Dr. Adrienne Oakley, Dept. of Physical Sciences, was one of the many faculty members recognized
during a special ceremony last evening at the President’s House honoring grant-funded research.
Please see the list of those recognized below.


The Daily Brief
Thursday, February 24, 2011

Announcements

Many thanks to Dr. Patricia Walsh Coates, Dr. Terry Stahler, Dr. Fran Vasko and the students of the College of Education who helped with a story broadcast yesterday on Philadelphia's Fox29News. Here's the link: http://www.myfoxphilly.com/dpp/news/education/022311-teachers-may-be-souring-on-career 

There was a recognition ceremony yesterday for those faculty members who submitted proposals to external sponsors and/or for receiving grant awards for fiscal year 2010. Grants for FY2010 totaled more than $2.9 million. Those recognized included Christine Atiyeh, Ann Marie Cordner, Gary Cordner, Mary Ann Dailey, Kunal Das, James Delle, John Frye, Karen Guzzo, Joanne Cohen Hamilton, Andrea Harmer, Dina Hayduk, Cheryl Hochberg, Mary Ellen Jackson, Deryl Johnson, Randy Kaplan, Jonathan Kramer, Inmi Lee, Yun Lu, Padraig McLoughlin, Heather Meadows, Avidan Milevsky, Adrienne Oakley, Dale Parson, Winnie Peterson, Paula Plageman, John Raffin, Frederick Redekop, Phillip Reed, Robert Reynolds, Oskars Rieksts, Louis Rodriquez, Wendy Ryan, Christopher Sacchi, Maria Sanelli, Jennifer Schlegel, Jacob Sewall, Edward Simpson, Matthew Stone, Doug Swartz, Amy Trumbauer, Todd Underwood and Christopher Winslow.

KU's Lenhart Dance Company, a preprofessional student dance company, presents their Spring Concert this Saturday, Feb. 26, at 7:30 p.m. in Schaeffer Auditorium. Admission is free; donations gratefully accepted. The program features a premiere by NYC guest choreographer Roger Prince: a beautiful modern dance work with music by Arvo Part, performed live by pianist Dr. Daniel Immel of KU's Music faculty, and Reenat Pinchas, guest cellist. Also on the program will be four dances choreographed by advanced KU dance students, in styles encompassing ballet, modern dance and hip-hop. Please come and enjoy a dynamic evening of dance and music.
        Joyce Campbell, assistant professor, Department of Speech Communication and Theatre

 Facilities is currently planning an SMS Door Access System upgrade for Mar. 8. This upgrade is necessary to take advantage of new software capability and to take full benefit from the new AD style upgradable door readers and hardware. Additional information and support documentation on this software upgrade, as well as detailed information on the impact of the software upgrade has been provided to campus Authorizing Officials. During the system upgrade, door security features will continue to operate and existing user privileges will not be affected. Secured areas will remain secured. If you need additional information on the potential impact of the door access system upgrade, please contact your Authorizing Official or the Facilities Work Control Center at x31594.   
        Kim Rhode, director, Facilities Business & Campus Services

This week's MSU Movie Series film is Harry Potter & the Deathly Hollows Part 1 which will be shown in the MSU Alumni Auditorium on Thursday and Friday at 8 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Admission is free. Check out the MSU movie website for more information. http://www.kutztown.edu/divisions/studentservices/departments/msub/programs/submovies.asp 
 
ACADEMICS

 2011 PASSHE Distance Education Virtual Conference Tracks for today:

9 - 10 a.m., Preparing to Teach Online Creates New Possibilities for Face-to-Face Teaching
11 - noon, Best Practices in Online Discussions: Insights from 10 Years’ Experience Teaching Online Courses
1:30 - 2:30 p.m., Learning to Teach Online: Experiences of Faculty Introduced to Synchronous Video Based Instruction
3 - 4 p.m., One Size Does Not Fit All: Mixed Models of Online Learning

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  
The following DVDs are available in the AV Center for preview: 

 Boyhood Shadows – “I swore I’d never tell…”  Boyhood Shadows is the gripping story of young boys who were molested…the dark secret they carry for the rest of their lives…and how they cope. 

 Innovation Nation:  Wind Power – Can the wind provide us with all of our power? Along with cutting-edge wind farms and new turbine designs, Innovation Nation meets renegade inventor Doug Selsam as he builds the world’s first flying turbine, a device that may just change our world. 
        Ted Hickman, Coordinator, AV Center

ATHLETICS

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

ARAMARK

 Viewpoints Menu - Today:  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.)


 March is Women’s History Month - Please join us for a fun evening with the “Guerrilla Girls,” feminist masked righters-of-wrongs who use facts, humor and outrageous visuals to expose sexism, racism, and corruption in politics, art, film and pop culture. They've appeared at over 90 universities and museums in the past 16 years expressing their philosophy of activism, and their campaign against the appalling lack of ethics in the art world. See their extraordinary and unconventional program at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Mar. 2, in the MSU Multipurpose Room.   
        Grace Hill, associate director, Women’s Center

The Women’s Center presents: “First Steps Speaker Series- Landing That First Job After Graduation” - In celebration of Women’s History month, the Women’s Center is offering a series of programs aimed at connecting KU students with professionals in their desired fields. Talks are held Mar. 2, 16, 18, 22 and 30, 4:30 p.m. in the Academic Forum Lecture Hall 102. Speakers include experts from the fields of business, law, art, psychology, English and education. Students will get to ask questions and get practical tips on getting hired in today’s uncertain economic times.   

Making it in Business! Dr. C.J. Rhoads is the first speaker in the Women’s Center’s First Steps Speaker Series, Wednesday, Mar. 2 at 4:30 p.m. This coveted keynote speaker, published author and KU professor has had a varied career ranging from entrepreneurial ventures to board-level decision making at Fortune 500 companies. She shares her personal career journey in business and answers questions from students.
        Grace Hill, associate director, Women’s Center

Spring Visitation Day - Saturday, Feb. 26: The Undergraduate Admissions Office is hosting the first Spring Visitation Day for accepted freshmen and transfer students for the Fall 2011 semester this Saturday. Please join us in welcoming more than 600 visitors on this day.
        Office of Undergraduate Admissions
Attention International and Exchange Students:   If you are going to need on campus housing for Spring Break (Mar. 4 – 12, 2011) you need to register and pay by Friday, Feb. 25. Please sign up in the Housing & Residential Services Office, OM 106 between 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
        Trish Ott, Housing & Residential Services

 

 The President will hold an open meeting with students this Tuesday, March 1 at 11 a.m. in Boehm 260.
        Toyia Reed, Office of the President
Announcement to Education majors - The Philadelphia Urban Seminar Course EDU 365 will conduct an informational meeting on Tuesday, Mar. 1, in Beekey 115 at 5 p.m. This is a change your life class experience for teacher- candidates who truly embrace issues of diversity. The class is for 2 weeks , for 3 credits May 17-29, 2011. Please respond to professor Deborah A. Johnson at x3-4275 or e-mail dejohnso@kutztown, if you want to reserve a seat in this class. It usually fills up quickly.

Please excuse the following students from classes today, as they will be at Reading Area Community College assisting the Electronic Media Department in a project:  Megan West, Andy Wlazewski, Tim Ford, Nicole Koppenhaver, Ryan Crosley, Devin Nuhfer and Taylor Ney from classes
        Helen E. Bieber, professor, Department of Electronic Media

Black History Month art exhibit: Q&A and reception with the Artists - Come to the Rohrbach Library tonight, 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 x3-4766 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 Meers," a comic play by David Lindsay-Abaire, through Feb. 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, click here.  
The KU Philosophy Club will meet today, 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
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: Today, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.; Tuesday, Mar. 22, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., or email price@kutztown.edu. 

The University Curriculum Committee (UCC) will meet today,  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

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 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
D2L Blogs and Wikis - Today, 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.

Bursar Office closure notice - The Bursar Office will be closed tomorrow, 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