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Kutztown University Creates Student Housing Program for Substance-Free Living

Kutztown University has created a student housing program for students interested in living and learning with other students who share similar substance-free lifestyle values. While Kutztown University is a dry campus and substances such as drugs and a...

Apr 29, 2021, 10:09am EDT

KU Chamber Players and Chamber Ensemble to Perform Works of Local Artist April 19

The Kutztown University Chamber Players and Chamber Ensemble will premier the work of Ava Bloomfield, senior at Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts, 7:30 p.m., Monday, April 19, at Schaffer Auditorium. Limited seating is available with mask...

Apr 19, 2021, 8:44am EDT

Kutztown University Presents 2021 Chambliss Student Academic Achievement Awards

Kutztown University presented its annual Chambliss Student Academic Achievement Awards Friday, April 16, at a virtual event. Students were nominated by university employees for meeting one or more of the six areas of achievement, which include: succes...

Apr 16, 2021, 12:52pm EDT

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Kutztown University to Host 23rd Annual Children's Literature Conference April 17

Kutztown University will host its 23rd annual Children's Literature Conference virtually, Saturday, April 17. KU's Children's Literature Conference is a yearly event that invites KU faculty and showcases the creative work of award-winning writers and ...

Apr 16, 2021, 12:00pm EDT

Basden Arnold Named Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs at Kutztown University

Dr. Lorin Basden Arnold has been named provost and vice president for Academic Affairs at Kutztown University, announced Friday by university president Dr. Kenneth S. Hawkinson. Basden Arnold will begin at KU Monday, June 28. Basden Arnold, who will s...

Apr 16, 2021, 10:00am EDT

Kutztown University Physics Senior Wins State System Award for Academic Excellence; Second-Straight Winner for KU Physics

The Syed R. Ali-Zaidi Award for Academic Excellence is conferred upon a graduating senior from one of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education universities. Kutztown University's Caelan Brooks was presented as the 2021 winner of the Syed R. Al...

Apr 15, 2021, 9:57am EDT

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Kutztown University Announces Inaugural Class for Arts Hall of Fame

The Kutztown University Arts Society announced the six recipients of the new Schaeffer-Sharadin Fellows award, which includes the induction into the inaugural class of the KU Arts Hall of Fame. These inductees highlight the prominence of KU's relations...

Apr 15, 2021, 9:28am EDT

KU Student Wins Design Contest for Goodwill Reusable Bags

Kutztown University senior Jamie Sterner had her design selected as the winner of Goodwill Keystone Area's Bag Design Contest. Her winning design will be featured in Goodwill's reusable bag collection in Fall 2021 in their retail stores. In addition t...

Apr 14, 2021, 9:38am EDT

Fu to Present Spring 2021 Chambliss Faculty Research Lecture April 21

Kutztown University's Dr. Albert Fu, professor of anthropology and sociology, will present the Chambliss Faculty Research Award Lecture virtually 4:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 21. The lecture, Interdisciplinary Views of the City: Memory and Nature, is op...

Apr 14, 2021, 8:58am EDT

Summer Camps and Conferences Set to Return to Kutztown University

Kutztown University will host in-person summer events, day camps and residential camps to both internal and external groups during the Summer 2021 season (May 9 through Aug. 7). Health and wellness protocols have been created to mitigate the risk of C...

Apr 12, 2021, 11:03am 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.