Grammy Award-wining hip hop artist, author, and actor,
Common, will present a motivational lecture and discussion,
titled, Common Ground on Tuesday, Mar. 1 at Schaeffer.
See information below.
The Daily Brief
Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Announcements

 

 Black History Month art exhibit: Q&A and reception with the Artists - Come to the Rohrbach Library this Thursday, Feb. 24, from 5 - 7 p.m. to hear Sandi Turner and Ed Terrell talk about their artwork that is currently featured in the “Success From the Past” exhibit in the Voices & Choices Center in the library. The art is part of the African American Art Coalition of Reading. For more information on the exhibit and artists, please go to the Rohrbach Library blog at: http://rohrbachlibrary.wordpress.com/2011/02/08/ed-terrell-and-success-from-the-past/ or contact professor Bruce Jensen at 610-683-4766 or at rjensen@kutztown.edu. 

The Office of the President of Kutztown University and the KU Department of Social Work invite you to the 9th Annual Community Forum on Friday, Mar. 18, featuring "Designing the Social Work Enterprise: Promoting the Profession, Micro to Macro."  Forum 2011 seeks to raise awareness of the need for the social work profession to strengthen its entrepreneurial spirit and skill sets and identify best practices in the area of business and management of the social work profession as well as strengthen alliances that will promote the social work enterprise.  To register, please call 610-683-4235 or visit http://socialwork.kutztown.edu.
        Kathleen Dougherty, graduate assistant, Social Work Department
Department of Speech Communication & Theatre presents the play "Fuddy Meer," a comic play by David Lindsay-Abaire, Feb. 22 – 27 at the Rickenbach Theatre, directed by KU associate professor Roxane Rix. The main character, Claire, is an amnesiac who wakes each morning as a blank slate which her husband and son must fill with the details of her life. When a strange man wants to rescue Claire from her murderous husband, the chase is on. The comic mayhem that follows is seen through the kaleidoscope of Claire's world, and culminates in revelations and reversals that prove none of us are what we appear to be. Curtain is at 8 p.m., or 2 p.m. for the final performance. Seating is limited in this intimate performance space, so get your tickets early. For more information, please call x3-4092. Tickets are $15 and are available at the MSU Info Desk or online at www.kutztownpresents.org and www.tickets.com.

The Student Union Art Gallery is currently showing "Chromaticity" featuring paintings and prints by Catiebelle Bulmer. The exhibition will be on display from until Thursday, Mar.3. Please come by the catered opening reception which is scheduled for tonight, 7 - 8 p.m.
        Alicia Bonilla-Puig and Elizabeth Emmett, gallery coordinators
The KU Philosophy Club will meet on Thursday, Feb. 24, 11 a.m. in MSU 323. Nicholas Clarkin-Wright, will be speaking:  "How to Walzer Your Way to the Top."
        Zachary Groff, president, and  Allan Bäck, advisor
Is your workout routine getting stale?  Freshen it up with some new KU workout gear from the KU Student Bookstore. All this week, Nike and Under Armour “Kutztown” apparel is twenty percent off, as well as our entire selection of water bottles and yoga mats. This sale is in-store only and ends on Sunday, Feb. 27. 
        KU Student Bookstore
The President holds two open meetings with students each semester. The dates for the 2011 Spring Semester are:  Tuesday, Mar. 1, 11 a.m. in Boehm 260 and Tuesday, Apr. 19, 11 a.m. in Boehm 260.
        Toyia Reed, Office of the President
Bearfest 33 Carnival Booth Registration - Student Organizations are invited to sponsor a booth at the Bearfest 33 carnival on Saturday, Apr. 16, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Many organizations have used this opportunity to highlight their community involvement, or to fundraise. At last year’s Bearfest, over 30 organizations hosted booths. Booths are $20 per organization. On-site registration days in the MSU lobby are: Wednesday, Feb. 23, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.; Thursday, Feb. 24, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.; Tuesday, Mar. 22, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., or email price@kutztown.edu. 

ACADEMICS

 The University Curriculum Committee (UCC) will meet on Thursday, Feb. 24, 11 a.m., in MSU 312, to consider curricular proposals on its February agenda, which can be found online at www.kutztown.edu/committees/ucc/agenda.html. As always, individuals and/or departments with proposals on the agenda are invited and encouraged to attend to answer any questions that may arise. 
        R.S. Schaeffer, chair, University Curriculum Committee

On Wednesday, Feb. 23, the following students will be going to Baltimore, Md. to the Walters Art Museum, The ACC Wintermarket Exhibition and the American Visionary Museum: Colleen Schleppenbach, Bobby Graham, Alica Heintzelman, Aaron Ward, Asa Knobelman, Sarah Emert, Rachel Trizinski, Emily Machovic, Mandy Nestiel, Alex Emert, Jerent Lecker, Lauren Meixell, Sam Rowlands, Patrick Cabry,  Jeffrey Nathens, Jackie Montti, Lindsay Sowers, Tanya Flickinger, Bobby Anderson, Sarah Bucke, Cole Goldstein, Amanda Medea, Lisa Collier, Ali Horvath, Sara Angert, Joseph Geiger, Maria Roman, Andy Vasquez, Elizabeth Berry, Beth Suessenguth, Zach Rudisaile, Rachel Rogers, Amanda Archer, Kristina Woodall, Erin Brady, Allison Cole, Keith Gustafson, Jennifer Biggs, Andy Curtin, Kelly Serfass, Lauren Kinsell, CJ Matz, Alison Hartshorne, Brittany Shaw, Eric Gross, Bre Hill. 
        James Malenda, professor, Art Ed & Crafts
2011 PASSHE Distance Education Virtual Conference Tracks for today:

9 - 10 a.m., The Best of Both Worlds?: A 3-Year Case Study of the Benefits and Challenges of Blended Learning
11 - noon, Twitter Me More of This, Twitter Me More of That
1:30 - 2:30 p.m., Students with Disabilities & Online Learning: A National Study
3 - 4 p.m., Online Support + Web 2.0 = Access + Availability

The conference is free; no registration is required. Wimba room for each conference session: http://passhe2.wimba.com/launcher.cgi?room=Virtual_Conference
        Bo Zigner, instructional designer  

ATHLETICS

Tomorrow's matchups between KU and Mansfield University from Mansfield's Decker Gym will be broadcast live on www.redzonemedia.com. Fans can tune in beginning at 5:25 p.m. to listen to both games beginning with the women’s matchup. Tip-off is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. The men’s game is scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. 

The Golden Bear women clinch a playoff spot with a victory. If the men win, they will pull into a first-place tie with Mansfield and KU will seize control in the race for the regular season PSAC East title.

Saturday, Feb. 26
 Women's Basketball vs. Millersville, Keystone Arena, 1 p.m.
Men's Basketball vs. Millersville, Keystone Arena, 3 p.m.

ARAMARK

Interested in having Chick-fil-A at your next meeting or bringing it home for dinner? Chicken nugget trays and gallons of lemonade are now available at Chick-fil-A. Stop by Chick-fil-A for complete details or visit our website at kutztown.campusdish.com

Viewpoints Menu - Today:  Country-style chicken and biscuits, lo Mein with chili lime tofu, loaded mashed potatoes, Italian green beans and sautéed carrots. Soups of the day are Italian wedding soup and cream of spinach. 

Wednesday: London broil with mushroom sauce, baked ziti, rice pilaf, cauliflower and broccoli polonaise. Soups of the day are beef barley and twice baked potato. 

Thursday: Breaded pork chops with onion gravy, vegetarian black beans and peppers, whipped red skin potatoes, sesame vegetables and ginger honey carrots. Soups of the day are turkey rice and vegetarian 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. 

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


 12th Annual Berks County Undergraduate Research & Creativity Conference:  Deadline for students to submit their abstract is February 25 for the April 9 event. For details, please visit:  www.alvernia.edu/hecbc 
         Kerri G. Gardi, director, Career Development Center

On-campus room selection is Feb. 21 - Mar. 3 and Mar. 13 - Mar. 25. Traditional/suite-style/apartment-style on-campus room selection for eligible returning students can be accessed through http://myhousing.kutztown.edu   
        Apryle Carney, assistant director, Housing & Residential Services
The semi-annual Inspection of fire sprinkler systems in residence halls, education and general purpose buildings will be performed by Kistler-O’Brien Fire Protection the week of Feb. 21. While most work will be transparent to the building occupants, inspection personnel may be observed checking sprinkler components located in corridors, stairwells, mechanical rooms and closets. The inspectors will be in company uniform displaying the Kistler-O’Brien logo. We appreciate your cooperation during this important process to ensure proper operation of these safety systems. 
        Stephen Helms, director, Environmental Health and Safety   

The Kutztown University Sociology Club will be attending the Eastern Sociological Society's annual conference in Philadelphia from Feb. 24-27.  Please excuse the following students from class and please allow them to make up any work missed.  Thank you.  A list of the student names follow: Jessica Rotellini; Dave Lawson; Kate McCarty; Joanna Colon; Fritzie Manrique; Bianca Verrastro; Steffanie Klein; Vicki Whitehead; Kylie Grosz; Jessica Trider; Dana Dee; Caroline Lloyd; Ashley Stephany; Daisy Salvidar; Odalie Toribio; and Zakiyyah Lewis.  
        Dr. Timothy O'Boyle, associate professor, Anthropology/Sociology

The Office of Social Equity will offer Anti-Discrimination, Anti-Harassment and Sexual Harassment Training, pursuant to our university policies, today, Feb. 22 at 11 a.m., Conference Room 323, MSU. The session should last approximately 30 minutes. If you would like to attend, please register by e-mail at collette@kutztown.edu or socialequity@kutztown.edu.  Please note training by department is also available.  To schedule a training session for your department, please contact the Office of Social Equity at extension 3-4700. Please obtain approval from your supervisor if necessary.
        Jesus A. Peña, Esq., associate vice president for Equity and Compliance
This week on KUR's Tuesday Talk - At 2 p.m., listen in for James Kastle with "JKast," for the best in current affairs talk. At 3 p.m., Meghan Godorov is on with her award-winning "Town and Gown on Common Ground" program, this week sitting down with Roy Zettlemoyer from the Adam2 Cafe. At 4 p.m., "The Show" airs, KUR's exclusive sports/talk variety show, detailing Golden Bears as well as regional and national sports! Then at 5 p.m., it's "Notas Latinas," for the best in Latino talk, news, and music!.
Wednesday is "Diversity Rest Stop" interview segment at 3:45 p.m. with smooth jazz sax player Dana Robbins whose list of credits include working with none other than Barry Manilow in the 1980s.    
        Michael Regensburger, KUR                                                    
Grammy Award-wining hip hop artist, author, and actor, Common will present a motivational lecture and discussion, titled, Common Ground on Tuesday, Mar. 1 at 7 p.m. in Schaeffer Auditorium. He rose to prominence as one of hip-hop's most poetic and respected lyricists. He made his acting debut in Smokin’ Aces and since then has appeared in Street Kings, Terminator Salvation , Date Night, and more recently in Just Wright. His children’s book, I Like You But I Love Me was recently nominated for an NAACP Image Award. Common’s presentation speaks to the human spirit, human nature, self-respect and love. The program is free, but tickets are required. Tickets are available today until Mar. 1 at the MSU information desk. They will be made available to the public on Feb. 23. We strongly encourage the university community members who are interested in attending to obtain your tickets early.    
        Rhonda Branford, director, Multicultural Services/Center 
Library of the Early Mind film screening & panel discussion on Mar. 18, 5 - 8:30 p.m., in MSU Alumni Auditorium. This feature-length documentary by Edward J. Delaney and Steven Withrow explores the art and impact of children’s literature. After the screening, co-producer Steven Withrow will join Newbery Honor author Susan Campbell Bartoletti, award-winning author/illustrator Matt Phelan, and bookseller Heather Hebert of Children’s Book World for an exciting panel discussion. This event kicks off the Sara Mack Memorial Lecture Series and is sponsored by the Rohrbach Library and the Department of Library Science and Instructional Technology. Limited seating. Please reserve seats online at the Rohrbach Library homepage, call x3-4300 or visit www.kutztown.edu/library/events/lotem.htm.
         Karen J. Wanamaker, assistant professor, Outreach Librarian

Science, Math, and Technology Open House - Saturday, Mar. 26, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. - Boehm Science Center - Students interested in majoring in the science, math and technology areas will have the opportunity to talk with students, faculty, and alumni. For further information or to register online for this event, please visit http://www.kutztown.edu/sciopenhouse, or call at x3-4305. If you have any questions, please e-mail Dean Zayaitz, or Anne Imschweiler at the Dean's Office of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Students who are fearful of public speaking will be interested to know that the Speech Department has dedicated section 063 of SPE010 – Fundamentals of Oral Communication to students with public speaking apprehension. The section is scheduled MWF  at 1 p.m. in Rickenbach 238. Enrollment in the dedicated section will be limited. Interested students should please contact Dr. Ron Grapsy, 234B Rickenbach, grapsy@kutztown.edu. Any interested student will need to fill out a brief survey in order to have the hold lifted. Please spread the word!

KU Honors presents WORD - an event celebrating your word, our voice on Wednesday, Wed. Apr. 20,  2 - 9 p.m.  in the MSU Alumni Auditorium and Thursday, Apr. 21, 4 - 9 p.m. in the MSU Multipurpose Room.  The keynote speaker, Dr. Jonathan Imber Shaw of the KU English Department, presents "Living Languages, Dead Documents," on Wed. Apr. 20, 3 - 4 p.m., in the MSU Alumni Auditorium. If interested in presenting, please contact mbaj474@live.kutztown.edu

D2L Blogs and Wikis - Thursday, Feb. 24, 11 a.m. - noon  or Wednesday, Mar. 2, 2-3 p.m. in the Learning Technologies Center, RL30 in the Rohrbach Library. Attend this workshop to learn how to add a reflective component (blog) or group project workspace (wiki) to your D2L course. To register for this workshop, please contact Eleanor (El) Ambrose, Dept. of Learning Technologies Secretary, at x3-4900 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 x3-4757 or via e-mail at wjeffers@kutztown.edu. Please visit our website to learn about other upcoming workshops and events at www.kutztown.edu/academics.

Take an additional 25% off all pre-stretched painting canvases at the KU Student Bookstore now through Feb. 28. Many sizes available from 5”x5” to 48”x48.” Stock up for the year at these great savings.  
         Bonnie Humes, KU Student Bookstore, art supply buyer

Bursar Office closure notice - The Bursar Office will be closed Friday, Feb. 25 from 8 - 10:30 a.m. for training on the new student information system, PeopleSoft. As always, our secure and locked drop slot is available for payments during that time period. In addition, we will have limited services during the 'go-live' period of time of PeopleSoft scheduled for the end of February through the beginning of March. More information will be shared on our website when available. 
         Wendy A. Pursell, Bursar