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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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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 10 into Alpha Kappa Delta Honor Society

Kutztown University has inducted 10 sociology majors and minors in to the Alpha Epsilon Chapter of Alpha Kappa Delta Honor Society. Alpha Kappa Delta seeks to acknowledge and promote excellence in 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.
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Honor Society - 2017 May 2

Phi Alpha Theta Honor Society Inducts 16 at Kutztown University

The Kutztown University chapter of Phi Alpha Theta national history honor society has inducted 16 new members. Undergraduate students must complete a minimum of 12 semester hours in history, achieve a minimum grade point average of 3.1 in history and a 3.0 overall.
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Honor Society - 2017 Apr 21

Kutztown University Inducts New Members into Alpha Phi Sigma Honor Society

The Kutztown University Department of Criminal Justice inducted 18 new members into the Alpha Phi Sigma Honor Society. Alpha Phi Sigma is the national criminal justice honor society. It was founded in 1942 at Washington State University and became affiliated with the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS) in 1976. Today there are almost 300 Alpha Phi Sigma chapters around the country. KU's Kappa Alpha chapter of Alpha Phi Sigma was established in Spring 2008 with 13 founding members. To be eligible for membership, a student must be a criminal justice major or minor, have completed at least 40 credit hours, including at least four criminal justice courses, have an overall QPA of 3.2 or higher, and have a QPA in criminal justice courses of 3.2 or higher.
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Honor Society - 2017 Apr 20

Kutztown University Inducts Eight Into Alpha Epsilon Lambda Honor Society

Kutztown University's chapter of the Alpha Epsilon Lambda national honor society for graduate students has inducted eight 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.
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Honor Society - 2017 Apr 18

Kutztown University Announces Phi Alpha Honor Society Inductees

Kutztown University has inducted 35 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.
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Honor Society - 2017 Apr 14

Kutztown University Inducts Eight Into Alpha Epsilon Lambda Honor Society

Kutztown University's chapter of the Alpha Epsilon Lambda national honor society for graduate students has inducted eight 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.
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Honor Society - 2017 Mar 27

Kutztown University Inducts 52 into Gamma Sigma Alpha Honor Society

Kutztown University honored 52 students at the annual Gamma Sigma Alpha induction. Gamma Sigma Alpha is a national honor society for students who are members of a social Greek organization and have at least a 3.5 GPA in their junior or senior year.
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Honor Society - 2017 Mar 24

Kutztown University Inducts 43 into Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society

Kutztown University has announced the 2017 Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society inductees. The induction ceremony was held on Feb. 21.
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Honor Society - 2017 Feb 24

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.
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Honor Society - 2017 Feb 14

Kutztown University Inducts 14 into Alpha Kappa Delta Honor Society

Kutztown University has inducted 14 sociology majors and minors in to the Alpha Epsilon Chapter of Alpha Kappa Delta Honor Society. Alpha Kappa Delta seeks to acknowledge and promote excellence in 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.
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Honor Society - 2016 May 2

Barton Named to National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society

Redshirt-senior quarterback Chad Barton of the Kutztown University football team was recently named to the 2016 National Football Foundation (NFF) Hampshire Honor Society. The NFF Hampshire Honor Society is comprised of college football players from all divisions of play who each maintained a cumulative 3.2 GPA or better throughout their college career. Each player also had to be a starter or significant contributor in their last year of eligibility.
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Honor Society - 2016 May 2

Kutztown University Inducts New Members into Alpha Phi Sigma Honor Society

The Kutztown University Department of Criminal Justice inducted 28 new members into the Alpha Phi Sigma Honor Society. Alpha Phi Sigma is the national criminal justice honor society. It was founded in 1942 at Washington State University and became affiliated with the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS) in 1976. Today there are almost 300 Alpha Phi Sigma chapters around the country. KU's Kappa Alpha chapter of Alpha Phi Sigma was established in Spring 2008 with 13 founding members. The chapter advisors are Dr. Pietro Toggia and the assistant advisor is Dr. AnnMarie Cordner. To be eligible for membership, a student must be a criminal justice major or minor, have completed at least 40 credit hours, including at least four criminal justice courses, have an overall QPA of 3.2 or higher, and have a QPA in criminal justice courses of 3.2 or higher.
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Honor Society - 2016 Apr 20

Kutztown University Inducts Eleven into Sigma Delta Pi National Hispanic Honor Society

Eleven Spanish majors and minors were inducted into the Kutztown University chapter of Sigma Delta Pi National Hispanic Honor Society, on April 11. Sigma Delta Pi, the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society (La Sociedad Nacional Honoraria Hispánica), was established on November 14, 1919, at the University of California Berkeley. The national headquarters is located at the College of Charleston in South Carolina.
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Honor Society - 2016 Apr 19

Kutztown University Inducts Inaugural Class of SALUTE Veterans National Honor Society

Kutztown University inducted five members into its inaugural class of SALUTE National Honor Society.
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Honor Society - 2016 Apr 18

Kutztown University Inducts 35 into Gamma Sigma Alpha Honor Society

Kutztown University honored 35 students at the annual Gamma Sigma Alpha induction. Gamma Sigma Alpha is a national honor society for students who are members of a social Greek organization and have at least a 3.5 GPA in their junior or senior year.
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Honor Society - 2016 Apr 18

Kutztown University Inducts 15 into Chi Sigma Alpha Honor Society

The Kutztown University Student Affairs in Higher Education Graduate Program inducted 15 new members into the Tau Chapter of Chi Sigma Alpha Student Affairs Honor Society International on Tuesday, April 5.
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Honor Society - 2016 Apr 18

Kutztown University Inducts Three into Pi Sigma Alpha Honor Society

The Department of Political Science & Public Administration of Kutztown University inducted three new members into the Rho Psi Chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha National Honor Society in Political Science and Public Administration at a reception on Friday, April 8. Members must be in the top one-third of the class.
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Honor Society - 2016 Apr 18

Kutztown University Inducts 15 into Alpha Kappa Delta Honor Society

Kutztown University inducted 15 into the Alpha Epsilon chapter of Alpha Kappa Delta, the International Sociology Honor Society. Alpha Kappa Delta is a non-secret, democratic, international society of scholars dedicated to the ideal of Athropon Katamannthanein Diakonesin or "to investigate humanity for the purpose of service." Membership is open to undergraduate students, graduate students, and faculty members from active chapters who meet our minimum standards. Currently, there are more than 115,000 members in Alpha Kappa Delta and over 650 chapters.
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Honor Society - 2015 May 6

Kutztown University Announces Phi Alpha Honor Society Inductees

Kutztown University has inducted 45 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.
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Honor Society - 2015 May 6

Kutztown University Inducts 27 into Alpha Sigma Lambda Honor Society

Kutztown University inducted 27 new members into the Alpha Sigma Lambda honor society on Saturday, April 9. Inductees are adult students who have a minimum of a 3.2 GPA and have successfully completed at least 24 credits at Kutztown University.
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Honor Society - 2016 Apr 18

Kutztown University Inducts 14 into Alpha Phi Sigma Honor Society

The Kutztown University Chapter of the Alpha Phi Sigma Honor Society has inducted 14 new members. Alpha Phi Sigma recognizes academic excellence of undergraduate and graduate students of Criminal Justice, as well as Juris Doctorate students.
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Honor Society - 2015 May 5

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

Thirty-four 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.
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Honor Society - 2015 May 4

Phi Alpha Theta Honor Society Inducts 18 at Kutztown University

The Kutztown University chapter of Phi Alpha Theta national history honor society has inducted 18 new members. Undergraduate students must complete a minimum of 12 semester hours in history, achieve a minimum grade point average of 3.1 in history and a 3.0 overall.
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Honor Society - 2015 Apr 9

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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Honor Society - 2014 Apr 24

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.
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Honor Society - 2014 May 7
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