Summer 2025 Issue
Cover Story
Sustained Global Excellence: Arcadia Abroad’s Better-Than-Before, Post-Pandemic Comeback
By Lini S. Kadaba
Arcadia Abroad’s director of Scotland programs Hamish Thompson got the call at 3 a.m. local time in Edinburgh. Given COVID-19’s spread and impending travel restrictions, Thompson was told on that March morning in 2020, all 138 study abroad students under his watch had to head home right away.
Feature Story
Handshakes to Hired: Launching Careers Through Real-World Learning
By Ryan Hiemenz ’23
Dried leaves crunch under the eager steps of Khanye Jamison ’26 as he heads to his first event as an Arcadia University alumni ambassador. In the University Commons Great Room, his eyes dart around the room to the successful alumni in attendance before settling on a 2003 graduate who’s about to alter his career trajectory with three words: “You should apply.”
Alumni News
Introducing the New Co-chairs of the Board of Trustees
By Janene Geiss
Arcadia University has an esteemed history of accomplished, engaged, and dedicated alumni committed to their communities, their professions, and their alma mater. On June 1, two such alumni, J. Lynne Cannon ’68 and Kevin Shollenberger ’88, began their tenures as co-chirs of the Board of Trustees.
Alumni News
The Significance of an Honorary Degree: The Arcadia Perspective
By Rachel Fox ’15M
The University’s first Honorary Degree distinction was awarded to four individuals in 1933: Editha Carpenter Trevorrow (Education); Rev. Dr. Burleigh Cruikshank (Religion); Allan Sutherland (Philanthropy); Dr. C. Waldo Cherry (Religion). Almost a century later, the purpose of granting an Honorary Degree remains the same: It allows the University to recognize outstanding people and promote the expression of its Lived Values.
Editors
Emily Horowitz
Alumni News Editor
Rachel Fox ’15M
Creative Director
Rachana Sheth
Designers
Dan Brumbach
Lorraine Wolf
Contributors
Stacey Downey ’88
Janene Geiss
Ryan Hiemenz ’23
Lini S. Kadaba
Devon Miller ’18
Tim Pierce
Adam Planamento ’12
Jeff Rutenbeck, PhD
Nicole Steiner
Natalie Tursi ’27
President
Ajay Nair, Ph.D.
Vice President for Development and Alumni Engagement
Brigette A. Bryant
Chief Communications Officer
Dan DiPrinzio
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