[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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                     TRIBUTE TO ARCADIA UNIVERSITY

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                         HON. JOSEPH M. HOEFFEL

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 12, 2001

  Mr. HOEFFEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and congratulate 
Arcadia University on officially changing its name. Formerly known as 
Beaver College, Arcadia University is located in Glenside, Pennsylvania 
and for almost 150 years has provided students with a first rate 
education.
  Founded in 1853, Arcadia University originally began as the Beaver 
Female Seminary in Beaver County, Pennsylvania located northwest of 
Pittsburgh. It was one of the first institutions to offer a curriculum 
for women only. The school became co-educational in 1872, and in 1907 
adopted the name of Beaver College. The college had outgrown its campus 
space and moved east in 1925 to Jenkinstown, Pennsylvania. This new 
location provided a larger campus, as well as development 
opportunities. Owing to the success of the school more land was needed, 
and a second campus was opened in nearby Glenside.
  Today, Arcadia University has an enrollment of more than 2,800 
students and boasts a student to faculty ratio of 12 to 1. 88% of the 
faculty hold doctoral or terminal degrees. There are over 30 
undergraduate degrees offered and 11 masters degree programs. The 
university also operates a continuing education program with evening 
and weekend classes. The study abroad program is nationally recognized 
and offers students the opportunity to study in a foreign land. U.S. 
News and World Report has ranked Arcadia in the top twenty regional 
universities in the North. The school attained university status in 
2000 after completing requirements to attain the new name.
  Arcadia University has been a premier institution in Pennsylvania for 
many years. Our community is very fortunate to have such an outstanding 
educational presence in our area. I am honored to celebrate this 
special day with Arcadia University.

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