Daily Brief

Jan. 6, 2022

Front row left to right: Dr. Kenneth S. Hawkinson, president of Kutztown University; State Senator Art Haywood (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery); Dr. Denise Pearson, vice chancellor and chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer at PASSHE; State Senator Judy Schwank (D-Berks).

End Campus Racism: Newsletter from Senator Haywood

Please read the Fall 2021 newsletter from State Senator Art Haywood titled, "Own Our Solutions: End Campus Racism." KU hosted a press conference in July 2021 for State Senator Haywood, who announced new funding for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives at State System universities.

https://www.senatorhaywood.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Haywood_Newsletter_Fall_2021.pdf

University Relations

Weather

Weather forecasts are provided by KU's Dr. Michael Davis and "Monsoon Mike" Regensburger

Announcements

AFSCME Women's Conference

Please plan to attend the AFSCME 2234 meeting 5 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 18 where we will vote on attendance for the March 4-6 AFSCME Women's Conference, Hershey, Pa.

Chris Ferris, AFSCME secretary

Upcoming Events
Date Time Event
Jan. 13 TBA Staff Well-being Event
TBA
Jan. 17 All Day Martin Luther King Jr. Day
University Closed
Jan. 18 5 p.m. AFSCME 2234 Membership Meeting
220 Boehm Science Center

Athletics
Date Time Event
Jan. 8 10 a.m. Wrestling vs. KU Duals
O'Pake Fieldhouse

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.

Notify the university of an accessibility concern

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.