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Kutztown University's Kumor Receives 2020 Arthur and Isabel Wiesenberger Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching

Dr. Frank Kumor, professor of music, has been awarded the 2020 Arthur and Isabel Wiesenberger Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching. The award, given annually, is presented to a faculty member who has demonstrated outstanding teaching skills and ser...
Aug 24, 2020, 9:00am EDT

Delaney named KU's vice president for Finance and Facilities, Weidman promoted to director of Human Resources, Pena to supervise HR

Matt Delaney, the university's chief financial officer, has been named vice president for the division of Finance and Facilities. Jennifer Weidman, who had been serving as interim director, has been named KU's director of Human Resources. In addition, ...
Aug 17, 2020, 4:26pm EDT

KU Council of Trustees Issue Resolution Honoring the Pandemic Crisis Management of Kutztown University President Kenneth Hawkinson, Cabinet, Administration, Faculty and Staff

The Kutztown University council of trustees issued a resolution of unanimous support this week for Kutztown University president Dr. Kenneth S. Hawkinson and the KU cabinet, administration, faculty and staff for their efforts during the COVID-19 pandem...
Aug 13, 2020, 2:09pm EDT

KU to Offer Free Online Course to Pennsylvania Retirees

Kutztown University's Advant*Age Program offers retired Pennsylvania residents, 62 and older, free tuition to online college-level courses. Different classes will be offered each semester on a variety of topics. Classes are 100% online and will appe...
Aug 10, 2020, 12:05pm EDT

Kutztown and Alvernia Partner for Small Business Development

Alvernia University and Kutztown University partner to enhance entrepreneurship and the redevelopment of downtown Reading through Alvernia's O'Pake Institute for Economic Development and Entrepreneurship and Kutztown's Small Business Development Center...
Jul 29, 2020, 9:00am EDT

Kutztown University Announces Spring 2020 Degree Recipients

Kutztown University has conferred degrees for more than 1,200 students for the Spring 2020 semester. Kutztown University announces degree conferment twice a year, once in the winter and once in the summer. Commencement exercises are held in May and ...
Jul 20, 2020, 9:00am EDT

KU Admissions Resumes Daily Campus Tours

Kutztown University is pleased to resume daily campus tours for prospective students, with social-distancing measures. In addition to the online/virtual and self-guided tours, KU offers admissions presentations and campus tours at 9:30 a.m. and 1:30...
Jul 9, 2020, 9:00am EDT

Kutztown University Council of Trustees Elects New Officers

The Kutztown University Council of Trustees has appointed new officers for the 2020-2022 academic years. Jim Ludlow has been appointed chair of the trustees, Robert Grim, Esq., has been appointed vice chair and Dennis Giorno '94 has been appointed s...
Jul 2, 2020, 9:00am EDT

KU 2020 Graduate Daniel Johns Wins State System Award for Academic Excellence

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 Daniel Johns '20 was presented as the 2020 winner of the Syed R....
Jul 1, 2020, 1:19pm EDT

Two New Trustees Appointed at Kutztown University

Phillips Armstrong '71 and student Marshae Batchelor have been named Kutztown University's newest additions to its Council of Trustees. Armstrong is a KU graduate and taught social studies in the Lehigh Valley for more than 40 years. Batchelor was sele...
Jul 1, 2020, 8:54am 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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