The Conference Task Force of the International Affairs Committee is pleased to invite you to an exciting conference on “The Caribbean” today, Mar. 27, in the Multi-Purpose Room of MSU. The day will feature a keynote address by preeminent Caribbean scholar Dr. Silvio Torres-Saillant, professor of English at Syracuse University, followed by a presentation by Ernesto Bazan, an internationally renowned photographer who chronicled the Special Period in Cuban history with his camera. Afternoon sessions will be conducted by Dr. Kovats-Bernat, associate professor of Anthropology at Muhlenberg College, as well KU faculty Dr. Robert Portada, assistant professor of Political Science and Dr. James Delle, professor of Anthropology.

Sessions run all day from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. and are free and open to the public. You are invited to participate in any and all of these informative and engaging presentations and sessions, to bring your students, and to encourage them to attend. We hope you can join us there.
        Mathias Le Bossé, chair, Conference Task Force, International Affairs Committee

Facilities Move: In preparation for continued construction work at the Facilities complex, some Facilities offices and services currently located in the Facilities (Maintenance) building on Baldy Street will be temporarily relocating. These offices and services will relocate temporarily to Old Main I Wing in the space previously occupied by the Health Center. The move will take place during the week of Apr. 2. Support areas involved in the move include Facilities administration, Key and Lock shop, custodial services, University Architect, and the Work Control Center. During this time, services provided by these areas will be limited to emergencies. A Facilities representative will be available by telephone (x3-1594) to handle emergencies from 7:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. during this period of time. Emergencies outside of these times should be called to Public Safety (x3-4002).

Routine requests can continue to be entered online via I-Service desk and maintenance services will continue to operate normally during this time. We appreciate your patience and look forward to serving you from our new location in Old Main I wing after Apr. 6.
        Kim Rhode, Facilities

Spring Graduation Festival - KUSSI is sponsoring the Spring Graduation Festival on Apr. 2 and 3 from 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. in the Multi-purpose Room, MSU. Please encourage all graduating seniors to attend this one-stop graduation shop. They will be able to purchase their caps & gowns at a special Graduation Festival price, receive graduation tickets, and visit with various campus departments and outside vendors who can assist them with a variety of needs associated with graduation. Students may stop by at their convenience. If you have any questions, please call Matt Lowther at x6-4338.

        Matt Lowther, student services coordinator, KUSSI

The Department of Mathematics presents a Mathematics Inquiry Learning at Kutztown Lecture at Boehm Hall 261 on Tuesday, Mar. 27, at 5 p.m. with refreshments from 4:30 to 5 p.m. Dr. E. Lee May, Distinguished Professor of Mathematics at Salisbury University of Maryland will deliver the 5th Annual Thomas Pirnot Lecture in Mathematics, “Adventures with the Moore Method as a Student and Teacher". In this talk, Dr. May shall describe how he first experienced the Moore Method as a student and why he decided to use it as a teacher. The Mathematics Inquiry Learning at Kutztown (MILK) Lecture is funded by the generous support of the Academy for Inquiry-Based Learning, the Educational Advancement Foundation, and Mr. Harry Lucas, Jr. The Thomas L. Pirnot Lecture in Mathematics is dedicated to Dr. Thomas “Tom” Pirnot who was a faculty member of the Department of mathematics at Kutztown from 1970 to 2008.

       Padraig McLoughlin , associate professor, Mathematics

On Tuesday, Mar. 27, tune in for talk radio with Dan Donahue on "The Dan Donahue Show", noon to 1 p.m. Dan recently retooled his show a bit to take on more of a global education perspective, so tune in to hear the positive changes. Then at 1 p.m., it's KUR's gay/lesbian talk show "This Way Out" followed at 1:30 by "Fifty One Percent," talk radio for women. At 2 p.m., it's "Kutztown Live" with our very own Mike R., with jazz vocalist Rocio Guitard. Earlier in the hour, Mike will discuss the day's hot topics and perhaps feature a special phone-in from KU Faculty Union President Dr. Paul Quinn. It's sure to be a stimulating hour of talk this week on "Kutztown Live."

      Michael Regensburger, manager, KUR

Save the Date— KU Reading Exchange: Students, faculty & staff are invited to join us for a book discussion on Apr. 18, at 3 p.m. in the Rohrbach Library. Dr. Carlos Vargas, Provost/VP for Academic & Student Affairs, will facilitate a discussion of the book: Academically Adrift: Limited Learning on College Campuses (e-book available through ebrary – use KU login for off-campus access). For more information, contact Bruce Gottschall at x3-4166 or gottscha@kutztown.edu
        Karen J. Wanamaker, assistant professor, Librarian