Daily Brief

KUR's popular weekly 15-minute interview segment "The Diversity Rest Stop" moves this semester to Wednesdays at 1:45 p.m.! Mark your calendar! Each week, "The Diversity Rest Stop" features an interview with a musician, speaker, celebrity, or local newsmaker. Sometimes, but not always, the interview features someone recently brought to campus by the "KU Multicultural Center," thus the former name of this segment "The Multicultural Center Radio Show."

"The Diversity Rest Stop" kicks off in style this Wednesday, Jan. 27 with an interview with the first lady of Kutztown University, Josee Vachon, wife of KU President Dr. Javier Cevallos. Ms. Vachon is a well-respected Franco-American singer. Tune in this Wednesday at 1:45!

ACE is sponsoring KU Idol, a singing competition featuring the best of KU’s talented students. The event will take place on Tuesday, Feb. 9, at 8 p.m. in 218 McFarland Student Union. Please encourage your musically talented students to stop by the ACE office (166 McFarland Student Union) to sign up for auditions by Friday, Jan. 29. The winner of KU Idol will not only receive fantastic prizes, but will go on to compete with other college students in Berks County at "Berks Got Talent" on March 27 at Albright College.

Kristen (Snyder) Gallagher, assistant director, Student Union & Involvement Services

Today will mark the last day of operations at the Goldie’s Convenience Store. Located in Golden Bear Village South, Goldie’s celebrated its grand opening in fall of 2004, and served the campus community for nearly 5-½ years. As a division of KUSSI, Goldie’s was opened to serve the needs of the resident students by providing on-campus access to convenience items. The store was an immediate success. In the fall of 2008, KUSSI was given the opportunity to open the Dixon Marketplace. The spacious facility and central location allowed us to significantly expand our product offerings to serve the needs of the south-campus community to an even greater extent. As we finish consolidating our resources, we would like to thank all of the loyal customers who we have served in the Goldie’s location and welcome everyone to the Dixon Marketplace.

KUSSI is a non-profit affiliate of Kutztown University and contributes its surplus to student activities, campus athletics, and scholarships.

There’s still time to consider the KU Summer Program in Austria and Germany! Take in the scenic beauty of Austrian alpine village, visit historic cities and landmarks, all while earning academic credit. The trip is May 30- June 23 and is limited to just 24 students. Application deadline is fast approaching – March 3. For more information, please contact Dr. Gregory Hanson at hanson@kutztown.edu.

Please announce to your seniors: Being a senior means committing time to the job search and graduate school process. Find out how to avoid the “Top Mistakes of a Senior” and learn to maximize your chance of success in today’s job market by attending Senior Orientation for the College of Business. This presentation by the Career Development Center along with remarks by the Dean will be held on Thursday, January 28, from 11-11:50 a.m. in the MSU Alumni Auditorium. Your attendance is requested.

Housing & Residential Services is now recruiting for Community Assistants for the 2010-2011 academic year! We are looking for creative, enthusiastic, responsible and dedicated individuals to serve as community leaders in our residence halls. Minimum requirements: 2.5 GPA, good standing with the university, full-time enrollment, making academic progress, and residence on campus for the 2010-2011 year.

It’s time to dust off your Halloween costume and get ready for Purim! The Hillel group will be having their monthly bagel brunch meeting to discuss upcoming events on Thursday, Feb. 4 from 11 a.m. to noon in room 113 Beekey. There will be Kutztown Hillel t-shirts available for $10. For more information, please check out our Facebook page.

Join Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) for the next in their six Seeking Solutions Series on Wednesday, Feb. 3. The Seeking Solutions Series program begins at noon with a luncheon.

The program continues at 2 p.m. with president and chief operating officer of New Century Bank, Richard Ehst. He will be speaking on "Cash Flow and Capital in Recessionary Times."

At 3 p.m. professor of accounting and finance, Dr. CJ Rhoads, will present her research on "Surviving to Thrive: What is different about companies that flourish during recessions?"

At 4 p.m., a panel on "Funding capital and relieving the cash crunch: What's the answer?" with

The cost for the lunch and panel is just $35. The main speaker and reception is only $25. Or enjoy both for $50. Dr. Rhoads’ 3 p.m. research presentation is free and open to the public.

Join us as we celebrate the life of KaAnn M. Doerrman, equity manager, Office of Social Equity who passed away in late December. A memorial service will be held this today at 4 p.m. in the Georgian Room, Old Main.

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