June 2007
| A Monthly Publication Serving Arcadia Alumni | June 2007 |
Reunion Set for This Weekend!
Join Alums in Knight Society
Alumni snapshot
Upcoming EventsReunion 2007: Welcome Home! A Weekend of International Festivities — Don't miss out on this year's Reunion activities with an international flair, happening June 1, 2 & 3. Summer Instructional Technology Institute for Teachers — Three days of hands-on sessions that focus on current and emerging technologies for the classroom. |
Alum is Philly Teacher of Year
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global perspective
 Researching
traditional symbols of peace in East Africa, International Peace and
Conflict Resolution master’s student Leigh Griggs '07M found
many symbols of peace in
the Maasai community. She learned that in a conflict between two men,
the reconciliation ends with each wearing an “okready,” a
ring-type accessory made of cowhide. Read
more |
Integrative learning
 More than 40 years since America's involvement in Vietnam and four
years into the Iraq War, Kirby Coughlin '07 is on a mission to help
a new generation of veterans by finding out more about the last generation.
Her senior thesis is also a personal journey where she hopes to learn
more about her father, who served in Vietnam. Read more |
Personal attention
 Studying whether exercise impairs memory learning in rats turned out to be good preparation for law school for Michael McLaughlin ’04, now in his second year of law school at Temple University. It wasn’t the subject matter as much as the processes he learned in conducting the research and getting the results published in a peer-reviewed journal, Physiology & Behavior. Read More |
Stay Connected after Graduation (cont'd) The Arcadia Online Community offers many free benefits to alumni, such as the following: Permanent Forwarding E-mail Address
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Join your fellow classmates June 1-3 and enjoy a weekend of international festivities at Arcadia. Activities include: Forensic Science, Song Contest, Parade of Classes, Chinese parlor games, an "International Indulgence" dinner and the sounds of the Trinidad North Steel Band. 
Time is running out! To sustain membership in the Knight Society of loyal donors, donors should ensure that their gift to the 2007 Arcadia Annual Fund arrives by June 30. Judy Glover Vasile ’64, Chair of the Knight Society, encourages all 2006 members of the Knight Society to make their gift to the 2007 Arcadia Annual Fund. The Knight Society honors loyal donors, and those who maintain their membership again this year will receive their second in an annual series of Knight Society magnets. 
Arcadia's
newest alumni are all smiles after Commencement. This year's ceremonies
took place on May 17 and 18. 
Barbara Burke, who earned an M.Ed.
in 1974, was named the Philadelphia School District’s teacher of
the year on May 3. Burke was one of 12 finalists from among 11,000 teachers.
Teachers are chosen for distinguished service in one or more areas, including "planning
and growth, high expectations for students, classroom environment, self-reflection,
professional growth, and commitment to equity and cultural sensitivity," as reported in the Philadelphia Inquirer. 
Left: Terry Greiner, Dollie Vitetta, Jerry Greiner and Trustee Frank Vitetta enjoy the President's Circle Event on April 27. 
Whether you just graduated this month or many years ago, the Alumni Online Community is for you. This free community is a great way for all alumni to keep in touch with college friends as well as to stay connected to the University. Membership is free and exclusive to alumni only. 
