Daily Brief

Open Forum: Middle States Self-Study Pre-Visit

Please join us as we welcome Dr. Darrell P. Wheeler, president, State University of New York at New Paltz, as Kutztown University’s Self-Study Team Chair, 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 18, Hawkinson Welcome Center, for the Middle States Self-Study Pre-Visit Open Forum. As the Middle States Higher Education Team Chair, Wheeler is responsible for leading the evaluation team during the accreditation process, ensuring the university’s compliance with MSCHE standards and guiding the self-study process, including the team’s visit Oct. 5-8. Wheeler brings more than 30 years of teaching, research and community partnership experiences. Prior to his role as president of SUNY New Paltz in 2022, Wheeler served as provost and senior vice president for Academic Affairs at Iona University; as dean of the School of Social Welfare and vice president for Public Engagement at the University at Albany; and dean for the School of Social Work at Loyola University Chicago. He has additionally held academic positions at Hunter College, CUNY, Columbia University and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Wheeler received his Ph.D. in social work and MPH in health administration from the University of Pittsburgh, his MSW in health/mental health from Howard University and his BA in sociology from Cornell College. He served in the United States Air Force and as an intern officer in the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. The self-study draft is available online.

Self-Study Overview

Middle States Steering Committee

KU Ireland Studies Abroad

The KU Ireland Studies Abroad Program has arrived to the shores of the appropriately named Lough Leane (the Lake of Learning) near the town of Killarney. In the days ahead, they will be taking in several important historical sites, places with ecological significance and immersing in the unique culture and identity of the western part of Ireland.

Eric Johnson, History, English, Psychology

Camps/Events Happening This Week

We are pleased to welcome the following camps/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.
- June 19 – KU Soccer Cubs-N-Cleats Session, Keystone Field
- June 20-22 – God Smugglers, Schaeffer Auditorium
- June 22-26 – Nike Tennis, Keystone Courts
- June 22-25 – Diocese of Allentown Youth Vocation Camp, Academic Forum
- June 23-26 – KU Art Ed, Sharadin Building
- June 23-27 – KU Youth Art Camps, Sharadin Building

Learn more

Jamie Ryan, Conference and Event Services

Employee of the Month

Do you have a co-worker in your department or in any other department on campus that has gone above and beyond to support KU’s mission? Acknowledge them by submitting an Employee of the Month nomination. Let us know about the amazing work everyone is doing at KU.

Nomination Form

Elisabeth Manwiller, Human Resources

Dr. Ed Simpson's Retirement

Dr. Ed Simpson will be retiring from Kutztown University Monday, June 30. A proud alumnus of KU, he began his time as a KU faculty member in August 1987. Simpson has made many significant contributions in the areas of teaching, service and scholarship. He is most proud of the numerous research projects that have included hundreds of KU undergraduate students. He was the chair of the Department of Physical Sciences from 1993-2023. Countless lives of students and colleagues have been enriched by Simpson's efforts. He will be spending his retirement in New Mexico continuing to investigate geological phenomena.

Department of Physical Sciences