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. Bradley Uses Scholarship to Immerse Himself in Mexican Culture Dan Bradley, a resident of Langhorne and a junior at Arcadia University, earned a Gilman scholarship to fund his semester studying in Mexico through Arcadia's Center for Education Abroad. Bradley got the spark for studying abroad from Arcadia Spanish professor Tom Fleming, who convinced Bradley of the need to learn more about the world. His sister Kathleen touted her trips to Spain, France, and Italy and suggested international study to her younger brother. "Tom said that, as a person of the world, I needed to learn to speak another language," Bradley says. "The best way to do that was to immerse myself in another culture." He chose Mexico, despite the fact that he "hardly knew anything about the country" and spent the spring 2004 semester there. He says that while he knew Spanish from high school and courses at Arcadia, "I had a lot of grammar in my head but had trouble speaking and listening," says Bradley, a 2002 graduate of Father Judge High School in Northeast Philadelphia. "After a couple of weeks, I became comfortable speaking in classes, and in a few months I was no longer embarrassed about how I sounded and was able to hold longer and more complex conversations." Now he thinks Mexico could be a place to live after graduation. "The people are so great there," says Bradley. "They were patient with me speaking Spanish and really encouraged me. And families are so important in the culture, people take care of each other, and I really liked that." Bradley plans to return to Guadalajara to see friends and to delve further into the language by taking higher-level courses. To fulfill his scholarship obligations, Bradley will tutor Spanish-speaking students in the School District of Philadelphia, thanks to a partnership set up by Dr. Ned Wolff, an Arcadia math professor. Gilman Award winners are Pell Grant recipients who have significant hurdles in studying abroad. Often, these scholars select countries other than Western Europe or Australia. Another Arcadia student, Susan Sendall, received the award in 2004 and will spend a semester in Equatorial Guinea. A leader in international study, Arcadia University is a coeducational, comprehensive University in suburban Philadelphia offering undergraduate and graduate study to more than 3,400 students. Arcadia's Center for Education Abroad, top-ranked in the nation by U.S. News, is one of the largest campus-based international study programs in the United States, serving an additional 2,000 students from nearly 300 American universities. Arcadia's unique First Year Study Abroad Experience and London and Scotland Preview Programs have been recognized by the Carnegie Foundation as two of the most innovative in the country. The University also emphasizes a global perspective in its classrooms. Arcadia is ranked among the top universities in the north by U.S. News, Barron's has named Arcadia a "best buy" for the past 13 years and Princeton Review puts the University in the top 25 percent of schools in the nation. Arcadia's alumni take great pride in their University. Their undergraduate giving rate has been recognized as one of the highest in the country.