Daily Brief

Transfer Honor Society Awards Scholarship

Congratulations to senior psychology major, Emma Hope, for earning one of the five $3,500 scholarships available through Tau Sigma, the national honor society for transfer students. Established in December 2016 at KU, the Eta Mu chapter is the fourth Tau Sigma chapter within PASSHE. Currently with a few hundred members, this chapter recognizes transfer students who earn a GPA of 3.5 or higher in their first semester at KU. Hope is the fifth KU student to win a scholarship through this organization. Since transferring from Lehigh Carbon Community College in Fall 2023, Hope has maintained a 4.0 GPA, held a position as a transfer tour guide in the Office of Undergraduate Admissions, mentored other transfer students, became president of the Eta Mu chapter and added minors in sociology as well as women, gender, and sexuality studies.

Tau Sigma National Honor Society

Briana Zdradzinski, Student Success and Academic Excellence/Tau Sigma National Honor Society

Digital Foundation Students Win Awards

The Healing Through The Arts juried art show concluded its judging last week, announcing four winners from Kutztown University. The artworks are currently on display in the Health, Science and Technology Building of Lehigh University from February 17 until March 31, 2025. Owen Christian won 1st place for her digital painting, “Freedom of the Imagination." Three Community Awards were also presented to Minh Qiang Nguyen Tong, Paige Heikkila, and Shaun Collins. Associate Professor Dannell MacIlwraith submitted the student artwork from her Digital Foundations class to the competition.

Dannell MacIlwraith, Art and Design Department

Rape, Aggression and Defense Training

Rape, Aggression and Defense Training (R.A.D.), provided by Public Safety and Police Services, is free to female students, faculty and staff. Led by detective/corporal Amanda George, R.A.D. training is scheduled at 6 p.m. Monday, March 24, 22A Old Main; Tuesday, March 25, Georgian Room; and Thursday, March 27, Georgian Room. Participants must attend all three sessions to complete the R.A.D. program. To register, please email dsantos@kutztown.edu or call 610-683-4860.

Rape, Aggression and Defense Training

Danielle Santos, Public Safety and Police Services

Open Hour with Provost

Faculty, staff and students are invited to drop by and chat with Dr. Lorin Basden Arnold, provost and vice president for Academic Affairs, during her open office hour at 3 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 20, Bears Den, MSU. Faculty and staff who would like to have a conversation, but for whom this time does not work, are welcome to contact the Office of the Provost at 610-683-4155 to schedule a time to meet.

KU Provost Office

Anne Imschweiler, Provost Office / Academic Affairs

KU Editorial Style Guide

Check out Kutztown University's style guide. KU's style guide is offered as a resource to university communicators to establish consistent and appropriate editorial style for correspondence, print publications, websites, social media, etc. written for and about Kutztown University. This guide relies primarily on “The Associated Press Stylebook.”

University Relations

Bus Trip to National Museum of the American Indian

We have a bus to the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington D.C. Wednesday, April 23. Please share this trip with your students. The Department of English has generously agreed to pay for the bus and the university will provide every student attending $20 cash to supplement their lunch at the museum. Schedule for the day can be found at the registration link. Once we have 50 registered seats, the form will close.

Amanda Morris, English

Temporary Faculty Committee Office Hours

The Temporary Faculty Committee, an extension of our faculty union (APSCUF), will hold a series of open office hours throughout the semester. These are for temporary faculty to consult with union representatives about any issue they might need help navigating. Michael Covello will be available in his office 2:45 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 7G Sharadin and via Zoom. Please feel free to stop by if you need to talk.

Office Hours Zoom Link

Michael Covello, Kutztown University

We ❤ Faculty and Staff

During I ❤ KU Week, the KU Foundation and KU Presidential Ambassadors celebrate everything that makes Kutztown golden. Today, we have a special treat for faculty and staff. As a small gesture of gratitude for all you do for our students, we’ve arranged for the Perk Up Truck to be behind Schaeffer Auditorium from 11 am – 1 pm. Stop by, show your faculty/staff ID and enjoy a medium drink on us.

KU Foundation