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Princeton Review Ranks KU as One of Best in Region

Kutztown University has been ranked as one of the Best Colleges in the Mid-Atlantic Region by The Princeton Review for 2026. The education services company is widely known for its test prep programs and college and graduate school guides. KU is among 98 institutions named to the mid-Atlantic regional list. Kutztown University has been included in the regional list in 23 consecutive rankings, dating back to the 2004 rankings released in August 2003.

Princeton Review Ranks KU as One of Best in Region

University Relations

Opening Day Convocation and Celebration Recap

Complete coverage of the Opening Day Convocation and Celebration held Friday, Aug. 22, is now available online. The program celebrated our achievements as a university and shared our many golden opportunities ahead. KU awarded the John P. Schellenberg Award for Teaching and Learning, Chambliss Faculty Awards, Employee of the Year, Coaches of the Year, and the Wiesenberger Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching. Visit the president’s webpage to watch video highlights and remarks from President Cavalier.

Convocation and Celebration Recap

University Relations

NYTimes, LA Times, WSJ and Washington Post Access

The library is pleased to remind the KU community that you have free online access to four of America's most popular newspapers: The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post. Instructions for how to sign up for an account or renew your access are on the Rohrbach Library website. Please contact Bob Flatley at flatley@kutztown.edu with questions.

Rohrbach Library

Bob Flatley, Rohrbach Library

KU Business Cards

KU’s brand is an important piece of our overall message and visual identity. It offers consistency, recognition and uniformity regarding who we are as a university. KU business cards are standardized and will not be customized. They will include the following:
- KU Promotional Logo.
- Name and job title.
- KU department name, optional room number and building name.
- KU office telephone number, optional fax and cell.
- KU email.
- Optional KU web page and/or social media account.
- www.kutztown.edu •  Kutztown PA (standard).
Note: Non-KU or personal emails, web pages and social media accounts cannot be included. Order KU business cards, with a blank or maroon and gold "It’s Good to be Golden" back, through the KU Print Center.

University Relations

Social Equity Policies Training

The Office of Equity and Compliance will offer six Social Equity Policies training sessions this fall pursuant to the university's anti-harassment, anti-discrimination, sexual misconduct and amorous relationships policies. All sessions are at 9 a.m., via Zoom. Register online. Dates include Friday, Sept. 5; Wednesday, Sept. 17; Thursday, Oct. 16; Wednesday, Oct. 29; Friday, Nov. 7; and Tuesday, Nov. 18. All faculty and staff members must take the Social Equity Policies training on a yearly basis. If you cannot recall when you last completed the training, please contact the Office of Social Equity and we will be glad to check our records. If you would like to schedule an in-person training for your department, please send a request by email to socialequity@kutztown.edu or contact the Office of Social Equity at extension 3-4700. Please obtain approval from your supervisor if necessary.

Register

Office of Equity and Compliance

Undergraduate Admissions Events

The Office of Undergraduate Admissions annual fall Open Houses are Saturday, Oct. 25, and Saturday, Nov. 8. Registration will open Monday, Sept. 8. If your office has not already been contacted and would like to be involved, please reach out to Matt Beard at beard@kutztown.edu. In addition to the Open Houses, Undergraduate Admissions will continue to host daily campus tours out of the Hawkinson Welcome Center beginning Monday, Sept. 8. Tours will be:
- 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Monday, Wednesday, Friday.
- 1:30 p.m. Thursday.

Tuesday and Thursday mornings will be reserved for group visits. This semester, we will hold our "Snack and Submit" program, an on-campus Instant Decisions Day Thursday, Oct. 2. All visit opportunities can be found at kutztown.edu/visit.

Undergraduate Admissions

KU Radio Can Be a Component to Your Class

KU's award-winning campus radio station KUR is more than a source of listening entertainment. KUR can act as a learning component to classes taught by faculty. Past successful examples include public relations students recording two-minute segments on why they chose KU, science students recording weather forecasts and astronomy segments, and music students recording musical history segments. The result includes fantastic features for the station to air and gradable material for faculty to use as part of their class. To make KUR a part of your class, contact station advisor/director Mike Regensburger at regensbu@kutztown.edu to learn more. 

Mike Regensburger, Kutztown University Radio

Teach Boldly: Fall CEL Workshops

Join us for our Center for Engaged Learning (CEL) fall workshops, 11 a.m., 6 Rohrbach Library. CEL workshops are fast, practical and fun. Walk away with tools and ideas you can use now. Check out our events page for more information.
- Thursday, Sept. 25, Writing AI Assignments: keep your assignments relevant in the age of AI. Explore smart pivots, weigh AI's pros and cons and leave with strategies you can use right away.
- Tuesday, Oct. 28, Playing the Funding Game: discover KU's grants, from mini-assessments to KU BEARS. Learn how to start small, craft strong applications and build an action plan to fund your teaching and scholarship.
- Tuesday, Nov. 18, CHOPPED! Teaching Challenge Edition: like the TV show “Chopped!” but with teaching twists, participants get a mystery basket, 30 minutes to create a lesson and three minutes to pitch it. Judges pick winners; candy is on the line.

Center for Engaged Learning

Center for Engaged Learning

Beyond Content - Teaching for Meaning and Purpose

Join us 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 18, 223 MSU, for "Beyond Content, Teaching for Meaning and Purpose." In this talk, Dr. Bryan Dewsbury will revisit the value proposition that the college classroom offers and our own roles in maximizing the opportunities for our students. He will make the case for an experience that includes the beautiful exploration of new knowledge, as well as the explicit cultivation of civic skills and values. Dewsbury will discuss why this revisiting is particularly crucial to the retethering of higher education to a civically just society.

Dr. Bryan Dewsbury

Maddie Anthes, Liberal Arts and Sciences

CEL Hosts AI Workshop

The Center for Engaged Learning (CEL) hosted an AI workshop Wednesday, Aug. 13, designed to help KU faculty navigate the rapidly evolving role of AI in higher education. The day-long, hands-on session provided faculty with the time, resources and peer support needed to explore the impact of AI on teaching and learning. Morning activities focused on updating syllabi and first-day handouts to address the use of AI, while the afternoon centered on considering student motivation and refining assignments with AI in mind. The workshop brought together 20 faculty members from all four colleges and Rohrbach Library, sparking lively, cross-disciplinary conversations that kept the discussions both engaging and thought-provoking. See our recent CEL Journal post for more information and materials.

Center for Engaged Learning

Center for Engaged Learning

CEL Book Clubs

The Center for Engaged Learning (CEL) will host book clubs meetings this fall. Please fill out this form to sign up for either of the book clubs listed below.

Innovative Pedagogy Book Club
This year's reading: 10 to 25: The Science of Motivating Young People: A Groundbreaking Approach to Leading the Next Generation―And Making Your Own Life Easier by David Yeager. This is a national bestseller by acclaimed developmental psychologist, David Yeager, that reveals the new science of motivating young people ages 10 through 25 in this groundbreaking book that is a must-read for managers, parents, educators, coaches and mentors everywhere. If you would like to join us, we will meet at noon, every other Monday, beginning Sept. 8, 6 Rohrbach Library. The rest of the semester schedule includes Sept. 22; Oct. 6; Oct. 20; Nov. 3; Nov. 17; and Dec. 1.

Teaching with AI Book Club
This year's reading: Teaching with AI: A Practical Guide to a New Era of Human Learning by José Antonio Bowen and C. Edward Watson. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing the way we learn, work and think. Its integration into classrooms and workplaces is already underway, impacting and challenging ideas about creativity, authorship and education. In this groundbreaking and practical guide, teachers will discover how to harness and manage AI as a powerful teaching tool. Bowen and Watson present emerging and powerful research on the seismic changes AI is already creating in schools and the workplace, providing invaluable insights into what AI can accomplish in the classroom and beyond. We will meet at noon, every other Wednesday, beginning Sept. 3; and 11 a.m. every other Thursday, beginning Sept. 4, 6 Rohrbach Library. The rest of the semester schedule includes Sept. 17-18; Oct. 1-2; Oct. 15-16; Oct. 29-30; Nov. 12-13; Nov. 26-27.

Book Club Registration

Center for Engaged Learning