Events

CYPRESS (Committee to Promote Respect in Schools) is fully funding up to 8 middle school or high school teachers on this 7-day journey of transformation through cities of the South […]

CYPRESS is hosting a free educator workshop presented by Echoes & Reflections on teaching the Holocaust through Literature and the Humanities. The event will take place on Wednesday, November 13 from 8:30 - 2:30 pm at Deaconess Gateway ONH Pavillion, located on the 3rd floor of the Orthopedic and Neuroscience Hospital.

The University of Southern Indiana will host the third annual Edward D. and Regina Rechnic Holocaust Series at 7 p.m. Thursday, January 23, 2025, in the Performance Center, located on […]

EVPL, CYPRESS, and the Rechnic Foundation are partnering to bring Ralph Shayne to Evansville for a series of public and educational presentations. His graphic novel, Hour of Need, pays tribute to the […]

The University of Southern Indiana is offering an exciting summer seminar, Cultural Legacies of the Holocaust: Race and Human Rights from Nazi Germany to Today. This specialized seminar is offered at no cost to educators and will take place June 2-6, 2025. 

This two-day event will be held Wednesday, February 25th and Thursday, February 26th. Dr. Eileen Angelini, the director and co-producer of France Divided, will be our esteemed guest for the series.

• Due to the generosity of Irene Rechnic all Rechnic events are free.
• The film series will be held in Kleymeyer Hall (LA0101) located in the basement of the Liberal Arts Center at USI and starts at 6pm both nights.
• Both the entrance to the basement and Kleymeyer Hall are accessible for individuals with disabilities as is the first-floor main entryway. There are five accessible parking spaces adjacent to the basement’s entrance, and 4 on the other side of the building. Weather permitting, starting at 5pm there will be a golf cart providing rides from the main Liberal Arts and Romain College of Business parking lots to the basement entrance for those that would be interested.

This new Film Series will occur each spring and complements the Rechnic Holocaust Speaker Series held each Fall. Information about both nights is below, including a summary of each film and the reasoning behind their inclusion. Please be warned that the subject matter, primarily for the first night, is shocking and graphic in its portrayal of the Holocaust.