Daily Brief
Aug. 11, 2025
Weather
Weather forecasts are provided by KU's Dr. Michael Davis and "Monsoon Mike" Regensburger
High pressure will gradually weaken and shift eastward. The system will remain the dominant feature though. Sunny skies are expected. High temperature near 86.
Announcements
Return to Standard Administrative Office Hours
Offices will return to standard administrative business hours Monday, Aug. 18. Standard business hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, with a one-hour lunch.
Jennifer Weidman, Human Resources
2025 Welcome Week Events
We're excited to kick off this year's Welcome Week for our new Golden Bears starting the evening of Thursday, Aug. 21. The festivities will continue into the first weeks of classes with tons of events designed to help new students connect with each other, explore campus and have fun. Friday, Aug. 22 is a required day for all new students and will feature some of our favorite KU traditions, including convocation at 1 p.m. followed by college-specific meetings and more. Check out the full Welcome Week schedule online.
Brett Santos, New Student Orientation
Academics
DSW Dissertation Defense by Samantha Perales
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the Department of Social Work are pleased to announce Samantha Perales will defend her Doctor of Social Work dissertation, “Academic Persistence and Rural Social Work Students: an analysis of factors impacting decisions to persist,” 10 a.m. to noon, Friday, Aug. 15, via Zoom. The dissertation chair is Dr. Janice Gasker.
Dr. Juliana Svistova, Social Work
University Writing Center Fall 2025 Information
The Kutztown University Writing Center opens Monday, Aug. 25. Below is information to share with your students and add to your syllabi and/or D2L pages. Please have your students reach out to the KU Writing Center for help and to schedule an in-person or online writing session concerning papers for any subject or discipline.
Making an appointment:
- In-person sessions: call 610-683-4733, visit 100C Rohrbach Library or email wrcenter@kutztown.edu to set up an appointment.
- Online sessions: to begin using the WCOnline site and schedule an online session, please go to https://kutztown.mywconline.com. See our website for additional helpful instructions and screenshots.
Our fall 2025 in-person hours are 2-6 p.m. Sunday, 2-8 p.m. Monday and Wednesday, and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Our fall 2025 online hours are 2-6 p.m. Sunday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, 3-8 p.m. Wednesday, and noon to 4 p.m. Friday.
Faculty who would like schedule an in-person or Zoom information session about the UWC or any in-class writing information sessions (the writing process, writing stress, citation styles, etc.), please email or fill out our Google form.
Patricia D. Pytleski, The KU Writing Center
Upcoming Events
| Date | Time | Event |
| Aug. 13 | 9:30 a.m. | CEL AI Workshop 6 Rohrbach |
| Aug. 18 | 8 a.m. | Return to Standard Administrative Office Hours |
| Aug. 21 | All Day | New Student Move-In Day |
| Aug. 22 | 8 a.m. | Faculty and Staff Convocation and Celebration Schaeffer Auditorium (RSVP) |
| Aug. 22 | 1 p.m. | Student Convocation O'Pake Fieldhouse |
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 Office of Social Equity, Old Main A-Wing, Room 02, by phone at 610-683-4700 or by email at pena@kutztown.edu. Pursuant to Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Kutztown University does not discriminate on the basis of sex and prohibits sex discrimination in any education program or activity that it operates, including admissions and employment. Any inquiries regarding the application of Title IX at Kutztown University may be made to Bradley Davis, the university’s Title IX coordinator, located in Old Main A-Wing, Room 02A, by phone at 610-683-4782 or by email at titleix@kutztown.edu. You may also contact 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.