop into Academic Services in Olmsted 116.

If anyone has a large box they are wanting to get rid of, the Center for Student Engagement is in need of one to help return an item before February 1st. We need a box around the size of 4'x2'x2' (LxWxH).

Thanks!

The Fall 2024 Deans' List is currently on display at the library. Congratulations!

Students expecting refunds of excess financial aid are encouraged to input their bank information within Self-Service for direct deposit. This can be found under Banking Information in Self-Service.

If you need further assistance, contact the Office of Student Financial Services at 812-488-2565.

The spring application to become an Admissions Ambassador is now open! If you are interested in becoming an Ambassador please apply! The application will be open for approximately two weeks.

https://apply2.evansville.edu/register/AmbassadorAppSpring25

Members of the  UE Community,

 The Honorary Degree Committee is seeking your recommendations for honorary degrees to be conferred at the May 2024 Commencement.

 We need your help in selecting accomplished individuals to receive one of our university’s highest honors.  Nominations may be made on the basis of individual service to the University or individual achievement that exemplifies the University’s mission.  Recently selected persons have excelled in a variety of areas including law, medicine, education, business, literature, politics, and entertainment.

The committee will forward nominations to President Pietruszkiewicz so he can make his recommendations to the faculty for their approval later this semester.

Please send your suggestions to the committe chair, Ben Johnson, (bj23@evansville.edu) by Thursday, January 24^th.  It would help us if you could provide some biographical information, the rationale for your nomination, and contact information for the nominee.  

Exciting news! Late Night Grill has now expanded to all-day service with the launch of Ace's Grill Exchange! We’re open from 10:30 AM to 10 PM, ready to serve you. You can still use your meal swipe for the Hot Meal Exchange, but if you're looking to indulge a bit more or don’t have a meal swipe, you can easily purchase a la carte! Treat yourself to a hot pizza to go or a mouthwatering hamburger. Come savor the flavors with us—see you soon!

Calling all commuter students! The dual student lounge is now open and recieving registrations! The common spaces in Hale Hall are now being opened to commuter students to allow for a more relaxed place to study, get some down time between classes, or have lunch! The spaces that are available include the game room, the kitchen and attached lounge area, and the computer lab. Registration is located on the second floor of Ridgway in the office of residence life. Access is granted 24-48 working hours after registration is complete.

The space operates on the same hours as Ridgway and swipe access is added to your student ID following registration!

Professor Emeritus of Mechanical and Civil Engineering, David J. Unger, has publihsed the following article in a technical journal:   D.J. Unger, "Point Loads on a Straight Slot with Rounded Ends for a Plane Elasticity Problem," Journal of Mechanics of Materials and Structures, 19 (5) 907-918, 2024.   This paper presents the first analytical solution for a stress field for a pair of opposed point loads applied at the center of a slot in a plate.

Professor Clark Kimberling and his colleague, Peter Moses of Worcestershire, England, have a research article in the journal Geometry.  Entitled "Trigonometric Polynomial Points in the Plane of a Triangle," the article opens up a new area of geometry in which points in the plane of an abstract triangle, including points on the line at infinity, are systematically represented by barycentric coordinates involving the six basic trigonometric functions. The results in this article are highly dependent on Mathematica software and the UE-based Encyclopedia of Triangle Centers (https://faculty.evansville.edu/ck6/encyclopedia/etc.html). You can access the article here:  https://www.mdpi.com/3042-402X/1/1/5.

Attention Summer 25 Harlaxton Students,   To secure your spot in your selected summer courses at Harlaxton, please be sure to pay your deposit by January 28th. After this date, we cannot guarantee that the classes you have selected will still be available, as we prioritize course offerings based on deposit payments. Paying your deposit as soon as possible ensures that your preferred courses will run this summer.  Thank you for your prompt attention!

Call for Applications to Teach at Harlaxton
Fall 2026, and Spring 2027

Harlaxton College is pleased to be accepting applications to teach at the Manor in Fall 2026, and Spring 2027.   These applications are online and can be found by clicking https://pursueharlaxton.evansville.edu/register/teach-with-harlaxton.

Applications for Fall 2026 and Spring 2027 are due on April 1, 2025

Semester applicants will be informed of the status of their application in July 2025.

Semester Applicants:
Semester benefits include room and board for family members at Harlaxton.   Faculty members who wish to bring children and enroll them in the local schools will be assisted in the visa process but will be required to pay any fees for the visa.  These fees are currently approx. $1000 per person and visas are required for every person in the family.   Faculty and families will also be invoiced for health and transportation fees at the Manor for each member of the family and the faculty member.  These fees are approximately $400 per person.

Teaching at Harlaxton is a wonderful experience, and we welcome faculty members for a phenomenal summer or semester abroad.  If you have questions about teaching at Harlaxton and the experience overall, please feel free to email me at hc110@evansville.edu.

UE men host UIC on Wednesday evening

Tip set for 7 p.m. at the Ford Center

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Squaring off for the first time this season, the University of Evansville men’s basketball team plays host to UIC on Wednesday at the Ford Center for a 7 p.m. contest.

ESPN+ and the Purple Aces Radio Network will have the broadcast.

Last Time Out

- In a game that featured 20 lead changes, Belmont made the last push as they took an 85-82 win on Saturday

- Cam Haffner finished with a game-high 25 points while knocking down 7 triples

- Tayshawn Comer added 16 points and 7 boards while Tanner Cuff posted a career-best 11 assists

He’s Back

- After missing eight games, Gabriel Pozzato was back on the floor against Belmont

- In his return, Pozzato scored four points in just over 24 minutes of work

- Pozzato has posted double figures in 9 of his 11 games this year

Back on Top

- Finishing with a career-high 11 assists against Belmont, Tanner Cuff has retaken the MVC lead with his assist-to-turnover ratio of 3.56 (10th in the nation)

- Cuff added nine rebounds against the Bruins to improve his season average to a team-best 6.4 per game, which is 7th in the league

- On the offensive side, Cuff has scored 7 or more in 7 of the last 10 games and is averaging 8.5 PPG on the season

Cruising Downtown

- Connecting on a career-best seven 3-pointers against Belmont, Cam Haffner ffinished with 25 points, two shy of his career high

- Haffner has recorded multiple triples in 5 of the last 7 games and his average of 2.47 3-point makes per game is 5th in the MVC

- He has reached double figures in six of the last seven games while improving his average to 13.2 PPG, third on the team

Scouting the Opponent

- UIC heads into Wednesday’s meeting with a 12-6 overall mark while sitting at 5-3 in the MVC

-  Since Dec. 8, the Flames have gone 8-2 while picking up three overtime victories

- Following a double overtime home win over Murray State last week, the Flames won at Valparaiso on Saturday by a score of 81-74

- Javon Jackson leads four double digit scorers for UIC with his average of 13.3 points per game

- Sasa Ciani is averaging close to a double-double with 11.5 points and 9.1 rebounds per contest

- Ahmad Henderson II and Tyem Freeman hold scoring averages of 11.0 and 10.3 PPG, respectively

ST. LOUIS – After back-to-back career games freshman point guard Avery Kelley (Evansville, Ind. / Memorial HS) is the Missouri Valley Conference Freshman of the Week.

Setting multiple offensive career highs in two games last week Kelley was selected as the Valley Freshman of the Week by conference office staff on Monday afternoon. She was the leading scorer for the Purple Aces in their game against Missouri State. Kelley was also the second leading scorer for UE in the team’s first conference win of 2025 over Southern Illinois on Sunday.

Evansville had a limited bench in its game against the Lady Bears and Kelley shined with increased minutes. Through 31 minutes on the floor, she had a team-high 18 points along with adding five rebounds. Kelley was also the only Ace to record multiple assists and steals on Friday in the loss. Her performance battling Missouri State was Kelley’s best shooting game with an overall shooting percentage of 76.9% including being a perfect four of four from the free throw line.

Kelley had a similar performance on Sunday, scoring 18 points for the second game in a row. She has now had double-figure scoring outings in her last three games. Kelley made a career-high three triples against the Salukis and had her second game this season making seven free throws on eight attempts. Away from scoring Kelley grabbed three boards, assisted on four baskets, and grabbed one steal.

In two games Kelley scored just over 25% of UE’s points in the team’s return to Meeks Family Fieldhouse. She averaged 28.5 minutes, 18 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, and 1.5 steals per game over the weekend.

Kelley is now Evansville’s second freshman to earn Freshman of the Week honors. Teammate Camryn Runner has been the MVC Freshman of the Week six times in 10 weeks. The Aces have now earned seven of the 11 possible weekly awards for players in their first year of collegiate basketball.