Football's final home game is tomorrow night versus West Chester, 6:05 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 29, 2010

Announcements

Author Sarah Vowell is coming to KU next Thursday, Nov. 4, at 11 a.m., in Schaeffer Auditorium. Vowell is a New York Times bestselling author of five books, including Take the Cannoli, the LAS freshmen text.  She has hosted a radio show on public radio, has acted in projects like Pixar’s The Incredibles, HBO’s Bored to Death, and ABC’s Six Degrees, and she has been a frequent guest star on late-night television on The Colbert Report, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, The Late Show with David Letterman, and Late Night with Conan O’Brien.  She is looking forward to answering questions from the audience!  After her session, there will be a brief book-signing; and of course, cannoli!  Please encourage your students to participate in this unique opportunity.
        Dawn Slack, interim associate dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Watch the Golden Bears take on West Chester this Saturday live on KUTV airing on Service Electric channel 24 and Hometown Utilicom channel 28, beginning with kickoff at 6:05 p.m. 

Then tune in each week to “Between the Lines” on Wednesday and Thursday at 7 p.m. and Friday at noon as student hosts highlight KU athletics during a half hour of interviews, weekly sports updates and a weekend outlook. 

Be sure to catch this week’s talk show at noon today with bowling team coach Joseph Ambrose, team member Sam Santoro and head track & field/cross country coach Ray Hoffman.    

Next week’s show features women’s field hockey coach Betty Wesner who is joined by players from the women’s field hockey team. Also featured will be a member of the women’s rugby team.  “Between the Lines” guests this year have included football coach Raymond Monica, women’s volleyball coach John Gump, ice hockey players, rugby players, and more.

College of Visual and Performing Arts Faculty First Thursday - Evan Summer, professor, Fine Arts Department, will present “Printmaking Residency in China" on Thursday, Nov. 4, at 11 a.m. in Sharadin Room 120.  All are welcome!

         William J. Mowder, dean, College of Visual & Performing Arts

Athletics schedule for this Saturday, Oct. 30:
    Field Hockey vs. C.W. Post, 1 p.m. (University Field)
    Women's Soccer vs. Mansfield, 1 p.m. (Keystone Field)
           
This weekend, Kutztown football will play its final regular season home game and celebrate its senior class that has played a key part in this memorable year. The Golden Bears host West Chester at University Field beginning at 6:05 p.m.

Ethnic Man - You are invited to attend the Ethnic Man show on Wednesday, Nov.3, at 7 p.m. in McFarland Student Union, room 218. Ethnic Man, a one-man show,  addresses the enigma of cultural, racial, and ethnic identity. Using verse, slides, humor, and character studies based on his life experiences, Teja Arboleda challenges the audience to answer the question "What does it mean to be an American?" Teja is African-American, Native American, Filipino-Chinese, German, and Danish. He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., but he grew up in Japan! His highly regarded performance-lecture Ethnic Man has taken him to more than 500 cities and towns in the U.S. as a keynote speaker to international organizations such as TESOL, and national institutions such as Yale University. Recognition of the importance of his vision includes an appearance before the Senate committee on racial classification and hundreds of news stories in the media including the New York Times, Associated Press and National Public Radio. Arboleda is a television producer, director, writer, actor and public speaker. He serves as adjunct professor, teaching Race & Ethnic Relations and Media Production, at The New England Institute of Art in Brookline, Massachusetts. He received his B.A from Clark University and his M.Ed from Lesley University.
       Petritsa Chatzitziva, Multicultural Center

Native American Heritage Month - Multicultural Center invites the campus community to attend Native American Celebration on Thursday, Nov. 4, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in  McFarland Student Union, Alumni Auditorium 183. The celebration features Jack Gladstone, a Native "Poet-Singer" and lecturer from the Blackfeet Indian Nation of Montana.  Regarded as a cultural bridge builder, he delivers programs nationally on American Indian mythology and history. In a career spanning two decades, Jack has produced fifteen critically acclaimed CD’s. Jack has been featured on both the Travel Channel and in USA Today magazine. Honored as a modern day warrior and bridge builder, he holds a Human Rights Award for Outstanding Community Service from Montana State University. In 2008, 2007 and 2006, Gladstone headlined programs at the Smithsonian Museum of the American Indians in Washington D.C.  Sample dishes of Native American Cuisine provided. The event is sponsored part by Student Union & Involvement Services.

       Petritsa Chatzitziva, Multicultural Center

Save your ticket stub from Saturday’s football game - This coming Monday, the KU Student Bookstore is giving an additional 5% discount on KU apparel with our Paw Bucks promotion, for customers who bring in their ticket stub from Saturday's game against West Chester. Let's support our 8-0 Golden Bears! The minimum discount is 15%, and the maximum is 40%.  
        Amanda Schaeffer, KUSSI

Each week this semester, the Multicultural Center gives you an opportunity to test your knowledge by submitting questions regarding myths and misconceptions about race. Answers will be available the following week, along with a new question.

Last week’s question and answer: Which of the following was NOT an important reason why African slavery first took root in North America?
A.    As non-Christians, they had no legal protections
B.    They were skilled semi-tropical farmers
C.    The supply of indentured servants from Europe was becoming unreliable
D.    They were deemed innately inferior
E.    Unlike Native Americans, they were resistant to European diseases
F.    They couldn’t easily run away

D. They were deemed innately inferior; Throughout much of history, societies have enslaved people, often as a result of conquest, war or even debt. People were not enslaved because they were first deemed inferior. African slaves were well-suited to labor in North America. Unlike the Indians*, they were resistant to European diseases; they couldn’t easily run away; they were not Christians (and hence unprotected by English law); and they were skilled semi-tropical farmers. Over time, the degradation of slavery because identified with blackness, giving white Americans the idea that Africans were a fundamentally different kind of people.

This week’s question: In America, the rise of the idea of white supremacy was tied most directly to:
A.    Indian* removal
B.    Slavery
C.    The Declaration of Independence
D.    The U.S. Constitution
E.    Ancient Greece
* Referring to American Indian or first-nation persons

The Sociology Comprehensive Exam for fall 2010 graduates began Sept. 28 with the distribution of the Theory Section questions.  The Methods Section questions will be distributed today. Fall 2010, the Objective Section, will be given on demand. Students planning to take any or all sections of the exam fall 2010 need to sign-up with the department secretary, Lori Dahlquist, by September 27th.  To sign up, stop by the Anthropology and Sociology Department Office in 467 Old Main from 8-noon or 1- 4:30 p.m. weekdays or e-mail ldahlqui@kutztown.edu.

This week's MSU Movie Series film is The Twilight Saga: Eclipse which will be shown in the McFarland Student Union Alumni Auditorium tonight 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

KU students are seeking an advisor for KU's own Habitat for Humanity chapter here on campus! Habitat for Humanity is a non-profit organization dedicated to enriching the lives of families across the world, providing affordable and dependable housing. To be acknowledged as a chapter, Kutztown students need first to find a faculty advisor for the chapter. If anyone is interested, please contact Jared Oswald or Robert Koch at environmentalissues@kutztown.edu or Veronica Barandes at vbara079@live.kutztown.edu.

Are you in need of fun upon a night?

Then come to see our play on Tuesday, 9^th.

A tale of loss and unrequited love,

And shipwrecked twins, a duke and cousin drunk,

A countess sad, and puritan mean,

Twelfth Night will make you laugh at our great scenes. 

Performed by students with the aid of Guy,

This play opens Tuesday, November 9^th

At 8 at night every day that week,

And close on Sunday afternoon (14^th).

To hear Shakespeare, the famed English playwright,

Come join us at our showing of Twelfth Night!

Twelfth Night will be performed by the KU students under the direction of theatre professor Guy William Molnar. Performances are 8 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, and 2 p.m., Sunday. Tickets are $15; $10 for students in advance, and may be purchased at McFarland Student Union, or by phone at x3-4092, or online at tickets.kutztown.edu. All tickets are $15 at the door.

ACADEMICS

The following DVDs are available in the AV Center for preview: 
Bully Bystanders:  You Can Make a Difference – executive producer Anson W. Schloat – This movie is designed to educate and empower all students to take a stand against bullying.  Through hard-hitting dramatizations and real-life interviews with teens whose lives have been affected by bullying-including a young woman whose younger brother committed suicide after being bullied. Viewers will understand the power of their role as bystanders. 

Stolen Land - A film by Margarita Martinez and Miguel Salazar - Caught between rebel guerrillas and Columbian army, the indigenous Nasa people fight to reclaim the ancestral land that was stolen from them while also fending off new threats of violence encroaching on their community. 

Open Sky - A film by Ines Compan - In rural Northwest Argentina, the indigenous Kolla's land and quality of life is threatened after the government permits a Canadian company, Standard Silver, to open an ambitious open-pit silver mine in the region of Mina Pirquitas. 

     Ted Hickman, coordinator, AV Center

D2L Introduction to Instant Survey in RL30 Rohrbach Library - Nov. 2, 11-Noon; Nov. 3, 1-2 p.m. 
Looking for a way to create and distribute an online survey? Consider attending this hands-on workshop to learn about Instant Survey – an online survey tool available to KU faculty. You will learn how to customize the appearance of your survey, create various survey question types, add branching logic and new pages to your survey, preview and publish your survey, and analyze and print results. Please contact the KU help desk to obtain an Instant Survey username and password. You will need this information to participate in the session. To register, please contact Eleanor (El) Ambrose, Dept. of Learning Technologies Secretary at ext. 3-4900 or at eambrose@kutztown.edu. One-on-one training can also be arranged by contacting Will Jefferson, Learning Technologies Center Coordinator, at ext. 3-4757 or via e-mail at wjeffers@kutztown.edu. Remember to visit our new website to learn about other upcoming workshops and events! www.kutztown.edu/academics/lt. 
       
D2L Classroom Clicker Overview: Today, Oct. 29, 11 - noon, in the Learning Technologies Center, RL 30 in the Rohrbach Library 
Teaching in a large classroom setting?  Looking for ways to increase class interaction and track student participation?  Consider classroom clickers.  Attend this interactive session to learn about the capabilities of the clicker system and see how to integrate clickers into your instruction. To register for this workshop, please contact Eleanor (El) Ambrose, secretary, Department of Learning Technologies, at ext. 3-4900, or e-mail eambrose@kutztown.edu. One-on-one training can also be arranged by contacting Will Jefferson, coordinator, Learning Technologies Center, at ext. 3-4757 or e-mail wjeffers@kutztown.edu. Please visit our website to learn about other upcoming workshops and events www.kutztown.edu/academics/lt. 
        Will Jefferson, coordinator, Learning Technologies Center

ARAMARK

Today's Viewpoints Menu: Crispy fish, Mediterranean wheat pasta, cheesy mashed potatoes, baby corn and bok Choy and oriental broccoli. Soups of the day are New England clam chowder and cream of tomato.

Viewpoints Menu for Next Week: 
Monday: Meatloaf, cheese enchiladas, green onion mashed potatoes, roasted corn and herbed zucchini. Soups of the day are chicken noodle and Cuban black bean. 
Tuesday: Chicken and dumplings, lo Mein with chili lime tofu, mashed potatoes with bacon and cheddar, Italian green beans and sautéed carrots. Soups of the day are Italian wedding soup and split pea soup. 
Wednesday: London broil, broccoli and mushroom strata, Santa Fe potatoes, cauliflower, and broccoli polonaise. Soups of the day are beef barley and potato chowder. 
Thursday: Sweet and sour pork, vegetarian black beans and peppers, island rice, sesame vegetables, and ginger honey carrots. Soups of the day are turkey rice and cream of broccoli. 
Friday: Hand-breaded chicken nuggets, macaroni and cheese, steak fries, stewed tomatoes and sautéed green beans with dill. Soups of the day are Manhattan clam chowder and cream of tomato.   
 

Advertising with Table Tents in Dining Locations: If any department or student group is interested in displaying table tents on dining location tables, you need to receive permission from Kutztown Dining. If you are interested, please contact Heather Reinsel at reinsel-heather@aramark.com to receive the policy sheet and a request form that needs to be submitted. Depending on the number of requests, some may not be approved.
        Heather Reinsel, marketing coordinator, Aramark Higher Education

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