Daily Brief

NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS

The emergency evacuation drills planned for Beekey, Academic Forum and the Graduate Center have been rescheduled for the morning of Friday, March 21 (on the hour to reduce class disruption).

Mark W. Hostetter, fire safety technician

The College of Visual & Performing Arts - Visiting Artist Program presents Rene Lynch, painter from New York City, "Through the Looking Glass", today at 7 p.m. in 145 Boehm. Lynch will be talking about her paintings and about Metaphor Gallery, Brooklyn, N.Y., which she and her husband own and run. Her artwork is represented by Jenkins Johnson Gallery, New York City/California, Galerie Kaysser, Germany, and HPGRP Gallery, New York City/Tokyo.

William J. Mowder, dean, College of Visual and Performing Arts

APSCUF Representative Council will meet on Thursday, March 20, at 3:15 p.m. in 218 Beekey.

Michael Gambone, president, APSCUF-KU

Shoofly and Essence will be holding a joint reading on Thursday, March 20, from 7 to 9 p.m. in 250 McFarland Student Union Building. Featured readers Ashley Gellert, Perry Piekarski (Shoofly), and Lena Ziegler (Essence) will begin the event with an open mic to follow. Come and read your poetry and prose, or just listen to the literary works of your fellow students. Refreshments will be served.

For more information, visit Shoofly's Web site at www.kutztown.edu/activities/clubs/shoofly.

Ashley Gellert, Shoofly

Kutztown University Radio (KUR) will be rerunning Tuesday’s “Town and Gown on Common Ground” university talk show this Thursday, March 20, at 11:30 a.m. Special guest Council of Trustees member, Ramona Turpin will be interviewed. KUR can be heard on-campus at 88.3 FM, 1670 AM, on Service Electric Cable TV Channel 24, or streaming live at http://kur.kutztown.edu/.

Michael Regensburger, Kutztown University Radio (KUR)

Rosie Perez, actress, director, choreographer and activist, to speak at Kutztown

Please pick up your tickets and join us for a discussion by Rosie Perez on Tuesday, March 25, at 7 p.m. in Schaeffer Auditorium. The program is free and open to the public, but tickets are required. Stop by the McFarland Student Union Information Desk for a ticket. Her presentation, “Women As Activists,” is in celebration of Women’s History Month. Perez is a strong activist for AIDS Awareness and youth programs. Her film credits include, “Do the Right Thing,” “White Men Can’t Jump,” “Fearless,” “It Could Happen to You,” “The Take,” and “Yo Soy Boricua Pa’que Tu Lo Sepas!”

Rhonda Branford, director, Multicultural Services

Theta Phi Alpha Sorority will host the first annual Theta Phi Alpha Classic 3x3 Men's Basketball Tournament on Sunday, April 27, in the Keystone Fieldhouse. A portion of all proceeds will benefit the Kyle Quinn Scholarship Fund at William Tennent High School. Registration forms are due by April 1. For more information or to get a registration form, please e-mail gammagamma@thetaphialpha.org

Service Request Schedule/Special Event Support - In an effort to better serve our customers, the Facilities Office is scheduling events and deliveries approximately two months in advance. As a result, timely planning and notification by our customers will greatly increase our opportunity for success in this area. Because of the many varied interests and competing priorities, we must be able to better anticipate use of our limited resources. In the future, the Facilities Department may not be able to guarantee that we will service requests on short notice, since doing so may affect other customers' planned requests. Please submit your set-up requests and special event support needs at least two weeks in advance in order to assure that you will have the level of support that you need. Thank you for your attention in this matter.

Kim Rhode, director, Facilities Business and Campus Services

Professional Contributions is now available online!

The Spring 2008 Professionals Contributions, a compendium of accomplishments of more than 87 faculty members and administrators submitted to the Council of Trustees from July 2007 to January 2008, is now online. To view the Spring edition go to:

http://www.kutztown.edu/admin/urelations/professional_contributions/index.shtml

Craig Williams, periodicals manager, University Relations

The Department of Modern Language Studies will administer the comprehensive exams in Spanish on Thursday, March 20, from 8 a.m. until noon in 107 DeFrancesco.

Dr. Ronnie Hsia, The Edwin Earle Sparks Professor of History at the Pennsylvania State University, will deliver the Kutztown University Department of History's Esther M. Willits Lecture on Monday, March 24, at 7 p.m. in the McFarland Student Union Building Alumni Auditorium. Hsia's presentation is "Between Empires: The Beginnings of the Jesuit Mission in Late 16th Century China." The lecture is free and open to the public.

Greek Awards Application Packet Now Available Online

Fraternities and sororities were founded to support the academic mission, vision, and values of the host institution where a chapter is recognized. In support of this standard, all chapter-based awards will be selected based upon their submission of a maximum five-page essay on how the fraternity/sorority has supported the mission, vision, and core values of Kutztown University of Pennsylvania throughout the year focusing on the areas of service to campus, new member development, scholarship, web page/public relations, interfraternalism, creative programming, community service, diversity programming, and living the values of the organization.

You are invited to submit nominations for individual member awards. Application packets for both chapter-based and individual award nominations are now available online. All nominations are due back to the Office of Student Union & Involvement Services on or before Friday, April 4, by 4:30 p.m., in 153 McFarland Student Union. No nominations will be accepted after this date and time. All award nominations must be typed. Application packets are available here or on the resources page of the Greek Life Services Website.

Individual Awards Available for Nomination are:

Greek Person of the Year (both male and female)

Outstanding Chapter President of the Year

Council Member of the Year

Living Your Values Award

New Member Educator of the Year

Emerging Greek Leader of the Year

Outstanding Alumni/Alumnae Advisor

Outstanding Faculty/Staff Advisor

For any questions, please contact the Office of Student Union & Involvement Services at 610-683-1383 or e-mail Beth Fisher at efisher@kutztown.edu.

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

The following KU Alumni will be receiving their award on Alumni Day, Saturday, May 3.

Rothermel Awards: Thomas Hermansader, '73 & '78; John Snyder, '82; Nancy Marcinko, '73 & '82; Susan Philp Bivona, '90 & '92; and Judy Geib, ‘80

Early Career Excellence Awards: Anthony Fristick, '94 & '01; Kevin Coyle, '94; Lenore Snell, '97; David Arnold, '93; Jeffrey Halikman, '94; and R. Jay Magill, Jr., '94

Easter Weekend 2008 Hours of Operation for AVI Dining Halls

Galleria: Friday, March 21 - regular hours of operation; Saturday, March 22 - regular hours of operation; Sunday, March 23 - regular hours of operation; Monday, March 24 - regular hours of operation

Golden Bear Food Court

Papa Chicago Pizza, Papa Chicago Grinders, and Montana Joe's: Friday, March 21: 10:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.; Saturday, March 22: 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Sunday, March 23: 4 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.; Monday, March 24 - regular hours of operation

C-Zone: Friday, March 21- regular hours of operation; Saturday, March 22: Closed; Sunday, March 23: 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.; Monday, March 24 - regular hours of operation

Taylor & Byrnes: Friday, March 21: 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Saturday, March 22, and Sunday, March 23: Closed; Monday, March 24 - regular hours of operation

Viewpoints and X-Traction: Friday, March 21 - regular hours of operation; Monday, March 24 - regular hours of operation

Cub Café: Friday, March 21: 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday, March 22, and Sunday, March 23: Closed; Monday, March 24 - regular hours of operation

Taylor & Byrnes (McFarland Student Union): Friday, March 21, through Monday, March 24 - regular hours of operation

Taylor & Byrnes (Rohrbach Library): Saturday, March 22, and Sunday, March 23: Closed; Monday, March 24 - regular hours of operation

Academic Forum

Academic Grounds: Friday, March 21: 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.; Monday, March 24: 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Flatz, Sporkz, and the Bistro: Friday, March 21: 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.; Monday, March 24: 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Stephanie Herring, campus marketing manager, AVI Foodsystems

TODAY'S EVENTS

Red Cross of Berks County is sponsoring a free First Aid and Preparedness Day today in the Georgian Room from 6 to 8 p.m. Contact the Berks County Chapter at 610-375-4383 or e-mail pstubblebine@berks.redcross.org to register. No walk-ins allowed.

S. Candi Calhoun, Department of Public Safety and Police Services

Please join the Undergraduate Admission Office in welcoming 40 students in the 11th and 12th grades from the Educational Advancement Alliance of Philadelphia today. The students will spend the day on campus learning about Kutztown University and post-secondary education.

Nicole Zezenski, assistant director, Undergraduate Admissions

UPCOMING EVENTS

Career Services would like to announce the 2008 Internship and Job Fairs that will be held on-campus in the Multi-purpose Room of the McFarland Student Union Building. The Careers in Business Fair will be held on March 19, from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. This will highlight employers who are for-profit businesses. Many of these employers are looking for any major. The Careers in Government and Human Services Fair will be held on March 20, from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. This fair will highlight employers from the non-profit, human service and government areas. Please check out http://careers.kutztown.edu for a listing of employers. Get a jump start on your career!

Kerri G. Gardi, director, Career Services

Please join the Undergraduate Admission Office as we welcome 15 students grades 6 to 8 from the Positive Spirit Case Management Agency on Thursday, March 20. These students will spend the day on campus and will learn about opportunities for post-secondary education.

Nicole Zezenski, assistant director, Undergraduate Admissions

TICKETS ARE STILL AVAILABLE for the Sovereign Bank Academic Session of the 2008 Decision Makers Forum, Thursday, March 27, at 4 p.m. in Keystone Arena, featuring Bill Bradley, former US Senator from New Jersey, and Jeb Bush, former Governor of Florida.

Pick up your tickets, through the KU Foundation, at Maple Manor during regular business hours, or at one of the following distribution locations:

Tuesday, March 18: Academic Forum Food Court from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Ticket requests may be made at any time by contacting Marc Cocchiola at ext. 3-1394 or cocchiol@kutztown.edu.

Marc Cocchiola, annual giving director, KU Foundation

ACADEMIC

March is Women’s History Month. Our quote for today is: “Prejudice squints when it looks, and lies when it talks.” by Duchess de Abrantes.

Public Safety and Police Services is sponsoring a Rape, Aggression, and Defense program (RAD). It is a three-day class in which the first two dates are mandatory and the third date is optional. The class will be held on March 20, 24, and 25, from 6 p.m. until 10 p.m. The program is free to all women. You must sign up by calling 610-683-4861, e-mail calhoun@kutztown.edu, or stopping in 13 Old Main.

CPR/AED classes are available for the Spring Semester. Please sign up at Public Safety and Police Services, 13 Old Main. Space is limited and the cost is $7 per class. Ask for Candi to schedule your class. Phone: 610-683-4861, or e-mail: calhoun@kutztown.edu

The movie “ Yo Soy Boricua” featuring Rosie Perez will be shown on the following dates and locations:

Vol. 2008 #54, Wednesday, March 19, 2008