Daily Brief
Feb. 24, 2022
Kraal Featured for STEM Pedagogical Research
Dr. Erin Kraal, Department of Physical Sciences, was recently featured on the Scientia website, profiling her work in STEM pedagogical research. Kraal and colleagues recently assessed ‘Student Produced Audio Narratives’ (SPAN), a teaching approach designed to improve the perceptions of students enrolled in introductory geoscience courses and increase their engagement. Read preliminary results. Read full story.
University Relations
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Announcements
2022 PASSHE Diversity Summit
Thank you again to all who attended the 2021 PASSHE Diversity Summit. We would like your input for the 2022 Diversity Summit. Please use the link to give your input as we begin the planning.
Jerry Schearer, Diversity and Inclusion Centers
Postponed: Faculty Chamber Music Silvertrust Series Recital
The Faculty Chamber Music Silvertrust Series Recital scheduled for Feb. 24 in the Georgian Room has been postponed. The rescheduled date has yet to have been decided, but will be announced once more is known. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.
Courtney Smith, Music Department Secretary
Mindfulness with Aliyah
Well-being sessions are a great opportunity to intentionally show up and participate in mindfulness, mental body scanning, mindful coloring and more. Join us 3:30-4:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 24, March 10, 24, April 7 and 21, South Studio, Student Recreation Center.
Frances Cortez Funk, Health and Wellness Center
Tracy Driehaus Ed.D. Dissertation Defense
The College of Education announces Tracy Driehaus will defend her Education Doctorate dissertation, "Blinded by Whiteness: Middle-Class White Teachers’ Explorations of Identity and Deficit Discourse at the Intersection of Race, Class, and Perceived Ability," 3:30 p.m. Thursday, March 10, via Zoom.
Patricia Walsh Coates, College of Education
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. 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 |
| March 2 | 5:30 p.m. | PSAC Quarter Final Kutztown vs. TBD Keystone Arena (Live Stats) |
| March 3 | 4 p.m. | WLAX vs Caldwell Keystone Field |
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.