In sympathy
The University community extends sympathy to the family of Renee Dugger, instructor in nursing, whose father Perry Brown Jr., died on Friday, November 25. Services were held on Monday, November 28 at Barnett-Strother Funeral Home.

Welcome
Dustin B. Smith, a 2004 USI graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree in biology, has accepted a position as program assistant in the Office of Student Development.









Shannon Hamilton has accepted a position as senior administrative assistant in Human Resources. She was formerly a school technologist with the Lubbock (Texas) Independent School District and was a member of the North Carolina Air National Guard.







Jennifer Singleton, a graduate of Eastern Michigan University with a Master of Arts in Educational Leadership in Higher Education and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology, has accepted a position as an advisor in the University Division.








Accomplishments
Joseph Palladino, professor of psychology, has written an essay, “From the Streets of the Bronx to Academia,” in the Society for the Teaching of Psychology publication, The Teaching of Psychology in Autobiography: Perspectives from Exemplary Psychology Teachers. The essay is available online.

The Office of Residence Life received the 2005 Educational Benchmarking Commitment to Excellence Award – Gold Institution for its annual participation in the Association of College and University Housing Officers International/Educational Benchmarking Resident Assessment and commitment to continuous improvement.

Pam Doerter, internship and co-op coordinator in Career Services and Placement, was recently installed as president of the Midwest Cooperative Education and Internship Association (MCEIA). This professional organization is comprised of educators and employers within a nine Midwestern-state region who work with interns and co-op students. The nonprofit organization promotes the growth and advancement of cooperative education and internships.

Carolyn Roth, instructor in art, has had her painting entitled “Compassion” accepted into the 13th Annual International Juried Exhibition “Crossing Borders” at The Laredo Center for the Arts, in Laredo, Texas. The exhibition will run December 1- January 21.

Library director Ruth Miller has been invited to give two workshops on library collection management and serve as a consultant at City University of Hong Kong the first week of December. Miller was employed in the library at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology from 1990-1996.

Maggie Felton, instructor in psychology, Cynthia Smith, assistant professor of psychology, and Tamara Wandel, assistant professor of communications, gave a lecture November 17 at Willard Library dealing with national statistics on women, beauty and well-being, and portrayals of females in the mass media. The lecture was part of a series of community-wide events that will culminate in Lauren Greenfield’s “Girl Culture” exhibition at the Evansville Museum of Art, History and Science in fall 2006. The exhibition also is sponsored by Deaconess Women’s Hospital and the Girl Scouts of Raintree Council and focuses on the social and emotional lives of girls and how their well-being and self-esteem are often tied to appearance. The series addresses contemporary media as well as peer and parental influences.

Dr. Robert L. Reid, provost/vice president emeritus for Academic Affairs, was named an honorary trustee by the Indiana Historical Society’s Board of Trustees in October. The honor was in recognition of Dr. Reid’s service on the board from 1995 to 2003.

The Indiana Historical Society, established in 1830, is one of the oldest historical societies in the United States. It has become Indiana’s storyteller, connecting people to the past by collecting, preserving, interpreting, and disseminating Indiana history. It maintains one of the largest collections of material on the history of Indiana and the Old Northwest. The Society opened new headquarters in downtown Indianapolis in 1999.

In appreciation
“Dean, Sam and I would like to thank everyone at USI for their thoughtfulness with Scott’s death. He was a wonderful young man who had accomplished much in his short life. The planter is absolutely beautiful. In times like this, it is always a great help to have supportive friends and colleagues.” - Jeanne Barnett, professor of biology.