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Kappa Delta Pi is holding its membership meeting today at 5 p.m. in 100 DeFrancesco.  KDP pledges should bring their service project items, pledge dues, and a record of their tutoring hours. Both pledges and members should remember that point sheets are due no later than April 22.  Our guest speaker will be Dr. Carol Watson, elementary education faculty member. 

        Dr. Laub and Dr. Miller

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Allies is hosting their Third Annual DRAG SHOW on Wednesday, April 2. The show will begin at 7 p.m. in the Multipurpose Room of the McFarland Student Union. It will feature drag queen and king performances, drag makeovers, a vogue contest and prizes! The event is free, but donations are encouraged as they will benefit the Crime Victims Council of the Lehigh Valley. If you have any questions please e-mail : allies@kutztown.edu

        Janine Knight, graduate assistant, GLBTQ Resource Center

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This Wednesday, April 2, at 5:30 p.m., the Students for Obama Chapter at Kutztown University will host a Foreign Policy Forum with three leading foreign policy experts in 201 Academic Forum. The Kutztown event is part of the Obama campaign's Pennsylvania foreign policy tour, which is traveling from the Lehigh Valley to Philadelphia. The program includes a moderated panel discussion followed by questions from the audience.  All are welcome.     

Panelists include: Paul Bucha, a Vietnam veteran who was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his service; Dr. Susan Rice, who is the chief foreign policy advisor to Senator Obama, and has served most recently as Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs during the Clinton Administration; and Dr. Richard Danzig, who served as Secretary of the Navy during the Clinton Administration, and previously served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense and as the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower, Reserve Affairs and Logistics during the Carter and Reagan Administrations.

Denis McDonough will moderate the discussion. McDonough is a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, and is a regular commentator on television, print, and radio.

        Dan Talley and Christine Atiyeh, faculty advisors

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Rabbi Yosef Lipsker of Shomrel Habrith Synagogue,  Reading, Pa., will present a lecture, "Hasidic Jews:  The Past and The Present" on Thursday, April 3, at 11 a.m. in 103 Academic Forum. The lecture is open to the University community; everyone is invited. It is sponsored by the Department of Anthropology and Sociology and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

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A Rare Opportunity

Last November a historic event in computer science took place when six cars, entirely computer-controlled, navigated a 55 mile trek in an urban landscape - with traffic! Out of 78 entrants in the competition, only 11 qualified for the final challenge; of those, only six completed the course. The car that came in fourth was Little Ben, developed by Lehigh University and the University of Pennsylvania. We are very fortunate to have John Spletzer of Lehigh, one of the co-team leaders, as the Keynote Speaker of a conference KU is hosting. Because of the historical significance of this accomplishment we have decided to open this portion of the conference to the public - free of charge. All members of the KU community are cordially invited to hear Dr. Spletzer talk about the Ben Franklin Racing Team and the extraordinary future of intelligent robotics. 

The lecture will be Friday, April 4, at 7:30 p.m. in the Alumni Auditorium, McFarland Student Union.

        Oskars Rieksts, professor of computer science, Co-Chair, PACISE 2008

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Texas Hold’Em and Late Night Breakfast

On April 4, Bears @ Nite is hosting Texas Hold ’Em in the South Dining Hall from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. Pre-register in the Student Union and Involvement Services Office, across from the KU Bookstore, before Friday or wait until Friday night, but keep in mind, first come, first serve – only the first 35 sign-ups are eligible to play. Over $500 of prizes awarded to the top players. After the Texas Hold’ Em tournament, from 11 p.m. to 2 a.m., help yourself to a free late night breakfast.

        Laura Springman, programming assistant

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Hike for Universal Health Care will be held Saturday, April 12, starting at 10 a.m. at Pinnacle Trail, Hamburg. Cost is $5 per participant. All proceeds benefit Health Care 4 All Pa.  Please contact cook@kutztown.edu to register. 

        V. Cook, advisor, College Democrats

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“FrenchConnection@KU” will meet today from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., and on Thursday, April 3, from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Bear's Den of the McFarland Student Union. All French speakers on campus interested in practicing their conversation skills at any level in a relaxed and friendly setting are cordially invited.

        Dr. Mathias Le Bossé, Department of Geography

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Middle States Decennial Accreditation

Please welcome to our campus Dr. Arnold Speert (Chair), Dr. Linda Best, Ms. Betty Crockett, Dr. Elizabeth Davis-Russell, Dr. Charles Fey, Dr. Jay Harper, Dr. Judith Lin Hunt, Dr. James Moran, and Mr. Jason Scorza. In addition to meeting with the Steering Committee and representatives of the 14 subcommittees, members of the Evaluation Team will meet with various campus departments, committees, and offices.

There will be an open drop-in session from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., on Tuesday, April 1, in MSU323, and an Exit Conference for the KU community from 12:30 p.m., to 1:30 p.m., on Wednesday, April 2, in the Alumni Auditorium.

A .pdf copy of the Middle States Decennial Self-Study Report can be accessed at http://www.kutztown.edu/committees/middlestates/.  Click “Resources” and “Middle States Report.”  This is a secure link that requires your username and password.

        Middle States Steering Committee 

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Attention all faculty participating in May commencement ceremonies - Academic attire is required for all personnel who plan to march in the commencement processions. In keeping with KU pride, the University will provide maroon rental attire to all personnel needing to rent their regalia. Regalia may be rented by calling Amanda Bausher at 610-683-4044 or by e-mailing her at bausher@kutztown.edu no later than April 1. 

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The Chambliss Faculty Research Award address will be presented at 4:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 9, 2008 in Boehm 261.  The title of the talk is “The Dinosaur Shake Rattle and Roll” by Dr. Edward Simpson, department of physical sciences.  The talk will highlight recent work in southern Utah during the Cretaceous - time of the dinosaurs.  Highlighted will be our reconstruction of earthquakes and possible epicenters that shook, rattled, and rolled these giants of the past.

Open to the public.

        Carole Wells, vice provost

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4-1-1: We Sleep, We Chalk, We ROCK!

RHA, Care Bears and the FAC invite you to this 24-hour program on the DMZ to be held from noon on Friday, April 11, until noon on Saturday, April 12. The program will support Alex's Lemonade Stand and the Darfur Coalition through various sales and activities. A DJ, free BBQ, t-shirt raffle and over $1,000 in prizes will be given away. Further information and a schedule of events to follow!

        Kimberly McPherson and Kathleen Horner, advertising chairs