Daily Brief

On-Campus Internship and Job Fair

Please remind your students that the on-campus KU Internship and Job Fair is noon to 3 p.m. Wednesday, March 11, 218 MSU. There will be more than 80 employers attending. Students need to come professionally dressed and with copies of their resume. Students can view the employers coming to the fair on their Handshake account, as well as making an appointment for the Career Closet for professional clothing. In addition, students can get a free professional headshot at the fair. If you have any questions, please call 610-683-4067.

Internship and Job Fair

Jeann Cengeri, Career Development Center

Lakota Artist brings “The White Buffalo” to KU

For the second show of its Family Series, KU Presents! will bring The Paza Experience theatre piece “The White Buffalo,” to Kutztown University’s Schaeffer Auditorium, 2 p.m. Sunday, March 8. The show will introduce people of all ages to the Lakota Sioux culture, combining storytelling, dance and music. Celebrate the rich heritage of Native American culture with Lakota grass and hoop dancer and flute player Delwin Fiddler Jr. (Hehakapa Mahto - Elk Bear) of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, a descendent of Chiefs Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse. In this performance, Elk Bear is joined by Dr. Samora Free, a singer multi-instrumentalist and soundscape artist. Tickets can be purchased online or by calling 610-683-4092. KU students can access $15 tickets through their MyKU login, or get all performances for just $25 with our new Student Membership.

Paza Experience Tickets

KU Presents!

Ujima Constitution Exhibit

Join us 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today, Wednesday, Feb. 25, Multicultural Center, to explore the Constitution Exhibit. The Constitution isn't just about "the past" or "our founding," it contains your rights. At the Constitution Exhibit, you will have the opportunity to read and receive copy of the Constitution and Declaration of Independence while walking through an exhibit that symbolizes and illustrates the experiences of Black and undocumented Americans. This is an opportunity for you to learn your rights. We will passively show episodes from the show "Amend: The Fight for America" during the exhibit until noon, when we will show the hit Netflix film "13th." Following the film, you will have the opportunity to talk about the film and what parallels you see today. This is also an open forum, where we encourage you to share how you are feeling. In honor of our freedom, and Juneteenth, we will be serving red velvet cupcakes; red being a symbol of Black resilience, strength and sacrifice prior to and after the Emancipation Era. Hope to see you there.

Constitution Exhibit

Angelica Mishra, Multicultural Center

Rescheduled Ignite Event

The Ignite event originally scheduled for today, Wednesday, Feb. 25, has been rescheduled to 6-9 p.m. Tuesday, March 31, 135 Rickenbach Learning Center. Individuals interested in serving as speakers for this event are encouraged to contact Dr. Emily Cripe via email. Thank you for your understanding and we look forward to your participation. Feel free to spread the word around campus.

Jessica Goggins, Communication Studies

Nominations Open for Arthur and Isabel Wiesenberger Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching

You are invited to nominate a candidate for the 2026 Arthur and Isabel Wiesenberger Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching. Any current full-time tenured faculty member at Kutztown University is eligible for nomination. This award is presented each year to one faculty member who has served Kutztown University in a manner that sets them apart from their faculty colleagues. The recipient will receive $2,500 and a plaque, which will be presented by the president of Kutztown University at the Faculty/Staff Convocation and Celebration Friday, Aug. 21. More information and the nomination form are available on the KUF website. When nominating a candidate, please complete the form and return it to Erin Gautier in the Kutztown University Foundation by email to gautier@kuf.org. Nominations are due Sunday, March 1. Please contact 610-683-4110 with questions.

Wiesenberger Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching

KU Foundation

Walk for a Cause: Colon Cancer Awareness

Join the Residence Hall Association and Mu Sigma Upsilon Sorority, Inc., 1-4 p.m. Saturday, March 7, DMZ (rain location: 218 MSU) for Walk for a Cause, a community event dedicated to raising awareness about colon cancer and promoting the importance of early detection and screening. Colon cancer is one of the most common and preventable cancers. When detected early through routine screenings, it is highly treatable. This event aims to educate our campus community about risk factors, warning signs and prevention strategies while honoring survivors and remembering loved ones affected by colon cancer. Participants will have the opportunity to walk in solidarity, connect with campus organizations and access educational resources. Whether you walk in support of someone you love, or to learn more about prevention, your presence helps raise awareness and strengthen our community’s commitment to health and wellness. All students, faculty, staff and community members are encouraged to attend. Register online to participate and help us make a difference.

Walk for a Cause

Maria N. De La Cruz, Residence Life, Housing and Dining Services and Advisor to RHA and Mu Sigma Upsilon

National Security Academic Seminar for Students

Please make your students aware of the opportunity to attend a National Security Seminar, May 15-23, The Washington Center in Washington, D.C. This seminar brings college students from across the country together to interact with experts and public figures, go behind the scenes of organizations throughout the city, discover new career paths and come away with a competitive advantage. The program includes housing and scholarships are available. Application deadline is Monday, March 9. Contact the Career Development Center with questions at careerhelp@kutztown.edu.

The Washington Center National Security Seminar

Jeann Cengeri, Career Development Center

Science Olympiad at KU

Science Olympiad needs volunteers. Looking for something fun to do over spring break? Want to add a little something to your résumé? Volunteers are needed to help KU host the Central Eastern Regional Science Olympiad Thursday, March 19 (snow date Friday, March 20). The Science Olympiad is a competition held on campus that hosts nine middle schools and 33 high schools from nine counties. More than 600 students will compete in approximately 46 events based in science disciplines such as biology, earth science, chemistry, physics, computers and technology; we need your help to make all that happen. You do not need a science background to be a volunteer. We need help with registrations, lobby info, food sales/delivery, set-up, scoring, event assistance and so much more. You can judge an event or help with the Appeals Board. Club advisers, please get your club involved. Contact our volunteer coordinator Dr. Michael Davis at midavis@kutztown.edu if you are interested or check out our Science Olympiad at KU website for more information. We look forward to having you as part of the team.

Eric Laub, Joann Monko and Hannah Wolfe, KU Science Olympiad

Employee of the Month

Employee of the Month Nomination Form

Elisabeth Manwiller, Human Resources

Comp Convo: Bring Your Own Book, AI Edition

The upcoming Composition Conversation is 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 26, 6 Rohrbach Library. Last semester, we participated in a reading group on Teaching with AI, where we explored AI's role in education and how it might be incorporated in potentially productive ways. But there are many more recent books on AI that take various stances on AI's effects, implications, uses and origins. All perspectives, refusal and full incorporation, are welcome in this open conversation, which will have a focus of AI in the composition, research and writing courses. Bring a book on AI to share or critique or just come to add books to your reading list.

Sandi Leonard, Composition Coordinator

College of Visual and Performing Arts Faculty First Thursday Presentation

Join us 11-11:45 a.m. Thursday, March 5, 120 Sharadin, for our monthly Faculty First Thursday presentation "The Serious Thinking Behind a Funny Graphic Novel Series." John Gurney, professor of Illustration and Drawing, is the author and illustrator of Dinosaur Train and the Fuzzy Baseball graphic novel series. He has illustrated more than 140 chapter books for children, including the original A to Z Mysteries and the Bailey School Kids series. He received a B.A. in illustration from Pratt Institute and an MFA in illustration from the University of Hartford. Gurney will share an overview of his illustration career and explore the creative process involved in creating his Fuzzy Baseball graphic novel series. This free presentation is open to the university community with light refreshments provided.

Visual and Performing Arts

Josie Wynter, Visual and Performing Arts

Deadline Approaching for UGRC Faculty Mentorship Award Nominations

The March 15 nomination deadline is approaching for the annual Undergraduate Research and Creativity (UGRC) Faculty Mentorship Awards. Each year, there can be up to four faculty recipients granting $500 in professional development funds. You may nominate yourself or a colleague by filling out the UGRC Faculty Mentorship Award 2026 form. The twofold purpose of the awards is to raise awareness of all the outstanding undergraduate research that is taking place on campus and beyond, whether in local forests or streams, or much farther away, and to reward, recognize and celebrate these impressive achievements. New as of 2025 is the Emerging Mentor Award. This category is intended for early career faculty who have demonstrated exemplary work with undergraduate researchers or a faculty member who is new to the area of UGRC mentorship. The awards recognize excellence in faculty engagement with undergraduate researchers and are sponsored by Kutztown University's Undergraduate Research and Creativity Faculty Advisory Board and the Office of Grants and Sponsored Projects. Recipients will be notified the beginning of April and honored as part of the Chambliss Awards Ceremony Friday, April 24. See information and a list of past recipients online.

Lynn M Kutch, Undergraduate Research and Creativity

Fellin Named PSAC Indoor Track Athlete of the Week

Kutztown University's Michael Fellin was selected as the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Men's Indoor Track Athlete of the Week for the second time this season. Fellin set a new school record in the 55-meter dash, Friday, Feb. 20, as KU hosted the Golden Bear Invitational. The Sheppton, Pa., native ran the second-fastest time in school history with a 6.33 in prelims before breaking Keith Crowell's 2000 school record of 6.32 with a 6.31 in the finals to win the event.

Fellin Named PSAC Indoor Track Athlete of the Week

Sports Information

PSAC's Leader in Blocks, Smuda Gathers Second PSAC East Defensive Athlete of the Week

Junior center Ariana Smuda of Kutztown University women's basketball continued to announce her presence around the rim and earned her second Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Eastern Division Defensive Athlete of the Week. In two games last week, both victories, Smuda averaged five points, five rebounds, three blocks and 2.5 steals per game.

Smuda Named PSAC East Defensive Athlete of the Week

Sports Information