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.

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Kutztown University Inducts Nine Into Alpha Epsilon Lambda Honor Society

Kutztown University's chapter of the Alpha Epsilon Lambda national honor society for graduate students has inducted nine new members. In order to be considered for membership students must have completed at least 12 credit hours as a degree-seeking student in a graduate program, a grade point average placing the student in the top 35 percent of campus graduate students and a record of leadership and service to graduate students or graduate student organizations.

Honor Society - 2015 Apr 9

The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi Inducts New Members

The following people recently were initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines.

Honor Society - 2015 Apr 8

Kutztown University Inducts Seven into Lambda Pi Eta Honor Society

Seven students have been inducted into the Lambda Pi Eta National Honor Society for Communication Studies. Lambda Pi Eta (LPH) is the National Communication Association's official honor society at four-year colleges and universities. As an accredited member of the Association of College Honor Societies (ACHS), Lambda Pi Eta has active chapters at four-year colleges and universities worldwide. Students must maintain a communication studies grade point average of 3.25.

Honor Society - 2014 May 15

Kutztown University Inducts Five into Gamma Theta Upsilon Honor Society

Five Kutztown University students were inducted into Gamma Theta Upsilon Geographical Honor Society. Gamma Theta Upsilon was founded in 1928 and became a national organization in 1931. GTU chapter activities support geography knowledge and awareness. A student must have a 3.3 overall grade point average and a 3.3 grade point average in geography to qualify for membership.

Honor Society - 2014 May 9

Kutztown University Inducts Six in to Kappa Mu Epsilon National Honorary Mathematics Society

Kutztown University announced six new Kappa Mu Epsilon National Honorary Mathematics Society. KME is a specialized honor society in Mathematics. KME was founded in 1931 to promote the interest of mathematics among undergraduate students. Its chapters are located in colleges and universities of recognized standing which offer a strong mathematics major.

Honor Society - 2014 May 7

Kutztown University Announces Phi Alpha Honor Society Inductees

Kutztown University has inducted 41 graduate and undergraduate students in to the Phi Alpha National Honor Society for Social Work. Phi Alpha fosters high standards of education for social workers and invites into membership those who have attained excellence in scholarship and achievement in social work.

Honor Society - 2014 Apr 24

Kutztown University Inducts Newest Members of Psi Chi Honor Society

Kutztown University inducted 21 new members in to the Psi Chi Honor Society during the 2013-2014 school year. Psi Chi is the International Honor Society in Psychology, founded in 1929. Membership is open to undergraduate and graduate students who are majoring in psychology, and who meet the minimum qualifications.

Honor Society - 2014 Apr 22

Kutztown University Inducts 19 in to Sigma Delta Pi Honor Society

Kutztown University inducted 19 students in to the Sigma Delta Pi National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society. Sigma Delta Pi is the only honor society devoted exclusively to students of Spanish in four-year colleges and universities.

Honor Society - 2014 May 7

Kutztown University Inducts 12 into Alpha Phi Sigma Honor Society

The Kutztown University Chapter of the Alpha Phi Sigma Honor Society has inducted twelve new members. Alpha Phi Sigma recognizes academic excellence of undergraduate and graduate students of Criminal Justice, as well as Juris Doctorate students.

Honor Society - 2014 Apr 21

Kutztown University Students Inducted in to Alpha Sigma Lambda Honor Society for Adult Students

Twenty-seven students at Kutztown University have been inducted in to the Alpha Sigma Lambda Honor Society. Alpha Sigma Lambda's aim is to recognize the special achievements of adults who accomplish academic excellence while facing competing interests of home and work.

Honor Society - 2014 Apr 14

Kutztown University Inducts Eight in to Alpha Epsilon Lambda Honor Society

Kutztown University will induct eight students in to Alpha Epsilon Lambda, an honor society for graduate and professional students. The induction ceremony will take place April 15, 2014.

Honor Society - 2014 Apr 14

Kutztown University Students Inducted into Alpha Kappa Delta Honor Society

The Alpha Epsilon Chapter of Alpha Kappa Delta Honor Society at Kutztown University inducted 17 new members on March 4, 2014. Founded in 1967, Alpha Kappa Delta seeks to acknowledge and promote excellence in the scholarship in the study of sociology, the research of social problems, and such other social and intellectual activities as will lead to improvement in the human condition. Students must have an overall GPA of 3.3 and a 3.0 in sociology to qualify for membership.

Honor Society - 2014 Mar 7

Kutztown University to Induct 70 into Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society

Kutztown University has announced the 2014 Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society inductees. The induction ceremony will take place Thursday, Feb. 13 at 7 p.m. in the McFarland Student Union's Alumni Auditorium.

Honor Society - 2014 Feb 10