Daily Brief

College of Education Faculty and School Partners Present at PAC-TE Conference

Faculty from the College of Education, along with partners from the Schuylkill Valley District and Reading School District, attended and presented at the fall Pennsylvania Association of Colleges and Teacher Educators (PAC-TE) conference, Oct. 23-25, Harrisburg, Pa. Key presentations included:
 - Dr. Rebecca West Burns, Dr. Cathy Taschner, Dr. Jennifer Murray and Ms. Jennifer Rexrode discussed collaboration between school districts and colleges to address the teacher shortage.
 -  Burns, Taschner and Murray presented on high-impact school-university partnerships as a solution to the teacher shortage.
 - Dr. Thomas Conway facilitated the PAC-TE business meeting.
 - Faculty members, including Dr. Tracy Keyes and Dr. Christopher Weiler, presented on transforming teacher education and practice-based teacher education.
 - Dr. Catherine McGeehan, Murray and Julianne Kline discussed improving instruction through systemic and sustainable literacy leadership.
 - Dr. Meganlyn Norris, Dr. Jennefer Gehringer and others presented on the Teacher Leadership Academy for Literacy.
 - Faculty members, including Dr. Deborah Sailsbery and Keyes, discussed the impact of sketch-noting as a note-taking strategy for college students.
 - Dr. Carol Watson facilitated a pre-conference session for the Pennsylvania Association of Middle Level Education.
 - Dr. Michele White presented on the impact of the Master of Education Initial Certification PreK-4 program.
 - Dr. Mark Wolfmeyer, Dr. Andrew Miness and Conway presented during the journal session for "The Pennsylvania Teacher Educator."
These presentations highlighted various initiatives and research efforts aimed at improving teacher education and addressing the teacher shortage.

Rebecca Burns, College of Education

Evening of Fortepiano in Schaeffer Auditorium

Experience works by Mozart and Beethoven as they were originally composed and performed on the fortepiano by the modern-day piano’s predecessor 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 7, Schaeffer Auditorium. Vienna-based musician Daniel Adam Maltz, dubbed the Master of Viennese Classicism, will take the audience on a delightful 18th-century musical tour, culminating with an extraordinary performance of Haydn’s Concerto in D major with the KU Orchestra. KU faculty and staff may access discounted tickets by logging in for tickets with their MyKU login.

KU Presents!

Amy Botwright, KU Presents!

President's Open Hour

Faculty, staff and students are invited to stop by with President Hawkinson during his open hour 3:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 4, 301 Stratton Administration Center. President Hawkinson welcomes your thoughts, concerns and suggestions regarding KU. If you are planning to stop by, please call the Office of the President, 610-683-4101 to RSVP.

Office of the President

Open Hour with Provost Cancelled

The Oct. 31 Open Hour with the Provost is cancelled. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Anne Imschweiler, Provost Office/Academic Affairs

Health Expo Oct. 31

The campus community is invited to the KU Health Expo 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 31, 218 MSU. Health and Wellness Services worked closely with sport management students for this year's Expo. They have prepared a great Expo for KU. The Expo will feature activities such as chair massages, indigenous storytelling, Women's Center/LGBTQ+ Resource Center activities, lemonade potions, Halloween photoshoots and fitness assessments. More than 25 Wellness Vendors are expected, including mental health providers, health benefits for veterans, skin care, gambling and substance prevention, reproductive health HIV/STI information, physical therapy providers, AA recovery, student success tips, Topper Cancer/Breast Health (schedule your mammogram), Camel Project-Stop Bullying, Aramark nutritional information and more. The Expo is sponsored by Health and Wellness Services, KU Military and Veterans Services and the Department of Sport Management. Costumes are welcome. For more information, email Frances C. Cortez Funk at cortez@kutztown.edu.

Frances C. Cortez Funk, Health and Wellness Services

Miller Keystone Blood Drive

The Community Outreach Center is hosting a blood drive Wednesday, Nov. 6, 218 MSU. Last month, we collected enough blood to save more than 75 lives. Please use the link below to consider donating. Every donation makes a huge, local impact. Thank you.

Register

Amanda Garcia, Community Outreach Center

Fall 2024 Late-Start Courses Attendance Verification Process

The initial attendance verification for late-start courses, which is required federally for awarding of financial aid Policy ACA-090, is available in Starfish Wednesday, Oct. 30, through Tuesday, Nov. 5. Faculty should indicate whether students have attended or have never attended by utilizing one of two flags. Please be sure to verify the attendance status of every student. For additional assistance, please email starfish@kutztown.edu, call 610-683-4106 or attend a  Starfish drop-in training session.

Starfish Resources

Nancy Brynildsen, The Center for Student Success & Academic Excellence

CEL Annual Report

The Center for Engaged Learning (CEL) champions innovative teaching and learning environments, robust scholarship and creative work and meaningful service. The CEL strives to support faculty in their professional learning through­out their academic careers, from orientation to career ad­vance­ment and beyond, focusing on well-being. To gain a comprehensive understanding of our key accomplishments and strategic initiatives, and for valuable insights into our performance, goals and growth, we invite you to view our 2023-2024 Annual Report.

2023-2024 CEL Annual Report

Center for Engaged Learning

Faculty First Thursday Presentation

Through the collaborative lens of the "Marks and Stitches" exhibition, Jayne Struble and Liz Hamilton Quay intertwine the realms of drawing, projection, soft sculpture and material exploration at the Faculty First Thursday Presentation 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 7, 120 Sharadin. Refreshments will be served at 10:30 a.m. Hear about how they organically discovered and made connections in their work during the isolation of the pandemic and how it grew into a full exhibition. Their work is an exploration of the invisible ties that bind us, highlighting the beauty of interconnectedness and the delicate balance of patterns in nature and the complexities of human anatomy. "Marks and Stitches" began from a place of isolation and developed into a cohesive and experimental body of work.

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Josie Wynter, Dean's Office/Visual and Performing Arts