KU Council of Trustees Approve Presidential Search Committee at Thursday's September Meeting

KU Council of Trustees Approve Internship Agreements at Thursday's September Meeting

September 26, 2024

KUTZTOWN, Pa. - The Kutztown University Council of Trustees approved its presidential search committee membership to highlight the Council's September board meeting Thursday afternoon, Sept. 26.

"On behalf of the Council of Trustees, I want to congratulate Dr. Hawkinson on his retirement decision and thank him for all he has done for this institution," said Dennis Giorno, chair of the KU Council of Trustees. "We still have nine-plus months with Dr. Hawkinson to celebrate his tenure. In the meantime, the focus of the Council of Trustees this year will be to search for his successor. We began this process immediately after Dr. Hawkinson's announcement and voted today to approve a talented, expansive and diverse search committee this afternoon. Our plan is to identify a new president in April to begin in July."

The Presidential Search Committee membership can be found below and online.

• Dennis A. Giorno, Council of Trustees (chair)
• Kevin Harden Jr., Esq., Council of Trustees
• Sandy Green, Council of Trustees
• Laurie McMillian, Liberal Arts and Sciences (university executive, not direct report to president)
• Mahfuzul Khondaker, Criminal Justice (faculty member)
• Marlene Fares, Academic Enrichment (faculty member alternate)
• Kaoutar El Mounadi, Biology (faculty member)
• Emily Cripe, Communication Studies (faculty member alternate)
• Barry Althouse, Police Supervisor (non-instructional)
• Megan Rutter, Disability Services (non-instructional alternate)
• Amy Sandt, University Relations and Athletics (non-instructional)
• Naiara McGill, Student Government Board (student)
• Kyra Richards, Student Government Board (student alternate)
• Scott Dorn, KU Foundation Board (alumnus)
• Paul Presinzano, KU Foundation Board (alumnus alternate)
• Steve Lem, Exploratory Studies (university employee)
• James Jackson, Psychology (university employee)
• Matt Assad, Business Office (university employee)
• Jerry Schearer, Student Affairs (Chief Diversity Officer, non-voting)
• Brandon Danz, Board of Governors
• Ken Long, East Stroudsburg University (president from comparable university, non-voting)
• Matt Santos, University Relations and Athletics (staff liaison, non-voting)

In other business, the KU Council of Trustees:

* Approved meeting minutes from June 6, 2024.

* Approved internship agreements with Royersford Free Public Library, Royersford, PA; Lenape Valley Foundation, Doylestown, PA; Halifax Area Historical Society, Halifax, PA; BCTV, Reading, PA; Centro Hispano Hispanic Center, Reading, PA; Haas Financial Group, Kutztown, PA; HPL Consortium, Inc., Douglassville, PA; C. Burr Artz Public Library, Frederick, MD; Valley Health Partners Community Health Center, Allentown, PA; Mercer Museum and Fonthill Castle, Doylestown, PA; Weslabs Investments, LLC, Wilmington, DE; Allentown Arts Museum, Allentown, PA; Videocraft Productions, Lafayette Hill, PA; York County Libraries, York, PA; New Bethany, Bethlehem, PA; Davinci Science Center, Allentown, PA; KidsPeace Donely Therapeutic Education, Orefield, PA; The Impact Project, Emmaus, PA; High Company LLC, Lancaster, PA; Disciplemakers, State College, PA; Spin of the Lehigh Valley, Bethlehem, PA; National Stem Honor Society, Gloucester, MA; Flip N Cheer Gymnastics, Kearneysville, WV; Haven Behavioral Health of West Chester, West Chester, PA; Arcade Free Library, Arcade, NY; City of Allentown Parks and Recreation, Allentown, PA; Arete Gallery, New Hope, PA; Monument Post Acute Care, Philadelphia, PA; Resolution Pictures, Fogelsville, PA; JBT Corporation, Chalfont, PA; Millhill Child and Family Development, Trenton, NJ; Men's Health Network, Alexandria, VA; Kevin Russo Photography, Blackwood, NJ; Morris County Sheriff's Department, Morristown, NJ; Lutheran Social Ministries of Maryland, Westminster, MD; Allen Goel Marketing Co., King of Prussia, PA; MGN Logistics, Inc., Easton, PA; Brotherly LLC, Conshohocken, PA; Russo Law Offices LLC, Phillipsburg, NJ; Ephrata Police Department; Keystone Pictures; Cedar Crest College; East Stroudsburg University; Wilkes University; Achieving More; RHA Health Services; Karen Ann Quinlan Hospice, Newton, NJ; Success Rehab, Quakertown, PA; Thingers of Stuff, Bethlehem, PA; Fresenius Medical Care North America (FMCNA), Waltham, MA; The Tolkien Society, Canada.

* Approved school-based internship agreements with Luzerne Intermediate Unit 18; John Barry Elementary; Overbrook School for the Blind; Central Dauphin School District; Weatherly Area School District; Lebanon School District; Quakertown Community School District; Monroe Career Technical Institute; Lincoln Leadership Academy Charter School; Lehigh Valley Academy; Boyertown Area School District; Tamaqua Area School District; Chester County Intermediate Unit #24; Berks County Intermediate Unit #14; Pottsgrove School District; Northern Lebanon School District; Governor Mifflin School District; Lehigh Valley Dual Language Charter School; The Mesivta High School of Greater Philadelphia; Conrad Weiser Area School District; Allentown School District; Chester County Intermediate Unit; Mariana Bracetti Academy Charter School; Wallingford-Swarthmore School District; East Pennsboro Area School District; Panther Valley School District; Hanover Area Jr-Sr High School; Perkiomen Valley School District; Luzerne Intermediate Unit #18; Zephyr Elementary School; John Barry Elementary School; Lebanon Junior High School; Catholic Charities Maine; Lodi School District; Innovative Arts Academy Charter School; Hanover Area School District; William Penn School District; Hempfield School District; Council Rock School District.

* Approved counseling internship agreements with Heart 2 Soul Counseling; Valliere Counseling Associates, Inc; Allentown Comprehensive Treatment Center; Positively Produced Foundation; Hope for Reading; LGBT Center of Greater Reading.

* Approved dual credit agreements with Muhlenberg School District; Wilson School District; Parkland School District; Twin Valley School District; Hamburg Area School District; Tulpehocken Area School District; Governor Mifflin School District; East Penn School District; Kutztown Area School District; Antietam School District.

* Approved affiliation agreements with Pennsylvania Western University (Course Sharing - SWK 541, 590, and 591); Millersville University (Course Sharing - ACCT 317); Lehigh Carbon Community College.

* Approved Letter of Understanding with Eastern Center for Arts and Technology.

* Approved new program: Master of Arts in communication design.

* Approved revised COT Policy-002.

The KU Council of Trustees next public board meeting is scheduled for 3 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024.