Daily Brief
April 8, 2024
Weather
Weather forecasts are provided by KU's Dr. Michael Davis and "Monsoon Mike" Regensburger
High pressure retreats eastward allowing a weak mid-level trough to pass. Skies will be mostly clear during the morning. Increasing cloud cover from the trough by afternoon with models peaking the cloud cover around 70% by 4 p.m. We should have enough breaks in the cloud cover for decent to good viewing of the eclipse. High temperature near 61. Look for a potential cool down of a couple of degrees as the eclipse peaks though.
Announcements
April 2024 Parents and Family Bulletin
This month’s edition of the KU Parents and Family Bulletin has been sent to registered subscribers and can be found online.
University Relations
SGB's Personal Care Items for KU Students
Join the Student Government Board and help support KU's Bear Essentials Food Pantry by helping us collect personal items, such as toiletries, hygiene products, self-care items and school supplies. Through Friday, April 19, drop off any new personal products in the donation boxes located in the Community Outreach Center. Let's work together as a campus community to help others in need.
Amanda Garcia, Community Outreach Center
Academics
Call for Study Abroad/Away KU-Led Program Proposals
Study abroad and study away proposals for KU-Led Programs are now available for faculty and staff interested in leading programs in the following terms:
Winter 2025
- Proposal Deadline: Wednesday, May 1.
Spring 2025
- Proposal Deadline: Wednesday, May 1.
Summer 2025
- Proposal Deadline: Sunday, Sept. 1.
Those interested in submitting proposals can do so on the MyGLOBALKU portal by clicking "Start a KU-Led Proposal". Email Dr. Christina Kinney at studyaway@kutztown.edu if you have any technical issues or proposal questions.
Christina Kinney, Office of International Education and Global Engagement
Beth Lattanzi's Dissertation Defense
Please join us for Beth Lattanzi's dissertation defense titled, "Searching for Equity Within Children's Literature: A Professor and Students' Journey of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging," 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 10, 245 Beekey. The chairperson is Dr. Amy Pfeiler-Wunder and the dissertation committee includes Dr. McGeehan and Dr. Perkins.
Beth Lattanzi's Dissertation Defense
Catherine McGeehan, College of Education
Chambliss Faculty Research Awards
We invite you to submit nominations for the 2025 Chambliss Faculty Research Award. The Chambliss Faculty Research Award, inaugurated in 2004 through a gift from Dr. Carlson R. Chambliss, recognizes the very highest achievement in research and scholarship. Each year, up to two awards may be given. Each award includes a medal engraved with the awardee’s name, a certificate of recognition and a cash prize of $250. Please note that there is the expectation that each awardee will present a lecture on some aspect of their work in spring or fall 2025. To recommend a colleague or to self-nominate, please send a letter of nomination and a curriculum vitae for the nominee to Karen Rauch, chair, Chambliss Faculty Research Award Selection Committee, by Monday, April 22. All materials should be submitted electronically to rauch@kutztown.edu.
Karen Rauch, Provost's Office
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Outstanding Faculty Award
Dr. Lisa Frye, Computer Science and Information Technology, and Dr. Wendy Ryan, Biological Sciences, are the 2024 recipients of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Outstanding Faculty Award. This honor recognizes a faculty member in the college with a consistent and conscientious commitment to student success both in and out of the classroom. Please join us in congratulating Drs. Frye and Ryan and in thanking them for their dedication to our students.
Dr. Laurie McMillan, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Upcoming Events
| Date | Time | Event |
| April 8 | 7:30 p.m. | Concert: Dark Sky World Premiere with KU Percussion, Choirs and Heartland Marimba Quartet Wells-Rapp Center |
| April 9 | 11 a.m. | Young Entrepreneurs Panel 101 de Francesco |
| April 9 | 4 p.m. | Pirnot Lecture in Mathematics 262 Boehm Hall |
| April 9 | 7:30 p.m. | Concert: Percussion Ensemble with Heartland Marimba Quartet and KU Choirs Georgian Room, Old Main |
| April 10 | 10 a.m. | Dissertation Defense: Beth Lattanzi 245 Beekey |
| April 10 | Noon | Women Entrepreneurs Panel Luncheon 218 MSU (RSVP) |
| April 10 | 3 p.m. | Open Hour with Provost Old Main Concourse |
| April 10 | 7:30 p.m. | KU Presents: Lakecia Benjamin Schaeffer Auditorium (Tickets) |
| April 12 | Noon | Societal Impact and Sustainability Panel Luncheon Georgian Room |
| April 12 | 7:30 p.m. | Alumni Concert and Chamber Players Georgian Room |
Athletics
| Date | Time | Event |
| April 9 | 1 p.m. | Softball vs. Shepherd (DH) North Campus Field (Stats) |
| April 9 | 4:30 p.m. | Women's Tennis vs. East Stroudsburg Keystone Courts |
| April 10 | 3 p.m. | Women's Lacrosse vs. East Stroudsburg Keystone Field (Stats | Video) |
| April 12 | 4 p.m. | Women's Tennis vs. California (PA) Keystone Courts |
| April 13 | 1 p.m. | Softball vs. Lock Haven (DH) North Campus Field (Stats) |
| April 13 | 1 p.m. | Baseball vs. Shepherd (DH) North Campus Field (Stats | Video) |
Accommodations
Persons with a disability, and who require accommodation, should notify the Disability Services Office two weeks prior to the event at 610-683-4108 or email DSO@kutztown.edu, TDD number: 610-683-4499, in order to discuss accommodations. Every effort will be made to provide reasonable accommodations. Please note: Kutztown University does not provide wheelchairs or other mobility devices.
Non-Discrimination Statement
Kutztown University does not discriminate in employment or educational opportunities on the basis of sex, race, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or veteran status. To discuss a complaint of discrimination, please contact the University’s Title IX Coordinator located in the Office of Social Equity, Old Main A-Wing, Room 02, by phone at 610-683-4700 or by email at pena@kutztown.edu or the Office for Civil Rights located in the Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Bldg., 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20202-1100, by phone at 800-421-3481 (TDD: 800-877-8339), by fax at 202-453-6012, or by email at OCR@ed.gov.