The Sigma Omicron Chapter of Delta Phi Alpha, the National German Society, inducted new members on Saturday.
 Thursday, December 9, 2010

Announcements

Congratulations to Chambliss Faculty Research award winners professor Patricia Kelleher and professor Matthew Daub. Congratulations also to assistant professor Dean Ballas, recipient of the John P. Schellenberg Award for Excellence in Teaching and Learning. Please see some of the pictures from yesterday's Faculty Recognition & Achievement Ceremony: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kutztownuniversity/sets/72157625562483708/

The Kutztown University Council of Trustees will hold a regular meeting this afternoon at 4 p.m. at the Stratton Administration Building, room 301. 
        Elsa G. Collins, Office of the President
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 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
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 today! 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
Chinese printmaking exhibition opens in Bulgaria - includes KU professor Evan Summer - An exhibition of Chinese printmaking works opened in Bulgarian capital Sofia on Monday. The 15-day exhibition, housed in the Ministry of Culture's "Sredetz Gallery," consists of 30 paintings created in the International Artists Village at the Guanlan Original Printmaking Base in Shenzhen city of South China's Guangdong province.

Among the exhibits are works of Tan Ping, deputy dean of the Chinese Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA), Kang Jianfei, vice professor of CAFA and chief secretary of the Printmaking Artistic Committee at the China Artist Association, and Evan Summer, professor of Art at Kutztown University in Pennsylvania, US. For more information, please visit  http://en.ce.cn/National/culture/201012/07/t20101207_22027759.shtml
This week's MSU Movie Series film is Going the Distance which will be shown in the McFarland Student Union Alumni Auditorium on tonight and Friday at 8 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Admission is free! Check out the movie trailer on the MSU website for more information. http://www.kutztown.edu/divisions/studentservices/departments/msub/programs/submovies.asp#MSU_Movie_Websites

ATHLETICS

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 

 Kutztown University Chapter 269 of the international honor society Phi Kappa Phi inducted 63 students in an evening ceremony on Dec. 7. Assisting in the ceremony were Drs. Vera Brancato, Joseph Chuk, Elaine Reed, Carole Wells, and Brian Wlazelek as well as life member Faye Brown. Candidates for initiation may be elected from all academic disciplines. Selection is made on the basis of superior academic performance supported by good character. To receive a membership invitation, seniors must rank in the top 10 percent of their class and juniors in the top 5 percent.  The students join a select group of more than 900,000 outstanding students from colleges and universities in the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines who have been inducted into the society over the past century. Please congratulate these students for their academic success: Katrina Albert, Leara Angello, Heather Ashe, Emily Belden, Melissa Bernhard, Natalie Borosky, Ann Burkot, Elaina Cengeri, Michele Chayson, Liangyu Chen, Kelly Farkas, Natasha Fedor, Jennifer Feldman, Thomas Flisser, Susan Fusco, Carolan Gehret, Ryan Geisler, Nicole Gollmer, Chelsea Gordon, Nicholas Haja, Grace Hajjar, Lisa Hake, Carol Hartman, Stephanie Hassler, Cara Havener, Hilary Heffner, Janelle Hendershot, Julie Hertzog, Susan Holencik, Megan Humphrey, Amber Jewell, Tiffany Kantz, Kristina Kingma, Julia Kling, Jordan Kocher, Alison Koser, Samantha Kronstadt, Jonn-Marie Lauffer, Aaron Leberfinger, Felicia Loughery, Nicole Manley, Jennifer Miller, Kaitlyn Moll, Kati Morello, Michele Morgan, Steve Myers, Michael O'Brien, Jade Rauch, Chelsea Ray, Stephen Rice, Andrea Rincon, Andrew Robinson, Lisa Russo, Rossella Russo, Matthew Sabetta, Michelle Sayles, Joseph Schoenly Jr, Brett Shaw, Kenneth Stanley, Sara Steele, Samantha Weiner, Jamie Wisniewski, Daniel Zimmerman. 
        Elaine Walls Reed, English/Professional Writing, president, Phi Kappa Phi
The Sigma Omicron Chapter of Delta Phi Alpha, the National German Society, inducted 11 new members on Saturday, Dec. 4, in the Schoolhouse of the Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center. The Fall 2010 inductees are Kirsten Arnold, John Brumbaugh, Tyler J. Cressman, Michelle Egitto, Adam T. Feldon, Christopher Larose, Rachel Livsey, Jessica Petrohoy, Maria Roman, Christina Taylor and Andrew Josef Velik. Please congratulate these students when you see them!
        Dr. Lynn Marie Kutch
The following DVDs were added to the media library and are now available in the AV Center: 

 Wend Kuuni:  God’s Gift (DVD 4444) Wend Kuuni is an apolitical pastoral romance set in Burkina Faso before the coming of Islam or Christianity.  A mute, memoryless child is found under a tree by a peddler’s village who in gratitude rename him, Wend Kuuni or “God’s gift.”  In a series of flashbacks, we learn how bigotry and cruelty ironically drove Wend Kuuni to discover the compassion of his adopted village. 

A Child’s World:  Mind Games (DVD 3839) This film explores the ability to read and then manipulate people’s thoughts, known as the “theory of mind.”  Once children begin to imagine and pretend, they have started to develop it.  But even after acquiring this skill, they don’t fully understand how to use it.  That’s why young kids often tell the truth even when adults would rather they didn’t.  Not until they get older, around ages six and seven, are they able to view life outside of rigid rules and see the moral shades of gray that indicate when it’s okay to lie and when it isn’t.
        Ted Hickman, coordinator, AV Center
APSCUF Representative Council will meet today at 3:15 p.m. in MSU 250.  Refreshments will be available at 3 p.m.  
        Paul V. Quinn, Sr., chapter president, APSCUF-KU

PERSONAL 

The Mathematics Department is proud to welcome Ryan Matthew Fowler to the mathematics family. Ryan was born on Dec. 7, 2010. He weighed 8 lbs. 2 oz. Congratulations to Stephen and Cindy Fowler! We hear that mom, dad, and baby Ryan are doing swimmingly well!             Paul S. Ache, chair, Mathematics
Speech Communication & Theatre is saddened to report the passing of Joyce Campbell’s mother.  Condolences may be sent to Joyce at 129 Bailey Road, Kempton, Pa., 19529. 
        Robert L. Smith, chair, Speech Comm. & Theatre
ARAMARK

Today's Viewpoints Menu: 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 today, 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.)


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.                                

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 this 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 e-mail and request for food boxes – but if you missed it – it’s not too late to create a box!   Just e-mail 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 e-mail 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

 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 tomorrow, 4:30 p.m. in MSU 250. Professor Hugh Lacey from the department of Philosophy at Swarthmore College, will be speaking on "Science and Values."
         Peter Secor, president; Allan Bäck, advisor

 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.