We are all about choices and you will decide how to get involved in your Evansville Experience. Whether you are a member of one of the 170 student organizations, a community service volunteer, or a participant in one of our leadership programs, you will discover and sharpen your communication, interpersonal, resource management, and leadership skills in preparation for the world that awaits you after life in college. Along the way, you will have fun and make the friends who you will have for life.
The Underground & Jazzman's Cafe
Come relax with your friends and classmates in the stylish decor of the Underground. Specialty coffees and gourmet beverages, fresh salads and sandwiches, bakery items, and more await you in Jazzman’s Café. This is a place where you can relax on one of the cushy leather couches in front of a big screen TV. Darts, billiards, snooker, and foosball tables round out the stress-free ambience of this room designed for fun or studying. Monday though Thursday, wireless internet and private study tables allow students to research via the Web or read in a quiet atmosphere until 4:00 a.m. Weekends are a hit with Student Activities Board (SAB) programming such as Open Mic Nights, Game Nights, and coffee house music acts. Wednesdays from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. are reserved for student/faculty coffee hours. Don’t be surprised to see a professor pass through or even stop to have a cup of coffee with you.
UExperience Transcript
Want to spice up your resume or graduate school portfolio? You can leave UE with more than just your transcript of class work! Since college is more than grades, we also keep track of your student involvement. It’s a great way to show employers that you didn’t spend four years in a residence hall watching TV! The UExperience transcript is your official record of co-curricular membership, volunteer work, and leadership positions. All the activities you participate in during your four years will be official! For more information, visit http://uexperience.evansville.edu, or contact the Center for Student Engagement at 812-488-2371.
Volunteer Services and Civic Engagement
UE students gave more than 10,000 hours last year to volunteering, sharing their time and talents with more than 30 nonprofit organizations needing assistance. Our students volunteered to landscape, tutor, mentor, serve meals, assist in hospitals, visit with the elderly, and much more. Interested in volunteering? Your interests will be assessed and matched with local non-profit organizations. Evansville students have volunteered their time at such places as:
- Habitat for Humanity
- UE Reads
- YMCA
- Tri-State Food Bank
- Big Brothers/Big Sisters
- Women's shelters
- Homeless shelters
- Humane societies
- City parks and nature trails
- After-school tutoring programs
For more information on Volunteer Services, contact the Center for Student Engagement at 812-488-2538.
International Student Engagement & Services
With students from over 40 countries, UE is truly an international institution. You’ll have someone in your class, residence hall, or even at your dinner table from another country. We celebrate our cultural diversity by hosting vibrant and exciting international programs. We bring students from Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Central America, South America, Europe, and the Middle East. International students share their experiences at I-House located in Moore Hall, focusing on a different each week. Students talk about music, food, clothing, and a variety of other cultural facets. The International Club (ISC) hosts weekly meetings, dances, bazaars, banquets, trips, and a variety of shows open to the UE community. For more information, contact the Office of International Student Engagement and Services at 812-488-2279, or visit http://www.evansville.edu/prospects/international/issa.asp.