Alumni Spotlight

Blues and Rock Ensemble

The Blues and Rock Ensemble at Kutztown University will make you get out of your seat and dance - and applaud this award-winning group.

Heather Browne

After graduation, Heather Browne '16 moved back to the Baltimore area, where she is now a first-grade teacher at the Maryland School for the Blind.

Mike Clay

Two years after graduating in 2009, Clay created his first fantasy football website. By 2016, ESPN came calling.

Nessa Cartagena

Nessa Cartagena of Bethlehem, Pa., was awarded the 2018 Enlightened Leadership Scholarship to attend KU and majors in finance and personal financial planning.

Madison Stewart

A field hockey player by training, she soon identified the characteristic that would come to define her love for politics: a competitive spirit.

Yorman De La Rosa

Peace Corps volunteer Yorman De La Rosa made it to Morocco by way of Kutztown University, after a semester-long stop in our nation’s capital.

Marybeth Kern

Marybeth Kern ’09, M’19, who recently secured a spot as a featured artist in Logic’s music video, is all about collaboration.

Tekiah Brabham

Tekiah Brabham's commitment to urban classrooms leads her to teach in Washington, D.C.

First Ed.D. Graduates

KU Celebrates First Graduating Cohort of the Education Doctorate Program.

Christina Franko Uliano

Christina Franko Uliano ’07 used a Fulbright Teachers for Global Classrooms grant to broaden her curriculum. After spending time abroad in Colombia, Christina joined a Fulbright global education online course to learn the tools for bringing global thinking into the classroom.

Bekah and Jacey

Jacey Tran and Bekah Roux, honors students at KU, became fast friends during the unexpected 2020 quarantine.

Kutztown to Alaska

Kutztown University is celebrating the 10-year anniversary of its relationship with the Lake Peninsula School District in the state of Alaska.

Sarah Rappoldt

Sarah is a junior, majoring in social media theory and strategy, with a double minor in business and communications.

Moe Williams

Kutztown University gave Moe an opportunity that no other school did, to study a prestigious major while playing championship-level basketball.

Michael Mistler

Michael is a sophomore, majoring in secondary education with a concentration in mathematics.

Laura Gale

Laura is a senior, majoring in anthropology.

Joey Strain

Kutztown University student Joey Strain has lived out his dream of being a children’s book illustrator, and he hasn’t even graduated yet.

Tyler Shull

Recent graduate Tyler Shull is ready to set out on his journey as a teacher.

Briana Iannelli

Briana combined a marketing major with a social media minor to create a path to success in a field she can't wait to join.

Savina Divine

Savina found the perfect combination at KU, with a double major in chemistry and environmental science.

Chinonyerem Enwereji

Chinonyerem, "Noye" is a senior, majoring in Elementary Education/Pre-K - 4 and Special Education/Visual Impairments.

Frankmarlin Santos

Frankmarlin is a 2020 Kutztown University graduate of the Studio Arts Program. He returned to KU in 2020-21 as an artist in residence.

Nicholas Roberts

Nicholas found a community of ambitious, talented students who challenge him to grow as an artist and aspiring teacher.

Upward Bound

KU's Upward Bound program helps prepare students in Allentown's William Allen School District for a college education.

Archaeological Dig at KU

Students and faculty conducted an archaeological dig at a prehistoric site on campus.

Kevin Harden, Jr.

KU alumnus dedicates career to defending "everyday people."

Glenn Roedel

KU alumna charts a path to her dream job.

Rachel Slaughter

KU alumna works to increase the prevalence of multicultural literature in schools.

Griffin Macaulay

KU alumnus finds entrepreneurial success in an unexpected way.

Stacy Gabel

KU alumna find success in show business.

Reuben Pugliese

Grace Miloszar

Mitchell Peers

Rylee Derr

Erin Waters-Trasatt

This professional writing graduate is helping to bring PennDOT's message to the people of Pennsylvania.

Maria Asteriadou and Kurt Nikkanen

KU professors and internationally renowned musical duo nurture promising students and promote the university’s musical offerings.

Chip Paillex

Kutztown University alumnus fights food insecurity with America’s Grow-a-Row

Ariel Henderson

Political Science alumna pursues career in law.

Alex Racosky

Alumna's experience at KU leads to her dream job in a copper mine.

Joe Scoboria

Kutztown University alumnus is continuing the legacy of education.

Mallory Schmidt

Meet Kutztown University student Mallory Schmidt who is studying Special Education/Visually Impaired.

Rotuk Rahedi

Meet Kutztown University Student Rotuk Rahedi studying Sport Management.

Patrick O'Brien

Environmental science student Patrick plans to continue his research in graduate school.

Bianca Rosales

Meet Kutztown University student Bianca Rosales studying Art Education.

Annemarie Sanderson

Biology major has soared with research opportunities at KU and beyond.

Alyssa Ryan

This 2019 graduate is on her way to a pediatric residency after completing med school.

Victoria Fischer

Meet Kutztown University student Victoria Fischer, studying Cinema, Television and Media Production

Sylvannah Gulley

Meet Kutztown University student Sylvannah Gulley, a Library Science major.

Nicholas Coppolino

Meet Kutztown University student Nicholas Coppolino, a Business Administration/Entrepreneurship major.

Eva Labram

Meet Kutztown University student Eva Labram, a Professional Writing major.

Audrey Zimmerman

Audrey Zimmerman co-owns the oldest children's shoe company in America.

Alexa Sicher

This 2014 graduate is practicing the art of dentistry.

William Swanhart

Kutztown alum graduates from prestigious FBI National Academy.

Danielle Moyer

Traveling to the brink of volcanoes.

Jessica Huey

Ensuring Safety in Research Environments.

Peter Hershey

Laying the Groundwork for a Better Future