Arcadia University

An absolute blast at Homecoming & Family Weekend! #fall #homecoming

Seeing Common Read back in action This year, we welcomed Mira Jacob to campus to discuss #GoodTalk, a memoir that explores how our conversations can advance or inhibit equity, diversity, and #socialjustice.

Proud to announce that Arcadia is the recipient of a U.S. Department of Education Title III Strengthening Institutions Program Grant for the amount of $2.25 million over five years for work designed to increase student achievement, persistence, and retention. #ArcadiaStrong

Featured in this week's Philadelphia Inquirer! Arcadia has elected Ashish Parmar, senior vice president and chief information officer of Tapestry, Inc., and Margaret Lyons '12, Continuous Certification program manager for the American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery, to its Board of Trustees:

Who's excited for Homecoming and Family Weekend?! Hayrides, fireworks, food, and much more Register: bit.ly/3a7ZpXF

MyKella Mitchell, senior admissions counselor for Diversity, Access, and Equity at Arcadia, was selected as one of 16 admissions professionals in the United States to the inaugural cohort of the Coalition Ambassadors for MyCoalition. Congrats, MyKella! #CollegeAdmissions

Tonight is the opening night of Sun & Sea in Philadelphia! The Budd has become an artificial beach, our sunbathing extraswhich include students from Arcadiaar...e ready to make their debuts, and the performers will soon be singing about the sand fleas and the sea, "as green as the forest." Learn more: arcadia.edu/sun-sea The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage FringeArts Sun & Sea opera-performance #PhillyFringe2021

The Writing Center and the Humanities Research Laboratory at Arcadia are the newest academic beneficiaries of charitable support in the amount of $20,000, divided equally between them. While the alumna wishes to be anonymous, she was moved to make this gift because of the positive impact her alma mater has had on her:

Explore Arcadia. Ask questions. Become a Knight. Register for our Open House on Oct. 17! #college

These young #veterans are leveraging their skills to support nonprofits in Philadelphia. In the words of Arcadia grad student Darrell Wisseman: We’re out on the streets, doing good for the community. Read more:

This view thoooo #Repost @theviewfromsuburbia It’s been awhile since I’ve stopped by. A beautiful day near Grey Towers Castle at @arcadiauniversity. Proud MAH grad, 2018.

Something about seeing students abroad again #fomo

Politics, Government, and Law major and March For Our Lives speaker Alejandro Lopez '24 has been following his passion for politics long before starting at Arcadia this fall:

On Oct. 8, the first cohort of Arcadia's new hybrid #PhysicalTherapy program arrived on campus to work with cadavers and practice hands-on skills. #ArcadiaStrong

"Something people don’t talk about in those blur of months is how they survived it, including myself. But I’m going to tell you all the bad times and the good times, what got me through and what currently is." - Daijah Patton '22, #BecauseArcadia blogger. Read:

With broad support from the community, leaders at Arcadia are holding themselves accountable for the implementation of the University's anti-Black racism initiatives. Thank you to students, alumni, faculty, and staff for shaping these initiatives: bit.ly/35D7e4I

Starting Spring 2021, Arcadia University Physical Therapy Program will offer an online Healthcare Management and Leadership Certification program that bridges the gap between clinical practice and administration and shapes #healthcare professionals into lifelong leaders:

#ArcadiaStrong

Students like #BecauseArcadia blogger Anthony Devantier '21 have supported small businesses in Glenside and Keswick Village throughout #COVID19, growing closer to its residents and shop owners (while staying six feet apart). #ArcadiaStrong

As an undergrad, Danielle Frank ’12 found her calling in Disability Support Services. Since working in Arcadia's Office of Academic Development, she's dedicated her career to counseling #highered students with physical and intellectual disabilities:

Love to see it! Katherine Haines ’21, Nikolai Kachuyevski ’21, and Hannah McGinnis ’21 volunteered with Tookany/Tacony-Frankford (TTF) Watershed Partnership to help restore the creekbank at Cheltenham Township’s Charles D. Conklin Jr. Pool and Recreation Area.

Last summer, Computing Technology major Paul Broccardi ’24 found passion in boredom when he stumbled into #astrophotography, the art of capturing astronomical objects, celestial events, and areas of the night sky.

We're here for some exciting news! Arcadia Exhibitions received a prestigious grant from The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage that will support the presentation of Sun & Sea (Marina), a complex opera performance that addresses urgent ecological and economic issues. #PewArtsGrants

Tune in to 95.9 WATD FM at 9:20 a.m. for an interview with Kimberly Hickey ’22, who's learning onlineabroad. Coming at you live from Scotland! Listen: bit.ly/2ThGn8w

Going to the movies might be a little different these days, but Arcadia’s senior #GraphicDesign students are collaborating with The Ambler Theater to ensure the show goes on by designing posters for virtual watch parties and drive-in events: