Friday, May 4, 2007

Finals Week Begins

Civil Engineers Place Fourth at Great Lakes Regional Conference

The University's civil engineering steel bridge and concrete canoe teams recently placed fourth overall out of 15 teams at the Great Lakes Regional Conference.

The concrete canoe team (pictured) worked for a year designing, testing, and building their 18-foot, 170-lb canoe. They placed third in both the men's and women's slalom and endurance events, third in the men's sprint team, and third in their design report. The team also placed third overall.

The steel bridge team fabricated a 20-foot long steel bridge weighing 378 pounds. The team ranked fourth in the time of construction category and eighth in the overall competition.

Three of the concrete canoe team members entered the concrete Frisbee contest and won third place for distance thrown and durability. Their two-pound Frisbee was thrown three times for distances over 60 feet.

Read the full story here.

UE Professor Receives Guggenheim Award

William Baer, professor of English, has been chosen to receive a prestigious 2007 Guggenheim Fellowship Award.  Professor Baer has authored 10 books and received both a Fulbright Award and NEA Creative Writing Grant.  At UE, he teaches creative writing, cinema, and world cultures.

Baer was one of 189 chosen for this fellowship from a group of almost 2,800 applicants.  Past recipients have included Ansel Adams, W.H. Auden, Henry Kissinger, Eudora Welty, and scores of Nobel, Pulitzer, and other prize winners.

Even with this and his many other accomplishments, Professor Baer admits that he draws his enthusiasm for writing from the students he works with at UE.  To learn more about Professor Baer and the programs offered by UE’s Department of English, visit www.English.evansville.edu.

Communication students revive memorial fund

University of Evansville communication students have joined together in a service learning project and revived a memorial fund which provides support for the Youth Service Bureau's Afternoons ROCK program, a substance abuse prevention program targeting 10- to 14-year-olds.

The students have created a campaign to increase awareness of the fund and the importance of substance abuse prevention. In addition to donating $700 to the fund, students did everything from designing the logo to creating public service announcements.

Neil Hytowitz, who's from Atlanta, said the class felt they were doing something good for the community. "There are a few from Evansville and then there are some that are from across the nation. We've all come together and we can help make this city and community that we've grown to love over our last four years into a better place."

Calendar of Events:

May 3-9: Finals

May 5: Softball vs. Northern Iowa

May 9: Baseball vs. Kentucky

May 12: Commencement

May 19: Harlaxton College Summer Orientation Begins

Submit your housing deposit

There is still time to submit your $250 reservation deposit. A portion of the deposit, used for housing, will be returned to you after graduation. The remainder of the deposit will be used for SOAR and Welcome Week. Once the housing deposit is received, the University will send you housing forms, which include information on residence halls, roommates, meal plans, and SOAR. To submit your deposit, click here.

Fun Times at Final Fun Day!

The campus community gathered on the lawn between Morton Hall and Neu Chapel Tuesday evening (the final day of classes) for the Student Government Association’s Final Fun Day 2007. Attendees enjoyed a traditional barbeque picnic, games, music, and inflatables. (Pictured: Vice President of Student Affairs and Dean of Students Dana Clayton tries her hand at the game of Cornhole.) 

Students admitted to UE for the Fall 2007 freshman class are from the following states