Daily Brief

THREE-PEAT! No. 4 Golden Bears claim third straight PSAC Championship with 28-23 win over IUP; Will Host NCAA First Round Saturday

The fourth-ranked Kutztown University football team overcame three one-score deficits and held visiting IUP to six points in the second half to win its third consecutive PSAC Championship Game, 28-23, Saturday afternoon, Nov. 15, at Andre Reed Stadium. Kutztown is the first program to win three straight PSAC title games since Slippery Rock accomplished the feat between 1972-74. The State Game was played from 1960-87 before returning in 2008. KU will represent Super Region One as its top seed in the NCAA Division II Football Championship for the second straight year after the 32-team playoff field was announced Sunday evening, Nov. 16. The PSAC champion Golden Bears will host Northeast 10 Conference champion Bentley in a first-round game at Andre Reed Stadium Saturday, Nov. 22.

Football Wins PSAC Championship

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Field Hockey Earns Program-Record 20th Win to Punch Ticket to NCAA Semifinals

The Kutztown University field hockey team made program history Saturday night, Nov. 15, securing its 20th victory of the season – the most in a single year – while punching its ticket to the NCAA Division II Semifinals with a 2-0 win over No. 7 seed Assumption at Andre Reed Stadium. The milestone night also saw KU reach the 100-goal mark for the first time in program history. The No. 2-seeded Golden Bears (20-1) have now won three straight NCAA First Round games, earning opening-round victories in 2023, 2024 and 2025 under head coach Marci Scheuing. KU's 2023 national championship team finished 19-3, a total that now stands as the second-highest single-season win mark in program history. The Golden Bears now shift their focus to next weekend's NCAA Division II Semifinals, where they will meet No. 3 seed Shippensburg 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21, at Steph Pettit Stadium in Bloomsburg, Pa.

Field Hockey Advances to NCAA Semifinals

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Official 2025 Football PSAC Championship Shirt and Sweatshirt

Celebrate the Golden Bears' three-peat with a limited-edition championship t-shirt and sweatshirt from the KU Campus Store. Pre-orders are available through Sunday, Nov. 30.

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AFSCME Membership Meeting

AFSCME members: please join us for our monthly meeting 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 17, 203 Academic Forum. Bring any issues you may have to be discussed. Light refreshments will be provided.

Christina Ferris, Biology/AFSCME 2234

Your Marketing Help Desk: Live Q&A

Are you ready to take your marketing to the next level? Join us noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 18 for this free weekly session, where small-business owners and entrepreneurs can bring their questions about digital marketing, social media strategy, Canva and branding and get expert answers in real time. This interactive "help desk" format provides practical insights, tools and strategies to strengthen your brand and grow your business in today's digital marketplace.

Register

Rachael Wolfe, KU SBDC

Open Hour with Provost

Faculty, staff and students are invited to drop by and chat with Dr. Lorin Basden Arnold, provost and senior vice president for Academic Affairs, during her open office hour 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 18, MSU Bears Den. 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, Provost Office/Academic Affairs

Call for Proposals for PASSHE Women's Conference

Pennsylvania's State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) Women's Consortium is pleased to announce that the 2026 Women's Conference will take place Monday, Feb. 23, 2026, at Kutztown University. The conference theme is "Resilient, Restorative, United." The planning committee is accepting proposals for roundtable, poster session, paper, presentations and panel discussions. Please complete this form to submit a proposal by Monday, Dec. 15.

PASSHE Women's Consortium

Marlene Nanouh Fares, Academic Advising and Student Development

Free Yoga Class

Free yoga classes will be held 4:45-5:45 p.m., Tuesdays and Thursdays, Student Recreation Center North Studio, for current faculty and staff members. No membership is required. Please present your ID at the Information Desk so that our staff can check you into the facility. You will also be required to sign a waiver with the instructor upon entering the class. Alumni and retirees are also welcome to attend with a paid membership.

Tracy Turner, Student Recreation Center

KU Food Bank

Many of our students find themselves without the resources to afford groceries, toiletries and other everyday essentials. KUR recorded a podcast with Leah Cassellia, senior director, McFarland Student Union and Student Involvement, to discuss how faculty, staff and alumni can help.

Listen on Spotify

Mike Regensburger, KUR

Toys for Tots Unwrapped Toy Drive

The Community Outreach Center is partnering with Toys for Tots this year. Please consider dropping off any new, unwrapped toys in the box placed outside the Community Outreach Center. Thank you for giving back in a positive way to our local community.

Amanda Garcia, Community Outreach Center

Course Design Winter Institute Jan. 5-6

Calling all COMP2xx faculty. Applications will be accepted until Monday, Nov. 17, for a paid professional development opportunity, designed to get your students more engaged in the research and writing process. Through this workshop, we also hope to build community and a shared sense of purpose in the composition program. Apply online.

Sandi Leonard and Andy Arnold, KU Composition

Chopped! Teaching Challenge Edition

Back by popular demand, be sure to join us 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 18, 6 Rohrbach Library, for the CEL's latest hit workshop. Just like the legendary TV show Chopped!, our faculty "contestants" will be handed a mystery basket of teaching materials. Their challenge: use these ingredients to whip up a creative, engaging lesson in just 30 minutes. Each of the teams will then have three minutes to present their lessons to our panel of judges. While judges deliberate over the winners, our faculty contestants reflect on their teaching process in writing. We'll award the victors with sweet prizes (yes, candy is on the line). Think fast, teach boldly and may the best lesson win.

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Finalists Named for Business Idea Competition

Six students have been named finalists in the Kutztown University Business Idea Competition, which gives students from all disciplines an opportunity to develop and present their creative business ideas. The competition provides participants with valuable feedback from business professionals. Finalists will present their business ideas to a panel of experienced entrepreneurs Wednesday, Nov. 19, 101 de Francesco. Students can win cash prizes from the event with the first-place prize amount starting at $1,000. The second-place prize is $750, and third place is $500. Submitting students retain sole property of their business ideas, which are held in strict confidence. Only the ideas of competition finalists are presented publicly.

Finalists Named for Business Idea Competition

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Visual and Performing Arts Hosts Open House for 200+ Guests

The College of Visual and Performing Arts welcomed students and their families Tuesday, Nov. 11, to learn more about the programs offered in the departments of Art and Design, Art Education, Communication Studies, Cinema, Media, and Television Production, and Music. Dean Brad Shope and associate dean Amy Pfeiler-Wunder welcomed students and families while faculty members enjoyed breakfast with students and their families. Ryan Murphy, assistant director of Admissions, also welcomed the students and shared highlights about campus and college life. Students participated in tours of the academic buildings and the university campus. Students also had opportunities to receive portfolio feedback, participate in music auditions and sit in on classes in the college. Thank you to the admissions team, student tour guides, faculty and staff in the College of Visual and Performing Arts who made this day a success.

Amy Pfeiler Wunder, VPA Dean's Office

Class of 2025 Inducted into Kutztown University Athletics Hall of Fame

Kutztown University welcomed its six newest members into the KU Athletics Hall of Fame during Friday evening's Induction Ceremony inside the Nancy Jean Stump Seiger '54 Room. Representing the class of 2025 are Dr. Jeffrey D. Craig Jr. '07 (baseball), Lee Hawley '03 (men's soccer), Laura Kline Senna '07, '13 (track and field/field hockey), Anthony Lee '19 (men's basketball), Mercedes Van Wagner Scheibein '08 (women's basketball) and Emily Zwiercan Gosling '19 (women's soccer). In addition to celebrating its Hall of Fame class, Kutztown presented Dr. Charles F. Roth '68 with the KU Athletics Legacy Award for significant contributions to the athletic department and the university.

Hall of Fame Class of 2025

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Soccer's Jordan Recognized as PSAC Champion Scholar

Prior to Friday's Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference's semifinal round games at West Chester's Rockwell Field, graduate defender Skyler Jordan of the Kutztown University women's soccer team was recognized as the 2025 PSAC Champion Scholar. Jordan holds a perfect 4.0 GPA in her fourth year with the Golden Bears, as she is looking to graduate with a degree in political science with minors in anthropology, global studies and professional writing. She is a six-time member of the KU Dean's List, a three-time PSAC Scholar Athlete, a two-time recipient of the D2ADA Academic Achievement Award and a member of the 2023 Academic All-District Team.

Jordan Named PSAC Champion Scholar

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