Daily Brief
Dec. 3, 2024
Celebrate the Holidays at KU Dec. 6-8
Kutztown University and our local community have several events in place to celebrate the holiday season.
University Relations
Weather
Weather forecasts are provided by KU's Dr. Michael Davis and "Monsoon Mike" Regensburger
Cold high pressure remains locked in. Fair skies with a high of about 40 degrees. Northwest winds gusting to about 20 mph making our wind chills about 31 degrees.
Announcements
2025-2026 Early Event Registration Deadline
The Events Advisory Council has established the deadline for early consideration for room reservations and activities scheduled for the 2025-26 academic year as noon Friday, March 14, 2025. For more detailed information and guidelines on the process, please visit the website below.
Please consider the following when planning your events for the 2025-26 academic year:
- All requests must be entered by a faculty or staff member in the EMS Room Reservation System.
- Any early reservation requests for a student organization must be submitted by that organization’s advisor.
- Any events received after noon Friday, March 14, will be handled on a first-come basis.
- All events submitted outside of the 2025-26 academic year will be handled at the appropriate time, according to scheduling policies.
If you have any questions regarding the process, feel free to call 610-683-4834 or email svoboda@kutztown.edu.
Honey Svoboda, Conference and Event Services
KU Foundation Hosts New York City Trip Dec. 6: Seats Available
Join the KU Foundation Friday, Dec. 6, for a chartered bus trip to New York City. Take a relaxing ride to the city, where you can explore the sights, catch a Broadway show, shop or simply enjoy the festive atmosphere. Light refreshments will be provided on the bus. The bus will depart from Kutztown University (Parking Lot B-3) promptly at 7 a.m. and return from NYC at 5 p.m. The cost is $50 per person; seats are limited. Register online.
KU Foundation
The Frederick Douglass Institute Announces Winter 2025 Critical Book Club
The Frederick Douglass Institute (FDI) announces the start of the Winter 2025 Critical Book Club featuring Dr. Tia Brown McNair’s Strengthening Campus Community Through the Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation Framework. Since the 2022-2023 academic year, the FDI Critical Book Club has been an inclusive professional learning community (PLC) for collective reading and discussion of thought-provoking books about pressing social issues. Administrators, faculty, staff and graduate students are welcome to participate and can learn more and share scheduling preferences via this link: Book Club Survey. The welcome and concluding meetings are held in person, while all other sessions are conducted via Zoom. Scheduling for both formats is managed through Doodle; space is limited to 15 participants. Participants will be contacted to pick up their Critical Book Club Starter Pack, including a copy of the text, the reading schedule and literary resources before winter break. We hope you will consider joining and supporting the FDI Critical Book Club.
Amber Pabon, Frederick Douglass Institute
Faculty Regalia Rental Pickup for Fall 2024 Commencement
Faculty who ordered rental regalia for commencement may pick up regalia through Thursday, Dec. 12, at the KU Campus Store (hours). For those unable to get to the KU Campus Store, the rented regalia will also be available for pickup during robing hours before the ceremony in 106 Keystone Hall.
Shena Hesselbein, KUSSI
Holiday Boxes for Friend Inc.
Sixty-one holiday boxes were delivered to Friend Inc. Tuesday, Nov. 19, for local families in need this Thanksgiving season. Thank you to our Golden Bear community for your donations. December holiday boxes are due to the Community Outreach Center by noon Thursday, Dec. 12. Our goal for the December collection is 100 boxes. If you're interested in donating a box, please do. Thank you so much for your generous donations.
Amanda Garcia, Community Outreach Center
Register Now: Green Dot Bystander Intervention Training for Employees
You are invited to participate in the Green Dot bystander intervention training for employees 9-10:30 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 18, 250 MSU. Green Dot is a research-supported training shown to reduce interpersonal violence on college campuses by equipping university employees with the skills needed to intervene in high-risk situations and model behaviors that create and strengthen healthy campus norms. To register, click here. Please note that there is a limit of 25 participants. Please contact Director of Equity and Compliance and Title IX Coordinator Bradley Davis at brdavis@kutztown.edu for more information or if you have any questions.
Office of Social Equity and Compliance
Academics
Kutztown German Faculty and Alumni at ACTFL
Dr. Lynn M. Kutch, Modern Languages, met up with two KU German Education program alumnae at the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Conference Saturday, Nov. 23, Philadelphia, Pa. Kutch presented on the German Volkshochschule (adult education center), technology and DEI. Ashley Snyder '09 presented a digital poster on incorporating Pennsylvania Dutch in German Instruction.
Lynn M Kutch, Modern Language Studies
New CEL Journal Post
Please take a few minutes to visit the Center for Engaged Learning (CEL) faculty journal to read our latest post. This month, Erin Kraal discusses how Empathy Maps remind us who is in our class, how to connect with them emotionally and how to pay attention to their experience by reflecting deeply on their perspective. Also, be sure to check out the first of a three-part series discussing the Tarot of Teaching card deck, a creative tool designed by CEL to enrich and energize the structure of a class period.
Center for Engaged Learning
Upcoming Events
| Date | Time | Event |
| Dec. 3 | 7:30 p.m. | Jazz I Ensemble Schaeffer Auditorium |
| Dec. 4 | -- | Miller Keystone Blood Drive 218 MSU (Register) |
| Dec. 4 | 2 p.m. | Reception: Elizabeth Pflugler 223 MSU |
| Dec. 5 | 11 a.m. | University Curriculum Committee Zoom |
| Dec. 5 | 4 p.m. | University Senate 103 Academic Forum |
| Dec. 6 | All Day | CSIT Demo Day 218 MSU |
| Dec. 6 | 7:30 p.m. | KU Presents: Mandy Gonzalez Home for the Holidays (w/ KU Choir) Schaeffer Auditorium (Tickets) |
| Dec. 7 | 11 a.m. | Christmas on the Farm Heritage Center |
| Dec. 7 | 7 p.m. | KU Arts Society Gala (Tickets) The Publishing House, Kutztown, Pa. |
| Dec. 7 | 7:30 p.m. | Concert: Orchestra Schaeffer Auditorium |
| Dec. 8 | 1 p.m. | Holiday Celebration Georgian Room (RSVP) |
| Dec. 8 | 3:30 p.m. | Holiday Concert Schaeffer Auditorium |
| Dec. 12 | 1:30 p.m. | Council of Trustees Committee Meetings 322, 323, 324, 325 MSU |
| Dec. 12 | 3 p.m. | Council of Trustees Plenary Session 250 MSU |
| Dec. 14 | 10 a.m. | Fall 2024 Commencement O'Pake Fieldhouse |
| Dec. 16 | -- | Winter Break Hours Begin |
Athletics
| Date | Time | Event |
| Dec. 6 | 3 p.m. | Women's Basketball vs. Slippery Rock Keystone Arena (Watch | Stats) |
| Dec. 6 | 5 p.m. | Men's Basketball vs. Slippery Rock Keystone Arena (Watch | Stats) |
| Dec. 7 | 1 p.m. | Women's Basketball vs. Seton Hill Keystone Arena (Watch | Stats) |
| Dec. 7 | 3 p.m. | Men's Basketball vs. Seton Hill Keystone Arena (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.