Daily Brief
February 20, 2020
I HEART KU WEEK
President Hawkinson pictured with current KU students during the “Ask Me about Phil” event on the final day of “I Heart KU Week.” Learn more about philanthropy at KU at www.kuf.org/alumi/i-heart-ku.
Mary Neuenschwander, Alumni Relations, KU Foundation
WEATHER
Weather forecasts are provided by KU's Dr. Michael Davis and "Monsoon Mike" Regensburger
Not as sunny as yesterday, but not a bad day either. Either way, it'll be dry as a storm misses us to the south. Highs in the upper 30s.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
FREE SCREENING OF DOCUMENTARY: "PLAYING WITH FIRE"
Feb. 20 and 21
Jeannette Sorrell, told by the Juilliard School and the Cleveland Orchestra that no one will hire a woman conductor, forms her own Baroque orchestra, Apollo’s Fire, to immediate acclaim. This documentary by Allan Miller, a two-time Academy Award winner, follows the work of this conductor and how she transforms her expressive gestures through the musicians into an exciting performance. Join us for one of two free and open to the public screenings, 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 20, and noon, Friday, Feb. 21, both in Alumni Auditorium, 183 McFarland Student Union. Then, come see Sorrell perform live and in person with Apollo's Fire in Schaeffer Auditorium at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 25. Tickets are still available: https://tinyurl.com/ApollosFireKU
Bryan Zellmer, KU Presents!
THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES 20TH ANNIVERSARY
Feb. 20 and 21
FMLA and the Women’s Center present Eve Ensler’s Obie Award-winning play, “The Vagina Monologues.” Event dates are 7 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 20, and Friday, Feb. 21, in the Nancy Jean Stump Seiger ʼ54 Multipurpose Room, 218 McFarland Student Union. This student production is performed as part of the worldwide V-Day Campaigns to raise awareness and funds for local anti-violence initiatives. Tickets are $5 with KU ID; $10 without at https://kutztown.universitytickets.com/ or call ext. 3-4092. Tickets can also be purchased at the McFarland Student Union information desk. Proceeds benefit Safe Berks and the V-Day International Spotlight. https://vday.org/.
Diane Biehl, Women's Center
CALL FOR PROPOSALS: WIKIPEDIA EDIT-A-THON
Rohrbach Library, in partnership with the Frederick Douglass Institute, will be hosting a Wikipedia Edit-a-thon focused on broadening representation on Wikipedia on Tuesday, April 21. Our event will feature workshops, presentations and lightning talks. We invite proposals from all those interested in speaking to the marginalizing/empowering effects of internet knowledge production. Proposals can be submitted HERE by Friday, March 6. Contact gomez@kutztown.edu with questions.
Stefani Gomez, Rohrbach Library
DEPUTY CHIEF DREZEK GRADUATES FROM NORTHWESTERN
Kutztown University chief of police John Dillon is pleased to announce the recent graduation of deputy chief of police David Drezek from the School of Police Staff and Command at Northwestern University. Deputy chief Drezek has successfully completed and graduated the 10-week Staff and Command program held in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. The School of Police Staff and Command provides upper-level college instruction in 27 core blocks of instruction. Read More.
Bryan Salvadore, Office of Communications
EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH
Now is the time to submit nominations for the February 2020 Employee of the Month. https://fs7.formsite.com/kutzuniv/EOM/index.html
Alexis Martin, Office of Human Resources
UPCOMING EVENTS
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Feb. 20 |
9 a.m. |
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day |
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Feb. 20 |
11 a.m. |
EMS Refresher Training Session |
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Feb. 20 |
7 p.m. |
The Vagina Monologues |
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Feb. 20 |
7 p.m. |
Screening: “Playing With Fire” |
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Feb. 21 |
8:45 a.m. |
Admitted Student Class Visitation Day |
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Feb. 21 |
noon |
Screening: “Playing With Fire” |
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Feb. 21 |
7 p.m. |
The Vagina Monologues |
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Feb. 25 |
6 p.m. |
Pet Therapy |
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Feb. 25 |
7:30 p.m. |
KU Presents! Apollo’s Fire |
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Feb. 27 |
11 a.m. |
University Curriculum Committee |
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Feb. 21 |
5 p.m. |
MTRACK vs. Last Chance Qualifier |
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Feb. 21 |
5 p.m. |
WTRACK vs. Last Chance Qualifier |
NATIONAL BLACK HIV/AIDS AWARENESS DAY
Feb. 20
Meet with HIV/AIDS specialists for information, confidential free HIV testing and giveaways, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 20, in the lobby of McFarland Student Union. This event is open to the campus community.
Frances C. Cortez Funk, Office of Health Promotion Services
CECELIA GRANT EXHIBITS WORK IN SHARADIN
Senior art major Cecelia Grant will be showing her newest work in the Atrium Gallery, Sharadin Arts Building. The show, “Little Boxes,” reflects the way art can transform ordinary subjects. The opening reception is 6-8 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 19, and will continue through Feb. 27. Cecelia was recognized by a jury at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia in November 2019 as one of 27 undergraduate students from BFA programs nationwide to participate in prestigious “Crosscurrents Exhibition” at the Academy’s Annenberg Gallery in Philadelphia.
Mark Mahosky, Department of Art
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.