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KU Presents! Announces Its 2023-24 Lineup of Thrills and Surprises
KU Presents! is delighted to share the diverse array of performances scheduled for 2023-24, beginning on Wednesday, Sept. 27 with The Wallflowers. Season tickets are available now for the Performing Artists Series season, which will include seven even...
Jul 19, 2023, 9:00am EDT
Haring Fitness Court Bestowed with 2023 Townie Award from Pennsylvania Downtown Center
Kutztown University and the Kutztown Community Partnership were awarded the Townie Award for Organizational Excellence and Community Partnership by the Pennsylvania Downtown Center (PDC) for its work toward the Keith Haring Fitness Court at annual stat...
Jul 3, 2023, 9:22am EDT
Kutztown Folk Festival Returns July 1-9
The Kutztown Folk Festival, ranked the No. 2 cultural festival in the nation by USA Today readers, returns in-person this summer July 1-9 at the Kutztown Fairgrounds. Tickets are available online. "We are so happy to be back again this summer with som...
Jun 28, 2023, 9:00am EDT
New Exhibition at Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center Celebrates Barn Star Painter Milton J. Hill
Just in time for the Kutztown Folk Festival, a new exhibition celebrating the life and work of Berks County barn star artist Milton J. Hill opens Friday, June 30, and runs through Saturday, Sept. 30, in the gallery at the DeLight E. Breidegam Building,...
Jun 27, 2023, 9:00am EDT
Kutztown University Summer Music Festival Set for July 1-8
The Kutztown University Summer Music Festival returns July 1-8, 2023. 55 talented students from around the world join forces for a one week, fully immersive musical experience, working with the festival's renowned roster of devoted musicians and pedago...
Jun 26, 2023, 9:00am EDT
Kutztown University Students Participate in 2023 The Washington Center Internship Program This Summer
Six students from Kutztown University will attend The Washington Center's Academic Internship Program this summer, the most KU students in one session to date. The Washington Center is the largest and most established student internship program in Was...
Jun 14, 2023, 9:00am EDT
Student Trustee Appointed at Kutztown University
Payton Mentzer '24 has been named Kutztown University's newest additions to its Council of Trustees. Mentzer's appointment as student trustee was approved at Wednesday's State System Board of Governor's meeting. Mentzer, of Reading, Pa., is a senior p...
Jun 13, 2023, 9:00am EDT
KU Council of Trustees Issues Resolution for KU Foundation at Thursday's June Meeting
The Kutztown University Council of Trustees issued a resolution honoring the Kutztown University Foundation to highlight the Council's June board meeting Thursday afternoon. The resolution states: Whereas: Under the leadership of executive director, ...
Jun 9, 2023, 10:29am EDT
Rauch Named Associate Vice President for Accreditation, Assessment and Curriculum at Kutztown University
Dr. Karen L. Rauch has been named Kutztown University's associate vice president for accreditation, assessment and curriculum, effective immediately. Rauch has been with the university since 2001, including the last four years as associate provost. Th...
Jun 8, 2023, 9:00am EDT
Dr. William W. Donner Appointed Freyberger Professor of Pennsylvania German Studies at Kutztown University
Dr. William W. Donner, professor of Anthropology, has received a two-year appointment as Freyberger Professor of Pennsylvania German Studies, a newly relaunched Faculty Fellowship at the Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center, effective July 1. ...
Jun 6, 2023, 9:00am EDT