Daily Brief

Kutztown University Council of Trustees Meeting

The Kutztown University Council of Trustees will meet Thursday, June 6, McFarland Student Union Building.
Committee meetings will begin at 1:30 p.m.:
- Academic and Student Affairs Committee, 323 MSU.
- Finance, Property, and Audit Committee, 322 MSU.
- Human Diversity Committee, 325 MSU.
- University Relations and Athletics and Advancement Committee, 324 MSU.
The Plenary Session will begin at 3 p.m., 250 MSU.

Office of the President

Honoree List for June 12 Faculty and Staff Recognition Picnic

The annual Faculty and Staff Recognition Picnic will be held 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 12, O’Pake Fieldhouse, to recognize our faculty, managers, professional staff and support personnel who have reached significant service milestones in their careers and those who have retired or will be retiring from Kutztown University. A list of all the honorees is available on the Human Resources page of the Kutztown website. Kindly respond through the online form by Sunday, June 9.

University Relations

Week-by-Week Workplace Wellness – Summer Pilot

You are invited to join a summer pilot designed to cultivate wellness in our work lives with minimal time investment. It will begin with an in-person launch 9 a.m. Friday, June 7, 223 MSU. During the launch, we’ll clarify the purpose of the initiative, workshop and articulate individual priorities and goals, set up wellness partners for anyone interested and go over the plan. If you can’t be there for the launch, we’ll send you the activity to do on your own. Every weekday morning, Monday, June 10 to Friday, Aug. 9, participants will receive a brief email prompt, which you can decide to do (or not). Each day’s action is designed to take minimal time, be integrated into everyday life and have maximum impact when adopted regularly.
 - Motivation Monday: Set a personal intention for the week.
 - Tune-In Tuesday: Pay attention to your breath and your physical body.
 - Wisdom Wednesday: Enjoy a wellness tidbit.
 - Thankful Thursday: Thank yourself for something, thank someone else (either verbally or in writing), and notice something beautiful.
 - Fun Friday: Do something that causes you and others to laugh or do a creative, playful activity. To multiply the effectiveness, involve at least one other person in the fun or creative activity. If you want to participate, email danrutt@kutztown.edu by Wednesday, June 5 with the subject line “Workplace Wellness.”

Laurie McMillan, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

AFSCME Local 2234 Member Announcement

AFSCME Local 2234 members: at our upcoming June 17 membership meeting, we will be voting on delegates attending the AFSCME District Council 13 International Convention held Aug. 12-16, in Los Angeles, Calif.

Tish Manwiller, AFSCME Local 2234

Kutztown Juneteenth Celebration

Juneteenth represents a seminal event in American history. Juneteenth was long ignored by much of the nation, but is now a national holiday. It was declared so in 2021, when the U.S. Senate passed the Juneteenth National Independence Act and President Biden signed the bill into law. PASSHE and KU also recognize the holiday by closing campus to allow staff and faculty to join in on the celebrations in their communities. There are many local Juneteenth events happening, but please consider attending the Juneteenth event here in Kutztown Saturday, June 15.
 - Juneteenth – Leaders and Liberators: 11:30 a.m. Saturday, June 15, St. Barnabas Center, 234 E. Main Street, Kutztown, PA 19530.
A dramatic reading, telling the story of an imagined meeting in Cape May, N.J. on Independence Day, 1872, when famed Underground Railroad conductor Harriet Tubman met with Stephen Smith and William Whipper, courageous conductors and agents who led hundreds – possibly thousands – of formerly enslaved Africans to freedom through the network of the Underground Railroad, from the 1830s through the 1850s. Following the performance, there will be a time for questions and answers with the actors. Please pre-register here. 

Diocesan Juneteenth Event Registration

Jerry Schearer, Diversity and Inclusion

Updated Information from Students

As you hear from May 2024 graduates with great news about landing a professional role and/or acceptance into graduate school, please forward that information to gardi@kutztown.edu to add to the centralized First-Destination Career Outcomes Survey (please include the student’s full name). This information is reported annually, in the aggregate, to academic departments and deans.

Jeann Cengeri, Career Development Center