Recent News

New York Philharmonic String Quartet Coming to Kutztown University on Nov. 9

The New York Philharmonic String Quartet will take the stage at Kutztown University on Friday, Nov. 9, at Schaeffer Auditorium beginning at 7:30 p.m. The New York Philharmonic String Quartet is comprised of four virtuosi principal musicians from the...

Oct 30, 2018, 8:00am EDT

Kutztown University to Honor Veterans, Service Members for "National Veterans Awareness Week" Nov. 5-9

Kutztown University is set to host events on campus from Nov. 5-9, for its annual support of "National Veterans Awareness Week", hosted by KU's Office of Veterans Services. Events are free and open to the public. Military members and military-a...

Oct 29, 2018, 9:05am EDT

Dr. Lu to Present 2018 Chambliss Faculty Research Fall Lecture

Kutztown University professor of mathematics, Dr. Yun Lu, will deliver the fall 2018 Chambliss Faculty Research Awards lecture at 4:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 19, in the McFarland Student Union Building's Alumni Auditorium, Room 183. The lecture is free a...

Oct 29, 2018, 8:50am EDT

Kutztown Impressions Art Exhibition to Open Nov. 2 at the Goggleworks in Reading

Kutztown University artists will have their work displayed publically throughout the month of November, as the Kutztown Impressions art exhibition will run from Nov. 2-29 in the Schmidt Gallery at the GoggleWorks Center for the Arts in Reading, Pa. The...

Oct 25, 2018, 9:00am EDT

Anne Manmiller named KU Employee of the Month for September 2018

Congratulations to Anne Manmiller, academic department secretary of the history department, on being named Kutztown University Employee of the Month for September 2018. Manmiller's nomination from Dr. Andrew Arnold reads like this: "Anne Manmiller ...

Oct 24, 2018, 5:00pm EDT

KU Student Awarded Grant from Kutztown University Trustee to Create Physics Labs for Visually Impaired

Morganne Bennett, an education of the visually impaired major in her junior year at Kutztown University, is spending her spare time in the lab this semester. Bennett, of Hillsborough, N.J., is working with Dr. Paul V. Quinn, associate professor of p...

Oct 24, 2018, 9:58am EDT

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KU to Support Geography Awareness Week Nov. 12-16

Kutztown University is set to host week-long events for Geography Awareness Week on campus November 12-16. According to National Geographic, Geography Awareness Week was created more than 25 years ago as a program to encourage citizens to think...

Oct 24, 2018, 9:00am EDT

Kutztown University Students Assisting in Worldwide Exoplant Research

Dr. Phillip A. Reed, professor of physics and astronomy, has brought an exciting new program to Kutztown University for physical sciences majors. In a joint effort with Westminster College, Reed has been a leading figure in KU's earning of the National...

Oct 23, 2018, 1:01pm EDT

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KU to Celebrate World Philosophy Day November 15

Joseph H. Carens will present the eighth annual UNESCO World Philosophy Day lecture titled "Global Justice and Immigration" at Kutztown University at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 15, in room 145 of the Boehm Science Center. A reception will precede the lec...

Oct 23, 2018, 10:31am EDT

Thursday Night's KU Presents! Show Postponed

Kutztown University announced that its KU Presents! show this Thursday night, Oct. 25, Mike DelGuidice and Big Shot, has been postponed due to performer illness. A rescheduled date will be announced when determined. All tickets will be honored ...

Oct 23, 2018, 10:00am 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.