The University of Evansville (UE) is a

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Evansville, Indiana Evansville is a city in, and the county seat of, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, United States. The population was 118,414 at the 2020 census, making it the state's third-most populous city after Indianapolis and Fort Wayne, the largest city i ...

. It was founded in 1854 as Moores Hill College. The university operates a satellite center, Harlaxton College, in

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, England. UE offers more than 80 different majors and areas of study, each housed within three colleges and one school within the university: the Schroeder School of Business, the College of Education and Health Sciences, the College of Engineering and Computer Science, and the William L. Ridgway College of Arts and Sciences. The school is affiliated with the

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. Total enrollment (including full and part-time, undergraduate, adult, graduate, and UE students at Harlaxton) is 2,443 students, although full-time undergraduate and Doctor of Physical Therapy enrollment is 1,976 students. The student body represents 55 countries and 44 states with international students comprising 16% of the undergraduate student population. The university also hosts more than 155 student organizations and an active Greek community. UE athletic teams participate in Division I of the

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and are known as the Purple Aces. Evansville is a member of the

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. Notable alumni include prominent entertainers, writers, and sports stars such as actors

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and Kelli Giddish, producer/writer Matt Williams, and basketball coach Jerry Sloan, as well scientists, business people, and others.

History

The University of Evansville began in 1854 when Moores Hill Male and Female Collegiate Institute was founded by John Moore in the small town of Moores Hill in southeastern Indiana. The first college building at Moores Hill, Moore Hall, was completed on December 1, 1856, although the opening day of classes for the new college was held in the unfinished building on September 9. The institution struggled financially during its time in Moores Hill, and a fire destroyed Moore Hall in 1915. The institution continued to operate in a second building, Carnegie Hall, until the move to Evansville. The former campus in Moores Hill continued operation as an elementary and high school. Carnegie Hall is now maintained as a museum. On March 21, 1917, George S. Clifford made a presentation at a special session of the Indiana Conference of the

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, suggesting that the college be moved to

. Clifford produced a map that highlighted a lack of colleges in the Evansville area. After some deliberation and the city of Evansville raising $514,000 for the college, it was relocated to Evansville in 1919 and renamed Evansville College. It operated in temporary quarters in downtown Evansville until Administration Hall (now Olmsted Hall) was completed in 1922. This is the only building remaining on campus from before World War II. In the period from World War II to 1960, Evansville College grew significantly. Enrollment grew from about 400 during the

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to 1,500 in 1946. Also following the war, the Science and Engineering Building and Alumni Memorial Union were commissioned. The Clifford Memorial Library was completed in 1957. Five residence halls were built between 1958 and 1967, along with a fitness center, dining hall, and an art building. In 1967, due to the institution's growth and organizational changes, the name was changed to the University of Evansville with the approval of the Indiana State General Assembly. Also in 1967, a new theater building, Hyde Hall, housing Shanklin Theater was finished. In 2010 The University of Evansville completed early its Endowment Campaign to raise $80 million after having raised an additional $60 million five years previous to the new campaign. On July 1, 2018, Christopher M. Pietruszkiewicz became the University of Evansville's 24th president.

Academics

Accreditation

The electrical and mechanical engineering programs have been continuously accredited by ABET (the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology) since 1970, and the civil engineering and computer engineering programs since 1997. The School of Business Administration is accredited by the

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and provides a variety of professional programs in accounting, economics, finance, global business, management or marketing. The Department of Music is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM). The Exercise Science major is endorsed by the

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(ACSM) and the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). The Dunigan Family Department of Nursing is accredited by the Indiana State Board of Nursing and the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. UE Nursing offers direct entry and study abroad experiences in England and China.

Rankings

In 2022, '' U.S. News & World Report'' ranked the University of Evansville against other regional Midwest universities, awarding it #7 overall, #3 for veterans, and #12 for value. It called the school's admissions policy "more selective."

Colleges and schools

The University of Evansville is academically organized into three colleges and three schools: * William L. Ridgway College of Arts & Sciences contains these departments: archaeology and art history, art, biology, chemistry, communication, English, foreign languages, history, geography, law, politics and society, mathematics, music, philosophy and religion, physics, psychology, and theatre. This college also supports programs of study in biochemistry, classical studies, environmental science, international studies, and neuroscience. * College of Education & Health Sciences contains the School of Education, the Dunigan Family Department of Nursing and Health Sciences, Physical Therapy, and the School of Public Health. Programs of study within Public Health include athletic training, clinical laboratory science, exercise science, health policy, health services administration, nutrition, sport communication, and sport management. * College of Engineering & Computer Science contains the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department and the Mechanical and Civil Engineering Department. * The Schroeder Family School of Business Administration contains the Department of Accounting and Business Administration as well as the Institute for Global Enterprise.

Harlaxton College

In addition to studying in the city of Evansville, the university's students can choose to study abroad in England at Harlaxton College, "The British Campus of the University of Evansville". The college was formed and controlled by

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prior to its passing to The University of Evansville. The college is located at

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, about 115 miles north of London in

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, a few miles away from the town of

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(home of

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and

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and

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). The study abroad program at the University of Evansville has consistently been rated as one of the best study abroad programs in the nation, ranked #1 in Europe and #7 globally.

Theatre department

The UE theatre department features four mainstage and two studio productions a year, many taking place at Shanklin Theatre, which features a 482-seat thrust stage design extending into the audience on three sides. UE students have been invited to perform at

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more often than any other school in the nation, and the department has participated in the Kennedy Center's American College Theatre Festival program since its inception in 1968. It also leads the nation in the top awards for its students as awarded by The Broadway Theatre Wing and other governing bodies of serious theatre. UE's alumni frequently star in television and film roles. Among the successful and famous alumni are:

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, Kwame James,

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, Kelli Giddish,

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(winner of the Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, Screen Actors Guild Award, and British Academy Film Award for Best Actor), and

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Athletics

The University of Evansville athletic teams have the nickname the Purple Aces (originally the "Pioneers"). Both men's and women's varsity sports play at the

Division I level and compete in the

, except for the men's swimming and diving teams which compete in the

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Campus

The university campus is characterized by its grassy open spaces and tree cover. The university landscape is well maintained, and many students take advantage of the spacious lawns and large shade trees. The campus is bounded on the north by the

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, the south by Lincoln Avenue, west by Rotherwood Avenue, and on the east by Weinbach Avenue. Walnut Street bisects the campus. Sesquicentennial Oval, the ceremonial entrance to campus, opens off of Lincoln Avenue. The oval was named in 2004 in commemoration of the university's 150th anniversary. The Schroeder Family School of Business, McCurdy Alumni Memorial Union, Sampson Hall / Mann Health Center, Hyde Hall, Olmsted Administration Hall, Clifford Memorial Library, and Koch (pronounced Cook) Center for Science and Engineering (all sectors of the original and later additional science/engineering buildings) surround Sesquicentennial Oval. Most of the buildings follow an old limestone motif, and renovations generally emulate the rest of the building. The Administration Hall and the President's House and Circle were named to the

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in 1983. Koch Center was originally named the Engineering and Science Building when it was built in 1947. The motivation for the new building stemmed from WWII, after which UE expected a greater number of students to enroll with the intent of getting industrial degrees. After renovations in the late 1970s, the building was renamed in November 1984 in honor of Robert Louis Koch who had been a member of the UE Board of Trustees since 1968; Koch had recently given a donation to the university's New Century Capital Campaign that was being used to build a new library. (Not to be confused with the Kochs, Robert L. Koch was the chairman of the board of George Koch Sons, Inc.—an industrial company in Evansville—and son of Louis J. Koch, founder of the

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amusement park.) Koch Center experienced another renovation, including a large new addition on its south side, in 2001. In 2016, the Peters-Margedant House museum was moved to campus and then opened for tours in 2017. The 552 square foot house was built by Evansville native William Wesley Peters who was the son-in-law of, and right-hand man to, Frank Lloyd Wright.

Greek life

Sororities *

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1951 *

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1951 *

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1952 *

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1964 *

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1974-1983 (closed) * Delta Omega Zeta 2005 (local sorority on campus) Fraternities *

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1950-1958 (closed) *

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1955 *

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1956 *

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1957 *

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1957 *

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1968 *

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1997

Media

WUEV WJWA (91.5 FM) is a radio station in Evansville, Indiana. It is a noncommercial station owned and operated by Hope Media Group, broadcasting their WAY-FM Network programming. The station was previously 91.5 WUEV, known as the "Students Radio Stat ...

'' started in 1951, was a noncommercial, 6100-watt FM

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station located at 91.5 MHz, owned and operated by the University of Evansville. WUEV also streamed online and became the first internet radio station in Indiana in 1996. The station was operated entirely by a student staff. On May 17, 2019, the University of Evansville made what members of the Evansville community claimed to be controversial decision to sell the students' station to WAY-FM, a non-profit nationwide network that plays contemporary Christian music. UE President Chris M. Pietruszkiewicz was said to have refused to meet with UE students who objected to the sale. This was an accusation made and observed publicly a number of times and never refuted by the President nor University. The community of Evansville and WUEV supporters rallied behind keeping WUEV through protests on campus and letter writing campaign. Students, alumni, and supporters also made a case that student DJs had been censored by the University of Evansville from speaking about the sale on the airwaves at WUEV to garner support from the community. Though the University of Evansville and Vice President for Enrollment & Marketing Dr. Shane Davidson seemed to deny that a potential sale was being strongly considered in 2018, the University later admitted in 2019 the decision was made over a two-year study which they previously never mentioned. The FCC finalized the transfer of WUEV's license to WAY-FM on November 25, 2019. The terrestrial signal went silent at 11 pm CST. The final song played on WUEV was "Closing Time" by Semisonic. The station began broadcasting WAY-FM programming on November 26, 2019, and changed its call sign to WJWA on December 4, 2019.

Notable alumni

Alumni include numerous prominent entertainers, sports stars, writers, and scientists. Among them are: * Richard Harbert Smith, professor and researcher of aeronautical engineering at

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* Matt Williams, producer and writer of ''

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'' *

, Emmy award winner for best drama series (''

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'' *

, actor on ''

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'' * John B. Conaway, United States Air Force Lieutenant General * Jerry Sloan,

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player and Hall of Fame head coach * David Weir, Scottish international soccer player *

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, novelist *

actress on ''

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, poet who won the

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for Poetry in 1997 *

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, Golden Globe nominee and

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'', ''

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'' * Toby Onwumere, actor on ''

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, MLB pitcher, #1 overall draft pick (1988) * Kyle Freeland, MLB top 10 draft pick, NL Cy Young top finisher and current pitcher for the

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* Kelli Giddish, actor and longtime star of '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' *

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, Martial Arts Champion, United States Martial Arts Hall of Fame, 2013 Ellis Island Medal of Honor *

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'' from 2005 to 2009, various roles in films made by Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer, and her recurring role as Lois Sadler on the AMC series ''

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'' * Jeff Galfer actor, producer, and writer appearing in of Homeland, Hawaii Five-0, Steven Spielberg and Jason Blum's '' The River'' * Tom Fischer stars in hit Netflix series * Heist (docuseries), also Bourbon and spirits writer, international whiskey expert

References

Bibliography

* Klinger, George; "We Face the Future Unafraid" (Evansville, Ind; University of Evansville Press, 2003).

External links

*
Evansville Athletics website
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