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Middle States Decennial Accreditation - Update

Beginning on Sunday, March 30, and ending on Wednesday, April 2, the following individuals will be conducting a Middle States Commission on Higher Education reaccreditation visit:  1) Arnold Speert (Chair), President, William Paterson University; 2) Linda Best, Professor & Chair, Department of English, Kean University; 3) Betty Crockett, Associate Vice President, Administration and Finance, Salisbury University; 4) Elizabeth Davis-Russell, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, State University of New York College at Cortland; 5) Charles Fey, Vice President for Student Affairs, University of Akron; 6) Jay Harper, Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Rowan University; 7) Judith Lin Hunt, Dean, Library Sciences, Montclair State University;  8) Shirish Shah, Professor, Chemistry, Towson University; and, 9) Jason Scorza, Director, School of English, Philosophy and Humanities, Fairleigh Dickinson University.  James Moran, Senior Associate Vice Chancellor and Chief Academic Officer, is representing PASSHE.

Please welcome them to our campus.  The Team will hold an open drop-in session from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., on Tuesday, April 1, in MSU 323, 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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Please save the date! The Faculty/Professional Staff Retirement and Emeriti Recognition Dinner will be held on Saturday, May 3, in the Multipurpose Room of the McFarland Student Union. The reception will begin at 5:30 p.m. and the dinner will begin at 6:30 p.m. Formal invitations will be mailed at a later date. The retirees who will be honored for their many years of dedicated service to the University are as follows:

    · Thomas L. Pirnot

    · Dale N. Titus

    · Samuel Westmoreland

    · Raymond Dalfonso 

If you are planning to retire, or are aware of anyone who is about to retire, please contact Joseph Robinson in the Office of the President immediately at jrobinso@kutztown.edu or 610-683-4103.

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The Student Union Art Gallery is currently showing "A Woman's Place" featuring quilt installation by former art gallery coordinator Julie Umbenhauer. The show will be on display from today through April 11. There is a catered opening reception on Monday, March 31, from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

        Amanda Lingenfelter, gallery coordinator

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Come to the Spring Fine Arts and Crafts Festival, being held by the Reading Berks Guild of Crafts in partnership with PA German Heritage Center, on Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., in the Field House. Students, faculty, and staff with valid KU ID cards will be admitted for free. This Saturday and Sunday, more than 80 master tradition folk artists, contemporary craftsmen, and fine artists will be showcasing their crafts and artwork. Every year, this show features traditional, contemporary crafts, and fine art work. This year's show also provides an opportunity to senior art and craft students from KU to display and sell their work.

Work offered for sale will be wood carving, scherenschnitte, metalwork, theorem and folk art painting, red-ware pottery, fiber work, stained glass, rug hooking, jewelry, and much more!

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Tune in this Saturday night at 9 p.m. for the Multicultural Center Radio Show on Kutztown University Radio (KUR). This week, by popular request, we sit down once again with scholar, teacher, and poet Dr. Herbert Martin from the University of Dayton, Ohio. Martin recently spoke at KU, sharing the poems and writings of nationally acclaimed poet and novelist Paul Laurence Dunbar.

Then stay tuned at 9:15 p.m. for a special Women’s Center feature featuring an interview with “The Century Project” photographer, Frank Cordelle. Cordelle was brought to campus this past week by “The Diversity Fest Speaker’s Series,” and his exhibit featured 25 years of photographing the nude female truthfully. Find out what inspired Cordelle to begin the project and find out why most viewers of the exhibit were moved to tears.

Then stay tuned at 9:30 p.m. for our popular syndicated women’s issues talk show, “Fifty One Percent.”

KUR can be heard on campus at 88.3 FM, 1670 AM, around the area on Service Electric Cable TV Channel 24, and on-line at http://kur.kutztown.edu/. 

        Michael Regensburger, staff general manager/advisor, Kutztown University Radio

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Allies of Kutztown University will be holding their third annual Drag Show on April 2, in the Multipurpose Room in the McFarland Student Union Building at 7 p.m. The evening will include Drag Performances, 'Vogue' competition and history, and prizes! This event is free and open to the public. Donations are welcomed and will be made to the Crimes Victims Council of the Lehigh Valley.

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Jordan Sonnenblick, author of "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie," "Notes from the Midnight Driver," "Zen and the Art of Faking It," and "Dodger and Me," will be speaking on April 4. The event, which includes dinner, begins at 6 p.m. in the South Dining Hall. The cost is $20. If you would like to attend, please e-mail Dr. Carrie Gardner at: cgardner@kutztown.edu. Send a check for $20 made payable to Alpha Beta Alpha to Carrie Gardner, 15 Rohrbach Library, Kutztown, PA 19530. Seats are limited.

        Dr. Carrie Gardner, assistant professor, Library Science and Instructional Technology

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Student  Union and Involvement Services is accepting applications for the 2008-2009 academic year. We are looking for students who desire to work as an art gallery manager, office assistant, information desk assistant, building assistant/manager, graphic artist, web designer, or production assistant. The job descriptions and requirements can be reviewed in 274 McFarland Student Union. Applications can be picked up at 274 McFarland Student Union and at the Information Desk. They are also available online at: http://www.kutztown.edu/divisions/studentservices/departments/msub/forms/pdfs/employeeapp.pdf. Priority consideration will be given to those applications that are received by Wednesday, April 9.

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	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 focaccia
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.

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The Diversity Fest Speaker's Series presents "The Century Project," a photography installation by Frank Cordelle, today from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in 250 McFarland Student Union. This is a walk-through installation of 25 years of photographing the female nude truthfully. The installation takes about 45 minutes to go through. 

        Dr. Claire Van Ens, co-chair, Diversity Fest Speaker's Series

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Bears @ Nite – Primp My Bod

Tonight from 9 to 11 p.m., come to the Formal Dining Room in the McFarland Student Union Building to receive a free haircut and massages, from licensed professionals. Give yourself a night out, with your girlfriends, boyfriends, roommates, etc. This fun event will give you a chance to cut away the winter baggage and gear up for spring! Locks of Love will be on site for your donations. Visit www.locksoflove.org for more information.

        Laura Springman, programming assistant

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