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The Daily Brief
Wednesday, January 12, 2011


 Announcements

Attention event organizers, the Office of University Relations will assist in communicating the postponement and/or cancellation of university-sponsored events. The following Web page, http://www.kutztown.edu/weather/cancellations.asp serves as a method to announce cancellations. It will be linked from “Announcements” on the main KU homepage at times of imminent inclement weather.

If you cancel or postpone a university event and wish to publicize it on the above Web page, please e-mail the cancellation, and any rescheduling information you wish to communicate, to Josh Leiboff at leiboff@kutztown.edu. You need to send the notice from your kutztown.edu e-mail address and include your contact information. Messages will be checked and processed throughout business hours, at 10 p.m. and again at 6:30 a.m. The website will be updated with any submissions as soon as possible thereafter.
        Josh Leiboff, University Relations

Please sign-up for the KUAlert e2Campus to receive important safety updates and weather-related information at http://www.kutztown.edu/kualert/e2campus.aspx. It's free and easy to sign-up.

Traffic advisory: Beginning next Wednesday, January 19, Route 737 will be closed between I-78 and Route 222 for bridge replacement near Kutz Mill Road. The road will be closed through August 2011. Though detours will be posted, please check your usual set of directions you may have for visitors and guests to the university and advise of alternate routes. From the west, visitors can use Route 61 off I-78 or from the east, visitors can use Route 100 at Fogelsville to Route 222.

The Kutztown University Cheerleading Team is honored to represent the University at the Universal Cheerleaders Association National College Cheerleading Championship held at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. The cheerleaders will be attending the competition Jan. 13-18. Professors with one of the cheerleaders listed below who will be missing class on Jan. 18, should receive an email from that cheerleader requesting information on any work needed to be made up. We appreciate you allowing the cheerleaders appropriate time to submit the work upon their return. Any questions or concerns can be forwarded to Crystal Piparato, cheerleading advisor at piparato@kutztown.edu. 

The cheerleaders who will be attending are: Jordan Benedict, Tiffany Brinsko, Chelsea Creo, Erica Figueiredo, Ashley Gartner, Shannon Griffin, Krysta Kane, Jordan Kave, Caitlin McKinney, Paige Micchelli, Erin Miller, Rachel Miller, Kristen Nisbet, Rebecca Pope, Samantha Powers, Devin Raventos, Kimberly Reimel, Kelsey Richards, Nicole Ruscitti, Talia Russell, Emily Schmidt, Chelsea Schumacher, Nina Shahikian, Kathleen Wojowicz.
        Crystal A. Piparato, head cheerleading coach


 Construction Update: A construction crane will be on campus for two days starting tomorrow. Work to remove the deFrancesco building chiller and additional equipment will take place from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. both days. General building access will not be affected, although mechanical room access (door 5) will be blocked for the duration. Work will be complete by Friday, Jan. 14. 
        Patrick Antonio, project manager, Facilities Project Services

ATHLETICS

 Thu-Fri, January 13-14 
Men's & Women's Indoor Track vs. Golden Bear Invitational- 5 p.m.                                                    

Saturday, January 15 
Wrestling vs. West Liberty State College, 10 a.m. (Keystone Field House)                                            
Wrestling vs. Seton Hill University, 10 a.m. (Keystone Field House)                                             
Men's & Women's Basketball vs. Bloomsburg, 1 p.m. (Keystone Arena)

Saturday, January 22
“Take a kid to KU” on Jan. 22 for the Men’s & Women’s doubleheader basketball game vs. East Stroudsburg at Keystone Arena. All children under the age of 12 receive FREE admission and a complimentary Berks hotdog. Avalanche will be available for photographs and autographs. The women’s game begins at 1 p.m.; men’s game is at 3 p.m.

ARAMARK

 This week, the Cub Café will be open 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Viewpoints will be open 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

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

Mileage rate increase: Please be advised that the U.S. General Services Administration’s  Privately Owned Vehicle reimbursement rate has increased to 51 cents per mile effective January 1, 2011.  In accordance with Board of Governors’ Policy 1986-07-A, Travel Expense Regulations, the reimbursement rate for use of a personal automobile for official System travel also has increased to 51 cents per mile effective January 1, 2011.  (For travel occurring from January 1, 2010, through December 31, 2010, the reimbursement rate is 50 cents per mile.) 
        Accounts Payable Office
AFSCME Local 2234: Members, please join us for our January 2011 meeting to be held, Monday, Jan. 17, at 7 p.m. at Janelle’s Catering and Restaurant, 360 Fleetwood Rd., Bowers. There will be a conference call/vote to attend the Women’s Leadership conference in Hershey, Pa., March 11-13, 2011.