Meet assistant men's basketball coach, Tom York '84. On the left is Coach York, daughter Amanda,
crowned 2010 Daniel Boone High School Homecoming Queen, wife, Wendy and son, Travis.
The Daily Brief
Thursday, March 3, 2011
KU PRIDE

Meet Coach York  - Don’t tell Martha Johnson in the athletics office, but as a student, men’s basketball assistant coach Tom York ’84 would sneak into the family pool in back of her childhood home, which is now the Admissions Center, and take an unauthorized dip! 

“It was during summer practice, and I needed to cool off,” he insists. 

Coach York has been a part of the university community ever since he chose Kutztown to earn a bachelor’s degree in elementary education in the early 1980s. He met his college sweetheart here, and they have been married for 26 years. Wendy (Hash) York was a star on the women’s basketball team during her first year at Kutztown. She later returned to KU to finish her degree in 2005. With a son who is a KU sophomore and a daughter ready to enroll, the York family is maroon and gold through and through. 

During his undergraduate years on the court as a guard, he became the team captain and was named the most valuable player (‘81/’82), in addition to being named to the All-PSAC East team. From 1987 to 1994, York served as head coach for women’s basketball and assistant coach for women’s softball at KU. He left to work for several school districts, and then returned to the university in his current role with the men’s basketball team in 2001. 

“We enhance the educational experience of every player,” he said proudly of the KU program. “Values such as teamwork, leadership, commitment, sacrifice and perseverance are developed and are an important part of the student-athlete experience.”

Announcements

KU Presents! director Andy Cassano hosts four public open houses to talk more about renovations to the Nathan C. Schaeffer Auditorium at Kutztown University. The dates are today, at 11 a.m. and 4 p.m., Wednesday, March 9 at 7 p.m., and Saturday, March 12 at 1:30 p.m. Each open house will be held in Schaeffer Auditorium. The event is open to the all.  

The Schaeffer Auditorium is scheduled for an 18-month long renovation and remodeling beginning in January 2012. This is the first major work on the auditorium since it opened in 1938. At each open house, Cassano will be sharing project details, showing renderings and floor plans, as well as taking people on a backstage tour of the facility. 
The University Curriculum Committee (UCC) will meet today, at 11 a.m. in MSU 312, to consider the remaining curricular proposals on its February agenda, along with recently submitted General Education proposals (addition of the "new" General Education component to unchanged major checksheets). The agenda can be found online at http://www.kutztown.edu/committees/ucc/agenda.html.  As always, individuals and/or departments with proposals on the agenda are invited and encouraged to attend to answer any questions that may arise. 
        R.S. Schaeffer, chair, University Curriculum Committee
The Student Recreation Center will be operating under the following special hours during spring break:

Friday, Mar. 4:  6 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Saturday, Mar. 5:  CLOSED
Sunday, Mar. 6:  CLOSED
Mar. 7 - 11:  6 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Saturday, Mar. 12:  CLOSED
Sunday, Mar. 13 (regular hours resume):  1 - 11 p.m. 

The Keystone Hall Swimming Pool will be closed from Friday, Mar. 4 – Saturday, Mar. 12.  Regular hours of operation will resume on Sunday, Mar. 13, from 7 - 10 p.m.

There will be no group exercise classes beginning Mar. 4. Classes will resume Mar. 13.  
        Tracy Turner, office manager, Recreational Services

ACADEMICS
Wordpress - Monday, Mar. 14, 10 a.m. - 11 a.m., Tuesday, Mar. 15, 2 - 3 p.m. - The Learning Technologies Center Room, RL 30. Wordpress is a free, web-based tool that can be used to create easy-to-maintain blogs or faculty websites. Attend this workshop to learn Wordpress basics and see how Wordpress is being piloted on the KU Campus. 

 D2L Quiz Tool - Thursday, Mar. 24, 10 a.m. - 11 a.m., Friday, Mar. 25 , 10 a.m. - 11 a.m. - The Learning Technologies Center Room, RL30. Attend this workshop to learn how to use the D2L quiz tool. Discover how to import questions from a publishers course cartridge, even a non-D2L quiz tool. Find out how to use the quiz library and the D2L random section feature. Learn how to configure D2L so quiz scores are automatically transferred to the D2L gradebook. 

To register for either one of these workshops, please contact Eleanor (El) Ambrose, Dept. of Learning Technologies Secretary, at x3-4900 or email El at eambrose@kutztown.edu. One-on-one training can also be arranged by contacting Will Jefferson, Learning Technologies Center Coordinator, at x3-4757 or via email at wjeffers@kutztown.edu. Visit our website to learn about other upcoming workshops and events www.kutztown.edu/academics/lt.

ARAMARK

 Viewpoints Menu - Today:  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.)


The KU Alumni Association and the Women’s Center invite you to join us in celebrating Women’s History month with a reunion reception for the Women’s Center at 6 p.m., Thursday, Mar. 24, in the concourse of Old Main followed by the KU Presents! concert - Kathy Mattea, performing songs from her album Coal. The Women’s Center honored guest will be Erica Hesselson '03, executive director of Friend, Inc. The reception is free and concert tickets are offered at $28 for attending Women’s Center alumni and guests.  Reservations may be made by calling x3-4110. 
        Glenn Godshall, director, Alumni Relations
With great pleasure I invite you to join us at our next opening, held at Eckhaus Gallery, Mar. 16, 7-9  p.m. featuring the paintings of Robert Pepper, an artist based in Reading, Pa. The exhibition will be on display Mar. 16 - Apr. 15. If you have any questions, please contact Katya Popova or Jessie Horning at eckhaus@gmail.com.
        Katya Popova, co-director, Eckhaus

Join the Kutztown University Foundation,  for their annual scholarship event, Beacon on the Hill, in Schaeffer Auditorium at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Apr. 14.  At the event, chaired by Martin K. Till and Tiffany Cavanaugh of the Lehigh Valley, enjoy hors d’oeuvres, socialize with guests and bid on items in the silent auction. Then at 8 p.m. enjoy a KUPresents! performance of Jami Tyzik’s Femmes Fatales, presented at Ursa Minor’s Café in the MSU MPR. 

Registration for this event begins Mar. 7, through the KU Foundation, 610-683-1394. Tickets are $150 per person.

Proceeds from Beacon on the Hill help to finance the Beacon Scholarship, established to provide four-year merit scholarships to incoming freshmen based on criteria established from year-to-year by each undergraduate college dean.

If you are interested in becoming a sponsor for this event and/or assisting in attaining auction items, please call the Kutztown University Foundation office for more information.
        Stephanie Deni-Iaeger, director, Annual Giving, Kutztown University Foundation
  

Please check out the SUIS Express Newsletter to read about some great events in March http://www.kutztown.edu/divisions/studentservices/departments/sis/PDFs/FinalNewsletter_March_11.pdf
        Student Union and Involvement Services
Tomorrow, Mar. 4, is the last day to register for “Strides for Health”  which is an eight week self-directed walking program designed to help you improve your level of fitness through walking/running. This program is designed for those walking at home and their partners and does not replace the “Walk & Talk” program. For those employees covered under Highmark Blue Shield (NON-PEBTF), completion of this program will count as 25 points for Healthy U.

Also, “Eat Well for Life” which is an eight-week, self-guided program designed to help participants raise awareness of their current eating behaviors with the goal of building a better diet. For those employees covered under Highmark Blue Shield (NON-PEBTF), completion of this program will count as 10 points for Healthy U. Registration and program information can be found at:  http://hr.dept.kutztown.edu/health/pdf/Implementation2010-11.pdf 
        Jean Adam, benefits manager
CET will be sponsoring a discussion group from 11 a.m. - noon, today, 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

Congratulations to the 2011/2012 Association of Campus Events Officers. These students were elected by their peers to carry on the charge of planning campus events for the 2011/2012 academic year. Please congratulate them as you see them. President-Amanda Olecki, Vice-President-Nathan Hine, Treasurer-Chrissy Zeigler, Secretary-Anna Crisci, Major Programs/Events Coordinators-Joseph Cirillo and Jennifer Dreschel, Entertainment Coordinator-Joshua Dietz, Marketing Coordinator-Ryan Paynton, Diversity Coordinator- Franis Jimenez-Pereyra, Excursions Coordinator-Joseph Manney, Membership Coordinator-Nicole Cerminaro, Coffeehouse/Comedy Coordinator-Cassie Lukasiewicz, and Social Outreach Coordinator-Robert Beaudoin.    
        Kristen Snyder Gallagher, assistant director, Student Union & Involvement Services

Working it Out! Clothing Drive Collection- The Kutztown University Women’s Center and the Career Development Center are holding a professional clothing drive, “Working it Out” in the Old Main concourse for students and faculty in need of professional work attire. This includes suits, jackets, pants, shoes, ties, shirts, sweaters, belts and accessories. All clothing donations must be clean and on a hanger. Drop-off days for the drive are Mar. 11 and 14, 9 a.m.- 5 p.m., in the Old Main Concourse.

Distribution begins Mar. 15 for students only, 9 a.m.- 8 p.m, Mar. 16 and 17 is for students, faculty and staff 9 a.m.- 6 p.m and Mar. 18 is for students, faculty and staff 9 a.m.- 2 p.m. all in the Old Main Concourse. In exchange for a donation of one non-perishable food item for Friend, Inc., you can get FREE donated clothing for your job, interview or career!   
        Grace M. Hill, associate director, Women's Center & Women's Studies
Reminder - the deadline for early consideration for room reservations & activities scheduled for the 2011-2012 academic year is tomorrow, Mar. 4, at 4 p.m. The attached document will provide the necessary information for you to participate in the early registration process. Departments and organizations may submit early reservation requests for their events by using the Conference Services Room Scheduler (available on-line at http://www.kutztown.edu/admin/confserv/reserve). A reminder that any early reservation request for a student organization must be submitted by that organization’s advisor. If you have any questions regarding the process, please contact my office at x3-1359 (or e-mail at sitler@kutztown.edu).   
        Terry L. Sitler, director, Conference Services
Please join us at Daily Fiber Intake, an exhibit of eclectic textile art by current Kutztown students and four award-winning graduates of the Crafts Program. The opening reception is Sunday, March 13 from 1:00 to 3:00 PM at Somethings Looming Gallery, 526 Washington Street, Reading, located a few blocks north of Goggleworks Art Center. 
        Barbara Schulman, professor, Art Education and Crafts
Seeking Outstanding Student to Deliver Commencement Addresses - Deadline for Spring Commencement speaker applications is tomorrow, Mar. 4. Please go to http://www.kutztown.edu/divisions/studentservices/ to submit your application or to learn more about this opportunity. For questions or concerns, please contact Julianne Nolan, director, Community Relations and Development Services at nolan@kutztown.edu.

Attention all KU sophomores and their advisors: Through the Reserved Officers Training Corps (ROTC), the U.S. Army offers opportunities for KU graduates to serve their country in more than 16 career fields including aviation engineering, medical services and logistics, beginning as a 2nd Lieutenant. Starting pay is more than $40,000 with regular increases to $60,000 within four years. Additionally, the leadership skills learned as a U.S. Army officer are in high demand in the private sector following service. U.S. Army officers are aggressively recruited by Fortune 500 companies and government agencies for their experience. 

To get started, sophomores are invited to attend a Leader’s Training Course offered by the ROTC this summer in Fort Knox, Ky. There is no service obligation to attend the course. For those who successfully complete the course and wish to seek a commission, opportunities to compete for scholarships and cash bonuses exist.  

Please visit http://www.goarmy.com/rotc/college-students.html and http://www.lehigh.edu/rotc/ltc.shtml for detailed descriptions of the course and career opportunities with the U.S. Army or call Capt. Derrick Carter at 610-758-3273 or e-mail dac4094@lehigh.edu.

Do you know any students with a 2.75 GPA? Do they partake in service or leadership positions? While the applications are rolling in, we still have some room to accept qualified students into this year’s "Who’s Who among American Colleges and Universities." The deadline can only be extended until Friday, Mar. 4. Please take a moment to drop students an e-mail and forward the web address so that they don’t miss this great opportunity. http://www.kutztown.edu/divisions/studentservices/do/awards.aspx