IMPACT Magazine

Kevin G. Shollenberger Dean of Student Affairs and Associate Vice President for Undergraduate Student Life at Columbia University In each issue, The College of Global Studies will bring the readers of Impact magazine the successes of Arcadia University study abroad alumnus. In this issue, we talk to Kevin G. Shollenberger, who in 1988 completed a [...]

Laura Baldwin, M.B.A. Chief Marketing and Communications Officer Arcadia University Can you even remember back to what life was like 10 years ago, before Facebook connected a billion friends worldwide and Twitter became a news source told in 140 characters or less? It may not be that hard for us administrators to remember the pre-social [...]

Student Perspectives ) LONDON Andrew Dubowitz Kings College, University of London Hamilton College Student As a nonreligious Jew, if someone were to ask me if I was going to join a church during my time in England, I would have had a difficult time not laughing. However, I went from going to Bible study groups [...]

Student Perspectives ) GREECE Paige Ferguson Arcadia Center for Hellenic, Mediterranean and Balkan Studies and Research George Washington University Student Greece is a bundle of contradictions. There is no one way to categorize or describe it, and Athens is even more indistinguishable. I came with preconceptions, and some were true. Many were false. As Walter Benjamin [...]

Student Perspectives ) TANZANIA Bridget Rhinehart Arcadia in Tanzania Smith College Student With sweaty palms and a rapid heartbeat, I stepped onto the plane in February 2011. I was setting off on my semester abroad, studying peace and conflict in East Africa through Arcadia University at the Nyerere Center for Peace Research, in Arusha, Tanzania. [...]

Student Perspectives ) SOUTH AFRICA Honah Thompson University of the Western Cape Chapman University Student When I came to South Africa as an international student, I knew I would want to get involved in the local community as a volunteer. I did not do this because of the typical “white man’s concept” where I feel as [...]

The College of Global Studies at Arcadia University announced two new academic partnerships in fall 2012 with RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia and with Lincoln University in Christchurch, New Zealand. The partnership with RMIT offers U.S. students the opportunity to study at a global university that has a strong focus on technology and design and [...]

Tim Barton, Director of Student Services at The College of Global Studies, was recognized as an outstanding member of the Arcadia Community with this year’s Martha Washington Award. The award is named in honor of a former housekeeper in Grey Towers Castle who was an extremely valued and dedicated worker. Barton’s dedication to excellence takes [...]

The College of Global Studies at Arcadia was pleased to host one of Europe’s most distinguished leaders of academia, Professor Guido Fabiani, Rettore (President) of Roma Tre University, Italy. For his remarkable work in establishing innovative connections between his university and the community, and his commitment to international educational outreach, Prof. Fabiani was awarded the [...]

The College of Global Studies at Arcadia University is pleased to announce the appointment of  John Fallon as Assistant Vice President and Director of Marketing and Enrollment Management Services at The College of Global Studies. Mr. Fallon’s comprehensive background and experience developing marketing strategies is leading The College to another level of professional performance and [...]

Dr. Giovanni Sturiale, Adjunct Professor of Geology and Volcanology at Arcadia University’s Mediterranean Center for Arts and Sciences (MCAS), has published exciting research on a possible water management system from the year 2,000 BC. on the Palagonia area of south-east Sicily. Dr. Sturiale’s research, which appears in the Italian Journal of Geosciences, is titled: Integrated [...]

The College of Global Studies has been honored and delighted to welcome many distinguished scholars from around the world. Dr. Aldo Fanchiotti, Senior Professor and head of the School of Engineering’s academic committee at the Università degli Studi Roma Tre (Roma Tre) in Italy is spending the spring semester working with The College to further [...]

Dr. Jaume Gelabert, Academic Director for Spain and Cuba and Director of the Arcadia Center for Catalan, Spanish and Mediterranean Studies in Barcelona, Spain, spoke at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Florida, in September 2012. His lecture analyzed the multiple metaphors utilized by the media and professional politicians (Members of the Parliament) to encapsulate [...]

Congratulations to Jared Greene, the winner of our Video Contest! Mr. Greene is a 2012 graduate of Arcadia University, and spent a semester abroad studying at James Cook University in Australia. His video poses the question: What is studying abroad in Australia? He does a wonderful job of answering. You can view the video on [...]