Daily Brief

The Second Annual Kutztown University AFRICAN AMERICAN READ-IN will be held Monday, Feb. 4, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the Presidents' Room, 250 McFarland Student Union. The Read-In is held in conjunction with the 19th National African American Read-In sponsored by the Black Caucus of the National Council of Teachers of English and the NCTE as part of Black History Month. The university community is invited to attend.

Listen to others read their favorite African American writers (poetry, fiction, or non-fiction) or come with your own selection to read -- five minutes or less. All those who read will later receive a Certificate of Participation from The National Council of Teachers of English.

The staff of the Multi-cultural Center invites you to Black Heritage Celebration, on Tuesday, Feb. 5, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., in the Multipurpose Room of McFarland Student Union Building. This year, Multicultural Center will feature "The Fannie Lou Hamer Story" and her journey to freedom with mZuri, an actress and singer of both stage and film. mZuri performs this one woman show with conviction and power, depicting, in word and song, important moments from
the life of civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hammer. Come and enjoy the performance while sampling the delights of soul food.

Please join us for the "Dream Alive" program on Feb. 5, featuring Joe Rogers. This program is dedicated to the memory of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and will take place at 7 p.m. in 183 McFarland Student Union Building. For more information about the speaker and program, please refer to http://www.dreamalive.org/. For more information, please call Student Union & Involvement Services at 610-683-1383.

The College Panhellenic Council (CPC) will be sponsoring a presentation of the "Vagina Monologues" documentary on Feb. 5 in 261 Boehm Science Building. The event will begin at 7 p.m. and is open to all students. For more information, please contact CPC@kutztown.edu.

Beth Fisher, assistant director, Student Union & Involvement Services/coordinator of Greek Life

Save the date! The Newman Association/Catholic Campus Ministry will be having a blood drive, sponsored by the Miller-Keystone Blood Center, on Tuesday, Feb. 12, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Christopher House, across from Old Main. You can register to donate blood by calling 610-683-8380 or stopping at Christopher House.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

TB testing will be offered in Health Services from 10 a.m. to noon on Tuesday, Feb. 5. Students must have prepaid and pre-registered for this service by Jan. 31 in order to participate.

Dolores Hess, director, Health Services

Eighty-eight 8th graders from Trexler and Raub Middle Schools will visit KU on Monday, Feb. 4. This is one of the visits programmed through the Educational Talent Search Program. Their visit to KU will include a tour of the campus and lunch accompanied by KU students who have volunteered to serve as tour guides and mentors. We hope that their visit to KU will be a rewarding and memorable experience. As you see these middle-schoolers come through your building or through campus, please make them feel welcome.

The Educational Talent Search Program Coordinators, Kutztown University Preparatory Academy

OPERATION LIFESAVER – UNDERSTANDING RAILROAD SAFETY

Operation Lifesaver is a safety prevention program that will provide an understanding about train operations, stopping distance, and trespass prevention. A free meeting will be held Wednesday, Feb. 20, from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. in 250 McFarland Student Union. Refreshments will be served.

Presenter: William Yurvati, trainer, Operation Lifesaver and Access Services Librarian, East Stroudsburg University.

For more information or questions contact the Director of Community Relations and Development Services at 610-683-1396 or nolan@kutztown.edu.

A reminder to parents and students: begin filing your 2008-09 FAFSA after Jan. 1. Kutztown University’s priority filing deadline is Feb. 15. Avoid missing critical deadlines by filing your FAFSA by our priority filing deadline.

File on the official Website at www.fafsa.ed.gov. Renewal FAFSA applications for 2008-09 will also be available on the Website after Jan. 1. To file online, the student and parent each need a PIN number which serves as the electronic signature for the FAFSA. If you filed online previously, you can use the U.S. Dept of Education assigned pin number. If this is your first time filing electronically, file for the assigned pin number at www.pin.ed.gov. We recommend that you keep the pin number in a safe place to use for subsequent academic years. The FAFSA worksheet will be available after Jan. 1 to provide guidance in completing the FAFSA. This does not take the place of filing the actual FAFSA.

Beginning this year, the FAFSA application in paper format is available only by calling the Federal Processing Center at 1-800-433-3243. Financial Aid Services will no longer have a supply of paper applications.

For additional questions on filing the FAFSA, contact Financial Aid Services at 610-683-4077 or by e-mail at financialaid@kutztown.edu

Financial Aid Office

Happy birthday to the GLBTQ Resource Center! We are celebrating our three year anniversary and welcome you to celebrate with us on Monday, Feb. 4, and Tuesday, Feb. 5, from 10 a.m. until 10 p.m., in 3 Old Main. There will be free food, buttons, and giveaways. We hope to see you there!

THINKING ABOUT MOVING OFF CAMPUS? WHAT TO KNOW BEFORE YOU SIGN ON THE DOTTED LINE

Are you thinking about moving off campus, and you are not sure where to start, or what your responsibilities and rights are as a tenant?

Then join us on Wednesday, Feb. 6, from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. for an informal discussion about the good, the bad, and the reality of living off campus. A panel of business and community leaders will be on hand to offer guidance and assistance plus answer any questions you might have, before or after you have signed on the dotted line.

The program will be held in 250 McFarland Student Union. It is free and refreshments will be provided. Also, a listing of housing rentals will be available and distributed to all those who attend the program.

Julianne Nolan, director, Community Relations and Development Services

ACADEMIC

The American Association of University Women–Allentown is still accepting applications for its Interrupted Studies Grants (year 2007-08). Eligible applicants should be Lehigh Valley residents attending Lehigh Valley area institutions of higher learning. The deadline is 2/23/08. For an application, contact Linda Friscia-Oppe, Center for Lifelong Learning, 610-683-1382, frisciao@kutztown.edu.

Linda Friscia-Oppe, Client & Program Development, Center for Lifelong Learning & Professional Development

The Kutztown University Academic Achievement Awards are presented to a select group of senior students who have achieved exceptional individual achievements in specified areas. The awards were established through a generous gift provided by Dr. Carlson R. Chambliss, who served as a member of the Kutztown University faculty from 1970 until 2003.

Faculty and staff at Kutztown University are strongly encouraged to nominate students worthy of consideration for this prestigious award. The areas of individual achievement are:

a) Successfully completed research projects.

b) Original artwork of high quality.

c) Artistic performances (music, chorus, drama, etc.) of high quality.

d) Original writing in literature or meritorious writing in other fields.

e) Noteworthy achievements in athletics.

f) Outstanding service to the Kutztown University community.

The application may be downloaded at http://www.kutztown.edu/divisions/studentservices/do/awards.aspx by clicking on "Academic Achievement Nominations" or by e-mailing a request to nolan@kutztown.edu.

Completed nomination forms must be submitted to the Office of the Associate Vice President for Student Services and Campus Life, 262 McFarland Student Union Building by Feb. 15. Any questions about the process may be directed to nolan@kutztown.edu or watrous@kutztown.edu.

AVI ANNOUNCEMENTS

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Soup du Jour	Chicken Pastina	Beef Rice	Turkey Noodle	Vegetable Barley	Cheese Smokey Tomato

	cream of asparagus	Vegetable Gumbo	Ham and Potato	Chili Con Carne	Bermuda Fish Chowder

ENTREES	roast pork sandwich	baked smoked ham	chicken parmesan	French dip sandwich	white fish polonaise


	vegetable frittata	falafels with pitas	Thai vegetable stir fry w/ rice	vegetable cheese calzone	fried eggplant on foccacia

Sides	baby carrots	peas and carrots	green beans	broccoli	wax beans


	whipped potatoes	sautéed potatoes and onions	buttered pasta	whipped potatoes	Parslied Potatoes

Stephanie Herring, campus marketing manager, AVI FOODSYSTEMS, Inc.

Check out our AVI Fresh Limited Time offer! A ribbon of decadent Ghirardelli Chocolate encircles the rich flavor of mocha in one simple gesture of sophistication. We are featuring a decadent Ghirardelli mocha. Enjoy this sophisticated drink at any of your Taylor & Byrnes locations. Purchase this limited time offer while it lasts! For more information contact Stephanie Herring, Campus Marketing Manager, 610-683-1574 or herring@kutztown.edu.

Vol. 2008 #22, Friday, February 1, 2008