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Accounts Payable Office - Please be advised that the
U.S. General Services
Administration’s Privately
Owned Vehicle reimbursement rate has increased to 56.5 cents per mile
effective Jan. 1, 2013. In accordance with Board of Governors’ Policy
1986-07-A, Travel Expense Regulations, the reimbursement rate
for use of a personal automobile for official system travel also has increased
to 56.5 cents per mile effective Jan. 1, 2013. (For travel occurring from Apr.
17, 2012, through Dec. 31, 2012, the reimbursement rate is 55.5 cents per mile.)
Complete information on rates of reimbursement for official system travel is
available on PASSHE’s website:
http://www.passhe.edu/inside/anf/accounting/Pages/Employee%20Travel%20Expense%20Reimbursement%20Rates.aspx
Mary Vink, fiscal technician, Accounts Payable Office We are pleased to welcome Lori Lentz to the Registrar’s Office as our new Transfer Student/Graduate Student Coordinator. Lori holds a B.S. degree in accounting from Cedar Crest College. After a successful career in accounting, Lori spent the past two years as a graduate student working in the Bursar’s Office, the Career Development Center and Academic Enrichment while pursuing her master’s degree in Student Affairs at KU. Lori can be reached via e-mail at lentz@kutztown.edu or at x3-4478. Michelle Hughes, University Registrar AFSCME 2234 members please join us for our next union meeting on Monday, Jan. 21 at Janelle’s Catering Hall in Topton at 7 p.m. Please plan to attend. Chris Ferris, secretary, AFSCME 2234 The next University Curriculum Committee (UCC) meeting will be held on Thursday, Jan. 31. The deadline for submission of all proposals for this meeting is noon, Thursday, Jan. 17. Please submit new proposals prior to this deadline to the UCC secretary, Bethany French, in the Provost’s Office, 309 Stratton. If you have any questions, please contact Ms. French at x3-1312. Bethany French, secretary, University Curriculum Committee The Student Recreation Center and Keystone Hall swimming pool will be closed on Monday, Jan. 21 in observance of Martin Luther King Day. Tracy Turner, office manager, Recreational Services It is with great sadness to inform you of the passing of Rhonda Branford's mother, Judy Edwards. Cards or messages of condolences should be sent to Rhonda via campus mail to the Multicultural Center. Services will be private and at the convenience of the family. Jeann Cengeri, office manager, Multicultural Center Thank you for your cards and condolences since the passing of my mother, Christine Richards. Your sympathies and sentiments have been comforting and I feel fortunate to work in such a caring community. Annette Christman Faculty and Staff: The General Education Assessment Committee, General Education Committee, and the Center for the Enhancement of Teaching are sponsoring the January workshop on General Education and Assessment at Kutztown University on Jan. 24 from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the MSU multipurpose room. The workshop will be conducted by Dr. Nancy Mitchell, professor of Advertising and director of Undergraduate Education Programs at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln, and will feature a discussion of the various types of curricular and co-curricular connections, including Nebraska’s unique innovation. In addition, participants will have the opportunity to talk with Kutztown University faculty and staff who are already involved in connecting the curricular with the co-curricular, including Dr. Kurt Friehauf on undergraduate research, Ms. Leah Cassellia on civic engagement and the speakers’ series, and Dr. Michelle Kiec on the bus to NYC for art and other opportunities (subsequent announcements will include other connections). Lunch will be provided for participants and will offer the opportunity for stimulating conversation with colleagues. For additional information, please contact Gil Clary, Office of Assessment, clary@kutztown.edu or x6-4344. In order to plan for lunch, please RSVP by Jan. 18 to Kathi Malloy, Office of Assessment, malloy@kutztown.edu, or x6-5933. E. Gil Clary, assistant vice provost, Assessment |