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German Cultural Heritage Center Director Wins Cultural Honor Award
Patrick Donmoyer '09, director of the Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center, has won the American Folklore Society's Archie Green Award that recognizes and honors his contributions as a local cultural leader. "I humbly accept this recognition f...
Nov 9, 2021, 9:00am EST
Voting Rates Rise on Kutztown University Campus in 2020
Student voting on Kutztown University's campus increased 21.9% in last year's presidential election, rising to 70.2% in 2020 from a rate of 48.3% in 2016, per a report from the Institute for Democracy and Higher Education (IDHE). Full campus report ca...
Nov 8, 2021, 10:40am EST
KU Council of Trustees Approve New Degree in Game Development at November 2021 Meeting
The Kutztown University Council of Trustees approved a new program proposal for a degree in game development to highlight the Council's November 2021 board meeting Thursday afternoon. In other business, the KU Council of Trustees: * Approved minutes ...
Nov 4, 2021, 4:06pm EDT
Listen to Kutztown University Radio's Northeast Chamber of Commerce Segment
Kutztown University Radio (KUR) recently reintroduced its Northeast Berks Chamber of Commerce segment, spotlighting local organizations in the county. Episodes can be found on KUR's Spotify page, which includes episodes on Friend, Inc., the Kutztown C...
Nov 3, 2021, 1:39pm EDT
Kutztown University Debuts Graduate Certificate in School Social Work
Kutztown University's new graduate certificate in school social work debuts for the 2021 fall semester within KU's Master of Social Work program. With job market demands increasing for qualified social work professionals, KU's new certificate will help...
Nov 2, 2021, 10:03am EDT
KU to Host 10th Annual Social Work Conference Virtually this Friday, Nov. 5
Kutztown University will host the 10th annual Social Work in the Global Environment Conference titled, 'Social Work in the Covid Environment: Long-term Impacts and Global-Local Challenges for Vulnerable Populations,' 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Friday, Nov. 5. A...
Nov 1, 2021, 1:00pm EDT
KU to Celebrate 2021 National Veterans Awareness Week Nov. 7-13
Kutztown University will celebrate National Veterans Awareness Week Nov. 7-13, with a variety of events, tributes, fundraisers, workshops, ceremonies, discounts, a luncheon and more. All events are free and are hosted by KU's Office of Veteran Services...
Nov 1, 2021, 9:25am EDT
Celebrate Marimba! and Violins of Hope at Kutztown University this November
Two world renowned events are coming to Kutztown University in November. KU Presents! continues its partnership with the Center for Mallet Percussion Research at Kutztown University to present Celebrate Marimba!, a 40-piece marimba orchestra, conducte...
Oct 28, 2021, 11:27am EDT
Modern Languages Professor Wins Leadership Award
Dr. Nancy Zimmerman, associate professor of modern languages, won the Pennsylvania State Modern Language Association (PSMLA) Frank Muhlern Leadership Award for her outstanding leadership in the world language profession. "I am so humbled to not only b...
Oct 25, 2021, 9:00am EDT
Kutztown University Alumna Receives 2021 LeRoy Apker Award; Highest National Honor for Undergraduate Physics Research
Kutztown University alumna Caelan Brooks '21 was named the 2021 recipient of the American Physical Society's LeRoy Apker Award, the highest honor awarded to undergraduate physicists in the United States. Brooks won the award, "for the discovery of dist...
Oct 21, 2021, 9:00am EDT