Athletics: Join Quad A for Reception, Basketball Games

Did you represent the Knights as an athlete? Arcadia Athletic Alumni Association (Quad A) hosts its first chapter event on Friday, Dec. 16, at 6 p.m. Network with fellow alumni athletes and cheer on the Knights during a basketball double-header against Rosemont College. Enjoy a reception in the Kuch Center Hall of Fame Room beginning at 6 p.m. and continuing throughout the games. The reception includes beer, wine and hors d'oeuvres. Children are welcome. Cost is $10 per person or $15 per family. You can register for this event online at www.arcadia.edu/alumnievents or pay at the door.

“We look forward to sharing our first chapter event with you and hope to see you there!” says Quad A Chair Marty Palmer ’86, ’96M.

Linda Ruth Paskell ’81, ’96M.Ed., Fuses Art, Service and Education

By JoLynne Bremmer ’10, Alumni Relations

Finding new ways to pursue her many passions, Linda Ruth Paskell ’81, ’96M.Ed., has enjoyed a multifaceted career as both an artist and an educator. Over the last 30 years, she has worked as a teacher, a small business owner, a photojournalist and a dedicated volunteer. She has exhibited her work throughout the Philadelphia region, and her art and activism have taken her around the globe, from South America to Africa. Read more. Photos.

Young Alumni: Staying Active, Staying Connected

For recent Arcadia alumni, graduation does not mean the end of being engaged with the campus community. “We’ve hosted several events already this fall, such as the Alumni Homecoming Picnic, the Ice Cream Social for New Students during Orientation, and a community service night at Cradles2Crayons in Conshohocken,” says Mike Minetti, Assistant Director for Young Alumni and Students.

Philadelphia area alumni are invited to a happy hour at Tir Na Nog located at 1600 Arch St. (above Suburban Station) on Tuesday, Nov. 22, at 6 p.m. The happy hour is $25 at the door and includes a two-hour open bar with domestic drafts, domestic bottles and well drinks.

Grace Wainwright ’10, co-chair of the Philadelphia Young Alumni Chapter, notes, "It was great to meet some new people who I knew I had something in common with at the Open Bar in Manayunk back in September. The Philadelphia Young Alumni Chapter is always taking suggestions for upcoming events—join our Facebook group to keep in the loop."

For more information or to R.S.V.P. for the event, email alumni@arcadia.edu or visit www.arcadia.edu/alumnievents.

Photo: Young alumni connected with undergrads at the Ice Cream Social during New Student Orientation.

Now Online: The Education Department Newsletter

Arcadia University’s Education Department announces the inaugural release of The EDUcadian, its quarterly newsletter. The Fall 2011 issue features comments by Arcadia University’s Provost, Dr. Steve O. Michael, as well as articles about what it means to learn how to teach through "deep practice"; international service learning projects; descriptions of faculty research; introductions of new Department faculty; and alumni news. Read The EDUcadian.

Photo: Cheltenham High School student engaging in an artifact study, which was a collaboration between Arcadia's Secondary Education master's program and Cheltenham.

Highlights from the Campus 'Bulletin'

• Knight Madness: In Words and Pictures (400 of Them)
• Walter Blankley Scholarships To Help Students from Guadalupe Center in Immokalee, Fla.
• School of Business Invites Students and Alumni to Fall Reception on Boathouse Row
• On Veterans Day: The Intersection of Lives and Missions in a Small World
• Arcadia Walks to End Domestic Violence—and Reunites with Beneficiary of Its Support
• President, Audience Have Fun With ‘Peter & the Wolf’ Performance
• Art Gallery: Opening Event for Francis Cape’s ‘Utopian Benches,’ Nov. 15