Office of Career Education

I love helping students connect the dots from their experiences at Arcadia to the world beyond campus. I lead the teams that support career exploration, student employment, study abroad, international student services, local community service, and getting out the vote. You can find me at the Civic & Global Engagement House or at the Office of Career Education depending on my schedule. And follow my teams on Instagram @arcadiabeyondcampus.

Dr. Cynthia Nichols has been called a “career architect” because she is dedicated to helping students build their career plans brick by brick. She is the Associate Director of Career Education at Arcadia University, who also has 10 years of Human Resources (HR) experience. Her HR background provides her with a foundation for educating Arcadia’s students and alumni on the secrets of effectively navigating the career planning process, from the employers’ perspective. Dr. Nichols earned her doctorate degree in education from, Arcadia University in August 2023.

In addition, Dr. Nichols is an adjunct professor who developed the ID 125, 2-credit course titled “Design Your Career”. She enjoys teaching the 7-week ID 125 course twice each semester. The class empowers all levels of undergraduate students in defining and achieving their professional goals. For more information, search for ID 125 in Self-service.

As a lifelong learner and educator with wide-ranging background in the field, I am passionate about working with students and colleagues to blend unique lived experience with access to opportunity on campus and beyond. My role as Associate Director for Student Employment offers the chance to help student employees develop tangible real-world career readiness while building relationships that make Arcadia University the strong, supportive, resilient community we’re proud to call our own.

Alice joined the team at the Office of Career Education in the summer of 2018. She is passionate about helping students and alumni achieve their educational and career goals. She worked extensively with international students prior to joining Arcadia, drawing on her own experiences to guide them. Alice encourages others to discover their strengths, and empowers students to explore and transform their individual uniqueness into the career they have always dreamed of attaining. Her primary goal is to help others reach their full potential by thinking outside the box and taking the necessary steps to get where they want to go.