Area schoolchildren came out for Kutztown University's Academic All-Star Nights at the Reading Phillies on Friday.


The Daily Brief
Monday, April 18, 2011
Announcements

“Absence is Presence: Matthew Daub’s Kempton” -- Nationally renowned watercolor artist and professor of Fine Arts, Matthew Daub will deliver an illustrated Chambliss Faculty Research Awards lecture on Monday, April 18, at 4:30 p.m. in the McFarland Student Union’s Alumni Auditorium. Admission is free, and the public is invited to attend this fascinating presentation.

The title of the lecture, “Absence is Presence: Matthew Daub’s Kempton,” is taken from an essay by Carl Little on Daub’s work.

Daub has been a professor of Fine Arts at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania since 1987. His watercolor paintings and drawings have been widely exhibited for over three decades, with more than 20 one-person exhibitions at galleries and museums throughout the United States including the Reading Public Museum in Pennsylvania, and the Evansville Museum in Indiana. Daub’s works have been included in numerous invitational exhibitions at prestigious institutions such as The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The American Academy of Arts and Letters, The Bronx Museum of the Arts, and in 2010, the 185th Invitational Exhibition of American Art at the National Academy of Design in New York City. For more information, please visit http://www.kutztown.edu/admin/urelations/mediarelations/1104/daub-chambliss.shtml

Please join the Office of Admissions in welcoming 35 high school students from Penn University's Upward Bound Program to our campus today.  In addition, also join us in welcoming a group of students from New Town High School. Both groups will spend the day learning about their post-secondary options and experiencing firsthand our wonderful campus.
        Thomas F. Miller , graduate assistant, Admissions
On Friday, Kutztown University began its second year as sponsor of KU Academic All-Star Nights at the Reading Phillies. Students from regional elementary and middle schools are selected for the honor on a per-game basis by their administrations.  Prior to the game, the students get to meet select Reading Phillies players face-to-face in centerfield.  They also receive a KU lanyard and greetings from Avalanche, the Golden Bear mascot.  Sponsored by KU's Division of Advancement, upcoming Academic All-Star Nights are scheduled for April 29 and 30, and May 2, 3, 12, 24 and 25 at First Energy Stadium in Reading.

The following art education students will be teaching in the field:

April 18, 8 a.m. -  4 p.m.
McKinzie Wallace, Lynette Thick, Genevieve Deboer, Libby Sturges, Virginia Crowe, Ken Griffith, Lizz Emmett, Briana Harrold, Melissa Fiskaldo, Kristi Shorter, Kate Cleaver, Liz Rosenberry, Andrea Rincon, Daniel Albright, Stephanie Cook, Ashley Gibiser.

April 18, 12 - 4 p.m.
Emily Shaffer, Alyssa Smoot, Michelle Heller.

April 20, 12 - 4 p.m.
Stephanie Cook, Ashley Gibiser, Libby Sturges, Emily Shaffer, Alyssa Smoot, Michelle Heller.
        Carrie Nordlund, assistant professor, Art Education
The Kutztown University Council of Trustees meeting scheduled for Thursday, April 28 has been postponed to Tuesday, May 3, 2011 at 4:00 p.m. at the President’s Boardroom.
        Elsa G. Collins, Office of the President
The Community Outreach Center is sponsoring a "Tennis Jam" on Thursday, Apr. 21. from 4-6 p.m. This event is designed to give a group of 5th grade students from the Reading School District a taste of college first hand. If you are energetic and like working with kids, this event is for you. No tennis skills are required, just the ability to have fun and hang out with some great kids.

The students will be arriving on our campus around 4 p.m., followed by a brief tour of our beautiful campus, and then about an hour of interactive tennis and music, located on our tennis courts by Keystone Hall. (rain location, in the Keystone) If interested, please email Volunteer@kutztown.edu  or stop by the Community Outreach Center (MSU 281) located next to PSECU in MSU. Hope to see you there!
        Veronica Barandes-Lepore, volunteer programs coordinator, Community Outreach Center
The International Student Organization Annual Banquet will be held on Saturday, Apr. 23 in MSU Multipurpose Room. Please join us for this celebration of diversity, international food and entertainment. Doors will open at 5 p.m. and the program will begin at 5:30 a.m. Tickets are available in the Office of International Programs located in 204 Stratton - $5 if purchased in advance, $10 at the door.

If you would like more information about the banquet, please contact Anesah Akari at akari@kutztown.edu or x6-4256.
        Anesah Akari, advisor, International Students Organization
Veteran Resource Centers - How They Will Impact Your Campus and Your Community will be discussed in a webinar on Tuesday, Apr. 19, from 3 - 4:30 p.m. in MSU 322. Presenters are:  Dr. John Schupp, creator and National Director of the SERV (Supportive Education for the Returning Veteran) program and Roger P. Buck, Ph.D., retired U.S. Navy Veteran. Join us as we learn how to staff it, how to get the local veteran community to help run it, and most important, how to fund it. It will show the financial and human impact that these centers have on campuses and communities. The webinar is free, but seating is limited. If you will be attending, kindly RSVP to psabl910@live.kutztown.edu or 973-714-0925.
        Penelope M. Sablack, graduate coordinator, President's Roundtable on AOD
Please join us Wednesday, April 20 at 4:30 in MSU 250 for the 2011 Induction Ceremony of Iota Iota Iota, the National Women’s Studies Honorary. Please congratulate the following inductees: Samantha Berg, Christina Guzman, Shannon Magee, Theresa Nutter, Julie Stine, Caitlin Smith and Amie Terranova. Triota, derives its name from the Greek letter “Iota” to represent the three goddesses Inana, Ishtar, and Isis. Triota strives to maintain the feminist values central to Women's Studies: egalitarianism, inclusiveness, and a celebration of the diversity of women's experiences.

ACADEMICS
The Learning Technologies Center workshops in RL 30, Rohrbach Library:

 D2L Schedule and Checklist Tools on Thursday, Apr. 21, 2 - 3 p.m. D2L incorporates several useful tools that help your students stay on task with assigned course work. Attend this workshop to learn how to incorporate the Schedule and Checklist tools in your D2L course.

Dreamweaver CS5 on Tuesday, April 26 – 10 - 11 a.m. or Friday, April 29 – 10 - 11 a.m. - Dreamweaver is Adobe’s web development tool. Attend this “Basics” workshop to learn how to create a faculty webpage using Dreamweaver. Follow-on workshops over the summer will also be offered that cover more advanced Dreamweaver functionality.

To register for either one of these two workshops, please contact Eleanor (El) Ambrose, Dept. of Learning Technologies Secretary, at x3-4900 or email El at eambrose@kutztown.edu. One-on-one training can also be arranged by contacting Will Jefferson, Learning Technologies Center Coordinator, at x3-4757 or via email at wjeffers@kutztown.edu. Visit our website to learn about other upcoming workshops and events at www.kutztown.edu/academics/lt.

ATHLETICS
Home Athletic Schedule 
 Monday, April 18, Women's Lacrosse vs. Edinboro, 3 p.m., Keystone Field 

Thursday, April 21, Baseball vs. Adelphi, 3 p.m., North Campus Field 

Friday, April 22, Baseball vs. West Chester, 1 p.m., DH, North Campus Field 

Saturday, April 23, Women's Lacrosse vs. Georgian Court, 1 p.m., Keystone Field 

Congratulations to the KU men's tennis team for earning the No. 1 seed in the upcoming Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference playoffs. Kutztown will meet Mercyhurst Thursday afternoon beginning at 3 p.m. in a match to be held at Bloomsburg University. 

 Congratulations to the KU softball team for qualifying for the PSAC playoffs. The Golden Bears will open against Gannon on Thursday afternoon at a time and site to be determined. The site will not be known until late Tuesday evening pending the outcome of the Bloomsburg-IUP softball games.

In Case You Missed It:
 (Announcements and other information that have previously appeared in the Daily Brief.)

The Kutztown University Choir conducted by Dr. Dennis Williams will present a performance of Beethoven's Mass in C Major with full orchestra and chorus, and featuring soloists who are Voice Major alumni, graduates with a KU Music degree:  soprano Kathryn Bonilla, alto Jen Jaynes, and tenor Steven Kell. The bass solo will be sung by Edward Bara, instructor of music at Muhlenberg College. There are no tickets, and admission is free and open to the public. The concert will be presented in Schaeffer Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, April 18. http://www.kutztown.edu/acad/music/ensembles/choir.shtml 
        Dr. Dennis Williams, associate professor, Music
Kutztown University’s Department Of Speech Communication and Theatre presents the musical comedy - "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee," Apr. 19 – 24 at the Rickenbach Theatre. Music and lyrics by William Finn, book by Rachel Sheinkin, conceived by Rebecca Feldman, directed by KU assistant professor Guy William Molnar.

This musical comedy tells the story of a spelling contest at the fictional Putnam Valley Middle School. Six quirky teens and four real audience members compete to see who can capture the top prize. With three odd-ball grown-ups running the spelling bee, it’s a recipe for laughter. Nominated for six Tony Awards, the songs, dances & improvisational comedy of Spelling Bee will keep you in S-T-I-T-C-H-E-S.
AFSCME Members - The monthly meeting will be held , Monday, Apr. 18 at Janelle’s Catering Hall, Lyons, at 7 p.m.
 
Shoofly Literary Magazine Launch - The 2011 issue of Shoofly Literary Magazine has arrived. Join us at the launch as Kutztown University students read original works of fiction, poetry, and drama published in this year’s issue. The launch will take place on Wednesday, Apr. 20, at 7 p.m. in MSU 250 (the Presidents’ Room). Copies of the magazine will be available free of charge and refreshments will be served.
        Jeffrey Voccola, assistant professor, English

99.9 The Hawk will be raffling off tickets to KU’s afternoon performance of Steve Allen’s Meeting of Minds. Be sure to listen to the Michaels and Layne Morning Show on 99.9 The Hawk for more details and your chance to win.

 Did you ever wonder what it would be like if Attila the Hun met Emily Dickinson? Steve Allen’s “Meeting of Minds” will be on campus Friday, April 22. Come see historical characters interact onstage, portrayed by some of your favorite actors. There will be a dress rehearsal held in Schaeffer Auditorium at 1 p.m. and the main performance (including a reception with the actors) will begin at 7 p.m. Tickets for the rehearsal are available at the MSU Info Desk. For tickets to the main performance, please contact Dr. Jim Ogden, Room 226 deFrancesco,  x3-4596 or at docogden@ptd.net.

GLBTQ Resource Center is hosting movie nights in OM 4 as part of a series of Staff Pick Movie Nights for GLBTQ Awareness month. These events are open to students, faculty, staff, alumni and the public. For more information, please contact the GLBTQ Resource Center at x6-4111.
•April 19 - The Birdcage at 7 p.m.
•April 20 - To Wong Foo at 7 p.m.
Need an end of the year fundraising opportunity for your department, club, organization, or business? Want a study break? If so, then come to the Off Campus Advisory Council's CommUnity Block Party on Sunday, May 1 from 12 - 4 p.m. on the 200 Block of Main Street. For more information, please visit http://communityblockparty.blogspot.com. The cost to participate is $10 and the registration deadline is Apr. 19.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ELIZABETH!