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Grosslein ’11 Lands VISTA Position with TTF
Abby Grosslein ’11 recently landed a position as a VISTA Tree Campaign Organizer with Tookany/Tacony-FrankfordWatershed Partnership, Inc. (TTF). This year she will be collaborating on the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society’s Plant One Million initiative to provide street trees for homeowners in Philadelphia County and to inspire an appreciation for horticulture. “Martin Luther King Jr. put it best when [...]
Continue reading...Arcadia’s Community Service Annual Spring Flea Market, April 21
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Arcadia University’s Community Service Office is hosting its annual Spring Flea Market on Saturday, April 21, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Parking Lot #12. So mark your calendars and get ready to round up a few friends and soak up some spring sunshine while perusing all the best that our community has to buy [...]
Continue reading...Clymer ’11, Arcadia Students Collaborate on Cheltenham Clean-up
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Stephanie Clymer ’11, AmeriCorps VISTA/Community Liaison at Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership, Inc. (TTF), led 15 Arcadia University students in Social Action and Social Change, a course taught by Dr. Jeffery Shultz, Professor and Assistant Provost of Special Projects, to mark more than 20 storm drains in Wyncote in Cheltenham Township. (Photos.) These storm drain markers serve to remind people [...]
Continue reading...Glenside News: Six Arcadia Students Honored for Community Mural Arts Contribution
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Glenside News reported on March 4, “The Cheltenham Township Board of Commissioners honored students from Arcadia University and others for their contributions to a mural on the Roberts block in Downtown Glenside. At the request of the township, students created a mural to enhance a 1916 Beaux-Art style building that had fallen into decline after [...]
Continue reading...Times Chronicle: Cheltenham Commissioners Honor Students for Mural
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
The March 4 Times Chronicle reports, “The Cheltenham Township Board of Commissioners honored students from Arcadia University and others for their contributions to a mural on the Roberts block in Downtown Glenside.” The newspaper continued: The Cheltenham Township Board of Commissioners honored students from Arcadia University and others for their contributions to a mural on the [...]
Continue reading...Cote ’13 Gains Hands-On Experience Abroad with Arcadia, Hearts In Motion
Friday, March 2, 2012
SouthCoastToday.com reported on Erin Cote’13 and her recent experience during a service trip to Guatemala with Arcadia University, Feb. 29. Because of the lack of health care workers in that country, it was necessary for doctors and nurses to ask Ms. Cote, who was volunteering her time during her holiday break from college, to do some [...]
Continue reading...Teaming Up to End World Hunger
Friday, February 17, 2012
By Michael Schwartz ’14 After enjoying snacks and warm beverages in the Sports Pavilion, volunteers from Arcadia University and beyond shuffled into the Dome with a single goal in mind: fight world hunger. For the second year in a row, Arcadia’s Office of Community Service and the international relief organization Stop Hunger Now held a [...]
Continue reading...Arcadia Art Students Partner with Glenside to Transform Blight to Beauty
Friday, February 17, 2012
On Wednesday, Feb. 15, eight Arcadia University students and three members of the Glenside community were recognized for resurrecting the Glenside Train Station’s welcoming character. Once a burned out, vacant commercial building hosting graffiti and scars from the past, the historic Robert Block building now displays masterful color and promotes a new message for Glenside: [...]
Continue reading...Arcadia Celebrates Dr. Seuss’ Birthday Day with Mini-Carnival, Feb. 26
Friday, February 17, 2012
Arcadia University’s Office of Community Service is celebrating its annual Dr. Seuss Day on Sunday, Feb. 26, from 1 to 3 p.m. in Grey Towers Castle with a Dr. Seuss Day mini-carnival. It’s an event for the tall and the small, where children in grades K-3 accompanied by an adult are invited to enjoy a [...]
Continue reading...Pack-a-Thon Bursts with Local Celebs, Feb. 12
Friday, February 10, 2012
Join Philadelphia celebrities and distinguished local professionals at Arcadia’s Pack-a-Thon for Stop Hunger Now on Sunday, Feb. 12, from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Dome. The event is being organized by the Office of Community Service. (Register.) The Philadelphia Union Mobile Marketing Tour, members of Haitian Professionals of Philadelphia and Maria Sciorillo, Miss Philadelphia 2011, have already confirmed [...]
Continue reading...Community Invited to Join in Pack-A-Thon to Fight Hunger
Friday, January 27, 2012
The Office of Community Service is hosting the largest area Pack-A-Thon for Stop Hunger Now on Sunday, Feb. 12, from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Dome. (Register.) “As a packer, the more money raised (minimum of $10), the more they can pack at the event,” say Cindy Rubino, Community Service Officer. “Our goal for [...]
Continue reading...102 Volunteers Fill Trucks for Charitable Trusts During MLK Weekend
Friday, January 27, 2012
Arcadia University and the Office of Community Service made a difference in the community by hosting a “Shredding, eWaste and Repurposing Event” in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Jan. 15 and 16. “There was a great turn out by over 300 community members spread across Sunday and Monday who came to drop [...]
Continue reading...Delaware Campus PA Students Help Local Family as Part of 3 Community Service Projects
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
By Emily Pilachowski, PA Student Community service is an important part of a well-rounded student experience that benefits both the community and volunteers. During the fall semester, Physician Assistant and Public Health students at Arcadia University’s Delaware Campus participated in three community service projects for a variety of organizations—one national, one state, and one local [...]
Continue reading...PhillyLacrosse: Arcadia Lacrosse and Field Hockey Teams Help Community
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
“Arcadia University’s women’s lacrosse and field hockey teams recently teamed up to participate in three community service initiatives within the greater Philadelphia area,” according to a post at phillylacrosse.com. Most recently, in conjunction with the women’s basketball game against Rosemont College, the teams collected new toys and clothing as well as canned goods for those [...]
Continue reading...CBSPhilly.com: Arcadia Hosts Shredding Event, Jan. 15-16
Friday, January 13, 2012
CBSPhilly.com recently listed Arcadia University’s Shredding, eWaste and Repurposing Event, which will take place on campus Jan. 15 and 16 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Stop by to drop off your used, but still usable, items! We are hoping to fulfill many non-profits’ wish lists, which include: clothes, toys, tools, household items , cell [...]
Continue reading...Campus and Community Wide Shredding, eWaste and Repurposing Event, Jan. 15 and 16
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Arcadia University and the Office of Community Service will be making a difference in honor of the 26th Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Jan. 15 and 16 by holding a “Shredding, eWaste and Repurposing Event” in the parking area of Murphy Hall on Arcadia’s campus from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. both days. “Drive [...]
Continue reading...Interested in Robotics? Mentors Needed
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
The Community Service Office is looking for alumni to help with First Robotics on campus when it hosts Bishop McDevitt High School’s team for the First Robotics Competition. The team will work out of the Greenhouse site at Church and Waverly roads. Robot building begins in January. You do not need a background in science [...]
Continue reading...Toys for Tots Bins in Castle, Dining Hall, Library
Friday, December 2, 2011
Tis the season to help. Toys for Tots collection bins are located in Grey Towers Castle, the Dining Hall, and Landman Library. Toy donations should be unwrapped. Representatives from the Marine Corps Reserve are scheduled to come to the employee holiday party on Wednesday, Dec. 21, at 4:30 p.m. to receive Arcadia’s contributions.
Continue reading...Judith Taylor Gallery: The Art of the Syllabus, Dec. 1
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
The students and professor of ID 285: The Artist in the Community will present a visual documentation of this semester’s artwork and community service at DePaul Homeless Shelter through various mediums on Thursday, Dec. 1, from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the Judith Taylor Gallery. Light refreshments will be served. Read more about the course.
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