Daily Brief

Many thanks to Donna Unger for agreeing to be interviewed by the Reading Eagle regarding her 40-year tenure at KU. Here’s the link to the story: http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=232811

The Alumni Office is now collecting articles/events for our upcoming e-news to be distributed in August and for our alumni web calendar of events. Please submit any items for the alumni calendar or e-news to Alta Hart at hart@kutztown.edu by July 19. Please include a brief description of the event as you would like it to appear on the webpage and in the e-news. The next e-news will be distributed in October.

A group of Chinese students (ages 10-13) will be arriving at the end of July for a two-week-long program to study conversational English and American culture. We are looking for caring families to open up their homes to these students. A student from our America Reads/America Counts program is putting together weekday activities for them, based in the Fleetwood/Kutztown area. We are still in need of some host families for this wonderful experience. If you would like additional information including stipend and expectation information, please contact Jerry Schearer as soon as possible at schearer@kutztown.edu or ext. 3-4923. Thank you.

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

Lake of Fire - (DVD 3007) This documentary looks at both sides of the abortion debate.

Balancing Learning Standards with Students' Diverse Learning Needs - (DVD 3006) Focusing on multilevel instructional planning, the program explores the use of educational channels, individualized support and interpersonal engagement to show how to deliver lessons and assess student progress based on communication style, learning preference and other variables.

Constructing the Multigenerational Family Genogram - (DVD 3003) This program teaches clinicians how to construct and use the multigenerational family genogram.

Question Types in Interviews - (DVD 3008) This program examines open and closed interview questions and teaches how to use situational and behavioral interviewing and probing questions.

The Colour of Money - (DVD 3005) This program assesses the significance of Biblical narratives, including the "curse of Ham," in the evolution of European concepts of race. It also examines how the basis of institutionalized racism is entwined with the fervent capitalism on which the transatlantic slave trade operated.

The Department of Mathematics is proud to announce the birth of Micah Stephen to Dr. and Mrs. Eric Landquist on July 3. Mom, Dad and baby Micah are doing well. Congratulations to the Landquists!

Viewpoints Menu: Tijuana tacos, cheese tortellini, white rice, seasoned corn. Soups of the day are cream of tomato and lentil.

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