Daily Brief

Bienvenidos Freshman Welcome

Thank you to everyone who attended the Bienvenidos Freshman Welcome event at the Multicultural Center, Thursday, Sept. 15. The event kicked off Hispanic Heritage Month and featured food, music and prizes. See a full listing of month-long events online.

University Relations

Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center Hosts Heemet Fescht

Kutztown University's Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center hosted its annual Heemet Fescht Saturday, Sept. 24, where attendees treated themselves to live music in the barnyard, traditional crafts, folklife demonstrations, hearth-cooking, live animals, children’s activities, book signings by local authors and much more. The Heritage Center’s Heemet Fescht is a celebration of the harvest and Pennsylvania Dutch farm life.

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, Sept. 29 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.

https://www.kutztown.edu/about-ku/administrative-offices/provost-academic-affairs/office-of-the-provost.html

Anne Imschweiler, Office of the Provost

Willingness to Serve

Kutztown University faculty, managers and professional staff members, please use this online form https://engage.kutztown.edu/submitter/form/start/560688 to indicate your willingness to serve on University Governance Committees. Log in using your full KU email address and password. Willingness will close Tuesday, Oct. 4. Direct Engage access questions to Leah Cassellia at casselli@kutztown.edu.

https://www.kutztown.edu/about-ku/administration/governance/university-senate/governance-committees.html

Deryl Johnson, University Senate

Sixth Annual Gender and Sexual Minorities Conference

Join our keynote speaker LaLa Holston-Zannell, 10 a.m., Friday, Oct. 7, 218 MSU. Holston-Zannell, who leads the ACLU’s advocacy and organizing work to support and empower transgender and nonbinary people, will focus on anti-violence. The theme of the sixth annual Gender and Sexual Minorities conference is Justice … It’s on you, It’s on me, It’s On Us and includes a look at social, economic, political and organizational justice while discovering the roles of equity, fairness, inclusion and compassion for all. See Engage for full list of sessions.
Funded through the 2022 PA Governor’s It’s On Us Grant. 

https://engage.kutztown.edu/organization/kutztown-university-glbtq-resource-center/events

Diane Biehl, LGBTQ+ Resource Center

Philosophy Guest Speaker - Richard Swinburne

Richard Swinburne, Professor Emeritus of the Philosophy of the Christian Religion at Oxford University will present, "Are We Bodies or Souls?" 4:30-6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 11, 103 Academic Forum. A meet and greet will precede the talk starting at 4 p.m.
Abstract: Many think that we are just complicated machines, or animals that are different from machines only by being conscious. Swinburne argues that we are immaterial souls sustained in existence by our brains. Sensations, thoughts, and intentions are conscious events in our souls that cause events in our brains. While scientists might discover some of the laws of nature that determine conscious events and brain events, each person's soul is an individual thing, and this is what ultimately makes us who we are.

Steve B. Lem, Department of Philosophy and Government

Graduate Research Fund

Please inform your students about the Graduate Research Fund. Conference presentation grants provide financial support to graduate students to present and disseminate the results of their research or scholarly activities at academic conferences related to their current field of study. Graduate students who qualify may receive up to $1,000. The Office of Grants and Sponsored Projects is now assisting with the application process. For more information, go to https://www.kutztown.edu/about-ku/administrative-offices/graduate-studies/graduate-student-research.html.

Heather Arbuckle, Grants and Sponsored Projects