Council of Trustees Approve New Slate of Officers at Thursday's June Meeting

KU Council of Trustees Approve New Slate of Officers at Thursday's June Meeting

L to R: Dr. Philip Cavalier, university president; Dennis A. Giorno, chair, Council of Trustees; Kevin Harden Jr., vice chair, Council of Trustees

L to R: Kevin Harden Jr., vice chair, Council of Trustees; Dennis A. Giorno, chair, Council of Trustees; Peyton Mentzer, student trustee, Council of Trustees; Dr. Philip Cavalier, university president

KUTZTOWN, Pa. - The Kutztown University Council of Trustees approved its new slate of officers to highlight the Council's June 2026 board meeting Thursday afternoon.

Kevin Harden Jr. '07, Esq., was elected chair, Phillips Armstrong '71 was elected vice chair, and Sandy Green was elected secretary to two-year terms beginning July 1, 2026.

In other business, the KU Council of Trustees:

* Approved meeting minutes from April 23, 2025.

* Approved internship agreements with Upper Merion Area High School, King of Prussia, PA (New); Feeser's Food Distributors, Harrisburg, PA (New); PSP Leap, Harrisburg, PA (New); PhatMojo LLC, El Segundo, CA (New); Philadelphia Police Department, Philadelphia, PA (New); Plymouth Historical Society, Plymouth, PA (New); Northern Lehigh Bulldog Stadium, Slatington, PA (New); Bochetto and Lentz PC, Philadelphia, PA (New); Lehigh University Police Department, Bethlehem, PA (New); Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Amherst, VA (New); Thomas Jefferson Poplar Forest, Amherst, VA (New); Kaleidoscope Family Solutions, Allentown, PA (New); Brandenburg Industrial Service Company, Elmhurst, IL (New); Lebanon County Historical Society, Lebanon, PA (New); Charleston Battery, Mt. Pleasant, SC (New); New Wave Comics, Skippack, PA (New); Montgomery County Planning Commission, Norristown, PA (New); PulteGroup, Bridgewater, NJ (New); Berks County Public Defender, Reading, PA (New); Department of Corrections, Mechanicsburg, PA (New); Brentwood Public Library, Pittsburgh, PA (New); United States Marshals Service, Newark, NJ (New); Borough of Hanover, Hanover, PA (New); Perkasie Police Department, Perkasie, PA (New); 3 Daughters Construction, Bath, PA (New); Primordia Mushroom Farm, Lenhartsville, PA (New); Oak Hollow Designs, LLC, New Ringgold, PA (New); Skybone Studios, Nashville, TN (New); Carbon County Chamber and Economic Development Corp, Lehighton, PA (New); Instant Systems USA, Chalfont, PA (New); Adidas Flagship Store, Paris, France (New); Carbon Lehigh Intermediate Unit #21, Schnecksville, PA (Renewal).

* Approved school-based internship agreements with Owen J. Roberts School District, Pottstown, PA (Renewal); Phillipsburg School District, Phillipsburg, NJ (Renewal); Southern Lehigh School District, Center Valley, PA (Renewal); String Theory Schools, Philadelphia, PA (New); Phoenixville Area School District, Phoenixville, PA (Renewal); Wissahickon School District, Ambler, PA (Renewal); Lancaster-Lebanon IU 13 (Renewal).

* Approved 2026-27 E&G Budget.

* Approved 2026-27 Winter Study Abroad program fees.

* Approved resolution for outgoing chair Dennis Giorno.

* Approved resolution for outgoing student trustee Peyton Mentzer.

The KU Council of Trustees next public board meeting is scheduled for 3 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026.