Recent News

KU Council of Trustees Approve Honorary Doctorate for Scott Weidensaul

The Kutztown University Council of Trustees approved the awarding of an honorary doctorate degree today to Scott Weidensaul, which will be presented at the institution’s 2017 Spring Commencement on May 13.  Weidensaul is a Pennsylvania-based natural...

Mar 2, 2017, 3:56pm EST

19th Annual Kutztown University Children’s Literature Conference Slated for April 1

Kutztown University will host its 19th Annual Children’s Literature Conference on Saturday, April 1, from 8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. in the McFarland Student Union building.  Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. in room 183, Alumni Auditorium.  Registration is ...

Mar 2, 2017, 3:41pm EST

United States Army Woodwind Quintet Visits Kutztown March 23

The United States Army Woodwind Quintet will present a concert at Kutztown University on Thursday, March 23, at 7:30 p.m. in Schaeffer Auditorium.  The event is free and open to the public.  Founded in 1996, The U.S. Army Band Woodwind Quintet is on...

Mar 2, 2017, 3:20pm EST

Irena Rivitskaya to Perform Guest Concert at KU March 6

Pianist Irena Rivitskaya will present a concert on Monday, March 6 at 7:30 p.m. in the Georgian Room of Old Main.  The concert is free and open to the public.  Born in Moldova, Rivitskaya began playing the piano at age six and at age nine won the Na...

Mar 2, 2017, 2:27pm EST

Kutztown University Department of Music to Hold Large Ensemble Festival July 9 - 15

The Kutztown University Department of Music will host a Large Ensemble Festival for orchestra, wind ensemble and jazz band July 9 – 15.  It is open to students entering freshman year of high school through graduating seniors with at least three years o...

Mar 2, 2017, 12:13pm EST

KU Wind Ensemble to Present Sketches: Music for Wind Ensemble

The Kutztown University Wind Ensemble will present Sketches: Music for Wind Ensemble on Saturday, March 4, at 3 p.m. in Schaeffer Auditorium.  The concert is free and open to the public.  Under the direction of Professor Daniel Neuenschwander, direc...

Mar 2, 2017, 10:10am EST

About Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Comprising four colleges - Business, Education, Liberal Arts and Sciences and Visual and Performing Arts - Kutztown University of Pennsylvania offers a wide range of outstanding academic programs to prepare individuals for successful careers.

Located on 289 acres, the campus is adjacent to the Borough of Kutztown in Berks County, Pennsylvania.

Enrollment at the university includes 8,500 students from more than 20 states and nations. There are 362 tenured/tenure-track instructional faculty and boast a favorable 20:1 student-faculty ratio. Eighty-eight percent of KU faculty have doctorates or terminal degrees.

Kutztown University was founded in 1866 as Keystone Normal School.  The school became Kutztown State Teachers College in 1928, Kutztown State College in 1960 and achieved university status in 1983.

Kutztown University is a member of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education.