Daily Brief

KU Custodial Appreciation Day

KU Custodial Appreciation Day is 1-4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 12, Sharadin Lobby and 11 p.m. to midnight Old Main Concourse. Everyone is welcome to come and support our hard-working custodians who keep our workplaces clean. Enjoy coffee, cake and take a moment to thank your custodian. A clean workplace makes everyone more productive and efficient. Come out and join the celebration.

Well-being Committee

KU Orchestra Concert

The KU Orchestra will be having their first performance of the semester tonight, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 11, Schaeffer Auditorium. This performance will feature music by Dukas, Fauré, Grieg and Camille Saint-Saëns' "Le Carnival Des Animaux". Please consider attending this wonderful evening of music.

Courtney Smith, Department of Music

Facilities Campuswide Satisfaction Survey

As a part of our ongoing efforts to improve service, we are soliciting feedback regarding campus condition, your general satisfaction with our services and our work order process and performance. Our goal is to provide high quality space and deliver timely, quality and cost-effective services in order to support our campus as a great place to live, learn and work. Your answers to these questions will be invaluable in helping us improve our department’s response to your needs. On average this survey should take 10 minutes to complete yet your answers can make a world of difference as we look to improve. Please click below to begin. Thank you for your help and for taking the time to share your thoughts and impressions.

https://sightlines.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5tGFGAOmrYcz98W

Will Meeker, Facilities

Employee of the Month

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

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

Alexis Martin, Human Resources

December Commencement - Faculty RSVP

KU will host commencement in two ceremonies this December. Your role in this event is significant to our students. The deadline to request regalia (required for participation) is Oct. 28. Faculty with their own regalia can reserve a seat through Dec. 2. RSVP link: https://apps.kutztown.edu/SZ_007_COMMENCEMENT/rsvp.aspx

https://www.kutztown.edu/events/commencement/faculty.html

Erica Stratton, Commencement Team

Undergraduate Student Commencement Speaker

Commencement speaker applications are being accepted from undergraduate students graduating this fall. The application deadline is Monday, Oct. 17.  Please direct any interested students to https://www.kutztown.edu/events/commencement.html for more information and an application.

https://www.kutztown.edu/events/commencement.html

Nancy Brynildsen, Student Success and Academic Excellence

Weekly Open Kutztown Collegiate Recovery (KUCA) Meeting

Please inform your students Recovery Advocates Supporting Clean and Sober Lifestyles meets 7-8 p.m. Thursdays at the Health Center (Beck). KUCA helps students pursue their education and maintain their commitment to substance-free lifestyles, support recovery and help guard against the influences of family and friends. For more information, contact Frances Cortez Funk, cortez@kutztown.edu.

Frances C. Cortez Funk, Health and Wellness

Lunch and Learn: The State of U.S. Democracy

The EMSA Professional Development Committee is proud to launch a series of Lunch and Learn workshops open to all faculty and staff. The first will be hosted by Nykolai Blichar, assistant director of Student Involvement and Community Outreach, titled “The State of U.S. Democracy.” The United States has stood for 246 years as the pinnacle example of democracy in the world. In the last decade however various factors have impacted the strength of our democratic systems. This Lunch and Learn will explore the factors that have led us to where we are now and what we as citizens can do to maintain the democratic-principles we hold. Join us noon-1 p.m. Monday, Oct. 17, 250 MSU. Feel free to bring your lunch, light refreshments will also be provided. Please use this link to sign up https://forms.office.com/r/qq5YXSfZbV. Contact Angelica Mishra at mishra@kutztown.edu with any questions.

https://forms.office.com/r/qq5YXSfZbV

Angelica Mishra, EMSA

Third CET Fall Presentation

https://www.kutztown.edu/about-ku/administrative-offices/center-for-the-enhancement-of-teaching/cet-events/presentation-series-fall-2022.html

Yun (Amy) Lu, Center for the Enhancement of Teaching