Daily Brief

Vanessa Maybruck – Gold Medal

Vanessa Maybruck, from Allentown, Pa., is an Honors student, a mathematics and mathematics education dual major with a minor in biochemistry graduating in May. Maybruck was awarded the Chambliss Academic Achievement Gold Medal for outstanding service to the university community and successfully completed research project(s). She has been actively involved in multiple organizations on campus, including the mathematics department Peer Mentor Program, the Kappa Mu Epsilon Honor Society, the KU Honors Club and the KU Choirs. She has made outstanding contributions to the KU chapter of the Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM) and the IOTA chapter of the Delta Alpha Pi International Honor Society (DAP). She has served as president of AWM for more than two years, where she co-organized and coordinated several events focused on empowering women, celebrating diversity and navigating male-dominated careers as women. It was primarily her leadership that made these events a success. Maybruck has made other significant contributions to the campus community through her efforts to promote disability awareness and improve campus accessibility for individuals with disabilities. She had multiple leadership roles as an active member of DAP and is the current president. Under her leadership, DAP members worked to create guidelines for making large-scale campus events more accessible to all, where she hopes to publish these guidelines for general campus use. Maybruck is KU's nominee for the State System's Syed R. Ali-Zaidi Award for Academic Excellence. Maybruck plans to obtain her Ph.D. in applied mathematics to become a professor and prolific mathematical modeler.

University Relations

Pinchas Zukerman Closes the KU Presents Season

With a celebrated career encompassing five decades, Pinchas Zukerman reigns as one of today's most sought after and versatile musicians - violin and viola soloist, conductor, and chamber musician. Performing with Canadian Juno Award-winning Amanda Forsyth, considered one of North America's most dynamic cellists, and pianist Shai Wosner, internationally recognized for his exceptional artistry, musical integrity, and creative insight, the Pinchas Zukerman Trio will present unforgettable evening of musical mastery 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 20. Visit www.KutztownPresents.org for the evening's program. Tickets: are $48, $41 for seniors and students and can be purchased on line or by calling 610-683-4092.  KU Faculty/Staff can access $41 tickets and KU Students $10 tickets by logging into ticketing with their MYKU credentials.

http://www.kutztownpresents.org

Amy Botwright, KU Presents!

Ann Gundry Remembrance Service

Please join us 4 p.m. today, Monday, April 18, Old Main Concourse to celebrate Dr. Ann Gundry's life on her birthday.  RSVP encouraged but not required, to Dina Hayduk, hayduk@kutztown.edu. Dr. Gundry taught at KU for 37 years in the department of physical education, until her retirement in 2004.  During her time here, Ann served as the director to the Women’s Center from 1991-2004, and was a founding faculty member of what was then called the Women’s Studies Minor.  Ann created several student scholarships, and was active in the faculty union, APSCUF.  She established the Dr. Constance P. Dent and Dr. Ann T. Gundry Distinguished Speaker Series in collaboration with the Kutztown University Women’s Center and Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies program, which allowed us to bring Madonna Thunderhawk, Ilyasah Shabazz and Feminista Jones to campus. Ann paved the way for so much of what we do through Allies, FMLA, WGS and both the Women’s Center and LGBTQ+ Resource Center. We are grateful to have known such a remarkable, generous, determined human.

Read more about Ann's life here.

Women's Center

AFSCME Membership Meeting

AFSCME 2234 members, please join us for our monthly membership meeting at 5 p.m. today, Monday, April 18, in 203 Academic Forum. If you have any questions, please attend and we will be glad to address your concerns.

Christina Ferris, AFSCME

Clay Club Visiting Artist Cristina Tufiño

Clay Club visiting artist Cristina Tufiño will present 7 p.m. Monday, April 18, 123 Sharadin Arts Building. Tufiño is an interdisciplinary artist who uses clay, cement, video, photography and installations to explore identity, landscape, cultural values and her personal experiences and memories.

Gwendolyn Yoppolo, Clay Club

Faculty Artist Series: Daniel Immel, Piano

Department of Music Faculty member Daniel Immel will present a solo piano recital entitled "Waterfire" 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 18, in Schaeffer Auditorium. The program will feature music by Bach, Debussy, Chopin and Vine. The program is free and open to the public and will be live-streamed as well for those who cannot be in attendance.  

https://youtu.be/I_UZcF_fMVw

Daniel Immel, Department of Music

SBDC: Cybersecurity Basics for Remote Work

Please join us 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 19, for a SBDC workshop: Cybersecurity Basics for Remote Work. In this webinar, you will learn how to understand the importance of cyber safety, recognize the need for password-protected Wi-Fi, utilize multi-factor authentication, and learn phishing basics and how to avoid falling for them.

https://pasbdc.ecenterdirect.com/events/29207

Pennsylvania Small Business Development Center

International Careers and Languages Panel

The Modern Language Studies Department and the Career Development Center present a panel on language study and international career opportunities noon to 1:20 p.m. Tuesday, April 19, in 287 Old Main and on Zoom. Panelists include Soeren Eberhardt, localization and internationalization expert at Microsoft; KU alumnus Jeremiah Gwozdziewycz, a cryptolinguist and signals intelligence analyst with the United States Army; alumnus Nathan Hayduk, an intern with the Foreign Commercial Service; and Margot Welk, an independent social impact consultant, formerly of USAID. Meet the Panelists here.

Lynn M. Kutch, Modern Language Studies

Open Hour with Provost

Faculty, staff and students are invited to drop by and chat with the provost, Dr. Lorin Basden Arnold, during her open office hour 11 a.m., Wednesday, April 20, Old Main concourse (east side). Faculty and staff who would like to have a conversation, but for whom this time does not work, are welcome to contact the Office of the Provost at 610-683-4155 to schedule a time to meet.

https://www.kutztown.edu/about-ku/administrative-offices/provost-academic-affairs/office-of-the-provost.html

Office of the Provost

Author Reading

Join us 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 20, 183 McFarland Student Union as Colleen O'Brien and Jeffrey Voccola read from their recently-published book. Book signing will follow.

Jeffrey Voccola, Department of English

Elder Care Workshop

Ann Barlett from the Berks County Area Agency on Aging will share information about the various programs, services and resources available for older adults, adult children of aging parents, caregivers, etc. 11 a.m., Thursday, April 21, 260 Boehm Science Center. Highlights include:
- Care at Home
- Information on in-home services and eligibility for the funded in-home care programs
- Supportive Services
- Caregiver Support program, Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
- Services to Seniors
- Home-Delivered Meals, Senior Community Centers, PA MEDI program
- Ombudsman Advocacy for long-term care residents
- Elder Abuse Awareness and Protective Services
- Health & Wellness programs, promoting independence and healthy lifestyles
- Resources
This event sponsored by the Kutztown University Commission on the Status of Women is open to faculty, staff and students. Join us in person or via Zoom Meeting ID: 982 5919 5199 Passcode: 175964. RSVP by April 19, 2022 to ronan@kutztown.edu. 

KU Commission on the Status of Women website link

John Ronan, Kutztown University Commission on the Status of Women

24th Annual Kutztown University Children's Literature Conference

The 24th annual Kutztown University Children's Literature Conference is 8:30 a.m. Saturday, April 23, McFarland Student Union. It is $5 for students to attend, and free for all staff to attend. However, you must register on our website: http://kuchildrensliterature.weebly.com. Speakers include Anna Raff, illustrator of many children’s books, Jonah Winter, author of children’s books that promote social and racial justice, environmental awareness and facts, Stacy McAnulty, author of children’s books that focus on many different areas of science, and finally Elizabeth Zunon, author of children’s books that reflect her childhood of growing up on the Ivory Coast. All presenters have won numerous book awards. For more information visit our website.

https://kuchildrensliterature.weebly.com

Roseanne Perkins and Emily Blumetti, EMLT

Edward Luckey Ed.D. Dissertation Defense

The College of Education announces Edward Luckey will defend his Education Doctorate dissertation, "Banding and Belonging Together: Insights of Newly-Recruited ELL Musicians," 8:30 a.m. Friday, April 29, via Zoom. 

https://www.kutztown.edu/academics/colleges-and-departments/education/education-doctorate-in-transformational-teaching-and-learning/edd-dissertations.html

Patricia Walsh Coates, College of Education