Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

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Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Motto	"Learn... to make a difference."
Established	1866
Type	Public
Endowment	US$11.7 million
President	Dr. F. Javier Cevallos
Staff	520
Undergraduates	8,806 [1]
Postgraduates	1,058 [1]
Location	Kutztown, PA, USA
Campus	Rural, 326 acres (1.32 km²)
Colors	Maroon and Gold
Mascot	Golden Bears
Affiliations	PASSHE
Website	www.kutztown.edu

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania is a public university located in rural Kutztown, Pennsylvania, and is one of fourteen schools that comprise the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) and accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools^[2], Pennsylvania Department of Education, NCATE, NLN, CSWE, NASM, and NASAD.^[3]

First established in 1866, Kutztown University began as the Keystone Normal School based out of the presently-named Old Main Building and specializing in teacher education so that, in 1928, it became Kutztown State Teachers College. Eventually, the school expanded its programs outside of education to be christened Kutztown State College in 1960 and finally Kutztown University of Pennsylvania in 1983.^[4]

Between four undergraduate colleges and one graduate college, Kutztown University now offers programs in the liberal arts and sciences, the visual and performing arts, business, education, and certain graduate studies. Ten intercollegiate men's sports and thirteen women's sports compete within the NCAA Division II and the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC).

Recent years have seen substantial growth in the size and attendance of the university. The newly opened academic forum building, completed in the Spring of 2007 and construction of a new residence hall slated for completion Fall 2008, mark a major expansion project recently undertaken by the university to meet rising attendance numbers.

Contents 1 History 2 Academics 2.1 College of Visual and Performing Arts 2.2 College of Business 2.3 College of Education 2.4 College of Liberal Arts and Sciences 2.5 College of Graduate Studies 2.6 Special programs 2.7 Faculty 3 Campus 3.1 Enrollment 3.2 Student life 3.3 University Facilities 3.4 Residence halls 4 Athletics 4.1 Golden Bears 4.2 Fall Sports 4.2.1 Football 4.2.2 Men's Soccer 4.2.3 Women's Soccer 4.2.4 Cross Country 4.2.5 Women's Volleyball 5 Current Expansion and Development 6 Notable alumni 7 Notes 8 External links

[edit] History

Kutztown University was founded on September 15, 1866, as the Keystone Normal School on what is now the site of Old Main. The purpose of the school was to provide teacher education. The school grew over the following decades and in 1928 the institution was designated Kutztown State Teacher's College and authorized to confer the Bachelor's degree.^[5]

As the twentieth century continued, the school branched out and offered more majors in different fields. In 1960, the Pennsylvania Department of Education changed the institution's name to Kutztown State College and diversified its goals toward "a center for learning for the best possible education of the youth of Pennsylvania in the arts and sciences and preparation of able and dedicated teachers."^[4] Since 1960, the school has grown, teaching a student body of more than 9,500 with more than 365 faculty members.^[3]

On July 1, 1983, the institution became Kutztown University of Pennsylvania as part of the State System of Higher Education. Since that time the institution has continued to grow and diversify in facilities, research and staff toward the future. During the 1991-92 academic year, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania celebrated its 125th year of service to the region and community.

In 2002, F. Javier Cevallos become the 11th President of the university as well as the first Latino president in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education.

[edit] Academics

Bachelor of Arts degrees are offered in 23 subjects, Bachelor of Science in 13, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in 7, Bachelor of Science in Education in 4, and Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Bachelor of Fine Arts in 4, while Master's degrees are offered in 21 subjects. In addition, the university reaches out to the community with credit and non-credit lifelong learning courses.

[edit] College of Visual and Performing Arts

Situated in the Sharadin Art Building, the College of Visual and Performing Arts offers three Bachelor of Arts degrees in music, speech, and theatre, four Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees in communication design, crafts, and studio art, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Art Education.

The Sharadin Art Gallery displays exhibitions of both student and outside artists, oftentimes sponsored by Pennsylvania Partners in the Arts.^[6] In addition, student work is featured weekly within the Bear's Den Art Gallery in the David E. McFarland Student Union Building.

Theatrical performances conducted by the Performing Artists Series make regular appearances in Schaffer Auditorium throughout the academic year as well as a student production produced by the Speech Communication and Theatre Department, and both student and faculty instrumental recitals are held by the Department of Music.

[edit] College of Business

Held primarily within the Italo deFrancesco Building, the College of Business provides Bachelor of Science degrees in accounting, finance, international business, management, and marketing as well as minors in economics and advertising.

The Kutztown University Small Business Development Center helps counsel small business located in surrounding counties, including one-on-one business consulting, professional development seminars on increasing profitability, producing business publications for self-instruction.

[edit] College of Education

Based from the Beekey Education Building, the College of Education offers Bachelor of Science in Education in instructional technology, elementary education, human kinetics, library science, secondary education, and special education. Certifications are also offered in a wide range of fields in the liberal arts and sciences.

[edit] College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences offers a wide assortment of degrees and respective organizations, employing an on-campus observatory and thirty-acre ecoplot for environmental studies.^[7] Independent faculty research provides many additional educational and publication opportunities.^[8] Degrees offered include anthropology, sociology, biological sciences, chemistry, computer science, criminal justice, electronic media, english, environmental science, geography, geology, history, modern language, mathematics, medical technology, nursing, philosophy, physics, pre-engineering, political science, psychology, public administration, and professional writing.

[edit] College of Graduate Studies

Masters in Business Administration, Counseling Psychology, Education, Library Science, Public Administration, and Social Work are all offered by the College of Graduate Studies.

[edit] Special programs

• Undergraduate Honors Program
• Phi Kappa Phi and Alpha Epsilon Lambda national honor societies
• 17 international exchange and study abroad programs
• Freshmen seminars
• Independent study
• Internships
• 4 MBA locations
• Diversified and intensive academic support services

[edit] Faculty

Faculty members are teaching-focused, with scholarly expertise. Many are engaged in research, student/faculty research, writing, and consulting. The student/faculty ratio at Kutztown is at 20:1.^[9]

[edit] Campus

[edit] Enrollment

Enrollment at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania is approximately 9,600 full- and part-time undergraduate and graduate students. Most are Pennsylvania residents, but students from 26 states and 51 nations are represented in the student body. Division of gender is roughly 62% women, 38% men.^[3] Recently, the university has seen rapid growth in the diversity of student attendance.

[edit] Student life

The approximately 150 student organizations at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania include advisory councils, academic, campus media, diversified interest, Greek Life, performing arts, public service, residency issues, social justice, spiritual, special interest, sports (club and recreation), and visual arts affiliates; plus musical entertainment, dances, lectures, comedy, excursions, and cultural events. The Student Union houses the bookstore, movie theater, game room, snack bar, TV lounge, coffeehouse, financial center, and cyberlounge.

[edit] University Facilities

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania has many special facilities, including a gallery, planetarium, observatory, GLBTQ Center, TV production facilities, a student-run radio station, 15 student-accessible computer labs containing nearly 500 systems, cartography lab, early learning center, curriculum materials center, Pennsylvania German Heritage Center, and the Wallops Island marine science consortium facility in Virginia.

The newly constructed Academic Forum within the north campus, opened January 2007, holds seven "smart" classrooms for a miscellany of courses - seating from between 85 to 200 students each - and features a central dining area. Approximately 3 percent of classes (70 sections of 2,200) offered at the university are taught within the Academic Forum.^[10]

[edit] Residence halls

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania maintains ten residence halls (6 coed, 2 single gender, 2 modified single gender), two apartment-style coed complexes, and one residence house, which accommodate 4,100 students (approximately 49% of full-time undergraduates). All residence halls are wired for cable TV, telephone, and Internet and campus network access.

Cable TV, telephone, and Internet / Network access were introduced via one "drop-down" box in 1998. Telephone and Internet are under the Control of the Information Technology department, and Cable TV is provided by the local Service Electric company.

[edit] Athletics

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania sports 10 men's and 13 women's intercollegiate sports. The university provides a large array of intramural and club sports programs for the student body. Leagues and tournaments are organized by the Recreational Services department every semester and range from badminton tournaments to rock climbing competitions. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania is a member of NCAA Division II and competes in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC). Famous former atheletes from Kutztown include football stars Andre Reed and John Mobley and baseball standout Bob Warren. Kutztown is very proud of their athletic success and in 2006 won the Dixon Trophy, which is awarded to the PSAC school with the best overall athletic program that year. Kutztown became the fifth league school to win the coveted award after placing second in the rankings in the 2003-04 and 2004-05 school years. ^[11]

On February 15, 2007, Kutztown University will be adding Women's Lacrosse and Women's Bowling to the already extensive list of varsity sports that KU takes part in. Both teams will begin play in the 2007-08 school year. With 23 varsity sports, Kutztown is projected to join West Chester University as having the largest athletic department in the PSAC.^[12]

[edit] Golden Bears

From the mid-1930's up until 1961, Kutztown's sports teams were known as the Golden Avalanche. In 1961, Kutztown replaced the Golden Avalanche nickname with the Golden Bears as the University's nickname. In later years, Golden Bear mascots came into play. Before 2005, Goldie and Griz served as the KU Golden Bear mascots. However, their were both "graduated" to make way for a new mascot. The Raymond Entertainment Group of Newark, Delaware helped KU create the new mascot. On October 1, 2005 at Kutztown's football game versus West Chester University, Kutztown University unveiled Avalanche as the school's new mascot. Avalanche is so named to honor Kutztown State College during the time of the Golden Avalanche sports teams. ^[14]

The Golden Bears can be seen in more places than the sports fields. Golden Bear statues are located within the South Dining Hall and in North Campus near the Boehm Science Building. Along with the statues, several residential areas are named after the Golden Bear. Golden Bear Village South behind University Place and Golden Bear Village West next to Rothermel Hall are student apartments which hold the Golden Bear moniker.

[edit] Fall Sports

[edit] Football

The Kutztown University football team is led by coach Raymond Monica, who served as defensive coordinator at Division I-A Temple University for eight seasons as well as being the assistant head coach for the last seven. Before coaching at Temple, Coach Monica served as defensive line coach at the University of North Alabama, which won three Division II football championships during the years Monica coached for the team.^[15] Monica began as head coach of the Golden Bears in 2006 and led Kutztown to a 4-6 record, one win better than Kutztown's 2005 record of 3-7. Among Kutztown's victories in 2006 was the first game to be played at night at Kutztown's University Field after lights were installed in the stadium and the team's season-opener. Kutztown defeated Clarion University 27-10.

Other victories in the 2006 season included a 51-7 home-game win over Mansfield University, who after the conclusion of the 2006 season disbanded their football program, a 28-6 win over Cheyney University, and a 30-10 win over Lock Haven University.

PSAC Players of the Year from Kutztown, since 1985^[16]:

All players won their awards as members of the PSAC Eastern Division

• Offensive Players of the Year:
  • Mike deMarteleire (2000)

• Defensive Players of the Year:
  • Michael Baldwin (2005)
  • Pete Mendez (2001)
  • Terrence Miles (1999)

• Athletes of the Year (Award was broken up into Offense and Defense in 1996):
  • John Mobley (1995)
  • Andy Breault (1990, 1991)
  • Paul Magistro (1985)

• Rookies of the Year
  • Stephen Gammage (2002)
  • Pete Mendez (1999)
  • Mike DeMarteleire (1998)
  • Kevin Wimberly (1995)
  • Kevin Mobley (1994)
  • Nick Hanych (1993)
  • Mark Steinmeyer (1988)

PSAC Coach of The Year (Eastern Division) from Kutztown (since 1985)

• Barry Fetterman (1991)

[edit] Men's Soccer

The Kutztown Men's Soccer team is led by ninth year head coach Otto Ormosi. With a record of 65-71-10 in his first eight years as head coach, Coach Ormosi obtains the highest winning percentage in KU men's soccer history. Before coaching at KU, Ormosi coached at Raritan Valley Community College in Somerville, NJ for 10 years where he lead his team to eight regional tournament appearances and a national ranking of fifth in 1997. In 1999, Coach Ormosi led the Golden Bears to their winningest season in school history. Kutztown's record that year was 12-7, three wins better than the 1975 and 1991 seasons^[17].

PSAC Men's Soccer Rookies of the Year from Kutztown Since 1994^[18]:

• John Lapore (2000)

Since 1982, 10 players have been chosen to be part of the All-PSAC Men's Soccer Team. 5 players were chosen twice, and 2 (Joe Heffner ('83,'85-'86) and Kevin Berg ('91-'93)) were chosen three times.

[edit] Women's Soccer

The Kutztown Women's Soccer Team is currently searching for a new head coach as of March 2007. Coach Jeff Schellenberger, who coached the Golden Bears for 12 seasons (1989-91, 1998-2006), finishes his KU coaching career with a 97-107-16 record, with an 86-75-14 record since returning to Kutztown in 1998. Schellenberger led the Golden Bears to four straight PSAC playoff appearances and berths in the PSAC championship game in 2004 and 2005. Coach Shellenberger will resign effective March 2, 2007 due to a sexual relationship with one of his players.^[19]

PSAC Women's Soccer Rookie of the Year from Kutztown (Since 1994)

• Kim Kelty (2004)

Coach Jeff Schellenberger was named PSAC Coach of the Year in 2004.

10 Women from Kutztown were elected into the All-PSAC Women's Soccer Team since 1994. Kim Kelty was elected three times, the most at Kutztown University^[20].

[edit] Cross Country

Kutztown University's Men's and Women's Cross Country Teams are led by ninth year head coach Ray Hoffman. Coach Hoffman will also be taking over command of the entire track and field program for the 2006-07 school year.

In the 2005 season, the women's team finished third at the PSAC Championships and NCAA East Regionals to advance to the NCAA Championships where they placed a team best 15th. The men's team placed 10th at the PSAC Championships and 12th at the NCAA East Regionals.

The women's cross country team has competed in the NCAA Championships four times. In 2000, Megan Seefeldt won the individual PSAC title, being the first-ever in the program's history. The team has placed as high as second at the PSAC Championships and have not placed lower than fourth in the last six seasons. The men's team has placed fourth twice and fifth once at the 2000-02 PSAC Championships and finishing fifth twice and sixth at the NCAA Regionals.

During Hoffman's eight seasons as coach:

• One runner has won a PSAC individual title (Megan Seefeldt)
• 15 made All-PSAC honors
• 1 was named PSAC Runner of the Year
• 3 were named PSAC Rookies of the Year
• 13 won All-Region awards
• 1 won an All-America honor
• 17 won USTFCCCA All-Academic Team individual awards
• 1 won Academic All-America of the Year^[21]

[edit] Women's Volleyball

The Kutztown Women's Volleyball team is led by 10th year coach John Gump. Before coaching at KU, Gump was head coach of Division III Allentown College (now DeSales University)Gump is the winningest coach in Kutztown University volleyball history, with an overall record of 202-110 in ten seasons and a PSAC East record of 70-30. Over the past four years, the team has won four PSAC East titles and went a perfect 10-0 in the PSAC East in 2003.

Coach Gump was named the 2003 and 2006 PSAC East Coach of the Year, the 1998-99 and 2003-04 KU Women's Athletics Coach of the Year during his ten years^[22].

Since 1991, 9 players have been elected to the All-PSAC First Team.

PSAC Eastern Division Rookies of the Year (since 1991):

• Sarah Knaub (1995)
• Jessie Didier (2000)
• Ebany Hetrick (2002)

PSAC Eastern Division Athletes of the Year (since 1991):

• Jessie Didier (2003)
• Sarah Brandon (2004, 2005, 2006)^[23]

[edit] Current Expansion and Development

In recent years, Kutztown University has seen an explosive growth in enrollment and has had to expand many aspects of the university to accommodate the growing number of incoming freshman. Construction on a new 857-bed residence hall began in December of 2006 is slated for completion for Fall 2008 and will be the "largest residence hall in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education" at approximately 258,000 gross square feet.^[24] Numerous additional renovations to academic buildings and current residence halls attempt to accommodate the rapid expansion of attendance, which has seen an increase of "30 percent from 7,843 in 1996 to a record 10,193 students in the fall of 2006."^[10]

[edit] Notable alumni

• Roy C. Afflerbach, former Mayor of Allentown, Pennsylvania.
• Tim Bausher, Colorado Rockies pitcher.
• William Martin Croll, former U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania.
• Bill DeMott, former professional wrestler.
• Arthur Granville Dewalt, former U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania.
• Isaac Hoffer Doutrich, former U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania.
• John Mobley, former professional football player, Denver Broncos.
• Andre Reed, former professional football player, Buffalo Bills and Washington Redskins.
• Gus Yatron, former U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania.

[edit] Notes

1. ^ ^{a b} PA Higher Education College Profile. Pennsylvania Department of Education, Division of Data Services. Retrieved on 2007-02-22.
2. ^ Institution Accreditation - Search. US Dept. of Education: Office of PostSecondary Education. Retrieved on 2007-03-27.
3. ^ ^{a b c} Kutztown University Fast Facts. Kutztown University Website. Retrieved on 2007-02-22.
4. ^ ^{a b} Kutztown University History. Kutztown University Website. Retrieved on 2007-02-22.
5. ^ Myers, Clara A.: "History of State Teachers College, Kutztown, Pennsylvania." Thesis (M.Ed.) - Temple University, 1934.
6. ^ PCA Funding Catalog. Pennsylvania Council on the Arts. Retrieved on 2007-02-22.
7. ^ Environmental Science: Facilities and Equipment. Kutztown University Environmental Science Program. Retrieved on 2007-02-22.
8. ^ Faculty Accomplishments and Publications. Kutztown University Department of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Retrieved on 2007-02-22.
9. ^ Kutztown University of Pennsylvania. The Princeton Review (2007). Retrieved on 2007-02-23.
10. ^ ^{a b} Kutztown U. meeting a growing need. The Morning Call (Jan. 14, 2007). Retrieved on 2007-02-23.
11. ^ Kutztown Wins 2005-06 Dixon Trophy. Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference. Retrieved on 2007-02-23.
12. ^ Kutztown Adds Women's Bowling and Lacrosse. Kutztown University Athletic Department. Retrieved on 2007-02-26.
13. ^ "Hindsight Revealed." William C., editor: The Tower (Spring 2006), pg. 27. Online. <http://www.kutztown.edu/tower/Tower.pdf> accessed 02-27-07
14. ^ Kutztown Mascot History. Kutztown University Athletic Department. Retrieved on 2007-02-26.
15. ^ Kutztown Coaching Staff. Kutztown University Athletics Department. Retrieved on 2007-02-22.
16. ^ PSAC Players and Coaches of the Year (1985-2006), All-PSAC Teams (1951-2006). Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference. Retrieved on 2007-02-23.
17. ^ Kutztown Coaching Staff. Kutztown University Athletics Department. Retrieved on 2007-02-23.
18. ^ PSAC Men's Soccer Players and Coaches of the Year, All-PSAC Teams (1982-2006). Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference. Retrieved on 2007-02-23.
19. ^ Kutztown Women's Soccer News. Kutztown University Athletics Department. Retrieved on 2007-02-25.
20. ^ PSAC Women's Soccer All-PSAC Teams, Players and Coaches of the Year (1994-2006). Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference. Retrieved on 2007-02-25.
21. ^ Kutztown Cross Country. Kutztown University Athletics Department. Retrieved on 2007-02-26.
22. ^ Kutztown Volleyball. Kutztown University Athletics Department. Retrieved on 2007-03-04.
23. ^ All-PSAC Teams 1991-Present. Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference. Retrieved on 2007-03-04.
24. ^ Kutztown University Holds Ground Breaking for New Residence Hall. Kutztown University: Media Relations. Retrieved on 2007-02-23.

[edit] External links

• Kutztown University of Pennsylvania - Official University site
• The Keystone - On-campus university newspaper publication
• Kutztown University Rugby
• Kutztown University Radio - University radio station
• Kutztown University ResNet
• Kutztown University Computer Science Department
• Kutztown University Housing and Residence Life
• Kutztown University Library

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