KU instructor Peter Detterline spoke to Ch. 69 last week about the possibility of sending colonists to Mars. Here's the story: http://www.wfmz.com/news/news-regional-berks/Science-non-fiction-Scientists-ponder-if-Mars-is-the-next-stop-for-human-colonization/-/121418/15366264/-/14chfiuz/-/index.html. Click on the image above for more information on the Mars rover still sending dramatic images of the red planet.




THE DAILY BRIEF
Wednesday, July 11, 2012


ANNOUNCEMENTS

Fidelity on Campus – The retirement counselor for Fidelity will be on campus Friday, Jul. 13. Due to renovations to the Kemp Building, the meetings will need to be held in Stratton Administration Building Room 203. Appointments can be scheduled online at www.fidelity.com/atwork/reservations or by calling 800-642-7131.
        Jean E. Adam, benefits manager


Thanks to Professor Kevin McCloskey for sending over information regarding an exhibit in Oaxaca, Mexico featuring works by KU faculty and students. The story was picked-up by el Imparcial, an online news source based in Mexico: http://www.imparcialenlinea.com/portal/index.php?mod=nota&id=10900&cat=cultura.

The original release:  
Kutztown University joins the growing population of successful printmakers in Oaxaca, Mexico with an exhibition featuring 28 different prints at Benito Juarez University’s gallery in Oaxaca, Mexico during the month of July.

The theme of the exhibition is Self-Portraits: Real or Imagined. Five faculty members will be exhibiting their artistic interpretations of this theme alongside self-portraits by alumni and current students of the KU printmaking program.

Printmaking is an age-old art using a variety of methods including woodblock, etching, serigraphy, and lithography. Oaxaca, Mexico is a powerhouse for this art form with a great tradition of extremely successful printmakers coming out of the city from Rufino Tamayo to Rodolfo Morales. Oaxaca’s best-known printmaker is Francisco Toledo who’s Institute of Graphic Arts of Oaxaca, is the largest public print collection in Latin America, and a magnet for printmakers.

Under the leadership of Professor Evan Summer, who has won international acclaim for his etchings, Kutztown University is one of the few schools that has managed to maintain a thriving traditional printmaking program in an increasingly digital age.

This exhibition is not the first artistic exchange between Kutztown and Oaxaca. In 2007, KU's Rohrbach Library exhibited a portfolio of Oaxacan prints, which are now part of the library’s permanent collection. Danita Moore, a 2011 KU graduate in fine arts, did a summer-long printmaking residency in Oaxaca. Moore is contributing a woodblock print done on rice paper to the current exhibition. (The print to the right is by Ms. Moore.)

In October 2011, Mexican printmaker Cesar Chavez spent two weeks in residence as a visiting artist in the KU printmaking studio. Chavez, who studied at Oaxaca’s Benito Juarez University, made the arrangements for this exhibition to continue the cultural exchange between the two universities, both well known for their visual art programs.


ARAMARK
Kutztown Dining Summer Hours of Operation
Monday, Jul. 2 - Saturday, Jul. 28

Cub Cafe
Open 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 - 5:30 p.m.

Saturday & Sunday
Brunch: 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Dinner: 4 - 5:30 p.m.

Visit www.kutztown.campusdish.com for all the info you need to know about Kutztown Dining! Please 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.)

The Undergraduate Office of Admissions is hosting campus tours until Saturday, Aug. 11. Campus tours are offered Monday through Friday at 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. and Saturdays at 10:30 a.m. The morning tour includes a presentation by an admissions counselor at 11 a.m. All tours begin at the Admissions Center and visitors are encouraged to make a reservation for campus tours on our website: http://visit.kutztown.edu.
        Nicole Becker, assistant director, Admissions

The English Department would like to announce the birth of Michael Adam Buno on Jul. 4, at 5:35 p.m. Congratulations to Andrea and Justin Buno. Michael joins brother, Justin. Congratulations to the whole Buno family.
        Janice Chernekoff

A very special "Monsoon Mike's Community Jukebox" airs on Wednesday, July 11, 1-4 p.m. Much-beloved former KUR student talk radio personality Greg Hafer is back from a year of teaching in China and will sit in on Monsoon Mike's show to share his memorable experiences! Greg will be going back to China in September for another year, so catch this memorable show while Greg is still here!
        Mike Regensburger

 

The following camps/conferences will be on campus from 7/8 - 7/14:

7/7-28 AFBE International Basketball
7/8-13     Elite Tennis Academy II
7/8-11     Vivace Band Camp
7/8-11     KU Women’s Basketball
7/9-13     KU Art Education IV – V
7/11-14   US Youth Soccer
7/13-15   Elite Tennis Academy III
7/13-15   KU Men’s Basketball

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