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In this edition:
•Alumni Assocation Awards Call for Nominations
•Board of Directors Call for Nominations
•Save the Date UEAAA 2010 Reunion
•UE Alumni Summer to-do-list!
•2010 Harlaxton Alumni Trip Dates Announced
•Facebook Connect
•Alumni Volunteers Needed in Indianapolis
•Call for News
•Build a Legacy with the UE Brick Campaign
•Share your Favorite Recipe with UE and Help Students!
•UE Magazine is Now Online!
•Great Alumni items at UE Bookstore
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Alumni Association Awards: Call for Nominations
The awards committee of UE’s Alumni Association Board of Directors is seeking nominations for the 2010 awards. Four awards are presented each year including the Distinguished Alumnus Award, Young Alumnus Award, Edie Bates Volunteer Service Award and Samuel Orr Honorary Alumnus Award. For more information about the awards and a listing of past receipients visit Alumni Assocation Online . The nomination deadline for consideration this year is August 3, 2009.
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Alumni Association Board of Directors: Call for Nominations
The nominating committee of UE’s Alumni Association Board of Directors is beginning the nomination process for the 2010 new class of directors. Visit Alumni Assocation Online for more information about the Alumni Board and duties of the directors. An interest form can be found on that page as well. If you are interesting in serving, please complete and return the interest form by August 28. You may also nominate other alumni by submitting his/her name to alumni@evansville.edu . The slate of new directors will be approved at the November meeting of the Alumni Board and new terms will begin in February 2010.
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Save the Date! UEAAA Reunion 2010
April 23 and 24, 2010 the University of Evansville will hold its first ever African-American Alumni (UEAAA) Reunion. The UEAAA Reunion will be a fun-filled weekend for all African-American alumni who attended the University of Evansville. It offers a great chance to reconnect with one another and connect with current African American students. If you attended or graduated from UE, or are a friend of UE, save Friday, April 23 and Saturday, April 24 for UEAAA Reunion 2010!
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UE Alumni Summer to-do-List
-Relax and have lots of fun
-Wear sunscreen
-Travel...a great destination is UE's beautiful campus!
-Show your Purple Aces Pride with a gift to the Alumni Scholarship Fund. Gifts to the Alumni Scholarship Fund directly support student scholarships! Please make your gift today by visiting www.evansville.edu/give Thanks!
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2010 Harlaxton Alumni Trip Dates Announced
The dates for the 2010 Harlaxton Alumni trip are set for July 2 – 9. The trip features a seven-night stay at the manor with day trips and other special events planned. It is open to all UE and Harlaxton alumni and friends. The trip format will be similar to this and past years. See a sample agenda and more information at http://www.evansville.edu/alumni/harlaxtontrip.cfm . Contact alumni@evansville.edu to add your name to the interest list.
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Facebook Connect
With 3700 users UE Alumni Online is a powerful tool to stay connected with classmates, and now it supports Facebook Connect, making it even easier to share what's happening with your friends on Facebook. Once you've made a connection, you can use your Facebook username and password to login to UE Alumni Online. Now when you register for an event, or post a class note you can easily choose to have it posted to your Facebook news feed to put you and UE in the center of the Conversation. Sign up at uealumnionline.com today, all you need is your user id ##UE id number##. Once you're a member look for this link to get connected!
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Alumni Volunteers Needed in Indianapolis
If you would like to be involved with planning alumni events in the Indianapolis area, we can always use your help. Please contact Jeff Lake, Indianapolis Regional Development Officer at jl113@evansville.edu . Planning volunteers attend quarterly meetings and generate ideas for new events and programs. They also help promote events by contacting other alumni.
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Call for News 
UE is working hard to bring you the lastest and greatest news from UE and its Alumni. We would love to hear your latest news and share it through class notes. Don't forget to include a picture! The best way to submit your news and pictures is by sending them to alumni@evansville.edu .
We are also looking for UE and You Submissions. This feature in the UE Magazine shows off our alumni spreading purple pride by being decked out in UE gear at any location. Some great places to be seen are professional sporting events, zoos, vacations and anywhere else you travel. So snap those pics and send them in!
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Build a Legacy with the UE Brick Campaign
A personalized brick is a great way to leave your legacy to the University of Evansville. With a one-time gift of $250 directed to the Ridgway University Center, your legacy will be proudly displayed on an alumni patio outside the new center. See more details at http://www.evansville.edu/donors/brick.cfm.
Your brick may have up to three lines of text, with up to 18 characters per line. You may purchase a brick online by visiting https://www.evansville.edu/give.
If you purchased a brick before Febuary 31,2009 your brick has been laid. Be sure to come back to campus to take a look! The bricks are located on the walkway of the east side of the Student Center in between the Ridgway University Center and Wallace Graves Hall. Remember bricks make great gifts too! For questions, additional information, or to buy a brick by phone, please contact Emily Sights at (812) 488-2440.
Continuing to build the UE Legacy one Brick at a time!
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Share your Favorite Recipe with UE and Help Students!
Recipe submissions are currently being accepted for "What's Cookin' at UE", a cookbook featuring recipes from alumni, faculty, students, parents and other friends of UE. Recipes will be accepted online now through July 31, 2009. The finished product should be available in the late fall and would make an excellent holiday gift.
Visit typensave.com and click on the login button to submit your recipe. Contributor name - your own, Group login - goaces, contributor password - bmdnn.
Look for cookbook order information later. All proceeds from sells of the cookbook will go directly toward student financial aid.
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UE Magazine is Now Online!
Don't worry! You will still get your print edition right in your mailbox, but the digital edition includes all the content of the print version, with added features such as photo galleries. While the print edition has space for only a few photographs of UE events, the online version can link you to many more pictures of your former classmates and their families. You can also download stories and send to friends.
Click here to see the magazine! We hope you enjoy this new service. Let us know what you think by e-mailing UE Magazine!
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Alumni Items at the UE Bookstore
Pick up your essential piece of Purple Pride and update your Alumni wardrobe with great items from the UE Bookstore! Summer is a scorcher so grab your Alumni baseball cap, pictured to the left, for only $17.99 and match it with a new grey Alumni T-shirt for only $11.99 to beat the heat! These items and more are located at the UE Bookstore in the Ridgeway University Center or shop online now.
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| U•Envision Campaign Reaches Over $69 Million
The University has raised $69,700,000 toward the goal of $80 million in the U•Envision campaign. The campaign made possible the opening of the Schroeder Family School of Business Administration Building and the newly completed Dr. William L. Ridgway University Center.
To learn more about the U • Envision 2010 Campaign, visit uenvision2010.evansville.edu. |
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| Alumni Needed to Share Their Stories
UE Alumni represent an important resource for students as they determine their majors, minors and career directions. The Alumni Bio Project is a web resource of alumni career profiles designed to connect more alumni and friends of the University in the career development needs of students and others. Please visit our website for more information and submit your bio today! Careerservices.evansville.
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| UPCOMING ALUMNI EVENTS |
July 4
Tokyo Lucheon |
July 9
Summer Fun in Nashville |
July 21
Estate Planning Workshop |
July 31
UE Evansville Otters Outing |
August 13
St. Louis Send Off for Students and Alumni |
August 15
Ft. Wayne Tincaps Alumni Outing |
August 22
Indianapolis Alumni Indians Outing |
November 6 - 8
Make plans to come back for Homecoming Reunion Weekend 2009! |
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Purple:
The New Green 
UE heightens efforts to Go Green by announcing that the majority of Homecoming Announcements will be made electronically! To stay fully informed be sure UE has your e-mail address by visiting UE Alumni Online. |
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| UE Insurance
The UE Alumni Association is pleased to sponsor an Alumni Insurance Program as a service to alumni. The program offers a variety of attractively priced insurance products, most of which are available to alumni, students, faculty, and staff, as well as their spouses, domestic partners, parents, children, and siblings:
Auto, Home & Renters Insurance
Life Insurance Long-term protection
Medical Insurance
For more information visit
Meyer and Associates or contact the program administrator at 800-635-7801. |
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| UE Credit Card
UE Alumni deserve the best. That's why we're pleased to offer you the University of Evansville Platinum Plus® MasterCard® Credit Card with WorldPoints® rewards from Bank of America. This No-Annual Fee card combines financial flexibility and premium benefits with the opportunity to get something back and give something to UE with your everyday and occasional purchases. To find out more information or apply online, click here |
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| Tell Us About a Career Opportunity from Your Organization
If you or your organization has potential internship, co-op or full-time job opportunities that could be filled by UE students or graduates, we would love to hear from you. Fill out the career referral form online. |
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| Class Agents Wanted!
The University of Evansville Class Agent Program coordinates teams of graduates from each class - a Head Agent and up to 10 Class Agents - that support UE in fundraising efforts. We would love to have you on board! For more information, contact Robin Greenlee, Director of Annual Giving, at 812-488-2273 or rg43@evansville.edu. |
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| Office of Alumni and Parent Relations
Igleheart Building
1800 Lincoln Avenue
Evansville, Indiana 47722
812-488-2586
Sylvia (Young) DeVault '85
Director of Alumni and Parent Relations
sy5@evansville.edu
Angela Williams
Assistant Director of Alumni and Parent Relations
aw162@evansville.edu
Monica Spencer
Assistant Director of Alumni and Parent Relations for Career Development
ms323@evansville.edu
Donna Jones M'08
Senior Administrative Assistant
dj32@evansville.edu
Holly Haas
Intern for Alumni and Parent Relations
hh47@evansville.edu
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