Traditions

Anthony Carbonetta • Mar 10, 2020 •5:02 pm

A Colorful Collective: Arcadia’s Holi Festival

March 9 began bright and vibrant at Arcadia University. It was the nicest day all semester. Students conversed and laid out around campus with the Green acting as an enormous tanning bed. I started my day in my Hinduism class, where I was reminded of the Holi Festival, which would be...

Nov 9, 2018 • Jen Retter

Mr. Beaver Turns the Big Four-Oh

This year marked the 40th anniversary of the Mr. Beaver Beauty Pageant, a Miss America-style production launched during an era of Beaver College characterized by idiosyncratic festivities and “inside joke” events. One of Arcadia’s longest standing traditions, Mr. Beaver has attracted Britney Spears...

May 23, 2016 • Caitlin Burns

The Class of 2016 Steps to the Future

Over 1,000 Arcadia University students earned doctoral, master’s, and baccalaureate degrees at Graduate and Undergraduate Commencement ceremonies on May 19 and 20 on Haber Green. At Thursday's Graduate Ceremony, Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters recipient Lois Haber ’71, ’16H retired CEO and...

Jun 5, 2014 • Purnell Cropper

Now on Display: Photography Exhibition Showcases Preview Experiences

Arcadia University’s Art Research Collaboration (ARC) Exhibition Program, in conjunction with the Office of University Communications, is pleased to present Signpost: A Preview Photography Exhibition, on display in the Great Room Lobby through Oct. 5. Prior to departing on Preview in March, the...

May 23, 2014 • Purnell Cropper

Video: Undergraduate Commencement Recap

Read more about the event. Watch video of the complete graduate and undergraduate Commencement ceremonies.

May 16, 2014 • Purnell Cropper

Commencement 2014: Arcadia Graduates Earn Place in University’s History, Are Urged to Find Joy, Give Back

Rain did little to dampen the spirits of the 512 Arcadia University students who earned baccalaureate degrees at the undergraduate Commencement on Friday, May 16. The Kuch Center Alumni Gymnasium, which served as the site for the undergraduate ceremony, crackled with energy as graduates and their...

Apr 18, 2014 • Purnell Cropper

Photos: Woodstock 2014

Photos by Jordan Cameron ’17, Allee Garry ’14, Amy Jordan ’17, Jennifer Kocsis ’17, Jordan Richards ’15, Christina Yee ’14

Apr 16, 2014 • Purnell Cropper

Photos: Blitz Carnival 2014

Photos by Jordan Richards ’15 and Amy Jordan ’17

Apr 15, 2014 • Purnell Cropper

Photos: Scarlet and Grey Day 2014

Photos by Kara Wright ’14 and Christina Yee ’14

Apr 15, 2014 • Purnell Cropper

Photos: Knight Club Spring Performance

Photos by Allee Garry ’14

Apr 7, 2014 • Purnell Cropper

2014 Preview Photo Contest Winners Announced

Eight hundred and twenty photos were submitted for consideration in Arcadia University’s 2014 Preview Photo Contest. Here are the results, as announced at Global Expo on April 5, 2014. Grand Prize Winners Photo by Jennifer Kocsis ’17. Location: Aran Islands, Galway, Ireland. Photo by...

Apr 3, 2014 • Purnell Cropper

Arcadia University’s 78th Honors Convocation Marks Student and Faculty Excellence

On Saturday, March 29, Arcadia University honored the academic excellence of more than 1,000 students and two faculty members at the 2014 Honors Convocation. More than 70 individual students received awards for their achievements on the college-, school-, and University-levels, and undergraduate...