Daily Brief

Executive Director and Curator for the New Center for Mallet Percussion Research Named

Dr. Matthew Coley has been named the first executive director and curator for the Center for Mallet Percussion Research at Kutztown University. Coley brings more than a decade of arts administration experience to KU’s newly constructed Wells-Rapp Center for Mallet Percussion Research. The facility will be home to KU's growing collection of music, photos and artifacts, along with the rare and valuable vintage collection of mallet percussion instruments that have been acquired over three decades. Coley will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of the center, including the organization of new collections, maintaining records and cataloging acquisitions in the Past Perfect Collection Management System. He will serve as the audio technician for performances, including live streaming, assisting with philanthropy efforts and working with the College of Visual and Performing Arts. Click here to read more.

University Relations

Points of Pride

Kutztown University's Points of Pride website has been updated through March 21. Read through the university's notable achievements on our website.

https://www.kutztown.edu/news-and-media/points-of-pride.html

University Relations

May Commencement Faculty RSVP

All faculty are invited to join in the celebration of students' achievements by participating in the May commencement ceremonies. A ceremony for graduates will take place 5 p.m. Friday, May 12, followed by two ceremonies for undergraduates Saturday, May 13. All ceremonies will take place in the O'Pake Fieldhouse. Your role in this event is significant to our students. The deadline to rent regalia (required for participation) is March 24. Click here for RSVP link.

https://www.kutztown.edu/events/commencement/faculty

Erica Stratton, Commencement Team

Senior Art Exhibition: 2023 Art Education Graduates

The Miller Gallery is presenting the first of four senior exhibitions. The Art Education department exhibition will run March 25 through April 2 with an opening public reception 2-4 p.m. Sunday, March 26. Gallery Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, noon to 4 p.m. Saturdays and 2-4 p.m. Sundays.

https://www.kutztown.edu/about-ku/administrative-offices/the-marlin-and-regina-miller-gallery.html

Karen Stanford, CVPA

Understanding GSA (General Services Administration)

Register for this free training 10 a.m. Monday, March 27, via Zoom on the following topics; Defense Industrial Base (DIB) Readiness, Defense Production Act (DPA) Title III Support, Government Contracting, Government Industrial Base (GIB) Readiness, Prime Vendor Program and Selling to Government. GSA officials will present this virtual event and discuss how to work with their agency to increase opportunities for small businesses by providing best value to federal agencies across the federal contracting marketplace.

https://pasbdc.ecenterdirect.com/events/30215

Rachael Wolfe, KUSBDC

KU Student Featured in The Andrew Goodman Foundation's "Live the Legacy" Podcast

Hannah Williams (they/them), a political science student at Kutztown University and an ambassador of The Andrew Goodman Foundation's Our Vote Everywhere program, spoke on Season 3 Episode 5 of our Live the Legacy Podcast, which was recently released.
     The Andrew Goodman Foundation’s mission is to make young voices and votes a powerful force in democracy by training the next generation of leaders, engaging young voters and challenging restrictive voter-suppression laws. The Foundation’s Andrew Goodman Vote Everywhere program partners with America’s colleges and universities and young people beyond campus to provide resources, visibility and mentoring to a national network of student leaders who involve their peers in participatory democracy through long-term voter engagement and public policy initiatives. The organization is named after Andrew Goodman, a Freedom Summer volunteer and champion of equality and voting rights who was murdered, alongside James Earl Chaney and Michael Schwerner, by the KKK in 1964 while registering Black Americans to vote in Mississippi. 

Department of Philosophy and Government

Postponed: TRIO SSSP Career Closet

The TRIO Career Closet Pop-up Shop is postponed until Monday, April 10 through Tuesday, April 18, with more details to follow. Donations of gently used men’s and women’s professional clothing in preparation for spring graduation, employment and internship opportunities will continue to be accepted.

Roxanne Grim, TRIO Student Support Services Program