and practice with the 2011 Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year Jeffrey Chou and 2011 National Teacher of the Year Michelle Shearer.
Both students participated in the SAS Institute in Hershey this past weekend.
The Daily Brief
Friday, December 9, 2011
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JOB OPENINGS: The following non-instructional vacancies are available on campus. These positions are open for current employees only. Custodial Worker 1 (0600230) Facilities / Facilities Building (Su - Th, 23:00 to 07:00, 1/2 hour lunch) Internal applications are due on 12/12/2011 Custodial Worker 1 (0600229) Facilities / Facilities Building (Su - Th, 23:00 to 07:00, 1/2 hour lunch) Internal applications are due on 12/12/2011 Custodial Worker 1 (0600228) Facilities / Facilities Building (Mo - Fr, 15:00 to 23:00, 1/2 hour lunch) Internal applications are due on 12/12/2011 Internal positions are posted at http://hr.dept.kutztown.edu/protected/postings.html Please direct any questions and comments to AskHR or call x3-1353. Human Resources Women’s Center Accepting HEART Applications - The HEART at KU training will begin on Jan. 24, 2012. If you are interested in completing this 60-hour domestic and sexual violence education seminar, come to the Women’s Center, OM 126, to pick up an application. Applications may also be downloaded from the Women’s Center website. Please bring completed applications to the Women’s Center before Dec. 16, 2011. All sessions will be held at Kutztown University on Tuesdays and some Saturdays, through March when classes are in session. This program is free to all KU students, faculty and staff. For more information: visit the Women’s Center at www.kutztown.edu/womenscenter, call x3-4655 or email womenscenter@kutztown.edu. Grace M. Hill, director, Women's Center & GLBTQ Resource Center Kutztown University senior Josh Smith was named to the 2011 Capital One Academic All-America Division II Football Team, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). The starting wide receiver holds a 3.76 overall GPA and played a significant part in Kutztown's historic season, ranking third on the team with 582 receiving yards on 35 catches. His 11 receiving TDs tied him for third in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC). Smith helped the Golden Bears set a school record for wins in a season (11), while winning its first PSAC Championship and NCAA playoff game. Kutztown rose as high as sixth in the AFCA Division II rankings, the highest in school history. The team's six PSAC East victories tied the school mark set last season and his knack for finding the end zone helped Kutztown score 35 points or more nine times en route to a school-record 487 points. KU Presents! had a beautiful,
live 10ft tree donated for our production of The Snowman.
Now that the show is over, we’d like to pay it forward. If you know of
a local non-profit that would like to come and take it, please contact Greg
Kokolus at kokolus@kutztown.edu Just a reminder to those departments, offices, and individuals that pledged holiday food boxes for Friend Inc. – to please have the boxes delivered to the Community Outreach Center, MSU 281 by Wednesday, Dec. 15. If you need assistance, we will be glad to help unload your box(s) from your car or pick up from your office if needed. If you didn’t sign up for box – and still want to participate – feel free to contact me at schearer@kutztown.edu or x3-4923. Jerry W. Schearer, assistant dean, New Student Programs Congratulations to Dr. William Mowder, dean of the College of Visual & Performing Arts - At its annual meeting in Seattle, Washington, the membership of the National Association of Schools of Art Design (NASAD) elected Dr. Mowder to serve for a three-year term as the chair of the association’s Commission on Accreditation, which twice-a-year reviews institutions for accreditation. Dean Mowder has served as a member of the commission for five years. NASAD, founded in 1944, is an organization of approximately 321 accredited schools, colleges and universities. It establishes national standards for undergraduate and graduate degrees and other credentials. This week's MSU Movie Series film is Our Idiot Brother which will be shown in the MSU Alumni Auditorium on Thursday and Friday at 8 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Admission is free! Check out the MSU movie website for more information. http://www.kutztown.edu/divisions/studentservices/departments/msub/programs/submovies.asp John Alfero, technical services coordinator, Student Union & Involvement Services NEW link to Tuesday's AF flash mob: Dr. Amy O'Brien's WRI216 class staged a flash mob Tuesday morning at the AF in support of KU athletics. See the video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pt29H6tdeD4
German Theater Celebration/ High School Outreach - On Friday, Dec. 9, at 2 p.m. in MSU 183 (Alumni Auditorium), the GER 355 (Reading and Performing German Drama) class members will present original skits that they wrote for the course. Inspired in part by the skits of the German humorist Loriot, students composed short skits (1-2 pages) about current events topics or human interest topics. Topics range from coping with everyday communication problems, to genetically altered food and its effect on human relationships, to consequences of the recent closing of atomic energy plants in Germany. KU students will present from approx. 2:15-3:15 p.m. German Students from Kutztown High School will also attend and present some of their original work from approx 3:15-4 p.m. The German Students' Organization will offer traditional German Christmas cakes and cookies following the performance. Beginning in January, renovations to Schaeffer Auditorium will necessitate the closing down of some pedestrian walkways near to the construction site. During "phase one" of these improvements a protective fence will surround the site blocking the triangular walkway in front of Schaeffer. The walkway parallel to Schaeffer Lane and next to the President's House will remain available during this portion of the renovation. The Honors Program is pleased to announce this years recipients of the PASSHE 2012 Summer Study Abroad Program: Secondary Education/Social Studies majors Erin Sior and Michael Metz. These students will be spending one week at our sister school, California University of PA, and two weeks studying in Oxford, England. Please join us in congratulating them. Johanna Forte, director, KU Honors Program Paw Pass Gift Cards make great holiday gifts for students and coworkers! Paw Pass cards are loaded with Bear Bucks and can be used on or off campus. See a list of our off campus merchants on our website at http://www.kutztown.edu/kucard/. Drop by the One Card Office in the MSU 288 to purchase your gift cards today. Kimberly Briggs, fiscal assistant, One Card Office Housing Application Process for Fall 2012/Spring 2013 for incumbent students is open now and will end at 4:30 p.m., on Friday, Dec. 16. A $50 non-refundable application fee is required at time of online application. See housing website for details. Apryle Carney, assistant director, Housing & Residential Services All members of KU faculty and staff are invited to come out to the Wiesenberger Alumni Center from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 12, for an open house, chili cook-off provided by our staff. Lunch will include multiple types of chili (beef, turkey, vegetarian), prepared with care by members of the Foundation & Alumni Engagement. Attendees are encouraged to judge which chili is the best. Please drop by for a fun, first-come, first-served lunch and a chance to learn more about the KU Foundation & Alumni Engagement office. Alex Ogeka, director, Alumni Engagement The KU Philosophy Club will meet on Friday, Dec. 9, at 4 p.m. in MSU 312. Professor Howard Robinson, University Professor of Philosophy, Central European University, will be speaking on Why We Should Believe in Libertarian Free Will. Zachary Groff, president and Allan Bäck, advisor, KU Philosophy Club |