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Keystone Hall, home of the Kutztown University Golden Bears, to Undergo Renovation

Kutztown University's home for Golden Bear Athletics, Keystone Hall, will undergo a complete building renovation for the first time in its 54-year existence, beginning May 2026. The building will feature a modernized home for KU student-athletes, coach...

Apr 25, 2025, 10:05am EDT

KU Council of Trustees Approve Admissions Welcome Center to be Named in Hawkinson's Honor

The Kutztown University Council of Trustees approved the naming of the Hawkinson Admissions Welcome Center in honor of university president, Dr. Kenneth S. Hawkinson, at the council's April meeting, Thursday, April 24. The Hawkinson Admissions Welcome...

Apr 24, 2025, 4:30pm EDT

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Kutztown University to Host Third Annual Fitness Clinic and Competition at Keith Haring Fitness Court May 1

Kutztown University sport management students and faculty are leading the charge to provide the campus and local communities exercise clinics and competitions 11 a.m. to noon, Thursday, May 1, Keith Haring Fitness Court (rain location: Student Recreati...

Apr 16, 2025, 9:00am EDT

Kutztown University Announces Fall 2024, Winter 2025 Degree Recipients

Kutztown University has conferred degrees for 414 students for the 2024 fall semester and 2025 winter session. Kutztown University announces degree conferment twice a year, once in the winter and once in the summer. Commencement exercises are held in ...

Apr 15, 2025, 9:00am EDT

KU Selected to ALL IN 2025 Student Voting Honor Roll

Kutztown University has been recognized by ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge (ALL IN) as a 2025 Student Voting Honor Roll recipient. The ALL IN Most Engaged Campuses for College Student Voting recognizes colleges and universities for outstanding effor...

Apr 14, 2025, 9:00am EDT

Kutztown University Student Aidan La Penta Wins PASSHE's 2025 Syed R. Ali-Zaidi Award

Kutztown University student and PA Air National Guard Staff Sergeant Aidan La Penta is the 2025 recipient of the Syed R. Ali-Zaidi Award for Academic Excellence from Pennsylvania's State System of Higher Education (PASSHE). The Board of Governors will ...

Apr 9, 2025, 10:16am EDT

Kutztown University Awards 2025 Chambliss Student Academic Achievement Awards

Kutztown University presented the Chambliss Student Academic Achievement Awards to nine accomplished students Friday, April 4. Students who received awards were nominated by staff and faculty members for meeting one or more of the seven areas of achiev...

Apr 9, 2025, 9:00am EDT

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Celebrate Easter on the Farm at Kutztown University April 12

Celebrate Pennsylvania German Easter traditions and the vibrant folk culture of the region at Easter on the Farm 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, April 12, Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center at Kutztown University, 22 Luckenbill Road, Kutztown. ...

Apr 8, 2025, 9:00am EDT

Kutztown University Professor, Schuylkill Valley Principal Win National Award for Educational Partnership

Dr. Meganlyn Norris, assistant professor, Elementary, Middle Level, Library and Technologies Education, Kutztown University, and Dr. Shannon O'Donnell, principal, Schuylkill Valley Elementary School, have won the Exemplary P-20 Boundary Spanning award ...

Apr 7, 2025, 9:00am EDT

KU Students Participate in Undergraduate Research Day at State Capitol

Kutztown University students Margaret C. Friedman and Sierra Smart participated in Undergraduate Research at the Capitol Pennsylvania day Tuesday, March 25. KU participates in this educational conference annually, which allows undergraduate students en...

Apr 3, 2025, 10:25am EDT

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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.