University Relations and Camille DeMarco were honored
by the Higher Education Advertising Association
and development of the new viewbooks created for the KU Office of Admissions by Snavely Associates. UR was honored with a bronze award
also for the Admissions’ viewbooks by the Colleges
and Universities Public Relations Association of Pennsylvania (CUPRAP).
TIAA-CREF representative will be on campus Wednesday, Apr. 25, and does have some open slots for one-on-one counseling sessions. Appointments can be scheduled online at www.tiaa-cref.org/moc or by calling the Philadelphia Office at 800-842-2010. Note: Special Olympics will be held on campus that day so parking spaces may not be available; you may want to plan ahead to walk over to Kemp Building. Next scheduled counseling session which can also be booked at this time is May 17.
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Case You Missed It:
(Announcements and other information
that have previously appeared in the Daily Brief.)
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Photos several recent events have been uploaded to the KU Flickr site including
last night's Saucony Cross senior prom. See Shamekia Copeland's visit, the Kappa
Sigma Shave to Save and the Drag Show at
http://flickr.com/photos/kutztownuniversity
14th KU Children's Literature Conference - The KU community is invited to hear Seymour Simon (www.seymoursimon.com) and Tom Yezerski (www.thomasfyezerski.com), celebrated children's authors/illustrator on Friday, April 20, 2012 from 2-3 p.m. in the SUB. Both presenters have written books on the sciences and the environment. Come celebrate Earth Day and learn how they write nonfiction to engage children and middle school learners. Seymour Simon, who has written 250+ books on many science topics, is recognized internationally for his work. Tom Yezerski's book, Meadowlands, is a survival story of the wetlands in New Jersey. These books, as well as those by Matt Phelan (www.mattphelan.com), are available for purchase at a 20% discount at the KU Bookstore. You can get them autographed after the presentation on Friday. These make great gifts for the special children and in your lives. Faculty, if you have students who are interested in the sciences, illustration, writing or education, please encourage your students to attend. Tickets are not required and the event is free. Sandy Chambers, KU Children's Literature Conference Campus Blood Drive - The KU Alumni Engagement Office is teaming up with the Miller-Keystone Blood Center to host a blood drive on Monday, April 30 from 10 am to 5 pm in the Multipurpose Room of the McFarland Student Union Building. Walk ins are welcome, appointments are appreciated. Please contact Cheryl Swavely at 3-4110 or swavely@give2ku.org to schedule an appointment. Help support your community blood center. Alex Ogeka, director, Alumni Engagement Office Advisors: Please inform any students who have expressed a fear of public speaking to sign up for the SPE010 section dedicated to apprehensive speakers. In Fall 2012, the section is SPE010-061, MWF 1pm. The section is controlled enrollment and appears as “closed” in MyKU, but space remains in the class. Please direct interested students to see Dr. Ronald Grapsy in 235 Rickenbach, grapsy@kutztown.edu - to be enrolled in the course. Ron Grapsy, assistant professor, Comm Studies and Theatre Dept The Finance Club and the College of Business will hold a special event this Thursday, Apr. 19, at 5 p.m. in room MSU 183. We invite you and your students to attend. Dr. David Swensen, who manages Yale University’s $16 billion endowment fund, will conduct a videoconference about topics related to managing our investment portfolios in today’s environment. John Walker, finance club advisor, Department of Business Administration Summer 2012 Due Dates - Summer registrations are due at the point of registration to secure the enrollment. Courses will be removed for non-payment in a rolling ongoing fashion at the beginning of May. If a decision is made to not attend, we encourage students to drop the course or courses in MyKU to allow another student the chance at the seat and not wait for the course to be dropped due to non-payment. Payment plans are available now through Tuition Pay for Summer enrollment. More information is on the Bursar website Fall 2012 Invoicing & Tuition Rates - Fall 2012 registrations will be invoiced online no later than Friday, Jul. 13, with a due date of no later than Friday, Aug. 3. We expect tuition rates to be set by the Board of Governors by the end of June 2012. Payment plans are available now through Tuition Pay for Fall – feel free to use estimated costs for Fall – adjustments can be made at anytime for no cost with Tuition Pay. More information is on the Bursar website Online payment outage in MyKU - Due to maintenance, online payments will be unavailable from 11 p.m., Apr. 21, through 4 a.m., Apr. 22. We apologize for the inconvenience. Wendy A. Pursell, bursar, Bursar's Office The Student Union Art Gallery is currently showing “Standard Operating Procedure“ featuring prints by Charles Kuhns. The exhibition will be on display until Wednesday, April 25th. Alicia Bonilla-Puig and Elizabeth Emmett, coordinators, Student Union Art Gallery Come party on Thursday, Apr. 26, from 7-9 p.m. at the Eckhaus gallery in town. Enjoy refreshments, a reading, and copies of the magazine. For more information, please contact Philip Baily (pbail315@live.kutztown.edu). Philip Baily, Essence Fine Arts and Literary Magazine
Thank you to all faculty for submitting your textbooks adoptions
in a timely
manner. As we prepare for the Fall semester, the Bookstore is attempting to
ensure all course material information on our website is accurate and complete.
There are several reasons why some information may be incomplete; including a
professor not being assigned for a class yet, waiting for information from a
publisher, or low enrollment for an individual class. Otherwise, textbooks and
required materials need to be listed to be compliant with the HEOA (Higher
Education Opportunity Act). Job Search & Networking, Thur., Apr. 19, 11-11:50 a.m., MSU 250 - Find out why a good resume isn’t all you need to land that job. This workshop will cover the Six Sure Steps to Success, the art of networking, and tips to locating those “hidden jobs” (it’s more than Monster or CareerBuilder!). Beginning the job search process can seem overwhelming…we’ll show you how to break it down into manageable tasks so you meet your goal….your career! Kerri Gardi, director, Career Development Center Shoofly Literary Magazine Launch - Join us as Kutztown University students read original works of fiction, poetry, and drama published in this year’s Shoofly Literary Magazine. The launch will take place on Thursday, Apr. 19 in MSU 250 (The Presidents’ Room) from 7 – 9 p.m. Copies of the magazine will be available free of charge and refreshments will be provided. Kutztown University Health Ambassadors (KUHA) is hosting their third Zumba event of the year on Wednesday, Apr. 25, on University Field 8-10 p.m. (Sign up begins at 7 p.m.) Participants are encouraged to donate at least $1 or any of the following items: Dog food, cat food, bedding, toys, treats, paper towels, Dawn soap, sponges, newspapers, Lysol, or leashes. Donations will benefit Animal Rescue League of Berks County as well as Make a Wish Foundation. For more information please contact Emily Labowitz at Elabo536@live.kutztown.edu. Emily Labowitz, president, Kutztown University Health Ambassadors April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month - On Thursday, Apr. 19, from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. at the KU Bell Plaza, FMLA is presenting the Clothesline Project. A visual testimony to the shattering effect of violence against women and the impact it has on society, the Clothesline Project gives survivors of violence and friends of victims a place to share direct messages and strong illustrations emblazoned on shirts. These shirts demonstrate the pain and suffering of the survivors, aid in the healing process, and celebrate their strength and courage to overcome the past. T-shirts, which will be added to the clothesline, will be available for painting in the Women’s Center Oasis, Old Main 3. Also on Apr. 19, at 7 p.m. outside in the Alumni Plaza, Take Back the Night invites individuals to speak out and share their experiences, read poetry, and tell stories about sexual assault and intimate partner violence. Following the speak-out will be a candlelight vigil dedicated to Christine McGhee, a KU student who was the victim of relationship violence. The event will end with a procession to the Women’s Center Oasis, Old Main 3, where refreshments will be served. New members of the Healing Environment Advocate Response Team (HEART at KU) will be honored by KU and Berks Women in Crisis (BWIC) and receive their certificates for the completion of BWIC’s 60-hour training. FMLA will award proceeds of the 2012 KU Vagina Monologues production to local domestic violence groups. Grace M. Hill, director, Women's Center & GLBTQ Resource Center Join Allies on Friday, April 20 at 5 p.m. in the Alumni Auditorium (MSU 183) as we break the silence after a day of silent observation for those within the GLBTQ community who have lost their voices due to bullying and harassment. The Day of Silence is a national day of observation in which students across the country take a vow of silence to call attention to anti-LGBT bullying and harassment in schools, so please excuse any student who chooses not to speak in class on Friday. The Breaking the Silence event is open to the public, and light refreshments will be served. Diversity Week - You are invited to attend, as well as to share these Diversity Week events with your students. Programs are featured Apr. 16-21. The Housing and Residence Life office is proud to cosponsor this week of activities with a focus on diversity in collaboration with the Frederick Douglass Institute, Student Support Services, the English Department, and student organizations: the Residence Hall Association funded through the Student Gov. Association, Care Bears and Freshmen Activities Council, and the Friends of Rachel. Thursday, Apr. 19 “Who's Loving Who?", 5 p.m., Dixon Conference Room (Frederick Douglass Peer Educators) “Hungry Games”, 6:30 p.m. in Bonner (Care Bears) “Tri-wizards Carnival”, 7 p.m. in Bonner (FACers) Friday, Apr. 20 KUllision, DMZ 12-4 p.m., (Friends of Rachel/Harrison Engle) Saturday, Apr. 21 6th annual Race Against Racism 5k, DMZ 9 a.m. Christine B. Price, assistant director, Housing & Residential Services Reminder: Participation in the Race Against
Racism 5K event earns 25 points toward Healthy U requirements Jean
Adam, Benefits Manager
There will be two upcoming Information Sessions for the MBA Program: Tuesday, Apr. 24, 6-8 p.m. Hilton Garden Inn – Airport, Allentown Thursday, Apr. 26, 6-8 p.m. Hampton Inn, Wyomissing For more information about the Kutztown University MBA Program and the Information Sessions, please visit: http://www.kutztown.edu/academics/business/mbaprograms/EventInfo.asp College of Business Big Art Day is Friday, Apr. 20, 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. in Sharadin Arts Building, Room 120. Please join the Fine Arts Department for the 2012 BIG ART DAY. This year we are welcoming alumni Erika Stanley, a photographer, performance artist and multi-tasker extraordinaire who lives and work in Portland, Oregon; Xavier Jimenez, an independent curator, freelance web developer, and designer based in Upstate New York; and Josh Dannin, a recent graduate who has participated in numerous workshops and residencies in North America and will be starting Graduate school in the Fall. They will talk about their art careers and share their experience in the field after graduating from Kutztown University. Join us for coffee and snacks at 8:30 a.m.; presentations will begin at 9 a.m. Laurent Odde, assistant professor, Fine Arts Please be advised that, in support of the Schaeffer Renovation project, there will be an electrical power outage on Saturday, April 21 from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. that will affect: Risley, Kemp, Old Main, Graduate Center, Sharadin, President’s Residence, University Stadium. Thank you in advance for your cooperation and I apologize for the inconvenience. Please contact Project Manager, Jeff Mosser at jeffrey.mosser@stvinc.com, should you have any questions. Terry D. Brown, director, Facilities Project Services The Community Outreach Center needs your help! KU hosts the Special Olympics Eastern Spring Sectional here on campus Saturday, May 5.The festivities begin at 7 a.m. and the closing ceremony is at 5 p.m. in the O'Pake Fieldhouse. This year we will be hosting almost 1,000 participating athletes and their families. In order for this event to be successful and smooth, we need to recruit about 400-500 volunteers. Volunteers are needed for Olympic Town, Awards, Security & Parking, Food, Registration/Info Table and mainly the Sporting events. There are two shifts for each activity: • 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. • 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. We are asking for your help in recruiting volunteers, please help us spread the word by passing this message along to everyone in your department and/or classes. Volunteers do not have to be Kutztown University faculty, staff or students and we encourage everyone to get their friends and family involved. Attached is the volunteer application and insurance form that each volunteer must complete. These forms can be dropped off to the Community Outreach Center, MSU 281. Thank you for your time, if you have any questions, please feel free to contact the Community Outreach Center at volunteer@kutztown.edu or by dropping-by MSU 281. Community Outreach Center Spring Sports Tailgate Maroon and Gold spring football game - 1 p.m. @ University
Field Baseball vs. West Chester University (DH) – 1 p.m. & 3:30
p.m. @ North Campus Field Softball vs. East Stroudsburg University (DH) - 1 p.m. & 3
p.m. @ North Campus Field Women's Lacrosse vs. Lock Haven University - 3 p.m. @
Keystone Field Men’s Rugby vs. Rutgers University – 1 p.m. @ North Campus
Rugby Pitch To learn more about the event, or to register, please visit
https://support.give2ku.org/events
or contact the KU alumni engagement office at 610-683-4110 or via email at
info@give2ku.org. Grab your maroon and gold, and we will see you on April 21! Roxane Rix, Dept. of Communication Studies and Theatre
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