Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Andrew Snyder, Bridget Gargin, Julie Phegley, and Steven
Viglianti (above)
are KU seniors majoring in Middle Level Education. They presented their research findings
on Bullying at the Middle Level at the Eastern Educational Research Association
Annual Conference in Sarasota, FL on February 21, 2013.
They plan to submit an article describing their study to a refereed journal for publication.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Department of Criminal Justice will host a School Safety Forum today, Mar. 5, in the MSU Alumni Auditorium. Identical sessions will be held from 3-4 p.m. and 4-5 p.m. The forum will examine school safety in K-12 institutions and lessons learned from prior attacks. The forum will be facilitated by Jonathan Kremser, assistant professor of criminal justice, whose research focuses on school violence and victimization.
With sad regret, this is to inform you of the passing of former employee Tony Hoffer on Mar. 1 at his home in Rockland Township. Tony was employed as a computer operator for many years at Kutztown University and retired in 2004. A memorial service will be held on Thursday, Mar. 7 at 10:30 a.m. in the Ludwick Funeral Home in Kutztown. Friends may call Thursday from 10 - 10:30 a.m. at the funeral home.
Mitch Freed, assistant vice provost, Information Technology
We are sad to learn of the passing of Dr. Arthur Garrison’s mother in New York. We are thinking of Arthur in his loss and grief. May the memories of his beloved mother bring him comfort.
Dr. Garrison’s colleagues, Department of Criminal Justice
The KU Philosophy Club will meet on Thursday, Mar. 7 at 11 a.m. in MSU 323. Jenn Dum will be speaking on: "Snooki meets The Situation".
Jeremy Henry, president and Allan Bäck, advisor
Do you know a student with Golden Bear pride? Refer them to be a university tour guide. The Undergraduate Office of Admissions is hiring tour guides for the upcoming 2013-2014 school year. Interested students should stop by the MSU this Thursday, Mar. 7, between noon - 3 p.m. to pick up an application and speak to current KU tour guides.
Thomas F. Miller, graduate assistant, Office of Admissions
The University Curriculum Committee (UCC) will meet on Thursday, Feb. 28 at 11 a.m. in MSU 312 to consider the curricular proposals on its February agenda, which can be found online at http://www.kutztown.edu/committees/ucc/agenda.html. Individuals and/or departments with proposals on the agenda are invited and encouraged to attend to answer any questions that may arise.
R.S. Schaeffer, chair, University Curriculum Committee
This Friday, Mar. 8 Kutztown Technology Association will be running Microsoft day. Two Microsoft representatives will be presenting throughout the day. Open to faculty and students. At the end of the day there will be a networking session followed by a dinner. From Friday night to Saturday afternoon, there will be a hackathon held and run by Microsoft for Kutztown students. Registration ends Mar. 4. Registration and more information can be found at http://unixweb.kutztown.edu/kta/content/MicrosoftDay2013.php
Seeking casual conversation in Spanish? Would you like to have an opportunity to practice your Spanish outside of the classroom? Please join our weekly "tertulias" every Wednesday at 3 p.m. in DF 211. All those who speak Spanish from novice to native speakers are welcome! This week's topic will be food. Come and enjoy some free snacks.
Scheri Zúñiga-Murphy, instructor, Modern Language Studies
Mütter Museum Trip - The Anthropology Club is sponsoring a trip to the Mütter Museum in Philadelphia, on Sunday, Mar. 10. The museum is dedicated to medical history and contains many human specimens, including skulls, skeletons, preserved organs, medical instruments, etc. The cost is $8, but the Anthropology Club will pay $3 per person. We will be leaving from the parking lot immediately behind the Old Main annex, at 9:15 a.m. and will return around 1:30 or 2 p.m. Seating is limited, so please contact Dr. Webb at x3-4245 or OM 469. To reserve a seat, you must bring $5 to Dr. Webb by Friday, Mar. 8 at 2 p.m.
David Webb, advisor, Anthropology Club
Ku Bowling Competing At USBC Singles & Team Sectionals - This weekend, Mar. 8-10, KU Women's Bowling Team will be competing at USBC Singles & Team Sectionals at Parkway Lanes, Allentown. Singles are on Friday Mar. 8 starting at 3:30 p.m., with top four girls advancing to USBC National Championships in Lincoln, Neb in April. Team Sectionals are on Mar. 9-10, beginning at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, and 8 a.m. on Sunday. 16 teams were selected for each of four sections in Nation, and top four teams from each section advance to USBC National Championships in Lincoln, Neb in April. In 2012, KU Junior Brooke Bower led the Sectionals Qualifying and earned a trip to Nationals, and also the KU Women's Team has qualified for Nationals the past two seasons, finishing 3rd and 4th respectively at Sectionals. We are hoping for continued success this weekend, coming off our 2nd place finish in regular season of the Northeast Conference that we compete in. We hope to see as many of our family and friends at Parkway Lanes this weekend to support our team and University. Live Scoring will also be available on www.bowl.com throughout the weekend. Admission is free to all.
Coach Ambrose, head coach, KU Women's Bowling
SAP/ESS Release Changes: Harrisburg has recently implemented System wide changes to the Requisition Release screens. These changes are minimal. However, if anyone experiences difficulties with the Requisition Release process please feel free to contact either Tammy (x-34136) or Barb (x-34132) for assistance.
Purchasing Department
The Campus Wellness Committee is exploring the opportunity to have Weight Watchers at Work. Cost would vary depending on the number of weeks. Meeting time would be 4:30 p.m. on a M, T, W or TH. Please email hayduk@kutztown.edu with questions or for clarification. Additionally, please indicate which day or days would work best for you. Again, we are just exploring this issue.
Dina Hayduk, member, Campus Wellness Committee
Tune in today at 2 p.m. for another edition of KUR's exclusive, community-issues talk show "Kutztown Live." During this edition, host Mike Regensburger welcomes back program director of the Kutztown Community Partnership (KCP) Amanda Verrastro to the show, along with a special guest that Amanda plans to bring in. You won't want to miss this very special edition of KUR's exclusive community-issues talk show "Kutztown Live!".
Michael Regensburger, manager, KUR
Please join us for a lecture and teaching demonstration by internationally known artist Ted Hallman on Wed., Mar. 6 from 6-7:30 p.m. in the Fibers Studio, SH121. Hallman’s talk will focus on color & design, textiles, and creativity. Hallman’s work is in the permanent collections of the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and the Museum of Decorative Arts in Helsinki. Hallman earned an undergraduate degree from the Tyler School of Art, a master’s from Fontainebleau Schools of Music & Fine Arts, two MFAs from Cranbrook Academy of Art, and a Ph.D. from U.C. Berkley.
Michael Radyk and Peg Speirs, Department of Art Education & Crafts
Philosophy Lecture: "Intuitionism--Old and New" (How do we know what the right thing to do is? By intuition? What does that mean?), by Robert Audi, John A. O'Brien, professor of Philosophy, University of Notre Dame. The lecture is Monday, Mar. 11, 4:30 p.m. in MSU 312. The event is sponsored by the Philosophy Department. For more information, please contact Joseph Jedwab at jedwab@kutztown.eduJoseph.
Joseph Jedwab, assistant professor, Philosophy
Please remind returning students that if they plan to live in university housing during the next academic year that they can complete the Housing License agreement and $75 fee payment process online until 4 p.m. on Friday, Mar. 15. See housing website for instructions and link (www.kutztown.edu/housing).
Apryle Carney, associate director, Housing & Residential Services
Know a struggling student? Encourage them to join the Department of Academic Enrichment for "Fast Pass To Learning" on Thursday, Mar. 7 from 11 a.m. - noon in the lobby of the Rohrbach Library Coffee Shop. The event focuses on practical study skills and access to academic success resources, including Tutoring Services. Students will rotate through stations, picking up Fast Pass cards with tips and QR codes that link to tutorials and helpful websites. A sophomore student will share the strategies that took him out of academic jeopardy. Free healthy snacks included! We hope you will announce the event in your classes and encourage your students to attend.
Laura Scappaticci, instructor, Academic Enrichment
Entrepreneurship Day - All Kutztown University Students & Faculty are welcome to attend Entrepreneurship Day on Thursday, Mar. 7 at 11 a.m. in 218 MSU, sponsored by the Entrepreneurial Leadership Center, Dr. Roger Hibbs, faculty coordinator. The purpose of this event is to expose students and faculty to successful entrepreneurs and support services in the area, spread awareness of the Entrepreneurial Leadership Center and create support and awareness for the Business Plan Competition and classes. The program will be an hour in length with several guest speakers:
•Mr. Fred Greco, Global Golf Events.
•Mr. Dave Wise, President of Boxaroo Inc., GS Madison, doing business at 1-800-GOT-JUNK?
•Mr. Peter Hornberger, Blended Learning and Consulting Specialist at Kutztown University Small Business Development Center
•Ms. Carolina Martinez, director of the Latino Business Resource Center in Reading for Kutztown University’s Small Business Development Center
The event will end with a 10 minute question-and–answer session. Hope you can join us!
Roger Hibbs, faculty coordinator, Entrepreneurial Leadership Center
PSECU Members: PSECU scholarship applications have arrived. Please pick up applications in your Dean's office or at PSECU, 280 MSU. Scholarship deadline is Mar. 12. Not a member? Come join for free.
Linda L. Lorincz, business advisor, PSECU eCenter
are KU seniors majoring in Middle Level Education. They presented their research findings
on Bullying at the Middle Level at the Eastern Educational Research Association
Annual Conference in Sarasota, FL on February 21, 2013.
They plan to submit an article describing their study to a refereed journal for publication.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Department of Criminal Justice will host a School Safety Forum today, Mar. 5, in the MSU Alumni Auditorium. Identical sessions will be held from 3-4 p.m. and 4-5 p.m. The forum will examine school safety in K-12 institutions and lessons learned from prior attacks. The forum will be facilitated by Jonathan Kremser, assistant professor of criminal justice, whose research focuses on school violence and victimization.
With sad regret, this is to inform you of the passing of former employee Tony Hoffer on Mar. 1 at his home in Rockland Township. Tony was employed as a computer operator for many years at Kutztown University and retired in 2004. A memorial service will be held on Thursday, Mar. 7 at 10:30 a.m. in the Ludwick Funeral Home in Kutztown. Friends may call Thursday from 10 - 10:30 a.m. at the funeral home.
Mitch Freed, assistant vice provost, Information Technology
We are sad to learn of the passing of Dr. Arthur Garrison’s mother in New York. We are thinking of Arthur in his loss and grief. May the memories of his beloved mother bring him comfort.
Dr. Garrison’s colleagues, Department of Criminal Justice
The KU Philosophy Club will meet on Thursday, Mar. 7 at 11 a.m. in MSU 323. Jenn Dum will be speaking on: "Snooki meets The Situation".
Jeremy Henry, president and Allan Bäck, advisor
Do you know a student with Golden Bear pride? Refer them to be a university tour guide. The Undergraduate Office of Admissions is hiring tour guides for the upcoming 2013-2014 school year. Interested students should stop by the MSU this Thursday, Mar. 7, between noon - 3 p.m. to pick up an application and speak to current KU tour guides.
Thomas F. Miller, graduate assistant, Office of Admissions
The University Curriculum Committee (UCC) will meet on Thursday, Feb. 28 at 11 a.m. in MSU 312 to consider the curricular proposals on its February agenda, which can be found online at http://www.kutztown.edu/committees/ucc/agenda.html. Individuals and/or departments with proposals on the agenda are invited and encouraged to attend to answer any questions that may arise.
R.S. Schaeffer, chair, University Curriculum Committee
This Friday, Mar. 8 Kutztown Technology Association will be running Microsoft day. Two Microsoft representatives will be presenting throughout the day. Open to faculty and students. At the end of the day there will be a networking session followed by a dinner. From Friday night to Saturday afternoon, there will be a hackathon held and run by Microsoft for Kutztown students. Registration ends Mar. 4. Registration and more information can be found at http://unixweb.kutztown.edu/kta/content/MicrosoftDay2013.php
Seeking casual conversation in Spanish? Would you like to have an opportunity to practice your Spanish outside of the classroom? Please join our weekly "tertulias" every Wednesday at 3 p.m. in DF 211. All those who speak Spanish from novice to native speakers are welcome! This week's topic will be food. Come and enjoy some free snacks.
Scheri Zúñiga-Murphy, instructor, Modern Language Studies
Mütter Museum Trip - The Anthropology Club is sponsoring a trip to the Mütter Museum in Philadelphia, on Sunday, Mar. 10. The museum is dedicated to medical history and contains many human specimens, including skulls, skeletons, preserved organs, medical instruments, etc. The cost is $8, but the Anthropology Club will pay $3 per person. We will be leaving from the parking lot immediately behind the Old Main annex, at 9:15 a.m. and will return around 1:30 or 2 p.m. Seating is limited, so please contact Dr. Webb at x3-4245 or OM 469. To reserve a seat, you must bring $5 to Dr. Webb by Friday, Mar. 8 at 2 p.m.
David Webb, advisor, Anthropology Club
Ku Bowling Competing At USBC Singles & Team Sectionals - This weekend, Mar. 8-10, KU Women's Bowling Team will be competing at USBC Singles & Team Sectionals at Parkway Lanes, Allentown. Singles are on Friday Mar. 8 starting at 3:30 p.m., with top four girls advancing to USBC National Championships in Lincoln, Neb in April. Team Sectionals are on Mar. 9-10, beginning at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, and 8 a.m. on Sunday. 16 teams were selected for each of four sections in Nation, and top four teams from each section advance to USBC National Championships in Lincoln, Neb in April. In 2012, KU Junior Brooke Bower led the Sectionals Qualifying and earned a trip to Nationals, and also the KU Women's Team has qualified for Nationals the past two seasons, finishing 3rd and 4th respectively at Sectionals. We are hoping for continued success this weekend, coming off our 2nd place finish in regular season of the Northeast Conference that we compete in. We hope to see as many of our family and friends at Parkway Lanes this weekend to support our team and University. Live Scoring will also be available on www.bowl.com throughout the weekend. Admission is free to all.
Coach Ambrose, head coach, KU Women's Bowling
SAP/ESS Release Changes: Harrisburg has recently implemented System wide changes to the Requisition Release screens. These changes are minimal. However, if anyone experiences difficulties with the Requisition Release process please feel free to contact either Tammy (x-34136) or Barb (x-34132) for assistance.
Purchasing Department
The Campus Wellness Committee is exploring the opportunity to have Weight Watchers at Work. Cost would vary depending on the number of weeks. Meeting time would be 4:30 p.m. on a M, T, W or TH. Please email hayduk@kutztown.edu with questions or for clarification. Additionally, please indicate which day or days would work best for you. Again, we are just exploring this issue.
Dina Hayduk, member, Campus Wellness Committee
Tune in today at 2 p.m. for another edition of KUR's exclusive, community-issues talk show "Kutztown Live." During this edition, host Mike Regensburger welcomes back program director of the Kutztown Community Partnership (KCP) Amanda Verrastro to the show, along with a special guest that Amanda plans to bring in. You won't want to miss this very special edition of KUR's exclusive community-issues talk show "Kutztown Live!".
Michael Regensburger, manager, KUR
Please join us for a lecture and teaching demonstration by internationally known artist Ted Hallman on Wed., Mar. 6 from 6-7:30 p.m. in the Fibers Studio, SH121. Hallman’s talk will focus on color & design, textiles, and creativity. Hallman’s work is in the permanent collections of the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and the Museum of Decorative Arts in Helsinki. Hallman earned an undergraduate degree from the Tyler School of Art, a master’s from Fontainebleau Schools of Music & Fine Arts, two MFAs from Cranbrook Academy of Art, and a Ph.D. from U.C. Berkley.
Michael Radyk and Peg Speirs, Department of Art Education & Crafts
Philosophy Lecture: "Intuitionism--Old and New" (How do we know what the right thing to do is? By intuition? What does that mean?), by Robert Audi, John A. O'Brien, professor of Philosophy, University of Notre Dame. The lecture is Monday, Mar. 11, 4:30 p.m. in MSU 312. The event is sponsored by the Philosophy Department. For more information, please contact Joseph Jedwab at jedwab@kutztown.eduJoseph.
Joseph Jedwab, assistant professor, Philosophy
Please remind returning students that if they plan to live in university housing during the next academic year that they can complete the Housing License agreement and $75 fee payment process online until 4 p.m. on Friday, Mar. 15. See housing website for instructions and link (www.kutztown.edu/housing).
Apryle Carney, associate director, Housing & Residential Services
Know a struggling student? Encourage them to join the Department of Academic Enrichment for "Fast Pass To Learning" on Thursday, Mar. 7 from 11 a.m. - noon in the lobby of the Rohrbach Library Coffee Shop. The event focuses on practical study skills and access to academic success resources, including Tutoring Services. Students will rotate through stations, picking up Fast Pass cards with tips and QR codes that link to tutorials and helpful websites. A sophomore student will share the strategies that took him out of academic jeopardy. Free healthy snacks included! We hope you will announce the event in your classes and encourage your students to attend.
Laura Scappaticci, instructor, Academic Enrichment
Entrepreneurship Day - All Kutztown University Students & Faculty are welcome to attend Entrepreneurship Day on Thursday, Mar. 7 at 11 a.m. in 218 MSU, sponsored by the Entrepreneurial Leadership Center, Dr. Roger Hibbs, faculty coordinator. The purpose of this event is to expose students and faculty to successful entrepreneurs and support services in the area, spread awareness of the Entrepreneurial Leadership Center and create support and awareness for the Business Plan Competition and classes. The program will be an hour in length with several guest speakers:
•Mr. Fred Greco, Global Golf Events.
•Mr. Dave Wise, President of Boxaroo Inc., GS Madison, doing business at 1-800-GOT-JUNK?
•Mr. Peter Hornberger, Blended Learning and Consulting Specialist at Kutztown University Small Business Development Center
•Ms. Carolina Martinez, director of the Latino Business Resource Center in Reading for Kutztown University’s Small Business Development Center
The event will end with a 10 minute question-and–answer session. Hope you can join us!
Roger Hibbs, faculty coordinator, Entrepreneurial Leadership Center
PSECU Members: PSECU scholarship applications have arrived. Please pick up applications in your Dean's office or at PSECU, 280 MSU. Scholarship deadline is Mar. 12. Not a member? Come join for free.
Linda L. Lorincz, business advisor, PSECU eCenter
In Case You Missed It:
(Announcements and other information that have previously appeared in the Daily Brief.)
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“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. 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.
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 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
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