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Arturo Sandoval Returns to Kutztown University April 16

10-time Grammy Award winner and trumpet master Arturo Sandoval makes his return to Kutztown University on Tuesday, April 16, at 7:30 p.m. at Schaeffer Auditorium. A protégé of legendary jazz master Dizzy Gillespie, Sandoval is one of the world'...

Apr 1, 2019, 8:51am EDT

KU Named Transfer Honor Roll Recipient for Second Year in a Row

Kutztown University has once again been named to Phi Theta Kappa's 2019 Transfer Honor Roll, which recognizes the excellence and success of the top 25 percent of four-year colleges and universities in creating dynamic pathways to support transfer stude...

Mar 28, 2019, 2:00pm EDT

KUDOS: Multicultural Services

KU's University Relations (UR) office has implemented a new staff and department recognition feature. KUDOS, Kutztown University's Dedication to Outstanding Service, focuses on university administrative departments and the individuals within them, givi...

Mar 28, 2019, 9:15am EDT

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Edwin Landrock Named KU Employee of the Month for December 2018

Congratulations to Edwin Landrock, digital technology specialist in information technology, on being named KU Employee of the Month for December 2018. Landrock's nomination from communication design professor Karen Kresge reads: "I have always fo...

Mar 27, 2019, 11:28am EDT

Allies Drag Show on April 4 to Benefit LGBTQ Youth Charities

Allies of Kutztown University will present its annual Allies Drag Show on Thursday, April 4, at 7 p.m. in Schaeffer Auditorium. This year's show, sponsored by the Association of Campus Events, will feature Bible Girl with special guests Elektra Fearce ...

Mar 27, 2019, 8:38am EDT

Kutztown Folk Festival Named One of the Top Two Cultural Festivals in America According to USA Today

The USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice Travel Awards named the Kutztown Folk Festival one of the top two cultural festivals in the country. The festival was selected as the runner-up in competition to 20 nationwide cultural festivals and placed as a fina...

Mar 25, 2019, 11:43am EDT

Kutztown University Names Krista Evans New Director of Admissions

Krista D. Evans has been appointed the new director of Admissions at Kutztown University. Evans comes to KU from Lehigh University in Bethlehem, where she has worked for nearly 20 years. She will begin her tenure at KU in May. Evans has more than 21...

Mar 25, 2019, 11:28am EDT

Invitation to Cover: Senior Holocaust Scholar to Present at Kutztown University March 26

Dr. Ed Westermann, professor of German History at Texas A&M San Antonio and current Shapiro Fellow in residence at the Jack, Joseph, and Morton Mandel Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, will speak at K...

Mar 25, 2019, 10:47am EDT

KU Department of Social Work to Host 16th Annual Community Forum March 29

The Kutztown University Department of Social Work will host its 16th annual community forum on Friday, March 29, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Schaeffer Auditorium. This year's topic, "Family in Environment: Part II - Veterans' Challenges," raises awaren...

Mar 22, 2019, 9:00am EDT

KU Designated "Voter Friendly Campus" for 2019

Kutztown University has been designated as a "Voter Friendly Campus" for the 2019-2020 year. Kutztown is one of 10 institutions in Pennsylvania and three in the State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) to receive this year's designation. National n...

Mar 20, 2019, 10:09am EDT

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.