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Kutztown University Professor Named 2017 Outstanding Higher Ed Art Educator by State Association

Dr. Amy Pfeiler-Wunder has been named the 2017 Pennsylvania Outstanding Higher Ed Art Educator by the Pa. Art Education Association (PAEA). She is a professor of art education at Kutztown University. She will receive her award at the state conference h...

Oct 18, 2017, 10:31am EDT

Kutztown University Orchestra Concert Slated for October 21

The Kutztown University Orchestra will present their first performance of fall semester on Saturday, Oct. 21, at 7:30 p.m. in Schaeffer Auditorium. The concert is free and open to the public. The concert is dedicated entirely to American music and w...

Oct 17, 2017, 2:24pm EDT

Kutztown University to Host an Evening with Kay Haring

Kay Haring, sister of Kutztown-born-and-raised artist Keith Haring, will host a lecture and book signing on Wednesday, Oct. 18, at 5:30 p.m., in room 223 of the McFarland Student Union Building at Kutztown University. The event is free and open to the ...

Oct 17, 2017, 11:41am EDT

Kutztown University Senior Awarded Conducting Fellowship with Allentown Symphony Orcestra

Tyler Readinger, Birdsboro, Pa., a senior music major at Kutztown University, has been awarded a conducting fellowship with the Allentown Symphony Orchestra. The Conducting Fellows Program supports the opportunity for promising conductors to hone th...

Oct 17, 2017, 10:58am EDT

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Kutztown University Minority Enrollment at Record Levels

Minority student enrollment at Kutztown University reached 21 percent this fall, a record-high level, according to official figures released this week. Minority student enrollment of the incoming freshman class was 25 percent, also a record for the uni...

Oct 6, 2017, 11:11am EDT

Kutztown University to Mark National Coming Out Week with Speaker Aneesah Smith

Kutztown University will celebrate National Coming Out Week with social justice educator Aneesah Smith on Tuesday, Oct. 10, at 7 p.m. in room 183 of the McFarland Student Union. A workshop for student leaders will follow. The program is free and open...

Oct 6, 2017, 8:49am EDT

Interim Chancellor of State System of Higher Education to Visit Kutztown University October 11

Dr. Karen M. Whitney, interim chancellor, Pennsylvania's State System of Higher Education, will visit Kutztown University on Wednesday, Oct. 11. She will meet with members of the local media from 2:30 - 3 p.m. in the concourse of Old Main. During ...

Oct 4, 2017, 4:29pm EDT

Kutztown University to Observe Moment of Silence in Honor of Those Lost in Las Vegas

Kutztown University will observe a moment of silence tomorrow, Oct. 4, at 8 a.m., at the flag pole in front of Schaeffer Auditorium, in honor of those lost in the tragic events in Las Vegas. The event is free and open to the public.

Oct 3, 2017, 1:31pm EDT

Corrected: Kutztown University Wind Ensemble to Present "All the President's Men"

The Kutztown University Wind Ensemble will present their annual fall concert on Sunday, Oct. 8, at 3 p.m. in Schaeffer Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public. This year's concert, All the President's Men, will feature music written for U....

Oct 3, 2017, 1:26pm EDT

Kutztown University, ChildPromise Join Forces to Support Former Foster Children

Kutztown University and ChildPromise, Inc., Philadelphia, have entered into a four-year agreement to create a Providing Resources and Opportunities to Future Standouts (PROFS) program to assist young adults who age out of the foster care system. PROFS...

Oct 2, 2017, 8:42am EDT

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.