Disability Services Office Newsletter
Visit Us at Stratton Admin Bldg 215, Call us at 610-683-4108, Email us at accommodation@kutztown.edu
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Director of DSO
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Mission of DSO
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Delta Alpha Pi
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Phoenix Group
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Message from Karen
Schoenborn, Director of DSO
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Disability Services Office
Upcoming
Events!
October is Disability
Awareness Month
Internship & Job Fair
10/8 from 12pm-3pm
in the MSU MPR
Piper Kerman (author
of Orange is the New
Black) 10/23 from
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Delta Alpha Pi Honor Society (DAP)
facilitate the development of
students must have at least 24
leadership skills, and to change the
credits and have a QPA of 3.10.
negative stereotypes about
Graduate students need to have
disabilities.
18 credits minimum and a QPA
Delta (D) stands for disability. The
Delta Alpha Pi Honor Society,
otherwise known as DAP, is an honor
society for students with disabilities.
DAP was created by students at East
Stroudsburg University in 2004. The
Kutztown University Iota Chapter was
created in the spring of 2007.
The purpose of this honor society is
to recognize students with disabilities
for their academic achievements,
of 3.30.
symbol for delta is a triangle, which
Delta Alpha Pi Honor Society’s
shows strength. Alpha (A) stands for
Iota Chapter participates in
achievement. Since alpha comes in
many events. Every month, DAP
the beginning of the alphabet, it
has a table in the McFarland
symbolizes that academic
Student Union Building creating
achievements come first. Pi (P)
awareness for different
stands for pride in academics and
disabilities.
accomplishments.
DAP’s goal for this semester is
To become a member of DAP,
to do more fundraisers. The
students must have a documented
fundraisers will support the
disability with the Disability Services
national organization of Delta
Office. They must also have interest
Alpha Pi for scholarships.
in disability issues. Undergraduate
Phoenix Group
The Phoenix Group is a student
Phoenix Group hosts the
Phoenix Group is always open
organization at Kutztown
Stereotypes Workshop in the
to having new members join.
University. It is open to any
spring semester. Different clubs
Encourage your friends to
student. If students are interested
and organizations come
come to the meetings. Please
in disabilities services, rights, or
together to learn about how to
join the Phoenix Group on
awareness, they are encouraged
stop stereotypes.
KUnited to receive updates.
to attend the meetings.
Some activities that the Phoenix
Group has been involved in the
past are planned trips,
The Phoenix Group upcoming
meetings are
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volunteering at the Special
Olympics, having disability
awareness activities, and serving
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10/21 at 6pm in MSU
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on panels about disabilities for the
Kutztown University community.
10/9 at 11am in Grad
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11/6 at 11am in MSU
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