Human Kinetics faculty and retired faculty gathered yesterday for a holiday feast!
 Friday, December 17, 2010

Announcements

The office of Student Union & Involvement Services is holding its first leadership conference, "LeaderSHIP: Uncovering Your Treasure Chest" on Saturday, February 12, 2011.  We are asking KU faculty and professional staff to please consider leading a session. Main topics covered will be collaboration, diversity, and finances/money management, directed at Greek leaders, emerging leaders, and service leaders. We will finish the day with a dinner and keynote address by local educator and leadership professional, Dr. Nathaniel Williams.  If you are interested in getting involved in this exciting opportunity, please e-mail Jennifer Topp at jtopp516@live.kutztown.edu with your proposal by January 24, 2011.                                
        Jennifer Topp
The PSECU eCenter will close for Winter Break on Dec. 17 at 2 p.m. and will re-open January 18 at 10 a.m. For account information or questions, please call 800-237-7328 or visit www.psecu.com. Happy holidays! 
        Linda L. Lorincz, PSECU business advisor/manager
The KU copy center operator will be located at Kutztown Publishing from Dec. 20-22 and can be reached at 610-683-7341 ext. 218 during that time. Normal deliveries will still occur  on campus. If there is a need to get a package or copy job  to the copy center, please drop off at the mailroom in the Academic Forum. Happy holidays!
     

As a service to the campus and community, Keystone Field house will open for recreational play during the following time period:  Dec. 20-24, noon - 6 p.m. The baskets will be available for use but sports equipment will not be issued.
Academic Forum Generator Maintenance - The emergency generator at the Academic Forum will be having maintenance work done on Wednesday, Dec. 22. The generator will be worked on all day and will require the building load to be on the generator while it operates. Thank you!  
        Kyle Mills, director, Facilities Maintenance

ARAMARK

Today's Viewpoints Menu: Baked tilapia, cheese lasagna, cilantro lime brown rice, stir fry vegetables, wax beans. Soups of the day are Manhattan clam chowder and vegetarian minestrone. 

Modified Finals Week Hours The following dining locations will have the following hours this week:
Academic Grounds: 7 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Forum Food Court: 10:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. 
Fresh Market Smoothies: Closed Thursday and Friday; open Saturday from 7:30 a.m. – 11 a.m. 
Cub Café: Will close at 2 p.m. today.
All other locations will be open normal hours.

 Dining location hours the week of Dec. 20: The only dining location open next week will be the Main Street Deli in the Cub Café, Monday – Thursday from 8 a.m. – 1 p.m.; closed on Friday, Dec. 24.

In Case You Missed It:
 (Announcements and other information that have previously appeared in the Daily Brief.)

Special hours of operation for the Student Recreation Center and Keystone Hall swimming pool beginning the week of finals:
Today -                             6 a.m.-6 p.m. (Pool 8-9 a.m., 12-1 p.m.)
December 18-19 -        CLOSED
December 20-23 -        6 a.m.-6 p.m. (Pool 8-9 a.m., 12-1 p.m.)
Dec. 24 - Jan. 2 -            CLOSED
Jan. 3 - Jan. 14 -             6 a.m.-6 p.m. closed; Sat. & Sun. (Pool 8-9 a.m., 12-1 p.m.)
January 15 -                    CLOSED
January 16 -                    Regular semester hours resume

 Attention AFSCME Local 2234 members:  Please attend a special meeting on Monday, Dec. 20, at 6 p.m. in Boehm 261.  The union will be having a meeting to ratify a proposal concerning PEBTF contributions. We will be taking a vote at this time and answering any questions or concerns.   
        Ray Dunkle, Chris Ferris, Annette Christman, Cheryl Faust, Eric Furst and Tracy Reidenhour

 Faculty and Staff:  The Center for the Enhancement of Teaching will sponsor a workshop on general education at Kutztown University on Jan. 13, 2011, 9:30 a.m. through lunch in the MSU Multipurpose room. Titled "Kutztown University’s General Education curriculum:  What do we know? Where do we go?," the focus of the workshop is general education and general education assessment at Kutztown University.  Faculty who are working on assessments of specific general education outcomes will provide short reports on their work. There will also be small group discussions that center on using this information and conducting additional assessments. Lunch will be provided for participants. For additional information, please contact Gil Clary, Office of Assessment, clary@kutztown.edu at x6-4344.  In order to plan for lunch, kindly RSVP by Jan. 6 to Kathi Malloy, Office of Assessment, malloy@kutztown.edu at x6-5933. Please join us in this important work.

Dr. Paula Holoviak, associate professor in the Department of Political Science, has been awarded a $50,000 grant from the Center for Rural Pennsylvania to evaluate the impact of the Hotel Room Tax upon Rural Pennsylvania's Tourism Industry. This research will examine the tourism development and promotion infrastructure in rural Pennsylvania and make recommendations on ways to sustain the industry in these changing times.  The Center for Rural Pennsylvania is a bipartisan, bicameral research agency of the Pennsylvania legislature charged with providing policy analysis and recommendations on issues affecting Pennsylvania's rural communities and rural residents. 
        Jeffrey Werner, director, Office of Grants and Sponsored Projects
Tomorrow, from 1 a.m. - 8 a.m. our Desire2Learn server will be upgraded to version 9.1. Access should be available again shortly after 8 a.m. on Dec. 18. We appreciate your patience during this transition. If you have any questions, please contact d2ladmin@kutztown.edu  
        Jim Brenneck 


 Check out the pictures of the residence halls decorated for the holidays in the "Deck the Halls" competition at http://www.flickr.com/photos/kutztownuniversity/sets/72157625480657627/.


The Sociology Comprehensive Exam for spring 2011 and fall 2011 graduates will begin Jan. 11, 2011 with the distribution of the Theory Section questions by e-mail. Students planning to take any or all sections of the exam spring 2011 need to sign-up with the department secretary, Lori Dahlquist, by Dec. 28. To sign up, please drop by the Anthropology and Sociology Department office in Old Main 467 from 8 a.m.- noon or 1 - 4:30 p.m. weekdays or e-mail ldahlqui@kutztown.edu.

Season of Light - This free full-dome planetarium show covers the changing of the seasons, the winter solstice and constellations, the history of seasonal customs and religious beliefs including Santa Claus, Christmas Trees, the Hanukkah Menorah, the Star of Bethlehem, and more! Everyone is welcome to attend. The show is this Sunday, Dec. 19, 6 p.m.

Reminder to all faculty and staff with direct deposit: There will be no printed pay statements beginning with today's pay. Pay information will be accessed via Employee Self-Service. To ensure a smooth transition, we encourage you to begin using Employee Self Service (ESS) now. Further information is available on the HR website: http://hr.dept.kutztown.edu/pdf/NewPaperless.pdf 
        Human Resources
You can be a part of the solution… Help KU basketball and KU athletics work to end hunger! Attend the KU matchup against Philadelphia University on Thursday, Dec. 30 at 2 p.m. By bringing a canned good donation to Thursday’s game - you will become a part of the solution and receive free admission into the game.

Women's basketball - Thursday, December 30, 2 p.m. in Keystone Arena.
 All donations will be sent to Friends Inc.