Daily Brief

         

Laura Fahy-Leo to Serve as Interim Director of Admissions

Laura Fahy-Leo, associate director of Admissions, will serve as interim director of Admissions, effective immediately. Fahy-Leo is a two-time graduate of KU and has worked in the admissions office since 2007. She served as the interim director of Admissions during the 2018-19 academic year and brings tremendous experience to the role. Fahy-Leo steps in for Krista Evans, who was named interim vice president for Enrollment Management and Student Affairs.

University Relations

College of Visual and Performing Arts Dean Search Candidates

Candidates for the position of Dean of the College of Visual and Performing Arts will visit our campus Dec. 5. Please view the website below for candidate information and a schedule of open forums available to students, faculty and staff.  Candidates' names and vitae will be posted on the website 48 hours prior to their campus visit.

Katie Bowen, College of Business

Open Hour with Provost

Faculty, staff and students are invited to drop by and chat with Dr. Lorin Basden Arnold, provost, during her open office hour 3 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 30, 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.

https://www.kutztown.edu/about-ku/administrative-offices/provost-academic-affairs/office-of-the-provost.html

Anne Imschweiler, Office of the Provost

December Blood Drive

The Community Outreach Center is looking for donors to participate in our December blood drive scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 7, 218 McFarland Student Union Building. Donors will need to sign up for an appointment. Appointments are available from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. For questions, please contact blichar@kutztown.edu.

https://donor.giveapint.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/85143

Nykolai Blichar, Community Outreach Center

University Curriculum Committee

The University Curriculum Committee will meet 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 1. The meeting will be held on Zoom. The link can also be found on the UCC Document Submissions SharePoint page. Contact Lisa Brennan at brennan@kutztown.edu with any questions.

Lisa Brennan, Registrar's Office

University Senate Meeting

The next University Senate meeting is 4 p.m. Thursday, Dec 1, 103 Academic Forum. The meeting may also be accessed via Zoom, meeting ID: 927 2146 3918 passcode: 459360. The agenda can be found on the University Senate website https://www.kutztown.edu/about-ku/administration/governance/university-senate.html.xml. Minutes and documentation are available in the University Senate D2L and Dec. 2022 SharePoint folder  https://livekutztown.sharepoint.com/sites/universitysenatemembers . Please email any senate representative changes and/or D2L shell access requests to senate@kutztown.edu.

https://www.kutztown.edu/about-ku/administration/governance/university-senate.html

Steve Lem, University Senate

Starfish Task Force Willingness to Serve

Committee on Committees has been asked to populate a task force to gather faculty feedback about Starfish. This Willingness to Serve call will be open until midnight, Dec. 4. We will be selecting one faculty member from each college, one non-teaching or staff member and two additional members will be appointed by the provost. Members of the taskforce will serve as a sounding board, testing group and idea-generating body in collaboration with our Starfish manager and one representative of the college-specific success team to improve our implementation. Membership will begin Spring 2023 and extend through Spring 2024. Members should anticipate several meetings each semester to provide support to the implementation process, with potentially fewer meetings in the later phases of the rollout. To apply please complete the KU Starfish Taskforce Willingness to Serve form available on Engage. 

https://www.kutztown.edu/about-ku/administration/governance/university-senate.html

Deryl B. Johnson, University Senate