Daily Brief
Jan. 18, 2024
Winter Weather at KU
University Relations
Students Studied Abroad in Belize During Winter Session
Thirteen students and two faculty (Drs. Habeck and Stone) spent two weeks in Central America exploring the cultural and biological diversity of Belize. Some highlights of the trip included seeing several endangered species in their natural habitat, celebrating New Year's Eve with a Mayan community, visiting a Mayan archeological site, snorkeling along the second-largest barrier reef in the world, preparing and enjoying a traditional Garifuna feast, participating in a Garifuna drum and dance circle and learning about Belizian conservation efforts and sustainable cacao agroforestry. Oh, and they hiked an average of eight miles per day during the two-week trip. If you want to know who participated in this or previous trips, just yell "howler" anywhere on campus and they will respond "monkey".
Kutztown University Belize Program
Dr. Chris Habeck , Biology/Environmental Science
Weather
Weather forecasts are provided by KU's Dr. Michael Davis and "Monsoon Mike" Regensburger
Mainly cloudy, wintry feeling and looking day with high temperatures around 30. A Winter Weather Advisory kicks in tonight at midnight through Friday at 7 p.m. for another light accumulating snowfall, similar to the storm this past Tuesday.
Announcements
University Writing Center
Kutztown University Writing Center opens for the Spring 2024 semester Monday, Jan. 29, 100C Rohrbach Library. Please encourage your students to reach out to the KU Writing Center for help and to schedule a writing session concerning papers for any subject or discipline. We have in-person and online sessions available. Students can call 610-683-4733 or email wrcenter@kutztown.edu to set up an in-person appointment. To begin using the Writing Center website and schedule an online session, please visit this webpage. Please see our website for additional helpful instructions and screenshots here. If you would like an in-person information session about the Writing Center or any writing matter in any of your classes for the Spring 2024 semester, please contact Patricia Pytleski. For any questions, please contact wrcenter@kutztown.edu or pytleski@kutztown.edu.
Patricia Pytleski, Writing Center
Employment Opportunities
These are the non-instructional positions open on our online job board at http://employment.kutztown.edu (Menu to OOC postings):
| Job Number | Job Title | Job Term | Advertise To |
| 2024-0011 | NEW - Director of Equity and Compliance and Title IX Coordinator |
FT | 1/28/24 |
| 2024-0013 | NEW- Executive Assistant for Equity and Compliance | FT | 1/21/24 |
| 2023-0168 | Landscape Maintenance Specialist | FT | Continuous |
| 2023-0179 | Business Consultant (Bilingual) | FT | 1/21/24 |
| 2023-0187 | Groundskeeper / Laborer | FT | 2/4/24 |
| 2023-0196 | PA DHS Grant Secretary | FT | 1/21/24 |
| 2024-0002 | PA DHS Grant Project Manager | FT | 1/21/24 |
| 2024-0004 | Associate Dean of College of Liberal Arts and Sciences |
FT | 2/18/24 |
| 2024-0005 | Assistant Football Coach - FT | FT | 1/19/24 |
| Asst Coaches | 23-24 Assistant Athletic Coaches | PT | 6/28/24 |
| Clerical Pool | 23-24 Clerical Assistant Pool | FT | 6/28/24 |
| Custodial Pool | 23-24 Custodial Worker 1 Pool | FT | 6/28/24 |
| OOC 23-17 | Purchasing Agent | FT | 1/21/24 |
| OOC 24-01 | Complex Procurement Consultant | FT | 1/22/24 |
Upcoming Events
| Date | Time | Event |
| Jan. 22 | -- | First Day of Class - Spring 2024 |
| Jan. 24 | 7 p.m. | Sailesh - The Hypnotist 218 MSU |
| Jan. 29 | -- | Writing Center Opens 100C Rohrbach Library |
Athletics
Athletics Leadership Attends NCAA Convention
President Hawkinson, athletic director Renee Hellert and faculty athletics representative Dr. Jason Lanter recently attended the annual NCAA Convention in Phoenix.
University Relations
Accommodations
Persons with a disability, and who require accommodation, should notify the Disability Services Office two weeks prior to the event at 610-683-4108 or email DSO@kutztown.edu, TDD number: 610-683-4499, in order to discuss accommodations. Every effort will be made to provide reasonable accommodations. Please note: Kutztown University does not provide wheelchairs or other mobility devices.
Non-Discrimination Statement
Kutztown University does not discriminate in employment or educational opportunities on the basis of sex, race, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or veteran status. To discuss a complaint of discrimination, please contact the University’s Title IX Coordinator located in the Office of Social Equity, Old Main A-Wing, Room 02, by phone at 610-683-4700 or by email at pena@kutztown.edu or the Office for Civil Rights located in the Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Bldg., 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20202-1100, by phone at 800-421-3481 (TDD: 800-877-8339), by fax at 202-453-6012, or by email at OCR@ed.gov.