Class Of 2017

Jun 1, 2017 • Caitlin Burns

Fulbright Student Scholars Featured in Montgomery Media

Cliff Long ‘17 and Zahra Ahmadi ’17 were featured in Montgomery Media after being the first Arcadians to receive Fulbright Student awards. As recipients of the prestigious English Teaching Assistant award, Long will spend the 2017-18 academic year teaching English in South Korea, while Ahmadi will...

Interim Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences Sandra Crenshaw with Class of 2017 graduate Jordan Cameron.

May 23, 2017 • Caitlin Burns

Celebrating Arcadia University’s Class of 2017

At Arcadia University’s Commencement ceremonies on May 18 and 19, more than 900 graduates of the Class of 2017 were encouraged to seize opportunities and break down barriers in their career and civic engagement endeavors. President Nicolette DeVille Christensen presided over the Graduate and...

May 22, 2017 • Caitlin Burns

Reigner ’17 Highlighted for Overcoming Traumatic Brain Injury

Pivot.Today and Delaware County Daily Times profiled Dana Reigner ‘17, who graduated on May 19 despite the traumatic brain injury she suffered only five years ago. She says her positive experiences in the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia “reinforced the Pharmacy career path,” and hopes to work...

May 18, 2017 • Caitlin Burns

In Video, Class of 2017 Grads Share After Arcadia Plans

Find out what graduates of the Class of 2017 have planned after Commencement. Watch the Video

May 17, 2017 • Caitlin Burns

Students Chosen to Screen Original Short Films at Hiway Theater

Nearly a dozen Arcadia students were selected to showcase their short films at the Hiway Theater’s “Local Shorts” event on May 10. Allison Nye ’20, Kristen Stedman ’19, Giancarlo Kossi ’18, Caylie Shinall ’19, John Caruso ’17, Deb Gilmore ’19, Stephanie Castro Villegas ’17, Alyssa Blackmon ’18,...

May 16, 2017 • Caitlin Burns

Philadelphia Futures Scholar Featured in Tribune

The Philadelphia Tribune featured Tatiana Redden ‘17 on May 6 as one of two Philadelphia Futures Scholars graduating in Arcadia’s Class of 2017. Philadelphia Futures is an organization that mentors first-generation college students. Redden has been involved with the program since high school....

May 3, 2017 • Caitlin Burns

Dr. Brown, Diem Discuss ‘Promoting Political Change’ at Psychological Association Meeting

Dr. Christina Brown, associate professor of Psychology, and Psychology and Sociology major Greta Diem ’17 presented “Promoting Political Change” at the 89th annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association in Chicago from April 20 to 22. “Promoting Political Change” is a political...

May 2, 2017 • Caitlin Burns

Students Present Research at West Chester University Linguistics Conference

On April 22, Arcadia University linguistics minor students Ruby Zenteno ’17, Jessica Weisenborn ’17, and Abigail Makovsky ’18 presented their research at the West Chester University’s Undergraduate Linguistics Conference. Each student prepared a poster display of research conducted in Dr....

Maisa Hamdan ’18, Angela Ludovico ’18, Jennifer Krezel ’18, and Brian Fridman ’18 discuss their poster with attendees.

May 2, 2017 • Caitlin Burns

Computer Science Students Present at St. Joseph’s Research Symposium

On April 21, Computer Science students presented research on data mining and related topics at Saint Joseph's University’s Sigma Xi Research Symposium. Led by Dr. Kathy Macropol, assistant professor of Computer Science, 22 students presented the following posters: Christine Acurantes ’17, Kin...

May 1, 2017 • Caitlin Burns

Shufutinsky ’17 Featured on Divided Cities

On April 21, Times of Israel published a blog written by Dmitri Shufutinsky ’17 on the Arcadia GFS course "Divided Cities," a course which focuses on the political conflict in Cyprus. In his piece, Shufutinsky compares the political climate of Cyprus to Israel. “While in class, there are...

Apr 20, 2017 • Caitlin Burns

Eppenstein ’17 Inspires Reading Eagle Investigation

Austin Eppenstein ’17, elementary education major, was featured in an April series by The Reading Eagle about lead contamination in Muhlenberg Township. Eppenstein’s plea on The Reading Eagle Facebook page for assistance for his mother, who suffers from lead poisoning, was the start of an...

Apr 11, 2017 • Caitlin Burns

Modern Language Students Inducted into National Honor Societies

Arcadia University Modern Language and Cultures students recently were inducted into the French, Spanish, and Italian national honor societies for recognition of high academic achievement and advanced studies in the languages and cultures of French, Spanish, and Italian-speaking countries....