Daily Brief
Jan. 02, 2025
Weather
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Announcements
Leave Donations Requested
AFSCME, OPEIU, SPFPA, POA, and management employees can donate annual or personal leave to designated employees with a qualifying catastrophic or severe illness/injury. Maroun Tabarani (Patrol Officer Trainee, Public Safety) has qualified and requested donations. Visit the link below for the "Leave Donation Form." For more information on the leave donation program, click here.
Jennifer Weidman, Human Resources
Spirit Fridays
Fridays at KU are Spirit Fridays. All faculty, staff, students and the community are encouraged to wear maroon and gold and/or Kutztown University apparel on Fridays throughout the year. The KU Campus Store offers 20% off apparel and gifts the first Friday of every month as part of its First Friday Sale (in-store and online).
University Relations
Travel Reimbursements Taxable if Submitted More Than 60 Days After Travel
Please be advised that travel reimbursement requests submitted more than 60 days after the travel expenses were incurred will be considered as taxable compensation. This will take effect for any travel starting on or after Jan. 1, 2025. According to IRS guidelines, employees must account for their business travel within a reasonable period, defined as 60 days after the expense is incurred. Therefore, employees are encouraged to submit their travel reimbursement requests promptly upon returning from their trip.
Matt Assad, Business Office
Academics
Deadline Extended: CEL Faculty Learning Opportunity
The Center for Engaged Learning (CEL) invites faculty to apply for a professional development opportunity focusing on Universal Design for Learning (UDL). Participants will be allotted up to $600 of professional development funding for time spent completing the training, revising their course and participating in the mandatory events. The application deadline has been extended until Friday, Jan. 3. For more information, visit the CEL Basics of UDL course webpage.
Center for Engaged Learning
Upcoming Events
| Date | Time | Event |
| -- | -- | -- |
Athletics
| Date | Time | Event |
| Jan. 6 | 5:30 p.m. | Women's Basketball vs. Mansfield Keystone Arena (Watch | Stats) |
| Jan. 6 | 7:30 p.m. | Men's Basketball vs. Mansfield Keystone Arena (Watch | Stats) |
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.