Daily Brief
July 24, 2025
Call for Proposals: Gender and Sexual Minorities Conference
The ninth annual KU Gender and Sexual Minorities Conference (GSM) is Oct. 1-3, MSU. The conference theme will highlight LGBTQ history - Honoring Our Past, Present and Future. We are now accepting program proposals on Engage. Please submit your program proposal online by Friday, Sept. 5. The GSM keynote speaker is Broadway performer and debut author Chloe Davis. Her book, "The Queen's English," is a dictionary and colorful collection of LGBTQIA+ language with cultural references and usage notes. Davis will present at 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 2, 218 MSU. When the schedule is finalized, registration for the conference will open Monday, Sept. 8, on Engage. You can consult the LGBTQ+ Resource Center webpage for a schedule of past programs. Please contact Christine Price, price@kutztown.edu, with any questions.
Christine Price, LGBTQ+ Resource Center
Weather
Weather forecasts are provided by KU's Dr. Michael Davis and "Monsoon Mike" Regensburger
Turning hotter and more humid today under a southwest flow. Partly Sunny. High 88.
Announcements
Faculty Awarded Tenure, Promotions for Fall 2025
The Office of the President is pleased to announce the following faculty were awarded tenure and/or promotion effective fall semester 2025:
Faculty Awarded Tenure
- Heather LaBarre, Social Work
Faculty Awarded Promotion
Instructor to Assistant Professor
- Donna DeMarco, Computer Science and Information Technology
- Shelby Hoppis, Sports Medicine
Assistant Professor to Associate Professor
- Heather LaBarre, Social Work
- Mary Weller, Social Work
Associate Professor to Professor
- Diana Elliott, Counselor Education and Student Affairs
- Kaoutar El Mounadi, Biological Sciences
- Joseph Harasta, Communication Studies
- Ko-Hsin Hsu, Criminal Justice
- Feisal Murshed, Business Administration
- Khori Newlander, Anthropology and Sociology
- Gregory Shelley, Psychology
- Myung Soon Song, Mathematics
- Holly Tienken, Art and Design
Anne Imschweiler, Provost Office
Camps/Events Happening This Week
We are pleased to welcome the following camps and events this week on our campus. Please make them feel welcome on our campus. For any questions or concerns, please contact the Office of Conference Services at ext. 3-1359.
- July 24-26 – TNT Wrestling – Keystone Hall
- July 27-30 – KU Volleyball – Keystone Hall and Student Recreation Center
- July 28 to Aug. 1 – KU Upward Bound – Old Main
Jamie Ryan, Conference and Event Services
UGI Repair Work
Kinsley will be onsite this week to repair the turf and concrete areas disrupted during the recent line repairs. They will begin replacing sod at Keystone and repairing concrete at Dixon. This should not have a significant impact on vehicle or pedestrian traffic around the area. Although, pedestrians may need to use an alternate route from Dixon to the South Dining Hall. Sorry for any inconvenience.
William Meeker, Facilities
Upcoming Events
| Date | Time | Event |
| July 24-26 | -- | TNT Wrestling Keystone Hall |
| July 27-30 | -- | KU Volleyball Keysone Hall and Student Recreation Center |
| July 28-Aug 1 | -- | KU Upward Bound Old Main |
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 Office of Social Equity, Old Main A-Wing, Room 02, by phone at 610-683-4700 or by email at pena@kutztown.edu. Pursuant to Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Kutztown University does not discriminate on the basis of sex and prohibits sex discrimination in any education program or activity that it operates, including admissions and employment. Any inquiries regarding the application of Title IX at Kutztown University may be made to Bradley Davis, the university’s Title IX coordinator, located in Old Main A-Wing, Room 02A, by phone at 610-683-4782 or by email at titleix@kutztown.edu. You may also contact 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.