Daily Brief

Kidder Named Dean of the College of Business

Kutztown University has named Dr. Deborah Kidder as dean of the College of Business. Kidder brings more than 30 years of experience to KU and will begin her role Monday, June 29. Kidder most recently served as the dean of the Turner College of Business and Technology at Columbus State University from 2021-25.

Dean of College of Business

University Relations

KU Ireland Study Abroad Concludes

KU Study Abroad is reaching its successful conclusion with a visit to the famous Cliffs of Moher. Over the past 5 weeks, the program has stayed in Belfast, Dublin, Cork, Killarney and Galway, and visited many important natural and historical sites along the way. The students had the option to take a course in Irish literature by Dr. Vogel, psychology by Dr. Lanter or history by Dr. Johnson. As Mark Twain once said, "Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts." These Golden Bears will return home Sunday, June 28, with expanded horizons and better prepared to engage our world.

Dr. Johnson, History; Dr. Vogel, English; Dr. Lanter, Psychology

Kutztown SBDC Visits Hazel’s Cafe in Downtown Hamburg

The Kutztown University Small Business Development Center (SBDC) celebrated and visited Hazel’s Cafe in downtown Hamburg, Pa., recognizing the business for its dedication to cultivating community in rural Berks County. This walk-through highlighted the strength of the regional economic development ecosystem supporting entrepreneurs and small business owners in Berks County. Hazel’s Cafe served as an example of how local businesses contribute to community connection, downtown revitalization and rural economic growth. The visit brought together representatives from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, PA Business One-Stop Shop, KU Advance, the Pennsylvania SBDC network, the Greater Reading Chamber Alliance, the Schuylkill Chamber of Commerce, 69 News, the Kutztown SBDC, the U.S. Small Business Administration, Kutztown University College of Business and Our Town Foundation Hamburg.
The Kutztown University SBDC remains committed to supporting small businesses in Hamburg, Berks County, and across Lancaster, Lebanon, and Chester counties through no-cost, confidential business consulting, startup assistance and small business growth resources.

Kutztown University Small Business Development Center

Rachael Wolfe, Kutztown Small Business Development Center

Cavalier Appointed to Board of Directors for Experience Reading and Berks County

President Phil Cavalier was formally appointed to the Board of Directors for Experience Reading and Berks County Tuesday, June 23. Experience Reading and Berks County is the official destination marketing organization and visitors bureau for Berks County and the Reading area. Its role is to promote tourism, attract meetings and conventions, support local hospitality businesses and encourage visitors to explore the county's attractions, events, restaurants, outdoor recreation and cultural experiences. Berks County welcomes approximately two million visitors per year with an economic impact of more than $900 million going back to the county.

University Relations

Updates to Policy Register Website

The Policy Register website has been updated, making it more accessible for all users. The following changes have been made:
1. Removal of PDF versions of policies, replaced by plain-text webpages.
2. Policies are now organized by category, instead of by division. (ACA-Academic, SAF-Campus Safety, EC-Equity and Compliance, FP-Facilities and Properties, FIN-Finance, GEN-General, HR-Human Resources, STU-Student, TEC-Technology)
3. Many policies have been re-numbered with the new categories and numbers.
So that links to old policies are not completely broken, a redirect is in place from old PDF policies that brings a user to the policy register homepage.
If you have any links to individual policies on websites, emails, documents or elsewhere, please update those links. Ingeniux users should use INTERNAL links from any Ingeniux webpages.

Policy Register

Josh Leiboff, University Relations

July Parents and Family Bulletin

The July 2026 edition of the KU Parents and Family Bulletin has been sent to registered subscribers and may be found on the Parents and Family Bulletin webpage.

University Relations