UE faculty, students react to proposed department cuts UE faculty, students react to proposed department cuts By Joseph Payton | December 11, 2020 at 7:42 PM CST - Updated December 11 at 7:48 PM EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - On Thursday, University of Evansville President Christopher Pietruszkiewicz announced an academic realignment proposal that would eliminate three departments and more than a dozen majors. Despite the potential of being impacted, faculty members like Alanna Keenan have no regrets about the time spent at UE. “It was a magical place, and I think all of us who teach here feel that,” Keenan said. “There is something so incredibly special about this place.”