Say hello to Valerie Reidout - from cheerleader to greeter to university leader!
The Daily Brief
Friday, February 25, 2011
KU PRIDE
Meet Valerie Reidout - It seems that everybody knows Valerie Reidout! She studied Art Education at KU in the early 1980s, was a member of the cheerleading team and has worked in the Admissions Office for more than 25 years.  

During her junior and senior years, she stayed with head football coach George Baldwin and his family, who recruited her as a campus tour guide. “As everyone knows, coaches bring recruits to campus to meet with them about the sports program. Coach Baldwin, or dad as I called him, asked me to greet students and their families,” she said.  

Valerie found her niche. When she graduated in December 1983, art professor Tom Schantz told her about an opening in admissions and her career took off.  

“I also was coaching our cheerleading squad at the time,” she said. “I enjoyed working with the students and helped build the team by adding male cheerleaders.” 

In 1996, she earned her M.Ed. in Student Affairs in Higher Education from KU. Today she assists prospective students with admissions policies, evaluates applications, hosts events on campus, and attends   off-campus recruitment fairs.  

A high-profile job, the Admissions Office is the first stop for information on undergraduate and graduate programs at KU. The office hosts more than 11,000 visitors per year who come to Kutztown for campus tours, fall open house programs and spring visitation days for accepted students.  

It may come as no surprise to say that Valerie is fashion-conscious – after all, she was one of the very first models for KU Student Bookstore advertisements! 

“Most people know that I have a love of jewelry, but few may realize that I also make jewelry using natural gem stones and sterling silver,” she said.
        Craig Williams, University Relations
Announcements

CET will be sponsoring a discussion group from 11 a.m. - noon on Thursday, Mar. 3 in OM 297 titled "Using Microsoft Excel 2007 for Basic Statistical Analyses" presented by Dr. Anita Meehan. Topic description: This hands-on workshop shows participants how to install and use Excel 2007's Analysis ToolPak, a little known “wizard" that performs most descriptive and inferential statistics procedures (central tendency, variability, correlation, t-tests, one-way ANOVA). The ease of importing and exporting data files between Excel 2007 and SPSS will also be demonstrated. If you plan to attend the workshop, please respond to sreed@kutztown.edu
        Sharon Reed, Office of Graduate Studies
ACADEMICS

 2011 PASSHE Distance Education Virtual Conference Tracks for today:

9 - 10 a.m., Using Technology to Engage Students
11 - noon, The new federal regulations regarding state approval processes
1:30 - 2:30 p.m., Assuring Quality in Large-Scale Online Course Development
3 - 4 p.m., Maintaining Academic Integrity in Online Classes
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: 

 Breaking the Mold – Is the choice between dreams and practicality really a dilemma? While the students and recent graduates feel a responsibility to fulfill their dreams, and their parents show concern for their livelihoods, we learn from the experts that there are practical ways to shape your career path in accordance with your abilities and passions. They offer methods to realistically assessing what occupation is right for you and steps to starting a career in the chosen field. 

 Coming Out:  What Every Teen (Gay and Straight) Needs to Know  - The video will help all students better understand the process of coming out and what it means for gay and straight students alike. The program focuses on the importance of creating a safe, tolerant environment for all students, based on understanding, tolerance, and respect. 
        Ted Hickman, Coordinator, AV Center

ATHLETICS

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

ARAMARK

 Celebrate Mardi Gras early - The Cub Café will be featuring some Cajun inspired foods during lunch on Tuesday, Mar. 1 from 10:30 a.m.- 3:30 p.m. Please note, Mexican entrees will not be served during this time but will resume for the Dinner Zone at 3:30 p.m. The Academic Forum will be featuring their Mardi Gras celebration on Wednesday, Mar. 2.

Viewpoints Menu - Today: 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. 

Monday: Roasted turkey with gravy, vegetarian enchiladas, potato filling, broccoli and glazed carrots. Soups of the day are chicken ditalini and potato leek. 

Tuesday: Open face roast beef sandwich, crispy vegan tofu, steak fries, wax beans and sesame vegetables. Soups of the day are cream of turkey and vegetarian soup. 

Wednesday: Roast pork loin with apple sage stuffing, veggie quiche, whipped red skin potatoes, corn and refried beans. Soups of the day taco soup and cream of mushroom. 

Thursday: Roasted chicken with gravy, black bean cakes, whipped potatoes, cauliflower and peas, mushrooms and red peppers. Soups of the day are turkey vegetable chowder and cheddar soup. 

Friday: Baked whitefish polonaise, macaroni and cheese, Caribbean sweet potatoes, stewed tomatoes and vegetable medley. Soups of the day are new England clam chowder and tomato rice.

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


 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 

KU's Lenhart Dance Company, a pre-professional 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
This week's MSU Movie Series film is Harry Potter & the Deathly Hollows Part 1 which will be shown in the MSU 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 MSU movie website for more information. http://www.kutztown.edu/divisions/studentservices/departments/msub/programs/submovies.asp 
 
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

Spring Visitation Day - tomorrow: The Undergraduate Admissions Office is hosting the first Spring Visitation Day for accepted freshmen and transfer students for the Fall 2011 semester tomorrow. 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 today. 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.

Department of Speech Communication & Theatre presents the play "Fuddy Meers," a comic play by David Lindsay-Abaire, through Sunday, 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.  
12th Annual Berks County Undergraduate Research & Creativity Conference:  Deadline for students to submit their abstract is today 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
Bursar Office closure notice - The Bursar Office will be closed today, 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