Daily Brief

Celebrate Black History Month

February is Black History Month. Established in 1976, Black History Month honors the contributions of African Americans to U.S. history, science, mathematics, literature, art, music and culture. Kutztown University celebrates the month with events for the entire community.

Celebrate Black History Month at Kutztown University

University Relations

President's Open Hour

Faculty, staff and students are invited to stop by with President Hawkinson during his open hour at 3:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 3, 301 Stratton Administration Center. President Hawkinson welcomes your thoughts, concerns and suggestions regarding KU. If you are planning to stop by, please call the Office of the President at 610-683-4101 to RSVP.

Office of the President

Bloomberg.com Trial Access

Rohrbach Library is running a 30-day trial of Bloomberg.com. Please visit our website to create your free account. Note: you must use your KU email address. Questions or feedback can be sent to flatley@kutztown.edu.

Bob Flatley, Rohrbach Library

Alternative Spring Break Opportunity

Every spring, the Community Outreach Center takes a group of students to volunteer in an area of need for Spring Break, called "Alternative Spring Break." This year, student volunteers will be heading to Asheville, N.C., to help with hurricane relief efforts due to the vast amount of damage and devastation caused by Hurricane Helene. Please share this opportunity with your students. Reach out to Amanda Garcia (agarcia@kutztown.edu) with questions. Sign up at the link below.

Sign Up

Amanda Garcia, Community Outreach Center

Employee of the Month

Do you have a coworker in your department or in any other department on campus that has gone above and beyond or helped another department or students? Perhaps there was another moment where they went above and beyond their assigned position and supported KU’s mission? Acknowledge them by submitting an Employee of the Month nomination. The nomination form can be found online. Let us know about the amazing work everyone is doing at KU.

Human Resources

Cara Cotellese Retirement

The Department of Cinema, Television and Media Production (CTM) wishes Professor Cara Cotellese a happy retirement. Cara is an alumna of the department and worked in higher education for 39 years. During the past 16 years at KU, Cara was a faculty member in CTM, served for several years as department chair and was known for her collaboration with KU Athletics and video coverage of the Golden Bears and Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference. Cara’s work with KU students, colleagues and KU shared governance is highly valued and will be missed.

Cherilyn Barnett, Cinema, Television and Media Production

New CEL Journal Post

Welcome back and please take a few minutes to visit the KUtztown exCEL faculty journal to read our first post of 2025. We start the year with Susanna Molitoris-Miller, assistant professor of mathematics, who discusses how the "thinking popcorn" strategy fosters inclusivity and engagement by giving students deliberate think-time, encouraging participation and helping instructors adapt teaching based on immediate feedback.

Center for Engaged Learning

Free Walk-in Math Tutoring

The Department of Mathematics offers free walk-in peer tutoring for students in mathematics classes from MATH 17 through and including the Calculus sequence. Please encourage your students to take advantage of this valuable resource. Tutors are available 2-5 p.m., Monday through Thursday, 207 Lytle.

Math Tutoring

Brian Kronenthal, Mathematics

CEL Spring 2025 Schedule of Events

Welcome back! The Center for Engaged Learning (CEL) is happy to offer our Spring 2025 schedule, which includes our workshop, Lunch Bunch, Hour of Power and Grading for Growth book club meeting dates and times. The CEL open hours are as follows, except when an Hour of Power, Lunch Bunch or Book Club meeting is scheduled: 9-11 a.m. Mondays; 9-11 a.m. and 1-3 p.m. Tuesdays; 1-3 p.m. Wednesdays; 9-11 a.m. Thursdays; 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Fridays. Visit our CEL homepage to learn more. We hope to see you this semester.

Center for Engaged Learning

CURE Course Design Institute: Call for Participants

Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs) offer a powerful teaching approach that can create transformative educational experiences for students. Applicable at any course level and across all fields, CUREs integrate faculty scholarship and creative work into the classroom while aligning with program goals and workforce outcomes. At Kutztown University, faculty who use CUREs report that the format is highly rewarding, as it motivates and deeply engages students. However, developing a CURE requires significant time and presents unique challenges, such as assessing open-ended outcomes, scaffolding original work and providing adequate student support. To help faculty develop new CUREs, the Center for Engaged Learning (CEL), supported by the Title III grant, is offering a special Faculty Development Course Design Institute. This program supports faculty interested in learning about and designing a CURE for one of their courses. Apply online. Priority selection deadline is Friday, Feb. 7. For more information, please visit the Title III website. For additional details or questions, please contact cel@kutztown.edu.

Brandy Leininger, Academic Affairs

Retter, DeVose Garner CSC Academic All-America Status

Freddie Retter and Jalen DeVose of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference champion Kutztown University football team were named to the Academic All-America Second Team that was announced by the College Sports Communicators. The duo is just the seventh and eighth members of the Golden Bear football program all-time to garner the prestigious honor and the first since Jerome Kapp in 2022.

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Sports Information