Daily Brief

ANNOUNCEMENTS

KuBOK - NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY WATCH

An information and training session will be held Tuesday, Feb. 19, at 7:30 p.m. in 250 McFarland Student Union. Students, faculty, and staff are encouraged to attend. The session will provide the opportunity to learn more about KuBOK and how you can be a part of making a difference. For additional information, contact Julie Nolan at ext. 3-4756 or e-mail nolan@kutztown.edu.

Julianne Nolan, director, Community Relations and Development Services

The Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center is offering a bus trip to Harrisburg on March 5. The tour includes the Pennsylvania Capitol building, the state museum, the planetarium, a visit with a legislator, lunch, supper, and the transportation. Cost is $82 per person. We will offer the PGCHC member rate to students, staff, and professors of $70 per person.

Contact dmoyer@kutztown.edu for further information or a registration form.

Darlene Moyer, assistant director, Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center

The Department of Human Resources is hosting New Employee Orientation on Monday, Feb. 25. The orientation will take place in the South Dining Hall, Conference Room B from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and will include lunch. As with any training, please check with your supervisor before attending. You may either e-mail your R.S.V.P. to Maria Byers at byers@kutztown.edu or call ext. 3-4879 by Wednesday, Feb. 20, if you plan on attending. An additional orientation will be held on Monday, March 31, if you are unable to attend the February date.

Kylie Barford, staff recruitment coordinator, Department of Human Resources

Find out how to work a career fair on Thursday, Feb. 15, at 11 a.m. in 250 McFarland Student Union. Want to be successful at the CPEC and LVCCE career fairs? Find out what it takes to work a job fair with positive results, including what to do before you arrive, when you arrive, how to work your way around the room, and preparing your "30 second commercial". Presented by Career Services.

Kerri G. Gardi, director, Career Services

During the Fall 2007 semester, the Multicultural Center issued a letter asking students, staff, and faculty to write about women who inspire them in their lifetime. These articles will go in a booklet called "Women Who Inspire" which will be published in March, and given out as a complimentary gift for all. Those who didn't receive the letter may check with the Women's Department for more copies, or at the Multicultural Center. This article can be written by any KU community member.

The deadline for the articles was initially Dec. 2, 2007; however, due to extensive requests, we have prolonged the deadline date until Feb. 15. For more information call 610-683-4810 or e-mail Saeeda Bhaloo, graduate assistant, Multicultural Center, at sbhal440@kutztown.edu

Saeeda Bhaloo, graduate assistant, Multicultural Center

A reminder to parents and students: begin filing your 2008-09 FAFSA now. Kutztown University’s priority filing deadline is Feb. 15. Avoid missing critical deadlines by filing your FAFSA by our 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. 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 is also available to provide guidance in completing the FAFSA. However, 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 ext. 3-4077 or financialaid@kutztown.edu

Financial Aid Services

Black Heritage Month Celebration

Buffalo Soldiers is the name given to all the black regiments of the U.S. Army started in 1866. More than 20 Buffalo Soldiers received the Medal of Honor for their service – the highest number of any U.S. military unit. The oldest living Buffalo Soldier, Mark Matthews, died at the age of 111 in 2005. For more information, please visit: http://www.biography.com/blackhistory/101-facts.jsp

Saeeda Bhaloo, graduate assistant, Multicultural Center

ACADEMIC

The Men's Basketball team will be traveling to Mansfield University today. The bus leaves at noon. Please excuse the following students from afternoon and evening classes. They will be returning early Thursday morning from Mansfield University. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.

David Ben, Mike Connolly, Ryan Nemetz, Mark Bower, Steve Dennis, Andre Woodlin, Jeremy Coombs, Nate Edwards, Ryan Washington, Steve Coffey, Kevin Hafera, Chris Vrabel

Men's Basketball

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 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.

JOB OPENINGS

The following non-instructional vacancies are available on campus. These positions are currently open for current employees only.

Clerk Typist 2 (1681) – Nursing Department / Beekey (Mon. - Fri., 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 1 hour lunch). Internal applications are due on 2/26/2008.

Custodial Worker 1 (1682) – Facilities/Custodial Services / Facilities – Floater (Sun. - Thurs., 11 p.m. to 7 a.m., 1/2 hour lunch). Internal applications are due on 2/15/2008.

Custodial Worker 1 (1683) – Facilities/Custodial Services / Facilities – Lytle Hall (Sun. - Thurs., 11 p.m. to 7 a.m., 1/2 hour lunch). Internal applications are due on 2/15/2008.

Custodial Worker 1 / Temporary Summer Help (1684) – Facilities/Custodial Services / Facilities – Summer (Mon. - Fri., 3 p.m. to 11 p.m., 1/2 hour lunch). Internal applications are due on 2/18/2008.

Custodial Worker 1 / Temporary Summer Help (1685) – Facilities/Custodial Services / Facilities – Summer (Mon. - Fri., 3 p.m. to 11 p.m., 1/2 hour lunch). Internal applications are due on 2/18/2008.

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

Human Resources

Vol. 2008 #30, Wednesday, February 13, 2008