Arcadia University 450 S. Easton Rd Glenside, PA 19038 Phone: (215) 572-2910 Toll-free: 1-877-ARCADIA or 1-877-272-2342 Fax: (215) 572-4049 Web site: www.arcadia.edu

KeyFacts Founded: 1853 Type of Institution: Coeducational, private, comprehensive university in suburban Philadelphia Enrollment: More than 3,200 students, including 1,570 undergraduates, more than 300 part-time undergraduates, and 1,472 graduate students. Faculty: 306 faculty members. Eighty-five percent of full-time assistant, associate, and full professors hold doctoral or terminal degrees. Student/Faculty Ratio: 12-1 Degrees Offered: B.A., B.F.A., B.S., M.A., M.S., and doctoral degrees in more than 40 majors. Study Abroad: Students can study abroad in Argentina, Australia, England, Equatorial Guinea, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Korea, Mexico, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Spain, or Wales. Residence Halls: Six residence halls and apartment units in four local complexes house more than 1,050 students and offer a variety of housing options. East Stroudsburg Resident Reaches Semifinals of Prestigious Screenwriting Contest Arcadia University student Matthew Berry, a resident of East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, advanced to the semifinal round of the Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting competition, sponsored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). Matthew's screenplay was one of 158 selected out of more than 6,000 entries. Matthew's screenplay took nearly three years to write and focuses on the Congolese Civil War of the late 1990s—a primitive battle over the trading of the mineral coltan, which is used as a semi-conductor in high-tech electronics. Matthew was struck by the dichotomy of the situation. "Here was a brutal war fueling technology; it's such a juxtaposition," says Matthew. The Nicholl Fellowship contest, in its 18th year, helped spawn the careers of Susannah Grant (Erin Brockovich) and Mike Rich (Finding Forrester). A total of 78 fellowships have been presented. After graduating from East Stroudsburg High School in 1997, Matthew took three years off to research and write his screenplay. After spending two years at Moravian College, Matthew—a math major interested in engineering—transferred to Arcadia this summer. "I like the idea of using film to communicate a social message," he says. Matthew, the son of Rosemary and William and brother of Chris Berry, already has an idea for a second script, which is a requirement for entry into the Nicholl contest. Arcadia University is a coeducational, comprehensive university in suburban Philadelphia, offering undergraduate and graduate study to 3,000 students annually. The Arcadia University Center for Education Abroad, ranked second in the nation by U.S. News & World Report and one of the largest campus-based international study programs in the United States, serves an additional 2,000 students each year from nearly 300 American colleges and universities. Barron's has named Arcadia a "best buy" for the past ten years, and the college has ranked among the top colleges or universities in the north region by the U.S. News & World Report's America's Best College Guide. Arcadia's alumni take great pride in their university, with 40 percent of undergraduate alumni donating to their alma mater yearly. For more information, go to www.arcadia.edu.