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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

KU to Host 2020 Regional Science Olympiad March 11

Kutztown University will host the 2020 Central Eastern Regional Science Olympiad Wednesday, March 11 (snow date March 12). The event begins at 8 a.m. in Boehm Science Center and ends with the closing ceremony at approximately 4:30 p.m. in Keystone Aren...

Mar 3, 2020, 9:00am EST

Kutztown University Announces Fall 2019, Winter 2020 Degree Recipients

Kutztown University has conferred degrees for more than 550 students for the Fall 2019 semester and Winter 2020 session. Kutztown University announces degree conferment twice a year, once in the winter and once in the summer. Commencement exercises ...

Mar 2, 2020, 3:54pm EST

KUDOS: McFarland Student Union

KUDOS, Kutztown University's Dedication to Outstanding Service, focuses on university administrative offices and the individuals within them, giving the campus community a look inside the working areas on campus. This week, University Relations (UR)...

Feb 27, 2020, 9:29am EST

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Kutztown University Ranked Among Best Online Master's in Educational Instructional Technology Programs

Kutztown University's online Master of Education in Instructional Technology program has been ranked as one of the top-35 programs in the country by Online Schools Report (OSR). OSR Official Release KU's online graduate program strives to stay at...

Feb 24, 2020, 9:00am EST

Kutztown University Ice Hockey Qualifies for National Tournament; to Compete for Conference Championship this Weekend

The Kutztown University men's ice hockey club received an invitation to compete in the inaugural Federation Cup, hosted by the Collegiate Hockey Federation (CHF), March 10-15 at Ice Line Quad Rinks in West Chester, Pa. The Federation Cup, held durin...

Feb 21, 2020, 8:51am EST

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Kutztown University Awarded $194,000 GEAR UP Grant to Benefit Students

More than $194,000 in funds and materials has been awarded to Kutztown University through the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) grant. The grant will fund KU's GEAR-UP Summer Bridge program (GSB), providing supp...

Feb 20, 2020, 9:00am EST

KU Art Education Professor One of Five American Artists Featured in International Exhibition in Germany

Kutztown University assistant professor of Art Education, Janna Gregonis, will be featured as one of five American artists at the 61st annual SCHMUCK Exhibition in Munich, Germany. Of 802 goldsmiths and jewelry designers from more than 60 countries ...

Feb 19, 2020, 12:39pm EST

Kutztown University Deputy Chief Drezek Graduates from School of Police Staff and Command at Northwestern

Kutztown University chief of police John Dillon is pleased to announce the recent graduation of deputy chief of police David Drezek from the School of Police Staff and Command at Northwestern University. Deputy chief Drezek has successfully completed a...

Feb 19, 2020, 9:23am EST

Kutztown University Introduces Pre-Baccalaureate Certificate in Social Media Strategies

Focused on flexible and progressive degrees, Kutztown University's Department of Communication Studies introduces a new certificate program for those students interested in social media to supplement a career or a field of study or to gain valuable inf...

Feb 18, 2020, 9:00am 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.