Daily Brief
March 17, 2026
Dissertation Defense for Casey Gruver
Please join the College of Education 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 31, 125 Beekey, for a public dissertation defense by Casey Gruver, "From Enthusiasm to Exhaustion: Investigating Burnout in New Secondary Teachers." The dissertation chair is Dr. Christopher Weiler and the committee members are Dr. Amber Pabon and Dr. Kim Kneller.
Catherine McGeehan, College of Education, Ed.D. program
Weather
Weather forecasts are provided by KU's Dr. Michael Davis and "Monsoon Mike" Regensburger
Calmer than yesterday for sure, but now it feels like winter again. Can't win. Partly cloudy skies. A few flurries. Windy and chilly. High 38.
Announcements
Dissertation Defense for Haylee Kirschner, MSW, LCSW
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the Department of Social Work are pleased to announce Haylee Kirschner, MSW, LCSW will defend her Doctor of Social Work dissertation, “The Impact of Spatial Disparities on Transportation to Dialysis: A Quantitative and GIS Analysis,” 1:30-3:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 31, via Zoom. The dissertation chair is Dr. Stephen Stoeffler.
Juliana Svistova, DSW Program Director, Social Work Department
Upcoming Events
| Date | Time | Event |
| March 17 | 9:30 a.m. | Green Zone Training 250 MSU (RSVP) |
| March 23-27 | -- | Neurodiversity Celebration Week |
| March 23-24 | 11 a.m. | Grad Fest 218 MSU |
| March 23 | 1 p.m. | Training: Run-Hide-Fight 183 MSU (RSVP) |
| March 23 | 1 p.m. | Dissertation: Kaitlyn Herling 245 Beekey |
| March 23 | 6 p.m. | R.A.D. Training 22A Old Main (RSVP) |
| March 23 | 7:30 p.m. | Music Mondays Schaeffer Auditorium |
| March 24 | 2 p.m. | Reception: Mary Bononno 250 MSU |
| March 24 | 6 p.m. | R.A.D. Training Georgian Room (RSVP) |
| March 24 | 6:30 p.m. | Percussion Ensemble Wells-Rapp Center |
| March 26 | 11 a.m. | Phenomenal Women's Awards 218 MSU |
| March 26 | 6 p.m. | R.A.D. Training Georgian Room (RSVP) |
| March 26 | 6:30 p.m. | Planet Nine: The Search Is On Planetarium |
| March 27 | 8:30 a.m. | Social Work Community Forum Schaeffer Auditorium |
| March 28 | 9 a.m. | Accepted Students Day O'Pake Fieldhouse |
| March 28-29 | 9 a.m. | Blast Trombone Choir 114 Schaeffer |
| March 28 | 11 a.m. | Easter on the Farm Heritage Center |
| March 30 | 11 a.m. | Dissertation Defense: Heather Stay 215 Beekey |
| March 31 | 7 p.m. | Ignite! 135 Rickenbach |
Athletics
| Date | Time | Event |
| March 20 | 1 p.m. | Baseball vs. Shippensburg (DH) North Campus Field (Watch | Stats) |
| March 20 | 2 p.m. | Softball vs. Mansfield (DH) North Campus Field (Watch | Stats) |
| March 21 | 1 p.m. | Women's Lacrosse vs. Millersville Keystone Field (Watch | Stats) |
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.