Daily Brief
Sept. 13, 2021
HAWKINSON VISITS SITE OF PA GERMAN HERITAGE CENTER
Dr. Hawkinson (left) and Patrick Donmoyer, director, Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center, joined members of the KU Foundation, KU staff and construction team to tour the new headquarters of the Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center. Heritage Center staff will relocate to the former Professional Building, which is being renovated by the KU Foundation and named in honor of East Penn Manufacturing founder DeLight Breidegam. New headquarters will house the Heritage Center's unique research collection of books, manuscripts, photographs, documents and artifacts in a state-of-the-art research library, open to students, faculty, visiting researchers and the public.
University Relations
WALKS WITH WYNNIE
President Kenneth Hawkinson invites you to walk with him, Mrs. Hayes-Hawkinson, and their dog, Wynnie at 5 p.m., Monday, Sept. 13. The walks start at the president's patio and will conclude at the President's House on Kutztown Road for light refreshments. Participants are welcome to bring their dogs. Walks will be canceled in the event of rain.
Office of the President
WEATHER
Weather forecasts are provided by KU's Dr. Michael Davis and "Monsoon Mike" Regensburger
High pressure just to our south will make for another sunny and pleasant day. Temperatures will be above average. High temperature in the mid-80s. Winds west at 5-10 mph.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
OPEN HOUR WITH PROVOST
Faculty, staff and students are invited to drop by and chat with the provost, Dr. Lorin Basden Arnold, during her open office hour this week at 1 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 15, Starbucks, McFarland Student Union. 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
FIRST CET FALL PRESENTATION
The Center for the Enhancement of Teaching is pleased to offer the first CET fall presentation "Bringing Research into and Students out of the Classroom" by Dr. Khori Newlander, Department of Anthropology & Sociology. This CET presentation will be held 11 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 16, via Zoom link https://kutztown.zoom.us/j/390059274. All are welcome, and participation certificates will be provided. Hope to see you then.
Yun Amy Lu, CET
HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH
If your department, office, class, or student group is doing any programming or activities to honor Hispanic Heritage Month, please email the details to schearer@kutztown.edu by Monday, Sept. 13, so we can cross promote and help advertise. This can be an active program, film, art display, etc. Thank you.
Jerry Schearer, Diversity and Inclusion Center
RAPE, AGGRESSION & DEFENSE
Rape aggression defense classes free to female students, faculty, staff will be held 6 p.m., Sept. 13, 14, 16. To sign up email Candi at calhoun@kutztown.edu.
Candi Calhoun-Border, Public Safety and Police Services
UPCOMING EVENTS
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Date |
Time |
Event |
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Sept. 13 |
5 p.m. |
Walks with Wynnie |
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Sept. 13 |
6 p.m. |
Rape, Aggression & Defense |
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Sept. 15 |
1 p.m. |
Office Hour with the Provost |
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Sept. 16 |
11 a.m. |
CET Presentation: Khori Newlander |
|
Sept. 20 |
5 p.m. |
AFSCME Membership Meeting |
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Date |
Time |
Event |
|
Sept. 13 |
7 p.m. |
VB vs. Chestnut Hill |
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Sept. 14 |
7 p.m. |
FH vs. East Stroudsburg |
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Sept. 15 |
7 p.m. |
WSOC vs. Shepherd |
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Sept. 17 |
2 p.m. |
FH vs. Mount Olive |
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Sept. 17 |
3 p.m. |
VB vs. Salem (WV) |
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Sept. 17 |
7 p.m. |
VB vs. Georgian Court |
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Sept. 18 |
9 a.m. |
XC vs. Division II/III Challenge |
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Sept. 18 |
Noon |
FB vs. Seton Hill (Family Day) |
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.
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.