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Trustee Pichini Completes First Year on Commission on Presidential Scholars

Kutztown University Council of Trustee member Guido Pichini '74 completed his first year as a president-appointed member of the Commission on Presidential Scholars. The Commission recently announced the 56th class of U.S. Presidential Scholars, recogni...
Jun 24, 2020, 8:37am EDT
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KU Council of Trustees Approve New Internship Agreements at June 2020 Meeting

The Kutztown University Council of Trustees approved new internship agreements and affiliation agreements as part of their latest meeting held Thursday, June 11. In Thursday's business, the KU Council of Trustees: * Approved minutes from prior me...
Jun 11, 2020, 3:58pm EDT
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Kutztown University Announces Spring 2020 Dean's List

More than 2,550 students have been named to the Spring 2020 Dean's List at Kutztown University. To be eligible for the Dean's List, an undergraduate student must be registered for at least 12 credits and have a minimum grade point average of 3.60. S...
Jun 8, 2020, 9:00am EDT
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Communication Design Graduate Program Lowers Residency-Requirement to Offer Further Flexibility for Students

Kutztown University's Master of Fine Arts in communication design program is one of the few programs in its field in the state and provides one of the best-valued programs in the country. In an effort to give students further flexibility, KU's communic...
Jun 1, 2020, 9:46am EDT
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National Science Foundation awards Kutztown University Student-Research Grant for Exoplanet Discovery

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Kutztown University nearly $244,000 for a student-research grant. The grant will allow undergraduate students the opportunity to be paid research assistants at KU and travel abroad to take their researc...
May 13, 2020, 12:06pm EDT
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Kutztown University Raises $30,000 and Counting to Support Students Effected by COVID-19

Kutztown University recently established a new fund to connect KU students who face financial emergencies with funds that can help them put their focus back on school. Bears Band Together, led by the Kutztown University Foundation, has raised more than...
May 12, 2020, 9:00am EDT
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KUR Summer Schedule Released

Kutztown University Radio (KUR) has released its summer schedule of programming. As has been the case since 2005, KUR stays on-air 24/7 throughout the summer with the most diverse programming anywhere on local radio. Summer 2020 will include the con...
May 11, 2020, 1:00pm EDT
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DownBeat Magazine Honors KU Blues and Rock Ensemble for Third-Consecutive Year

DownBeat Magazine, one of the premier and longest-running jazz and commercial music magazines in the U.S., has honored Kutztown University for the third year in a row, placing them in the Undergraduate College Outstanding Performance category of their ...
May 11, 2020, 8:38am EDT
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KU Social Media and Public Relations Classrooms Named Finalists in International AV Experience Awards

Audiovisual and Integrated Experience Association (AVIXA) has announced the 2020 finalists of their international AV Experience Awards. Kutztown University ranked as a finalist in the Best Flexible Space category for its Social Media Analytics Strategi...
May 4, 2020, 9:00am EDT
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KU Cinema, Television and Media Production Introduces Two New Certificate Programs

Kutztown University announces two new certificates in the Department of Cinema, Television and Media Production beginning Fall 2020. The Digital Video Production and Television Production certificates are designed for students interested in learning sp...
Apr 30, 2020, 9:21am 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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