Daily Brief

Executive Director of National Art Education Association Visit Department of Art Education

Laura Lott, executive director of the National Art Education Association (NAEA), visited the Department of Art Education to celebrate its presence as a national leader in art education curriculum and teaching. NAEA is the leading professional organization representing visual arts, design and media-arts educators across the U.S. and internationally. Lott toured Sharadin and visited Dr. Nicole Romanski's elementary art education methods course, Professor Friedman's printmaking course and Dr. Yoppolo's ceramic course. Lott became the first female president and chief executive officer of the American Alliance of Museums (AAM). Her career began at the National Geographic Society igniting her passion for supporting innovative K-12 education programs. Photo (left to right): Laura Lott; Amy Pfeiler-Wunder, associate dean of VPA and NAEA President-Elect; Julia Hovanec, chair and professor; Nicole Romanski, assistant chair and assistant professor; and Leslie Sotomayor, assistant professor.

Amy Pfeiler-Wunder, Visual and Performing Arts

Perk Up Truck

It's time to Perk Up! There are not nearly enough ways to say "thank you" to KU faculty and staff for the work they put into supporting KU students. As a token of our gratitude, the KU Foundation would like to invite all KU faculty and staff to receive a free beverage from the Perk Up Truck behind Schaeffer Auditorium Tuesday, Nov. 3, between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Your dedication to KU students is unmatched. Thank you for being such a special part of the KU community.

KU Foundation

Halloween Door Decorating Contest Winners

A huge thank you to everyone who participated in this year’s Halloween Door Decorating Contest. Our hallways were packed with so much creativity, humor and spooky energy, making judging a tough job. Join us in congratulating our 2026 champions: 1st Place - Tutoring Services; 2nd Place - EMLT Department; and 3rd Place - College of Education, Dean. Check out all the doors on Instagram at ku_studentaffairs.

Division of Student Affairs

Leadership in Action Series: Navigating Conflict Before It Escalates

Join the Office of Human Resources 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 9, 250 MSU, for an interactive, in-person session on identifying the root causes of workplace conflict and learning practical tools to navigate challenging situations with our guest speaker, Dr. Deborah Kidder, dean of the College of Business. Discover strategies to foster stronger, more collaborative teams and create a more positive workplace interaction.

Register

Human Resources

Spotlight On Mental Health Event

Please join us Tuesday, Nov. 10, 223 MSU, for our Spotlight on Mental Health Event, a collaboration between the LGBTQ+ Resource Center, the Women's Center, It's On Us, the Office of Military and Veterans Services and the Health and Wellness Center.
Schedule:
- 11 a.m. to noon, Keynote Speaker, Sara Lowery
- Noon to 2:30 p.m., Mental Health Resource Fair
- 3 p.m., Documentary screening with documentarian Nicole Amelio-Casper, "The Journey Back to Normal: A Look at Complementary Therapies to Combat PTSD"
- 4:30-6 p.m., Panel discussion and Q&A with PTS resource providers

Student Affairs

Fall 2026 Late-Start Courses Attendance Verification

Attendance verification, required federally to award financial aid under Policy ACA-090, is available until 3 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3. Faculty should indicate whether students have attended or have never attended using one of two flags. Please verify attendance status for every student. Students who recently added a course, but a meeting has not yet occurred since that change, should be marked as attending. For additional assistance, please visit Starfish in D2L, email starfish@kutztown.edu or call 610-683-4106.

Center for Student Success and Academic Excellence

FYSM for First-Year Students

The First-Year Seminar Scheduling team will hand-enroll any first-year students who were not able to take FYSM 100 in Fall 2026, or any first-year students who withdrew from the class in Fall 2026 and need to take it this Spring. Faculty advisors can email the following information to Karen Rauch to register their advisees for a section of FYSM:
- Student name
- Student ID #
- First choice section (CRN #)
- Second choice section (CRN #)
Kindly use the phrase “FYSM Reg” in the email subject line.

Karen Rauch, Provost's Office

Ed.D. Student to Present Poster at CPED Convening

Lorena P. Bravo, a doctoral student in Kutztown University's Ed.D. in Transformational Teaching and Learning, presented a poster at the 2026 Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate (CPED) Convening, hosted by Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. The poster presented her proposed dissertation study on how Hispanic and Latino entrepreneurs access and experience business support and the role cultural humility plays in whether they seek and return to it. The poster session was 3:45-4:45 p.m. CDT Tuesday, Oct. 27, Omni Corpus Christi Hotel, Corpus Christi, Texas. The convening ran Oct. 27-30 with the theme "El Futuro Tiene Memoria (The Future Has Memory)."

Catherine McGeehan, College of Education, Ed.D. program

January Assessment Day

We invite faculty to join us for January Assessment Day, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 13, 250 McFarland Student Union, to rate student work products from SLO 3 pertaining to category B collected in Spring 2026. Volunteers should plan to attend the entire day; the norming process requires participation in the rating sessions. Please share this information with your colleagues and encourage them to attend. For any questions or concerns, please email gepac@kutztown.edu.

January 2027 Assessment Day - Registration

General Education Program and Assessment Committee