Recent News

Campus Update from President Hawkinson: Classes to Move Online for Semester, Telecommuting to Begin at KU

The following was sent to the Kutztown University campus. March 16, 2020 Dear Kutztown University Students, Faculty, and Staff, The situation has been changing rapidly concerning the COVID-19 outbreak with new information and directives coming...

Mar 16, 2020, 4:03pm EDT

Canceled: Kutztown University SBDC to hold Meet and Greet Expo March 18

This event has been canceled. Below is the initial press release from March 10. Since 1993, the Kutztown University Small Business Development Center (KUSBDC) has managed a long history of successful entrepreneurial development programs and has grow...

Mar 16, 2020, 8:48am EDT

Further Update from KU President Hawkinson: State System chancellor orders suspension of in-person instruction until March 29

The following letter was sent to the Kutztown University campus this evening: Dear KU Campus Community: The 14 Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education universities, including Kutztown University, just received direction from our chancellor ...

Mar 13, 2020, 7:31pm EDT

Canceled: Emmet Cahill and the Emerald String Quartet Canceled at Kutztown University March 18

Kutztown University's upcoming KU Presents! performance, Emmet Cahill and the Emerald String Quartet, originally scheduled for Wednesday, March 18, has been canceled. Refunds will be issued to all ticket holders. Remaining shows this season are stil...

Mar 13, 2020, 2:00pm EDT

KU Council of Trustees Approve New Internships at March 2020 Meeting

The Kutztown University Council of Trustees approved 29 internships as part of their latest meeting held Thursday, March 12. In Thursday's business, the KU Council of Trustees: * Approved minutes from prior meeting held Dec. 12, 2019. * Approv...

Mar 12, 2020, 4:51pm EDT

Canceled: Kutztown University to Host Scholastic Art and Writing Awards Exhibition March 22

The 97th Scholastic Art and Writing Awards at Kutztown University, originally scheduled for Sunday, March 22, has been canceled. Presented by the nonprofit organization, the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, the Awards are the country's longest-run...

Mar 12, 2020, 9:55am EDT

Kutztown University Campus Health Update from President Hawkinson; KU to Suspend Classes Next Week

Kutztown University distributed the following email to campus in regards to the suspension of classes next week. Dear Kutztown University Campus Community, We are continuing to closely monitor the evolving situation with regard to COVID-19 (...

Mar 11, 2020, 12:38pm EDT

Science Olympiad at Kutztown University Cancelled

The Central Eastern Regional Science Olympiad scheduled for Wednesday, March 11, at Kutztown University has been cancelled. The university made the decision Monday morning out of an abundance of caution due to the new coronavirus. Approximately 400 ...

Mar 9, 2020, 11:22am EDT

Kutztown University Launches Music Business Concentration

A Bachelor of Arts in music with a track in music business is the newest track introduced to Kutztown University's growing Department of Music. Designed for students interested in working behind the scenes in the music or entertainment industry, the pr...

Mar 9, 2020, 10:00am EDT

Governor Wolf Visits Kutztown University Wednesday to Discuss Nellie Bly Scholarship Program to Help Thousands of Students Afford College

Governor Tom Wolf visited Kutztown University Wednesday to discuss how his innovative Nellie Bly Scholarship Program would help at least 25,000 students in the state's university system achieve their dream of earning a college degree while graduating w...

Mar 4, 2020, 1:43pm EST

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.