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The university celebrated it’s 50th anniversary this week with a variety of events including a Founders’ Day Luncheon Tuesday, the showing of the new documentary “Shaping the Future: The University of Southern Indiana” Wednesday and student activities. The week will continue with a reunion of more than 500 AMIGOS from 7-9 p..m. Friday at Rice Library and a three-day multicultural reunion event. In honor of the historical week, The Shield looks back at 50 years of USI history with moments captured by the student-run publication and designated public forum. The week will conclude Saturday with the Party of the Decades!, a formal celebration in the PAC featuring live music.
Faculty concerned about add/drop policy changing by gabi wy news@usishield.com @ShieldsterGabi
Vice President of Enrollment Andrew Wright seemed to be “caught offguard” after faculty members questioned a potential add/drop policy at the Faculty Senate meeting on Sept. 4, said senate chair Rex Strange. “I don’t think (Wright) realized faculty would actually be concerned,” he said. By the first week of the semester, Wright emailed documents containing the new policy to the deans and then to the chairs of specific college’s departments. Strange said he invited Wright to the Faculty Senate within hours of receiving the email. “(Wright) was very eager to meet with us and discuss the matter,” Strange said. “When any new policy comes to bear, issues will come up.” The senate’s reaction consisted not only of questions about the policy, but questions about why faculty was not consulted before a new policy was developed.
During the spring, administration modified a pre-existing policy concerning grade reports without notifying faculty during development. “Since then, the faculty has been very cognizant of administration notifying them (about any changes),” Strange said. Wright presented a policy in which first year students or students with less than 30 credit hours only need an advisor’s—not the instructor’s—signature to drop a class or completely withdraw from the university after the first week of classes. Faculty quickly voiced their concerns with the policy. “Some faculty want to have direct contact with students before withdrawal and offer encouragement,” Strange said. “Some faculty like to know if a student has dropped their class.” He said Faculty Senate decided to send the policy issue to the Student Affairs Committee for investigation and “provide an opportunity for faculty members to promote dialogue.” Strange hopes a new policy will be determined within one month.
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1979 King and Queen of Homecoming, Brad Ellsworth and Beth Wannemueller, look proud and happy immediately after their coronation during halftime of the homecoming game with Transylvania, in which the Eagles won 75 to 59 in The Shield’s Feb. 27 issue. 1982 Sargent Rock leads a group of Sig Taus in a family pose prior to a chariot race, during which the fraternity placed second in an April 15 issue of The Shield.
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Former Gov. Robert Orr signs the independence bill while others peer over his shoulders in The Shield’s April 25 issue.
1997 Former president H. Ray Hoops steers a plow to break ground on the Liberal Arts Center as faculty pull a rope in The Shield’s Sept. 11 issue. The plow was also used for the initial ground-breaking ceremonies at USI.
Manager hopes for health center’s central location
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Nurse practitioner Melissa Attebury chats with new campus physician Dr. Ward Harbin as she looks at a slide through the microscope in the on campus health center located in the basement of the Health Professions building.
by zackary Willem zmwillem@eagles.usi.edu
The University Health Center is placed in an inconvenient spot said Brandy Sitzman, the health center’s practice manager. “We have a location issue on campus,” Sitzman said. “We are trying to use our small space most efficiently.” In the future Sitzman hopes to have a larger
health center centrally located on campus and easily available to any students and faculty in need of assistance. “I want to work with housing and athletics in the future to see what we can offer them.” Sitzman said. “We really put a focus on what services we can provide students and faculty with, but we are very limited by our size and location.”
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The issue not only poses a problem for the health center, but for students as well. When a student is sick or injured but is unable to utilize the health center due to ignorance of its location, a vital university resource is put to waste. “We are trying to get more information out there to let students and faculty know where we are and that we are here to help,”
Sitzman said. The health center has been a part of the university since its establishment, but is not actually managed by the university. “We are a Deaconess clinic on campus for the sole purpose of treating faculty and staff,” Sitzman said, “though we do work very closely with the College of Health Professions.”
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Wright, who started work at the university in January, said in his past work at universities in Missouri and Michigan,
faculty weren’t as sensitive to developments that affect students. “This is the type of policy that in my last few insti-
tutions, no one would’ve even wanted me to go to faculty about,” he said. Wright said with the presented policy, he hoped
to reduce the confusing “run-around” between offices that students had to go through to add or drop classes.
Currently, the policy is under further development, considering faculty input. “I love the faculty here
and that they are interested and care about students,” Wright said. “In the future, I will know to go to faculty first.”
“We run a mobile flu clinic,” Attebury said. “We offer students flu shots re-
quired by their program, but administer them in a time and place of their
choosing.” This helps work around students’ hectic schedules by letting them choose a familiar and comfortable environment on their own time. “We allow nursing students to administer the shots under supervision so they are able to gain professional experience.” Attebury said. The health center hopes
to widen its range to include all university organizations that could benefit from what the center has to offer. “We provide great services to everyone and I think we do a great job,” Attebury said. Gabi Wy contributed to this story.
health center continued from Page 1 The health center is a basic walk-in clinic that treats a wide range of student and faculty needs. “We see many acute things,” nurse practitioner Melissa Attebury said. “From injuries to physicals and medication refills—we treat it all.” Almost every student is given an “office-visit plan” that is included alongside basic tuition. It allows stu-
dents to utilize the health center at discounted price and charge rate. “It’s a really good deal, for faculty and students especially,” Attebury said. “I feel we try our hardest to give the best care possible.” The clinic works closely with up and coming nursing students by giving them professional handson experience.
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The Multicultural Center is having its first ever Reunion Weekend Friday through Sunday. Held in conjunction with the university’s 50th celebration, past winners of USI Live at the Apollo are returning for the event. Also, students in the Designed by Grace gospel choir will sing at the Performance Center. There will be various events each day, ranging from free activities to events costing up to $30.
A photo-display honoring military service members who died in war is coming to the university. The Remembering the Fallen memorial is on display 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily Sept. 25 through Oct. 2 and 8-10 a.m. Oct. 1. at the Performance Center. There will be a public opening ceremony held at 10 a.m. Sept. 25, which includes the national anthem, TAPS and a presentation by the color guard.
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12-band music fest returns to Garvin
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Andrea Wirth (left) and Melini Boza (right) of the Honey Vines perform folk music with a rock and roll influenece, during last year’s ParksFest at Garvin Park. They will return to perform at ParksFest Saturday.
by megan thorne features@usishield.com @ShieldsterMegan
Alex Mourer said he wants ParksFest to make people as happy as possible. ParksFest will take place at Garvin Park, featuring 12 live bands, including Shooter Jennings, Davina & The Vagabonds, Willie Watson and The Honey Vines. Mourer got involved with ParksFest after hearing about a poll saying that Evansville was in the top 10 most miserable cities. This news inspired him to
make a change. “That’s not how I feel about Evansville at all. If I’m gonna live here and if I want to raise a family here, then I want a different outlook on my city,” Mourer said. “I don’t want my city to be known for that.” At the time Mourer said he didn’t know that his motivation would turn into a music festival, but he knew he wanted to do something to make people happy. “I want to change the mindset of people and to show that Evansville isn’t really a miserable place at
all,” Mourer said. The core value of ParksFest is to create a fun day in Evansville that people can come to without spending any money, he said. “We like to provide a night of entertainment that you would expect to pay for, but we offer it completely free,” Mourer said. ParksFest will have food, children activities, bouncy houses, zorb balls, a beer garden and Art the Dude. Art the Dude, who sings and plays harmonica, will play at 11 a.m. At 12:30 p.m. he puts on a harmonica workshop, where he
gives the participants all a free harmonica. There is always a big crowd of children surrounding Art the Dude learning how to play Harmonica, Mourer said. “This might be the only exposure they have to have someone teaching them to play music,” Mourer said. “Hopefully, it inspires them to pick up an instrument.” This year ParksFest will have different genres of music such as Americana, country, bluegrass, rock and roll, jazz, funk and folk, Mourer said. They want to have something
for everyone’s music taste, especially since they have three national touring acts coming in for the event. Factor: Primo, a band originating from the Evansville area, will be making a comeback performance this year at ParksFest, Patrick Preston said. Preston, the band’s leader, keyboard player and vocalist, said that last year’s performance “was a great performance and amazing crowd. I guess it was no question that we would be back this year.” Preston describes Factor: Primo’s musical style
as “funk-pop fusion.” He said the band’s motto is “One band, one goal, great music.” “We love to stretch out the musicality of our original songs as well as the cover tunes that we play,” he said. Preston said he and the rest of Factor: Primo are look forward to playing for children, teens and seniors, considering they usually play late nights. “We hope that the momentum and vibration of this year’s ParksFest,” said Preston, “will carry over into 2016 and will expand beyond our imagination.”
Sorority Recruitment attracts 250 women by Abigail Suddarth acsuddarth@eagles.usi.edu
Brooke Stemen, vice president of recruitment and expansion, said that sisterhood is one of the best parts about being in a sorority. Stemen began planning for sorority recruitment back in November. “It’s really a lengthy process of recruitment round tables where we meet with the recruitment chairs of each chapter and go over ‘What do you guys think is fair?’ and ‘How do you think we should do this?’” Stemen said. “I don’t make all the decisions, so it’s really nice to have a committee of people to bounce ideas off of.” Sorority recruitment began in June and will end with Bid Day Sunday. “We have about 250 girls who are going through recruitment this year,” Stemen said. Girls interested in joining sororities attended the open house Saturday, where they met with current members and learned about the chapter requirements for the five sororities on campus. “Recruitment occurs over the course of three days, and it is such an
enjoyable experience, not only for girls going through the process, but also for the active women of Greek life,” junior Delta Zeta Emily Howard said. “It is a fun opportunity to learn about each individual chapter and meet the women who are a part of it. It is an excellent opportunity to make new friends and learn about Greek sorority life here at USI.” Sisterhood and Philanthropy Night and Preference Night, which will be held Friday and Saturday respectively, give current members a chance to share their stories with potential members as well as allow the new recruits to narrow their options. “Sunday is our Bid Day and that’s when all the girls going through recruitment open their Bid Boxes and find out which chapter they were invited to join and it’s really exciting,” Stemen said. “We run out on the Quad and there’s a lot of screaming and jumping and happiness and crying even.” As a Rho Sigma, Stemen temporarily gave up her letters during the recruitment process so that she could help new members find the sorority that fits them best without giv-
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The ladies of Gamma Phi Beta hang out with their new members on Sorority Bid Day in 2012. During Sunday’s Bid Day about 250 women will join their new family.
ing them a bias. Bid Day is when recruitment counselors are allowed to return to their chapters. The sororities on campus base their values on the four pillars of excellence: scholarship, leadership, service and sisterhood. “Recruitment can be for absolutely anybody. You don’t have to look a certain way,” Stemen said.
“You don’t have to be the stereotype because on our campus we really are open to anybody and we want everyone to be able to experience the great things we’ve gotten out of recruitment. We’re really just a big group of girls who like each other and have the same values.” Stemen said she enjoys the sense of having a family and a home away from home on campus that she
gets from her sorority. “My GPA has skyrocketed since I joined a sorority just because the people there, they keep you accountable and help you with study groups,” she said. Howard’s favorite part of sorority life is the sisterhood. “My sisters have become my closest friends, and I have truly found a family here at USI thanks
to them,” she said. “It is both motivating and encouraging to be surrounded by such intelligent, hard-working, kind and generous women. They inspire me to become a better version of myself every day, and they helped shape these formative college years into some of the most memorable and cherished years of my life.”
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Fraternities bid on ‘like-minded’
The brothers of Sigma Tau Gamma welcome a new member during Fraternity Bid Day at Rice Library Friday, during which 93 university men received bids from their new fraternity.
by Madison Nelson mknelson@eagles.usi.edu
On the morning of Fraternity Bid Day, potential new members were put into rooms in the basement of Rice Library. They then received boxes containing a bid from their new fraternity. This year 43 bids were extended in the informal period and 50 during the formal period at fraternity recruitment. “This year we had a hybrid of formal and informal recruitment,” said Jordan Conaway, president of recruitment. The process leading up to Bid Day started at the
beginning of the school year, Conaway said. “The first couple of weeks of school (potential recruits) had the ability to go around to each of the events held by the recruitment chairs in the chapters of all the fraternities,” Conaway said. When looking for potential new members the fraternities look for likeminded people, said Tanner Gellinger, president of Kappa Alpha Order. While the recruits received their bids, the fraternities waited outside Rice Library to greet new members with letters, flags and body paint. Each pledge was then
escorted individually out of the library by a Rho Sigma, a sorority member who temporarily gave up her letters to help keep the recruitment process unbiased. The new pledges approached a microphone and stated their name, hometown and the fraternity they now belonged to, then ran to their new brothers. “We’re an order, so we look for guys who have the same values and interests as us,” Gellinger said. “We build upon (those values) instead of breaking them down.”
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Lambda Chi Alpha gets pumped up at Fraternity Bid Day as they welcome new recruits into their brotherhood.
Evansville community comes together
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United Way of Southwestern Indiana volunteer Jennifer Egli helps clean out a toy shed at the Arc of Evansville for The United Way Day of Caring Campaign. The event began Monday and lasts until Dec. 11.
by Anna todd artodd@eagles.usi.edu
Records are being broken this year at the United Way Day of Caring, said Amanda Newman at the event’s kick-off breakfast. Volunteers from across Evansville gathered together to give back to their community at the annual Day of Caring, put on by the United Way of Southwestern Indiana on Friday.
“We have over 1,000 volunteers and 69 agencies that are participating, which are the highest numbers we’ve seen in the 22 years that we’ve been doing this,” said Newman, director of communications and marketing at United Way. The Day of Caring is a yearly event where organizations and businesses in the community donate their time to volunteer for
local non-profits. Newman said the volunteer work people did with United Way for this day was incredibly helpful to nonprofits, because they don’t have the funds to pay for many of the tasks completed that were otherwise seen as nonessential. “When you get this many people in a room and deploy out to that many agencies, a lot happens in one day,” Newman
said. “I don’t think there’s anything like this day in the community and that’s what makes it so special.” A team of employees from the university went out and volunteered their time with Arc of Evansville, one of the nonprofits participating in this event. Kindra Strupp, assistant vice president for Marketing and Communications, said her team wanted to participate as a teambuilding exercise. “Community service has been a part of USI’s mission for 50 years and being able to get out into the community and really do some hands-on work with my colleagues was quite rewarding,” Strupp said. Danielle Norris, web content specialist for University Communications, said there are a lot of worthy organizations in the community without funds to pay workers to get simple tasks done, such as organizing closets, cleaning and landscaping. “I definitely think it’s important to help people who need help because no
one else is going to,” Norris said. At the breakfast Friday morning it was announced that through United Way, companies raised $1.4 million in honor of the Day of Caring. Dr. James Porter, chief medical officer at Deaconess Hospital, considers himself blessed and said participating in the Day of Caring is a great way for him to give back to his community. “We at the United Way have a unique opportunity to raise money through people’s work place and so that makes us a pretty powerful force in being able to accomplish change in our community,” Porter said. Porter, chairman of the board for United Way South Western Indiana, said that this event should matter to college students because college-aged people tend to struggle while trying to get their feet on the ground. “It’s possible that many college students will find themselves, at some time, needing the resources that
the United Way or the agencies of the United Way supports,” Porter said. “That’s our goal, to help people like struggling college students get on their own two feet and be in a position where they can then be contributors to other people’s needs.” Porter said that while in college, students tend to feel busy. However, once students finish school and look back on it, they realize that there is no other time in life when they have more available time to do something productive and meaningful. “Helping other people is the most important thing we can do in life,” Porter said. Terri Bischoff, director of Creative and Print Services, said she is thankful she got the chance to work with the Arc of Evansville Friday because they do so much for the disabled community. “To give yourself and your time, it can make such a difference,” Bischoff said, “It can give people a better feeling to think beyond themselves.”
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Being safe at night on campus by VANESSA ROACH vrroach@usishield.com
Safety is an issue that has been drilled into our heads from preschool. Before you roll your eyes and write this off as another article on stranger danger, I want you to know that that is not my intention. Instead, I would like to propose a new concern: walking alone on campus at night. Your first instinct may be to think, “Well duh, don’t walk alone at night.” The fact is that sometimes you have to. I have a 6-8:50 p.m. night class twice a week, and some-
times I’m forced to walk from the Science Center to wherever the hell parking space I’d found that morning– alone –in the dark. I’m no wimp, but sometimes it’s a little unnerving. I’ve proposed a route and some tips to help my fellow students be a little safer at night. First of all, if you commute, try to park close to the building you will be exiting from. (I am aware that in the morning it’s nearly impossible to find a parking spot within a twomile radius of campus.) If you have a night class, parking spots become a little more accessible.
I’ve found that when exiting the Health Professions building using the doors directly across from the parking lots G and H is best. From these doors there is a clear shot of your surroundings that is not obscured by trees. When you’re exiting through the Orr Center, choose the double doors that are nearest to the road and where the shuttle bus stops. From here, if you want to go to Rice Library or RFWC, walk on the sidewalk past the theater. From the library you can walk around the side past the Quad and safely access the
Liberal Arts building or the University Center. At night, I especially avoid the tree-lined paths that lead past the Orr Center and the Forum Wing by Red Mango. A rule of thumb for me is to take an actual path (sidewalks are your friend) that is lit by street lamps, and is not obscured by trees or foliage. On a final note, I am aware that the path to campus through the woods has emergency poles. Even if you did make it through the woods without finding a sasquatch or something equally scary, the ground is uneven and difficult to
see what you’re stepping on. If you need to get back to the apartments but don’t have a car, take the shuttle bus (why it only runs until 9:15 p.m. when the library is open until 2 a.m. is beyond me). The university is a relatively safe campus, but things can happen. You shouldn’t have to ditch your nightly Starbucks routine just be observant of your surroundings and take a safer route at night.
Speed, ignorance can kill Unauthorized Advice
by Gavin Gaddis
The time has come for me to go a little didactic on you kids. USI students are tough, I believe you’re grown-up enough take this. With every ounce of authority I do not technically posses, I’ve decreed that this week should be a week of safety awareness. Now that we’re four weeks into the semester, there are some basics that need reviewing. We all have a fun time trying to hit 15 mph exactly on the campus speed trap, but there seems to be
a little bit of slippage in campus driving recently. I’ve personally witnessed multiple vehicles— usually unnecessarily lifted trucks or cheap sports cars with aftermarket tailpipes—pull onto University Boulevard late in the afternoon and slam on the gas, lighting up campus with the sound of wasted fuel and lawsuits waiting to happen. If a person has enough speed to shift up twice before you hit a crosswalk, they’re going too fast. This topic is of particu-
lar importance to me because Evansville—hands down— has some of the scariest drivers I’ve ever encountered. Be it lack of experience or attention, Evansville has some of the most frequent and terrifying accidents of any city I’ve driven in. Two days in Chicago: one accident on a major thoroughfare One day in Evansville: two accidents, including emergency medical assistance. It’s easy to think “that’ll never happen to me, car
accidents only happen in movies,” then it happens to someone you know. The Shield’s Ellen Cooper was on the receiving end of Evansville’s poor driving record Aug. 3. While stopped at a stoplight on the Lloyd Expressway Cooper’s vehicle was rear-ended. The momentum from the other drivers’ 50 mph impact sent her spinning across the highway until coming to a rest in the grass near O’Charley’s. “I began screaming the moment I hit my head on the steering wheel. I didn’t stop screaming until a nice lady came to my car door and helped me open it because it was jammed,” Cooper said. Luckily, she escaped with only minor injuries and a totaled vehicle. I bring this up as a re-
minder that this stuff happens on our doorstep. Accidents on the Lloyd are an almost weekly occurrence. The student body cannot stop the maniacal drivers of Evansville from being as horrible as they are, but we can make our own campus a safe haven. Don’t speed, don’t turn left on the roundabout, don’t lurch through crosswalks while people are still on the road. “If you’re late to class and speeding through campus, the couple minutes you’re going to be less late isn’t worth the safety you’re losing,” Cooper said. “Getting to class on time isn’t worth injuring or even killing someone on your way to get there. Be considerate. Be careful. Be safe.”
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The Verbal Commitment By James Powell
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Winter sets sight on future honors Photo by Bria Linenburg | The Shield
Senior middle blocker Abbey Winter spikes the ball to try to score against Southwest Baptist University during their first tournament of the year in the PAC.
by sarah loesch sports@usishield.com @ShieldsterSarah
Senior middle blocker Abbey Winter received her third GLVC Volleyball Player of the Week honor after the Eagles’s opening tournament. During the Dunn Hospitality Invitational, Winter averaged 3.64 kills and 1.36 blocks per set. The Shield sat down with Winter to talk about the honor and her time at USI. The Shield: What made you decide USI was the college you wanted to play for? Winter: When I visited campus I really liked the coaches and I liked how well the team was on and off the court. It was also kind of close to home. (Germantown, Ilinois) The Shield: When did you start playing volleyball? Winter: I started playing
in 5th grade. Me and my friends would just play together and we all liked being together all the time. It was just fun. The Shield: Did you always know you wanted to play college volleyball? Winter: Ever since I started, at least playing in high school, I knew I wanted to play in college and continue my career. The Shield: Is there a particular challenge you’ve faced or something that’s been hard during your time? Winter: Just being an athlete in general is hard. Having to miss a lot of classes, to get notes from other people, and to find out what you missed can be hard. The Shield: Would you ever go back and change the route you took in college?
Winter: I’m happy with what I did. I don’t think I could have gone to college and not played volleyball. The Shield: Do you have someone in volleyball who you look up to or inspires you? Winter: I like playing with my team and we just kind of help each other. We all look up to each other. The Shield: Out of the three times you’ve been awarded GLVC Volleyball Player of the Week, was there one that was the most special? Winter: I was actually really excited about this one. It came after the first week the season started. It helped me to push this season and push harder to be able to get it again in the future. The Shield: How did it feel receiving it so early in the
season? Winter: It was awesome, I didn’t realize our team was as good as we are. It was cool to see how we worked together. Having my teammates in the front really helped me. The Shield: How are you feeling about your role on the team this year? Winter: I’m feeling pretty good. I think that, me and Erica Oberbroeckling are captains, I think we have just been trying to keep the team together and make sure the freshman are fitting and know their spot. The Shield: What is one thing you would want fans or anyone watching you to know? Winter: If you have a chance to play college athletics, I would do it. You would really enjoy it. You get to meet a lot of different people.
Although it is most noticeable in college football, all college sports have seen an influx of former high school coaches moving up to the collegiate level. In the 2014-15 college football off season alone, twelve prominent high school coaches from all around the country, left their jobs for the “greener” pastures of college ball. The university has hired Greg Charnes as it’s new head coach for men’s golf. His was hired after Jim Cheaney stepped down from three years of coaching the Screaming Eagles to focus on his retirement. Charnes was the head coach of the Reitz Memorial High School golf team Evansville Memorial Tigers from 2011 to 2013. Before that, he was director of the Oak Meadow Golf Club from 1977 to 2004, the host professional for the University of Evansville’s golf team, and even became a life member of PGA America. Charnes is a part of a trend that has become more common each year. Most fans discount high school coaches for the simple fact they are just that, high school coaches. In reality, if you think of
the pros as an executive job, and college as middle management, it only makes since that high school would be the entry level of coaching. Many of the coaches we respect today began their careers in high school. Gus Malzahn, Art Briles, Todd Graham and even legends like Red Auerbach and John Wooden had those same humble beginnings. Charnes is inheriting a good team coming off a sixth place finish in the Labor Day Intercollegiate Tournament. Both Preston VanWinkle and Grant Saylor finished in the top 15 individually for the tournament. The Men’s Golf team returns to action Sept. 21 and 22 at the Etowah Intercollegiate Tournament in Etowah, North Carolina. Not every guy that gets the call to coach a college team is going to be successful, that is just a fact. However, that is not a good reason to discount every potential candidate who is coming from the high school level. Candidacy should be based on substance, coaching style and schematics.
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New golf coach settles in
scoreboard Men’s soccer Sept. 11 0-3 Sept. 13 1-0
woMen’s soccer Sept. 11 2-3 Sept. 13 2-1
men’s golf Sept. 8-9 Labor Day Intercollegiate 6th of 12 teams
volleyball Sept. 11 1-3 Sept. 11 0-3 Sept. 12 1-3 Sept. 12 0-3 Photo by isaac williams | The Shield
New USI men’s golf head coach, Greg Charnes, (left) speaks with Sophomore Engineering major, Kyle Tanriverdi, (middle) and Junior Pre-Criminal Justice major, Grant Saylor, (right) during a Monday afternoon practice.
by sarah loesch sports@usishield.com @ShieldsterSarah
Greg Charnes said his 40 years of experience with golf have prepared him for his new role as the men’s golf coach. He has spent his life teaching golf, golf rules and golf course management. “It all applies with college men and an average golfer trying to improve,” Charnes said. “Anything I’ve ever done will help.” Charnes said he received a call from Athletic Director Jon Mark Hall
about the position and decided to come out for an interview. The previous head coach left this year to focus on his retirement. “To my knowledge, the job was vacant when (Hall) called me,” Charnes said. Charnes has lived in Evansville for many years, but retired in 2004 when he left Oak Meadow Golf Club. He worked for Oak Meadown since 1977, but said he has played golf for 57 years. “I’ve been playing competitively since I was 8 or
10,” he said. Charnes said he doesn’t know everything about the team just yet, but said it is going well so far. “I just met the team on Sept. 3,” he said. “Everyone seems to be enjoying themselves.” Charnes said he is learning about the team as they learn about him and there have been no problems so far. The team competed in its first tournament under Charnes Sept. 8 and ended up in the middle of the pack in sixth place. “The whole team was a little disappointed in the
first round,” Charnes said. Charnes said the team was pleased with their third day scores and can take those into future tournaments. “Now that we know we can do that,” Charnes said, “that’s the range of score we expect to be in.” As far as season goals Charnes said he’d like to focus on getting to know the team in his new role before setting any concrete goals. “We have to understand the potential before setting a goal,” Charnes said. “You have to be realistic.”
Upcoming Games Men’s soccer
volleyball
7:30 p.m. Sept. 18 Strassweg Field vs. Missouri Institute of Science and Technology
7:00 p.m. Sept. 18 Kansas City, MO vs. Rockhurst University
men’s golf All day Sept. 21-22 Etowah, NC Etowah Intercollegiate
Women’s soccer 5:00 p.m. Sept. 18 Strassweg Field vs. Missouri Institute of Science and Technology
Men’s tennis All day Sept. 19-21 Grand Rapids, MI ITA Regional Championships
Men’s & Women’s Cross Country 3:00 p.m. Sept. 18 Terre Haute, IN Indiana Intercollegiates
woMen’s tennis 10:00 a.m. Sept. 18-19 Wesselman Park USI Invitational
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