Daily Brief
July 12, 2022
KU Career Classic Golf Outing
The Career Development Center, in partnership with the Men’s Golf Club and College of Business, is hosting an inaugural fundraising golf outing Friday, Sept. 16 at Golden Oaks, Fleetwood, Pennsylvania. In addition to the golf outing, this event features a networking dinner with KU students and faculty, great food, prizes, contests and more. Players of all skill levels are welcome. All funds raised through both registrations and additional donations will benefit KU students directly. Please share the following registration link with any staff, family or friends who may like to attend for golfing and/or dinner. Contact Chad Ganley at ganley@kutztown.edu with any questions.
https://www.kutztown.edu/CareerClassic
Chad Ganley, Career Development Center
State System Chancellor Visits Kutztown Folk Festival
State System chancellor, Dr. Daniel Greenstein, and his wife visited Berks County for the annual Kutztown Folk Festival Saturday, July 9. Greenstein was given a tour of the festival by Robert Grim, chair of the KU Council of Trustees, and Patrick Donmoyer, director of the Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center.
University Relations
Weather
Weather forecasts are provided by KU's Dr. Michael Davis and "Monsoon Mike" Regensburger
Isolated showers before 2 p.m., scattered showers and thunderstorms 2-4 p.m., then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4 p.m. Some storms could be severe, with damaging winds. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Announcements
Council of Trustee Meeting Canceled
The Council of Trustees meeting scheduled Thursday, Aug. 4 has been canceled.
Office of the President
Free Online Diversity Forum
Are you looking for some additional DEI professional development? The University of Pittsburgh has a free online Diversity Forum, July 25-28. The theme is "Rewiring Our Systems: Transforming the Intersections of Inequity." The forum will feature a dynamic array of keynote programs and community-led sessions that aim to develop social equity consciousness and systems thinking, address the intersections of social identities and cultivate models for advancing social justice. The forum is entirely virtual, free and open to the public. Register at Diversity Forum 2022 (qualtrics.com).
Jerry Schearer, Office of Diversity and Inclusion
AFSCME 2234 Membership Meeting
Please join us 5 p.m. Monday, July 18, 203 Academic Forum for our monthly AFSCME membership meeting. Food will be served. If you have an issue you would like discussed, please feel free to bring it to our attention. Members should have received a survey from AFSCME 13 in the mail at their home address listed with Council 13 regarding our contract.
Christina Ferris, Biology/AFSCME Secretary
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.