Recent News

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

Six KU Students Awarded Art Summer Workshop Scholarships

Kutztown University proudly announces the six art students selected and awarded the 2020 Summer Workshop Scholarships. A committee of art department faculty selected the six undergraduate students from a pool of applications which will grant them the o...

Feb 17, 2020, 2:00pm EST

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KU Student Brings Spotlight to LGBTQ+ Stories through Writing Wrongs Program

Kutztown University senior Jamilee Hoffman of Chalfont, Pa., was one of 15 students from across the region selected to participate in the Writing Wrongs program for 2019. She served as one of the staff social media managers during the program, which pa...

Feb 14, 2020, 9:00am EST

Kutztown University Dedicates New Esports Arena (Video)

Kutztown University's esports team has a new home. The university dedicated its Esports Arena in McFarland Student Union Thursday morning with state-of-the-art equipment to serve as the new home of KU's esports team. Video Feature KU's Esports Ar...

Feb 13, 2020, 1:56pm EST

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Kutztown University to Celebrate V-Day with Performance of Vagina Monologues

The Kutztown University Women's Center joins the Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance (FMLA) student organization to present Eve Ensler's iconic Vagina Monologues in honor of V-Day, the global movement to end violence against women. A standing traditi...

Feb 12, 2020, 1:00pm EST

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KUDOS: Career Development Center (Video)

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

Feb 12, 2020, 9:25am EST

Grammy Award-Winner Apollo's Fire Brings Baroque to Kutztown University

With a mission to engage widespread audiences in its joyous pursuit of artistic excellence, Apollo's Fire brings a fresh and lively approach to 17th- and 18th-century music on period instruments. Apollo's Fire will take the stage at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday,...

Feb 11, 2020, 9:00am EST

Be The Difference, Save A Life: Kutztown University to Launch Graduate Concentration in Addiction Counseling

Kutztown University is ready to tackle one of the most severe epidemics in the country. KU's new addiction counseling track of its Master of Arts in counseling graduate program is one of the first in the region and will begin in the Fall 2020 semester....

Feb 10, 2020, 2:00pm EST

Invitation to Cover: Kutztown University to Dedicate New Esports Arena Thursday

Kutztown University will dedicate its Esports Arena, the new home of KU's esports team, at 11 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 13, in 157 McFarland Student Union. Media interested in attending should contact Bryan Salvadore, KU director of communications, at sa...

Feb 10, 2020, 1:00pm 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.