Daily Brief
Feb. 22, 2024
Ignite Kutztown
Ignite Kutztown will take place 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 28, 135 Rickenbach Learning Center. Come see a dynamic array of speakers including students, faculty, staff and community members talk about a variety of topics. Ignite talks are five-minute presentations where speakers have 20 slides that advance automatically, making for fast-paced, engaging presentations. We hope you'll join us. Pictured are Ignite speakers from the previous fall's event.
Emily Cripe, Communication Studies
Weather
Weather forecasts are provided by KU's Dr. Michael Davis and "Monsoon Mike" Regensburger
Two fronts approach the area, bringing an end to the bright sunshine. Mostly cloudy skies will prevail today with rain showers likely in the afternoon and evening. High 44.
Announcements
Rescheduled Cookie Chat: Funding Springboards for Your Research and Teaching
Meet Jeff Werner and Susan Lushinsky from the Office of Grants and Sponsored Projects to learn about opportunities within KU, PASSHE and external sources (big or small) to help support your research and teaching ideas 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 22, 6 Rohrbach Library. The Zoom link is available on the event page. The featured cookie will be Millionaire Bars. Please visit the link below for additional information.
Center for Engaged Learning
Town Hall Hosted By APSCUF and Faculty of Color Caucus
APSCUF-KU is committed to creating a campus that supports diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging. In support of addressing and fixing issues noted in Senator Haywood's recent Enough report, the Faculty of Color Caucus will be hosting a Town Hall for our students to voice their concerns 4 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 27, 183 MSU. The goal is to hear directly from students and for faculty, staff and administration to listen to these concerns. As stated in Senator Haywood's report, "It is imperative for PASSHE and the individual universities to continue listening, responding to and enacting meaningful change." Please join us in making Kutztown University a place where everyone feels safe, accepted, respected, included and supported.
Marlene Nanouh Fares, Academic Enrichment
Appointment Scheduling in Starfish-Quick Links
A quick setup guide is available for setting up appointment scheduling in Starfish: 3-Step Process for Appointment Scheduling. For more detailed information, please view the following document: Managing your Starfish Calendar. Both of these documents are also available on the KU Starfish Faculty and Staff Resources link below. For additional assistance setting up or managing your Starfish calendar, please email starfish@kutztown.edu or call 610-683-4217.
KU Starfish Faculty and Staff Resources
Cheryl Brattley, The Center for Student Success and Academic Excellence
Academics
Faculty Women's Brunch/Networking Event
Join us for brunch, coffee/tea and an opportunity to network with other faculty women 10 a.m. to noon Monday, March 4, 250 MSU (President's Room). Sponsored by the NSF REVEALS Grant.
Emily Cripe, Communication Studies
Upcoming Events
| Date | Time | Event |
| Feb. 21-22 | All Day | Ujima Conference Campus |
| Feb. 22 | 11 a.m. | Cookie Chat 6 Rohrbach Library |
| Feb. 22 | 11 a.m. | University Curriculum Committee Zoom |
| Feb. 22 | 3 p.m. | Open Hour with Provost Bears Den, MSU |
| Feb. 23 | 4 p.m. | Healing Arts Anti-Gun Violence: The Power of Love Brass Rail Gallery, MSU |
| Feb. 23 | Noon | PASSHE DEI Virtual Panel Zoom |
| Feb. 23 | 7 p.m. | Stepping into Black History South Dining Hall |
| Feb. 24 | All Day | Chamber Music Weekend Concert Georgian Room |
| Feb. 25 | 2 p.m. | Scholastic Art Awards Schaeffer Auditorium |
| Feb. 27 | 9:30 a.m. | COE Dissertation Defense: Kim Kneller 105 Beekey |
| Feb. 27 | 4 p.m. | Town Hall (APSCUF and Faculty of Color Caucus) 183 MSU |
| Feb. 28 | 9 a.m. | COE Dissertation Defense: Mallie Culpepper-Yablonsky 245 Beekey |
| Feb. 28 | 7 p.m. | Ignite Kutztown 135 Rickenbach |
| Feb. 29 | 11 a.m. | Press Event: Regenerative Organic Agriculture Grant 250 MSU |
Athletics
4x400m Relay Team Captures Conference Crown
The 4x400m relay team of Kiana Young (East Stroudsburg, Pa./Stroudsburg), Taniyah Lawler (Chester, Pa./Chester), Beth Schearer (Springfield, Pa./Springfield), and Raechel Bonner (Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin) won gold as the Kutztown University women's track and field team wrapped up action at the 2024 PSAC Indoor Championships Monday, Feb. 19.
Relay Team Captures Conference Crown
Sports Information
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.