Daily Brief
Dec. 5, 2023
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 Tuesday, Dec. 5 to Friday, Dec. 15 (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
Weather
Weather forecasts are provided by KU's Dr. Michael Davis and "Monsoon Mike" Regensburger
Weak high pressure brings partly cloudy, cool conditions. High around 45.
Announcements
Nuventive Training for Administrative Units
We invite all administrative units to participate in the Nuventive training that will provide an overview of the software and the basics of entering five-year program reviews into the system. Three dates and times are offered to accommodate schedules:
- 1 p.m. Monday, Dec. 18.
- 9 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 19.
- 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 21.
Sessions will last approximately 30 minutes and will be delivered via Zoom. Meeting ID: 966 7220 4558. Passcode: 852050. In January, we will provide a second series of training sessions on entering annual operational goals and assessment results. Stay tuned for those dates.
Karen Rauch, Office of the Provost
VPA Associate Dean's Search Candidate Two
Below are the dates and times for the open forums with the candidates for the associate dean of the College of Visual and Performing Arts. Links to the vitae will be active two days before the date the candidate will be on campus.
- Candidate 2
2-3 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 7, 202 Academic Forum.
- Candidate 3
2-3 p.m. Monday, Dec. 11, 202 Academic Forum.
Tracy Reidenhour, VPA Associate Dean Search Committee
Rohrbach Library Exam Week Hours
Rohrbach Library will operate under the following hours for Exam Week:
- 7:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8.
- 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 9.
- 10 a.m. to midnight Sunday, Dec. 10.
- 7:30 a.m. to midnight Monday, Dec. 11 through Thursday, Dec. 14.
- 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 15.
- Closed Saturday, Dec. 16 and Sunday, Dec. 17.
Jennifer Tanzos, Rohrbach Library
Twelve Days of Deals - Day Five
Today is day five of "12 Days of Deals." Save 40% off bottoms. Each deal is valid until Tuesday, Dec. 12 and excludes other sales and promotions.
Kyle Rex, KU Campus Store
Sibs Day - Call for Activities and Programs
The Office of Student Involvement is planning Sibs Day for Saturday, Feb. 17 and we would love to showcase our wonderful campus through collaboration in the schedule of events. If you, a department, office or student organization would like to participate and host an event, please reach out to Laura Young, assistant director of Student Involvement (lyoung@kutztown.edu), as soon as possible. New program ideas and submissions should be submitted before Friday, Feb. 2.
Laura Young, Office of Student Involvement
Employment Opportunities
These are the non-instructional positions open on our online job board at http://employment.kutztown.edu (Menu to OOC postings):
| Job Number | Job Title | Job Term | Advertise To |
| 2023-0182 | NEW - Medical Records Assistant - PT - 9 months | PT | 12/17/23 |
| 2023-0187 | NEW - Groundskeeper / Laborer | FT | 12/17/23 |
| 2023-0100 | Patrol Officer Trainee | FT | Continuous |
| 2023-0168 | Landscape Maintenance Specialist | FT | 12/17/23 |
| 2023-0188 | Teaching and Learning Developer | FT | 1/1/24 |
| 23-24 Asst Coaches | 23-24 Assistant Athletic Coaches | PT | 6/28/24 |
| 23-24 Clerical Pool | 23-24 Clerical Assistant Pool | FT | 6/28/24 |
| 23-24 Custodial Pool | 23-24 Custodial Worker 1 Pool | FT | 6/28/24 |
| OOC 23-16 | Staff Attorney | FT | 12/8/23 |
Upcoming Events
| Date | Time | Event |
| Dec. 5 | 10 a.m. | Pet Therapy Day 218 MSU |
| Dec. 5 | 7:30 p.m. | Latin Ensemble Concert Schaeffer Auditorium |
| Dec. 6 | 7:30 p.m. | Jazz Ensemble II Concert Schaeffer Auditorium |
| Dec. 7 | 2 p.m. | VPA Associate Dean Search Candidate 2 202 Acadaemic Forum |
| Dec. 7 | 4 p.m. | University Senate Meeting 103 Academic Forum |
| Dec. 7 | 7:30 p.m. | Jazz Ensemble I Concert Schaeffer Auditorium |
| Dec. 8 | 1 p.m. | COB Associate Dean Search Candidate C 106 de Francesco |
| Dec. 10 | 1 p.m. | President's Holiday Celebration Georgian Room, Old Main |
| Dec. 11 | 2 p.m. | VPA Associate Dean Search Candidate 3 202 Academic Forum |
Athletics
Women's Soccer Coaching Staff Named United Soccer Coaches Atlantic Region Staff of the Year
The Kutztown University women's soccer coaching staff of Erik Burstein, Maddy Reed and Rob Miller were named the United Soccer Coaches Atlantic Region Staff of the Year, as announced by the organization Friday, Dec. 1. It's the second recognition of the kind in program history (2016).
Atlantic Region Staff of the Year
Sports Information
KU Foundation to Host Football Watch Party
Join us this Saturday, Dec. 9, for a watch party to cheer on the Golden Bears as they kick off against Colorado School of Mines in the NCAA Division II national semifinals 3 p.m., Nancy Jean Stump Seiger ’54 Multipurpose Room, 218 McFarland Student Union. Event is free to attend. Snacks and refreshments will be served. Register here.
KU Foundation
| Dec. 6 | 5:30 p.m. | Women's Basketball vs. Holy Family Keystone Arena Video | Stats |
| Dec. 9 | 1 p.m. | Women's Swimming vs. Kean Keystone Natatorium |
| Dec. 9 | 3:30 p.m. | Football at Colorado School of Mines NCAA National Semifinals Golden, Colo. Video | 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 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.