Students can take a quick break from studies to enjoy the luminary lantern tour
of the Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center this Saturday.
Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Announcements

The Kutztown University Council of Trustees will hold a regular meeting tomorrow afternoon at 4 p.m. at the Stratton Administration Building, room 301. 
        Elsa G. Collins, Office of the President
The following outstanding students were inducted on December 3 into the Gamma Psi Chapter of Gamma Theta Upsilon, the International Geography Honor Society: Kevin M. Krick, Erich Mountain, and Matthew Sabetta.

Congratulations to each of you! Letters of invitation to the next initiation ceremony will be sent to qualified students during the upcoming semester. If you receive an invitation, please consider joining our growing ranks. For more details about GTU, please go to http://faculty.kutztown.edu/courtney and click on the 'clubs' link. 
        Richard S. Courtney, advisor, Gamma Psi chapter of Gamma Theta Upsilon
The Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center will host “A Pennsylvania Dutch Christmas” this Saturday, 4:30 to 8 p.m., at the heritage center. Activities will include luminary lantern tours of the farmhouse, living history demonstrations, carolers and even a visit from the Belsnickel. Visitors may enjoy a cup of hot cider as they gather around the warming fire after.

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  Jan. 24, 2011.                                

The KU Foundation Search Committee for the Executive Director position encourages the campus community to come and meet the candidates. The upcoming 45-minute open forum sessions: 
Monday, Dec. 13, 10:45 a.m. - Steven Head  (MSU 322)        
Monday, Dec. 13 at 1:30 p.m. -  Jason Barkley  (MSU 322)       
Monday, Dec. 13 at 2:45 p.m.-   Robin Flemming  (RL Conf Rm 22)
Tuesday, Dec. 14 at 9:45 a.m.- Jason Ketter  (MSU 312)
Tuesday, Dec. 14 at 10:45 a.m. - Francis Schodowski  (RL Classroom 7)        
        Colleen Painter, Director of Human Resources – KU Foundation
Job opening: The following non-instructional vacancy is available on campus. This position is currently open for current employees only.
Administrative Assistant 1 (1762)
 College of Liberal Arts & Sciences/Graduate Center
(Mo - Fr, 08:00 to 16:30, one-hour lunch)
Internal applications are due on 12/14/2010
To receive additional information, please click here for details or call x3-1353.
        Human Resources

The KU Student Bookstore is having a huge Doorbuster Savings Sale through Dec. 17.  Doorbuster items include $5 T-shirts, $10 skull candy ink’d earbuds, $25 appliqué sweatshirts, and more. To view a selection of our doorbuster Items, see our online ad. In addition, we are having a one-day-only buy one, get one FREE sweatshirt sale on Thursday, Dec. 9.  Four hooded sweatshirts and one crew neck style are included.  Buy one sweatshirt at $29.99, get the second sweatshirt free, while supplies last.  Remember, we provide free gift bags with any purchase of $5 or more.  Happy holidays from the KU Student Bookstore.    
        Amanda Schaeffer, marketing coordinator, KUSSI

ATHLETICS

Tonight - Men's basketball vs. Holy Family, 7 p.m. (Keystone Arena)

You can be a part of the solution… Help KU basketball and KU athletics 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. Be a part of the solution!

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

ACADEMICS 

The following DVDs were added to the media library and are now available in the AV Center: 

 Fidel Castro (DVD 4437) Castro’s face, with its trademark beard, has become an iconic image worldwide, yet the man himself remains an enigma to all but a few.  Through interviews with relatives, childhood friends, fellow rebel leaders, Bay of Pigs veterans, human rights activists and journalists, this American Experience production constructs an intimate and revealing portrait of the most resilient of leaders. 

The Hugo Chavez Show (DVD 4435) Frontline looks at Venezuela’s controversial and outspoken president, Hugo Chavez, and the revolution he claims is turning his country into an anti-capitalist beacon for Latin America and the world.   

Taafe Fanga ( DVD 4443) A griot in present day Mali tells a story about women in an 18th century Dogon village.  Fed up with male arrogance, they capture the powerful Albarga mask and terrorize the men into assuming traditional women’s roles, “the triumph of the skirts over the shorts.”  The humorous results convince everyone that women’s roles should be respected as complementary, yet equal, to those of men if society as a whole is to advance.
        Ted Hickman, coordinator, AV Center

ARAMARK

Today's Viewpoints Menu: Pork cutlets, rosemary polenta and broccoli rabe, parsley potatoes, Mexican corn and refried beans. Soups of the day are oriental beef noodle and cream of mushroom. 

Thursday: Buttermilk fried chicken breast with white gravy, black bean cake, whipped fluffy potatoes, peas, mushrooms and red peppers and cauliflower. Soups of the day are turkey vegetable chowder and cheddar cheese soup. 

Friday: Baked whitefish polonaise, macaroni and cheese, Caribbean sweet potatoes, stewed tomatoes, and vegetable medley. Soups of the day are cape cod chowder and tomato rice. 

Dana Wells, Kutztown Dining’s Registered Dietician will be on campus Thursday, Dec. 9, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Please note that Dana will be in Conference Room B of the South Dining Hall this week instead of “A.” If you would like to set up an appointment, please contact Dana at wells-dana@aramark.com or call 610-965-1914.

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


Clean up. Clean out. Don't throw that out! The Women’s Center is again collecting new and used clothing, household goods, linens, paper goods, art supplies, toys, toiletries, feminine products, baby supplies and food for local agencies. Please bring your donations to the Women’s Center Oasis, Old Main 3 during exam week, Dec. 13 – 17, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Additional donation boxes are also located in all residence halls. To make special arrangements for drop-off please call the Women’s Center at x3-4655 or e-mail Mary Borst, borst@kutztown.edu or Grace Hill, hill@kutztown.edu.
Kutztown University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts is hosting its December Senior Exhibition at the Sharadin Art Gallery, featuring works by graduating students in the Communication Design and Art Education & Crafts departments. The exhibition continues to run until Dec. 12. The Sharadin Art Gallery’s hours are as follows: Tuesday - Friday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Saturday, Noon - 4 p.m., Sunday, 2 - 4 p.m. Students are invited to support the work of their peers. For more information on the exhibit and the department of Communication Design and the department of Art Education & Crafts, please visit http://www.kutztown.edu/acad/artgallery/ or http://www.kutztown.edu/academics/visual_arts/arted/.

The University Curriculum Committee (UCC) will meet tomorrow morning at 11 a.m., in MSU 312, in a continuation meeting to consider curricular proposals on the remainder of its November agenda, which can be found online at http://www.kutztown.edu/committees/ucc/agenda.html. As always, individuals and/or departments with proposals on the agenda are invited and encouraged to attend to answer any questions that may arise. 
        R.S. Schaeffer, chair, University Curriculum Committee 

 Holiday Boxes are being collected this week and next for Friends, Inc. Community Services December food pantry.  We had a great response to our original email and request for food boxes – but if you missed it – it’s not too late to make a box up!   Just email me and I will send the list of supplies needed for each box! If you made up your box, please drop it off at the Community Outreach Center, room MSU 281 , no later than Thursday, Dec. 16, 11 a.m.  If you need your box(es) picked up – we will do pick up on Tuesday and Thursday mornings this week and next – just email me with how many boxes and the location of the boxes. 
        Jerry Schearer – Community Outreach Center, schearer@kutztown.edu, x3-4923

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 at KU 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, MSU 262 by Feb. 10. Any questions about the process may be directed to nolan@kutztown.edu or watrous@kutztown.edu.       
        Julianne Nolan, director, Community Relations and Development Services

 Tune in to KUR this afternoon at 3:45 p.m. Check out our popular "Diversity Rest Stop" radio interview program. Recently, we were contacted by the College of Business to ask us to help them record a podcast about their department for use on their website. Seeing this as a great broadcast for our "Diversity Rest Stop" as well, you can hear the interview with Dean William Dempsey and learn about the many great services the KU College of Business has to offer! Diversity and Multiculturalism is what we do here on KUR! Thanks for listening to the Radio Voice of Kutztown University, KUR!
The last Student Union Art Gallery Exhibition of the semester is currently on display featuring paintings by Alex Echevarria. The show will be up until Friday, Dec. 17 and the catered opening reception is scheduled for tomorrow night, 6-7 p.m.  If you haven't made it to an opening yet... now's your chance! 
        Alicia Bonilla-Puig and Elizabeth Emmett, gallery coordinators

The KU Philosophy Club will meet on Friday, Dec. 10, 4:30 p.m. in MSU 250 President's Room. Professor Hugh Lacey from the department of Philosophy at Swarthmore College, will be speaking on "Science and Values."
         Peter Secor, president; Allan Bäck, advisor

 Open Room Change instructions for current residents have been distributed to student e-mail accounts.  Available spaces are viewable now through the housing portal of On Line Student Services. This process runs through noon tomorrow. Please feel free to visit the Housing Office in 106 Old Main if you have questions, or call x3-4027.
        Apryle Carney, assistant director, Housing & Residential Services
The Delta Alpha Pi Honor Society (DAP) will hold a Bake Sale today in the lobby of McFarland Student Union, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Come and get some goodies and support this academic honor society.   
Re-Gift! Recycle! December 1 - 15, the Women’s Center is collecting new or nearly new items for distribution by Friends, Inc., a multi-service social agency in Kutztown. Please drop off your donations of new or nearly new items for women, men and children at the Women’s Center, 126 Old Main from 9 a.m. - 8 p.m., Mondays through Thursdays, and 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. on Fridays.
        Grace Hill, KU Women’s Center

WANTED!  Kutztown University Council of Trustees is searching for a new Student Trustee. You are qualified if you are a full-time undergraduate student and have completed 32 or more credits by the beginning of the 2011 Fall Semester, are in good standing and have a GPA of at least a 2.5, and will graduate no sooner than May of 2013. The Council of Trustees, the governing body of the University, is composed of an eleven-member board, one of whom is an undergraduate student. The Student Trustee is a full voting member of the Council. You can download the applications from KU’s webpage at http://www.kutztown.edu/student-trustee-search.shtml; and are also available in the President’s Office, at the Information Desk in the Student Union Building, in the Residence Halls and in the Rohrbach Library. If you have any questions, please call Elsa G. Collins, President’s office, x3-4101 or e-mail collins@kutztown.edu. Application deadline is Dec. 17.