Daily Brief
June 18, 2026
Kutztown University SBDC Visits Penn State Learning Factory
The Kutztown University Small Business Development Center (SBDC) team visited the Learning Factory at Penn State University Park with the Penn State SBDC team to explore experiential learning, maker spaces and innovation resources that support entrepreneurs across Pennsylvania. Kutztown SBDC representatives included Jacqueline Escobar, director, Lorena Bravo, bilingual business consultant, Rachael Wolfe, business consulting program manager, and Sarah Mailloux, Pennsylvania SBDC state director. The visit provided insight into how hands-on learning environments can help students, startups and small-business owners test ideas, develop prototypes and connect technical skills with real-world business needs. This experience supports the KU SBDC's ongoing commitment to improving resources for entrepreneurs and small-business owners in Lancaster, Berks, Chester and Lebanon Counties. By learning from other Pennsylvania SBDC programs and university-based innovation models, the Kutztown SBDC continues to strengthen no-cost, confidential business consulting, startup support, product development resources and small-business innovation services across southeastern Pennsylvania.
KU Small Business Development Center
Rachael Wolfe, KU Small Business Development Center
Weather
Weather forecasts are provided by KU's Dr. Michael Davis and "Monsoon Mike" Regensburger
We'll be between yesterday's warm front and later today's cold front with humid conditions along with cloudy skies which should eventually break into some sunshine later. Showers and thunderstorms will be around at any time, perhaps coming in two waves (morning and afternoon/evening), though not everyone sees storms. It'll also be unusually windy for June, even if it's not stormy, as the atmosphere will be amped between those two fronts. Very warm to low-key hot. High around 89.
Announcements
Juneteenth Celebrations
Kutztown University joins our hands and hearts across the United States to celebrate Juneteenth Friday, June 19. A federal holiday since 2021 means the university is closed, but there are multiple ways to celebrate across Pennsylvania, including Allentown, Lancaster, Harrisburg and Philadelphia. Juneteenth, short for “June Nineteenth,” marks the day when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, in 1865 to take control of the state and ensure that all enslaved people be freed. The troops' arrival came a full two and a half years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. Juneteenth honors the end to slavery in the United States and is considered the longest-running African American holiday.
Jerry Schearer, Diversity and Inclusion, Chief Diversity Officer
Summer Savings for Faculty and Staff
Stop in the KU Campus Store and check out our great discounts, including 30% off apparel and gift; 35% off all breakfast, deli sandwich and wraps; 20% off all other convenience food and drink; 25% off soon-to-expire items on the table near the front registers (blue dot); $2 half gallon Turkey Hill (iced tea, lemonade and green tea). Sale ends Friday, June 22. Please show KU ID at register to receive the sale.
KU Campus Store
Upcoming Events
| Date | Time | Event |
| June 18 | 10 a.m. | Nuventive Training: Academic depts. and dean's offices Zoom |
| June 18 | 7 p.m. | A Sanctuary Year 183 MSU |
| June 19 | -- | Juneteenth University Closed |
| June 22 | 9 a.m. | Nuventive Training: Administrative units Zoom |
| June 23 | 11 a.m. | Nuventive Training: Academic depts. and dean's offices Zoom |
| June 23 | 11 a.m. | Starfish Training: Using messaging and notes Zoom |
| June 27 | 10 a.m. | Pennsylvania German Day Heritage Center |
| July 3 | -- | Independence Day (Observed) University Closed |
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 socialequity@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 01, 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.