Daily Brief
Oct. 10, 2022

Weather
Weather forecasts are provided by KU's Dr. Michael Davis and "Monsoon Mike" Regensburger
Patchy fog before 10 a.m. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 64. Light west wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Announcements
Fall Break
Fall Break is Monday, Oct. 10. There are no classes Monday, but the university and administrative offices will be open. Students and faculty should follow a Monday schedule Tuesday, Oct. 11.
University Relations
Open Hour with Provost
Faculty, staff and students are invited to drop by and chat with Dr. Lorin Basden Arnold, provost, during her open office hour 3 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 13 in the Bears Den, MSU. 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.
Anne Imschweiler, Office of the Provost
Campus Wide Fertilizer and Weed Control Application
TruGreen will be on campus Monday, Oct. 10 to perform our annual fall fertilizer and weed control application. They will begin early Monday morning on the south side of campus, and finish on the north by the early afternoon. Please stay off treated areas until they are dry. This usually occurs within 30 minutes or so after the application is completed but can vary depending on weather conditions. Thank you.
Will Meeker, Facilities
McFarland Student Union Fall Break Hours
The MSU hours for fall break are:
- 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 10.
Amanda Garcia, MSU Operations
Student Recreation Center Fall Break Hours
The Student Recreation Center will operate under special hours:
- 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 10.
The Keystone Hall Pool will operate under special hours:
- Open 8-9 a.m. and noon to 1 p.m. Monday, Oct. 10.
Tracy Turner, Student Rec Center
University Curriculum Committee
The next University Curriculum Committee meeting will be held Thursday, Oct. 27 and the proposal deadline is noon, Thursday, Oct. 13. Please submit proposals to the UCC SharePoint site. Contact Brian Meares at meares@kutztown.edu with any questions.
Brian Meares, University Curriculum Committee
Office of Assessment - October Newsletter
The October edition of the Office of Assessment newsletter is now available. This edition includes a summary of Fall Assessment Day, information regarding upcoming assessment workshops and other updates. Read it here.
Nicole McClure, Office of Assessment
Now Booking for Summer 2023
Lets talk about summer 2023. Conference and Event Services are currently accepting requests from our internal KU departments for camps and/or conferences for the 2023 summer season which runs from May 15 through Aug. 4, 2023. If you are planning to bring people to campus for a summer program, please be sure to reach out to Honey Svoboda (svoboda@kutztown.edu) for pricing and availability of university facilities for your summer needs. Please understand that with an increasingly-active summer it is important to reach out now to secure summer facilities. Thank you.
https://www.kutztown.edu/about-ku/administrative-offices/conference-and-event-services.html
Jason Garcia, Conference and Event Services
Upcoming Events
Date | Time | Event |
Oct. 10 | All Day | Fall Break: No Classes; Administrative Offices Open |
Oct. 11 | All Day | Monday schedule |
Oct. 11 | 4:30 p.m. | Philosophy Guest Speaker - Richard Swinburne 103 Academic Forum |
Oct. 12 | 1 p.m. | KU Custodial Appreciation Day Sharadin Lobby |
Oct. 12 | 11 p.m. | KU Custodial Appreciation Day Old Main Concourse |
Oct. 13 | 11 a.m. | CET: "Scholarly Research Opportunities ..." Zoom |
Oct. 13 | 3 p.m. | Open Hour with Provost Bears Den, McFarland Student Union |
Oct. 17 | 7 p.m. | Tips for Identity Theft Protection 312 McFarland Student Union |
Athletics
Date | Time | Event |
Oct. 12 | 3 p.m. | W. Soccer vs. Bloomsburg Keystone Field (Live Stats | Live Video) |
Oct. 14 | 7 p.m. | W. Volleyball vs. East Stroudsburg Keystone Arena (Live Stats | Video) |
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 University’s Title IX Coordinator located in the Office of Social Equity, Old Main A-Wing, Room 02, by phone at 610-683-4700 or by email at pena@kutztown.edu or 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.