FALL 2023 | TOWER 11 KU Foundation ALUMNI TOGETHER, WE'RE GOLDEN KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION CONTRIBUTES NEW BUILDINGS, RAISES $46.8 MILLION On Sept. 29, 2022, KU dedicated the Delight E. Breidegam Building: Headquarters of the Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center. This newly renovated building houses the heritage center's world-class research collection of books, manuscripts, photographs, documents and artifacts acquired since the establishment of the center in 1991. The state-of-the-art research library is open to students, faculty, visiting researchers and the public, allowing access to this unique collection showcasing four centuries of the Pennsylvania German cultural presence in the region surrounding Kutztown. The center is named for DeLight E. Breidegam Jr., co-founder of East Penn Manufacturing, philanthropist and enthusiast of Pennsylvania German culture. As part of the campaign for Kutztown University, the KU Foundation completed three capital projects over the course of the last academic year, transforming campus and providing exciting new opportunities for students, faculty and the community. Dan Breidegam, son of DeLight E. Breidegam Jr. and chair of East Penn Manufacturing Co. 1
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