Arcadia University Celebrates Inauguration of Jerry Greiner as Its 19th President.

GLENSIDE, Pa. -- Arcadia University is celebrating the inauguration of Dr. Jerry M. Greiner as its 19th president with a formal ceremony on Saturday, December 4 at 1:30 p.m. in the Kuch Athletic Center.

Greiner started his tenure as president of Arcadia on July 1 after serving as provost of Hamline University, Minnesota's top-ranked comprehensive university. Greiner, who holds a Ph.D. in psychology, replaced Dr. Bette E. Landman, who retired after 18 years as president and more than three decades of service to Arcadia.

There have been several on-campus events leading up to the ceremony, including a spectacular campus fireworks display, a food drive and several faculty/student academic forums. The University's international outlook was highlighted with International Education Week and several forums about study abroad.

Greiner joined Hamline in Saint Paul, Minnesota, in 1975, as an assistant professor of psychology. He became an assistant dean in 1987, and went on to hold several deanships. In 1995, Greiner was named vice president for academic affairs and dean of the College of Liberal Arts before being elevated to provost in 1999.

A practicing clinical psychologist, Greiner earned his B.A. in psychology from Aquinas College in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in 1971, and his M.A. and Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Cincinnati in 1973 and 1974. He is a founding member of the Associated New American Colleges (ANAC), a national organization that works to highlight and advance the value of comprehensive universities, those that offer both liberal arts and professional studies, such as Arcadia.

Arcadia University, founded in 1853, is a coeducational comprehensive university in suburban Philadelphia offering undergraduate and graduate study to more than 3,400 students annually. The Arcadia University Center for Education Abroad, recognized by U.S. News for its outstanding programs, is one of the largest campus-based international study programs in the United States, serving an additional 2,000 students each year from nearly 300 American colleges and universities. U.S. News also ranks the University among the top colleges and universities in the North and Barron's has named Arcadia a "best buy" for the past 12 years. Arcadia's alumni take great pride in their University--with 40 percent of undergraduate alumni donating to their alma mater yearly.