MOVE THAT BUS!

Extreme Makeover: Home Edition is coming to Berks County and we want YOU to be involved!

Join us as we help Ty Pennington and his colorful design team rebuild a run-down house for a deserving family in the area. Every episode, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition travels to an unsuspecting family’s home and sends them on a week-long vacation while the design team and the local community knock down the family’s home and completely rebuild the house—all within seven short days.

When the family returns from its vacation, they are greeted by a new home and a neighborhood of support. To make this seemingly impossible feat a reality, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition and The Home Builders Association (HBA) of Berks County need plenty of volunteers to aid in building, general labor, clean-up, and other activities. KU is participating as a sponsor of the build.

The fun begins with the “Door Knock” on Thursday, July 29. The build will take place Friday, July 30 through the Reveal and Move that Bus on Thursday, August 5. To volunteer your time, donate to the cause, or to learn more about this exciting humanitarian event, please visit http://www.berksextremebuild.com/.

Help Kutztown University show its support, and spread the word to friends and family! We look forward to seeing you at the site!

        Office of University Relations

Do you have a special event or speaker coming to campus this fall? Please take a moment to let University Relations know about it – even if you have some more details to work-out, just click here and let us know what you know. Thanks!  dallas@kutztown.edu

         Sean A. Dallas, University Relations

Fire Pump Testing Today: The fire pumps in Dixon Hall, Deatrick Hall, Bonner Hall, and Old Main will be flow tested during the day on Thursday.  During these brief tests, volumes of water will be flowed to test the capacity of the fire suppression pumps.  Very temporary drops in water pressure may occur, but should rebound within 5 minutes.  Additionally, large quantities of water may be encountered  on Kutztown Road (in front of Old Main), and on Court Lane (behind Dixon).  Questions about these tests should be directed to the EHS Office. 

        Mark W. Hostetter, Fire Safety Technician

iService Desk/TMA Work Order System Changes- Facilities is currently working with Housing and Residential Services to enhance and streamline maintenance services to the residence halls for the fall semester. In order to improve our services to our residence hall students, new security procedures must be put into place on the iService Desk web site. Beginning on August 2, 2010, all faculty, staff, and students will be required to “log in” using a username and password prior to entering a work request. The username and password for faculty and staff access will be provided via faculty/staff email on August 1, 2010. Faculty and staff can also obtain the username and password by contacting the Facilities Work Control Center at x31594 or wcc@kutztown.edu.  Thank you for your patience as we improve our services to our students.

        Kim Rhode, director, Facilities Business and Campus Services

Please be advised that the following camps/conference will be on campus from July 22 -28: 

7/22-25                         PAEA Board retreat

7/23-25                         KU Men’s Team Camp

7/23-31                         YMCA PACAA

7/23-25                         Berkshire Baseball Tournament

7/25-29                         TNT Wrestling I

7/25-29                         All-American Tennis II

7/26-30                         Science Explorers

Please make them feel welcome on our campus.  If you have any questions, please contact the Office of Conference Services at ext. 3-1359. 

        David Zlockie, Office of Conference Services

As we begin a new fiscal year, we want to take this opportunity to remind all staff and faculty about certain travel reimbursement requirements. Please remember the following when submitting your travel expense form:

Before any travel occurs or money is spent, the traveler needs to complete a travel expense form and obtain authorization, in the form of a signature, from the following:

• Traveler,
• Supervisor or Chair,
• Dean or Director/Manager (if greater than $500), and
• Vice President (Provost) if greater than $2,500.

Additionally, all international travel must have approval from the Provost before any travel occurs.

As indicated above, failure to provide advance authorization, may result in your request being denied and will definitely result in a delay in processing your travel expense reimbursement.

If you are attending a seminar or workshop, an agenda needs to be attached to your travel expense form.  You need to reduce your allowable per diem for any meals that are offered by the seminar and workshop.

• Reduce your daily per diem by 21% if breakfast is offered,
• Reduce your daily per diem by 21% if lunch is offered,
• Reduce your daily per diem by 58% if dinner is offered

We can only reimburse for the lower of shuttle, cab/car service, or car rental when traveling from the airport to your hotel destination.

Further information can be located on the back of the travel expense form, AP website http://www.kutztown.edu/admin/accounts/ , or by calling the Accounts Payable office at ext. 3-4147.

        John Nadolski, Comptroller Office and Denise Schell, Accounts Payable Office
 

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

Tactical Tennis:  Neutralize the Net-Rusher – (DVD 2986) Hosted by Paul Annacone, coach of Tim Henman and former coach of Pete Sampras, Tennis Magazine’s Tactical Tennis Series reveals the key strategies and tactics necessary for overcoming any type of opponent.

Tactical Tennis:  Attack the All-Court Player (DVD 2987) Hosted by Paul Annacone, coach of Tim Henman and former coach of Pete Sampras, Tennis Magazine’s Tactical Tennis Series reveals the key strategies and tactics necessary for overcoming any type of opponent.

Tactical Tennis:  Know Your Own Game – (DVD 2988) Hosted by Paul Annacone, coach of Tim Henman and former coach of Pete Sampras, Tennis Magazine’s Tactical Tennis Series reveals the key strategies and tactics necessary for overcoming any type of opponent.

Tactical Tennis: Beat the Baseliner – (DVD 2989) Hosted by Paul Annacone, coach of Tim Henman and former coach of Pete Sampras, Tennis Magazine’s Tactical Tennis Series reveals the key strategies and tactics necessary for overcoming any type of opponent.

        Ted Hickman, coordinator, AV Center

Viewpoints Menu: Grilled chicken chili bowl, cavatappi with zucchini, Yukon gold smashed potatoes, orange spiced carrots. Soups of the day are cream of tomato and broccoli cheddar.