Daily Brief

Women's Basketball defeats Edinboro for First PSAC Championship; Selected to NCAA Tournament

There was no denying this 2024-25 edition of KU women's basketball of etching its name into the program record books. KU traveled out west for the weekend and won back-to-back games against the top two teams in the Western Division, including an historic 78-64 victory over top seed and host Edinboro Sunday afternoon to win the program's first Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference championship. With the win, the Golden Bears were selected to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 6 seed in the Atlantic Region and will face No. 3 Seton Hill in the first round Friday, March 14, at Edinboro University.

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Cheryl Brattley Dissertation Defense

The College of Education announces a Public Oral Dissertation Presentation by Cheryl Brattley, "Changing Trajectory: An Academic Recovery Program for First-year Students at Risk of Non-continuation at a Four-year Public University," 3:30-5:30 p.m., Monday, March 24, 245 Beekey. The dissertation chair is Dr. Kathleen Stanfa and the committee members are Dr. Denise Bosler and Dr. Gregory Shelley.

Cheryl Brattley Dissertation

Catherine M. McGeehan, EDD Program

Hildesheim Program Welcome Reception

Heike Mlakar, from Hildesheim, Germany, will be visiting KU the week of March 10. The Hildesheim exchange program recently celebrated its 10-year anniversary. Some quick facts include options of spring semester or full year (up to eight students may attend per year); open to students in all majors. Please encourage your students to join us at 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 11, 287 Old Main, for some German treats, learn more about the program and celebrate with Heike.

Exchange Germany: Hildesheim University

Lynn M. Kutch, Modern Language Studies

Open Hour with Provost

Faculty, staff and students are invited to drop by and chat with Dr. Lorin Basden Arnold, provost and vice president for Academic Affairs, during her open office hour at 3 p.m. Wednesday, March 12, Old Main concourse. Faculty and staff who would like to have a conversation, but for whom this time does not work, are welcome to contact the Office of the Provost at 610-683-4155 to schedule a time to meet.

Office of the Provost

Anne Imschweiler, Office of the Provost

Choral Concert

The KU Choral Concert will be held at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 12, Georgian Room.

Music Department

The Kenny Rogers Band Performs at Schaeffer Auditorium March 12

This is not a tribute band, but the band that supported Kenny Rogers for more than 40 years. They will play the songs and tell the tales they shared first-hand Through the Years. Don Gatlin, dynamic country singer, songwriter, collaborator and friend of Kenny Rogers, fronts the band singing all the mega-hits and fan favorites. Join them at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 12, Schaeffer Auditorium. KU faculty and staff can access discounted tickets by logging in for tickets with their MyKU login.

Tickets

KU Presents

Kutztown University Council of Trustees Meeting

The Kutztown University Council of Trustees will meet Thursday, March 13, McFarland Student Union Building. Committee meetings will begin at 1:30 p.m:
- Academic and Student Affairs Committee, 323 MSU.
- Finance, Property, and Audit Committee, 322 MSU.
- Human Diversity Committee, 325 MSU.
- University Relations and Athletics and Advancement Committee, 324 MSU.
The Plenary Session will begin at 3 p.m., 250 MSU.

Office of the President

Notice From Human Resource Office

For all current staff, faculty and student employees: this is a reminder that as a current employee or volunteer, we are required to provide written notice to Human Resources within 72 hours after an arrest or conviction for a reportable offense or notice of being listed in the statewide database as a perpetrator of a founded or indicated report of child abuse. The form for reporting can be found on the KU Human Resource website under Employment.

Human Resources

Jennifer Weidman, Human Resources

Calling All Creatives

Junior art majors are hosting an open call for students of all majors and years to submit artwork for a group exhibition in the College Blvd. Gallery in the Sharadin Art Building on Kutztown University's campus. We want to showcase the creativity of everyone at Kutztown University. Here are important dates:
- Open Call Deadline: 11:59 p.m. Monday, March 10.
- Notification of Acceptance: Monday, March 17.
- Artwork Drop-off: no later than 4 p.m. Friday, March 28, 123B Sharadin.
- Exhibition Runs: March 31 to April 18.
- Opening Reception: 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 7.
- Artwork Pick-up: before 4 p.m. Friday, April 18 from the Gallery.
Submitted artwork must be original and may be in any medium and any scale. Please note in your application whether the artwork will be framed, unframed, floor-based or requiring a pedestal. If accepted, all work must be dropped off no later than 4 p.m. Friday, March 28, 123B Sharadin Art Building. Artwork that does not match the submitted image will not be exhibited. You may submit up to three artworks (with a limit of two images per artwork). Images must be high-quality JPGs. Include the title, year, medium and size for each work. Please include "detail" in the file name if the image is a close-up or alternate view. Jurors are junior art majors enrolled in a “Professional Practices” course. They will curate the exhibition based on concept, craftsmanship and visual qualities. For more information and to sign-up, please visit this Google form. If you have any questions, please email Jayne Struble at struble@kutztown.edu.

Open Call Juried Art Exhibition Form

Jayne Struble, Art and Design

Guest Artist Talk: Katie Hovencamp

Kutztown University's Department of Art Education welcomes guest artist talk, Feminine and the industrial: How the two combine and collide, with Katie Hovencamp, 1:30-2:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 12, 120 Sharadin. Hovencamp received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Arizona State University in 2009, and her Master of Fine Arts from the Pennsylvania State University in 2014. Hovencamp has exhibited her work in numerous exhibitions within the United States, Europe and Asia. Her work has been reviewed in Sculpture Magazine, Chicago Reader and several online and print publications. She was the recipient of the Outstanding Student Achievement Award for Contemporary Sculpture in 2014, and the University Graduate Fellowship at the Pennsylvania State University in 2012. Hovencamp has participated in residency programs at Vermont Studio Center, Serde Interdisciplinary artist group in Latvia, and the Tyrone Guthrie Centre in Ireland.

Dr. L.C. Sotomayor, Art Education

Public Oral Dissertation Presentation: Katie Brad

The College of Education announces a Public Oral Dissertation Presentation by Katie Brad, "Digital vs. Non-Digital Interventions: A Study of Intervention Types to Reach Fluency in Operations with Integers in Seventh-Grade Mathematics," 4:30-6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 12, 205 Beekey. The dissertation chair is Dr. Kathleen M. Stanfa and the committee members are Dr. Andrew Miness and Dr. Gregory P. Shelley.

Katie Brad Dissertation

Catherine M. McGeehan, EDD Program

May Commencement Faculty RSVP

All faculty are invited to join in the celebration of students' achievements by participating in the May commencement ceremonies at O'Pake Fieldhouse. Your role in this event is significant to our students. The deadline to rent regalia (required for participation) is Friday, March 14. RSVP online.

Commencement Committee

CEL League of Learning Leaderboard

The latest League of Learning leaderboard standings are in and the competition is heating up. Remember, the more you participate, the more points you earn. At the end of the semester, the top three faculty members with the highest totals will win exciting prizes. Keep attending CEL events, engaging in professional learning and climbing the leaderboard. Remember to visit our Events page for more information on how you can take advantage of upcoming opportunities to learn and earn points.

Center for Engaged Learning

Center for Engaged Learning

CEL Tarot of Teaching, Part 5: Create a Question

This week, we offer the fifth in our ongoing Tarot of Teaching card deck series, a creative tool designed by the Center for Engaged Learning (CEL) to enrich and energize the structure of a class period. If you haven't already, check out  Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 and Part 4 of the series.

Center for Engaged Learning

Center for Engaged Learning

Art and Animation Faculty Screen Newest Film

Michael Covello, associate professor of Art, and Elizabeth Schneider, assistant professor of Animation, are screening their newest animation, "Becoming an Oyster," at the following locations: New Jersey International Film Festival, located at Rutgers Film Co-Op, New Brunswick, N.J., May 30 to June 13; 2025 Festival in Santa Fe, N.M., June 13-22. Their project was also one of 16 selected from 860 applicants, a 1.8% selectivity rate. The following is press taken from SingleChannel VT curatorial: "In 'Becoming an Oyster' (Elizabeth Schneider and Michael Covello, 2025), two children whose father has departed (gone/died) cope with the confusion of grief through despair, secret relief and hatching a plan. It is beautifully animated with enough detail to anchor us in a place, while seeing that place through the logic and perception of a child who also functions as the narrator. A bathtub becomes a portal, becomes the passing of a life and the attempt to recapture that life. It lays out how resistance can be an inability, or a deep effort - succumbing to addiction, the refusal to not-know, a literal/figurative holding of breath, self-preservation and selflessness in that same breath, a mounting sense of physical/emotional pressure." View the screening trailer online.

'Becoming an Oyster' Trailer

Michael Covello, Art and Design