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Arcadia University News
September 19, 2019
Humanities Research Lab Open House
The Humanities Research Lab (2035 Church Road) is hosting their annual Open House on Monday, Sept. 23 at 4 p.m. Enjoy food and music, tour the lab spaces, and learn more about upcoming events and the Think Tank Project . Former winners of the Think Tank Project Award will present their work.
September 19, 2019
Joyce ’20 Featured by Funimation for #LGBTcosplay Pride Month
Sociology major Caitlin Joyce ’20 was featured on the official Funimation Instagram account on June 19 during their #LGBTcosplay Pride Month celebration. Funimation, one of the leading anime distribution companies in North America, posted a photo of her cosplay, a costume based on the design of a...
September 5, 2019
Think Tank Competition for Funding Projects
Get funding for a collaborative interdisciplinary project with faculty. The Humanities Research Lab (2035 Church Rd) is hosting a Think Tank Competition for students and faculty working on cutting-edge humanities projects (Art History, Music, Literature, Religion, Philosophy, History, Modern...
art and design art history creative writing english historical and political studies history modern languages music
December 11, 2018
Arcadia University to Transfer Sponsorship of Genetic Counseling program to University of Pennsylvania
Arcadia University and the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania announce that, beginning in fall 2019, Arcadia University will transfer sponsorship, accreditation, curriculum, and faculty of its Master of Science in Genetic Counseling program to Penn. Established in 1995,...
May 29, 2018
Gearhart’s Chamber Choir Wins Grammy for Choral Performance
When he’s not leading Arcadia’s vocal ensembles, Adjunct Professor and University Choir Director Steven Gearhart is taking home golden gramophones. As managing director and assistant conductor of The Crossing, a nationally recognized chamber choir specializing in new works that address social...
January 17, 2018
Arcadia Celebrates MLK Day with Community Events
Arcadia University honored the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a free community shredding and donation event, a remembrance on campus, and a recognition ceremony in collaboration with Cheltenham’s NAACP and township and state government officials. The University’s Community and Civic...
January 8, 2018
Arcadia Hosts Series of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Service Events
On Monday, Jan. 15, Arcadia University is honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a remembrance on campus, a recognition ceremony with Cheltenham’s NAACP and local and state government officials, and a free community shredding and donation event. The Community and Civic Engagement...
October 3, 2017
Oct. 23: Philadelphia Orchestra Musicians Staging FREE Concert at Arcadia
Musicians from the Philadelphia Orchestra will return to Arcadia University for their annual free concert on Monday, Oct. 23 at 6:30 p.m. The 45-minute community concert is part of the Audience Appreciation Concerts, which takes the Orchestra’s world-class musicians to schools, public plazas,...
October 18, 2016
Valerie Levicoff Plays Solo in Bryn Athyn Orchestra, Oct. 23
Valerie Levicoff , adjunct professor of Music and director of Arcadia’s string ensemble, will perform a solo in the Bryn Athyn Orchestra on Sunday, Oct. 23 at 3 p.m. at the Mitchell Performing Arts Center . A violin soloist and concertmaster, Levicoff began playing violin at the age of six and grew...
September 27, 2016
Dr. Murphy Participates in National Concert Series to End Gun Violence
Dr. Elizabeth Murphy , assistant professor and program director of Music, participated in the Concert Across America to End Gun Violence: York on Sept. 25 at Zion Lutheran Church in York, Pa. The concert was part of a series of concerts performed across the country on Sept. 25 in order to spread...
September 26, 2016
Oct. 4: Philadelphia Orchestra Musicians to Perform at Arcadia University
The Philadelphia Orchestra Musicians will play a community concert at Arcadia University on Tuesday, Oct. 4 at 6:30 p.m. The 45-minute concert is part of the second annual Audience Appreciation Concerts, which will take the musicians to 14 locations across the Philadelphia region for free “pop-up...
February 26, 2016
Arcadia University Celebrate Women’s History Month with Health and History Events
Arcadia University honors Women’s History Month throughout March with several events that promote women’s health, history, and achievements. On Tuesday, March 1, Institutional Diversity will host a ladies-only open mic night at 7:15 p.m. in the Dining Hall Complex. Women from across the University...
February 23, 2016
Renowned Musicians to Visit Women Composers Class March 2, 16
Jeri Lynne Johnson, conductor of the Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra, and Dr. Cynthia Folio, a professor of music studies at Temple University, will serve as guest speakers for Dr. Elizabeth Murphy’s Women Composers course this March. Johnson, who will visit campus on Wednesday, March 2, from 9 to 10...
January 28, 2016
Award-winning UK Brass Band Performs at Arcadia University on East Coast Tour
On Friday, Feb. 19, the award-winning Welsh brass ensemble Cory Band will perform at Arcadia University. The concert is set for 7 p.m. in Stiteler Auditorium. Showcasing the “Best of British” brass music, the band will perform songs such as Riverdance and The Yeomen of the Guard, as well as...
September 29, 2015
Philadelphia Orchestra Musicians Perform FREE Concert on Arcadia Campus
On Monday, Oct 5, musicians from the Philadelphia Orchestra will perform a free chamber music concert at Arcadia University. The concert, which runs from 6:30 to 7:15 p.m., will be in Grey Towers Castle and is open to the public. Paul Roby (violin), Philip Kates (violin), Jason DePue (viola), and...
September 22, 2015
First Fridays in the Castle Features Free Jazz Concert on Oct. 2
A group of Arcadia faculty will put on a jazz concert on Friday, Oct. 2, from noon to 1 p.m. in Grey Towers Castle, free and open to the public as part of the Music Department Faculty Concert Series and made possible by a generous gift from Rosemary Deniken Blankley ’57, ’06H and Walter Blankley ...
January 22, 2015
Dr. Murphy Sings National Anthem at Gov. Wolf’s Inauguration
Dr. Elizabeth Murphy , assistant professor and program director of music, sung the National Anthem at Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf’s inauguration on Jan. 20. A native of Mount York, Pa., Murphy is a classically trained opera singer who also used to babysit Gov. Wolf’s and his wife, Frances’, two...
January 22, 2015
Dr. Murphy Sings National Anthem at Gov. Wolf’s Inauguration
Dr. Elizabeth Murphy , assistant professor and program director of music, sung the National Anthem at Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf’s inauguration on Jan. 20. A native of Mount York, Pa., Murphy is a classically trained opera singer who also used to babysit Gov. Wolf’s and his wife, Frances’, two...
July 23, 2013
Video: Gearhart and The Crossing Sing Alongside the Rolling Stones
When the Rolling Stones played a highly anticipated show in Philadelphia on June 18, members of the choir group known as The Crossing, including Arcadia University choir director Steven Gearhart , had the opportunity of a lifetime. The award-winning group of 24 singers joined the band onstage...
April 4, 2013
SPSO Ends Season with Tchaikovsky’s ‘Violin Concerto’ and Wagner’s ‘Ring Cycle,’ April 6
The Southeastern Pennsylvania Symphony Orchestra culminates the 2012-2013 Season on Saturday, April 6, at 8 p.m. at Arcadia University with a performance of the legendary Violin Concerto by Tchaikovsky and orchestral highlights of Wagner’s epic Ring Cycle . Featuring Violinist Stephen Cepeda,...
April 4, 2013
Composer Speaks on Persistence, Passion and Palindromes
By FRANCESCA MAYR ’16 Dr. Elizabeth Murphy ’s graduate Humanities class “Music by Women Composers” hosted Dr. Cynthia Folio on March 27. As a guest lecturer and performer, the master flutist, Temple University professor, and award-winning composer proved compelling. This was partially due to her...
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