Recent News
Professor Hovanec Presented Outstanding Higher Education Art Educator Award
Dr. Julia L. Hovanec, department chair and associate professor of Art Education at Kutztown University, has been honored as the recipient of the 2019 Outstanding Higher Education Art Educator Award recipient from The Pennsylvania Art Education Associat...
Dec 5, 2019, 8:58am EST
Experience a Pennsylvania Dutch Christmas at Christmas on the Farm Dec. 7
Christmas on the Farm will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 7, at the Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center. Christmas on the Farm is a free event which features Pennsylvania Dutch folklife demonstrations, live animals, kid's activ...
Dec 4, 2019, 8:44am EST
Winter 2019 Commencement Set for Dec. 14
Nearly 550 students will be awarded degrees during Kutztown University's fall commencement at 9 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 14, in O'Pake Fieldhouse. Dr. Kenneth S. Hawkinson, university president, and Dr. Anne Zayaitz, provost and vice president for Academic...
Dec 2, 2019, 9:00am EST
President Hawkinson, KU Bestowed Seven Seals Employer Award
Kutztown University and Dr. Kenneth S. Hawkinson, university president, are the recipients of the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) Seven Seals Award. Presented one of only 60 awards given to employers by the Pennsylvania Committee this ...
Nov 26, 2019, 10:10am EST
Professor Nicole Johnson Named KU Employee of the Month for September 2019
Congratulations to Nicole Johnson, associate professor of Special Education, on being named KU Employee of the Month for September 2019. Johnson's nomination from Ilire Goca, student, reads: "I feel that Dr. Johnson should receive this award beca...
Nov 25, 2019, 10:01am EST
KU Arts Society Gala and Alumni Artisan Sale Dec. 6
Join the KU Arts Society for the Arts Society Gala & Alumni Artisan Sale, 6-9 p.m., Friday, Dec. 6, at The Publishing House Co., 243 W Main St. in Kutztown. Enjoy an evening of cocktails, local fare and music celebrating some of Kutztown University'...
Nov 25, 2019, 9:00am EST
Kutztown University Biology Professor Shares Research on Brood Parasitism
Dr. Todd Underwood, professor of Biology at Kutztown University, is taking a sabbatical at Hawk Mountain's Acopian Center for Conservation Learning. He has studied the interactions of brood parasites and their hosts birds for more than 20 years. Underw...
Nov 21, 2019, 11:10am EST
PASBDC Business Owners Optimistic about 2020 Economy
The annual Pennsylvania Small Business Development Center (PASBDC) Entrepreneur Economic survey results are in and it looks like small-business owners across the Commonwealth are optimistic for the coming year. As of the date of this release, 660 sm...
Nov 20, 2019, 1:00pm EST
Arts Hall of Fame Coming to Kutztown University
The Kutztown University Arts Society has announced it will recognize excellence in the arts with a new hall of fame and honorary designation. The recipients of the newly-established Schaeffer-Sharadin Fellow will be inducted into the first class of the...
Nov 20, 2019, 9:18am EST
Kutztown University's Master of Prek-4 Program Receives National Recognition
The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) has awarded its national recognition to Kutztown University's Prek-4 Master of Education program, another step toward KU's excellence in achieving all educational programs being Counc...
Nov 19, 2019, 3:50pm EST