Daily Brief
Sept. 27, 2022

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
Weather
Weather forecasts are provided by KU's Dr. Michael Davis and "Monsoon Mike" Regensburger
Weak cool front in the vicinity will bring a partly sunny day with a small chance of a brief shower or sprinkle, but most of the day should be dry and quite pleasant. High about 67. Breezy west winds.
Announcements
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.
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.
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
Academics
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
Employment Opportunities
These are the non-instructional positions open on our online job board at https://employment.kutztown.edu (Menu to OOC postings):
Job Number | Job Title | Job Term | Advertise To |
2022-0162 (internal) | NEW - Academic Department Secretary Mathematics (internal) |
Full Time | 9/30/22 |
OOC 22-014 (internal) | NEW - Purchasing Agent (internal) | Full Time | 9/30/22 |
2022-0163 | NEW - TEMP Manager for Student Loans and Scholarships |
Temp Full Time | 10/9/22 |
2022-0165 | NEW - System Administrator | Full Time | 10/9/22 |
2022-0166 | NEW - Systems Analyst | Full Time | 10/9/22 |
2022-0149 | New - Statistician 1 | Full Time | 10/9/22 |
2022-0152 (internal) | New - Enterprise Desktop Infrastructure Admin (internal) |
Full Time | 10/4/22 |
2022-0011 | Groundskeeper / Laborer | Full Time | Continuous |
2022-0034 | Patrol Officer | Full Time | Continuous |
2022-0046 | MR2 HVAC/Plumbing (Sunday - Thursday) |
Full Time | Continuous |
2022-0091 | Building Maintenance Foreman | Full Time | Continuous |
2022-0123 | Dean, College of Visual & Performing Arts | Full Time | 10/15/22 |
2022-0148 | Executive Director, Center for Mallet Percussion Research |
Full Time | 10/9/22 |
2022-0151 (internal) | Maintenance Repairman 2 (HVAC/Plumbing) (internal) |
Full Time | 10/3/22 |
2022-0154 | Dean, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences | Full Time | 10/30/22 |
2022-23 Asst Coaches | 2022-23 Assistant Athletic Coaches | Part Time | 6/30/23 |
2022-23 Custodial Pool | 2022-23 Custodial Worker 1 Pool | Full Time | 6/30/23 |
22-23 Clerical Asst Pool | 2022-23 Clerical Assistant Pool | Full Time | 6/30/23 |
OOC 22-008 | Senior Microsoft Systems Engineer | Full Time | Continuous |
OOC 22-012 | Director of Construction Management | Full Time | 10/6/22 |
Upcoming Events
Date | Time | Event |
Sept. 28 | 4:30 p.m. | Why Overturning Roe Matters: Panel Discussion Virtual |
Sept. 29 | 11 a.m. | Open Forum with Chancellor Greenstein 183 McFarland Student Union |
Sept. 29 | 3 p.m. | Open Hour with Provost Bears Den, McFarland Student Union |
Sept. 30 | 7 p.m. | "Bob Ross" Painting, Stay Alive/Make Art 200 Recreation Center |
Oct. 1 | 8 a.m. | STEM Open House Boehm Science Center |
Oct. 3 | 3 p.m. | President's Open Hour 301 Stratton Administration Center |
Oct. 5 | 7:30 p.m. | KU Presents! - Sam Bush Band Schaeffer Auditorium |
Oct. 6 | 11 a.m. | Faculty First Thursday 13G Schaeffer |
Oct. 7 | All Day | Gender & Sexual Minorities Conference 218 McFarland Student Union Building |
Athletics
Date | Time | Event |
Sept. 28 | 7 p.m. | Women's Soccer vs. Lock Haven Keystone Field (Live Stats | Live Video) |
Oct. 1 | 9 a.m. | Women's Bowling vs. Chestnut Hill Jay Lanes |
Oct. 1 | 1 p.m. | Women's Soccer vs. Shippensburg Keystone Field (Live Stats | Live Video) |
Oct. 2 | noon | Women's Golf vs. KU Fall Invitational Moselem Springs Golf Club |
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.