Daily Brief

Celebrate Women's History Month 2025

In honor of Women’s History Month this March, Kutztown University is excited to announce various special events to connect with others while honoring the contributions and achievements women have made in different fields. The Women's Center at Kutztown University is spearheading the organization of these events, aiming to provide students and the community with a valuable opportunity to engage with the themes of Women’s History Month and to highlight current issues facing women.

Women's History Month

University Relations

Science Olympiad at KU needs Volunteers

Science Olympiad really needs help. It's getting closer to the date and we are short-staffed. Volunteers are needed to help KU host the CE Regional Science Olympiad Thursday, March 20. The Science Olympiad is a competition held on campus that hosts eight middle schools and 28 high schools from nine counties. 600+ students will compete in approximately 46 events based in science disciplines such as biology, earth science, chemistry, physics, computers and technology; and we need your help to make all that happen. You do not need a science background to be a volunteer. We need help with registrations, lobby info, food sales/delivery, set-up, scoring, event assistance and so much more. You can judge an event or help with the Appeals Board. Club advisers get your club involved. Advertise for us in your classroom with this PowerPoint Slide. Please contact our volunteer coordinator, Dr. Michael Davis at midavis@kutztown.edu. If you are interested and would like more information, please check out our website. We look forward to having you as part of the team.

Science Olympiad

Joann Monko, Physical Sciences

Kids Summer Art Camps Registration

Registration is open for our popular kids summer art camps. Join us for a summer filled with creative exploration and artmaking. Each week-long program is open to campers entering grades 1-9, and run a full day from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. This year, 12 classes are being offered and all classes are taught by KU Art Education alumni. For dates, cost and registration deadlines, please visit our website.

Kids Summer Art Camps

Karen Stanford, College of Visual and Performing Arts

Sensory Social

Rohrbach Library is partnering with the Disability Services Office to host a Sensory Social for Kutztown University's Neurodiversity Celebration Week, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Thursday, March 6, 28 Rohrbach. Come make a sensory stone, sensory stress ball, explore other sensory toys/fidgets and socialize over snacks. We hope to help ease feelings of stress as we head into mid-terms while celebrating our neurodiverse community at KU. The event is open to all students, faculty and staff. We hope you will stop in.

Trisha Faust, Rohrbach Library

Faculty First Thursday Presentation

Please join us at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 6, 120 Sharadin, for “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Experiments with AI in Higher Ed.” This presentation will be from 11-11:50 a.m., 120 Sharadin, and includes a question-and-answer session. Marco Ehrl, associate professor of Communication Studies; Jonathan Joy, chair of Cinema, Television and Media Production; Jennifer Suwak, assistant professor of Cinema, Television and Media Production; and Pierette Kulpa, associate professor of Art and Design, will share the opportunities and challenges of AI in higher education based on their participation in a Community of Practice (CoP) on the topic. This Faculty First Thursday event will be an opportunity to hear about the curriculum practices they studied and developed. Useful examples of AI in pedagogy will be discussed alongside an exploration of the state of AI in a variety of fields. Refreshments will be served.

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Joselyn Wynter, College of Visual and Performing Arts

Drag Bingo

Residence Life, Housing and Dining Services and Admissions' MORE Program are hosting a fabulous Drag Bingo for MORE Mentees and Kutztown Students at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 6, South Dining Hall Room 1. Join us for an exciting night of fun, prizes and community building. This is a great chance to meet MORE students and connect with the KU campus.

Engage

Maria N. De La Cruz, Residence Life, Housing, and Dining Services and Admissions MORE Program

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

Choral Concert

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

Music Department

Student Commencement Speakers

Commencement Speaker applications are being accepted from graduate and undergraduate students graduating this spring. The application deadline is Friday, March 14. Please direct any interested student to the commencement website for more information and to apply.

Andrea Kirshman, Kutztown University

Public Oral Dissertation Presentation

The College of Education announces a Public Oral Dissertation Presentation by Brent M. Erb, "Environmental Education Professionals and School Counselors: Collaboration for engaging the Conservation and Natural Resources Workforce," 6-8 p.m., Monday, April 7, 245 Beekey. The dissertation chair is Dr. Denise Bosler and the committee members are Dr. Andrew Miness and Mrs. Elizabeth Hoover.

Brent Erb Dissertation

Catherine M. McGeehan, EDD Program

CEL Closed March 10-21

Please note that the Center for Engaged Learning (CEL) will be closed March 10-21. We'll be back to regular hours following Spring Break. If you require assistance before then, please don't hesitate to reach out. Otherwise, we look forward to connecting with you when we return.

Center for Engaged Learning

Center for Engaged Learning

CEL Journal Post: Take 5, Part 1: Things to Do in the Middle of the Semester

The middle of the semester is critical to gather feedback on what's working and where students are struggling. Students have settled into the course, but there is still time to make meaningful adjustments. In this week's CEL Journal post, we discuss how small adjustments can make the semester's second half more successful for everyone.

Center for Engaged Learning

Center for Engaged Learning