KU junior Dan Lasko, a criminal justice major, competed last week in the Wounded Warrior's Game
as part of the festivities leading up to the Super Bowl. See more below.
The Daily Brief
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
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Kutztown University’s new
lecture program, the Anabaptist Lecture Series,
tonight, 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. Kutztown University Radio (KUR) will be presented with the “Intercollegiate Broadcasting System (IBS) Quality Member Criteria Gold Award” at the “Intercollegiate Broadcasting System (IBS)” Conference in New York City on March 3. The “IBS Quality Member Criteria” awards judge college and university radio stations on 20 key areas quality student radio stations should successfully encompass, including management, programming, and structure. Frederick Douglass Institute Colloquium Series - Researching Freedom: Building the Foundation to your Movement. Facilitated by Marietta Dooley, MSLIS. The program is today, Feb. 8 at noon in Rohrbach Library 100B. Ms. Dooley will lead a discussion that aims to empower those who want to fight against injustice in the world just as Frederick Douglass did in the 19th century. By sharing her expertise as a librarian for Alvernia University she will provide the strategies for arming oneself with the knowledge necessary to create a successful social movement. Snacks and refreshments will be provided. For more information, please contact Taheerah Entsuah at fdouglass@kutztown.edu. For future events check out our website at http://www.kutztown.edu/academics/douglass/News-Events.htm. Frederick Douglass Institute It's back! By popular demand, we've added a link to the E-phonebook on the faculty/staff and current students gateway pages. You can still use the search function in the top right of any new page to start a directory search. Just go to the top right corner, click the "search KU people" radio button, enter your search term and click go. Josh Leiboff, University Relations Come celebrate the importance of marriage equality with Allies on Friday, Feb. 17 from 6-9 p.m. in the MSU Multipurpose Room. The event will run similarly to an actual wedding reception with an eye-opening info session—given in the form of lighthearted toasts—and a dance. No ticket required. Light refreshments will be served. For more information, please contact Allies representative Sandy Bosco at sbosc755@live.kutztown.edu or the Allies executive board at allies@kutztown.edu. Listen to Kutztown University Radio (KUR) this month during the hourly newscasts with Mike Regensburger, Janice Jennings, and Liz Mazenko for “Black History Month Trivia” in honor of this very special month. Just part of the many ways KUR is committed to being the most diverse and multicultural station on the dial. Thanks for listening. Mike Regensberger, KUR Winter Family Day – Saturday, Feb. 18 - Students, Staff, Faculty and Families are invited to our 2nd Winter Family Day! We will have a variety of games, crafts, food, and activities for all ages at our PRE-GAME FUN, from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. in the Student Recreation Center. This includes the Climbing Wall, Herps Alive – an interactive reptile and amphibian experience, and students and family members can enter a drawing to participate in a basketball shooting contest to win a $200 bookstore certificate. This is followed by the Women’s Basketball game at 1 p.m. and Men’s Basketball at 3 p.m. The Planetarium in the Grim Science Building will also have two family shows at 2:30 and 4:30 p.m. The MSU movie that day is “The Muppets” at 2 and 8 p.m. A fun filled day for the entire family! Come on out and have some wild fun! For the complete schedule, please visit http://Familyday.kutztown.edu. Jerry W. Schearer, assistant dean, New Student Programs In celebration of Black History Month, the Multicultural Center is sponsoring a multimedia production called the Road to Freedom. The program is Thursday, Feb. 9 at 11 a.m. in the MSU multipurpose room. In addition to the presentation, the Rohrbach Library will host a table of materials on the Civil Rights Movement and African American history and the student organization, Mu Sigma Sorority, Inc. will sponsor light refreshments. For more information about the program, please contact the Multicultural Center at x3-4807. Rhonda J. Branford, director, Multicultural Services To access the Copy Center from the new KU website home page: 1. Go to the Faculty and Staff page 2. 3. 4. 5. Barb Miller, Copy Center Professor of fine arts, Evan Summer, presents a Faculty Shop Talk, “Printmaking in the U.S. and China” on Friday, Feb. 10, at 4 p.m. in MSU. The presentation is free and open to the public.
Professor Evan Summer specializes in etching and combines it with other
techniques and prepares his own printing.
Summer’s art work has been displayed around the world in many of his own
exhibitions including the Guanlan International Printmaking Workshop in China
(2010), and the Scuola Internazionale di Grafica in Venice (2007). Summer’s also
received the Tai-he Masterpiece Award at the Beijing International Print
Biennial along with two awards offered by Kutztown University. In late August
2011, Professor Summer was recognized by the KU Foundation & Alumni Engagement
with the Arthur & Isabel Wiesenberger Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching
presented annually to one faculty member who has served Kutztown University in a
manner which sets him or her apart from faculty colleagues.
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 ONE MORE WEEK! – JEANS FOR TEENS - The Community Outreach Center is still collecting new or used (but still usable) jeans to help the fight against Teen Homelessness. Jeans may be dropped off at the Community Outreach Center – Room MSU 281 through Friday, February 10. There is a box outside the center that you may place your jeans in before or after normal business hours. Help a homeless teen get a job, stay warm and attend school! Thank you. Jerry W. Schearer, assistant dean, New Student Programs KU Faculty, Staff & Students - New York City Art Bus, six dates to choose from: Feb. 18 & 25, Mar. 3 & 31, Apr. 14 & 21. Spend the day in New York on your own at the museums, galleries and stores. Leave KU from Parking Lot B1, west of Boehm Science Building at 9 a.m. Sign up in the College of Visual and Performing Arts Dean’s Office located in Sharadin 210. Tickets are $20.00. KU ID must be shown to purchase ticket. First come, first served. Debra S. Mengel, administrative assistant, College of Visual and Performing Arts Spring cleaning—professional style - Gather the work clothes you never wear -- suits, jackets, pants, shoes, ties, shirts, sweaters, belts and accessories for women and men -- and make a donation to the professional clothing drive held by the Women’s Center and the Career Development Center in the Old Main concourse from Feb. 20-24. Donation days are Monday and Tuesday, Feb 20-21, from 9 a.m. - 8 p.m. In exchange for a non-perishable food item for Friend, Inc., students only can pick up business professional attire on Tuesday, Feb. 21, from noon - 8 p.m. The Give Away is open to Students, faculty and staff on Wednesday, Feb. 22, and Thursday, Feb. 23. from 9 a.m. - 8 p.m., and Friday, Feb. 24, from 9 a.m.- 12 noon. Grace M. Hill, director, Women's Center & GLBTQ Resource Center Call for Programs -“Interfaith Perspectives for Community, Peace, and Social Justice” - The Kutztown University Commission on Human Diversity is hosting an educational event on Friday, Mar. 30. This conference will create an open space to make connections in and between our individual perspectives on faith through interfaith dialogue. Our goal is to open dialogue within our community about interfaith work and the exploration of common areas for action among communities of diverse religious, cultural, and ideological traditions – including those with no single spiritual reference or no religious belief system. We are interested in finding people in our area and KU community who would be willing to share their perspectives as part of a panel and/or to run a short break out session on a specific related topic. If you are interested in participating in this event please complete a proposal form by linking to: http://www.kutztown.edu/library/forms/interfaith.aspx. For a more detailed “Call for Programs”, please contact schearer@kutztown.edu or fountain@kutztown.edu and we will send you the full call for programs with other details. All proposals are due by Feb. 20. Call for papers extended to February 15: PASSHE Philosophy & Religious Studies Conference at Kutztown University - The Kutztown University Department of Philosophy hosts the conference on Fri-Sat., March 30-31, in the MSU. For submissions or enquiries, please contact Dr. Joseph Jedwab: jedwab@kutztown.edu Conference details: http://www.kutztown.edu/academics/liberal_arts/philosophy/conference.asp Registration form: http://www.kutztown.edu/academics/liberal_arts/philosophy/register.asp The Keynote Address is "Updating Anselm's Ontological Argument for God's Existence Again," by Dr. Lynne Rudder Baker, Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Eve Ensler’s, “The Vagina Monologues” returns, and will be presented by the Women’s Center and FMLA on Feb. 9 and 10, in MSU, room 218, at 7 p.m. This student production is performed in conjunction with worldwide V-Day campaigns to raise awareness and funds for local anti-violence initiatives. Tickets are $5 with a student I.D. and $10 for non-students and may be purchased by cash or check at the MSU Information Desk. Proceeds will be donated to Berks Women in Crisis, Planned Parenthood of Northeastern Pennsylvania and the V-DAY International Spotlight: Women and Children of Haiti. Join us in our mission to end the violence and change the story of women. For more information on V-Day, please visit http://www.vday.org/home. Grace Hill, director, Women’s Center CHAMBLISS STUDENT ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS - Application Deadline: Feb. 9, 2012 The Chambliss Student Academic Achievement Awards were established through a generous gift provided by Dr. Carlson R. Chambliss, who served as a member of the Kutztown University faculty from 1970 until 2003. The purpose of the awards is to recognize the exceptional individual achievements of a select group of senior students as their careers at Kutztown University draw to a close. Faculty and staff at Kutztown University are encouraged to nominate students worthy of consideration for this prestigious award. The criterion requires that the applicant exemplify an individual achievement in one or more of the following areas in order to be considered for one of the twelve awards. The areas of achievement are: a) Successfully completed research projects. b) Original artwork of high quality. c) Artistic performances (music, chorus, drama, etc.) of high quality. d) Original writing in literature or meritorious writing in other fields. e) Noteworthy achievements in athletics f) Outstanding service to the Kutztown University community Dr. Chambliss has provided the resources for up to twelve medals (2 gold, 4 silver, 6 copper) to be issued annually to the students selected for this award. In addition, each student recipient will receive a certificate acknowledging conferral of the award. Please consider nominating one of your students for this prestigious award. December 2011 and May 2012 graduates are eligible. Nomination Form For more information, please contact Dr. Andrea Kirshman, assistant vice provost, Academic and Student Affairs, at kirshman@kutztown.edu. |
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