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Arcadia University History
Two centuries ago, little else traveled through the wilderness of westernmost Pennsylvania except for the Ohio and the Beaver Rivers. At their confluence, the French established a trading post. Here members of the Delaware, the Shawnee and the Iroquois tribes would gather to barter and exchange goods with the European traders.
The rivers were essential for travel, for sustenance and for military defense. During the American Revolutionary War, General McIntosh of Washington's Colonial Army built a fort at this place where the Beaver River flowed into the Ohio.
But as the war ended, time passed, and the population expanded, McIntosh's fort became a town: Beaver, Pa. The land was bountiful, but the citizens still hungered for knowledge. In 1853, an intellectual outpost was born - a school to teach such liberal arts as ancient history, rhetoric, logic, analogy.
This school on the Beaver and Ohio Rivers attained collegiate status in 1872 and was named Beaver College. Nonetheless, times change, towns change, even colleges change. In 1925 Beaver College moved east to Jenkintown, Pa., where it attracted more students.
This location afforded larger facilities, a more adequate campus and greater opportunities for development. The change resulted in such an increase in enrollment that the Board of Trustees found it desirable to impose limitations on the annual enrollment in order to maintain the advantages of a small college.
It soon became apparent that additional property would be needed to provide for the expansion of the College. In the autumn of 1928, the Trustees were fortunate in securing a nearby estate located in Glenside, Pa., and known as Grey Towers. With its spacious grounds and stone buildings, it provides a campus of great dignity and beauty. The College operated both the Jenkintown and Glenside campuses into the mid-1960s, when it consolidated all activities onto the Grey Towers property, in Glenside, a suburb of metropolitan Philadelphia.
Originally under the auspices of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Arcadia University now maintains an historic relationship with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), but is independently controlled and ecumenical in spirit.
In the summer of the year 2000, the Board of Trustees approved a historic decision to change the name and status of the school to Arcadia University.
In the past 30 years, Arcadia University has grown significantly from a small undergraduate, liberal arts college serving a traditional-age student body, to a comprehensive university serving more than 3,700 men and women, ages 17 to 77, through part-time and full-time, daytime, and evening, undergraduate and graduate programs. The University also operates one of the largest study abroad programs in the U.S., serving another 3,000 students each year.
Student Body: 3,900 undergraduate and graduate students, both full-time and part-time, including 2,000 full-time undergraduates.
Degrees Offered: B.A., B.F.A., and B.S. in more than 45 fields of study; M.A., M.B.A., M.Ed., M.S., M.P.H. and doctoral graduate degrees.
Student/Faculty Ratio: 13:1
Average Undergraduate Class Size: 16
Faculty: 380 faculty members; 89 percent hold doctorate or terminal degrees in their fields. Courses are taught by faculty members, not teaching assistants.
Accreditation
Arcadia University is accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design. The University is approved for teacher education by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, New Jersey, New York and other states (through reciprocity agreements). The American Medical Association approves Arcadia University for pre-professional education in medicine and allied health fields. The Department of Chemistry is approved by the American Chemical Society. The Doctorate in Physical Therapy (D.P.T.) is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education. The Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs has accredited the master’s degree Physician Assistant program. The M.S. in Genetic Counseling is accredited by the American Board of Genetic Counseling. The M.A. in Counseling Psychology has been accepted for membership in the Council of Applied Masters Programs in Psychology and qualifies students to sit for the National Counselor’s Examination (NCE) and/or licensure in Pennsylvania, and the American Psychological Association has authorized the University to award continuing education credits. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court accepts Arcadia University degrees to register law students. The Forensic Science program has been granted full accreditation from the Forensic Science Education Programs Accreditation Commission. The University’s undergraduate business program is accredited by the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP). Arcadia is a member of the AACSB International—The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, the Middle Atlantic Association of Colleges of Business Administration (MAACBA), the American Institute of Graphic Design and the Service Members Opportunity Colleges. Students who complete the Master of Science in Public Health are eligible to sit for the National Certifying Exam for Health Education Specialists (CHES). Documents of accreditation may be reviewed in the President’s Office by appointment.
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Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Cultural Experiences Abroad (CEA)
About Cultural Experiences Abroad (CEA)
Cultural Experiences Abroad (CEA) was founded in 1996 to provide international education opportunities for U.S. and Canadian college students of all language levels and majors. Today, CEA sends thousands of students on study abroad programs at multiple universities in 15 countries including Argentina, Australia, China, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Poland, Russia, South Africa and Spain.
The mission of CEA is to create and facilitate opportunities for personal growth and global understanding through quality international education and cultural experiences. To do this, CEA focuses on the 'service first' experience, which includes providing personal attention to students before, during and after their experience abroad.
Working closely with study abroad offices and international programs departments, CEA has also successfully established 125+ affiliate relationships with colleges and universities around the country, providing more options and greater access for students to study abroad.
For the second year in a row, CEA has been ranked as one of the fastest growing organizations in the U.S. on the prestigious Inc. 500 Award List, published by Inc. Magazine. CEA was also the recipient of the ACE Award, recognized as the 13th fastest growing organization in Arizona, and has twice been presented with the American Marketing Association Award for "Best Printed Collateral" for the Academic Program Catalog.
In a span of ten years, CEA has emerged as a leader in the field of study abroad, recognized for offering superior service and quality programs to students, parents and university advisors. With a proven method, CEA has grown to over 80 staff worldwide to service the needs of enrollment growth, exceeding 30% each year. CEA is excited to be a part of making study abroad more accessible to students.
Professional Associations
To maintain our standard of excellence, we are also members of the following organizations:
AAPLAC - Association of Academic Programs in Latin America and the Caribbean
AASAP/UK - Association of American Study Abroad Programs/United Kingdom
BABC - British American Business Counsel
AIEA - Association of International Education Administrators
BBB - Better Business Bureau
NAFSA - Association of International Educators
EAIE - European Association of International Education
French American Chamber of Commerce
The Forum on Education Abroad
The CEA Difference
At CEA, they believe in making study abroad accessible to ALL students. When you choose them, they are with you every step to make sure you have a great experience, from the moment you apply to your return home from your program.
Academic Services
Cultural Experiences Abroad (CEA) understands the need to stay on track academically while abroad. They proactively work with colleges and universities across the United States and Canada to make it possible and easy for you to study abroad with CEA. From offering quality academics to assisting in transfer credits, they will be your guide.
Quality Academic Programs in a Variety of Course and Term Options
Their programs are developed with strong academics and are taught at some of the most prestigious universities and institutes around the world. To ensure academic quality, they partner with academic institutions that are recognized either in their host country or in the US. Working with strong international partners gives leverage when submitting your courses for pre-approval and can make the transfer credit process easier.
Smooth Credit Transfer Process
When you have chosen a program, they will help you facilitate course approval and transfer credit by providing your home institution with important information, such as sample transcripts, course descriptions, contact hours, recommended credits and course syllabi, as available. Having worked with over 1,000 colleges and universities across North America, Cultural Experiences Abroad (CEA) knows what it takes to make the credit transfer process a smooth one.
University Relations Advocates
To ensure that they open the door for more students to study abroad have a University Relations team who establishes relationships with schools and university across the country. They will actively work with your school's faculty and advisors on your behalf to facilitate credit transfer and financial aid processing.
Cultural Immersion
Study abroad is unique to any other academic experience because of the opportunities for cultural immersion. CEA recognizes the importance of combining academics with hands-on cultural experiences, as the interaction between the two helps to reinforce your learning.
Immersion and Social Activities
Each city has its own unique qualities. They offer a variety of local immersion activities to match your interests - cooking classes, language exchanges, volunteer opportunities and a wide variety of other activities are at your fingertips, all of which enable you to interact with locals and delve deeper into the culture. Their international staff is a great resource that can help find the right activities for you.
Cultural Excursions
One of the most unique and exciting aspects of studying abroad is the opportunity to travel. Cultural Experiences Abroad (CEA) realizes you may not have the time or resources to plan your own travel excursions, which is why they include organized excursions as part of your program. More than a field trip, their excursions let you expand, explore, and experience the natural beauty and rich history of the surrounding region.
Integrate into the Community with CEA Housing
Your living arrangements abroad will provide one of the greatest opportunities for cultural immersion. Housing is an integral part of your study abroad experience and CEA provides a variety of different housing accommodations. Their housing is designed to enhance your experience, maximize your exposure to the local way of life, and help you integrate into your new community.
Responsive Customer Service
Your Personal Advisory Team
When you study with CEA, you will have a team of experienced advisors who will be your study abroad advocates. Your first advisor will help you choose a program and assist you with the application process. Your second advisor will step in once you've made a selection and help you prepare for your program by providing insight into your destination, academics, housing, and more. In addition, they also have a Student Finance Coordinator, as well as an Academic Relations Manager on staff to facilitate financing and credit transfer with your school. Their advisors are specialists in their fields and each have studied abroad themselves; they understand first-hand the unique requirements and needs of being an international student. Best of all, you can always pick up the phone and ask for your advisor by name.
Comprehensive Pre-departure Planning
They understand planning your study abroad program can be an exercise of time management, especially when you're juggling classes and studying for exams. Cultural Experiences Abroad keeps you on track with MyCEA Account®, a smart and dynamic online tool for pre-departure planning. It's personalized and specific to your program, so you'll know exactly what you need to do and when to prepare for departure. Deadline dates, important documents, passport and visa processing, helpful links and more are right at your fingertips that you can access anytime, anywhere.
Experienced Overseas Staff
Your support continues while you're abroad with a full staff of experienced professionals onsite to help you throughout your study abroad experience. The onsite staff will organize airport pick-up and transportation to your new home, serve as academic advisors, cross-cultural counselors and excursion coordinators. More importantly, they are there to ensure your well-being and make sure you have a safe and positive study abroad experience.
Dedication to Ensuring Your Well-Being
Your well-being is paramount to CEA. The staff at their headquarters is in constant contact with our onsite staff to ensure you are safe and well at all times. They are committed to your health and safety abroad.
Onsite Orientation
Cultural Experiences Abroad will help you make a smooth transition from home to your life abroad. Upon arrival in your host city, you will receive an extensive orientation, including a tour of your new city and academic institution, as well as review local customs and laws. They will introduce you to onsite resources, from banking and local transportation to immersion activities, so you can get familiar with your new environment and manage your new independence with confidence.
Health and Safety Committee
CEA takes your health and safety very seriously and has formed a committee to ensure your well-being. They have an Emergency Response Plan to make sure our offices, both in the US and onsite have clear channels of communication with students, their families, universities and embassies in times of emergency. They monitor the political climate of all their locations and are in constant contact with their onsite staff to touch base on any local developments. They also provide a 24-hour emergency phone number in the US that gives students, parents and universities direct contact to a CEA staff member at all times.
Quality Medical Coverage
CEA has partnered with HTH Worldwide Insurance, a leader in travel insurance, to provide you quality medical insurance while you are abroad. Coverage includes most medical expenses, emergency evacuation and a full range of medical assistance available 24-hours a day. The comprehensive coverage for any illness or accident abroad does not carry a deductible and the benefits of HTH Worldwide begin even before you leave home with password secured access to your insurance records online. In addition, you can search online for medical providers in your host city, read city health profiles and download translations of key medical terms. CEA and HTH enable you to have peace of mind while abroad.
Cultural Experiences Abroad (CEA) was founded in 1996 to provide international education opportunities for U.S. and Canadian college students of all language levels and majors. Today, CEA sends thousands of students on study abroad programs at multiple universities in 15 countries including Argentina, Australia, China, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Poland, Russia, South Africa and Spain.
The mission of CEA is to create and facilitate opportunities for personal growth and global understanding through quality international education and cultural experiences. To do this, CEA focuses on the 'service first' experience, which includes providing personal attention to students before, during and after their experience abroad.
Working closely with study abroad offices and international programs departments, CEA has also successfully established 125+ affiliate relationships with colleges and universities around the country, providing more options and greater access for students to study abroad.
For the second year in a row, CEA has been ranked as one of the fastest growing organizations in the U.S. on the prestigious Inc. 500 Award List, published by Inc. Magazine. CEA was also the recipient of the ACE Award, recognized as the 13th fastest growing organization in Arizona, and has twice been presented with the American Marketing Association Award for "Best Printed Collateral" for the Academic Program Catalog.
In a span of ten years, CEA has emerged as a leader in the field of study abroad, recognized for offering superior service and quality programs to students, parents and university advisors. With a proven method, CEA has grown to over 80 staff worldwide to service the needs of enrollment growth, exceeding 30% each year. CEA is excited to be a part of making study abroad more accessible to students.
Professional Associations
To maintain our standard of excellence, we are also members of the following organizations:
AAPLAC - Association of Academic Programs in Latin America and the Caribbean
AASAP/UK - Association of American Study Abroad Programs/United Kingdom
BABC - British American Business Counsel
AIEA - Association of International Education Administrators
BBB - Better Business Bureau
NAFSA - Association of International Educators
EAIE - European Association of International Education
French American Chamber of Commerce
The Forum on Education Abroad
The CEA Difference
At CEA, they believe in making study abroad accessible to ALL students. When you choose them, they are with you every step to make sure you have a great experience, from the moment you apply to your return home from your program.
Academic Services
Cultural Experiences Abroad (CEA) understands the need to stay on track academically while abroad. They proactively work with colleges and universities across the United States and Canada to make it possible and easy for you to study abroad with CEA. From offering quality academics to assisting in transfer credits, they will be your guide.
Quality Academic Programs in a Variety of Course and Term Options
Their programs are developed with strong academics and are taught at some of the most prestigious universities and institutes around the world. To ensure academic quality, they partner with academic institutions that are recognized either in their host country or in the US. Working with strong international partners gives leverage when submitting your courses for pre-approval and can make the transfer credit process easier.
Smooth Credit Transfer Process
When you have chosen a program, they will help you facilitate course approval and transfer credit by providing your home institution with important information, such as sample transcripts, course descriptions, contact hours, recommended credits and course syllabi, as available. Having worked with over 1,000 colleges and universities across North America, Cultural Experiences Abroad (CEA) knows what it takes to make the credit transfer process a smooth one.
University Relations Advocates
To ensure that they open the door for more students to study abroad have a University Relations team who establishes relationships with schools and university across the country. They will actively work with your school's faculty and advisors on your behalf to facilitate credit transfer and financial aid processing.
Cultural Immersion
Study abroad is unique to any other academic experience because of the opportunities for cultural immersion. CEA recognizes the importance of combining academics with hands-on cultural experiences, as the interaction between the two helps to reinforce your learning.
Immersion and Social Activities
Each city has its own unique qualities. They offer a variety of local immersion activities to match your interests - cooking classes, language exchanges, volunteer opportunities and a wide variety of other activities are at your fingertips, all of which enable you to interact with locals and delve deeper into the culture. Their international staff is a great resource that can help find the right activities for you.
Cultural Excursions
One of the most unique and exciting aspects of studying abroad is the opportunity to travel. Cultural Experiences Abroad (CEA) realizes you may not have the time or resources to plan your own travel excursions, which is why they include organized excursions as part of your program. More than a field trip, their excursions let you expand, explore, and experience the natural beauty and rich history of the surrounding region.
Integrate into the Community with CEA Housing
Your living arrangements abroad will provide one of the greatest opportunities for cultural immersion. Housing is an integral part of your study abroad experience and CEA provides a variety of different housing accommodations. Their housing is designed to enhance your experience, maximize your exposure to the local way of life, and help you integrate into your new community.
Responsive Customer Service
Your Personal Advisory Team
When you study with CEA, you will have a team of experienced advisors who will be your study abroad advocates. Your first advisor will help you choose a program and assist you with the application process. Your second advisor will step in once you've made a selection and help you prepare for your program by providing insight into your destination, academics, housing, and more. In addition, they also have a Student Finance Coordinator, as well as an Academic Relations Manager on staff to facilitate financing and credit transfer with your school. Their advisors are specialists in their fields and each have studied abroad themselves; they understand first-hand the unique requirements and needs of being an international student. Best of all, you can always pick up the phone and ask for your advisor by name.
Comprehensive Pre-departure Planning
They understand planning your study abroad program can be an exercise of time management, especially when you're juggling classes and studying for exams. Cultural Experiences Abroad keeps you on track with MyCEA Account®, a smart and dynamic online tool for pre-departure planning. It's personalized and specific to your program, so you'll know exactly what you need to do and when to prepare for departure. Deadline dates, important documents, passport and visa processing, helpful links and more are right at your fingertips that you can access anytime, anywhere.
Experienced Overseas Staff
Your support continues while you're abroad with a full staff of experienced professionals onsite to help you throughout your study abroad experience. The onsite staff will organize airport pick-up and transportation to your new home, serve as academic advisors, cross-cultural counselors and excursion coordinators. More importantly, they are there to ensure your well-being and make sure you have a safe and positive study abroad experience.
Dedication to Ensuring Your Well-Being
Your well-being is paramount to CEA. The staff at their headquarters is in constant contact with our onsite staff to ensure you are safe and well at all times. They are committed to your health and safety abroad.
Onsite Orientation
Cultural Experiences Abroad will help you make a smooth transition from home to your life abroad. Upon arrival in your host city, you will receive an extensive orientation, including a tour of your new city and academic institution, as well as review local customs and laws. They will introduce you to onsite resources, from banking and local transportation to immersion activities, so you can get familiar with your new environment and manage your new independence with confidence.
Health and Safety Committee
CEA takes your health and safety very seriously and has formed a committee to ensure your well-being. They have an Emergency Response Plan to make sure our offices, both in the US and onsite have clear channels of communication with students, their families, universities and embassies in times of emergency. They monitor the political climate of all their locations and are in constant contact with their onsite staff to touch base on any local developments. They also provide a 24-hour emergency phone number in the US that gives students, parents and universities direct contact to a CEA staff member at all times.
Quality Medical Coverage
CEA has partnered with HTH Worldwide Insurance, a leader in travel insurance, to provide you quality medical insurance while you are abroad. Coverage includes most medical expenses, emergency evacuation and a full range of medical assistance available 24-hours a day. The comprehensive coverage for any illness or accident abroad does not carry a deductible and the benefits of HTH Worldwide begin even before you leave home with password secured access to your insurance records online. In addition, you can search online for medical providers in your host city, read city health profiles and download translations of key medical terms. CEA and HTH enable you to have peace of mind while abroad.
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