ARCU - Association of Reformed Institutions of Higher Education

ARCU

Association of Reformed Colleges and Universities

The Association of Reformed Colleges and Universities (ARCU) is at present an association of ten institutions in the Reformed and Presbyterian Christian tradition. These institutions seek to develop and refine the identity, worldview and educational practices grounded in that tradition. The Presidents and other administrators of the member institutions are comitted to collaborate on projects that can nurture the collective Reformed Christian identity of these institutions and be of mutual benefit.

ARCU.org also provides resources for those exploring off-campus study opportunities and those seeking jobs at Reformed institutions. The Off-Campus Programs Page provides a listing of all the sponsored and endorsed programs at ARCU member institutions, along with links to the relevant webpages. The Job Postings Page offers a listing of job openings at the ARCU institutions. Please view the Job Postings page for detailed descriptions of job openings as well as contact information to apply for those jobs. Our goal is to provide a one-stop online resource where those exploring off-campus studies and those seeking jobs at Reformed institutions can easily browse these across all of the ARCU institutions.

News:

Frank Roberts: The Association of Reformed Colleges and Universities notes the passing of our first Executive Director, Frank Roberts. http://www.calvin.edu/news/archive/calvin-remembers-frank-roberts. More than anyone else, Frank was responsible for picking up the dreams of the founders of ARCU and beginning to give them organizational shape and form. He was a friend, encourager, and persistent prodder toward our common work together.Justin Cooper and I have been honored to follow in his footsteps. -Carl Zylstra

Name Change: ARIHE has become ARCU. The preferred url is www.ReformedColleges.org. The name change to Association of Reformed Colleges and Universities brings added clarity to the mission and focus of the association as well as greater euphony to the acronym (ARCU).

Distributed Education Collaboration: ARCU is developing a distributed education curricular collaboration both to benefit students on member campuses and also to serve the global higher education community. Task forces have been initiated with the hope of implementation in 2014.

ARCU Lecturer Appointed: The Executive Committee has announced the appointment of Ryan McIlhenny, Professor of History at Providence Christian College, as the ARCU lecturer for the 2013/2014 academic year. More details of the lectureship will be made available on the “Lectures” link of the ARCU home page beginning on April 1.

Upcoming Inaugurations. The Institute for Christian Studies in Toronto has announced that the inaugural ceremony for their new presidents, Professors Tom and Dawn Wolthuis, will be held on May 11, 2013. The Kings University College in Edmonton, Alberta, has announced that inauguration of their new president, Dr. Melanie Humphreys, will take place on October 5, 2013.

Accreditation News: Interim President Dominic Aquila has announced that Providence Christian College has received its first regional accreditation by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.

Next Meeting Date and Program: The next meeting of the association will be held on October 4 on the campus of The Kings University College in Edmonton, Alberta. The focus of the meeting will be centered around the four dimensions of ARCU’s mission, with particular emphasis on President and CAO Best Practices Roundtables as well as further development of ARCU initiatives on curricular collaboration through distributed education.

National Affiliations: ARCU maintains membership in the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC), Executives in Church Related Higher Education (ECHRE), and the Higher Education Secretariat of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU). It also maintains a liaison relationship with Christian Higher Education Canada (CHEC).

Membership Application: Institutions interested in exploring affiliation with ARCU should contact the Executive Director at Zylstra@reformedcolleges.org.

ARCU Institutions:

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Calvin College

Covenant College

Dordt College

Geneva College

Institute for Christian Studies

The King's University College

New Saint Andrews College

Providence Christian College

Redeemer University College

Trinity Christian College

ARCU also cooperates with these organizations:

IAPCHE

Christian Schools International

Off-Campus Programs of ARCU Members

To facilitate cross-institutional awareness and use of off-campus study programs, below is a list of those members who have sponsored and endorsed semester and summer study programs (with links provided). The programs of the AuSable Institute and of the CCCU (Council for Christian Colleges and Universities), which are endorsed by most of the members, are listed separately at the end.

Calvin College
Sponsored: See list of programs at Semester Programs

Study in Africa (Ghana)
Study in Britain at York St John University
Study in China
Study in France
Studies in Honduras (Development Studies & Spanish Studies)
Study in Hungary
Study in New Mexico at Rehoboth Christian School
Study in The Netherlands (Science & Mathematics emphasis)
Study in Peru
Study in Spain
Study in Washington DC

Endorsed: See list of endorsed programs at Non-Calvin Programs (includes AuSable & CCCU listed below)

Covenant College
Endorsed: Covenant endorses the off-campus study programs of AuSable & CCCU (list and links below)

Dordt College
Sponsored: See list of programs at Semester Programs

Studies Program in Contemporary Europe (SPICE)
Studies Program in Nicaragua (SPIN)
Semester in Korea
Semester in Zambia

Endorsed: See list of endorsed programs at Other Semester Programs (includes AuSable & CCCU listed below)
Summer: See list of programs at Summer Off-Campus Programs

Central America: Language, Culture and Society (Summer)
Creation Care (Summer: Belize or New Zealand)
Dutch Culture and a Reformed Worldview (Summer)

Geneva College
Sponsored: See list of programs at Crossroads Programs

Semester in Rome
Semester in Scotland (Covenanter Theological Institute)

Endorsed: See list of endorsed programs at Crossroads Programs (includes AuSable & CCCU listed below)

The King's University College
Sponsored: Specific projects are arranged through the Micah Centre

(Such as the Honduras Water Project, 2011)

Endorsed: See list of endorsed programs at A Way to Learn (includes AuSable & CCCU listed below)

Redeemer University College
Sponsored: See list of programs at Off-Campus Studies

Crandall-Oxford Studies Program
Redeemer in France Program

Endorsed: See list of endorsed programs at Off-Campus Studies (includes AuSable & CCCU listed below)

Trinity Christian College
Sponsored: See list of programs at All Programs

Chicago Semester
Semester in Ecuador
Semester in Nicaragua
Semester in Spain

Endorsed: See list of endorsed programs at All Programs (includes AuSable & CCCU listed below)

AuSable Institute
See list of programs at AuSable

January Term             (Various Global Sites)
Summer Session I       (Great Lakes)
Summer Session II      (Great Lakes)
Summer Session III    (Pacific Rim)

CCCU Semester Programs (Council for Christian Colleges and Universities)

See list of programs at Best Semester
American Studies Program (Washington DC)
Australian Studies Center
China Studies Program
Contemporary Music Center (Nashville)
India Studies Program
Latin American Studies Program
Los Angeles Film Studies Center
Middle East Studies Program
Oxford Summer Programme
Scholar’s Semester in Oxford
Semester in Ecuador
Semester in Nicaragua
Uganda Studies Program
Washington Journalism Center