"The Road to Freedom" is in the MSU MPR at 11 a.m. - a history of the pioneers who fought for civil rights 100 years before the Civil Rights Movement.
See more information below.
The Daily Brief
Thursday, February 9, 2012
The Kutztown University men’s rugby team begins play in the
Men’s CRC Qualifier 7s
at the Las Vegas Invitational Tournament today. The Golden Bears
will take on Creighton this morning at 8 a.m. PST. The next match is at 10:40
a.m. PST today against Claremont. On Friday, KU opens with Missouri at 8
a.m. PST. If the team is victorious in the aforementioned pool play, it
will compete in the tournament quarterfinals at 1 p.m. PST Friday afternoon. The
semifinals and finals are slated for Saturday. The winner of the 32-team
tournament will qualify to play on NBC in the June tournament in Chester.
Tournament information can be found at:
The USA Sevens page:
http://www.usasevens.com/las-vegas/las-vegas-invitational/divisions/
KU Rugby Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kutztown-Rugby/207576303368
KU Rugby Twitter: http://twitter.com/kutztownrugby
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Bethlehem-resident and criminal justice major Dan Lasko, a junior here at KU, lost his leg to an IED in Afghanistan, but it wasn’t enough to slow this flag football athlete! Lasko competed in the Wounded Warriors Game in Indianapolis, Ind., last Wednesday, earning the game’s Most Valuable Player award with five touchdowns and two interceptions. The game was played as a part of the festivities leading up to Sunday’s NFL Super Bowl XLVI. Wounded Warriors - ESPN Video (Dan is #5.) http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=7545084 WFMZ - Ch.69 - interview with Dan at his home. http://www.wfmz.com/news/news-regional-berks/Local-vet-shines-in-Wounded-Warriors-game/-/121418/8606036/-/en7li8z/-/index.html Kutztown University‘s Modern Language Studies Department will be screening the first film in the Spring German Film Series today at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. in DeFrancesco 109 - the film is Vincent will Meer (Vincent wants to sea). In this award-winning film, a young man suffering from Tourette's Syndrome travels with two other patients from an institution to Italy to fulfill his mother's last wish. The next University Curriculum Committee (UCC) meeting for the 2011-2012 academic year will be held on Feb. 23. The deadline for submission of all proposals for this meeting is 12 p.m. (noon) on Thursday, Feb. 9. Please submit new proposals prior to this deadline to the UCC secretary, Bethany French, in the Provost’s Office, 309 Stratton Admin. If you have any questions, please contact Ms. French at x3-1312. The full schedule of meeting dates and deadlines for this year is available on the UCC website. Bethany French, secretary, University Curriculum Committee The Math Club will be meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 14, at 11 a.m. in Lytle 228. Dr. Eric Landquist will be speaking on Mersenne Primes and how you could win $3000. Come to also hear about upcoming events and opportunities. The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is holding a Math, Science, and Technology Open House on Saturday March 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. February 16 -- You are invited to learn about the strengths and challenges on campus for students on the Autism/Aspergers spectrum. Information and strategies for professionals will be presented along with specifics for Faculty, Residential Life and Student affairs. Dr. Jane Thierfeld Brown, coauthor of “Students with Asperger’s: A Guide for College Professionals” (2009) and “The Parent’s Guide to College for Students on the Autism Spectrum,”( 2012) is a frequent keynote speaker at conferences on Asperger's Syndrome and at colleges around the country. She will be on campus with the following schedule: 10 - 10:50 a.m.– Housing and Residence Life Professional Staff – MSU 312 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. – Housing Staff and Students – Academic Forum 102 1 – 2:30 p.m. – Health and Wellness Staff and student ambassadors – Health & Wellness Center 3 – 4:30 p.m. – Students, Faculty, Staff – MSU 183 Alumni Auditorium Please join us! Sponsored by Disability Services. Patricia J. Richter, director, Disability Services 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. 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.
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 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 |
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