Monday, March 11, 2013
Ziad Haddad took 4th place this past weekend in the NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships.
His rank earned him All-American status in just his first year wrestling for the Golden Bears.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Please note that the Daily Brief is not sent to students. Announcements for students should be submitted to the Bear Essentials newsletter by using the electronic submission form at www.kutztown.edu/news/bear. Also please do not send out your Daily Brief announcements in separate e-mails to the community. The Daily Brief’s purpose is to minimize the number of e-mails received by faculty and staff. Thank you for your assistance.
KU welcomes Bryan Salvadore back to campus. Bryan will serve as the new sports information director. He comes to us from Bloomsburg where he was the assistant sports information director. Bryan holds both a bachelor and masters degree from Kutztown and served as a graduate assistant in the sports information office. Bryan can be reached at salvadore@kutztown.ed or 610-683-4182
University Relations
Are you an expert on people who commute for work? The Reading Eagle is looking for someone to comment on recent numbers they received on those who commute in and out of Berks County. If you would be willing and able to comment to the Eagle sometime today or tomorrow please e-mail Dave Johnson at dajohnson@kutztown.edu.
Dave Johnson, University Relations
The KU Card Office would like to welcome Uncle Joe’s Authentic New York Pizza as one of their newest off-campus Bear Bucks merchants! Visit their location for the month of March for Grand Opening specials including 10% discount for all KU faculty and staff or check out the KU Card Office Facebook page for a listing of the specials!
Jennifer Santangelo, customer service coordinator, KU Card Office
MyKU will be unavailable on Saturday, Mar. 16 at 8 a.m. through Sunday, Mar. 17 at 1 p.m. because of a comprehensive software upgrade to the system. We will be applying the PeopleSoft “Peopletools 8.5.2 Toolkit”, which provides required PeopleSoft functionality for Kutztown. An email will be sent when the system is available after the upgrade.
Holly Fox, application support manager, IT
On Saturday, Mar. 16, thirty-three Kutztown students will be leaving for the Alternative Spring Break (ASB) program. They will spend a week building houses with Habitat for Humanity in TN, WV, and NC. They have each paid a program fee and participated in fundraisers for the opportunity to do service for others for the week. They will be staying in cabins, church basements, etc. Every year we like to send each group (4 groups) of students with a token of appreciation and to show support from the staff and faculty of Kutztown University. If you would like to participate we welcome a variety of snacks (granola bars, trail mix packets, crackers) and drink boxes (the type to go in lunch boxes) that they can take to the work sites each day, as well as breakfast items (breakfast bars, pop tarts, fruit, cereal-on-the-go boxes/bowels, etc.) that they can eat before they leave each morning. If you would like to contribute items, please bring them to the Community Outreach Center in MSU, anytime this week, Mar. 11-15. Any amount is welcomed and appreciated. Thank you.
Jerry W. Schearer, assistant dean, New Student Programs
JOB OPENINGS: The following non-instructional vacancy is available on campus. This position is open for current employees only.
Clerk Typist 2 (0600329)
Office of the President / Stratton Administration Center
(M-F 37.5hr 0800 to 1630, 1 hour lunch)
Internal applications are due on 3/25/2013
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
PSECU Scholarships: Last call! PSECU scholarship applications are still available. Please pick up applications in your Dean's office or at PSECU, 280 MSU. Scholarship deadline is tomorrow, Mar. 12. Not a member? Come join for free.
Linda L. Lorincz, business advisor, PSECU eCenter
All students who wish to participate in the Study Abroad Program in Turkey during Summer I session, 2013, should sign up for the program by March 13. For information and an application, please contact Dr. Kim Shively, shively@kutztown.edu or at x3-4740.
Kim Shively, associate professor, Anthropology
The Student Recreation Center will be operating under the following special hours during spring break:
Friday, Mar.15: 6 a.m.-6 p.m.
Saturday, Mar.16 - Sunday, Mar.17: CLOSED
Monday, Mar.18 - Friday, Mar.22: 6 a.m.-6 p.m.
Saturday, Mar.23: CLOSED
Sunday, Mar.24 (regular hours resume): 1-11 p.m.
The Keystone Hall Pool :
Friday, Mar.15: 8-9 a.m. and Noon-1 p.m.
Saturday, Mar.16-Sunday, Mar.17: CLOSED
Monday, Mar.18-Friday, Mar.22: 8 - 9 a.m. and Noon-1 p.m.
Saturday, Mar.23: CLOSED
Regular hours of operation will resume on Sunday, Mar.24 from 7 p.m.-10 p.m.
*Group exercise classes will end Thursday, Mar. 14 and resume on Sunday, Mar.24 with the exception of M, T, W lunchtime classes with Cheryl and Tuesday 6:15 a.m. spin class with David*
Tracy Turner, office manager, Recreational Services
“Meet and Eat” Spring 2013 - Have you always wanted to get to know other members of the campus community? Would you enjoy being treated to lunch? The office of the Provost will be sponsoring lunches for small groups that include a combination of KU students, faculty and staff. (Dr. Vargas will not be in attendance at these lunches.) The goal is that these individuals will get to know one another and, in turn, become more knowledgeable about the members of our campus family. So that there is no financial strain on the individuals, the group will be given a money in the form of a Paw Pass to be used at a venue on campus.
Are you available at noon on a Tuesday or Thursday? Or at 11 a.m. on a Monday, Wednesday or Friday? These are times that are most likely that a group of 3-4 people would be able to get a table in the Cub Cafe or Academic Forum. Sign up on KUnited by visiting http://kunited.kutztown.edu and clicking on "Meet and Eat!" at the top of the page. Please use your full KU email address to log in, and your email password. You will be contacted with the information of the others you will be eating with so you can schedule your lunch. Thank you for your participation!
Leah M. Cassellia, director, Office of Student Involvement
"Latinos Beyond Reel" screening - Of particular relevance to students of Electronic Media and Professional Writing, this probing and fast-paced documentary critically examines stubborn, damaging stereotypes pushed by US media. KU’s Chi Upsilon Sigma multicultural sorority hosts a showing Tuesday, Mar. 12 at 5 p.m. in Rohrbach Library 100B, with snacks and drinks. Esteban del Rio, associate professor of Communication Studies at the University of San Diego, says the film "Reveals a relentless, stereotypical, and narrow vision of Latinidad produced by the culture industries." Links to more info at http://www.kutztown.edu/library.
Bruce Jensen, librarian, Rohrbach Library
Christine Núñez and Rachel López, co-advisors, OLA and SDP
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
Please note that the Daily Brief is not sent to students. Announcements for students should be submitted to the Bear Essentials newsletter by using the electronic submission form at www.kutztown.edu/news/bear. Also please do not send out your Daily Brief announcements in separate e-mails to the community. The Daily Brief’s purpose is to minimize the number of e-mails received by faculty and staff. Thank you for your assistance.
KU welcomes Bryan Salvadore back to campus. Bryan will serve as the new sports information director. He comes to us from Bloomsburg where he was the assistant sports information director. Bryan holds both a bachelor and masters degree from Kutztown and served as a graduate assistant in the sports information office. Bryan can be reached at salvadore@kutztown.ed or 610-683-4182
University Relations
Are you an expert on people who commute for work? The Reading Eagle is looking for someone to comment on recent numbers they received on those who commute in and out of Berks County. If you would be willing and able to comment to the Eagle sometime today or tomorrow please e-mail Dave Johnson at dajohnson@kutztown.edu.
Dave Johnson, University Relations
The KU Card Office would like to welcome Uncle Joe’s Authentic New York Pizza as one of their newest off-campus Bear Bucks merchants! Visit their location for the month of March for Grand Opening specials including 10% discount for all KU faculty and staff or check out the KU Card Office Facebook page for a listing of the specials!
Jennifer Santangelo, customer service coordinator, KU Card Office
MyKU will be unavailable on Saturday, Mar. 16 at 8 a.m. through Sunday, Mar. 17 at 1 p.m. because of a comprehensive software upgrade to the system. We will be applying the PeopleSoft “Peopletools 8.5.2 Toolkit”, which provides required PeopleSoft functionality for Kutztown. An email will be sent when the system is available after the upgrade.
Holly Fox, application support manager, IT
On Saturday, Mar. 16, thirty-three Kutztown students will be leaving for the Alternative Spring Break (ASB) program. They will spend a week building houses with Habitat for Humanity in TN, WV, and NC. They have each paid a program fee and participated in fundraisers for the opportunity to do service for others for the week. They will be staying in cabins, church basements, etc. Every year we like to send each group (4 groups) of students with a token of appreciation and to show support from the staff and faculty of Kutztown University. If you would like to participate we welcome a variety of snacks (granola bars, trail mix packets, crackers) and drink boxes (the type to go in lunch boxes) that they can take to the work sites each day, as well as breakfast items (breakfast bars, pop tarts, fruit, cereal-on-the-go boxes/bowels, etc.) that they can eat before they leave each morning. If you would like to contribute items, please bring them to the Community Outreach Center in MSU, anytime this week, Mar. 11-15. Any amount is welcomed and appreciated. Thank you.
Jerry W. Schearer, assistant dean, New Student Programs
JOB OPENINGS: The following non-instructional vacancy is available on campus. This position is open for current employees only.
Clerk Typist 2 (0600329)
Office of the President / Stratton Administration Center
(M-F 37.5hr 0800 to 1630, 1 hour lunch)
Internal applications are due on 3/25/2013
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
PSECU Scholarships: Last call! PSECU scholarship applications are still available. Please pick up applications in your Dean's office or at PSECU, 280 MSU. Scholarship deadline is tomorrow, Mar. 12. Not a member? Come join for free.
Linda L. Lorincz, business advisor, PSECU eCenter
All students who wish to participate in the Study Abroad Program in Turkey during Summer I session, 2013, should sign up for the program by March 13. For information and an application, please contact Dr. Kim Shively, shively@kutztown.edu or at x3-4740.
Kim Shively, associate professor, Anthropology
The Student Recreation Center will be operating under the following special hours during spring break:
Friday, Mar.15: 6 a.m.-6 p.m.
Saturday, Mar.16 - Sunday, Mar.17: CLOSED
Monday, Mar.18 - Friday, Mar.22: 6 a.m.-6 p.m.
Saturday, Mar.23: CLOSED
Sunday, Mar.24 (regular hours resume): 1-11 p.m.
The Keystone Hall Pool :
Friday, Mar.15: 8-9 a.m. and Noon-1 p.m.
Saturday, Mar.16-Sunday, Mar.17: CLOSED
Monday, Mar.18-Friday, Mar.22: 8 - 9 a.m. and Noon-1 p.m.
Saturday, Mar.23: CLOSED
Regular hours of operation will resume on Sunday, Mar.24 from 7 p.m.-10 p.m.
*Group exercise classes will end Thursday, Mar. 14 and resume on Sunday, Mar.24 with the exception of M, T, W lunchtime classes with Cheryl and Tuesday 6:15 a.m. spin class with David*
Tracy Turner, office manager, Recreational Services
“Meet and Eat” Spring 2013 - Have you always wanted to get to know other members of the campus community? Would you enjoy being treated to lunch? The office of the Provost will be sponsoring lunches for small groups that include a combination of KU students, faculty and staff. (Dr. Vargas will not be in attendance at these lunches.) The goal is that these individuals will get to know one another and, in turn, become more knowledgeable about the members of our campus family. So that there is no financial strain on the individuals, the group will be given a money in the form of a Paw Pass to be used at a venue on campus.
Are you available at noon on a Tuesday or Thursday? Or at 11 a.m. on a Monday, Wednesday or Friday? These are times that are most likely that a group of 3-4 people would be able to get a table in the Cub Cafe or Academic Forum. Sign up on KUnited by visiting http://kunited.kutztown.edu and clicking on "Meet and Eat!" at the top of the page. Please use your full KU email address to log in, and your email password. You will be contacted with the information of the others you will be eating with so you can schedule your lunch. Thank you for your participation!
Leah M. Cassellia, director, Office of Student Involvement
"Latinos Beyond Reel" screening - Of particular relevance to students of Electronic Media and Professional Writing, this probing and fast-paced documentary critically examines stubborn, damaging stereotypes pushed by US media. KU’s Chi Upsilon Sigma multicultural sorority hosts a showing Tuesday, Mar. 12 at 5 p.m. in Rohrbach Library 100B, with snacks and drinks. Esteban del Rio, associate professor of Communication Studies at the University of San Diego, says the film "Reveals a relentless, stereotypical, and narrow vision of Latinidad produced by the culture industries." Links to more info at http://www.kutztown.edu/library.
Bruce Jensen, librarian, Rohrbach Library
Kutztown University has been awarded a Healthy Lifestyle Grant from The
Pennsylvania Faculty Health & Welfare Fund. Faculty are invited to
participate in a 30 minute Body Pump Express class on T & TH at 4PM at
the Student Recreation Center. Classes start Tuesday 12 March and
will run through the end of the semester. No membership is required. The
grant will cover the expenses for the instructor, the equipment, and
room rental fee. Those faculty who are not members of the Student
Recreation Center will only have access to the locker room and the
class. Body Pump Express is designed to improve muscular strength and
endurance, body composition, and body density and is adapted to all
fitness levels. Dress in your workout cloths and sneakers and come when
you can. If you have any additional questions, please contact
hayduk@kutztown.edu.
Christine Núñez and Rachel López, co-advisors, OLA and SDP
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
In Case You Missed It:
(Announcements and other information that have previously appeared in the Daily Brief.)
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It’s a Kutztown University night at Berks Jazz
Fest!
KU’s Jazz Ensemble will be performing with Grammy
award winner Kurt Elling on Saturday, Apr. 1 at 7:30 p.m. The concert
will be held at the Miller Center for the Arts in Reading. Tickets are
available at www.ticketmaster.com
or by calling 215-336-2000. You may also purchase them in person at the
Sovereign Performing Arts Center Box Office.
Women's Center Celebrates Women's History Month - Please join us for "Shattering the Glass Ceiling: A Female Neurosurgeon's Journey" on Monday, Mar. 11 at 3 p.m., in AF 101. Dr. Carrie Shulman is an award-winning and board certified neurosurgeon, based in Reading, Pa., whose 16-year military career included active duty in South Korea and Iraq, an Army Commendation for outstanding contribution and leadership, and a 2005 Meritorious Service Award. In addition to discussing her experiences as the "the first and only woman to complete the Walter Reed [Army Medical Center] residency program" and her time serving in the Army, Shulman will discuss endoscopically minimal invasive neurosurgery. For more information on Dr. Carrie Shulman visit: http://www.carrieshulman.com. Emily Renye Schurstein, intern, Women's Center It is with great sadness that I inform the campus community of the passing of Dr. S. Pascale Dewey's mother. Condolences may be sent to Dr. Dewey at her departmental address. Karen Rauch, chair, Modern Language Studies The Financial Aid Office is saddened to inform the campus community of the loss of Rose Lewis Hogg, mother-in-law of Bernard McCree, director of financial aid. Mrs. Hogg passed away unexpectedly Mar. 4. Services will be Saturday at the Clark Memorial UM Church in Nashville, TN. Expressions of sympathy can be sent to Bernard to the Financial Aid Office or to Bernard and Karen McCree, 1528 North 12th Street, Reading, PA 19604. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations be made to the American Lung Association. Joan L. Holleran, associate director, Financial Aid Congratulations to instructor, Susan Bulanda, of the Canine Training & Management program who was awarded the Maxwell Medallion by DWAA (Dog Writers Association of America) in New York City. Sue’s most recent publication, Faithful Friends (Holocaust survivors’ stories of the pets who gave them comfort, suffered alongside them and waited for their return) won this distinguished recognition in the category of Human/Animal Bond. Established more than 75 years ago, the DWAA maintains its association with The Westminster Kennel Club. Kudos also go to another Canine Training & Management instructor, Annarose Ingarra-Milch, whose recent book, Lunch with Lucille, was featured in a Wall Street Journal article by Robert Powell, Editor, MarketWatch’s Retirement Weekly. Linda Friscia-Oppé, Career Development Center The KU Math Club will have it's second meeting of the semester on Tuesday, Mar. 12 at 11 a.m. in Lytle 218. Since Pi Day is on the 14th, we will have an early celebration of the number pi with pi facts, a pi recitation contest, pizza pie, and information about a unique Pi Day opportunity. On Sunday, Mar. 10 and Monday, Mar. 11, Kutztown University’s Department of Music will be hosting a unique back-to-back series of performances, a Master Class and a lecture by internationally-acclaimed Greek pianists Dr. Maria Asteriadou, KU professor of piano, and visiting guest artist, George-Emmanuel Lazaridis. Lazaridis will be performing works by Schubert and Mussorgsky on Mar. 10 at 7:30 p.m. in the Georgian Room, OM. The following day, he will be hosting a lecture on "Artistic Coordination in a Time of Crisis; Making the Right Move" from noon to 1 p.m. in MSU 322. At 3 p.m., Lazaridis will be hosting a Master Class in the Georgian Room. On Monday, Mar. 11 at 7:30 p.m. in the Georgian Room, Asteriadou and Kurt Nikkanen, violin, will be performing and completing their third performance of Beethoven's series of Sonatas, a feat only they will have accomplished thus far. Jessica Longo, intern, Music Department The GLBTQ Resource Center presents "Toasting Equality: The Activists Behind The Movement" at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Mar. 14. Join us in the GLBTQ Resource Center (OM 4) for Part 3 of Lifting the Veil, during which we will recognize and discuss some of the inspirational individuals and political figures behind the fight for marriage equality. Stephani Wright, writing intern, GLBTQ Resource Center 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 today, 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
Science Olympiad STILL Needs Volunteers
- Looking for something to do over Spring Break? Volunteers are needed
to help KU host the Regional Science Olympiad. The event is scheduled
for Wednesday, Mar. 20 (snow date: Mar. 21). We are expecting 28 high
schools and 16 middle schools from Berks, Lehigh, and Northampton
Counties. There will be more than 600 students competing in a variety of
science disciplines such as biology, earth science, chemistry, physics,
computers, and technology. Check out our website at
http://www.kutztown.edu/acad/physci/olympiad/.
You do not need a science background to be a volunteer. We need help
with registrations, lobby info, food sales/delivery, set-up, scoring,
event assistance and so much more. If interested, contact our volunteer
coordinators: Dr. Daniel Aruscavage ataruscava@kutztown.edu
or Dr. Gregory Setliff at
setliff@kutztown.edu.
*** Faculty wanted for judging, scoring data
and for the Appeals Board. A
science background is NOT necessary.
Are you good at understanding and enforcing rules?
The Appeals Board will arbitrate issues between supervisors and
coaches over rule disputes. Faculty
interested should respond to
scienceolympiad@kutztown.edu.
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