THE DAILY BRIEF
Monday, February 4, 2013


ANNOUNCEMENTS

Kutztown Area Toastmasters will hold its first meeting of the semester on Wed., Feb. 6 at 5 p.m. in MSU 312. This is a great opportunity for students, faculty, and staff to improve their communication skills! Meetings are held the first and third Wednesday of every month.
        Jennifer Spencer, graduate assistant, MSU

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Corrections to Printed Faculty/Staff Phone Directory: In the transfer of data to run the print copy of the directory, there was an error in merging the “non-KU employees”, (i.e. KUSSI, Foundation, APSCUF Office, Print Shop etc.), with the KU employees in the main section of the directory. The KU employee information downloaded correctly from your updates in ESS, but the information that had to be manually merged in for the non-KU employees did not. Below are two links, the first is a short addendum that you can print and keep in your hard copy of the directory that just lists corrected information for the affiliated employee groups. The second is a “clean” PDF of the entire directory.

http://hr.dept.kutztown.edu/pdf/Task/2013Phonebook-Addendum.pdf 
(Corrections to other affiliated KU service centers employee’s campus location and phone extension only)

http://hr.dept.kutztown.edu/pdf/Task/2013Faculty&StaffPhonebook-RevJan2013.pdf 
(2013 Faculty & Staff Phonebook – Revised January 2013)
        Sharon M. Picus, executive director, Human Resources

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JOB OPENINGS: The following non-instructional vacancies are available on campus. These positions are open for current employees only.

Applications Developer 2 (0600326)
IT-Servers & Security / Stratton Administration Center
(M-F 37.5hr 0800 to 1630, 1 hour lunch, some nights and weekends)
Internal applications are due on 2/19/2013

Management Technician (0600324)
Admissions Office / Admissions Center
(M-F 37.5hr 0800 to 1630, 1 hour lunch)
Internal applications are due on 2/8/2013
Internal positions are posted at http://hr.dept.kutztown.edu/protected/postings.html. Please direct any questions and comments to AskHR or call x3-1353.
        Human Resources

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Please promote the National Student Exchange to your students. A great opportunity to explore opportunities for graduate school or work opportunities after graduation, NSE provides the possibility for students to study for a semester at another college or university in the U.S., Canada, Guam, Puerto Rico, or the U.S. Virgin Islands. Information sessions will be held Feb. 5 and 7 at 11 a.m. in 102 Academic Forum. Visit www.nse.org to learn more about available programs.
        Nicole Becker, assistant director, International Admissions

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Has your department had a gold medal winner? Some departments have had several! Now is the time to nominate students for the Chambliss Student Academic Achievement Awards, which recognize exceptional academic student achievement among senior students. For more information, please contact Dr. Andrea Kirshman, assistant vice provost, Academic and Student Affairs, at kirshman@kutztown.edu. A nomination form can be found at http://www2.kutztown.edu/AcademicAchievementAwards.
        Andrea Kirshman, assistant vice provost, Academic & Student Affairs

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ATHLETICS

Wednesday, Feb. 6
Doubleheader Basketball vs. Shippensburg, Women tipoff at 5:30 p.m., Men tipoff at 7:30 p.m. (Keystone Arena)

Friday, Feb 8
Wrestling vs. York, 7:30 p.m. (Keystone Arena)

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ARAMARK

Winter got you down and out? Warm up with our Winter BBQ Bonanza menu at your next event! You'll enjoy BBQ beef brisket sandwiches with crunchy slaw and ranch chips or juicy rotisserie chicken, ancho corn and cheddar drop biscuits! To find out more yummy details and to place your order, please visit www.kutztown.catertrax.com or call the Kutztown Catering office at x3-4680 today!

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

New KU Study Abroad Opportunity in Turkey - During Summer I 2013, Dr. Kim Shively (Anthropology) will be offering a study abroad course in Turkey. The course, ANT/SOC/HIS History and Culture of Turkey will serve as a basis for a two-week study abroad trip in Istanbul and Western Turkey. Ottoman, Byzantine, Roman and Greek sites will be the focus of the tour. For those who are interested, information sessions will be held on Feb. 5 at 5 p.m. in AF 103, and on Feb. 12 at 11 a.m. in OM 23. Students may also contact Dr. Shively (shively@kutztown.edu) for more information.         Kim Shively, associate professor, Anthropology College of Visual and Performing Arts Faculty First Thursday! Ron Longsdorf, assistant professor of Art Education & Crafts, will present “Great Possibilities for your Home” on Thursday, Feb. 7 at 11 a.m. in Sharadin 120. Ron Longsdorf, assistant professor of Foundation Design, will present his work and research related to architecture, construction, and domestic spaces.         William J. Mowder, dean, College of Visual and Performing Arts Retirement counselors will be holding one-on-one counseling sessions during February as follows: Fidelity – Friday, Feb. 8 Great West – Monday, Feb. 25 TIAA-CREF – Thursday, Feb. 28 VALIC – Thursday, Feb. 21 For information as to how to schedule a session, please visit H.R.’s website.         Jean Adam, benefits manager, HR The Office of Admissions will host four Accepted Student Day’s on Mar. 2 and 9 and Apr. 6 and 20. Event time is 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. This event is for first year and transfer students accepted for the fall semester of 2013. More information will be available soon.         Lisa Grabowski, Office of Admissions Please join us in welcoming Ms. Rachelle Shaeffer to the Budget Office, as our budget manager. We are very excited to have her as part of our team. She is located in room 219 of the Stratton Administration Building and can be reached at x3-4145 or via email at shaeffer@kutztown.edu.         Matt Delaney, senior director, Budget & Business Services Looking for summer employment? The Office of Conference Services is hiring students to serve on the Conference Services staff team for the summer of 2013. This is an opportunity to work/learn/live with people of many diversified backgrounds. Good benefits (includes housing and meals) and pay. Applications are due by Feb. 20 and can be picked up in the Office of Conference Services (Education House) or on-line at http://www.kutztown.edu/admin/confServ/conference. Feel free to contact Terry Sitler or Honey Svoboda in the Office of Conference Services (x3-1359) with questions.         Laura Jones, Conference Services PA State Schools Virtual Grad Fair - PASSHE will be holding a virtual graduate school fair on Feb. 26. The PA State Schools Virtual Fair will provide prospective students with the opportunity to connect with graduate faculty and staff at multiple PASSHE institutions. Prospective students can register for free at www.PAGrad.CareerEco.net.         Jory Wamsley, assistant director, Graduate Admissions Professors: please remind your students that TB testing will be offered in the Health & Wellness Center from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the following two sets of dates: Last Name A-L and all Art Education Majors on Feb. 12 (testing)/Feb. 14 (reading results); and Last Name M-Z on Feb. 19 (testing)/Feb. 21 (reading results). No preregistration or appointment is necessary.         Dolores Hess, director, Health & Wellness Services KUR’s new enhanced Spring 2013 programming lineup debuts Monday, Feb. 4. Also, KUR has been nominated for the following awards at the prestigious Intercollegiate Broadcasting System awards to be held in New York City in March: Best Newscast, Best News Interview, Best College/University Radio Station (10,000+ enrollment), and Abraham & Borst Award For Best Overall Radio Station.         Michael Regensburger, manager, KUR Auditions for the Department of Communication Studies and Theatre spring semester MainStage production will begin on Tuesday, Feb. 5 at 7 p.m. in the Rickenbach Theatre, LC 135. The production is "God Sees God" by Bert V. Royal and will be directed by Professor Roxane Rix. Sign up to audition on the Theatre call board across from the department office, LC 214. Auditions are open to all KU students. Please prepare a one-minute monologue for the Tuesday audition, serious or comic. To receive an ecopy of the audition flyer, please email Professor Jim Brown at jbrown@kutztown.edu.