Arcadia University News

Over the course of this year, the Presidential Search Committee, along with our firm Diversified Search, received a large number of nominations and applications for the next President of Arcadia University. The Committee selected two finalists, both of whom possess the skills, experience, and...

Dear Arcadia Campus Community, As we move forward with our Presidential Search Process, we would like to update the University community on our timeline on bringing candidates to campus. While exact dates have not been finalized, we hope to bring candidates to campus in early October. We are very...

Dear Arcadia University friends, As my first formal act as chair of the Board of Trustees, it was a privilege to help welcome Interim President Hank Brown and his wife, Nan, to our campus community. The outpouring of support and attendees at our welcome reception for the Browns speaks of the...

Arcadia University is proud to announce that Alison (Aaron) Madsen, Esq. ’85 has been appointed Chair of its Board of Trustees. A Board Member at Arcadia since 2009, Madsen has served on several Trustee committees, including as Chair of the Enrollment Management/Student Affairs Committee and as a...

Dear Arcadia Community: I am pleased to update the community regarding the Presidential Search process. Board Chair Chuck Lentz and I attended the final Faculty Senate meeting of the 2016-17 academic year on May 9 to report on the search’s progress. There, we outlined the Search Committee’s plan to...

As Chair of the Presidential Search Committee, I am pleased to provide the community with an update from the April 12 committee meeting. After an intense and diligent process, the search committee has reviewed the nominations that have been submitted. We thank all University community members who...

The Presidential Search Committee met on Feb. 24 and would like to update the Arcadia community on the search process. First, we would like to thank all who attended the day and evening stakeholder meetings on campus in January and February. Diversified Search met with more than 200 people during...

We would like to thank University community members who have attended the Public Forums with Diversified Search; your feedback and comments during the forums will help guide the Presidential job description that Diversified Search is crafting. The Forums are interactive opportunities for University...

Dear Arcadia University Community: The Board of Trustees would like to update the campus community on the presidential search process. It is our intention to regularly inform the community and offer opportunities to engage in the search process. Presidential Search Firm Retained The University has...

Dear Arcadia Community: As the Board of Trustees moves forward in the search for the next President of Arcadia University, we would like to update you on our plan. Currently, the Board is forming a Presidential Search Committee comprised of representatives from critical campus stakeholder groups:...

The Board of Trustees at Arcadia University and President Nicolette DeVille Christensen announce that Dr. DeVille Christensen will end her tenure as president at the conclusion of her contract on June 30, 2017. “It has been an honor to serve Arcadia University as president for the past four years...