Daily Brief

NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS

National Alcohol Screening Day on Campus Today

Kutztown University will be joining communities across the United States for the 8th Annual Alcohol Screening Day by offering free and anonymous screenings today in the McFarland Student Union Multipurpose Room from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Additional screenings will be available from 8 a.m. to noon in the Health Center. The event will also provide information, an interactive activity, and chances to win prize packages. The event is organized and sponsored by the President’s Roundtable on Other Drugs, Health and Wellness Services and the KU SADD. For more information, please contact Frances Cortez Funk at 610-683-4240, or cortez@kutztown.edu.

Frances Cortez Funk, health promotion coordinator, Health and Wellness Center

The Kutztown Chapter of Sigma Tau Delta, the International English Honors Society, will be holding 'Echoes of Transformation,' an undergraduate literary studies conference in Boehm Hall, Friday, April 4, from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The featured speaker at 11 a.m. in 145 Boehm will be R. Foster Winans, a former columnist for The Wall Street Journal who co-wrote the “Heard on the Street” column from 1982 to 1984. Winans has ghosted, co-written, and/or independently produced more than 30 books in the two decades since serving nine months in Federal prison in 1988. In 1999, he founded a nonprofit writers’ resource center in Bucks County, Pa., and ran it for six years before returning to writing and producing books.

Please excuse the following students on Friday, April 4, so they may run 'Echoes of Transformation,' an undergraduate literary studies conference, organized by the Kutztown Chapter of Sigma Tau Delta, the International English Honors Society: Alexandra Cavallaro, Aaron Smyk, Penelope Sablack, Wendy Mirto, Natasha Zimmer, and Jenelle Yuhas.

Carl Seiple

No plans yet for the weekend? Join BSU for their Heritage Tour of New York City on Sunday, April 6. The bus leaves from the parking lot behind the Multicultural Center at 8 a.m. Tickets are just $15 round trip, payable from now to the day of the trip. While in N.Y.C., you will be chauffeured around the city on the famous Double Decker tour buses at no extra cost to you. Meals are on your own. Space is limited, so please RSVP to bsu@kutztown.edu now to reserve your seat and for additional information.

Kizzy Morris, advisor, Black Student Union

JOB OPENINGS:

The following non-instructional vacancy is available on campus. This position is currently open for current employees only.

Clerical Supervisor 1 / Customer Service Center Supervisor (1693) – Human Resources / Stratton Administration Center (Mon. - Fri., 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 1 hour lunch). Internal applications are due on 4/8/2008.

To receive additional information, please click here for details or call ext. 3-1353.

Human Resources

The GLBTQ Resource Center has the following items available: HP29 inkjet black ink cartridge, HP49 inkjet tri-color ink cartridges, and IBM Easystrike Superior Write Correctable Ribbons (number 1380999). Please e-mail me at hoffmann@kutztown.edu, or call the Center at ext. 6-4111 if you are interested in any of these items.

Kathy Hoffmann, GLBTQ Resource Center

UPCOMING EVENTS

REALITY CHECK AHEAD 08 Tour on Campus

On Tuesday, April 8, the A.W.A.R.E.III ™ SIMULATOR will be on campus on the McFarland Student Union lawn area from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The DUI/DWI simulator is designed to realistically show participants the dangers of drinking and driving. You will have an opportunity to wear panoramic virtual reality goggles and experience a computer-controlled road conditions while sitting in a stationary vehicle. Stop by and check out the tour! If you have any questions please contact Frances Cortez Funk at 610-683-4240, or cortez@kutztown.edu.

Sponsored by: The President's Roundtable on Alcohol & Other Drugs, Intercollegiate Athletic Services, Housing & Residential Services, Students Union & Involvement Services, and Health & Wellness Services

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

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

DANCE SHOWCASE: Sunday, April 6, at 7 p.m.

The dance showcase will feature the Lenhart Dance Company performing works by Twyla Tharp and faculty member Olive Prince. Also included in the show are student dance works and a performance by the Jazz II class. Come see a wonderful dance show and appreciate the many talents in the Department of Human Kinetics! This event will be held at the Schaeffer Auditorium, and is free and open to the public. For more information, please e-mail prince@kutztown.edu.

Olive Prince, Department of Human Kinetics

One of the two Chambliss Faculty Research Award addresses for 2007 - 2008 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

I am pleased to invite all graduate faculty members to the Alpha Epsilon Lambda, Spring 2008 Reception and Induction Ceremony. The reception for this event is being held on Thursday, April 10, at 4 p.m. in Viewpoints Dining Room, South Dining Hall. AEL is the only national honor society for graduate and professional school students. Those inducted are selected on the basis of academic achievement, leadership and public service. If you plan to accept this invitation, please send an e-mail confirmation to graduate@kutztown.edu by April 9.

Nicole Kwitowski, graduate assistant, College of Graduate Studies

ACADEMIC

May was chosen to commemorate the immigration of the first Japanese to the United States on May 7, 1843, and to mark the anniversary of the completion of the transcontinental railroad on May 10, 1869. The majority of the workers who laid the tracks were Chinese immigrants. For more information, please visit: http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0880451.html

The Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Celebration will be held at the Multipurpose Room, McFarland Student Union, on Thursday, April 10, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Refreshments will be served. All are welcome. This event is free and open to the public.

Kutztown University and the Borough of Kutztown are pleased to announce an open application process for a Student Ambassador non-voting position within the Borough Council of the borough of Kutztown. This position is open to any full-time KU student and will begin Sept. 1 for a one-year term. The application, requirements, and position description can be found at http://www.kutztown.edu/divisions/studentservices/do/leadership.aspx. Interested students must submit the completed application no later than April 7 to Julie Nolan, 262 McFarland Student Union.

Vol. 2008 #65, Thursday, April 3, 2008