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Dr. Hawkinson, KU to be presented Leadership Award in Support of Foster Children and Youth at 2019 ChildPromise, Inc. Gala Oct. 10

Dr. Kenneth S. Hawkinson, president of Kutztown University, will receive the Estelle B. Richman Leadership Award on behalf of Kutztown University at the third-annual ChildPromise, Inc. Gala at 6 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 10, at the Green Valley Country Club...

Oct 4, 2019, 9:39am EDT

Kutztown University Students Show Increase in Voting Rate

Kutztown University student voting and registration rates have risen significantly from 2014. A report by the National Study of Learning, Voting and Engagement (NSLVE) conducted by the Institute for Democracy & Higher Education at Tufts University's Ti...

Oct 3, 2019, 11:00am EDT

Commission on the Status of Minorities presents "Slavery and its Impact: Reflections on its 400th Anniversary" Oct. 23 at Kutztown University

Kutztown University's Commission on the Status of Minorities presents "Slavery and its Impact: Reflections on its 400th Anniversary," 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 23, at 183 McFarland Student Union. The event is free and open to the public. ...

Oct 3, 2019, 9:17am EDT

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Artist Roberto Lugo Visiting KU for Lecture and Workshop Friday, Oct. 4

Philadelphia artist, ceramist, social activist, spoken-word poet and educator Roberto Lugo will be sharing his knowledge and experience in a multifaceted teaching visit to Kutztown University Friday, Oct. 4. From 9 a.m. to noon, Lugo will hold demon...

Oct 2, 2019, 4:14pm EDT

Kutztown University presented Sustaining Partner Award by Northeast Berks Chamber of Commerce

Kutztown University was presented the Sustaining Partner Award by the Northeast Berks Chamber of Commerce. Kutztown University president Dr. Kenneth S. Hawkinson accepted the award at the Chamber's 30th anniversary dinner at the Holiday Inn in Allentow...

Oct 2, 2019, 1:00pm EDT

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Lee Rocker of the Stray Cats to 'Rock This Town' at Kutztown University Thursday, Oct. 3; Tickets Still Available

KU Presents! opens the 2019-2020 season at Kutztown University's Schaeffer Auditorium with bass player Hall of Famer Lee Rocker of the Stray Cats. Rocker will take the stage 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 3, in Schaeffer Auditorium on the Kutztown Universit...

Oct 1, 2019, 11:43am EDT

Innocence Project Speaker Anthony Wright Presenting at KU Oct. 29

Kutztown University's Department of Criminal Justice is hosting speaker Anthony Wright at 11 a.m., Tuesday, Oct. 29, in Schaeffer Auditorium on the Kutztown campus. Wright comes to Kutztown to share the story of his wrongful conviction and the 25-year ...

Oct 1, 2019, 8:25am EDT

KU to Host Open Classroom Days during Homecoming Week for Alumni and Campus Community

The Center for the Enhancement of Teaching is very happy to offer a new event for the greater Kutztown University community. KU's Open Classroom Days give KU alumni and the campus community the opportunity to visit a class during Homecoming week, Oct. ...

Sep 30, 2019, 10:06am EDT

Kutztown University, Raritan Valley Community College Sign Transfer Agreement

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania and Raritan Valley Community College (RVCC) in Branchburg, N.J. have entered into a new agreement that will facilitate the transfer process for RVCC graduates interested in attending Kutztown University. According...

Sep 26, 2019, 8:26am EDT

LVHN Mobile Mammograms Returning to KU Oct. 7; Register by Sept. 26

The Lehigh Valley Cancer Institute will bring its mobile mammography coach to Kutztown University Monday, Oct. 7. Screenings will take place 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Student Recreation Center parking lot. The screening service will be offered to women o...

Sep 25, 2019, 3:55pm 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.