Monday, March 4, 2013
KU professor of counseling and student affairs Dr. Kelley Kenney
has been selected by the American Counseling Association to receive
the ACA Fellow award for her exceptional contributions to the field of counseling.
Congratulations Dr. Kenney!
ANNOUNCEMENTS
“Yo Pal” Hal Elrod, Motivational Speaker - Hal Elrod became “Yo Pal Hal” when he hosted his first radio show at 15. By the time he was 19 years old, Hal became an all-time record-breaking sales rep for a $200 million company. Then, at 20, he was hit by a drunk driver at 70 mph. On Tuesday, Mar. 5 in MSU 218 at 11 a.m. and in MSU 183 at 7 p.m., Hal will explain how he triumphed over all the challenges he encountered after the accident as well as show you how to overcome your challenges. The event is sponsored by ACE. For more information contact Petritsa Chatzitziva at chatzitz@kutztown.edu.
Petritsa Chatzitziva, ACE advisor, Office of Student Involvement
has been selected by the American Counseling Association to receive
the ACA Fellow award for her exceptional contributions to the field of counseling.
Congratulations Dr. Kenney!
ANNOUNCEMENTS
“Yo Pal” Hal Elrod, Motivational Speaker - Hal Elrod became “Yo Pal Hal” when he hosted his first radio show at 15. By the time he was 19 years old, Hal became an all-time record-breaking sales rep for a $200 million company. Then, at 20, he was hit by a drunk driver at 70 mph. On Tuesday, Mar. 5 in MSU 218 at 11 a.m. and in MSU 183 at 7 p.m., Hal will explain how he triumphed over all the challenges he encountered after the accident as well as show you how to overcome your challenges. The event is sponsored by ACE. For more information contact Petritsa Chatzitziva at chatzitz@kutztown.edu.
Petritsa Chatzitziva, ACE advisor, Office of Student Involvement
Bookstore Customer Appreciation Event – Join us for our first-ever Frozen Beach Bash on Tuesday, Mar. 5 at the KU Student Bookstore. This is an all-day event filled with discounts, raffles and giveaways. All customers can spin our prize wheel and receive a free prize or discount on apparel and gift items. Second Nature will be hosting a product sampling from 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. We will have $1 Rita's in your favorite summer flavors, starting at 11 a.m. From 2 - 5 p.m., stop by and make your very own flip book with our Pepsi Flip Book Machine. Enter our surfer photo contest by posing on our Kutztown surfboard and tweeting your photo to @KutzBookstore and using #FrozenBeachBash. It may be gray outside, but it's summer here in the Bookstore!
Ghost World, featuring paintings by Jake McCauley, is the new show in the Student Union Art gallery until Mar. 13. The opening reception is tonight from 6 - 7 p.m.
Delilah Miske & Molly Metz, coordinators, Gallery
Department of Social Work 11th Annual Community Forum, Healthcare Policy Implications Across the Practice Continuum, Mar. 15, 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Forum 2013 raises awareness of up-to-date healthcare delivery, policy reform, and ethical issues across levels and systems of care. Experts in healthcare identify best practices. Full-day attendees receive six social work continuing education credits, including three ethics credits. To register by Mar. 8, please visit http://socialwork.kutztown.edu. Questions? Please contact Dr. Sharon Lyter, forum chair, lyter@kutztown.edu or x3-4235.
Distinguished Service Award nominations – The Commission on the Status of Minorities encourages any member of the campus community to nominate a faculty or staff member, or student to receive the Distinguished Service award. The award recognizes individuals who go beyond their normal duties to promote an environment of cultural acceptance and inclusion, and demonstrate leadership in addressing/supporting multiculturalism and retention on campus. Full details and forms are available on the Commission website. Nomination forms are due by Mar. 15.
R. Todd Rober, Chair, Commission on the Status of Minorities
Women's Swimming Team will be conducting Learn to Swim Lessons from Mar. 28 until May 2. For more information please contact Tim Flannery, Head Swimming Coach at flannery@kutztown.edu or x3-4359.
Tim Flannery, head coach, Swim Team
The Annual Big Band Bash is coming to the MSU on Friday, Mar. 8, at 7:30 p.m. New this year: A pre-concert reception (6 – 7 p.m.) to meet the artists and listen to KU Jazz Studies combos while enjoying refreshments and appetizers, reserved seating, a set performed by vocalist Cathy Chemi and trumpeter Skip Stine, (Cathy is the KU Jazz Vocal coach an alumnus of the fabulous Harry James Orchestra and Skip was a member of the Harry James and Frank Sinatra Orchestras, to name a few). Desserts, coffee, tea, etc., during the performance.
As always, there will be dancing, a couple jokes from Joe Piscitelli, and an all-around good time. All proceeds raised will support the KU Jazz Studies Scholarship Fund. Tickets available through KU Presents at ww.kutztownpresents.org , by calling x3-4092, or at the door on the evening of the performance. For more information, or for group rates, please contact KU presents (kutztownpresents.org or x3-4092) or the Jazz Studies office at x3-1583.
In Case You Missed It:
(Announcements and other information that have previously appeared in the Daily Brief.)
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The
GLBTQ Resource Center presents Something
Old, Something New: Love and Marriage Across Land and Sea
at 6 p.m. on
Thursday, March 7. Join us in the GLBTQ Resource Center (Old Main 4) for a
discussion about the treatment of LGBT individuals and the perceptions and
progress of same-sex marriage throughout the world.
Stephani Wright, writing intern, GLBTQ Resource Center
A Trans Woman and Her Faith Journey –
Wednesday, March 6, at 3 p.m. in MSU 183 (Alumni
Auditorium), Reverend Barbara K. Peronteau shares her story of what it’s like to
be a trasnsgender woman and a person of faith. Stephani Wright, writing intern, GLBTQ Resource Center
College of Visual & Performing Arts Faculty First Thursday! Valerie Trollinger, associate professor of Music Department, will present “5000 Languages, 5000 Ways to Sing?” on Thursday, Mar. 7 at 11 a.m. in Sharadin Art Building, room 120. Valerie Trollinger will present research concerning the history of singing predominantly addresses the use of singing as a cultural phenomenon rather than as a physiological one. Do we really have 5000 ways to sing as well? Come to the presentation to find out! William J. Mowder, dean, College of Visual & Performing Arts Looking for volunteer hours? Block Party is your chance to participate! OCAC is looking for students to have a table at Block Party, where they can set up an activity for the kids to play that day. Tables are $10 and you will get your money back if you show up. Volunteers are also needed to help out for the day. Block Party is May 11, noon - 4 p.m. If you would like a table, please fill out the form provided at this link https://kunited.kutztown.edu/form/start/18727 or you can email us at ocac@kutztown.edu for more information. Alyssa C McCourt, OCAC Tonight, Mar. 4 at 7 p.m. in the MSU Alumni Auditorium, Corinth Films will present the German film "Lila Lila" starring Daniel Brühl. "Lila Lila" tells the story of David Kern, a waiter who finds an unpublished manuscript in a dresser drawer. To impress a girl, he claims to be the author. When the novel becomes a best-seller the real author introduces himself in his life and begins to take-over David's life. In German with English subtitles. Free admission. To read more about the film and see the trailer, please visit http://www.corinthreleasing.com/Lila_Lila/index.html. Lynn Marie Kutch, assistant professor, German Bieber Bus Run time changes and ticket availability - Please be advised that Bieber Transportation Group has changed some of their run times and stop locations effective Sunday, Mar. 3. Please go to http://www.biebertourways.com and select Schedule to view the most current information for run times and ticket pricing. You may also stop by the MSU Info desk to pick up a copy of the new schedule and as always to purchase Bieber Bus tickets for One Way and Round Trip runs to Philadelphia and New York City paying with cash or check. This is a joint service provided by KU Student Services and the MSU. Diane Ruth, KUSSI Service Center
Jenni Rach, advisor, College Panhellenic Council
Attention Local 2234 members, please plan to attend the Mar. 18 union meeting at Janelle’s Catering in Topton at 7 p.m. We will be taking nominations for delegates to attend the Council 13 Conference Apr. 26-28 in Hershey. Chris Ferris, Secretary March is Women’s History Month - The Women’s Center will be hosting events throughout the month that highlight the journeys and hardships women have endured to gain equality. It is a time to remember the contributions women have made throughout history, and to promote equality of the sexes everywhere. Women’s Rights and Position in Islam - On Monday, Mar. 4, at 3 p.m., in the AF 101, Kutztown students and staff are invited to learn about controversial issues Islamic women face on a daily basis. Emily Renye Schurstein, intern, Women's Center Prom Dress Collection - Please join the KU Women’s Center and Fairy Godmothers Inc. of Berks County to help make someone’s life sparkle. We are collecting prom dresses from Mar. 1-15 to benefit Berks County youth. Donations are preferred in new or nearly-new condition (no older than five years), and may include formal dresses (long and short), cocktail gowns, shawls and wraps, small handbags/clutches, jewelry, or new & unopened cosmetics. Donations can be dropped at the Women’s Center Oasis, OM 3, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., or at the front entrance of the Saint Christopher Catholic Newman Center. For more information, please visit www.simplycinderella.com or call Tania at 610-223-0665. Ben Gross, writing intern, Women’s Center Please join the Organization for Latino Awareness and Sigma Delta Pi for performances by the finalists from the Miss Teen Reading Scholarship Pageant on Monday, Mar. 4 at 4:30 p.m. in DF 116. Light refreshments will be served. This event is sponsored by the Department of Modern Language Studies, OLA and Sigma Delta Pi. Rachel L. López, instructor, Modern Language Studies |