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Call for Papers - PASSHE
IAPRS Philosophy & Religious Studies Conference at Kutztown University
Keynote Speaker: Lynne Rudder Baker, Distinguished
Professor of Philosophy, University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Her areas of
research interest are Metaphysics, Philosophy of Mind, and Philosophical
Theology. She is the author of Saving Belief: A Critique of Physicalism,
Explaining Attitudes: A Practical Approach to the Mind, Persons and Bodies: A
Constitution View, and The Metaphysics of Everyday Life: An Essay in Practical
Realism. We invite papers from students and faculty on any topic in philosophy or religious studies. Papers should have a reading time of 15-20 minutes, be prepared for blind review, have a 100-word abstract, and be submitted electronically in an easily accessible form. Decisions will be made by March 1. Undergraduate students whose paper is accepted for the conference will have their rooms for Friday night paid by the IAPRS. The top three undergraduate papers will be awarded prizes if the papers are of sufficient merit. Students whose paper wins a prize are encouraged to submit their papers to Janua Sophia. For more information or to submit a paper for the conference, please contact Joseph Jedwab with subject heading “IAPRS Conference,” at jedwab@kutztown.edu
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Website Redesign Launch New photography exhibition - an exhibition of select works from Professor Rose DeSiano's studio class. Opens today - Feb. 2. Artwork by: Mathew Anderson, Stephanie Berry, Jessica Hanson, Laura Hays, Stefan Schein, Emily Shetromph, Alexandra Shoup. Please drop-by the Writing Center Gallery, located in OM 132. For more information, please email desiano@kutztown.edu. Rose DeSiano, assistant professor, Fine Arts This week's MSU Movie Series film is Paranormal Activity 3 which will be shown in the McFarland Student Union 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 Please excuse the following student/athletes on Friday, Feb. 3. They are all part of the KU NCAA women's bowling team and competing in NEC Conference Meet in Altoona, Pa. this weekend. The players to be excused are: Kayla Jones, Jara Cohen, Molly Dematties, Morgan Reid, Deanna Dirado, Brooke Bower, Rebecca Velazquez, Allison Seidel. Joe Ambrose, head coach, Women's Bowling To graduate with a major in sociology you need to submit a Sociology Portfolio. If you plan to graduate spring 2012 with a major in sociology and will be submitting a Sociology Portfolio, please sign-up with the secretary of the Department of Anthropology and Sociology in OM 467 by Feb. 29. Lori Dahlquist, secretary, Anthropology/Sociology Department The Multicultural Center is still accepting entries for their annual Women Who Inspire booklet. This booklet is comprised of entries about women who have inspired the lives of men and women within the Kutztown Community, and is published each March, Women's History Month. Submissions are welcomed from all students, faculty, and staff. Entry forms and additional information can be obtained through the Multicultural Center's graduate assistant, Devon Jones. Devon Nicole Jones, graduate assistant, Multicultural Center New Degree Audits - With the move to MyKU also comes a move to a new degree audit. K-SCANs will be replaced by a new interactive “degree audit” in the very near future. This new tool is easy to use and will be beneficial when advising students and doing graduation clearances. However, it will require some training to enable you to use it to its fullest capacity. We will offer training in two parts. This is the information for the first part of the training.
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Academic Forum 201 (290 capacity) Friday, 2/3/12, 2-3:30 p.m · Academic Forum 101 (175 capacity) Monday, 2/6/12, 3-4:30 p.m.
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Academic Forum 102 (175 capacity) Tuesday, 2/7/12, 11-12:30 p.m
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DeFrancesco Building 100 (170 capacity) Thursday, 2/9/12, 2-3:30 · Boehm Science Center 261 (137 capacity) Friday, 2/10/12, 8-9:30 a.m. Michelle Hughes, University Registrar The 2012 PASSHE Virtual Conference - "Transforming the Teaching & Learning Environment" - Dates: Feb. 13 - 20 • 60 one-hour sessions to select from • Free registration for all PASSHE faculty and staff • All sessions captioned for the hearing-impaired • 100% online – participate right from your desktop To register, please visit: http://www.passhe.edu/inside/asa/DEConf/Pages/Virtual-Conference-Home.aspx Bo Zigner, manager, Office of Distance Education University Senate is accepting nominations for four Senators from the Professional Staff unit (professional staff/managers). Terms will begin at the start of the 2012 fall semester. The purpose of the University Senate is to function as a representative body of the faculty and professional staff to the end of initiating and/or reviewing all academic policies and procedures and any other matters which impact upon the University. To self-nominate, please complete the electronic form located at the following link: https://kunited.kutztown.edu/form/start/7148. You will be prompted to log in to KUnited with your username full KU email address and KU Windows password. Form submissions must be received by Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012 at 11:59 p.m. Forms submitted after the deadline will be considered only if there is a need for additional candidates to fill vacant positions. Please submit a separate electronic form for each nomination. (Once you complete the electronic form and hit submit, the submission cannot be edited. If the form is partially completed, you can return to the form at a later time to hit submit.) Please consider volunteering for service on the University Senate. Susan Mangold, executive secretary, Senate Jeans For Teens - Did you know that 1 in 3 homeless people in the U.S.is under the age of 18? Often times a simple pair of jeans will them keep them warm, allow them to go on job interviews, or enter a public place to keep warm. Please donate your used or new jeans and fight teen homelessness. We will be collecting jeans at the Community Outreach Center in MSU 281 through Friday, Feb. 10. Thank you. Jerry W. Schearer, assistant dean, New Student Programs Essence is looking for artwork to publish in its annual magazine. Submit your physical artwork at Room 317 in Sharadin, and send your digital work to kuessence@gmail.com. The deadline is Feb. 6. More information can be found at www.facebook.com/kuessence. If you have any questions, please contact Philip Baily at pbail315@live.kutztown.edu. The Office of Social Equity will offer Anti-Discrimination, Anti-Harassment and Sexual Harassment Training, pursuant to our university policies, as follows: - Monday, Mar. 26, at 3 p.m., Conference Room 322, MSU - Tuesday, Apr. 10, at 11 a.m., Conference Room 157, MSU Each session should last approximately 30 minutes. If you would like to attend any of the above sessions, please register by e-mail with Jacqueline Collette at collette@kutztown.edu or socialequity@kutztown.edu. Please note training by department is also available. To schedule a training session for your department, please contact the Office of Social Equity at x3-4700. Please obtain approval from your supervisor if necessary. Additionally, Anti-Discrimination, Anti-Harassment and Sexual Harassment Training is also available from the Office of Social Equity through Desire2Learn (D2L). All faculty and staff members have been pre-enrolled in the Social Equity Policies Training course. If you choose to take the online training through D2L, instructions on completing the training are provided once you have logged into D2L and clicked on the Social Equity Policies Training link. Please note, if you have not taken the training during the current calendar year (2012), you should plan to retake the training prior to Dec. 31, 2012. Should you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact the Office of Social Equity. Jesus A. Peña, associate vice president, Equity and Compliance University Senate and Senate Governance Committee nominations for elected positions are now being accepted for the following positions: Two At-Large Senators (professional staff/managers and/or faculty with three + years of service); tenured or tenure track faculty representatives to the Committee on Committees (COB; COE); the Grade Appeal Board (COB; LAS) (tenured only) , and the Strategic Planning and Resources Committee (COB; COE; LAS; VPA). To self-nominate, please complete the electronic form located at the following link: https://kunited.kutztown.edu/form/start/7148 You will be prompted to log in to KUnited with your username full KU email address and KU Windows password. Form submissions must be received by Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012 at 11:59 p.m. Forms submitted after the deadline (and until Tuesday, Mar. 27) will be considered only if there is a need for additional candidates to fill vacant positions. Please submit a separate electronic form for each nomination. (Once you complete the electronic form and hit submit, the submission cannot be edited. If the form is partially completed, you can return to the form at a later time to hit submit.) Thank you for volunteering for service on the University Senate. Joanne Cohen Hamilton, VP Senate/COC chair The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is holding a Math, Science, and Technology Open House on Saturday Mar. 3, 2012. Prospective students will have the opportunity to talk with faculty, current students, alumni and admissions personnel. The event will include tours of the campus and the science, math, and technology research and academic facilities. For more information please visit http://www.kutztown.edu/sciopenhouse/ or call the Office of the Dean of the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences at x3-4305. Kutztown University’s new lecture program, the Anabaptist Lecture Series, continues next Wednesday, Feb. 8 at 7 p.m. in the MSU Alumni Auditorium with presenter Donald Kraybill, Ph.D., nationally recognized authority of Anabaptist groups, Old Order Amish and Mennonites. Kraybill will describe and explain Old Order Mennonite culture and compare them with Amish practices. He will present research from his book, “Horse-and-Buggy Mennonites: Hoofbeats of Humility in a Postmodern World.” The book also compares and contrasts the Wengers with other similar traditional Anabaptist groups. A professor at Elizabethtown College, Dr. Kraybill is author/co-author of 16 books. He studies socio-cultural change in Anabaptist communities and also serves as the series editor of The Young Center Books in Anabaptist and Pietist books published by the Johns Hopkins University Press. The Anabaptist Lecture Series and Book Club are sponsored by The Pennsylvania German Cultural Club, Rohrbach Library and the late Dr. Arnold Newman, in partnership with the Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center at Kutztown University. For more information, contact the Heritage Center at x3-1589 or reynolds@kutztown.edu or view our website at www.kutztown.edu/pgchc. The Department of Music announces the first spring concert in the continuation of the Steinway Series, with faculty members cellist Marie-Aline Cadieux and pianist Daniel Immel, on Sunday, Feb. 5, at 3 p.m. in the Georgian Room. The featured work of the program is the lush and romantic sonata by Sergei Rachmaninoff. The concert is free and open to the public, and you WILL get home in time for the kickoff. Marie-Aline Cadieux, professor, Music Department |
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