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EASTERN and Kutztown University Form Partnership to Benefit Students in Commercial Art Program

Kutztown University and Eastern Center for Arts and Technology (EASTERN), Willow Grove, Pa., signed a Letter of Understanding, allowing EASTERN commercial art students to earn dual credits upon their enrollment at KU. EASTERN students have the potenti...
Dec 15, 2021, 1:00pm EST

College of Business Accepted into CFA Institute Affiliation Program

Kutztown University has become one of 260 campuses in the United States to be accepted into the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute Affiliation Program. As an affiliated university, KU portrays to students and employers that its curriculum is c...
Dec 15, 2021, 9:00am EST

Kutztown University Fall 2021 Commencement Set for Dec. 17-18

More than 475 students will be awarded degrees during Kutztown University's fall commencement Dec. 17-18, at O'Pake Fieldhouse. Dr. Kenneth S. Hawkinson, university president, and Dr. Lorin Basden Arnold, provost and vice president for Academic Affairs...
Dec 13, 2021, 9:00am EST
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KU Council of Trustees Approve Fall 2021 Graduates, Present Spirit Award, Recognize Athletics at Thursday's December Meeting

The Kutztown University Council of Trustees approved the candidates for degrees in preparation for KU's 2021 fall commencement to highlight the Council's December board meeting Thursday afternoon. More than 475 students will be awarded degrees during ...
Dec 9, 2021, 4:29pm EST

KU Holds Second Creative Royale to Support Students' Sober Choices

Kutztown University held the second annual Creative Royale Nov. 18 at the Sharadin Art Building. This was an evening filled with artists creating art, music and entertainment. 85 individuals competed against time and each other, to create two pieces of...
Dec 8, 2021, 11:50am EST
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Kutztown University Photobook, Through the Seasons, Available for Purchase

Do you remember when you first walked onto Kutztown's campus? For most of us, our lives changed in that moment. Because we knew this place was special. That it felt like home. And that it was a springboard into the rest of our lives. Since 1866, KU ha...
Dec 6, 2021, 10:37am EST

KU Receives Gold Seal to Recognize Student Voter Engagement

Kutztown University has received a gold seal from the 2020 ALL IN Challenge Awards for student voting participation rates on campus. Gold seals are awarded to colleges and universities that produce a student voting rate between 70-79% in the presidenti...
Nov 15, 2021, 12:00pm EST

Kutztown University Creates Scholarships for Pell Grant Eligible Students

Kutztown University established its Pell Promise scholarships to help students in need. Beginning in the 2022 fall semester for newly-accepted students, the KU Pell Promise scholarship covers the entire cost of student tuition and mandatory fees after ...
Nov 15, 2021, 9:01am EST

Veterans Day: A President's Perspective

Veterans Day holds special meaning for the Kutztown University community. The university holds week-long events to honors those who serve and provides resources to military-affiliated students - all under the leadership of university president and vete...
Nov 11, 2021, 9:00am EST

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
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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. 

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