Daily Brief
Feb. 7, 2025
Weather
Weather forecasts are provided by KU's Dr. Michael Davis and "Monsoon Mike" Regensburger
High pressure takes control yielding mostly sunny skies. Winds will be on the increase and we should see strong wind gusts by afternoon. High temperature near 36.
Announcements
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. Wednesday, Feb. 12, Old Main concourse. 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.
Anne Imschweiler, Provost Office/Academic Affairs
Mass at Newman Center Sunday, Feb. 9
Mass will be offered at 3 p.m., not 5 p.m., this coming Sunday, Feb. 9, at the Saint Christopher Catholic Newman Center located at 15207 Kutztown Road, across from Old Main. The Sacrament of Penance will begin at 2:15 p.m. For more information on the Newman Council, please visit the website.
Thiep Pham, The Newman Council Club
German Lieder and Aria Recital
Kutztown University students and faculty will present a recital of German Lieder and Arias at 7:00 p.m. Monday, Feb. 17, Georgian Room. Works will include compositions by Schubert, Mendelssohn, Haydn, Brahms, and others. Admission is free.
Hank Alviani, Department of Music
Academics
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
Employment Opportunities
These are the non-instructional positions open on our online job board at http://employment.kutztown.edu (Menu to OOC postings):
| Job Number | Job Title | Job Term | Advertise To |
| 2025-0002 | NEW - Digital Accessibility Coordinator/Analyst | Full Time | 2/9/2025 |
| 2024-SE0001 | NEW - Director of Financial Aid | Full Time | 2/12/2025 |
| 2025-0003 | NEW - Academic Department Secretary--Criminal Justice |
Full Time | 2/16/2025 |
| 2025-0005 | NEW - Mgmt Technician-Student Accounts | Full Time | 2/17/2025 |
| 2025-0001 | NEW - Executive Assistant for Finance |
Full Time | 2/16/2025 |
| 24-25 Asst Coaches | 24-25 Assistant Athletic Coaches |
Part Time | 6/30/2025 |
| 24-25 Custodial Pool | 24-25 Custodial Worker 1 Pool | Full Time | 6/30/2025 |
| 24-25 Clerical Pool | 24-25 Clerical Assistant 2 Pool | Full Time | 6/30/2025 |
| 24-25 Patrol Officers | 24-25 Patrol Officers | Full Time | Continuous |
| 2024-0027 | MR2 HVAC/Plumbing | Full Time | Continuous |
| 2024-0064 | Landscape Maintenance Specialist |
Full Time | Continuous |
| 2024-0107 | Non-Credit Trainer Pool | Part Time | Continuous |
| OOC 25-01 | NEW - Legal Fellow | Full Time | 3/31/2025 |
| OOC 25-02 | NEW - Customer Support Specialist |
Full Time | 2/28/2025 |
Upcoming Events
| Date | Time | Event |
| Feb. 9 | 3:00 p.m. | Mass Newman Center |
| Feb. 10 | 4 - 7:00 p.m. | Spring 2025 Involvement Fair 218 MSU |
| Feb. 12 | 3:00 p.m. | Open Hour with Provost Old Main Concourse |
| Feb. 12 | 7:30 p.m. | KU Presents: Barron Ryan Trio Schaeffer Auditorium (Tickets) |
| Feb. 17 | -- | President's Day - Classes Held |
| Feb.17 | 7:00 p.m. | German Lieder and Arias Recital Georgian Room |
| Feb. 18-20 | -- | Ujima Conference Campus |
| Feb. 18 | 7:30 p.m. | Percussion Ensemble Wells-Rapp |
| Feb. 19 | 7 p.m. | KU's Got Talent 183 MSU |
Athletics
| Date | Time | Event |
| Feb. 14 | 7 p.m. | Wrestling vs. Shippensburg (Senior Night) Keystone Arena (Watch | Results) |
| Feb. 19 | 5:30 p.m. | Women's Basketball vs. Shippensburg Keystone Arena (Watch | Stats) |
| Feb. 19 | 7:30 p.m. | Men's Basketball vs. Shippensburg Keystone Arena (Watch | Stats) |
| Feb. 21 | -- | Track and Field hosts Golden Bear Invitational O'Pake Fieldhouse |
| Feb. 21 | 6 p.m. | Acrobatics and Tumbling vs. Morgan State Keystone Arena |
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.