Daily Brief
Aug. 23, 2022
Richman Named KU Employee of the Month for May 2022
Congratulations to Michael Richman, electronic system technician, Visual and Performing Arts, on being named Kutztown University Employee of the Month for May 2022. Richman’s nomination from Michael Johnston, department chair, Cinema, Television and Media Production, can be read online.
University Relations
Weather
Weather forecasts are provided by KU's Dr. Michael Davis and "Monsoon Mike" Regensburger
The upper level low pressure and warm front that brought yesterday’s precipitation will be spinning around up near New England today and still will have the opportunity to throw a couple of showers or thundershowers our way, but less widespread than yesterday’s event. Most of today will be dry and partly sunny, but carry an umbrella just in case for one more day. Humid. High of 84.
Announcements
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Upcoming Events
| Date | Time | Event |
| Aug. 26 | 8 a.m. 9 a.m. |
Faculty and Staff Convocation Celebration Continental Breakfast Program Schaeffer Auditorium |
Athletics
Field Hockey Appears in Top-Four of PSAC Preseason Poll
For the second straight year, Kutztown University field hockey sees its highest ranking in program history, repeating as fourth in the 2022 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference preseason coaches poll, announced Monday by the league office. The Golden Bears, who finished last season at 11-7 overall and 5-5 in the PSAC, tied their highest ranking in the preseason poll since the Eastern and Western Divisions merged in 2013. They have had a top-six ranking every season dating back to 2015. Kutztown is just two seasons removed from a 15-win, 2019 season, which included a PSAC runner-up finish and a trip to the NCAA Division II Final Four.
Sports Information
Men's Rugby Has Three Alumni in the Top 10 of MLR Draft
Kutztown University men's rugby made history once again. Less than three months following its first national championship, KU had three former student-athletes get drafted in the top 10 of the first round in the Major League Rugby (MLR) professional draft last week.
Trent Rogers was selected seventh overall by New Orleans Gold, Kekoa Kauwe had his name called ninth overall by the Utah Warriors and Matt Gelhaus was picked 10th by Rugby Atlanta.
There were three rounds to the draft with 36 players to be selected for professional rugby. The MLR event was broadcast nationally on FS1 sports.
https://kubears.com/news/2022/8/22/ku-mens-rugby-has-three-drafted-in-top-10-of-mlr-draft.aspx
C.J. Hemerly, Kutztown Sports Information
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