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.
(see more)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.
Kristyn Rohrer to Spend Summer in Jordan Working with Refugee Children
Kristyn Rohrer, a sophomore sociology major at Kutztown University, will travel to Jordan this summer to complete a six week internship at Reclaim Childhood, a non-profit organization that operates a sports camp for refugee girls. Participants range in age from six to eighteen years old and are typically from the Syria, Iraq and Palestine areas.
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2017 Apr 17
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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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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2017 Apr 14
Stephen Hilborn Named Semi-finalist in State Business Idea Competition
Stephen Hilborn, a senior finance and accounting major from Shoemakersville, Pa., was named a semi-finalist in the State System of Higher Education Business Idea Competition. He had previously been awarded the grand prize at the 2016 Kutztown University Business Idea Competition for his mobile application concept, Virgil. Virgil, an app that aims to help young people during the credit card application process, was awarded a $1,000 grand prize in the KU competition.
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2017 Mar 29
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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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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2017 Mar 24
Marishika Katherinale Wright Awarded Esther-Jafari Haymon Scholarship
Kutztown University graduate student Marishika Wright of Harrisburg, Pa., was awarded the Esther-Jafari Haymon Scholarship at the Pennsylvania Black Conference on Higher Education (PBCOHE) for her continued academic excellence. The Esther-Jafari Haymon Scholarship is awarded to international students who have a 3.0 GPA or higher, are involved in leadership roles on campus and actively participate in co-curricular activities.
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2017 Mar 7
Four Kutztown University Men's basketball Players Earn All-PSAC Honors
Josh Johnson headlined four Kutztown University men's basketball players on the 2017 All-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Team Thursday, as he was named this year's PSAC Eastern Division Defensive Athlete of the Year. Johnson and junior point guard Ethan Ridgeway were named All-PSAC East First Team. Redshirt-sophomore Anthony Lee and redshirt-senior Ryan Connolly repeated last year's honors with All-PSAC Second Team recognition.
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2017 Mar 2
Taylor Voted PSAC East Freshman of the Year; Heck Named All-PSAC Second Team
Sierra Taylor became the fifth rookie in program history, and the first since 2011, to be named the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) East Freshman of the Year, while graduate-transfer Alex Heck capped her one season with the Kutztown University women's basketball team with an All-PSAC East Second Team selection, as the league released its major awards and All-PSAC Teams on Thursday.
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2017 Mar 2
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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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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2017 Feb 14
Nykolai A.Blichar Selected as Student Trustee at Kutztown University
Kutztown University senior Nykolai A. Blichar has been selected to serve as a student trustee on the Kutztown University Council of Trustees. Appointed by the Council of Trustees, and confirmed by Governor Tom Wolf, Blichar will represent the nearly 8,500 students enrolled at the university.
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2017 Feb 13
Kutztown University Receives All-Academic Awards for Six Individuals, Two Teams for Cross Country Season
The Kutztown University men's and women's cross country teams received multiple academic awards from the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) for the 2016 season.
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2017 Feb 10
Women's Lacrosse Selects Cox, Gabriele and Romoser to Lead the Charge as Team Captains in 2017
The Kutztown University women's lacrosse is happy to announce a trio of captains to lead the Maroon and Gold into the 2017 season. Senior Abby Cox, junior Sarah Gabriele and redshirt-junior Haley Romoser are the three recipients of the honor.
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2017 Feb 8
Kutztown University Announces Degrees
Kutztown University has conferred degrees on nearly 700 students during the summer and fall terms. Kutztown University announces degree conferment twice a year, once in the winter and once in the summer. Commencement exercises are held in May and December; however, students finish their requirements for graduation throughout the entire year. The cumulative grade point average necessary for honor distinction is: with honor (cum laude) 3.40; with high honor (magna cum laude) 3.60 and with highest honor (summa cum laude) 3.80. The following students have been awarded degrees since the summer 2016 announcement. Students who have requested privacy (FERPA) are not listed publicly.
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2017 Feb 8
Brandyn Hamilton Selected for Harrisburg Internship Semester
Brandyn Hamilton of Washington, N.J., is working for the state Legislative and Policy Research Office as part of a 15-week internship sponsored by Pennsylvania's State System of Higher Education. Hamilton is a senior public administration major at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania. He is one of 11 students participating in The Harrisburg Internship Semester (THIS) program
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2017 Feb 1
Peter Snyder Awarded International Percussive Arts Scholarship
Kutztown University senior music major, Peter Snyder, was awarded the Freddie Gruber Scholarship from the Percussive Arts Society. The annual scholarship, which receives auditions from percussion students across the world, rewards the winning college or university student with $2500 towards tuition.
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2016 Oct 3
Nykolai Blichar Named to National Student Advisory Committee
Kutztown University student Nykolai Aleksandor Blichar has been selected to serve on the It's On Us Student Advisory Committee. Blichar, a political science major from Palmerton, Pa., is one of 28 students serving on the committee. Those selected are from colleges and universities across the country including Fordham University, the University of Pennsylvania, Duke University, the University of Connecticut and Williams College.
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2016 Sep 29
Kutztown University Announces Fall 2016 Dean's List
More than 1,650 students have been named to the Fall 2016 Dean's List at Kutztown University. To be eligible for Dean's List, an undergraduate student must be registered for at least 12 credits and have a minimum grade point average of 3.60.
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2017 Jan 4
Christopher Collins Awarded Internship with Pa. Department of State
Christopher Collins of Bath, Pa., is working for the Pennsylvania Department of State as part of a 15-week internship sponsored by Pennsylvania's State System of Higher Education. Collins is a senior at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, where he is majoring in public administration and minoring in paralegal studies. He is one of 12 students participating in The Harrisburg Internship Semester (THIS) program, which provides students the opportunity to work in all areas of state government.
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2016 Sep 2
Cross Country Names 2016 Team Captains
CJ Bauer and Steve Maine will join Brian Taylor as tri-captains of the 2016 Kutztown University men's cross country team. On the women's side, 2015 captains Kimberly Katzgrau and Olivia Dettore will return to their leadership roles in 2016 as the Kutztown University women's cross country team has announced captains for the upcoming season.
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2016 Aug 15