Sport information director, Rob Knox, was named a "Rising Star" by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA.)


The Daily Brief
Friday, March 4, 2011
Announcements

Many thanks to KUPresents! director Andy Cassano for speaking with Ch69 and the Morning Call regarding the upcoming open house events and renovations at Schaeffer Auditorium. Here are links to each story:

http://www.wfmz.com/berksnews/27069523/detail.html
http://www.mcall.com/news/local/allentown/mc-kutztown-schaeffer--auditorium-20110303,0,2145446.story

University-wide willingness to serve form is due Mar. 8. Please remember to return your form to the APSCUF office (or e-mail  to apscufku@kutztown.edu.) All committees need faculty who are willing to serve and we cannot have an election without the required number of vacancies filled.
        Dr. Joo Tan, chair, Nominations & Elections
Construction Update: There will be a brief shut-down of the heating system in the deFrancesco Building on Wednesday, Mar. 9 starting at 7-11 a.m. in support of the chiller replacement project. While the new connections are being made, selected areas may experience slight reductions in heating levels.  
        Patrick J. Antonio, Jr., project manager, Facilities Project Services

Congratulations to Rob Knox, KU’s Sports Information director, for his “Rising Star Award: College Division Choice ” from College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). This award is presented to both a University Division and a College Division member with 10 years of service or less whose service to their institution and enthusiasm to the profession make that individual a “rising star” in sports information."


Job Opening: The following non-instructional vacancy is available on campus. This position is currently open for current employees only.

Clerk Typist 2 (1764)
English Department / Lytle Hall
(Mo - Fr, 08:00 to 16:30, 1 hour lunch)
Internal applications are due on 3/21/2011
To receive additional information, please click here for details or use AskHR to submit a question.
        Human Resources


The hours for the McFarland Student Union during Spring Break are as follows:

Friday, Mar. 4, 7 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Closed Saturday & Sunday, Mar. 5 - 6
Monday, Mar. 7 through Friday, Mar. 11, 7:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.
Closed Saturday & Sunday, Mar. 12 & 13
Regular hours will resume Monday, Mar. 14 
        Jennifer Tanzos, secretary, Student Union & Involvement Services

Thank you to all student, faculty and staff volunteers who helped to make Transition Academy Day on Feb. 28 an interesting, informative and welcoming day for the high school students and staff who participated. This program is a collaborative effort of the Berks County Intermediate Unit’s Transition Coordinating Council and area colleges and high schools.   
        Disability Services

AFSCME Local 2234: Members meet the 3rd Monday of every month. Please join us for next month’s meeting which will be held Monday March 21, at 7 p.m. at Janelle’s Catering and Restaurant, 360 Fleetwood Rd, Bowers, Pa.This month’s meeting will include nomination for an open trustee position. Nominations and vote will also be held for two delegates to attend the AFSCME 13 Conference in Hershey , PA, April 1-3.
        Annette Christman
The Office of the President and the Department of Social Work invite you to the 9th Annual Community Forum on Friday, March 18,  featuring Designing the Social Work Enterprise: Promoting the Profession, Micro to Macro.

Forum 2011 seeks to raise awareness of the need for the social work profession to strengthen its entrepreneurial spirit and skill sets and identify best practices in the area of business and management of the social work profession as well as strengthen alliances that will promote the social work enterprise.  To register, please visit http://socialwork.kutztown.edu or call 610-683-4235.  

ARAMARK

 Viewpoints Menu - Today:  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.
Open Dining Locations during Spring Break:

Viewpoints: Open Monday – Friday from 11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. 

Java City in the Bear’s Den will be open Monday – Friday from 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. and will resume normal hours on Monday, Mar. 14, (please note, on Wednesday, Mar. 9, Java City will be closed and the Cub Café will open from 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. to accommodate the Science Olympiad visitors). 

All other locations will be closed during Spring Break and will resume normal hours on Monday, Mar. 14.

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


 The Student Recreation Center will be operating under the following special hours during spring break:

Today, 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

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
  

Today 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
Reminder - the deadline for early consideration for room reservations & activities scheduled for the 2011-2012 academic year is today, at 4 p.m. The linked document below 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