Alumni Plaza behind the Graduate Center building.

Thursday, September 2, 2010 

Announcements

Daily Brief Update: Ever wonder how to get your announcement noticed?  Try these:

• The first line of each announcement is in bold. Use it as the title or subject for your message.

• Keep announcements short and simple. You can always include a link to your website for additional information.

• If you are advertising an event, remember to include the time, date, place and contact information. The sponsoring department is also helpful to add.

We want you to have the latest news first, so we've added a new headline: "In Case you Missed It." Announcements published for the second time or more will appear in here in the last category as reminders.

        Julie Fiorini, University Relations

        Josh Lieboff, University Relations

Remembrance Day 2010: Once again we are organizing our annual Remembrance Day event to honor the victims of national and campus tragedies. All are invited to a brief ceremony on Sept. 9 at 11 a.m. on the McFarland Student Union Lawn. 

        Jennifer A. Tanzos, secretary, Student Union & Involvement Services

The Association of Campus Events is sponsoring the hilarious and poignant Black Jew Dialogues on Wednesday, Sept. 8 in 218 McFarland Student Union at 8 p.m. In The Black Jew Dialogues, Larry Jay Tish and Ron Jones take the audience on a hysterical and poignant ride through three days they spent together in a cheap hotel room discussing their own experiences, the history of their people, and why there has been a growing rift between the two groups since the early 70's. Through their dialogue the audience gains insight to the true nature of prejudice and how our inability to face our own biases separate us in ways that we may not even think about. The comic journey begins in the Egypt of the Pharaohs and travels through Africa, colonial times, to present-day America.  Please encourage your students to attend!  For more information, please contact ace@kutztown.edu or 610-683-4097. 

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

Off Campus Advisory Council invites you to Paint the Town Gold beginning on Tuesday, Sept. 28 through Sunday, Oct.3.  This celebration showcases community pride by the university joining friends and neighbors for various events held within the Borough of Kutztown and Maxatawny Township.  Events include a Community Pep Rally, Family Day Fair, and Golden Tennis Ball Run. For more event information, please go to www.PaintTheTownGold.com. To volunteer please contact Julie Nolan at Nolan@kutztown.edu.

KU women's swimming team will be sponsoring learn-to-swim lessons at Keystone pool beginning Monday, Sept. 13.  For more information, please call Tim Flannery, Head Women's Swim Coach at ext. 3-4359 or drop by 204 Keystone Hall.

Join the Student Recreation Center!  Enjoy full access to the Student Recreation Center in an affordable and convenient way, by paying your membership fees via payroll deduction. Memberships are available to faculty, staff, and their immediate families.  Purchase your annual membership now for $336 and receive a free locker for the year.  For more information, contact Tracy Turner at ext. 6-4202. 

Labor Day hours of operation:

Friday, Sept. 3      6 a.m.-9 p.m.               Pool  - regular hours                                                 

Saturday, Sept. 4   10 a.m.-6 p.m.          Pool - Closed

Sunday, Sept. 5    1 p.m.-6 p.m.              Pool - Closed                                                

Monday, Sept. 6   1 p.m.-11 p.m.           Pool – 6 p.m.-7 p.m. and 9 p.m.-10:30 p.m. only 

        Tracy Turner, Office Manager, Recreational Services

KU Hillel- the Jewish Culture Club, has secured seating for KU students for High Holiday services at local synagogues starting with Rosh Hashanah eve Wednesday evening Sept.8. For Orthodox options contact Hillel Faculty Advisor Dr. Avidan Milevsky at milevsky@kutztown.edu and for Conservative/Reform options contact Dr. Lisa Schonberger at schonber@kutztown.edu   
        Dr. Avidan Milevsky, advisor

Residence hall desks are open during the academic year.  The hall desks are staffed between 1 p.m. and 2 a.m. Mondays through Thursdays and beginning 1 p.m. Friday through 2 a.m. on Monday.  The Housing and Residential Services office in 106 Old Main is open from 8 a.m. through 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.  Tuesdays the office remains open through 6:30 p.m. 

        Kathy M. Lynch, Housing and Residential Services

Academic

D2L Gradebook Workshop: The Learning Technologies Center, room RL 30 in the Rohrbach Library

Friday, Sept. 17 - noon to 3 p.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 22, – noon to 1 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 28 - 11 a.m. to noon

Attend this workshop to learn how to configure the D2L gradebook, create gradebook entries, and enter student grades.  Learn how to create letter grade schemes and configure the gradebook so the student sees an accurate running average during the course of the semester.

To register, please contact Eleanor (El) Ambrose, Department of Learning Technologies secretary, at ext. 3-4900 or e-mail El 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.

Visit our website to learn about other upcoming workshops and events at www.kutztown.edu/academics/lt.

         Will Jefferson, coordinator, Learning Technologies Center

Job Openings

The following non-instructional vacancies are available on campus.  These positions are currently open for current employees only.

Clerk Typist 2 (1754) – College of Business/deFrancesco

(Mo - Fr, 08:00 to 16:30, 1 hour lunch)

Internal applications are due on 9/15/2010

Clerk Typist 2 (1755) – College of Liberal Arts & Sciences/Graduate Center

(Mo - Fr, 08:00 to 16:30, 1 hour lunch)

Internal applications are due on 9/15/2010

To receive additional information, please click here for details or call ext 3-1353.

        Human Resources
 

Personal

A big "thank you" to everyone who helped me celebrate my retirement with the surprise party, the cards, gifts, e-mails  and well wishes.  I will miss all the friends I have made at KU over the last 36 years.   I will miss the interaction I had on a daily basis with all of you. Best wishes to all of you!

        Jane Bennett 

ARAMARK

Today's Viewpoints Menu: Classic chicken parmesan, spinach quiche, spaghetti, herbed vegetables, cauliflower. Soups of the day are navy bean soup and California bean.

In Case You Missed It

The Health & Wellness Center will be closed from 12:30-3 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 2, for the dedication of the new Health & Wellness Center at Beck Hall.  During this time, all medical emergencies should be referred to Public Safety at 610-683-4001.  An open house will be scheduled later this semester for staff, faculty and students. 

        Mary C. Gutekunst, executive director, Health & Wellness Services

AFSCME Members,   Anyone interested in participating in this year’s Labor Day Parade with the Labor Council of Reading, please contact Annette Christman at ext. 3-4353.  The Reading area will be holding a Labor Day Parade, Sept. 6 starting at 9:30 a.m.  Gathering will be at the Reading Municipal Stadium and transportation will be provided to take us into Center City.  We will then walk in the parade with other local AFSCME members of Berks County back to the stadium to enjoy entertainment and a picnic throughout the afternoon.  Hope you can join us.   Please contact by Sept. 3.

As another semester begins, please keep KUBoK in mind when offering extra credit options to students.  KUBoK’s graduate assistant will work with you to find extra credit options that fit KUBoK’s and your needs. An important thing to remember when allowing students to participate in KUBoK for extra credit is that they must participate in a training prior to their first walk with us. KUBoK is hosting their fall training on Wednesday, Sept. 15 at 7 p.m. in McFarland Student Union 250.

If you have any questions about KUBoK or are interested in offering KUBoK as an extra credit option for your students, please contact the graduate assistant, Amanda Keith at KUBoKWatch@gmail.com
        Faith M. Riedel, secretary, McFarland Student Union

Congratulations to VPA Professor Marilyn Stewart and graduate students Katherine Schneider, Amanda Deibert, Zoe DeHart, Cassie Langan, Ellen Pados, Amy Ahn and Jennifer Low for collaborating on the development of the monthly “Looking & Learning” section for the 2010-2011 year of School Arts journal, beginning with this month's nine-page spread's focus on compassion.  (Page 26)

http://www.schoolartsdigital.com/schoolarts-sample/20100809-sample#pg1

And congratulations to VPA’s Dr. Martin Rayala for his contribution, “Compassion Drives Good Design.” This is the first of what will be Dr. Rayala's monthly column on design thinking.  (Page 14)

Kudos also to KU Professor Emeritus Dr. Eldon Katter for his “Point of View” piece. (Page 12)

(The image of our grad students and Professor Stewart on page 26 was shot by KU’s Craig Williams.)

        University Relations

Enterprise Rent-A-Car Program Information Sessions:
Sept. 7, 2 to  4 p.m.
Sept. 8, 8:30  to 10 am. 
Alumni Auditorium located in the McFarland Student Union.  
There have been changes from the training sessions that were held in June.  You do not need to sign up to attend.  Please call the Purchasing Department at ext. 3-4831 with any questions.

KU's Off Campus Student Life and Student Union and Involvement Services will once again be organizing a “KU Community Blitz" on Saturday, Sept. 11, from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. With the assistance of volunteers from the university as well as the town, our goal is to welcome back students living in the Kutztown community and wish them a great year.

The plan is to canvas Kutztown in teams of three to four and distribute welcome bags to identified student housing. We will form at the Trinity Church (357 W. Main Street) at 10:30 a.m. where assignments, instructions, maps and bags will be distributed. I am anticipating that with enough volunteers, we can canvas the Kutztown area in an hour or so. When you have completed your rounds, lunch will be provided at Trinity Church for all volunteers.

In order for this event to happen, we are in the need your help. If you are able to give a little bit of your time toward the success of this venture, please e-mail me at nolan@kutztown.edu. Friends and family are welcome to join us. Please feel free to share this request with other members of your staff and student organizations that you oversee.

Thank you in advance for helping to make Kutztown Community Blitz another success!
        Julianne Nolan, Director, Community Relations and Development Services

We want to take this opportunity, as we begin a new academic year, 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 must 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.

Failure to provide advance authorization, as indicated above, 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 must be attached to your travel expense form.  You must 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 AP office at ext. 3-4147.

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

Copy Center News: Effective with the current semester (Fall 2010) the Copy Center will be open from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.  It  will be closed from 11 a.m. to noon for lunch.  If you have any questions, please contact Barb Miller at ext. 3-4116. 
         Barb Miller, Copy Center
 

The Daily Brief is published Monday through Friday except holidays by the Office of University Relations.

To submit items for the Daily Brief, please e-mail dbrief@kutztown.edu by 2 p.m. on the day prior to publication. Please no attachments.
 

Persons with a disability and who require accommodation should notify the KU Disability Services Office two weeks prior to the event at 610-683-4108 or e-mail accommodation@kutztown.edu in order to discuss accommodations. Every effort will be made to provide reasonable accommodations.