Daily Brief
Jan. 26, 2022
Nicole Johnson Award
Dr. Nicole Johnson was recognized at the National Council for Exceptional Children Conference January 16-19 with the Presidential award for Outstanding Service and Leadership as President of the National Division of Visual Impairments and Deafblindness with special recognition of her leadership during the pandemic. Kutztown University’s Visual Impairment program was also recognized as one of the largest and oldest programs in the country, graduating well-prepared teachers of the visually impaired.
John Ward, College of Education
Weather
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Announcements
KU/JC Penney Suit Up Event
Staff and faculty are invited to attend a KU/JCPenney Suit-Up Event 6-9 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 6, JCPenney, Lehigh Vally Mall. Get up to 60% off professional clothing. The store will be closed to the public. This event is exclusively for KU faculty, staff, students and alumni. Please bring your KU ID. Registration is not required.
Jeann Cengeri, Career Development Center
Faculty DSO Information Session: Implementing Accommodations
Join Disability Services for a virtual information session focused on implementing accommodations. Common academic accommodations and the importance of accessibility will also be discussed. Information sessions are scheduled 3-3:50 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 3 and Friday, Feb. 4 on Zoom. Please email DSO@kutztown.edu or call 610-683-4108 to register for the information session.
Linda Feinour, Office of Disability Services
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
Upcoming Events
| Date | Time | Event |
| Jan. 26 | 10 a.m. | COVID-19 Testing East Gym, Student Recreation Center |
| Jan. 27 | 10 a.m. | OneDrive Training 200 Stratton Administration Center |
| Jan. 27 | 11 a.m. | University Curriculum Committee 200 Stratton Administration Center |
| Jan. 27 | 1 p.m. | OneDrive Training 200 Stratton Administration Center |
| Jan. 27 | 7 p.m. | Senator Haywood Virtual Town Hall https://www.senatorhaywood.com/Inclusion |
| Jan. 28 | 1 p.m. | Candi Calhoun Border Retirement Celebration Public Safety, I-Wing, Old Main |
| Feb. 1 | Black History Month | |
| Feb. 2 | 11 a.m. | VPA Faculty First Thursday 11G Schaeffer Auditorium |
| Feb. 3 | 3 p.m. | Faculty DSO Information Session: Implementing Accommodations |
| Feb. 4 | 3 p.m. | Faculty DSO Information Session: Implementing Accommodations |
Athletics
| Date | Time | Event |
| Jan. 28 | 7:30 p.m. | Wrestling vs. UPJ Keystone Arena (Live Stats | Live Video) |
| Jan. 29 | 1 p.m. | Swimming vs. Cedar Crest (Senior Day) Keystone Pool |
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.