Monday, January 3, 2011

Announcements

Attention Faculty:  It’s not too late to add your textbook to the rental list for spring semester.  If your textbook is in a newer edition and you plan to use it for at least three or more semesters, please contact Jackie Downing at x6-4194 or by e-mail jdowning@kutztown.edu at the KU Student Bookstore. She will explain to you how you may be able to help save the students up to 60% off the price of their textbooks beginning this spring. Whether or not you sent in your textbook adoption, Jackie will work with you to make it happen. Let’s work together to make textbooks more affordable for students.
        Barbara Peterka, manager, KU Student Bookstore

A story in the Reading Eagle over the weekend - Chinese students at KU stick around on break, learn U.S. culture - http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=276107


Routine pest control services- The schedule for routine pest control service has been updated on the Facilities web page. Please see http://www.kutztown.edu/admin/facilities/support/pest.shtml for scheduled dates of service for 2011. To request routine pest control services, please submit requests via TMA/iService Desk at http://workorders.kutztown.edu/. If you need assistance with urgent pest control issues, please contact the Work Control Center at x3-1594.   

iService Desk and TMA service interruption - On Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011, 1 -4 p.m., Facilities will be performing an upgrade to our automated email function in iService Desk and TMA. During that time, the automated email function will not operate.  We are planning our production and work order processing around these times so that they have the least impact to our campus customers. However, there may be limited service capability and access to iService Desk and TMA may be interrupted during this time.  Our Work Control Center will be open and staff will be available to assist you with urgent needs during the upgrade. If you require assistance during that time, please call the Work Control Center at x3-1594. 
        Kim Rhode, director, Facilities Business and Campus Services

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


The office of Student Union & Involvement Services is holding its first leadership conference, "LeaderSHIP: Uncovering Your Treasure Chest" on Saturday, Feb. 12, 2011.  We are asking KU faculty and professional staff to please consider leading a session. Main topics covered will be collaboration, diversity, and finances/money management, directed at Greek leaders, emerging leaders, and service leaders. We will finish the day with a dinner and keynote address by local educator and leadership professional, Dr. Nathaniel Williams.  If you are interested in getting involved in this exciting opportunity, please e-mail Jennifer Topp at jtopp516@live.kutztown.edu with your proposal by Jan. 24, 2011.                                
        Jennifer Topp

 Special hours of operation for the Student Recreation Center and Keystone Hall swimming pool:
 Jan. 3 - Jan. 14 -             6 a.m.-6 p.m. closed; Sat. & Sun. (Pool 8-9 a.m., 12-1 p.m.)
Jan. 15 -                            CLOSED
Jan. 16 -                            Regular semester hours resume