Daily Brief

December Holiday Boxes

Thank you to our entire Kutztown community for your help in donating holiday boxes to Friend, Inc. for the second round this holiday season. We more than doubled our goal again and donated 116 boxes to local families. A true campus and community partnership. Donations were collected from student groups and campus departments, as well as from the local youth wrestling and baseball/softball organizations. Together, we can make a difference.

Amanda Garcia, Community Outreach Center

Planetarium Show Tonight: Season of Light

Come learn about astronomy of the seasons and the solstice traditions of the Christian, Jewish, Celtic, Nordic, Roman, Irish, Mexican and Hopi people with "Season of Light," a classic holiday show, 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 11, Planetarium, Grim Science Building. This event is free and open to the public. Seating is first-come, first-serve and the doors will open at 6 p.m.

Planetarium

Phill Reed, Physical Sciences/Planetarium and Observatory

Addressing Mail and Packages Correctly

Please do not put "Kutztown University" or a P.O. Box number in the mailing address. If you address mail or packages incorrectly, they could be returned to the sender. You will receive everything faster if you include your Full Name, Department Name and Room Number. If you oversee ordering for a person in a different department, please make sure to put the person's Full Name, Department Name and Room Number who is receiving the package. If you are looking for a package, please send the tracking number to mailservices@kutztown.edu.
(EXAMPLE)
Full Name – Room Number
Department Name
425 Baldy Road
Kutztown, PA 19530

Louis Richuitti, Mail Services

MSU Weekend Hours

The MSU will close 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 12. The MSU will be open 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, and closed Sunday, Dec. 14. Winter break hours are 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., beginning Monday, Dec. 15.

Amanda Garcia, MSU Operations

Last Days to See Exhibition, "Stay Alive Make Art"

This is the last week to see the highly popular exhibition in Sharadin's Miller Gallery, "Stay Alive Make Art." The exhibition closes 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 14. Thousands of students have come through this space, having conversations and learning about creativity, mental illness and addiction and how to help inspire students to stay alive and make art. All ages are welcome to visit the coloring lounge, play at the Lego station, add to the mega bucket list and draw on the graffiti wall. The exhibition features artwork by Amos Lemon Burkhart, the son of Ann Lemon, communication design emeriti, who died tragically in a drug and alcohol related drowning in 2018. Interactive stations throughout the gallery speak to Amos' story and artwork. Many students have expressed the need for more spaces like this on campus; come visit and get some ideas for your areas. Seeing the student artwork contributed to the exhibition gives us a particularly unique view into the mental health struggles of our students. Visit the 3D tour online.

Stay Alive Make Art

Karen Stanford, CVPA Galleries and Community Outreach

Kutztown Magazine Writing Students Get Published in Berks County Living Magazine

Students taking Magazine Writing, PRWR 214, had the opportunity to write articles for Berks County Living's Best of Berks issue, the magazine's major December event. The students interviewed the winning business owners, wrote, revised and fact-checked their articles, which are now published. Copies of the print magazine are available at retail outlets all over Berks County and online.

Melissa Nurczynski, Professional Writing

Fall 2024 SLO 7 Annual Report Now Available

The General Education Program and Assessment Committee (GEPAC) has published the Fall 2024 Assessment Report for Student Learning Outcome (SLO) 7. Faculty and staff, especially those teaching FYSM 100, are encouraged to review the report. 

Assessment Reports

Karen Rauch, Office of the Provost

Women's Soccer's Day Recognized as All-American after Strong 2025 Season

Junior defensive midfielder Maura Day of the Kutztown University women's soccer team was named to the All-America Third Team by the Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA) for her stellar 2025 season. Day was named as an All-American for the first time after completing a season where she picked up several regional and national honors. Her historic season led her to be named the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference East Division Defensive Player of the Year and First Team All-Region honoree from the United Soccer Coaches and D2CCA.

Women's Soccer's Day Named All-America

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Soccer's Day and Morgan Featured on All-Region Team

Juniors Maura Day and Corinne Morgan of the Kutztown University women's soccer team were recognized on the NCAA Division II Atlantic All-Region squads by the United Soccer Coaches (USC). Day was voted to the First Team as a defender, while Morgan was named a Second Team forward after the duo led a stellar Golden Bears attack in the 2025 campaign.

Soccer's Day and Morgan Named All-Region

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