Arcadia University News

The West Hartford News (Hartford, Conn.) reported on Feb. 8, " Valerie Hackett , a resident of West Hartford, and a graduate of Conard High School currently is participating in Arcadia University’s First Year Study Abroad Experience. Hackett is an International Business and Culture major spending...

The West Hartford News (Hartford, Conn.) reported on Feb. 8, " Valerie Hackett , a resident of West Hartford, and a graduate of Conard High School currently is participating in Arcadia University’s First Year Study Abroad Experience. Hackett is an International Business and Culture major spending...

Catherine Kubischta ’10 grew up on a small farm in the heart of North Dakota and dreamt of someday practicing law and exploring the globe. She came to Arcadia as an International Studies major and was one of the first students to declare a major in Global Legal Studies (GLS), new to Arcadia in 2006...

The Montgomery News recently featured an unlikely connection spanning oceans as well as decades. When Scott Rossiter '15, a Global Media Studies major, elected to participate in the First Year Study Abroad Experience (FYSAE) in London, it gave his mother, Pam, an opportunity to meet her long-time...

Melissa DeBello ’12 , an Interdisciplinary Science major with a Pre-Optometry concentration, is shaking things up in Intramurals and Recreation. A certified Zumba instructor, she recently landed a part-time gig at Abington YMCA and is volunteering her time at Arcadia to help her peers stay fit and...

Sports competitor turned guru Grace Bennett ’14 found strength and healing through the independent practice of yoga. Eager to share the benefits of her training, she began collaborating with the Personal Fitness Club to help Arcadia students improve cognitive functions and reduce stress through...

FYSAE participant and student blogger Amanda Ekstein ’14 is diving headfirst into her first fall semester in Glenside. In a recent post, she discusses the difficulties of striking a balance between work, campus events and getting sufficient rest. As exciting and fun as it is to discover what...

After getting to know Arcadia’s Glenside campus, 42 Arcadia University first-year students departed from Glenside and boarded planes as a part of Arcadia’s distinctive First Year Study Abroad Experience (FYSAE), on Aug. 29. The students will be studying in two locations, London, England, and...

Honors student Amanda Whitehouse ’ 11 recently attended the 87 event to commemorate the graduating seniors’ 87-day countdown to commencement. Enjoying the refreshments as well as the chance to mingle with peers and professors, Whitehouse came to the realization that her four-year journey at Arcadia...

Student blogger and honors student Julia Vasinda ’11 recently interviewed Bill Meiers , Associate Dean of the Honors Program and English Instructor, as part of her senior thesis. She shares her Q&A, which discusses Arcadia’s unique First Year Study Abroad Experience (FYSAE), as well as some of...

Danielle Leon ’14 , a participant in Arcadia’s First Year Study Abroad Experience, is finding that a little kindness goes a long way in London, England. In her latest blog entry, she describes the “best day ever.” Trying to save the 16-pound entrance fee, Leon and her friends viewed Westminster...

Arcadia University has the #1 undergraduate participation rate in the nation, marking its leadership in international education with an undergraduate participation of 132.2 percent, higher than any other college or university in the United States, according to the Open Doors 2010 report released...