Swarthmore College, Grounds Department
Contact:  Jeff Jabco and Bill Costello
500 College Ave
Swarthmore, PA 19081
(Weather Station Site)
Phone: 610-328-8294
FAX: 610-328-8574
Email: jjabco1@swathmore.edu  (J. Jabco)
gpaige1@swarthmore.edu (G. Paige)

Web site: http://www.swarthmore.edu

Profile: Swarthmore College is a small, highly selective college of liberal arts and engineering with a student population of approximately 1,350. Founded as a coeducational institution in 1864 by members of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), it is non-sectarian but still reflects many Quaker traditions and values. Swarthmore is considered by academicians to be among the best liberal arts colleges in the country..

Profile: The Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College
Web site: http://www.scottarboretum.org

The Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College is a garden of ideas and suggestions. Encompassing more than 300 acres of the Swarthmore College campus and exhibiting over 4,000 kinds of ornamental plants, the Arboretum displays some of the best trees, shrubs, vines and perennials for use in the region.

The Arboretum is a living memorial to Arthur Hoyt Scott (Swarthmore Class of 1895). Through a bequest from Mr. Scott's family, the Arboretum was formed in 1929. The mission of the Arboretum is to display plants suited for home gardens in this area and to educate the public.

Haverford College
Contact: Claudia Kent
Haverford College
370 Lancaster Ave.
Haverford, PA 19041-1392
(Weather Station Site)
Phone: (610) 896-1105
Email: ckent@haverford.edu

Web site: http://www.haverford.edu/

Profile: Haverford is a coeducational undergraduate liberal arts college founded in 1833 by members of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). While the College is not formally affiliated with any religious body today, the values of individual dignity, academic strength, and tolerance upon which it was founded remain central to its character.

Haverford's 1,100 students represent a wide variety of interests, backgrounds, and talents. They come from independent and public schools across the United States, Puerto Rico, and more than 20 countries around the world.