Daily Brief

Dec. 2, 2022

Distant shot of Schaeffer with several trees of varying leaf colors in the foreground

     

Weather

Weather forecasts are provided by KU's Dr. Michael Davis and "Monsoon Mike" Regensburger

Surface high pressure over the Great Lakes will make for a pleasant early December day. High temperature near 45.

Announcements

Holiday Celebration

President Kenneth S. Hawkinson and Mrs. Ann Marie Hayes-Hawkinson cordially invite you and your family to a holiday celebration 1-3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11, Georgian Room Old Main. Kindly respond by Dec. 5 through the link below. Following the celebration, please enjoy these additional activities starting 3 p.m.:
Seasons of Light Planetarium Show, Grim Science Building
Department of Music Holiday Concert, Schaeffer Auditorium

Office of the President

Holiday Faculty and Staff Appreciation Days

Faculty and staff will receive 35% off any regular-priced apparel and gift items and 15% off tech accessories and art supplies in store Monday, Dec. 5 to Friday, Dec. 9 (discount cannot be combined with any other offers, does not include tech hardware and software). Please present your KU I.D. at the register to receive the discount.

KU Campus Store / KUSSI

Clay Club's Holiday Sale

Support our student artists by purchasing a handmade work of ceramic art as part of your holiday shopping, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday, Dec. 5, Table D MSU. We will have a range of items from functional art to sculptures made by current ceramics students. 

Gwendolyn Yoppolo, Clay Club

Holiday Food Box Deadline Update

Winter holiday food boxes will be due 10 a.m. Monday, Dec. 12. The Office of Student Involvement, 153 MSU, is open for deliveries from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Email blichar@kutztown.edu to pre-arrange to have your box picked up by our staff on Mondays at 2 p.m. (except Dec. 12) and Thursdays at 11 a.m. Details of what is needed can be found on GivePulse. Please feel free to decorate the box and/or add the name of the organization that prepared it. All families will receive a turkey in addition to the box. 

Nykolai Blichar, Community Outreach Center

Upcoming Events

Date Time Event
Dec. 1 11 a.m. Faculty First Thursday Presentation
135 Rickenbach Learning Center
Dec. 2 2 p.m. Open Forum Dean CVPA - Candidate B
183 MSU
Dec. 2 5:30 p.m. Basketball Giveaway
Keystone Arena
Dec. 3 11 a.m. Christmas on the Farm
Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center
Dec. 5 2 p.m. Open Forum Dean CVPA - Candidate C
183 MSU
Dec. 5 3:30 p.m. President's Open Hour
301 Stratton Administration Center
Dec. 6 noon Lunch & Learn: Identifying Bias
250 MSU

Athletics

Free Golden Bear Basketball Tickets

Faculty and staff get four free tickets to regular season home basketball games. Get your tickets to the doubleheaders this weekend, Friday against Gannon and Saturday against Clarion. Access by logging in for tickets with your KU login. Once you have an account set up, you will also have access to discounted or free tickets to other campus events.

KU Box Office

Date Time Event
Dec. 2 5:30 p.m. Women’s Basketball vs. Gannon
Keystone Arena (Live Stats | Video)
Dec. 2 7:30 p.m. Men’s Basketball vs. Gannon
Keystone Arena (Live Stats | Video)
Dec. 3 5:30 p.m. Women’s Basketball vs. Clarion
Keystone Arena (Live Stats | Video)
Dec. 3 7:30 p.m. Men’s Basketball vs. Clarion
Keystone Arena (Live Stats | Video)

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 , 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.

Notify the university of an accessibility concern

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 . 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 . 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 .