Daily Brief

Kutztown University welcomed more than 2,300 students on Move-In Day! Here’s some pictures of the day!

Congratulations to VPA Professor Marilyn Stewart and graduate students Katherine Schneider, Amanda Deibert, Zoe DeHart, Cassie Langan, Ellen Pados, Amy Ahn and Jennifer Low for collaborating on the development of the monthly “Looking & Learning” section for the 2010-2011 year of School Arts journal, beginning with this month's nine-page spread's focus on compassion. (Page 26)

And congratulations to VPA’s Dr. Martin Rayala for his contribution, “Compassion Drives Good Design.” This is the first of what will be Dr. Rayala's monthly column on design thinking. (Page 14)

Kudos also to KU Professor Emeritus Dr. Eldon Katter for his “Point of View” piece. (Page 12)

(The image of our grad students and Professor Stewart on page 26 was shot by KU’s Craig Williams.)

Copy Center News: Beginning today the Copy Center will be open from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. It will be closed from 11 a.m. to noon for lunch. If you have any questions, please contact Barb Miller at ext. 3-4116.

As another semester begins please keep KUBoK in mind when offering extra credit options to students. KUBoK’s graduate assistant will work with you to find extra credit options that fit KUBoK’s and your needs. An important thing to remember when allowing students to participate in KUBoK for extra credit is that they must participate in a training prior to their first walk with us. KUBoK is hosting their fall training on Wednesday, Sep. 15 at 7 p.m. in McFarland Student Union 250.

If you have any questions about KUBoK or are interested in offering KUBoK as an extra credit option for your students, please contact the graduate assistant, Amanda Keith at KUBoKWatch@gmail.com

KU's Off Campus Student Life and Student Union and Involvement Services will once again be organizing a “KU Community Blitz on Saturday, September 11, from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. With the assistance of volunteers from the University as well as the town, our goal is to welcome back students living in the Kutztown community and wish them a great year.

The plan is to canvas Kutztown in teams of three to four and distribute welcome bags to identified student housing. We will form at the Trinity Church (357 W. Main Street) at 10:30 a.m. where assignments, instructions, maps and bags will be distributed. I am anticipating that with enough volunteers, we can canvas the Kutztown area in an hour or so. When you have completed your rounds, lunch will be provided at Trinity Church for all volunteers.

In order for this event to happen, we are in the need your help. If you are able to give a little bit of your time toward the success of this venture, please e-mail me at nolan@kutztown.edu. Friends and family are welcome to join us. Please feel free to share this request with other members of your staff and student organizations that you oversee.

Thank you in advance for helping to make Kutztown Community Blitz another success!

AFSCME Members, Anyone interested in participating in this year’s Labor Day Parade with the Labor Council of Reading, please contact Annette Christman ext. 3-4353. The Reading area will be holding a Labor Day Parade, Monday, Sept. 6 starting at 9:30 p.m. Gathering will be at the Reading Municipal Stadium and transportation will be provided to take us into Center City. We will then walk in the parade with other local AFSCME members of Berks County back to the stadium to enjoy entertainment and a picnic throughout the afternoon. Hope you can join us. Please contact by September 3.

The Office of University Relations maintains a master list of all employees that is used to expedite the transferring of calls throughout the university. This list is separate from the electronic phonebook which is available on the website or the paper directory. In order to keep our information accurate, we are requesting that individuals advise our office of any changes to their contact information — phone extension, department/location, e-mail address, title. Please send your updates to norman@kutztown.edu. Our office strives to maintain accurate information and appreciates the cooperation of everyone to help us meet this goal.

Important Turnitin® Announcement/Outage: There will be a special maintenance window and outage for the Turnitin service on Saturday, September 4 from 1 - 9 p.m. All Turnitin services may be unavailable for all users during these times. For assignments due during this window, we recommend that instructors change the due date and alert their students.

The Student Union and Involvement Services is holding student staff training this week. Since part of training is a community service project, we have chosen Hope Lodge, a facility run by the American Cancer Society that houses cancer patients and their families while they receive outpatient treatment to be the recipient.

We are asking the KU community to donate the following items for our student staff to collect and deliver:

If you are interested in participating, please drop your items off at the McFarland Student Union info desk anytime Wednesday, August 25-Friday August 27. For more information, please e-mail Jen Topp: jtopp516@live.kutztown.edu.

As I come upon my day of retirement, I want to thank everyone at KU who has made my 24 years a delight. A heartfelt thank you goes to my supervisor, Crystal Taylor and my co-workers for hosting a most beautiful retirement gathering and to anyone who shared that day with Jose and me, and to anyone who has sent cards, emails, phone calls or has shared hugs and tears. I will treasure all your sentiments.

I also want to thank my MSU group of co-workers for sharing lunch with me in honor of my retirement. It was very nice to see everyone. I wish all of you well.

Viewpoints will reopen on Monday, August 30. Hours of operation are Monday – Friday, 11 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Monday: Rotisserie roasted pork loin with sweet pecan sauce, macaroni and Swiss cheese, herb roasted red potatoes, stewed tomatoes, and stir fried vegetables. Soups of the day are beef vegetable and potato chowder.

Tuesday:Chicken enchiladas, Asian sesame pasta, yellow rice, carrots Vichy, and Mexican corn. Soups of the day are minestrone and vegetable barley.

Wednesday: Carved roast beef and cheddar sandwich with crispy onion straws, Creole vegetables and rice, papas rancheros, summer squash, and peas, mushrooms and red pepper medley. Soups of the day are chicken noodle and cream of mushroom.

Thursday: Classic chicken parmesan, spinach quiche, spaghetti, herbed vegetables, cauliflower. Soups of the day are navy bean soup and California bean.

Friday: Crispy fish, Mediterranean wheat pasta, cheesy mashed potatoes, baby corn and Bok Choy, and oriental broccoli. Soups of the day are New England clam chowder, cream of tomato

To submit items for the Daily Brief, please e-mail dbrief@kutztown.edu (no attachments) to the University Relations Office by 2 p.m. on the day prior to publication.

Persons with a disability and who require accommodation should notify the KU Disability Services Office two weeks prior to the event at 610-683-4108 (TDD: 610-683-4499) or e-mail accommodation@kutztown.edu in order to discuss accommodations. Every effort will be made to provide reasonable accommodations.