HARCUM CAMPUS NEWS
College Launches Mobile-Ready Website Harcum College launched a new website on Tuesday, August 19, just prior to the start of Fall Semester. It had been three years since the last harcum.edu redesign. In the digital world, however, three years can be something akin to a geological age because of the rapid pace at which technology changes.
MLT Program Reaccredited through 2021; Lab Sciences Now in OMGC The Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) Program was officially granted continued accreditation after the September meeting of the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Science (NAACLS) Board of Directors. “The awarding of the highest accreditation attainable by NAACLS is an achievement attributed to the hard work, professionalism, and dedication of the MLT staff,” said Donna Broderick, Program Director. Upon assuming the role of program director in 2008, Broderick’s goal was to lead the program in a steady 3 to 5 to 7 year accreditation status. “Maintaining that high-level accreditation status is a crowning achievement for the MLT program, and for the faculty, students, and advisory board who participated in the accreditation process,” Broderick said. The accreditation will be in effect until October 31, 2021. In addition, the lab sciences programs, including MLT, Phlebotomy, and Histotechnology, moved to the Our Mother of Good Counsel (OMGC) School in 2013. The lab, classrooms, and offices a e all located on the second floo , in the wing adjacent to the gymnasium.
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The mobile phone revolution overtaking the U.S. in the last three years required us to make our website mobile-ready or adaptive in order to retain prospects. The younger the user, the more likely she or he is accessing harcum.edu via a mobile device. Other changes resulting from the redesign included strengthening the brand by incorporating more of the signature purple color into the site as well as creating a Centennial presence on the homepage with click-thru 100th anniversary buttons. The homepage is more robust than ever before and now features seven different news articles at any given time, which strengthens our organic search rank.
Harcum Supports Howl-o-ween Costume Contest Linward Robinson, Animal Center Management (ACM) Program Director, was one of four judges at the Ardmore Howl-o-ween Dog Costume Contest on Friday, October 3. Students from the ACM program distributed Harcum branded dog leashes and program information to contestants. Harcum Vet Tech graduate Faline Kahler ‘14 and her bat pup were among the contestants.
Vet Tech Program Holds Canine Blood Drive In partnership with the Penn Veterinary Blood Mobile, Harcum’s Vet Tech program hosted a Canine Blood Drive on October 7. Numerous people brought their pets to the mobile unit stationed at the rear of the Academic Center to help ensure an adequate supply of blood to treat critically ill animal patients at the Ryan Veterinary Hospital.
Pictured Above Left: The addition of the new state-of-the-art lab will provide lab science students with modern equipment and accommodations to enhance their laboratory experience prior to attending their clinical practicum. Pictured Top Right: Harcum Vet Tech graduate Faline Kahler ‘14 and ACM Program Director Linward Robinson Pictured Left: (Back row l-r): Meghan Russell, Maritza Gingrich, Alyssa Good, Lauren DiCroce’03. (Front row l-r): Rachel DuFrayne (event organizer), Kym Marrott ’95, and Ava, a 2-year-old bulldog belonging to student Maritza Gingrich.