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 The Daily Brief
Friday, February 10, 2012


 ANNOUNCEMENTS

 Sneaker Sale - Monday, Feb. 13, in MSU, Multipurpose room, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Buy one, get one 50% off—cash only. Help support SAAC (Student Athletic Advisory Council).
AFSCME 2234 members please join us at our next Union meeting on Monday, Feb. 20, at Janelle’s Catering Hall in Topton, PA at 7 p.m. Nominations and voting will be taken at our meeting for delegates to attend the April 27-29, 2012 convention in Hershey, PA. Voting will take place also for the International AFSCME Conference June 18-22, 2012 in Los Angeles. Please plan to attend.
        Chris Ferris, secretary, AFSCME Local 2234

 Mardi Gras - It's Party Time - Thursday, Feb. 16, from 9 p.m.- 11 p.m. in the South Dining Hall. Free food, photo booth, palm/tarot reader, T-shirts & fun!

Karaoke (Bears @ Nite) - Office of Student Involvement is hosting a Karaoke Event on Friday, Feb. 17, from 10 p.m.- 12 a.m. in the South Dining Hall. Come listen to friends or sing your favorite songs! Free food & fun!

 Extreme Planets (Bears @ Nite) - Office of Student Involvement is hosting a free planetarium show on Friday, Feb. 24, from 10 p.m.- 12 a.m.in the Grim Planetarium. This is a must-see event! Mark your calendar! http://www.kutztown.edu/planetarium/
        Colleen Boland, graduate assistant, Office of Student Involvement

Rezumania!! – Monday, Feb. 13 and Tuesday, Feb. 14, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., MSU Lobby
Be prepared for the fair!! A good resume is essential to your internship or job search and a great tool to market yourself to employers or graduate schools. Stop by our table to have your resume reviewed on-the-spot by experts! No registration is required - come as you are and get your resume reviewed.

 How to Work a Career Fair – Tuesday, Feb. 14, 11-11:30 a.m., MSU 250
Want to be successful at an upcoming fair? Then you MUST attend this brief orientation session. Find out what it takes to work a job fair with positive results... including what to do before you arrive, when you arrive, how to work your way around the room, and how to prepare your “30-second commercial”.

 Lehigh Valley Collegiate Career Expo – Wednesday, Feb. 15, noon-4:30 p.m., Holiday Inn, Fogelsville/Breinigsville
The Lehigh Valley Collegiate Career Expo specifically targets students and recent graduates for internship opportunities, volunteer opportunities, part-time employment and/or full-time employment. This is your opportunity to shake hands and talk with employers. Learn about internships and job openings and get your resume out to employers. Sign up for a free shuttle to and from the fair in Stratton 113 or by calling 610-683-4067. (Limited seats are still available)
        Kerri Gardi, director, Career Development Center

ACTIVITIES

The Kutztown University men’s rugby team was victorious in both games yesterday at the Men’s CRC Qualifier 7s/Las Vegas Invitational Tournament.   The Golden Bears  clobbered Creighton, 52-5, in the opener, and shutout Claremont, 42-0, in the nightcap.  KU faces Missouri today at 11 a.m. EST.  If the team is victorious,  it will compete in the tournament quarterfinals beginning at 4 p.m. EST today. The semifinals and finals are slated for tomorrow. 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

  
ARAMARK

You're Invited - Join us for a Winter Luncheon for KU Faculty and Staff on Monday, Feb. 20. Chef Jeff of the Cub Cafe has prepared a special menu for this event which includes Roasted Pork Loin with a Candied Apple and Walnut Cider Glaze, Vegetarian Roasted Vegetable, Al Forno Pasta, and more! The Winter Luncheon will be held in the Formal Dining room, MSU 223 from 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.. Please email Scott Moyer, scmoyer@kutztown.edu, manager of the Cub Cafe, to make your reservation today. Reservations made by Friday, Feb. 17, pay only $8.95 at the door. Pay $10.95 at the door without a reservation. Reservations are suggested but not required. Hope to see you there.

Kutztown Catering has a new promotion for the month of February. It offers Retro Classics, like traditional Spinach Salad with warm Bacon Dressing, Beef Burgundy in a Bread Bowl, or Country Meatloaf and Cheddar Mashed Potatoes. Check out the full menu offerings and place your order at www.kutztown.catertrax.com. Contact catering@kutztown.edu for more information.

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

You are invited to the 2012 African American Read-In, a celebration of Black Literature and Black History. It will be held at the Bear's Den Lounge on Wednesday, Feb.15, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Faculty, staff, and students who attend are invited, but not expected, to read a piece of African American literature that they enjoy and/or teach, such as work of poetry or an excerpt from a book or play. There is no signup; just show-up!
           Ellesia A. Blaque, assistant professor, English

The Tutoring Center is now open in its new facility in Rohrbach Library 30. Students may sign up for tutoring in Rohrbach Library 27 from Monday to Friday between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
        Tom Stewart, Academic Enrichment
Valentine's Bingo (Bears @ Nite)- Office of Student Involvement is having a Valentine's Bingo on Friday, Feb. 10 from 10 p.m.-12 a.m. in South Dining Hall. Free to play! Free food! Win prizes including a grand prize of a $50 gift card!

The KU Information Channel (KUIC) can now be seen on Service Electric Cable television channel 266 in the Lehigh Valley. KUIC features the KU message board, select KUTV programming, and audio from KUR, the campus radio station. KUIC can also be seen on channel 24 on Service Electric Cablevision in Kutztown and eastern Berks County, and on Hometown Utilicom channel 28 in the borough of Kutztown. Be sure to tune in to keep in touch with KU!

This week's MSU Movie Series film is Tower Heist which will be shown in the MSU 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

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. Take a look at the interviews with ESPN and Ch.69 below.  
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 

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 $3,000. 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.

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. 


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
ELIZABETH!