Dr. Heather Thomas spends a few minutes with KU Pride. On the left, enjoying the sights and sounds of Ocean City, NJ in 1969. See story below.




THE DAILY BRIEF
Wednesday, August 1, 2012


KU PRIDE

Dr. Heather H. Thomas, or “Doc Thomas,” was essentially destined to be a poet. She grew up on the second floor of the Reading, Pa. house once occupied by poet Wallace Stevens and was charmed by the poetry of Robert Burns that her grandmother read to her. Through a passion for creativity and words, Dr. Thomas pursued a career in writing. Having had seven books of poetry published, previously serving as the Berks County Poet Laureate, receiving numerous writing awards and teaching creative writing and poetry at KU for 25 years, she has had quite a career that is nowhere near its end.

After 13 years in the journalism field, Doc decided to take her writing career in a different direction. She was drawn to KU because there was a job opening at the university that was the right fit and the campus is close to her home. When talking about her work at the university, she said, “The best part of this job is being able to meet writing students in the community and keep in touch with them.” In addition to teaching, she is the co-advisor of the Shoofly Literary Magazine. The magazine gives KU students an opportunity to submit their creative work for publication.

Dr. Thomas received her bachelor's in English from the University of Pennsylvania, her master's in English/creative writing from Temple University and her doctorate in English from Temple University. She resides along the Schuylkill River in Muhlenberg Township where she enjoys yoga, gardening, tango, cooking and reading. This summer, she is teaching during Summer II, taking a short trip to Los Angeles to visit her son and preparing for the fall semester.
        Erin Bauer, University Relations intern


ANNOUNCEMENTS


Employees enrolled in the Alternative Retirement Plan (ARP) with Fidelity, ING, TIAA-CREF or VALIC: Changes have been made to investment funds effective Jul. 27, 2012. The employee notice has been posted to the H.R. website and notices were mailed by the vendors to participants. You can view a summary of investment funds available under the Alternative Retirement Plan (ARP) on the PASSHE website.
        Jean Adam, benefits manager, Human Resources


Patty Frandsen, registrar and events coordinator for the Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center, will moving on to a new career and we wish her the best. We would like to invite you to a going-away party for Patty on Friday, Aug. 3, at 10 a.m. We will be serving cake and coffee. Please come out if you can! RSVP to Amanda Richardson at
arichard@kutztown.edu by noon on Thursday, Aug. 2.


JOB OPENINGS: The following non-instructional vacancies are available on campus. These positions are open for current employees only.

Clerk Typist 2 (0600270)
Admissions Office / Admissions Center
(M-F 37.5hr 0800-1630, 1 hour lunch, some evenings and Saturdays)
Internal applications are due on 8/15/2012

Medical Records Assistant (0600269)
Health and Wellness Center / Beck Hall
(M-F 37.5hr 0800-1630, 1 hour lunch)
Internal applications are due on 8/6/2012

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




ARAMARK

Kutztown Catering is excited to offer new "Boxed Lunch to Go" specials including tuna Nicoise, grilled turkey salad and Quinoa mango salad! To learn more or to place an order for your upcoming event, please visit www.kutztown.catertrax.com.

Kutztown Dining
Hours of operation for the duration of the summer

Cub Cafe
Monday through Friday: 7:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Closed Weekends

South Side Cafe
Monday - Friday
Breakfast: 7 -9 a.m.
Lunch: 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Dinner: 4 - 6 p.m.
Saturday & Sunday
Brunch: 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Dinner: 4 - 6 p.m.

Visit
www.kutztown.campusdish.com for all the info you need to know about Kutztown Dining! Contact adams-nicole@aramark.com with any questions.

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

Reminder:  ESS/SAP training for Purchase Requisitions and Storeroom reservations is today, Aug. 1 - The ESS portal is an alternate/user-friendly way to put your purchasing requests and reservations into SAP. Plan to attend one of the listed training sessions below; space is limited. 
        9 - 10 a.m. held in Library Room 16, or
        1:30 - 2:30 p.m.
held in the IT training room (Stratton Admin, room 102)
Please call x3-4136 or email
tmoyer@kutztown.edu to reserve your spot.
       
Tammy Moyer, Purchasing Department


Summer 2012 programming continues in full force! In addition to all of our regular programming, please tune-in today, Aug. 1 during Mike Regensburger's show "Monsoon Mike's Community Jukebox" for another very special interview. At 2 p.m., catch Canadian smooth vocalist Jenny James chatting with Mike. Tune-in for a truly special "Monsoon Mike's Community Jukebox" 1-4 p.m. tomorrow!

        Michael Regensburger, manager, KUR


Professor Ron Longsdorf, Department of Art Education and Crafts, will be participating in Make it, Break It, Rebuild it, a multi-disciplinary art exhibition and series of performances, Sept. 7-15, 2012, as part of the Philadelphia Fringe Festival. The project needs funding and support by Fri, Aug. 17, so please email me for more information at longsdorf@kutztown.edu.


The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Dean’s Office
is pleased to welcome new associate dean, Dr. David Beougher, to the Kutztown University family. For the past several years, Dr. Beougher has served as assistant professor of History at the United States Military Academy at West Point. Dr. Beougher has also held various positions at Eastern Michigan University, including chair of the Department of Military Science and Leadership.

Dr. Beougher has presented at international and national conferences in his field and received several grants. He has been published in diverse venues and served in different capacities on a variety of committees, including those dedicated to teaching excellence, student thesis advising, admissions, assessment of organizational goals and veteran’s affairs. He holds current professional and academic association memberships with The Medieval Academy of America, The Historical Society, The Society for Military History, and Phi Alpha Theta (History Honor Society). In addition to Dr. Beougher’s academic background, he brings many years of military experience in leadership, assessment, budget supervision and logistics management. He has served as strategic planner, operations officer and executive officer during his deployments to Germany, Iraq and Turkey.

Dr. Beougher received his Ph.D. and M.A. from Pennsylvania State University and his bachelor's from Vanderbilt University.
        Dr. Anne E. Zayaitz, dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences


The Office of Undergraduate Admissions is changing its email address from
admission@kutztown.edu to admissions@kutztown.edu to be in alignment with the office name and website address.
        Nancy D Wunderly, director, Admissions


Schaeffer Lane will be closed today, Wednesday, Aug. 1
, to allow for installation of the new gas line for Schaeffer Auditorium. Please use Luckenbill Road or the road at the Education House to access North Campus from Main Street during this time. Questions or concerns should be addressed to Jeff Mosser, project manager, at jeffrey.mosser@stvinc.com
       
Terry D. Brown, director, Facilities Project Services


Construction Notice - On Friday, Aug. 3, from 6-7 a.m.,
there will be a brief electrical power outage affecting Kemp, Risley, Old Main, University Field, Sharadin, Graduate Center and the President’s residence. Questions or concerns should be addressed to Jeff Mosser, project manager, at jeffrey.mosser@stvinc.com.

        Terry D. Brown, director, Facilities Project Services



The following camps/conferences will be on campus from 7/29/12 – 8/5/12:

7/29 - 8/1     KU Field Hockey
7/29 - 8/2     KU Volleyball
7/29 - 8/2     Rage Soccer
7/29 - 8/3     KU Cross Country
7/29 - 8/3     KU Art Education VIII
8/5                 Backenstose Family Reunion

Please make them feel welcome on our campus. If you have any questions, please contact the Office of Conference Services at x3-1359. Thank you.
       
Laura Jones, Conference Services