Public Gardens Association. The arboretum is named for the college's seventh president, who after purchasing the property in 1915, beautified the campus by planting flowers, shrubs and trees from all over the world.
== Athletics ==
Cedar Crest, known athletically as the Falcons, competes in NCAA Division III athletics. The college fields teams in basketball, cross country running, field hockey, lacrosse, soccer, softball, tennis, swimming and diving, track and field, wrestling, and volleyball.
The Rodale Aquatic Center on campus is home to the college's swimming and diving team.
== Notable alumni ==
Jane Amsterdam, editor of Manhattan, inc. and the New York Post
Rita Kogler Carver, theater and lighting designer
Jane Dyer, illustrator of children's books
Judy McGrath, CEO of MTV
Dorothy Page, actress
John Pressman, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Suzanne Fisher Staples, author and international news reporter
Blenda Wilson, university administrator
== Notable faculty ==
Chrystelle Trump …
