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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

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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

KU to Host 81st Annual Art Education Conference Friday, Nov. 22

Artists, art educators and art students come together for a day of collaborative learning and workshopping beginning at 7:30 a.m., Friday, Nov. 22, in the Nancy Jean Stump 54, Multipurpose Room of MacFarland Student Union for Kutztown University's 81st...

Nov 18, 2019, 11:40am EST

KUDOS: Information Technology

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)...

Nov 14, 2019, 9:52am 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.