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The Magazine for Alumni & Friends of Harcum College
WINTER 2011
CONTRIBUTORS
Suzanne Cotter Communications Editor 610-526-6143 scotter@harcum.edu
features 8 Little Theatre to Revive On-Campus Arts
10 For the Love of Jazz; Class of ’58 Alumna Sandra Jaffe’s Founding of Preservation Hall 12 Harcum College Art and the Influence of Martin Zipin
Harry Saylor Associate Director of Annual Giving & Special Events 610-526-6074 hsaylor@harcum.edu Andy Back Director of Public Relations & Marketing 610-526-6027 aback@harcum.edu Carol Greenwood Office of College Advancement 610-526-6060 cgreenwood@harcum.edu Susan Friedland Director of Foundations & Special Gifts 610-526-6002 sfriedland@harcum.edu Sachiko Mallach Vice President of College Advancement 610-526-6005 smallach@harcum.edu
departments
Homecoming Photography Kevin Nash of KSN Images DESIGN
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President’s Message and Campus Highlights
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Homecoming 2010 Recap
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Athletics
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Faculty & Staff Notes
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Class Notes
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Honor Roll of Donors
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In Memory
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On the Cover: shot of New Orleans’ Preservation Hall, located in the city’s French Quarter, and co-founded by 1958 graduate Sandra Smolen Jaffe. Photograph provided by Preservation Hall.