Daily Brief
Feb. 23, 2022
Traciana Graves - Ujima Conference
Join the Ujima Conference for Traciana Graves, keynote speaker, leadership development coach and founder of The VLNetwork, 7 p.m. today Wednesday, Feb. 23, 183 MSU.
Melinda Quinones, MCC
Agents of Change: Bilal Salaam '06
The KU Foundation is recognizing Agents of Change - members of the KU community who are trailblazers and catalysts for social equity and justice. The latest feature includes Bilal Salaam '06.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfzKU2Ilt1w
Kutztown University Foundation
Weather
Weather forecasts are provided by KU's Dr. Michael Davis and "Monsoon Mike" Regensburger
Announcements
Assessment Grant Information and Brainstorm
Faculty and staff are invited to attend an information session on assessment grant proposals 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 24, via Zoom. This will be a collaborative session in which previous grant recipients Mary Eicholz and Colleen Clemens discuss previous grant projects, and Grants & Sponsored Projects will help answer any questions you have. I hope this session can help faculty and staff generate ideas for their own assessment grant proposals which are due March 21.
Michele Baranczyk, Office of Assessment
Collegiate Recovery
Collegiate Recovery meetings are held 7-8 p.m. Thursdays, 119 Beck Hall. For more information email cortez@kutztown.edu. There will be discussions, activities and light refreshments. Meetings with recovery advocates, sober curious, living clean and sober lifestyles and those with family and friends are open to campus community. Feb. 24 topic is self-compassion.
Frances Cortez Funk, Health and Wellness Center
Jane Ammon Ed.D. Dissertation Defense
The College of Education announces Jane Ammon will defend her Doctor in Education dissertation, "Decentering Whiteness in Teacher Education Through a Creative Self Study of Womanist Pedagogy," 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 2, via Zoom.
https://kutztown.zoom.us/j/93900763580?pwd=WUJpSThCYnlEMm1kdlUvSWFBbU5Ndz09
Patricia Walsh Coates, College of Education
Faculty First Thursday
Join CVPA 11 a.m. Thursday, March 3, 120 Sharadin or Zoom for Faculty First Thursday. Assistant professor Megan O'Byrne will present "This Land is Our Land: Protesting to Protect Places on the Margin." In 2008, Tim DeChristopher illegally bid on Bureau of Land Management parcels offered for energy exploration leases near National Parks in Utah. This analysis focuses on mediated news coverage and in situ rhetoric to examine the ways that place-based rhetoric and place-as rhetoric tactics were used to protect these park-adjacent lands from oil and gas leases and to protect DeChristopher from impending legal action.
Joselyn Wynter, CVPA Dean's Office
Science Olympiad Needs Volunteers
The Science Olympiad needs volunteers. Are you looking for something fun to do over spring break? Do you want to add a little something to your résumé? Volunteers are needed to help KU host the CE Regional Science Olympiad Thursday, March 17 (snow date: Friday, March 18). The Science Olympiad is a competition held on campus that hosts 18 high schools from five counties. More than 300 students will compete in approximately 23 events based in science disciplines such as biology, earth science, chemistry, physics, computers and technology, and we need your help to make it happen. You do not need a science background to be a volunteer. We need help with registrations, lobby information, food sales and delivery, setup, scoring, event assistance and so much more. You can judge an event or help with the Appeals Board. Club advisers - get your club involved. If you are interested, please contact our volunteer coordinator, Dr. Michael Davis, at midavis@kutztown.edu. Check out our website below for more information. We look forward to having you as part of the team.
Eric Laub and Joann Monko, KU Science Olympiad
Upcoming Events
| Date | Time | Event |
| February | Black History Month Across Campus |
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| Feb. 12 - March 6 |
Eastern Central Pa. Scholastic Art Awards The Miller Gallery |
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| Feb. 23 | 10 a.m. | COVID-19 Testing East Gym, Student Recreation Center |
| Feb. 23 | 2 p.m. | Open Hour with Provost Starbucks, McFarland Student Union Building |
| Feb. 23 | 7 p.m. | UJIMA Keynote: Traciana Graves 183 McFarland Student Union Building |
| Feb. 23 | 7 p.m. | Collegiate Recovery 119 Beck Hall |
| Feb. 24 | 11 a.m. | Social Equity Policies Training 4 Old Main A-Wing |
| Feb. 24 | 11 a.m. | UCC Zoom |
| Feb. 24 | 11 a.m. | CS/IT Research/Connor Ellis Zoom Meeting ID: 936 1203 3210 |
| Feb. 24 | 11 a.m. | Assessment Grant Information Session Zoom |
| Feb. 24 | 11 a.m. | CET Spring Presentation https://kutztown.zoom.us/j/97683843693 |
| Feb. 24 | 3:30 p.m. | Mindfulness with Aliyah Student Recreation Center |
| Feb. 24 | 6:30 p.m. | UJIMA Keynote: Ilyasah Shabazz 218 McFarland Student Union Building |
| Feb. 25 | 10 a.m. | COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic Student Recreation Center |
| Feb. 28 | 10 a.m. | COVID-19 Testing East Gym, Student Recreation Center |
| Feb. 28 | 7:30 p.m. | Music Monday Georgian Room |
| March 2 | 10 a.m. | COVID-19 Testing East Gym, Student Recreation Center |
| March 2 | 10 a.m. | Jane Ammon Dissertation Defense Zoom |
| March 3 | 11 a.m. | CVPA Faculty First Thursday 120 Sharadin, Zoom |
| March 4 | All Day | Commission on the Status of Diversity Conference 218 McFarland Student Union |
Athletics
| Date | Time | Event |
| Feb. 23 | 5:30 p.m. | Women's Basketball vs. Bloomsburg Keystone Arena (Live Stats | Live Video) |
| Feb. 23 | 7:30 p.m. | Men's Basketball vs. Bloomsburg 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.