Announcements

As you walk about campus, be sure to take note of the Wiesenberger Alumni Center, across from Old Main and Rothermel.
Read more about it below.

The Daily Brief
Tuesday, June 21, 2011

ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Kutztown University Council of Trustees will hold a regular meeting on Thursday, June 23 at 4 p.m. at the Stratton Administration Building, room 301.
        Elsa G. Collins, Office of the President

The Wiesenberger Alumni Center - This unusual Arts and Crafts style residence, virtually unique in Berks County, was constructed circa 1900 with Spanish Revival style gables, a tile roof, stucco over brick construction, bracketed cornice, interesting window and dormer arrangements with some diamond panes, and a side portico.

The interior features many Arts and Crafts appointments, including natural woodwork, encaustic tiles, fancy fireplaces and surrounds, a stately staircase, beveled glass, a hand-painted frieze, and unusual period hardware.

The house was built by Walter Dietrich for his nephew, Conrad Gehring, a Swiss immigrant who came to Kutztown in 1871 to edit the Kutztown Journal, forerunner of the Patriot. It was later sold to Henry W. Sharadin, the well-known art professor at the college whose magnificent murals still adorn the interior walls of the house. Although the famed peacock mural that graced the dining room has been removed, it has been preserved and now hangs in the office of the Dean of the School of Art in the Sharadin Art Building, his namesake.

Arthur and Isabel Wiesenberger, "lifelong friends of Kutztown," purchased this house in 1986 and donated it to the KU Foundation to use as an alumni center "to strengthen the bonds which unite undergraduates and alumni alike to the university."

Read about other campus curiosities in your summer edition of the Tower magazine or at www.kutztown.edu/tower.

The College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) announced its 2011-12 graduate and undergraduate scholarship and grant winners yesterday. KU sports information graduate assistant Britney Reddick received the Langston Rogers Postgraduate Scholarship worth $5,000. Britney joined other scholarship and grant award winners Phil Langan of Ursinus College, Andrew Lentz of the University of Tennessee, Adam Moussa of the University of Memphis and Erica LaBranche of Stonehill College.

A resident of Wake Forest, NC, Britney is a master's degree candidate in electronic media. For more on this story, please click here: http://cosida.com/news.aspx?id=3278

Health & Wellness Services inadvertently ordered the wrong scanner and are now looking for someone interested in purchasing it from them. The Canon DR-2010 M Scanner can scan multiple copies and has very rarely been used. Price for purchase may be negotiable; please contact Gail Hirsch directly for more information at 610-683-4845. See more on the scanner here: http://usa.canon.com/cusa/consumer/products/scanners/document_scanners/imageformula_dr_2010m_workgroup_scanner#Overview

Chamber Music Fills The Air At Ku’s Summer Music Festival - Next week, KU hosts world-renowned musicians, talented faculty, and ambitious students at KU’s first Summer Music Festival. The week-long festival, begins June 26, features several concerts including high school and college student participants as well as KU faculty.

The festival is a wonderful opportunity for 30 students to receive private and small group lessons from professional musicians and to showcase their talents in daily chamber music concerts. During the day, the students will be split into groups for sectionalized lessons and chamber coaching, as well as for workshops on performance, memorization, and business. There will also be public master lessons taught by guest professional musicians.

Guest instructors include Kurt Nikkanen, American violinist; Maria Kitsopoulos, New York Philharmonic cellist; Quincy C. Hilliard, wind band composer; Mark Gigliotti, co-principal bassoonist of the Philadelphia Orchestra; and Jeffrey Khaner, the principal Philadelphia Orchestra flutist and considered one of the best flutists in the world!

The concerts are free and open to the public, and will vary in theme from day-to-day. Concert information is listed below:

Monday, June 27 at 7:30 p.m. in Georgian Room, Old Main– “Opening Night”
Wednesday, June 29 at 3:30 p.m. at Adam2 Café, 142 Highland Ave., Kutztown – “Sweet Delights”
Wednesday, June 29 at 7:30 p.m. in Georgian Room – “Potpourri”
Thursday, June 30 at 7:30 p.m. in Georgian Room – “Beethoven & Beyond”
Friday, July 1 at 7:30 p.m. in Georgian Room – “Great Masterworks”
Saturday, July 2 at 6:30 p.m. in Georgian Room – “Around the World”
Sunday, July 3 at 3 p.m. in Georgian Room – “American Fireworks”

KU assistant professors James D. Jackson and Thomas N. Robinson of the psychology department spoke at the first-ever Celebration of Fatherhood and Family in Harrisburg this past Saturday. The mission of the event was to improve the well-being of children residing in Dauphin, Cumberland, and Perry Counties of Pennsylvania by increasing the proportion of children growing up with involved, responsible and devoted fathers. The professors discussed the positive traits of black fatherhood.

Health & Wellness Services inadvertently ordered the wrong scanner and are now looking for someone interested in purchasing it from them. The Canon DR-2010 M Scanner can scan multiple copies and has very rarely been used. Price for purchase may be negotiable. Please contact Gail Hirsch directly for more information at 610-683-4845. See more on the scanner here: http://usa.canon.com/cusa/consumer/products/scanners/document_scanners/imageformula_dr_2010m_workgroup_scanner#Overview

On KUR this week: On Wednesday, June 22, tune in for KUR's exclusive sports talk show, "The Show," with Nick Petrillo from 11 a.m. to noon.
At 2:45 p.m., it's "The Diversity Rest Stop Radio Program." Jazz pianist Chris Geith, whose new CD is one of the most heard albums on The Weather Channel, will join us!
At 3 p.m., "Groovy" Greg Dottor hosts "The Heart of Rock and Soul." On Friday, June 24, check out "Remix Radio with B.Lee" at 1 p.m., "Monsoon Mike's Jukebox of Cheese" at 2 p.m., "Anything Goes" with Lise Avery at 4 p.m., "Fifty One Percent" at 5 p.m., "This Way Out" at 5:30 p.m., and "The Drumstick" with Dillon Snyder at 6 p.m.

JOB OPENING: The following non-instructional vacancy is available on campus. This position is open for current employees only.

Clerk Typist 2 /Career Development Center Assistant (0600190)
Career Development Center / Stratton Administration Center
(Mo - Fr, 08:00 to 16:30, 1 hour lunch)
Internal applications are due on July 1, 2011.

Please direct any questions or comments to AskHR or call extension x3-1353.
        Human Resources

ACADEMICS

The following DVDS were added to the media library and are available in the AV Center:

People Changing the World: Advocates of Change: Media Moguls (DVD 5262) With Mark Zuckerberg, Rupert Murdoch, Anna Wintour, Tim Berners-Lee, and Michael Moore.

People Changing the World: Advocates of Change: Producers & Directors (DVD 5261) With David Lynch, Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Alfred Hitchcock, and Quentin Tarantino.

People Changing the World: Advocates of Change: Writers (DVD 5263) With Arthur Miller, J. K. Rowling, Dan Brown, Salman Rushdie, and eBooks.

Sebastian: An Extraordinary Life (DVD 5264) Born to a 15-year-old mother, Sebastian suffers with FAS (Fetal Alcohol Syndrome). In addition to experiencing permanent brain damage, this young child requires almost constant medical care. Adopted by foster parents who have cared for him almost since birth, Sebastian’s sad condition could have been easily avoided.

White Material: In the African Heat, One Woman Stands Alone (DVD 5265) One of the most critically acclaimed films of the year, Claire Denis’ riveting and powerful thriller examines the highly charged and controversial legacy of colonialism.
        Ted Hickman, Coordinator, AV Center

ARAMARK

Tuesday, June 21 - Thursday, June 30

CUB CAFE:
Monday - Friday
    7:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Saturday & Sunday
    CLOSED

SOUTH SIDE CAFE:
Monday - Friday
    Breakfast 7 a.m.- 9:30 a.m.
    Lunch 10:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.
    Dinner 4 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

Saturday & Sunday
    Breakfast 7 a.m. - 9:30 p.m.
    Brunch 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
    Dinner 4 p.m. - 6 p.m.

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

Campus Curiosities - Many remember the Georgian Room, attached to Old Main, as the original formal dining room. As late as the 1960s, students were required to arrive promptly for dinner and expect only one second helping – which was ordered by the head of the table. Gail Phillips Hollinger ‘70 sent her recollections of dining on-campus. Read her story here: http://www.kutztown.edu/news/brief/2011/June/11-06-07DiningHallstory.pdf

And read more campus curiosity stories in your summer edition of the Tower magazine or at: www.kutztown.edu/tower

KU's Steve Helms, director of the Office of Environmental Health and Safety, was interviewed by Security Magazine on the effectiveness of mass notifications across campus. You can read the article here: http://www.kutztown.edu/news/brief/2011/June/11-06-17MassNotification.pdf

The KU Student Bookstore is holding textbook buyback during the end of Summer I classes. Drop by the Bookstore on Wednesday, June 22 and Thursday, June 23 from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. to get cash for your books.
        Amanda Schaeffer, marketing coordinator, KUSSI

The following camps/conferences will be on campus 6/20/11 – 6/26/11:

6/19/11 – 6/26/11 Princeton Playweek – Chamber Music
6/24/11 – 6/26/11 Universal Cheerleaders Association
6/25/11 – 7/01/11 Hope Lutheran Church – Mission Retreat
6/26/11 – 6/30/11 KU Swimming

Please make them feel welcome on our campus. If you have any questions, please contact the Office of Conference Services at x3-1359.
        Laura Jones, Conference Services

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ELIZABETH!