Daily Brief

                               

Candidate on Campus Today

Candidate A for the position of Vice President for Enrollment Management and Student Affairs will visit campus today, Tuesday, Feb. 14. The Search Committee invites students, faculty and staff to the open session with the candidate at 11 a.m. in 135 Rickenbach Learning Center.
Please view this website for candidate’s vitae here. We value the input of the KU community and ask that you please attend the open session if you are able.
- Lorin Basden Arnold, Search Chair, VP EMSA

Anne Imschweiler, Office of the Provost

Valentine's Day Stuff A Bag

Stop in the KU Campus Store today to stuff a free tote and get 40% off any of the apparel and gift that fits inside. In-store only promotion, excludes other sales and discounts while supplies last. Exclusions apply.

https://www.kubstore.com

Kyle Rex, KU Campus Store

Employee Planetarium Matinee Shows This Spring

The Kutztown University Planetarium, in response to requests from university staff, will be giving four special matinee shows for university employees. Each show will start with a brief alert to potential naked-eye-observable astronomical events in the coming month or exploration of other cool space stuff using the stellarium 360º projection on the dome (we can observe the sky as it would appear from any point on Earth or from any point in the Milky Way or adjacent galaxies at any time in the past million years or future million years. Each presentation will be followed by a 25-30 minute documentary projected on the dome. It’s an easy way to learn interesting information and the dark room is a relaxing atmosphere.
Shows will be held 11 a.m. on the following Thursdays in the Grim Science Building. Shows will run 45 minutes so people have time to get some lunch (no food in the planetarium) before getting back to the grind. The documentaries in this series will be:
- Feb. 16 – Birth of Planet Earth
- Mar. 17 – Planet 9
- Apr. 20 – Incoming!
- May 11 – Black Holes - Journey into the Unknown
This is free of charge and no tickets required. There will be no assessment of learning outcomes following each show, either – you’ll relax and learn what you learn, and the world will continue to spin merrily along regardless of your retention.

https://www.kutztown.edu/about-ku/administrative-offices/planetarium.html

Kurt Friehauf, Department of Physical Sciences

AFSCME 2234 Fundraiser

Support AFSCME 2234 and get lunch or dinner in return. Purchase a 12" Saucony Cafe hoagie for $12 until Feb. 24. Email Joyce James jjames@kutztown.edu for details.

Joyce James, AFSCME Local 2234

KU Philosophy Club Meets

The KU Philosophy Club will meet 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 16, 312 MSU. Cheyenne Eckman and Elijah Jarosz will present: "Do We Know Anything At All?" Everyone is welcome. Persons with a disability and who require accommodation should notify the Disability Services Office prior to the event at 610-683-4108 or dso@kutztown.edu or, TDD number: 610-683-4499, in order to discuss accommodations.  Every effort will be made to provide reasonable accommodations.
Elijah Jarosz, president KU Philosophy Club

https://www.facebook.com/groups/ku.philosophyclub

Allan T Back, Philosophy and Government

UGRC Student Workshop Series

Please share with your departments and your students. Undergraduate Research and Creativity, in cooperation with the Honors Program, will once again host a UGRC student workshop series. The series will take place alternating Tuesdays, 4:30 p.m., 28 Rohrbach and on Zoom. Encourage students to join us for the kick-off Tuesday, Feb. 21 with librarians, Krista Prock and Dan Stafford: Background Research: What the Rohrbach Library Has to Offer. Subsequent dates are Mar. 7, Mar. 21, Apr. 4, Apr. 18 and May 2. Topics range from emphasizing your voice in research to presenting and publishing your work. See full list here.

Lynn Kutch, UGRC

Assessment Day Slides Posted

If you missed our January Assessment Day with guest speaker Dr. Ruth Slotnick or if you want to refer back to some of the helpful templates provided during her presentation, her powerpoint slides are now posted here. 

KU Assessment Days webpage

Michele Baranczyk, Office of Assessment

Schellenberg Award: Call for Nominations

The Center for Engaged Learning invites nominations for the 2023 John P. Schellenberg Award for Excellence in Teaching and Learning. The award recognizes an early career faculty member who has demonstrated outstanding work within the mission of the Center for Engaged Learning (formerly the Center for the Enhancement of Teaching). The deadline to submit nominations is April 3. Please visit the website for the award eligibility and instructions on submitting nominations.

https://www.kutztown.edu/about-ku/administrative-offices/center-for-engaged-learning/john-p-schellenberg-award-for-excellence-in-teaching-and-learning.html

Karen Rauch, Office of the Provost