Announcements

The activities surrounding Alumni Weekend have drawn alumni back to their alma mater for generations.
This year, two classmates from the class of 1936 returned for their 75th year reunion. Pictured in the front row
(from left) are: Elsie (Troxell) Kleppinger ’36 and Dorothy (Saul) Herring ’42; and in the back row are
President F. Javier Cevallos and Dorothy's husband, Harry Herring ’36 and ’43.

The Daily Brief
Wednesday, May 18, 2011

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Alumni Weekend - More than 60 alumni returned to Kutztown University for Alumni Weekend 2011 and to applaud their classmates during the Alumni Awards Luncheon. This year, seven outstanding alumni were honored with Alumni Awards in two categories. Please take a look at the photographs at www.flickr.com/photos/kutztownuniversity.

The Early Career Excellence Award recognizes alumni who have graduated within 15 years and are attaining notable success in their chosen profession. This year’s honorees were: Kristin Wernosky ’03, a product development scientist at French’s Foods, a division of Reckitt Benckiser; Julie Parry ’00, merchandising project and program manager at Sprint Nextel; Narjit Bohgal ’98, corporate financial executive at Exelon Corporation; Holly Tienken ’97, owner of Design Grace and Bag the Habit; and Matthew West ’98, senior transportation planner at the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission.

The Rothermel Award recognizes alumni who graduated 16 years ago or more and their notable and distinguished achievements in their professional and personal life. This year’s honorees were: Kelly Stevens ’89, manager of microbiology for General Mills and food safety expert, and John Alex ’71, program specialist, habilitation director, and vocational director at Associated Production Services, and executive director of Disability Media Inc., where he develops videos focusing on the positive contributions of individuals with disabilities.

In addition to the many reunions and awards luncheon, approximately 40 alumni artists displayed their work in all media during the Alumni Art Show – an annual tradition.

While other University radio stations are dark during the summer, KUR's lights stay lit 24/7/365! And now, we're proud to reveal our official Summer 2011 on-air schedule, effective the week of May 23. For the full schedule of stimulating content, please check out our website at http://kur.kutztown.edu/ Also, remember to join us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kutztown-University-Radio/167055599972450 and Twitter at http://twitter.com/kuradio.
      Mike Regensburger, KUR

PASSHE Open Enrollment (not for PEBTF-covered AFSCME & SCUPA employees) – The Open Enrollment period will run from April 25 through May 25, 2011 for an effective date of July 1, 2011. Important information for the upcoming plan year including Expansion of Coverage for Adult Children (up to age 26) and new Plan Costs can be found on H.R. website under Featured H.R. News at: http://hr.dept.kutztown.edu/. Changes can be made via Employee Self-Service System (ESS) or via paper forms returned to H.R. Office by May 25, 2011.
        Jean E. Adam, benefits manager

ACADEMICS
The following DVD is available in the AV Center for preview:

Choices 2: Reaching Out (DVD 5183) This is a youth suicide prevention educational package from the Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention Centre of BC and the American Association of Suicidology.

North Face (DVD 5173) Based on a true story. North Face is a gripping edge-of-your-seat adventure drama about a 1936 expedition to climb the most dangerous rock face in the Alps, the North Face of the Eiger – aka the “Murder Wall.” The Eiger has never successfully climbed and, as the Berlin Olympics approach, Nazi propaganda urges German alpinists to vanquish the mountain for the glory of the Fatherland. Initially reluctant, two top young climbers, Toni Kurz (Benno Furmann, “Joyeux Noel”) and Andi Hinterstoisser (Florian Lukas, “Good Bye Lenin!”), are persuaded to take up the challenge by their childhood friend Luise (Johanna Wokalek, “The Baader Meinhof Complex," now an aspiring photojournalist in Berlin, and her boss (Ulrich Tukur, “The Lives of Others”), a loyal Nazi looking for a good story. Soon, the climb is on and what begins as a quest for glory becomes a desperate fight for survival.

Common Wealth: La Comunidad (DVD 5174) Julia finds 300 million pesetas hidden in a dead man’s house while selling an apartment. She’s a 40-ish real estate agent (played by Carmen Maura) now forced to face the wrath of a very peculiar community of neighbors headed by an unscrupulous administrator. Humor gives way to suspense, closely followed by horror that doesn’t take long in coming to a head in undisguised pandemonium.
        Ted Hickman, coordinator, AV Center

ARAMARK

The Cub Cafe will be open:
May 16-20 - 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
May 23-27 and May 31 - 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Closed May 30 and all weekends

Grille Works at the Golden Bear Food Court will be open:
May 22 - 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.
May 23-27 - 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.
May 28, 29, 30 - Brunch 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Dinner 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.
May 31 - 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Please see Kutztown Dining Services website, www.kutztown.campusdish.com, during the summer for updated hours of operation and contact us if you have any other questions.

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

The University Storeroom will be conducting our annual inventory June 6 - 9. During this time, the storeroom will be unable to make campus deliveries. We will resume our regular delivery schedule on June 10. While the storeroom is conducting inventory, the SAP System will not allow users to process material reservations online. The storeroom will begin running the necessary transactions in preparation for inventory at 1 p.m. on Friday, June 3.

It is imperative that campus users refrain from attempting to use the material reservation transaction codes during this time. The system will resume accepting material reservation transactions beginning on Friday, June 10. Please remember that users should NOT attempt to input material reservations during this time, the transaction will not only be rejected, but it will also have an impact on the storeroom inventory process. If you have any questions, concerns, or emergency needs during this time, please contact Tim Good, storeroom supervisor at x3-4139 or via email at: good@kutztown.edu
        Purchasing Department

Job Openings: The following non-instructional vacancies are available on campus. These positions are open for current employees only.
Museum Preparator 1 (0600177)
PA German Cultural Heritage Ctr
(Mo - Fr, 08:00 to 16:30, 1 hour lunch)
Internal applications are due on 5/20/2011

To receive additional information, please click here for details: http://hr.dept.kutztown.edu/protected/postings.html or use AskHR to submit a question.
        Human Resources

Website assistance requests - Please be advised that the University Relations web team is in the midst of redesigning the university’s website. The university will have a new website in the coming school year, so please consider this when deciding on beginning any website projects for your areas. Because of our project, we cannot guarantee that we’ll be able to assist you with day-to-day maintenance of the existing websites. We will accommodate requests as time permits, however, we need to ask for at least four weeks notice so that we can plan and implement changes properly. Thank you for your understanding.
       Josh Leiboff, University Relations

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ELIZABETH!