Students gathered at the Activities Fair on Haber Green before processing to the Downtown Glenside Food Truck Festival as part of Rock the Knight.

Students gathered at the Activities Fair on Haber Green before processing to the Downtown Glenside Food Truck Festival as part of Rock the Knight.

Students gathered at the Activities Fair on Haber Green before processing to the Downtown Glenside Food Truck Festival as part of Rock the Knight.

Archie the Knight makes a poster during the Activities Fair on Haber Green

Students gathered at the Activities Fair on Haber Green before processing to the Downtown Glenside Food Truck Festival as part of Rock the Knight

Students got free shirts during the Activities Fair at Rock the Knight

University President Ajay Nair attends Activities Fair on Haber Green before leading the procession down Easton Road.

Students joined the Glenside community at the annual Downtown Glenside Food Truck Festival

The Downtown Glenside Food Truck Festival

Students returned to Haber Green after the Downtown Glenside Food Truck Festival for a live concert by Pure Jerry

Students returned to Haber Green after the Downtown Glenside Food Truck Festival for a live concert by Pure Jerry

Students took in the Downtown Food Truck Festival after processing down Easton Road

The Downtown Glenside Food Truck Festival

Faculty and staff played djembe drums during the academic affairs retreat on Aug. 23.

Student-athletes helped first-year students move into residence halls on Aug. 24.

First-year students moved into their residence halls on Aug. 24.

First-year students moved into, and got right to work decorating, their residence hall rooms on Aug. 24.

Students relaxed on Haber Green for a showing of ‘Cruella’ during Welcome Week.

Archie the Knight led faculty and administration to Convocation while first-year students formed a reverse Honor Guard.

Arcadia students and orientation leaders cheered on administration and faculty in the reverse Honor Guard on Aug. 25.

University President Ajay Nair addressed first-year students at Convocation on Aug. 25.

College of Arts and Sciences Associate Dean Alex Otieno addressed first-year students at Convocation on Aug. 25.

The Class of 2026 took a class photo together following Convocation on Haber Green.

Former Trustee Joan Nadler Brantz ’65, Arcadia President Dr. Ajay Nair, and President Emerita and President of the Arcadia Foundation Dr. Bette E. Landman ’04H, cut the ribbon during a rededication of the Steinbright Wing of the Landman Library on Aug. 25. With a grant from the Arcadia Foundation and a gift from former Brantz ’65, Landman Library underwent renovations to better address the changing needs of current and future Arcadia students.

Historic Grey Towers Castle was transformed into a funky dance hall for students as part of Welcome Week.

Hosted by the Black Alumni Association of Arcadia University, the second annual Welcome Black event featured alumni, faculty, staff, and students gathering on Saturday, Aug. 27. Together, guests welcomed the Class of 2026 while celebrating fellowship, community, and excellence.

On Saturday, Aug. 27, students helped package 25,000 meals in the Commons Great Room for Rise Against Hunger.

The LOVE program developed a concept for a H.E.A.L.T.H. Lab (Health, Equity, Access, Literacy, Transformational, Hope) for the Arcadia community, and created the Instagram @HumansofHealthEquity page to bring the stories of health inequity to life as a way to increase awareness and inspire change.

LOVE did a deep dive into the history of the land and original ownership of Arcadia’s main campus. Proposals include: Update Arcadia Tour Script to include history of Cremona Morrey and add an art installation commemorating history of Arcadia Main Campus to bring more visibility to this history.

LOVE examined ways that access to sports limits equity within sports and proposed an equipment drive for the spring.

LOVE developed an informational brochure to inform the community about how workplace discrimination occurs, and how it can be spotted, interrupted and reported; the program also presented a scenario to bring the brochure information to life.

Open House attendees got to see a chilling display of the size and layout of a solitary confinement cell. This group conducted a letter-writing campaign on behalf of a man who has been assigned to solitary confinement for nearly four years for an infraction he didn’t commit. They also researched the inequities of the cash bail system and explored political pathways to ending it.

Using a storytelling process, this group explored the question, “What racially untrue truths did you learn in school?” Participants proposed revised curriculum to reflect the historical truth of marginalized communities (e.g., the Thanksgiving Myth), and to introduce awareness and understanding of race in early childhood education.