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16 LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT Thank you for all the support you have shown Arcadia University during the past year. The involvement and financial contributions of alumni, parents, trustees, faculty, staff and friends help make student success possible at Arcadia. Over the past year, the University community has embarked upon a process of implementing the Strategic Initiatives that emerged from our planning process. These initiatives capture the elements that we believe are most crucial to continued student success in today’s global society. They range from the personal attention that is the hallmark of our intimate campus environment to the global perspective that sets our graduates apart in the competitive marketplace. Our initiatives also involve the continued evolution of a learning environment that integrates classroom theory with real world practice. This edition of the Herald includes a feature story on pages 6 and 7 that illustrates the power of incorporating fieldwork, internships, study abroad, and other hands-on experiences into our academic programs. These experiences flow naturally from our broad base of general education courses as well as our disciplinespecific major courses where theory and principles are taught. The end result is a student who graduates with experience in his or her field and has the ability to solve problems in a global environment. Many universities do some of these things some of the time. At Arcadia, that’s not our definition of success. We believe every student deserves our personal attention. Every student should have access to a global perspective, in the classroom or through study abroad. And every student should have the opportunity to practice applying his or her knowledge and skills. We believe every student deserves our personal attention. Every student should have access to a global perspective, in the classroom or through study abroad. And every student should have the opportunity to practice applying his or her knowledge and skills. To achieve that level of success requires your continued support. In recent years, Arcadia has been recognized among the top universities in the Northeast, earning high marks from U.S. News & World Report, Barron’s and The Princeton Review. This status among the nation’s elite private universities reflects not only upon our faculty and students, but also upon our alumni, parents, trustees, staff and friends, who make this continued success possible. Arcadia’s alumni giving rate is among the highest in the nation because of each individual who makes a decision to support the University’s vision for the future. I hope you will consider joining me this year in our new President’s Circle giving clubs. Annual Fund dollars make success happen at Arcadia! Thank you! Jerry M. Greiner President of Arcadia University
LETTER FROM THEVICE PRESIDENT O n June 30, 2005, the University closed its books on the most successful year in our illustrious history. More than $6.8 million was received over the course of the year. The thousands of people and organizations chronicled in this report contributed to this accomplishment and are extended our profound appreciation and appropriately recognized for the distinction of their support. There are many traditions at Arcadia University that we celebrate yearly, but none is of greater importance to Arcadia than the tradition of voluntary support. It is essential for Arcadia, as a leading private university, to turn to our many thoughtful and generous alumni, parents, and friends to provide the resources that enhance the quality of an Arcadia experience for students and faculty. It is essential for Arcadia, as a leading private university, to turn to our many thoughtful and generous alumni, parents, and friends. This past year, the University engaged a leading national consulting firm to work with President Greiner, the Board of Trustees and the Advancement staff to assess our fund-raising programs for “best practices” and to benchmark our relative position against institutions of similar size, stature and performance. The review was the first ever undertaken by the University and was conducted so that we might better understand our positions of strength and challenge. The conclusions reached by the consultants noted that, building upon the strength of existing programs and success, “Arcadia is wellpositioned to move its fund-raising programs to the next level.” Several recommendations came from the review, and implementation of many is under way. One of the strongest messages we received in our review was to streamline our benefactor recognition levels. Toward this end, the various forums used in the past to distinguish contributors yearly will be dropped and, as you will read next, we have adopted the President’s Circle to recognize contributions at different levels beginning at $1,000. Members of the Circle will be invited to special functions and receive personal insight into the workings of the University from President Greiner. All contributions, regardless of designation, will qualify benefactors for membership. In addition, we will introduce lifetime giving recognition by establishing the Kistler, Gates and Landman Societies. Fund-raising success at the University over the past two decades is attributed, in part, to the leadership giving from alumni, parents and friends. We now wish to recognize these people while at the same time honoring three former Presidents who positioned the University to enjoy our current prominence in higher education. And without reservation, we continue to value and benefit from all contributors at all levels who year-in and year-out support the University. Their loyalty has made it possible for Arcadia to consistently rank at or near the top of U.S. News & World Report’s list of colleges with the highest alumni giving rates. The Knight Society, named after our mascot, has been established to honor and recognize alumni who have a history of unflagging support. Through June 30, 2006, our inaugural year for the Knight Society, all alumni who make a gift will become members, irrespective of past history of support. So, please join today, by using the reply envelope folded into this issue, and we look forward to seeing your name listed here in the 2006 Annual Report. On behalf of our students—past, present and future—thank you sincerely for making it possible to share the happy results for last year, contained in the following pages. Jay Vogel Vice President for University Advancement 17
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