• If a vehicle is registered with the University, Public Safety will attempt to contact the owner and allow up to two hours for the vehicle to be moved.
• If the vehicle is not moved within two hours (even if Public Safety is unable to reach the owner), it will be towed at the owner’s expense.
• Vehicles not registered with the University may be towed immediately at the owner’s expense.
• Vehicles registered with the University that have more than two parking violations within a year may be towed without prior notification if parked in a dumpster access area.

Dear Campus Community,

The AI Committee’s Research and Innovation Subcommittee invites you to:

Discoveries

A Monthly Forum for AI Research and Innovation

This month’s Discoveries meeting will take place in SOBA 172 on Tuesday, March 17^th at 4:00. We are excited to announce that the presentation will be:

Kristina Groves, “Accidental AI: Teaching in the Age of Embedded Systems”

All administrators, faculty, staff, and students are welcome. Please bring your own laptop.

Light refreshments will be provided.

Join us in discussing the new release, Anatomy of an Alibi by Ashley Elston for Mystery March. We will be meeting in the conference room in the University Advancement House on Rotherwood, 12noon1pm. All our welcome. Feel free to bring your lunch if you would like.  Contact Kathy Taylor at ks6 to RSVP or if you have questions about book club.

The Center for Professional and Continuing Education invites you to our upcoming Lunch and Learn workshop, Navigating Organizational Change, on Wednesday, March 18, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in Eykamp Hall, Room 252.   In this interactive session, Dr. Tad Dickel will share practical tools to help leaders navigate change more effectively, communicate with clarity, and keep teams engaged during times of transition.   During this session, you will learn how to:

• Understand common reactions to change
• Lead teams through change with practical frameworks
• Communicate change with confidence and clarity
• Support and engage employees throughout the change process

Lunch will be provided.   Cost: $15 per participant Registration Deadline: Friday, March 13   REGISTER HERE   We hope you will join us for this engaging session.

Join us for the 2026 Fiancial Literacy Fair!  

March 25th 11:30-1:30. Ridgway

Learn- "Ask the Experts" all of your financial questions and meet professionals in banking, investments, insurance, HR, finacial aid, Indiana Secratary of State's Office, and more!

Earn - Ask quesions to earn raffle tickets for some amazing prizes!  Over 30 door prizes to be given away including a TV, bluetooth speaker, mini-projector, gift certificates, UE swag, and much much more!!

The Staff and Administrators Assembly (SAA) is excited to host the Second Annual Employee Services Fair designed to highlight the many campus services that support our employees, both professionally and personally.

UE students seeking financial aid or intending to use loan funds for summer courses at UE should complete a Summer Financial Aid Application and return it to the Office of Student Financial Services (Olmsted 105) however is most convenient by April 30, 2026. The application will allow our office to assess your financial aid and loan eligibility.

Work-Study:

On-campus jobs are available for continuing UE students during the summer. You do not need to be eligible for need-based Federal Work-Study during the academic year in order to apply. You may also apply regardless of your enrollment in summer courses. Applications will be available within the Student Employment area of Self-Service.

The Reproductive Rights Changelab is seeking out performers who are passionate about reproductive health, live performance, and social action to join us in our storytelling journey as they aim to produce another performance of Monologue A in the greater Evansville community. This is where you come in!

Monologue A is a short monologue based performance directly inspired by the stories of students on the UE campus and those close to them. All stories center around the necessity of accessible reproductive care, and the nuances of navigating a world where such care may not be possible.

Auditions will be held on March 18th at 4 P.M. in Hyde Hall with specific information provided at a later date. These auditions are open to ANY AND ALL UE STUDENTS! Love performing? Love reproductive health? Want to learn more about the stories of your peers? Interested in activism within your community? Come give it a try! Auditions will require NO memorization, and can be done both in person or virtually via self tape. Come as you are, no resume required. 

Please note all who audition and who intend to perform for Monologe A MUST be available on April 15th from 4-5 PM. 

We would love to see you there! If interested please fill out the google form below. If you have any questions or comments please do not hesitate to reach out to monologuea6@gmail.com.We will be happy to answer any and all inquiries!

CLICK HERE TO ACCESS AUDITION FORM

The bookstore will have reduced hours for Spring Break, which are as follows:

• Saturday, March 7th: 10am-2pm
• Sunday, March 8th: CLOSED
• Monday, March 9th-Friday, March 13th: 10am-3pm
• Saturday, March 14th-Sunday, March 15th: CLOSED

We will resume standard hours on Monday, March 16th.

The February 2026 issue of Crescent Magazine is out and ready for you to read it! Paper copies of the magazine are available around campus and the digital issue can be found at https://crescent.evansville.edu/. 

A team of over 15 student writers, editors, and designers took part in creating this issue. Reach out to Student Media advisor Tommy Housman if you are interesting in contributing to a future issue!

Titles in this magazine include: 

The Coffin of Media Literacy & the Death of Fandoms (Mia Gallagher)

Secular Perspectives on the Seven Sins (Devon Matthews)

Help, Healing, & Hope at the Trotter House of Evansville (Grace Gleisner)

America's Winter Has Come (Devon Matthews)

From Page to Stage: Finding Inspiration in Relatability (Rachel Hoke)

Are Your Roads Covered in I.C.E? (Lola Sills)

The House Force Built, Where Terror Returns Still (Tommy Housman)

4 Favorites from 2025 (Heidi McCombs)

The Danger of Believing (Gabriel Long)

A Conversation About Acceptance (Anonymous)

Summer session courses can be added to your monthly payment plan now with no additional set-up fee. If you are enrolling in summer courses, anticipated summer charges can be included in the spring semester payment plan and the plan extended through May (for Summer 1 charges) or June (Summer 2 charges). The undergraduate tuition rate for Summer 2026 is $620 per credit hour. Fees per summer term include a $55 registration fee and a $46 technology fee. Payment arrangements are due prior to the start of the summer term.

Students should contact the Office of Student Financial Services no later than Reading/Study Day, April 30, 2026, to determine if financial aid is available for their summer courses.

To modify your current payment plan to include summer, contact the cashiers in the Office of Student Financial Services at 812-488-2565.

Nominations are now being accepted for consideration of The Howard S. Rosenblatt “Dean of Students Leadership Awards.”  These awards will be presented at the 33rd Annual Leadership Awards Reception scheduled for Wednesday, April 29, 2026.  Invitations will be prepared by the Center for Student Engagement.  

Awards from the Dean of Students Office are presented in the following categories:

• Student Organization Advisor of the Year

• Student Organization of the Year

• Student Leader of the Year

Our student organizations are successful because of the commitment of the student leaders and the advisors who give freely of their time and support.  The recipients of these awards are selected based on their commitment to the University of Evansville as well as the development and success of their efforts within their chosen student organization.

The deadline for nominations is March 20, 2026.  Click on this link to submit your nomination: 

https://forms.office.com/r/5WhHUF7J6i 

If you have any questions, please contact the Vice President for Student Affairs/Dean of Students office at 812-488-2500 or by e-mail via deanofstudents@evansville.edu 

Thank you in advance for celebrating our student leaders’ achievements!

All graduating seniors in good standing at UE are eligible to be considered for the Senior Keynote. We encourage you to consider applying at https://www.evansville.edu/commencement/keynote.cfm by Friday, March 27, 2026.

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Rania Mousa’s latest paper has been accepted for publication in EDPACS: The EDP Audit, Control, and Security Newsletter (Taylor & Francis). Hear from Dr. Mousa in her own words:

“I’m excited to share that my paper, ‘Audit Cyber-Resilience as a Governance Capability: Evidence from U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) Performance Audits,’ has been accepted for publication in EDPACS: The EDP Audit, Control, and Security Newsletter, published by Taylor & Francis.

EDPACS is the world’s longest-running IT audit newsletter and is known for providing highly regarded guidance across audit, control, and security.

In this paper, I develop a performance-audit framework for evaluating cyber-resilience as a governance capability—that is, whether governance arrangements enable organizations to anticipate, absorb, adapt to, and learn from cyber disruption.

Drawing on a directed documentary content analysis of 10 cybersecurity-related performance audits issued by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) (2018–2025), I translate recurring cross-report patterns into practical audit design guidance across key governance pillars. I also distinguish two complementary assurance pathways: informational assurance (credible, triangulated evidence) and normative assurance (how recommendations and follow-up expectations function as governance levers).

The central contribution is an actionable, audit-ready logic for scoping, criteria anchoring, evidence triangulation, and recommendation framing—one that supports capability-focused assurance without implying technical certification.

This paper will be most relevant to performance auditors, internal auditors, and assurance providers, as well as risk leaders, cybersecurity governance teams, regulators and oversight bodies, and public-sector accountability professionals interested in evaluating resilience as a governance capability.”

Dr. Rania Mousa has been a valued professor within the Schroeder School of Business for many years. We are proud of her outstanding contributions as an educator and her continued commitment to impactful scholarly research in the business and cybersecurity governance fields.

The UE Purple Aces Investment Research Team competed in the 2025–2026 CFA Institute Research Challenge in Nashville, TN, on Wednesday, February 25. The subject company was Harrow. Team members Kristen Eykamp, Katlyn Hall, and Moe El Osman traveled to Nashville to present the team’s investment recommendation - Sell - reflecting rigorous research, valuation analysis, and preparation by the entire team. Professor Walayet Khan served as faculty mentor.

The CFA Research Challenge is a prestigious global competition that immerses students in real-world equity analysis. Participants conduct in-depth company research, prepare a professional equity report, and defend their recommendation before industry judges. The experience sharpens analytical skills, builds confidence, and gives students a meaningful competitive edge in the job market. Past participants have repeatedly shared that their involvement in the Challenge was instrumental in securing interviews and advancing their careers.

ST. LOUIS – University of Evansville sophomore guard Camryn Runner (Cicero, Ind./Hamilton Heights) and freshman guard Sydney Huber (Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Mount Vernon) earned All-Missouri Valley Conference honors on Wednesday morning, the league office announced. Runner was selected to the All-MVC Second Team, while Huber landed on the All-Freshman Team. 

Runner earns second team honors after a regular season in which she established herself as one of the top mid-major guards in the country. Runner ranks inside the top five in the MVC in scoring (18.1 ppg – fourth) and assists (5.5 apg – second) and is second in the country in free throws made (196). Entering the MVC Tournament, Runner is one of seven players in the country since 2010-11 to have average 18 points, five assists, 5.5 rebounds and 0.5 blocks per game in a season, with Iowa legend Caitlin Clark doing it three times. 

On February 26 against Drake, Runner scored a career-high 36 points, the most points in regulation in program history, and became the second fastest Ace to reach 1,000 career points. Runner also made program history on January 29, becoming the first Ace to record a triple-double with a 19-point, 10 rebound, 10 assist performance against Belmont. Additionally, Runner has recorded three double-doubles this season. 

Huber lands on the MVC All-Freshman Team after playing a key role for the Aces in her first year of collegiate basketball. Huber started 25 games and played an average of 27.5 minutes per game, the third-most on the team, while also finishing the regular season third on the team in scoring at 8.3 ppg. 

Among Valley freshmen, Huber ranks fourth in scoring, second in minutes per game, and first in three-point field goals (62 – fifth overall in MVC).  Huber has scored in double figures 10 times this season, ranking fourth among all MVC freshmen, and a season-high of 18 points twice. 
 
The 10th-seeded Aces open MVC Tournament play on Thursday, batting 7^th-seeded UIC in the first round. Tip-off from Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa is set for 6 PM.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Facing a Louisville team that is receiving votes in the national polls this week, the University of Evansville softball team battled to the finish before the Cardinals finished with a 5-4 win in eight innings at Ulmer Stadium.

Evansville led throughout the first 5 ½ innings before a 3-run sixth saw Louisville take its first lead. Maliyah Wilkins’ 2-run home run tied the game in the top of the 7^th before UofL scored the winning run in the eighth.

Morgan Adams was a perfect 3-3 in the game while Brooke Voss was 2-4 with a home run, two runs, and an RBI. Kate Ridgway threw two innings with one run scoring. Alexis Tucker tossed 3 1/3 inning while Sophia Otten was in the circle for the final two frames.

Voss got things started in a big way as she launched a leadoff home run to deep left field to give UE a 1-0 lead. Later in the inning, Niki Bode hit a double to left center to bring home Maliyah Wilkins to make it a 2-0 game.

The Cardinals left two runners on base in both the first and second innings before getting their first run across in the third. A sacrifice fly cut the Purple Aces lead in half, however, the damage could have been more but smart defense by Evansville caught a Louisville runner trying to advance to third.

UE continued to hold the lead until the bottom of the sixth. With one out, Ava Venturelli’s 2-run double gave the Cardinals their first lead of the night. Louisville added one more to go up 4-2.

Down to its final three outs, Evansville fought right back in the top half of the seventh. With two outs and a runner on, Maliyah Wilkins homered to center field to tie the game. The contest remained tied until the bottom of the eighth when the Cardinals opened with a single. Following a sacrifice, Bri Despines hit the game-winner to give Louisville the 5-4 win.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Jane Grankina earned a top ten finish to pace the University of Evansville women’s golf team in the final round of the ASU Spring Classic at Arrowhead Country Club.

Grankina took seventh place in the tournament as an individual. Her 7-over 79 on Tuesday gave her a 227 for the weekend. Kate Petrova completed the final round at 8-over. Her 3-round tally of 235 put her in 13^th place.

Louise Standtke finished one spot behind Petrova in 14^th place. She finished the tournament with a 237 following a 5-over 77 in the last round. Haley Hughes finished in 18^th place with a 242. She carded a 9-over 81 in the final 18.

Evansville’s low score of the day belonged to Trinity Dubbs. Her 3-over round of 75 gave her a 243, which put her in 19^th. Elizabeth Mercer finished in 22^nd with a 245 while Adeline Wittmer was 34^th with a 262.

Howard took the team championship as they completed the three rounds at 15-over. Alabama State was second while the Aces came home in third place. Lena Durette of Howard was the medalist. Over the 54-hole event, she finished at 3-over-par.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Solid rounds by Daniil Romashkin and Jamison Ousley saw both finish in the top five at the ASU Spring Classic at Arrowhead Country Club.

Romashkin recorded an even 72 in the final round to finish the weekend at 3-under. His 213 gave him a 4^th place finish. One spot behind him was Ousley, who took 5^th with a 215. He wrapped up the final 18 holes with a 74.

Mason Taylor was the third Purple Aces golfer to earn a top ten finish. With a 3-round tally of 221, Taylor placed 10^th. He registered a 77 on Tuesday.

Miguel Sobrado and Omar Khalid wrapped up the event tied for the 29^th position. Both completed the tournament with scores of 231. Sobrado carded a 2-over 74 in the final 18 holes while Khalid finished with a 78. Andrew Rottschalk shot a 4-over 76 to finish in 17^th with a 225.

Florida A&M was the team champion completing the 3-round event at even par. Alabama A&M was second at 7-over while UE and Arkansas-Pine Bluff tied for third at 11-over.

Robert Woods of ASU was the medalist with a 3-round score of 206.

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – On Tuesday, the University of Evansville softball team travels to Louisville for a 5 p.m. CST contest at UImer Stadium.

Evansville opened its Missouri Valley Conference slate over the weekend against Illinois State. Each game was decided by a single run as the Redbirds took two of the three games. The Purple Aces took Saturday’s finale in exciting fashion.

Trailing 7-4 entering the bottom of the seventh, the Aces scored four runs to earn the walk-off victory. Freshman Ashtyn Holbrook hit two home runs in the game. Her 2-run shot in the 7^th tied the game. Taylor Howe reached on a play that saw ISU commit two errors, allowing the winning run to score.

UE was solid in all three contests. Friday’s opener was a pitcher’s duel that saw ISU win by a 3-2 final. In the second game of the doubleheader, the Redbirds scored five runs in the top of the first. Despite the early deficit, UE battled back to tie the game with two runs in the bottom of the sixth. The contest went to extra innings where ISU plated the winning run in the 9^th.

Taylor Howe and Niki Bode each batted .500 on the weekend. Both posted five hits in 10 at-bats. Brooke Voss batted .417 in the series. She had five hits in 12 att-bats while scoring a team-high three runs.

Louisville heads into Tuesday’s game with a record of 18-5. They received six votes in the latest March 2 top 25 rankings.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Daniil Romashkin and Jamison Ousley are tied for third place following two rounds at the ASU Spring Classic at Arrowhead Country Club.

Ousley opened the tournament with a 4-under 68 before posting a 73 in the second round for the University of Evansville men’s golf team. Romashkin opened with an even 72 before recording a 3-under 69 in the second 18. Both are tied for third place with scores of 141.

Robert Woods of Alabama State and Phalatphon Viboonviriyasakul from Florida A&M pace the individuals with scores of 135, 9-under-par.

Mason Taylor is tied for 12^th on the leaderboard with a 4-over 148. He recorded a 76 to open play before lowering his score to a 72. Omar Khalid is tied for 27^th place at 9-over. His scored checked in at 75 and 78. Miguel Sobrado completed Monday’s 36 holes at 13-over. Sobrado had scores of 80 and 77.

Andrew Rottschalk competed as an individual and is tied for 16^th. He opened with an 81 before carding a 4-under 68 in the second 18.

Florida A&M leads the team standings at 2-under. Alabama A&M is in second place at 5-over while the Aces are in third place at 6-over.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The University of Evansville women’s golf team is in third place with two rounds complete at the ASU Spring Classic at Arrowhead Country Club.

Playing as an individual, Jane Grankina led the Purple Aces with a 148 on Monday. After opening with a 1-under 71, Grankina carded a 77 in the second round and is in fourth place on the leaderboard.

Kate Petrova was next for UE. She posted an 81 to open the day before lowering her score to a 74. Her 155 has her in 10^th place heading into Tuesday’s action. Sitting in 14^th place is Louise Standtke. Her round finished at 79 and 81. With a 160, she is in 14^th place.

Haley Hughes is two spots behind Standtke in 16^th place. Hughes recorded scores of 80 and 81. Elizabeth Mercer was next on the team. With a 162, Mercer is in 19^th place. Her rounds finished at 79 and 84 to put her in 19^th place.

Trinity Dubbs is 27^th with a 168. She wrapped up Monday’s rounds with scores of 86 and 82. Individual Adeline Wittmer is in 34^th place with a score of 175.

Marley Franklin of Howard leads the individual standings with a 2-under 142. She is four strokes in front of the competition. Howard holds a commanding lead in the team standings at 5-over. Alabama State is in second at 59-over while UE is one behind in third.

ST. LOUIS – Three University of Evansville women's basketball student-athletes – Logan Luebbers Palmer (Union, Ky./Randall K. Cooper), Camryn Runner (Cicero, Ind./Hamilton Heights), and Elle Snyder (Latrobe, Pa./Greater Latrobe) - have been named to the Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete Team, the league office announced on Tuesday morning. Luebbers Palmer earns a spot on the league's Scholar-Athlete Team after finishing the regular season second on the team in scoring. Through the first 18 games of the season, the sophomore scored 10.7 points per game while knocking down 31 three-pointers before being sidelined with injury. Luebbers Palmer enjoyed a career night in UE's win over IU Indy on November 20, scoring a career-best 23 points while shooting 6-for-11 from three-point range. Majoring in Sports Communication, Luebbers Palmer holds a 3.68 GPA. Runner lands on the MVC Scholar-Athlete Team after a regular season in which she established herself as one of the top mid-major guards in the country. Runner ranks inside the top five in the MVC in scoring (18.1 ppg – fourth) and assists (5.5 apg – second) and is second in the country in free throws made (196). On February 26 against Drake, Runner scored a career-high 36 points, the most points in regulation in program history, and became the second fastest Ace to reach 1,000 career points. Entering the MVC Tournament, Runner is one of seven players since 2010-11 to have average 18 points, five assists, 5.5 rebounds and 0.5 blocks per game in a season, with Iowa legend Caitlin Clark doing it three times. The sophomore boasts a 4.00 GPA at UE while majoring in Management. Snyder earns Scholar-Athlete Team honors after serving as a steady presence in the Evansville lineup throughout the season. Snyder has started 29 of 31 games for the Aces and played 21.3 minutes per game, the fifth-highest mark on the team. Snyder ranks second on the team and 18th in the Valley with 5.6 rebounds per game. On January 25 at UNI, Snyder scored a season-high 18 points and went 5-for-7 from three-point range, helping the Aces to their first win in Cedar Falls since 2007. The sophomore has maintained a 3.74 GPA in Exercise Science.

The University of Evansville (UE) has expanded its ChangeLab program to the high school level for the first time, marking a significant milestone in youth-led innovation and community change. Lucy Howe is the first high school student ever to earn class credit for a changemaking project prior to graduation through UE's nationally recognized ChangeLab program.

Through a partnership between Memorial High School and the Center for Innovation & Change (CIC), UE created bridge credit and approved internship time for Memorial students to gain hands-on experience. Howe spent an entire semester walking to the CIC three times a week, where she developed and advanced a community-focused project designed to make a meaningful impact before she graduates. Howe also placed second in the recent annual High School Changemaker Challenge.

Her selected project focuses on launching a flag football program for children in the Evansville Promise Neighborhood. Flag football was intentionally chosen for its many benefits: it is affordable and accessible, provides excellent physical exercise, emphasizes safety, and is inclusive and co-ed, allowing kids of all genders and abilities to participate together.

"ChangeLab has meant the world to me. Being able to walk onto campus and work on a project that I'm passionate about and that will help the community is really powerful. Everyone at the CIC supports me in the biggest ways. You will never come across a more encouraging and genuine team of leaders that truly want to help you make a difference," said Lucy Howe, Memorial High School senior and ChangeLab participant. "I'm incredibly grateful to be given this opportunity to do real work in the community as a high school student, and even get class credit for it. This program has given me a new sense of purpose and confidence. Just because you're young doesn't mean you can't make a difference."

ChangeLab is the UE's flagship changemaking program, designed to support students as they turn ideas into action and address real-world challenges. With this expansion, motivated high school students can now earn college credit while still in high school by working on community-based changemaking projects.

"Lucy's work demonstrates what's possible when schools invest in students as creative problem solvers," said Erin Lewis, Executive Director of the Center for Innovation & Change. "For young people who want to make a difference, this is the best place in the nation. We hope other schools will explore this affordable way for young people to distinguish themselves and earn college credit early."

UE holds the distinction of being Indiana's only Ashoka Changemaker Campus, a global designation recognizing institutions committed to social innovation and changemaking. Through the Center for Innovation & Change, students collaborate with experienced coaches and community partners to drive meaningful impact.

"Partnering with the University of Evansville has brought new experiences to our students and better prepared them for college and beyond," said Aaron Schmitt, Principal of Reitz Memorial High School. "Being on campus for courses has helped to show our students the expectations and opportunities that a university has for them when they leave Memorial. Changelab, in particular, has allowed our students to pursue a passion that will affect change in the wider community. As a Holy Cross Catholic school, this fits directly in line with the mission that has been given to our staff and students - the competence to see, and the courage to act."

This first-of-its-kind partnership with Memorial High School creates a new pathway for high school students to engage in college-level, impact-driven learning all while strengthening the Evansville community.

 Fireside Aces Radio, the digital broadcasting arm of University of Evansville (UE) Student Media, has officially launched its mobile app on both the Apple App Store and Google Play Store, expanding access to student-produced radio, podcasts, music programming, and community storytelling.

The app allows listeners to stream live and prerecorded programming and access the Crescent Magazine from any mobile device. Fireside Aces Radio is also available online at fireside.evansville.edu and via Alexa-enabled devices through the Fireside Aces Radio skill.

Fireside Aces Radio operates within UE Department of Communications through Student Media, a collaborative media organization that brings together students, faculty, academic departments, and local nonprofits to create public-facing content focused on journalism, sports, entertainment, and social impact storytelling.

Student Media platforms collectively reach thousands each month:

• Crescent Magazine website: Approximately 6,000 monthly visitors
• Fireside Aces Radio website: Nearly comparable monthly traffic
• Podcast downloads: Approximately 1,000 downloads per season per show on average, with higher-performing programs exceeding that number
• Print publication: Crescent Magazine publishes three issues per semester, print and digital distribution

Businesses, organizations, and community partners may support Student Media through podcast sponsorships, streaming radio underwriting, print advertising in Crescent Magazine, Digital advertising on crescent.evansville.edu and fireside.evansville.edu.

Sponsorship and advertising inquiries can be directed to Tommy J. Housman, Instructor of Communications & Student Media Advisor, at th208@evansville.edu.

Direct donations to support student programming and equipment may be made at: fireside.evansville.edu/donate.

Fueled by unprecedented generosity of donors, the University of Evansville (UE) is proud to announce that FORWARD the Campaign for the University of Evansville has surpassed its $125 million goal with a total of $130,470,925.

University officials believe FORWARD represents the largest comprehensive fundraising campaign in Southwestern Indiana history.

More than 15,000 alumni, friends, corporations, and foundations supported more than 500 initiatives throughout the campaign—expanding access to education through scholarships, strengthening experiential learning opportunities, supporting inspirational faculty, and advancing transformative capital projects.

“This campaign is a powerful expression of belief in our students and in the role the University of Evansville plays in this region and beyond,” said University of Evansville President Christopher M. Pietruszkiewicz. “Exceeding our goal is an extraordinary achievement, but even more meaningful is what it represents: thousands of individuals coming together to open doors, create opportunity, and ensure our students have what they need to lead, serve, and make an impact.”

The seven-year campaign began with a leadership phase in 2019 and launched publicly in 2022, marking UE’s first institution-wide fundraising campaign since 2010. The FORWARD campaign focused on three guiding priorities: powering a transformative and accessible education, bringing academics to life, and fueling faculty who discover, teach, and mentor.

Gifts made during the campaign established multiple endowed chairs and professorships, expanded Harlaxton College and study abroad opportunities, increased faculty and research support, and provided more than $20 million in scholarships for students. Together, these investments reflect the broad and lasting impact of FORWARD across the University.

That impact is also visible in major campus and community projects supported through the campaign, including the UE Emily M. Young Mental Health Clinic, the creation of the Koch Family Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Psychology, the renovation of Wheeler Concert Hall, and the creation of the John David Lutz Theatre Lab. FORWARD also strengthened Aces athletics through the Freeland Clubhouse, German American Bank Field at the Charles H. Braun Stadium, Tri-State Orthopedics Field at James and Dorothy Cooper Stadium, and the soon-to-be-dedicated Begle Sports Performance Center for student-athletes. Corporate and foundation partners played a vital role in our success, including support from Lilly Endowment Inc. for youth programs on UE’s campus and the Toyota USA Foundation’s Indiana Driving Possibilities initiative, which advanced STEM education through the IN-MaC Design and Innovation Studio, along with other grants supporting the arts.

“FORWARD reflects what is possible when a community believes deeply in education and works together with a shared sense of purpose,” said Randy Alsman, co-chair of the FORWARD Campaign. “The impact of this campaign will be felt for generations, not only in the lives of our students, but across the region and beyond.”

Paul Jones ’71, co-chair of the FORWARD Campaign, emphasized that the close of the campaign is also a beginning. “This milestone represents tremendous generosity, but it also sets the stage for what comes next,” Jones said. “The momentum created through FORWARD positions the University to continue strengthening student success, supporting faculty, and advancing its mission well into the future.”

The University of Evansville extends its sincere appreciation to every individual, organization, and partner whose generosity made the FORWARD Campaign possible and affirmed UE’s role as a catalyst for transformative impact on our campus and in our community.