Daily Brief
Nov. 11, 2024
SGB Holds Campus Safety Walk
KU's Student Government Board held its annual Safety Walk Wednesday night, Nov. 6. Students were joined by President Hawkinson, along with university officials and administrators, to walk the campus and examine all aspects of campus safety.
University Relations
Weather
Weather forecasts are provided by KU's Dr. Michael Davis and "Monsoon Mike" Regensburger
Partly Sunny. Breezy. High 66.
Announcements
KUR Following Progress of Strand Theatre Renovation
Kutztown's beloved Strand Theatre is getting a much-heralded makeover and your campus radio station, KUR, will be following the progress. In our first installment, KUR News Coordinator Naa Anorkor Nikoi interviews Tim Heffner, a senior project manager of the project management firm supervising the renovation. Listen online.
Mike Regensburger, Kutztown University Radio
20% Off Pawbucks at KU Campus Store
KU Campus Store will have 20% off apparel and gift today only, Monday, Nov. 11. In-store and online. Excludes other sales and promotions.
Kyle Rex, KUSSI
Music Monday Concert Series
Join us this upcoming Music Monday, 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 11, Schaeffer Auditorium. Experience the incredible talent of our music students in our concert series.
Maya Strava Kokkinou, Music
Friend Inc. Holiday Boxes
The Community Outreach Center, in collaboration with Friend Inc., is looking for student organizations and university offices to consider donating to the Thanksgiving Holiday Food Box Drive. Please see our website for items that can be included in each holiday box. Thanksgiving boxes can be dropped off anytime 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15, and by noon Monday, Nov. 18, Community Outreach Center, 281 McFarland Student Union Building. We can also pick up if that’s helpful - please just let us know.
Amanda Garcia, Community Outreach Center
AFSCME Local 2234 Member Meeting
Please plan on attending AFSCME Local 2234 monthly member meeting 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 18, 200 Academic Forum. Refreshments will be served.
Tish Manwiller, AFSCME Local 2234
Upcoming Events
| Date | Time | Event |
| Nov. 11 | -- | Veterans Day |
| Nov. 11 | 1 p.m. | Graduate School Fair 218 MSU |
| Nov. 11 | 7:30 p.m. | Music Mondays Schaeffer Auditorium |
| Nov. 12 | Noon | Native and Indigenous Showcase 218 MSU |
| Nov. 13 | 7:30 p.m. | Concert: Rock Ensemble III Schaeffer Auditorium |
| Nov. 14 | 7:30 p.m. | Concert: Latin Ensemble Schaeffer Auditorium |
| Nov. 15 | 7:30 p.m. | Concert: Choir Georgian Room |
| Nov. 17 | 1:30 p.m. | Concert: Trombone 114 Schaeffer |
| Nov. 17 | 2 p.m. | KU Presents Family Series: Pinkalicious The Musical Schaeffer Auditorium (Tickets) |
| Nov. 18 | 5 p.m. | AFSCME Member Meeting 200 Academic Forum |
| Nov. 18 | 7:30 p.m. | Concert: Chamber Ensemble Recital Wells-Rapp |
| Nov. 19 | 7:30 p.m. | Concert: Rock Ensemble II Schaeffer Auditorium |
| Nov. 20 | 7:30 p.m. | Concert: Rock Ensemble I Schaeffer Auditorium |
| Nov. 21 | 4:30 p.m. | World Philosophy Day Lecture 183 MSU |
| Nov. 21 | 7:30 p.m. | Concert: Jazz Ensemble II Schaeffer Auditorium |
| Nov. 22 | 8 a.m. | Art Education Conference 218 MSU |
| Nov. 22 | 7:30 p.m. | Concert: Single Reed 163 OM |
Athletics
Class of 2024 Inducted into Kutztown Athletics Hall of Fame
The Kutztown University Athletics Hall of Fame enshrined its 45th annual and 2024 class during an induction ceremony inside the Nancy Jean Stump Seiger '54 Multipurpose Room Friday evening, Nov. 8. Making up the 2024 class are Sam Costello '15 (women's soccer), Nicole Henninger '14 (softball), Joshua Johnson '17 (men's basketball), Sara Keeny '19 (softball), Josh Mastromatto '13 (football) and Matthew Rowan '06 (men's swimming). Also recognized Friday evening was KU Athletics Legacy Award recipient, Dr. David E. McFarland. McFarland served as KU president for 15 years, from 1987 to 2002.
Sports Information
Sarah Gatehouse Earns Third Consecutive PSAC Champion Scholar
Prior to Friday's Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference's semifinal round games at Shippensburg's Robb Sports Complex, graduate student captain Sarah Gatehouse of the KU field hockey team was recognized as the 2024 PSAC Champion Scholar. It is the third consecutive year Gatehouse received the award and she is the second player in program history to be crowned PSAC Champion Scholar, joining Hannah Shirk in 2019. The PSAC Champion Scholar Awards are modeled after the NCAA's Elite 90 award and honor the student-athlete with the top-grade point average who is competing at the site of each of the PSAC's finals sites.
Sports Information
| Date | Time | Event |
| Nov. 12 | 1 p.m. | Women's Soccer at West Chester PSAC Quarterfinals West Chester, Pa. (Video | Stats) |
| Nov. 13 | 5:30 p.m. | Women's Basketball vs. Goldey-Beacom Keystone Arena (Video | Stats) |
| Nov. 13 | 7:30 p.m. | Men's Basketball vs. Jefferson Keystone Arena (Video | Stats) |
| Nov. 16 | Noon | Football at California (Pa.) PSAC Championship California, Pa. (Video | Stats) |
| Nov. 16 | 1 p.m. | Men's Basketball vs. PSU Schuylkill Keystone Arena (Video | 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.