Meet Kenneth Long
As Assistant Vice President for Administration and Finance, Kenneth Long is responsible for administering the university’s financial operations, safeguarding assets and ensuring that university resources are properly utilized under the direction of the Vice President for Administration and Finance, Gerald Silberman.
Ken, as he likes to be called, oversees and provides leadership to all financial services functions including: accounting, accounts payable, bursar, budget and purchasing. He also serves as a university contracting officer and as an advisor to the executive director of Kutztown University Student Services Inc. Additionally, he provides financial analysis and recommendations for new and existing academic and administrative programs and capital projects.
One might assume that Ken would take a break from all this number crunching on his days off. And most of the time he is a dedicated father of three daughters. But when election time rolls around, he can’t resist dusting off his undergraduate degrees in mathematics and political science to follow the candidates.
“I am an election night junky,” he confesses. “I like to stay up into the late evening and early morning to monitor the polls. Using maps, a computer and prior year election results, I attempt to project the election outcomes before the media outlets release their results.”
Prior to joining the Administration and Finance team at KU, Ken was part of the same division at the University of Toledo (UT) serving as Director of Budgeting, interim CFO of the Physician Group and as Associate Vice President. Before UT, he worked for DeVry University. In his 18 years at DeVry, Ken held several positions in the Finance Division including five years as the New Jersey campus’ chief fiscal and administrative officer.
He and his wife Evelyn moved to the area in 2008 after living in northwest Ohio for several years. With close relatives throughout the East Coast, Ken says the Lehigh Valley is an ideal location to raise his family.
“And now that we are settled into a new home, the kids and my wife are looking forward to going to some of the local summer festivals and outdoor events.”
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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. 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. A resident of Wake Forest, NC, Britney is a master's degree candidate in electronic media. For more on this story, please click here: 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. 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. 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 |
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