Daily Brief

Post-Whisted Named Executive Director of Marketing

Kutztown University has named Jennifer Post-Whisted its next executive director of marketing. Post-Whisted brings 28 years of higher education experience and begins her new role today, Monday, Oct. 5.

Post-Whisted Executive Director of Marketing

University Relations

Celebrating Harry Humes: A Poetry Reading

Faculty, alumni and former students of longtime KU professor and nationally recognized poet Harry Humes (1935-2025) will read selections from his work, "Going Across the Water: New and Selected Poems." This event celebrates Humes' life, poetry and influence while commemorating the publication of this collection. Doors open at 5 p.m. with the reading starting at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, 223 MSU. This event is free and open to the public; light refreshments will be served.

Robert Fillman, English

PASSHE Universities to Bring College Closer to High School Students

Hundreds of Pennsylvania high school students will get more ways to explore college this fall through a new outreach initiative. Universities in Pennsylvania's State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) will hold nearly 20 events in eastern and western Pennsylvania in the coming weeks. Buses will bring students to campuses, including students who might otherwise have difficulty making the trip, while university staff will connect with students at high schools and college fairs. The initiative is the first outreach effort coordinated among all 10 PASSHE universities.

PASSHE Brings College Closer to High School Students

University Relations

APSCUF-KU Fall Party

APSCUF members, we have a new date and location for our fall party celebrating our local members and the 10th anniversary of our successful strike. Please join us for a celebration of solidarity 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, Kutztown Beneficial Association, connected to the Fire Company at 310 Noble Street in Kutztown. APSCUF-KU is providing a variety of hearty appetizers and one drink ticket per APSCUF member. Please RSVP by Oct. 10, if you miss that date, you are still welcome to attend.

Amy Lynch-Biniek, APSCUF-KU

CEL Wows Millersville Faculty with Interactive Workshop

Twenty Millersville University faculty members, along with their provost, participated in "Motivating and Engaging Your Students," an interactive workshop led by Center for Engaged Learning (CEL) faculty director Erin Kraal Friday, Sept. 18. Rather than simply hearing about the pedagogy of play, participants experienced it firsthand through a dozen research-informed activities designed to spark engagement, creativity and connection. Faculty explored ways to adapt each strategy across disciplines and left with practical ideas they could use right away. Participants also received a set of CEL's Tarot of Teaching Cards and the CEL Handbook of Playful Learning. Feedback at the end of the workshop was highly positive, with participants praising the session's energy, usefulness and ready-to-use strategies. The exchange continued Thursday, Oct. 1, when Millersville's Dr. Leslie Gates visited KU to present Increasing the Quality of Peer Feedback. Gates shared practical strategies for strengthening peer feedback in courses. Participants stayed for a peer feedback discussion group and pizza.

Center for Engaged Learning