Daily Brief

2022 Spring Commencement

More than 1,200 students will be awarded degrees during Kutztown University's spring commencement ceremonies May 13-14, at O'Pake Fieldhouse. Dr. Kenneth S. Hawkinson, university president, and Dr. Lorin Basden Arnold, provost and vice president for Academic Affairs, will preside.  Graduate students will receive their degrees at 5 p.m. Friday, May 13, including 13 doctoral candidates. Paul Walsh, an education major, will serve as the graduate student speaker and Dr. Catherine McGeehan, professor of education, will represent the faculty. Undergraduate students in the Colleges of Education and Liberal Arts and Sciences will graduate at 9 a.m. Saturday, May 14. Madison Brzozowski, a special education and secondary English education dual major, will represent the student body and Dr. Georgeos Sirrakos, professor of secondary education, will serve as the faculty speaker. Undergraduate students in the Colleges of Business and Visual and Performing Arts will graduate at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 14. Kerolos Akraz, a business administration major, will serve as the student speaker and Dr. Peg Speirs, professor of Art Education, will serve as the faculty speaker. KU will present an honorary doctorate to Richard Wells at Saturday afternoon's ceremony.

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University Relations

Pabon Named New FDI Director

Dr. Amber Pabon was named the new Frederick Douglass director beginning with the fall 2022 semester.  The director collaborates with other offices and all university divisions, encourages equity, diversity and inclusion among faculty, staff and students through activities including facilitation of scholarship opportunities, research activities, topical forums and exhibits, conferences and visiting scholars.  Congratulations Dr. Pabon.

Andrea Kirshman, Student Success and Academic Excellence

Summer Hours

Summer hours begin today, Monday, May 16 and remain in effect through Friday, Aug. 19, a week before the start of classes. Summer hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., with a half-hour lunch. Anyone who has a need to maintain the normal academic year hours may submit a request through their supervisory line. Approval for such a request will be at the vice-presidential level and should be communicated to Human Resources.

Jennifer Weidman, Human Resources

Employee of the Month

Now is the time to submit nominations for the April 2022 Employee of the Month.

https://fs7.formsite.com/kutzuniv/EOM/index.html

Alexis Martin, Human Resources

Canceled-Vice Provost Search Candidate C

The campus visit for Candidate C for the position of Vice Provost Extended and Lifelong Learning and Dean of Graduate Studies previously scheduled for Wednesday, May 4, is canceled.

John Ward, Search Chair

KU Philosophy Club Meeting

The KU Philosophy Club will meet 4:30 p.m. Friday, May 6, in 322 McFarland Student Union and also Zoom Meeting ID 960 8018 7522. Professor Kunal Das, Department of Physics, will present "The Quantum Rules: The Laws of Physics Applied to Everyday Life." Das is the acclaimed author of "The Quantum Rules: How the Laws of Physics Explain Love, Success, and Everyday Life" available at https://www.amazon.com/Quantum-Rules-Physics-Explain-Everyday/dp/1632204592.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/ku.philosophyclub

Allan T Back, Philosophy and Government

John Feilmeier's Computer Science Thesis Presentation

John Feilmeier, a graduate student in the Department of Computer Science, will present his thesis research 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 10, in 158 Old Main. The university community is invited to this thesis presentation, titled "Automated Discovery and Interpretation of ADA-Compliant Door Placards." For more information, please contact Dylan Schwesinger, assistant professor, Department of Computer Science.

Dylan Schwesinger, Computer Science and Information Technology

Rohrbach Library Exam Week Hours

Rohrbach Library will operate under the following extended hours for exam week:
- 7:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, May 6
- 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 7
- 10 a.m. to 2 a.m. Sunday, May 8
- 7:30 a.m. to 2 a.m. Monday, May 9 and Tuesday, May 10
- 7:30 a.m. to midnight Wednesday, May 11 and Thursday, May 12
- 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday, May 13
- Closed Saturday, May 14 and Sunday, May 15

Jennifer Tanzos, Rohrbach Library

Employment Opportunities

These are the non-instructional positions open on our online job board at http://employment.kutztown.edu (Menu to OOC postings):

Job Number	Job Title	Job Term	Advertise To
2022-0054	NEW - Athletics Fiscal Assistant	Full Time	5/22/22
2022-0058	NEW - Executive Assistant to the Chief Information Officer	Full Time	Continuous
2022-0034	Patrol Officer	Full Time	Continuous
2021-0155	Facilities Construction Project Manager (REPOSTED)	Full Time	Continuous
2022-0009	MR2 - Carpentry / Painter	Full Time	Continuous
2022-0011	Groundskeeper / Laborer	Full Time	Continuous
2022-0032	Applications Developer 2	Full Time	Continuous
2022-0033	Systems Analyst	Full Time	Continuous
2022-0035	Assistant Director of Admissions Hispanic/Latino Recruitment	Full Time	Continuous
2022-0046	MR2 HVAC/Plumbing (Sunday - Thursday)	Full Time	Continuous
2022-0051	System Administrator	Full Time	Continuous
2022-0052	Starfish Program Manager	Full Time	5/8/22
Asst Coaches	2021-22 Assistant Athletic Coaches	Part Time	6/30/22
Clerical Pool	2021-22 Clerical Pool	Full Time	6/30/22
Custodial Pool	2021-22 Custodial Worker 1 Pool	Full Time	6/30/22
OOC 22-006	Assistant Director for Health Care Program Administration	Full Time	5/15/22
OOC 22-007	TEMP Payroll Specialist	Temp FT	5/6/22
OOC 22-008	Senior Microsoft Systems Engineer	Full Time	Continuous
OOC 22-009	Staff Attorney	Full Time	5/20/22

Jeanette Forster, Human Resources