Daily Brief

Freshmen/Parent Orientation

Please join us in welcoming new freshmen and their families to campus today for new student orientation. 

https://www.kutztown.edu/orientation

Lisa Grabowski, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

University Curriculum Committee

The University Curriculum Committee will meet 11 a.m., Thursday, Jan. 27, in 200 Stratton Administration Center. Contact Brian Meares at meares@kutztown.edu with any questions.

Brian Meares, University Curriculum Committee

Virtual Town Hall - Hiring and Retaining More Faculty and Staff of Color

Please join our Virtual Town Hall with Senator Haywood, 7-8 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 27. The topic is "Hiring and Retaining More Faculty and Staff of Color." We continue to do the work to address campus racism and build campuses of inclusive communities. Register at: SenatorHaywood.com/Inclusion or call 215-242-8171.

https://www.senatorhaywood.com/Inclusion

Jerry Schearer, Office of Chief Diversity Officer

Recreation and Sport Club Advisors Needed

The Office of Recreational Services is looking for faculty/staff advisors for the Bass Fishing, Disc Golf, Men's Lacrosse and Men's Volleyball clubs. The advisor donates their time working with the club to ensure compliance with university policies and to assist in the learning and development of student participants. Other duties include advising the executive board in creating yearly budgets, providing approval for club financial transactions, attending club meetings, games or events whenever possible and serving as a source of information for the students. If you are interested in becoming the advisor for one of the above-listed clubs, please contact Matt Barrett, coordinator of structured sports, at barrett@kutztown.edu.

Matt Barrett, Recreational Services

Spring 2022 Academic Chairs and Secretaries

Department Name	Chair	Dept. Secretary
Academic Enrichment	Thomas Stewart, Chair	Nancy Brynildsen
Anthropology & Sociology	Kim Shively, Chair	Laura French
Art & Design	Denise Bosler, Chair	Kathy Traylor
Art Education	Amy Pfeiler-Wunder, Chair	Tracy Reidenhour
Athletic Faculty	Renee Hellert, Chair	N/A
Sport Medicine	Jack Entriken, Chair	N/A
Biology	Christopher Sacchi, Chair	Chris Ferris
Business Administration	Gary Chao, Chair Sue Kong, Assistant Chair                                                   Qin Geng, Assistant Chair	Megan Roth
Cinema, Television and Media Production	Jonathan Joy, Interim Chair	TBD
Communication Studies	Mary Eicholtz, Chair	TBD
Computer Science & Information Technology	Lisa Frye, Chair	Cindy Sutjak
Counseling & Psychological Services	Aimee Adams, Chair	Charlene Johnson
Counselor Education & Student Affairs	Helen Hamlet, Chair	Pam Hopstetter
Criminal Justice	Jonathan Kremser, Chair	Sierra Kepner
Elementary, Middle Level, Library and Technologies Education	Tracy Keyes, Chair	Karen Lyons
English	Jonathan Shaw, Chair Amy Lynch-Biniek, Assistant Chair	Andrea Buno
Geography	Richard Courtney, Chair	Laurel Delaney
History	Mike Gabriel, Chair	Anne Cardinal
Mathematics	Paul Ache, Chair	Sarah Wert
Modern Language Studies	Lynn Kutch, Interim Chair	Merlene Oswald
Music	Frank Kumor, Chair	Courtney Smith
Philosophy & Government	Steve Lem, Chair	Heather Pafchek
Physical Sciences	Edward Simpson, Chair	Caecilia Holt
Psychology	Jason Lanter, Interim Chair	Christy Derr
Rohrbach Library Faculty	Susan Czerny, Chair	N/A
Secondary Education	Mark Wolfmeyer, Chair	Vale Deeter
Social Work	John Vafeas, Chair	Andrea Snyder
Special Education	Anne Brawand, Chair	Cheryl Oberheim
Sport Management and Leadership Studies	Soojin Kim, Chair	Deb Peter

Office of the Provost