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KU Rock Ensemble Wins Award from DownBeat Magazine for Fourth Consecutive Year
Kutztown University's Rock Ensemble I won two DownBeat Student Music Awards for Undergraduate College Outstanding Performance for 2021. The ensemble won in both the "live" and "asynchronous" categories. These are the fourth and fifth awards for the ens...
May 10, 2021, 9:07am EDT
Kutztown University Awards Honorary Doctorate to Dr. Nathaniel J. Williams
Kutztown University awarded Dr. Nathaniel J. Williams an honorary doctorate at the institution's Spring Commencement Ceremony Friday, May 7. Williams received a Doctor of Humane Letters, litterarum humaniorum doctor, honoris causa. The degree was p...
May 8, 2021, 11:46am EDT
Kutztown University Foundation Awarded $250,000 from The Presser Foundation
Kutztown University Foundation was awarded a $250,000 Capital Support Grant from The Presser Foundation. These funds will support the construction of the Wells-Rapp Center for Mallet Percussion Research. Corey R. Smith, chair of the Capital Support Co...
May 3, 2021, 11:00am EDT
Kutztown University to Celebrate 2021 Spring Commencement May 7-9
More than 1,300 students will be awarded degrees during Kutztown University's spring commencement ceremonies May 7-9, at O'Pake Fieldhouse. Dr. Kenneth S. Hawkinson, university president, will preside. In addition, more than 220 graduates from the Clas...
May 3, 2021, 9:00am EDT
Council of Trustees, President Hawkinson Issue Resolution Honoring Softball Coach
The Kutztown University Council of Trustees and university president Dr. Kenneth S. Hawkinson presented a resolution Thursday, April 29, honoring head softball coach Judy Lawes on winning her 1,000th career game earlier this season. The resolution rea...
Apr 30, 2021, 9:00am EDT
KU Council of Trustees Approve Spring 2021 Graduates at April Meeting
The Kutztown University Council of Trustees approved the spring 2021 graduates to highlight the Council's April 2021 virtual board meeting Thursday afternoon. More than 1,300 students will be awarded degrees during Kutztown University's spring commenc...
Apr 29, 2021, 4:18pm EDT
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
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