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Kutztown University Faculty, Students Complete North Park Educational Project

Kutztown University students and faculty recently completed an environmental education and restoration project at North Park on Krumsville Road in Kutztown. Dr. Todd Underwood and Dr. Christopher Sacchi, both on the faculty of the Department of Biology...

Sep 1, 2017, 11:42am EDT

Kutztown University Health and Wellness Center Installs MindKare Kiosk

In an effort to reduce the public stigma surrounding mental illness on college campuses, the Kutztown University Health and Wellness Center has installed a MindKare Kiosk inside the main entrance to Rohrbach Library. The kiosk comes as a part of a gra...

Sep 1, 2017, 9:41am EDT

Kutztown University Pilots Extended Shuttle Hours on Weeknights

Kutztown University is testing an extended shuttle service from 4 - 10 p.m., Mondays through Thursdays, through Oct. 6. The evening loop transports students among campus residence halls, academic buildings, local apartment complexes and the downtown ar...

Aug 30, 2017, 3:19pm EDT

Kutztown University to Celebrate Unity Day August 31

Kutztown University will celebrate Unity Day on Thursday, Aug. 31, at 11 a.m. on the lawn of the McFarland Student Union Building. Campus leaders including Dr. Kenneth S. Hawkinson, university president, and Dr. Warren Hilton, vice president for enrol...

Aug 29, 2017, 1:54pm EDT

Ding Named Student Trustee at Kutztown University

Pa. Governor Tom Wolf has named Shiyi Ding student trustee for Kutztown University. Ding, of Briarwood, N.Y., is a sophomore history major in KU's Honors Program. Originally from Wenzhou, China, She is a graduate of St. Johnsbury Academy, Vermont. ...

Aug 15, 2017, 8:28am EDT

Ward Named Interim Dean of the College of Education at Kutztown University

Dr. John Ward has been named interim dean of the College of Education at Kutztown University effective August 7. Ward comes to KU from Millersville University where he served as the interim associate dean of the College of Education and Human Services...

Aug 15, 2017, 8:25am EDT

McCargo Named Assistant Vice President and Dean of Students at Kutztown University

Dr. Donavan D. McCargo has been named assistant vice president and dean of students at Kutztown University, effective Aug. 21. McCargo has been the dean of students at the Community College of Philadelphia (CCP) since 2014. Prior to his work at CC...

Aug 1, 2017, 7:56am EDT

Santos Named Interim Associate Vice President at Kutztown University

Dr. Kenneth Hawkinson, president, Kutztown University has named Matt Santos interim associate vice president of communications, marketing and external affairs. Santos replaces John Green who retired July 28. Santos has been the director of Universit...

Aug 1, 2017, 7:53am EDT

New Hotel Project Slated for Kutztown Area

A 100-room Hampton Inn and Suites is proposed to be built in Maxatawny Township just west of the borough of Kutztown on the current site of the Campus Inn. This is the first nationally-branded hotel in the immediate Kutztown area. Hampton Inn and Sui...

Jul 27, 2017, 12:13pm EDT

Dr. Anne Carroll Named Dean of College of Business at Kutztown University

Kutztown University has named Dr. Anne Carroll dean of the College of Business. Carroll comes to KU from Rider University where she was the chair of the Finance and Economics Department. She served as interim dean of the College of Business Administr...

Jul 24, 2017, 1:58pm 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.