Daily Brief
Feb. 2, 2022
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Announcements
Faculty First Thursday
Drs. Keith Massie, Barbe Forgarty and Juliana Svistova will present research at Faculty First Thursday, 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 3, in 13G Schaeffer Auditorium and via Zoom. They will discuss research that examines tweets using #coronavirus from March 4 to May 20, 2020. The initial dataset, collected from the Kutztown University TCAT, included more than 138 million tweets across 36 variables. The work analyzes the content and frequency of users’ tweets about mitigation practices like, but not limited to, hand washing, social distancing and mask wearing; additionally, it addresses the frequencies of relevant CDC tweets and users’ retweets of such CDC tweets.
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Joselyn Wynter, College of Visual and Performing Arts
Spring 2022 Academic Chairs and Secretaries
| Department | Chair | Secretary |
| Academic Enrichment | Thomas Stewart | Nany Brynildsen |
| Anthropology & Sociology |
Kim Shively | Laura French |
| Art & Design | Denise Bosler Pierette Kulpa, Assistant |
Kathy Traylor |
| Art Education | Amy Pfeiler-Wunder | Tracy Reidenhour |
| Athletic Faculty | Renee Hellert | N/A |
| Biology | Christopher Sacchi | Chris Ferris |
| Business Administration | Gary Chao Sue Kong, Assistant Qin Geng, Assistant |
Megan Roth |
| Cinema, Television & Media Production |
Jonathan Joy, Interim | TBD |
| Communication Studies | Mary Eicholtz | TBD |
| Computer Science & Information Technology |
Lisa Frye | Cindy Sutjak |
| Counseling & Psychological Services |
Aimee Adams | Charlene Johnson |
| Counselor Education & Student Affairs |
Helen Hamlet | Pam Hopstetter |
| Criminal Justice | Jonathan Kremser | Sierra Kepner |
| Elementary, Middle Level, Library & Technologies Education |
Tracy Keyes | Karen Lyons |
| English | Jonathan Shaw Amy Lynch-Biniek, Assistant |
Andrea Buno |
| Geography | Richard Courtney | Laurel Delaney |
| History | Mike Gabriel | Anne Cardinal |
| Mathematics | Paul Ache | Sarah Wert |
| Modern Languages | Lynn Kutch, Interim | Merlene Oswald |
| Music | Frank Kumor | Courtney Smith |
| Philosophy & Government | Steve Lem | Heather Pafcheck |
| Physical Sciences | Edward Simpson | Caecilia Holt |
| Psychology | Jason Lanter, Interim | Christy Derr |
| Rohrbach Library Faculty | Susan Czerny | N/A |
| Secondary Education | Mark Wolfmeyer | Vale Deeter |
| Social Work | John Vafeas | Andrea Snyder |
| Special Education | Anne Brawand | Cheryl Oberheim |
| Sport Management and Leadership Studies |
Soojin Kim | Deb Peter |
| Sport Medicine | Jack Entriken | N/A |
Office of the Provost
Upcoming Events
| Date | Time | Event |
| February | Black History Month | |
| Feb. 2 | 10 a.m. | COVID-19 Testing East Gym, Student Recreation Center |
| Feb. 2 | 3 p.m. | Open Hour with Provost Lobby, Old Main |
| Feb. 3 | 11 a.m. | VPA Faculty First Thursday 13G Schaeffer Auditorium | Zoom Meeting |
| Feb. 3 | 11 a.m. | KU Philosophy Club 312 McFarland Student Union |
| Feb. 3 | 3 p.m. | Faculty DSO Information Session: Implementing Accommodations |
| Feb. 4 | 3 p.m. | Faculty DSO Information Session: Implementing Accommodations |
| Feb. 7 | 10 a.m. | COVID-19 Testing East Gym, Student Recreation Center |
| Feb. 7 | 2 p.m. | Mental Health and the Black Community 218 McFarland Student Union |
| Feb. 7 | 3:30 p.m. | President Hawkinson Open Hour 303 Stratton Administration Center |
| Feb. 9 | 10 a.m. | COVID-19 Testing East Gym, Student Recreation Center |
| Feb. 16 | 4 p.m. | Sponsored Programs Recognition Gathering Georgian Room |
| Feb. 16 | 7:30 p.m. | KU Presents: Pioneering Women in Jazz Schaeffer Auditorium |
Athletics
| Date | Time | Event |
| Feb. 2 | 5:30 p.m. | Women’s Basketball vs. East Stroudsburg Keystone Arena (Live Stats | Live Video) |
| Feb. 2 | 7:30 p.m. | Men’s Basketball vs. East Stroudsburg Keystone Arena (Live Stats | Live Video) |
| Feb. 5 | 1 p.m. | Women’s Basketball vs. Lock Haven Keystone Arena (Live Stats | Live Video) |
| Feb. 5 | 3 p.m. | Men’s Basketball vs. Lock Haven Keystone Arena (Live Stats | Live 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.