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Schearer to Serve as KU's Interim Assistant VP and Dean of Students

Jerry Schearer will serve as interim assistant vice president and dean of students at Kutztown University, effective immediately. Schearer has been at KU since 2008, most recently serving as KU's senior associate dean/chief diversity officer. "Kutztow...
Jun 30, 2022, 9:00am EDT
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Kutztown University Summer Music Festival Slated for July 2-9

The Kutztown University Summer Music Festival returns July 2-9. 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 pedagogues. Con...
Jun 28, 2022, 9:00am EDT
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KU Students Participate in The Washington Center Internship Program This Summer

This summer, five students from Kutztown University will attend The Washington Center's Academic Internship Program, the most KU students in one session to date. The Washington Center is the largest and most established student internship program in W...
Jun 15, 2022, 10:00am EDT
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Resolution presented to exiting chair Jim Ludlow. Left to right: Dr. Kenneth S. Hawkinson, university president; Mr. Jim Ludlow, chair, Council of Trustees; Mr. Robert Grim, Esq., vice chair, Council of Trustees.

KU Council of Trustees Approve New Officers at June 2022 Meeting

The Kutztown University Council of Trustees approved its new officers to highlight the Council's June 2022 board meeting Thursday afternoon. In other business, the KU Council of Trustees: * Approved minutes from April 28, 2022 meeting. * Approved 26...
Jun 10, 2022, 11:07am EDT
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Kutztown University Announces Spring 2022 Dean's List

More than 1,850 students have been named to the Spring 2022 Dean's List at Kutztown University. To be eligible for the Dean's List, an undergraduate student must be registered for at least 12 credits and have a minimum grade point average of 3.60. Stu...
Jun 9, 2022, 11:00am EDT
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Norman A. Inkpen Jr. '70 Receives Robert L. Payton Award for Voluntary Service

Kutztown University alumnus Norman A. Inkpen Jr. '70 was presented the Robert L. Payton Award for Voluntary Service at the Council for Advancement & Support of Education (CASE) District II Individual Achievement Awards Celebration Ceremony Tuesday, Jun...
Jun 8, 2022, 9:00am EDT
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Kutztown University to Host Lifelong Learning for Senior Community

Kutztown University is proud to announce a new initiative geared toward the local senior community. Senior Scholars will offer low-cost, noncredit lifelong learning experiences for the 50+ age community. The first event, Printing an Etching, will be h...
Jun 7, 2022, 9:00am EDT
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Invite to Cover: Kutztown University Foundation Hosts Exclusive Hard Hat Tour of Wells-Rapp Center for Mallet Percussion Research

The Kutztown University Foundation will host a hard hat tour of the Wells-Rapp Center for Mallet Percussion Research. Kutztown University leadership and members of the Council of Trustees will tour the construction site of the building that will becom...
Jun 7, 2022, 9:00am EDT
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Art and Design Department Rank Among Top 10 Graphic Design Programs in Pennsylvania for 2022

Kutztown University's Department of Art and Design was ranked fourth in Animation Career Review's 2022 Top 10 Graphic Design School Programs in Pennsylvania. The 2022 list is Animation Career Review's eighth annual ranking compilation for graphic desig...
Jun 6, 2022, 9:00am EDT
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SPARK for German Pilot Program is Wunderbar

After the first day, one young participant insisted on being called Jager (hunter), the German equivalent of his first name. Another learner was going to start practicing with his brother, who is taking German at Kutztown High School. After two weeks, ...
May 25, 2022, 9:00am EDT
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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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