Daily Brief
Sept. 12, 2025
9/11 Flags of Remembrance Ceremony
Thank you to Military and Veterans Services, the Kutztown Pipe Band and all those who spoke and attended Thursday's Flags of Remembrance Ceremony Thursday, Sept. 11.
University Relations
Portada Receives 2025 Wiesenberger Award for Excellence in Teaching
Dr. Robert Portada III, professor and department chair of Philosophy and Government, received Kutztown University’s 2025 Arthur and Isabel Wiesenberger Award for Excellence in Teaching. The award is presented annually to a faculty member who has demonstrated superlative teaching skills and service to the university.
Portada Wins Wiesenberger Award
University Relations
Traditional American Circus Arts Come to KU
Celebrate Family Day with the first event of the KU Presents! Family Series, 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20, Schaeffer Auditorium. The Bindlestiff Family Cirkus will bring special guests Ellie Steingraeben, contortionist/aerialist, and Jasper Murphy, juggler/one-man band, in a program featuring an array of gob-smacking skills. Enjoy the magic of traditional American circus arts at Schaeffer Auditorium. KU faculty and staff can access discounted tickets by logging in with their MyKU login.
KU Presents!
Weather
Weather forecasts are provided by KU's Dr. Michael Davis and "Monsoon Mike" Regensburger
Canadian high pressure in firm control. Fair skies are expected. High temperature near 78.
Announcements
Career Development Center Closed
The Career Development Center will be closed Friday, Sept. 12, for the fourth annual Career Classic Golf Tournament. If you have any questions during that time, please contact Melissa Lincoln at lincoln@kutztown.edu.
Jeann Cengeri, Career Development Center
Fall Fest on Main
Kutztown Community Partnership is hosting its first Fall Fest on Main 4-10 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13, the 200- and 300-block of Main St. Join us for food and craft vendors, in-street dining, kids zone, line dancing, live band and so much more. We hope to see you there.
Amanda Garcia, Community Outreach Center
Upcoming Events
| Date | Time | Event |
| Sept. 15 - Oct. 15 |
-- | Hispanic Heritage Month |
| Sept. 15 | 11:30 a.m. | Bienvenidos Kickoff Hispanic Heritage Month Multicultural Center |
| Sept. 16 | 10 a.m. | Open House Rohrbach Library |
| Sept. 16 | 5 p.m. | Dominoes Tournament Hispanic Heritage Month Multicultural Center |
| Sept. 16 | 6 p.m. | Rock the Lawn Schaeffer Lawn |
| Sept. 20 | -- | Family Day |
| Sept. 20 | 5 p.m. | KU Presents! Family Series: Bindlestiff Family Cirkus Schaeffer Auditorium (Tickets) |
Athletics
| Date | Time | Event |
| Sept. 12 | 5 p.m. | Women's Volleyball vs. Bowie State Shannon Sullivan Memorial Tournament Keystone Arena (Watch | Stats) |
| Sept. 13 | 9:30 a.m. | Cross Country hosts DII/DIII Challenge North Campus Farm Course (Results) |
| Sept. 13 | 11 a.m. | #1 Field Hockey vs. Wingate Andre Reed Stadium (Watch | Stats) |
| Sept. 13 | 1:30 p.m. | Women's Volleyball vs. California (Pa.) Shannon Sullivan Memorial Tournament Keystone Arena (Watch | Stats) |
| Sept. 13 | 6 p.m. | Women's Volleyball vs. Caldwell Shannon Sullivan Memorial Tournament Keystone Arena (Watch | Stats) |
| Sept. 17 | 5:30 p.m. | Field Hockey vs. IUP Andre Reed Stadium (Watch | Stats) |
| Sept. 17 | 7 p.m. | Women's Soccer vs. Shepherd Keystone Field (Watch | Stats) |
| Sept. 19 | 5 p.m. | Field Hockey vs. D'Youville Andre Reed Stadium (Watch | Stats) |
| Sept. 20 | Noon | Football vs. Gannon Andre Reed Stadium (Watch | Listen | Stats | Tickets) |
| Sept. 20 | 1 p.m. | Women's Soccer vs. East Stroudsburg Keystone Field (Watch | Stats) |
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 Office of Social Equity, Old Main A-Wing, Room 02, by phone at 610-683-4700 or by email at pena@kutztown.edu. Pursuant to Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Kutztown University does not discriminate on the basis of sex and prohibits sex discrimination in any education program or activity that it operates, including admissions and employment. Any inquiries regarding the application of Title IX at Kutztown University may be made to Bradley Davis, the university’s Title IX coordinator, located in Old Main A-Wing, Room 02A, by phone at 610-683-4782 or by email at titleix@kutztown.edu. You may also contact 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.