Announcements

More than 75 business leaders packed the Academic Forum for yesterday's "Your Fair Share" purchasing conference.
See story below. Pictures from yesterday's event are at www.flickr.com/photos/kutztownuniversity

The Daily Brief
Friday, May 20, 2011

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Business leaders and university representatives from as far away as Blair County and Philadelphia came to KU yesterday for "Your Fair Share: Doing Business with Public Universities," a forum for small-, minority-, and women-owned businesses. Sponsored by the KU Purchasing Department, the event featured keynote addresses by State Senator Judith Schwank, 11th District (Berks County) and State Senator Pat Browne, 16th District (Lehigh, Northampton and Monroe counties). Pictured (from left) are Joseph Coco, KU Director of Purchasing; President F. Javier Cevallos; Sen. Schwank; Senator Browne and Jose Molina, KU Director of Community Engagement and Government Relations.

The following camps/conferences will be on campus next week:
Fox Machinery                      5/25/11
Basketball Tournament    5/27/11 – 5/29/11

Please welcome them to our campus. If you have any questions, please let us know. Thanks!
        Laura Jones, Conference Services

Construction Update: The Old Main A-wing tunnel will be closed starting Tuesday, May 24 for renovations. All other entrances in the area will be open to allow access to adjoining offices during this work.
        Chris Scott, project manager, Facilities Project Services

ACADEMICS

The following DVDs have been added to the media library:

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.

As Far as My Feet Will Carry Me (DVD 5172) Based on the true story and a bestselling novel, this powerful epic captures the incredible journey of German soldier Clemens Forell in his dramatic escape from a Siberian labor camp after World War II. Through bitter cold winters, desolate landscapes, and life threatening adventures, Forell – determined to be reunited with his beloved family – makes his way, step by step, day by day, towards freedom. More than 8,000 miles and three endless years of uncertainty later, he is finally about to reach his destination.

The Baader Meinhof Complex (DVD 5175-5176) Germany 1967: The children of the Nazi generation have grown up in the devastation their parents created. They vowed fascism would never rule again. In their fight for freedom, they lost themselves in the cause and ignited a revolution around the world.

Casi Divas (DVD 5177) Four ambitious and beautiful women from very different worlds. Just like hundreds of others, they are caught up in the frenzy that sweeps the nation when Alejandro Mateos (Julio Bracho), one of the country’s most powerful producers, dreams up a nationwide talent search to cast the lead in his next big movie. But all this is news to Alejandro’s on-again, off-again lover, Eva Gallardo (Patricia Llaca), a diva of epic proportions, who expected to get the part. While Eva schemes to nail down the role, our four leads begin their own journey on the road to fame.
        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

Open house Retirement Party for Mary Gutekunst: I invite you to join the many friends and colleagues of Mary Gutekunst, executive director, Health and Wellness Services, in honoring her as she retires after 14 years of service to the KU community.

An Open House will be held on Tuesday, June 14, 1 – 4 p.m. in the Health & Wellness Center located in Beck Hall. Please drop by at your convenience to offer her your well wishes. Donations for retirement gifts are being accepted by Theresa Vigoda, executive associate in the office of the Vice President for Student Services and Campus Life in 110 Old Main through Friday, June 3. Individuals or departments are welcome to present their own gifts to Mary. I hope you will join us for this momentous occasion.
        Chick Woodard, vice president, Student Services & Campus Life

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

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!