Campus News

Dec 6, 2019 • Caitlin Burns

Dr. Bridget Miller Named Director of Institutional Research and Effectiveness

Arcadia is pleased to announce that, after a national search, Dr. Bridget Miller—an educational leader, change manager, researcher, and assessment professional with more than 10 years of leadership experience—will join the University as director of Institutional Research and Effectiveness....

Dec 6, 2019 • Caitlin Burns

Community Members Shatter Record for Giving Tuesday

In a record-breaking Day of Giving for Arcadia University, nearly 500 Trustees, faculty, staff, families, and friends contributed $128,000 for the fifth annual UKnighted Tuesday on Dec. 3. Through online donations, individual and class challenges, and giving stations, 485 community members came...

Dec 5, 2019 • Caitlin Burns

Final Exams and Winter Break Adjusted Hours

Hours for campus services will be adjusted beginning Monday, Dec. 9 for final exams and winter break. Campus Store Monday, Dec. 23: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 24 to Thursday, Jan. 2, closed Dining Services Tuesday, Dec. 11:  Late Knight Breakfast begins at 10 p.m. The Chat...

Dec 5, 2019 • Andrea Walls

Cheltenham Commissioners Present Community Award to Arcadia Staff

On Nov. 20, the Cheltenham Township Board of Commissioners presented Arcadia staff with the Community Service Award for helping to organize special events in the Downtown Glenside Business District. “With deep appreciation for your unmatched dedication, loyalty, commitment, and contributions to...

Dec 3, 2019 • Caitlin Burns

Students’ Annual Community Service Art Exhibition Set for Dec. 5

Join students from the University Seminar “Artist in the Community” for the annual "The Art of the Syllabus" exhibition on Thursday, Dec. 5 from 3:30 to 6 p.m. The exhibit, held at the Thrall Gallery in Spruance Fine Arts Center, showcases student artwork that was completed in conjunction with...

Dec 2, 2019 • Caitlin Burns

IPCR Celebrates 20 Years of Changing the World

Alumni from around the globe descended on Grey Towers Castle on Oct. 12 to celebrate 20 years of a unique Arcadia program that’s centered on changing the world: the International Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR) Master of Arts program. For two decades, the IPCR program has provided Arcadia...

Dec 2, 2019 • Caitlin Burns

Students Make Glenside Twinkle for the Holidays

Glenside once again is ready for the holiday season, courtesy of students from the Citizenship and the Law First-Year Seminar, led by the Honorable Christopher Cerski, J.D., adjunct professor of Historical and Political Studies and Montgomery County District Judge.  On Nov. 21, students...

Nov 30, 2019 • Natavan Werbock

Knight Vision: November 2019

Nov 25, 2019 • Caitlin Burns

Arcadia University Named a Most Affordable Online Behavior Analysis Program

Arcadia University has been named among the “48 Most Affordable Behavioral Analysis Degree Programs” by Intelligent.com. The student-focused comprehensive research guide is based on an assessment of 1,604 accredited colleges and universities. Arcadia’s program was recognized for its curriculum...

Nov 25, 2019 • Caitlin Burns

Arcadia Celebrates Cultures During International Education Week

By Aaron Uscinowicz '22 Arcadia students, faculty, and friends came out to highlight cultures from around the world at the annual Celebrating Cultures event on Nov. 20. The event, which was part of Arcadia’s International Education Week, featured food, presentations, and performances of...

Nov 22, 2019 • Caitlin Burns

Arcadia Celebrates International Education Week with Scavenger Hunt

In recognition of International Education Week, the Office of International Programs (OIP) collaborated with the Modern Languages and Cultures Department to host the sixth annual Modern Languages Scavenger Hunt on Nov. 20.  In groups or pairs, students hunted for clues in the language they...

Nov 22, 2019 • Caitlin Burns

Dr. Kachuyevski Uses Fulbright Experience to Lead GFS Course to Ukraine

Imagine living in a democratizing country that used to be part of a multiethnic empire based on authoritarian rule- how would your cultural and national identity be defined by this? Students in Dr. Angela Kachuyevski’s Spring 2020 Global Field Study (GFS) course, “Identity and Democratization in...