Daily Brief
March 25, 2021
2020-21 POINTS OF PRIDE
We've updated our Points of Pride website to include many of the accomplishments of the last several months, including our Fall 2020 Dean's List and U.S. News and World Report rankings. Read More.
Bryan Salvadore, Office of Communications
WEATHER
Weather forecasts are provided by KU's Dr. Michael Davis and "Monsoon Mike" Regensburger
Today will not be as wet as yesterday, but the thick morning fog, low clouds and drizzle will be slow to clear. It'll be mild and slightly humid with highs in the upper-60s to low-70s depending on whether or not we see some sun.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
TRAVEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
Submit all travel requests and expense reports in the new Travel Management System in the Employee Self Serve Portal (ESS), retroactive to March 1, and discontinue the use of all carbon/paper forms. Reference guides for the TMS are available on the Accounts Payable Overnight and Non-Overnight travel websites. Additional questions can be directed to Accounts Payable via email at apinvoice@kutztown.edu.
Denise Spease, Office of Accounts Payable
PROVOST SEARCH – CANDIDATE C
March 26
An open session to meet Candidate C for the position of provost will be held 2 p.m., Friday, March 26, via Zoom link.
Warren Hilton, vice-president, Enrollment Management and Student Affairs
SAVE 20% ON DIPLOMA FRAMES AND ALUMNI COLLECTION
Say thank you to your interns and graduates with a diploma frame or an alumni gift. Give them a reminder of the memories they made at Kutztown University. The sale ends March 26 and applies in-store and online.
Kyle Rex, KU Campus Store
CATHY SHAPPELL EDD DISSERTATION DEFENSE
March 29
The College of Education announces Cathy A. Shappell will defend her Doctor of Education dissertation, "Breaking Barriers and Bread to Build Bridges: How do Latina/o families and schools develop meaningful home-school relationships?,” 10 a.m., Monday, March 29, via Zoom. Visit our Ed.D. dissertation web page for more information: http://tinyurl.com/15j26gx4.
Patricia Walsh Coates, College of Education
UPCOMING EVENTS
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Date |
Time |
Event |
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March 23-26 |
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Entrepreneurship Week 2021 |
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March 25 |
10 a.m. |
SBDC: Payroll: DIY or Outsource |
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March 25 |
Noon to 7 p.m. |
Campus Blood Drive |
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March 25 |
11 a.m. |
KU Philosophy Club Meeting |
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March 25 |
1 p.m. |
SBDC: Engage! Business/Manufacturing Roundtable |
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March 25 |
2 p.m. |
University Curriculum Committee |
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March 26 |
2 p.m. |
Provost Search Candidate C |
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March 27 |
10 a.m. |
Easter on the Farm |
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March 29 |
1 p.m. |
Cathy Shappell Ed.D. dissertation defense |
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March 29 |
2 p.m. |
Provost Search Candidate D |
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March 30 |
11 a.m. |
FDI Series: Dr. Pabon, “Sistering, Daughtering, and Mothering: How a Black Woman's Virtual Literature Circle Helps Me Survive a Global Pandemic” |
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April 1 |
1 p.m. |
Qualitative Exploration of Social Work Identity |
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April 1 |
2 p.m. |
Samantha Piller Ed.D. dissertation defense |
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April 1 |
7 p.m. |
Allies Drag Show |
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April 2 |
All Day |
Mobile Mammogram |
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Date |
Time |
Event |
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March 25 |
2 p.m. |
M/W TEN vs. Millersville |
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March 26 |
Noon |
BB vs. Shepherd (DH) |
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March 27 |
1 p.m. |
SB vs. Shepherd (DH) |
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March 27 |
1 p.m. |
WLAX vs. Shippensburg |
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.
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.