[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 8]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 11184]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




     CONGRATULATING ARCADIA UNIVERSITY ON THE OCCASION OF THE 60TH 
                ANNIVERSARY OF ITS STUDY ABROAD PROGRAM

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                        HON. ALLYSON Y. SCHWARTZ

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 3, 2008

  Ms. SCHWARTZ. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Arcadia 
University on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of its successful 
Study Abroad Program.
   In the summer of 1948, Jack Wallace, a newly hired economics 
instructor, and his wife, Betty Jean set sail from New York with 17 
Beaver College (now Arcadia University) students, hoping to study the 
economic effects of World War II and the post-war rebuilding efforts in 
Europe. They arrived in Southampton and purchased used Royal Air Force 
surplus bicycles. After traveling around England, they crossed the 
Channel and continued biking through Belgium and France, ending their 
eight-week sojourn in Paris. Such faculty-led summer study voyages to 
Europe continued for several years.
   In the 1960s, the university began offering access to its study 
abroad programs during the regular semester at City of London College 
to students from other colleges. ``Full credit for work done in England 
was readily accepted by Beaver College for each participant,'' notes 
the University history, ``and an institution was born-the Beaver 
College Center for Education Abroad.'' Accredited accounting for course 
credits remains a cornerstone of Arcadia's Center for Education Abroad 
today, along with a worldwide network of professional employees, 
including in-country staff in host countries that support students 
while they are abroad.
   This year, Jerry Greiner, Arcadia's President, will commemorate that 
landmark trip's 60th Anniversary in July 2008. In addition, the 
University will introduce a new curriculum that emphasizes multi-
cultural experience and reflection. In addition to the hundreds of 
Arcadia students who study abroad each year, the Center now serves 
3,000 students a year from more than 300 colleges and universities. And 
what began at City of London College is now a menu of more than 100 
programs around the world, expanding recently to Africa, to China and 
soon to India.
   I commend Arcadia University for providing opportunities for young 
leaders to learn about the world and connect with students in other 
countries and I congratulate the University on reaching the 60th 
anniversary of its nationally acclaimed international program.

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