Patches: Spring 2022

THE MAGAZINE OF HARCUM COLLEGE

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TRANSFORMING LIVES, BUILDING CULTURAL RESONANCE

SPRING 2022

THE MAGAZINE OF HARCUM COLLEGE • SPRING 2022

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

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HARCUM COMMUNITY NEWS

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CAMPUS EVENTS

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ADVANCEMENT NEWS

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GRANTS & AWARDS

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FACULTY & STAFF NEWS

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ATHLETICS ROUNDUP

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ALUMNI NEWS

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TO SHOWCASE THE FASHION LINES of graduating students, the Fashion Design and Merchandising programs organized an interactive, well-orchestrated, and atmospheric display of student work on Friday, December 3, 2021. More than 80 in-person attendees and a virtual audience met student designers to learn more about their collections.

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INTERNATIONAL STUDIES AT HARCUM COLLEGE For decades, international students have studied at Harcum, resulting in a more vibrant cultural experience for the entire community.

THEIR AMERICAN DREAMS Fueled by a spirit of adventure, au pairs come to Harcum College to better their English and experience the United States.

BEAR PRIDE: ADMISSIONS The enterprising Admissions Team at Harcum College advocates tirelessly for prospective students.

This Issue PATCHES STAFF Executive Editor/Writer Gale Martin Contributors Fran Salvacion Brooke Walker Amy Shumoski Bernadette Walsh Art Direction & Design Lilian Crooks Photography K.S.N. Images Jackie Pursell A’17 Amy Shumoski Santiago Zagarra Drew Simcox

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES Alexander Klein, Chairman Dennis S. Marlo, Vice-Chair Karl A. Thallner, Jr., Vice-Chair Louise A. Strauss, Secretary David M. Jacobson, CPA, Treasurer Jon Jay DeTemple, Ph.D., President Barbara Bosha Denis C. Boyle Joan P. Capuzzi, VMD Samuel P. Cimino, DDS Kevin Dow, MBA Ellen Farber ’12 Kent Griswold, Ph.D., MBA Daniel Hirschfeld, MBA, MFin Tracy Johnson-Rockmore ’04 T. Anthony Jones, MBA J. Michael McNamara Ben Post, J.D. Carmen Rivé Theodore A. Rosen

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PICTURED: The English Language Academy (ELA) celebrated its 25th year at Harcum in style in the spring of 2009.

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From the President ONE OF HARCUM’S CORE VALUES is an emphasis on excellence. In this issue of Patches, our commitment to excellence is seemingly on every page.

And excellence builds on excellence. Building on the outstanding outcomes of the traditional Nursing program, we started Evening Nursing, now enrolled to capacity. In 2021, our Medical Laboratory Technology, Phlebotomy, and Early Childhood Education programs were all reaccredited.

This issue features our International Programs, which hearken back to our founder Edith Harcum, a pianist of world renown. Harcum has helped generations of students from around the globe. While the Center for International Programs has faced unprecedented challenges in the face of the 21st century pandemic, the staff persevered, continuing to help athletes, English Language Academy students, and au pairs, their cultures enriching the entire student body.

I must take this opportunity to recognize Won Lee, associate professor and assistant director of International Programs, who died unexpectedly during the production of this issue. He taught at Harcum for twenty-plus years.

During a recent interview, he said teaching international students was a great joy in his life and gave him peace.

This issue recognizes others whose lives shone brightly but were also dimmed too soon. You will learn about another excellent professor at Harcum, Maureen M. Kennedy, and the student scholarship her teaching inspired, and about Sandra Jaffe ’58, founder of Preservation Hall, whose life’s work enshrined traditional jazz.

All of Harcum’s core values resound in this issue, but perhaps none more than excellence, resulting from the combined efforts of teachers, alumni, and administrators and their steadfast belief in this college. I couldn’t be more proud or grateful for what they have accomplished and for everything they have given.

Until next time,

JON JAY DETEMPLE, PH.D., MBA

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Community News LEFT: Early Childhood Education students work on their portfolios in Dr. Joanne Ricevuto’s class. Harcum’s program was reaccredited through 2026.

ECE Program Receives Reaccreditation

The Early Childhood Education program under the leadership of Dr. Joanne Ricevuto and Assistant Director Christine Carlson received official notice of reaccredition for a full seven-year term through 2026 by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) on February 2, 2022. The notification letter recognized the program for the alignment of assessments such as student instructions and rubrics with 2020 Professional Standards and Competencies among other strengths. The reaccreditation comes at an ideal time for the program which has expanded to add an evening cohort.

PHLEBOTOMY AND MED LAB TECH PROGRAMS REACCREDITED Harcum’s Phlebotomy program received a 5-year accreditation award from the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Science (NAACLS), the highest award granted. MLT received a 10-year accreditation award from NAACLS, also the highest award granted to MLT programs. Both programs are under the leadership of Dr. Donna Broderick, Laboratory Sciences Program Director.

NEW EVENING NURSING PROGRAM LAUNCHES With a full cohort of 18 students, a new evening nursing program began in January 2022, following approval from the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN,) the program’s accreditor.

“Evening Nursing has been one of the most requested programs by our prospective students, so we are so excited that it has returned,” said Rachel Bowen, Vice President for Enrollment Management. “This format really sets us apart.

We are truly thankful to our Nursing Department for making this happen.”

The Evening Program begins once a year each January.

It is a two-year, part-time program for four semesters with classes, three times a week, well-designed and highly convenient. The lectures and labs will be offered during evening hours on weekdays; and clinical rotations will only be on weekends.

Nursing Program Director Dr. Tanya Johnson-Coleman is overseeing the new program and was instrumental in its roll out.

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HARCUM ADDS ANOTHER SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM The Communications & Marketing Department established a new TikTok account last semester using videos shot across campus or using existing video footage. According to MediaCross, TikTok now has 130 million users in the United States and the average user opens TikTok 10 times/day, using the platform one hour per day. It was the number one downloaded app worldwide in 2020 and 2021.

And it’s not just for teens. Forty-two percent of adults, non-traditional age students, are on TikTok. Currently Harcum has posted 22 videos on their account with more in the works. A video featuring Heidi Techner and the Interior Design program has the most views thus far with 1,022. The account name is @harcumcollege, and followers are welcomed.

HARCUM EXCELS IN “GREAT COLLEGES TO WORK FOR” SURVEY A 2021 survey of Harcum College employees revealed 86% percent of employees believe Harcum College strongly values a sense of institutional “Mission and Pride” while 87% felt the College values “Faculty and Staff Well-being.”

These and other responses to 55 questions asked employees to evaluate the College across a range of organizational dynamics and managerial competencies identified in the 2021 Great Colleges to Work For® program annual survey of college and university employees.

Harcum received Good to Excellent scores in “Collaboration” (75%) and “Job Satisfaction & Support” (76%), exceeding the national average of participating institutions. Other top scores included “Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging,” at 86% while ”Supervisor/Department Chair Effectiveness” at 84%.

HARCUM WELCOMES TWO NEW TRUSTEES Two trustees joined the board in Fall of 2021. The Board of Trustees is a governing body, drawn from the community and from the ranks of Harcum alumni, and provides policy direction for Harcum College.

Daniel Hirschfeld is a renowned expert in the healthcare industry. He spent 23 years as president of a number of divisions of Genesis Healthcare, including Genesis Rehab Services (GRS), the largest physical therapy organization in the United States at one time; Genesis Physician Services (GPS); and other ancillary divisions. He went on to serve as CEO of Chronic Care Management (CCM), one of the largest companies providing full service and software services to over 26,000 patients living in independent living centers, assisted living facilities, and nursing homes. This is his second tour of duty on the board.

T. Anthony Jones is a principal in IS Partners, and has more than 30 years of experience working with a variety of industries, includ-

ing insurance companies, financial services, manufacturing, not-for-profit organizations, and service companies.

He is a highly credentialed IT professional, and a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Information Systems Manager (CISM), Qualified Security Assessor (QSA), and a Certified ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Auditor designation holder with expert ability to accurately determine needs, understand risk tolerances, offer alternatives to current situations, develop action plans, and cultivate longstanding client relationships.

WELCOMING A NEW PROGRAM VETERINARIAN Alison Whiter, DVM, has been named the new Program Veterinarian for Veterinary Nursing, moving into the position held by Dr. Craig Wooter for 36 years. She has taught as an adjunct at Harcum, is a veterinarian in private practice at Art City Vets where she has worked since 2004, and volunteers for the Philly chapter of a nonprofit organization called Street Dog Coalition, providing free veterinary care to the pets of homeless and severely underprivileged.

She holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Delaware, received her DVM from Oklahoma State University, and belongs to several professional organizations such as the AVMA, PVMA, and AALAS.

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Campus Events

New Format for Open House Succeeds

The Office of Admissions organized a socially distanced Fall Open House on Saturday, November 13, to ensure the safest possible event for guests, faculty, and staff. A total of 88 students and their guests attended (209 total visitors) across a three-hour period. They met with Program Directors, Financial Aid, and various other departments that students depend on including Athletics, Career & Transfer Services, Residence Life, and the Student Success Center.

Guests’ surveys said they enjoyed the socially distanced, self-guided tour format.

Some of the highlights of the day included the tour of the Veterinary Services Building, touring of the dorm room and meeting the RA, who was “very nice,” and meeting with Program Director Jacki Kopack to find out more about the PTA program. Admissions plans to offer this more personalized format for the Spring Open House on April 23.

PICTURED: Animal Center Management Program Director Linwood Robinson and ACM alumna Drew Smyth ’17.

FALL FEST IS PERFECT AUTUMN DAY Campus Activities held the first-ever Fall Fest to kick off Freak Week on the Library Lawn on Monday, October 25, featuring games, prizes, music, and more. It was a perfect fall day for ping-pong, scarecrow ring toss, drinks, music, and dressing up like a pumpkin.

Trevor Gulledge, Campus Activities Director, hoped that Fall Fest would capture the feel of going to a fair or festival in the fall and to give students a chance to socialize and play games, including win tickets for a raffle.

A host of other activities continued for Freak Week, including a campus trick-or-treat day when students visited participating offices for candy on October 26, a Halloween Bash at the Student Success Center on October 27, and a trip to the Bates Motel, the top-rated haunted attraction in the U.S. on October 28.

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FIRST COMMUNITY SCHOLARS RECOGNIZED More than 20 Partnership Sites students who participated in the first-ever Community Scholars program were recognized during a special gathering in the Little Theatre on Saturday, October 16. President Jon Jay DeTemple and David Castro, President and CEO of I-LEAD, thanked the students for their dedication to completing the program. The students devoted numerous Friday evening classes that were hours long to the leadership curriculum components. Each graduate spoke to the assembled group.

President DeTemple briefly explained that he chose education as an opportunity to help people and that he grew up in a government project, and most importantly, that education was his path to success and career fulfillment.

PTA CLINICIAN APPRECIATION DAY The PTA program successfully completed the 7th Annual PTA Clinician Appreciation Day on October 16. Event organizers Dr. Jacki Klaczak Kopack and Shaun Madary sought to recognize and acknowledge the important role clinical instructors perform in PTA education. This year’s event was offered in a hybrid format, to enable more clinicians to

TWO POLICE OFFICERS from the Philadelphia Police Department, Clarence M. Manson and Diane Cortes, were guest speakers in Niashia Maza’s Criminal Justice class on Tuesday, November 30, to conduct police recruitment and to discuss police interactions within the community.

participate, drawing 35 clinicians to campus and another 45 through the virtual platform.

After the program, the organizers received accolades such as, “I really enjoyed the presenters and visiting the campus after 21 years. I hope to come back again, as I left with some great resources and information that I can apply to my work” and “You did a phenomenal job...everything was great!”

ALLIED HEALTH PROGRAMS COLLABORATE Harcum College PTA and OTA students joined together for their annual educational session on November 2, introducing the students to therapy interventions for patients in the ICU or trauma setting. The session was co-taught by Dr. Jacki Klaczak Kopack, PTA Program Director, and Christa Eck, OTA professor. The educational session prioritized patient-centered care and introduced the students to the medical monitoring they need to understand to provide safe, competent interventions that promote a patient’s return to independence.

“We surveyed the students, and 100% of attendees agreed that the interactions allowed them to learn about a different discipline,” Kopack said. “It gave them the opportunity to problem solve treatment interventions for a case scenario.”

They also said it was helpful having two points of view from different fields of health care and appreciated the group setting to work on case studies together.

NEWEST OTAS PINNED IN DECEMBER The Occupational Therapy Assistant program hosted a Pinning Ceremony to recognize their Fall 2021 graduates on December 11. Faculty, graduates, and their families gathered in Klein Hall on Saturday, to commemorate the milestone. Student speakers were Amber Dennis and Richard Conroy. Three students were recognized with awards: Richard Conroy, Emerging Leader Award; Christina Scowden, Academic Excellence Award; and Carol Wilson, Faculty Commendation Award.

TV STAR HELPS FASHION STUDENTS PREPARE Prajjé Oscar, a Philadelphia designer known for his exquisite evening gowns and luxurious fabrics, came to Harcum’s Fashion Design class on Thursday, February 10, to critique their muslins. This is a necessary stage of the process when design students should have figured out the construction of their fabric ideas and patterns for the collections slated for debut at Harcum’s Spring Fashion show.

Oscar was a season 19 contestant on “Project Runway.” He graduated from Massachusetts College of Art in Boston, opened his fashion house in Boston in 2003, and now oversees its operations in Philadelphia, and its design studio and manufacture in Haiti. According to Fashion Programs Director Julian Crooks, Oscar stayed all day helping, even through the early evening.

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Advancement News A Shining Light to a Generation

PICTURED: Maureen Kennedy in the 1996 Harcum College Yearbook.

“A very caring and devoted teacher…who gave us courage, dedication…to work hard and never give up.” That is how Fashion Design graduate Heather Reese ’96 described her former professor Maureen Kennedy in the 1996 yearbook.

A bright light in the firmament of Harcum professors, Maureen Kennedy taught fashion design, fashion merchandising, and English classes at the College from 1971 to 1995. In the lower corner of the yearbook page dedicated to Ms. Kennedy is a hand-drawn cross, a testament to her 16 years as a Sister of St. Francis in Williamsville, New York.

After leaving the convent, the New York native moved to Philadelphia, obtained a master’s in design from Drexel University, and began teaching at Harcum, where she spent the next 24 years.

Through mutual friends, Dr. Janet Schwengber, who served briefly as the academic dean at Harcum, met Maureen Kennedy at a Christmas party in 1994. “She was the most gentle person, so spiritually endowed,” Dr. Schwengber said of her spouse and dearest friend. “She was extremely influential in the kindest, most selfless way.

She made deep and lasting connections with her students, recognizing each as an individual.”

Maureen Kennedy passed away on September 2, 2021, in Cooperstown, New York. In honor of her life and enduring friendship, Dr. Schwengber established the Maureen M. Kennedy Scholarship to recognize her extraordinary devotion to a generation of Harcum students. The new scholarship will be awarded to second-year fashion design students with a preference for students of color and international students, with the first award to be made in Fall 2022.

“Maureen was dedicated to Harcum. She was teaching her students to be women of contribution,” Dr. Schwengber said, “to embrace their potential roles in the professional world,” a value that has carried forth and illuminates Harcum College’s path and purpose today.

CONSIDER CREATING A LEGACY AT HARCUM WITH AN IRA CHARITABLE ROLLOVER Did you know that you can give any amount (up to a maximum of $100,000) per year from your IRA directly to a qualified charity such as Harcum College without having to pay income taxes on the contribution? Through this popular gift option, commonly called the IRA charitable rollover or QCD, you pay neither taxable income nor a tax deduction, so you benefit even if you do not itemize your deductions.

This gift does not count as income so it can reduce your annual income level, may lower your Medicare premiums, and decrease the amount of Social Security that is subject to tax. Please call Brooke Walker, Vice President of Institutional Advancement to create your legacy gift at Harcum at 610-312-3385.

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Antonio. He had a long and successful career in banking including 18 years between American Bank/Meridian Bank and the National Bank of Boyertown and 22 years at Bryn Mawr Trust.

Under his leadership, the Kevin D. Marlo Golf & Tennis Classic grew into Harcum’s largest annual fundraiser, bringing in more than $1 million over the years. Nearly 70 Harcum students have received significant scholarship support as a result.

Circle of Excellence Honors Trustee Emeritus

Believing in the value of scholarships for Harcum students, Thomas J. Giamoni spearheaded the creation of a new fundraising golf outing in 1999. For his steady leadership at the helm of the Kevin D. Marlo Golf & Tennis Classic for more than two decades and for his dedication to its enduring success, Giamoni has been named the 2021 Circle of Excellence Award recipient, to be honored at the President’s Dinner in Klein Hall on March 25.

“I believe in Harcum’s mission and the dedication of the executive team, the board, and the faculty and staff who serve the College so well,” Giamoni said. “What we do in raising scholarship funds for today’s students is important and necessary.”

The Circle of Excellence recognizes College donors who have given $50,000 or more. The first recognition went to Dr. Samuel Cimino in 2019. Dennis Marlo was named the second recipient at a virtual ceremony in 2020. All three recipients thus far have been longstanding College trustees.

Giamoni first joined the Harcum College Board of Trustees in 1999, continuing to serve until 2015, earning the designation trustee emeritus. Even after his service on the board ended, he continued to chair the golf and tennis event.

Originally from Phillipsburg, New Jersey, Giamoni graduated from what is now DeSales University, earning additional degrees in banking from the University of Oklahoma at Norman and the University of Texas at San

ALUMNA FROM DIFFERENT ERAS WIN 2021 AWARDS On the occasion of the President’s Dinner, two alumni are recognized annually for becoming leaders in their professions, their communities, and beyond. Established by the Harcum College Alumni Association, the annual Alumni Awards for 2021 will recognize June Berman Oster ’73 as Outstanding Alumna and Drew Smyth ’17 as Outstanding Young Alumna, representing the caring professions.

June Berman Olster is a graduate of the Early Childhood Education Program. She holds a Pennsylvania Private Academic School Certification in Nursery and Kindergarten and graduated Most Likely to Succeed in Early Childhood Education. She was a beloved and accomplished early childhood educator for more than 28 years.

Drew Smyth currently serves as secretary of the Harcum College Alumni Association Board of Directors. She also serves as an active alumni ambassador, sharing her Harcum experience with prospective Animal Center Management students. As a student, she was an active member and president of Harcum’s chapter of Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) International Honor Society and founded the first Animal Center Management Club. She was the recipient of the 2017 Harcum President’s Award, the highest student award conferred at commencement. She has put her Animal Center Management degree into practice as the owner of Miss Drew’s Doggy Daycare in Spring City, Pennsylvania.

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Advancement News

TEA AND CONVERSATION AT BEDFORD HALL EVENT: Alumni and friends gathered at Bedford Hall on October 14 for an afternoon of “Tea & Conversation.” Graduates connected with each other and shared their Harcum experiences. Among them were Mary Ann Skelton Oaks ’52 and Merle Berman Holman ’56, who are on the Golden Bears reunion committee. Also attending were Carole Downing ’87, ’05, Marsha Williams ’06, and Suzanna Bartchy Catalfano ’14. President Jon Jay DeTemple; Carole Champlin, Professor Emeritus and former Program Director of Human Services; and Jim Miller, Academic Internship Director, also joined the event.

SOCKTOBER DRIVE SERVES THE HOMELESS The Harcum community contributed 788 new pairs of socks, together with the Student Occupational Therapy Association collecting 224 pairs, for The Joy of Sox®, resulting in a grand total of 1,012 pairs donated by Harcum for Socktober 2021. The Joy of Sox®, based in Radnor, is serving those experiencing homelessness with an item of clothing they rarely get and desperately need.

They have distributed over 621,000 pairs to 273 shelters in 34 states and 6 countries.

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POWER OF POSSIBILITIES RECOGNIZES DONORS AND SCHOLARS More than 70 virtual guests joined the Power of Possibilities via Zoom to celebrate Harcum’s student scholarship recipients and the donors who help make their education possible.

Following a welcome by President Jon Jay DeTemple who shared founder Edith Harcum’s counsel to “Be generous and tolerant yourself,” guests were greeted by United States Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon representing Pennsylvania’s 5th District. In deference to Harcum’s signature strength preparing future health care professionals, Scanlon said, “Harcum has graduated the heroes we have needed for the last four years.”

As the featured speaker of the event, Dr. Lorina Marshall-Blake, President of the Independence Blue Cross Foundation, said that she “loves the values that guide Harcum” and “loves

events like this. Colleges offer opportunity,” she added, “but opportunity has to be nurtured and shared.”

Another compelling portion of the program including testimonials from three scholarship recipients who shared their Harcum stories; Adneka Robinson ’22, a Nursing major, who received the Independence Blue Cross Foundation Nurses for Tomorrow Scholarship; Derek Schlosser ’22, a Physical Therapist Assistant major, who received the Devin M. Gold Scholarship and the Marlo Family Scholarship; and Georgia Strambler ’22, a Business Management major from the One Bright Ray Partnership Site and recipient of the Ellen B. Farber Next Generation Scholarship.

Vice President for Institutional Advancement Brooke Walker concluded the program by noting the three powerful student stories shared. For each student, “their scholarship was a ray of light.”

Foundations & Grants

Farber Family Foundation Challenge Exceeded

The Office of Institutional Advancement announced that it exceeded the goal of the Farber Family Foundation $100,000 Challenge, raising more than $291,000 in scholarship support for Bryn Mawr and Partnership Sites students. Harcum extends a sincere thank you to Ellen Farber, the Farber Family Foundation, and many generous donors. Pictured from left with Hatcher are Gale De Veaux ’21, Deliverance Partnership Site, and Derek Schlosser ’22, PTA major, Bryn Mawr.

GRANTS PREPARE STUDENTS Harcum recently received two grants that transform teaching and learning spaces and prepare students for in-demand jobs.

The Delta Dental Community Care Foundation awarded funds for three new patient chairs for the Cohen Dental Center’s Radiology Rooms, used for clinical patient treatment and Dental Hygiene and Dental Assisting/ EFDA Radiology Labs. The new chairs replaced equipment in compromised condition due to age and heavy patient use. Considering that most patients begin their course of care with dental X-rays, the chairs are used daily and

FOR PATIENT CARE enable patients to be supported while assuming a comfortable, relaxed position. The Dental Clinic serves over 1,000 patients a year.

New support from the Scholler Foundation will advance the skills of Harcum’s Nursing students through simulation training. The Foundation funded a bladder scanner, which creates an image of the bladder with no risk to the patient. Scanning can reduce unnecessary catheterization and infections. Students will learn how to assess bladder status, especially for patients experiencing physical distress.

DID YOU KNOW?

The Dental Clinic serves over 1,000 patients a year.

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International Studies at Harcum Transforming Lives, Building Cultural Resonance

FOR GENERATIONS OF YOUNG PEOPLE, international study in the United States has proven to

be a life-changing experience, especially appealing to

those with a spirit of adventure, open mindedness, and a desire to experience this country—its glamorous big cities, wide open spaces, and melting pot of cultures.

“Coming to the U.S. offers prestige,” said Michelle

Stanziano, Harcum’s Director of the Center for

International Programs, referring to the cachet of

studying English or earning a degree from an Englishspeaking country.

“The U.S. is still perceived worldwide as the place

where anyone from any station in life can pull them-

selves up by their bootstraps and become success-

ful,” added Won Lee, Assistant Director of the Center for International Programs.

And if America is thought of as the land of oppor-

tunity, then English is the language of opportunity.

According to Studio Cambridge, English is spoken on some level by one in four worldwide or more

than 1.75 billion people. It has become universally regarded as the language of science, computers,

diplomacy, and tourism. Knowing English increases

anyone’s chances of employment in their home country or worldwide, many times over.

Anyang Atem came to that realization himself. A native of South Sudan, he did not speak English. He did not

even know how to read or write. Given an opportunity, he wanted to get an education. He came to the United States by himself at age 15 with help from a sponsor. “He gave me the opportunity to improve myself.”

Now, Atem is 22 years old and studying at Harcum. He takes a full class load–Sociology, English Composition,

Psychology, Sports Management, and Nutrition–all in English. And he is getting all A’s and A-’s thus far in the

semester. At 6’11’, he is naturally on the basketball team, and says the season is going well. Playing sports generally helps with acculturation to the U.S. That doesn’t mean studying abroad isn’t challenging.

“I have made a big sacrifice. I don’t go home much and wait two or three months before I speak with my

parents,” he said. “A lot of the time I feel homesick.”

But he wants to be a businessman, and he knows English is the language of business around the world, and

is willing to not only endure his situation, but hopes to give back to his community and his family someday.

“Anyang brings so many rich experiences of his upbringing to the classroom,” said Koyuki Yip, who teaches

his Psychology 111 class. “He is motivated to learn. He connects the universal concepts of Psychology to his own experiences of living on another continent.”

Yip believes that the perspective and lived experiences of international students help shape one universal

aspect: we are all human.

ANYANG ATEM CAME TO NORTH AMERICA FROM SOUTH SUDAN TO LEARN TO READ AND WRITE AND TO SPEAK ENGLISH. SEVEN YEARS LATER, HE IS TAKING COLLEGE CLASSES IN ENGLISH.

A 1928 ARTICLE IN THE MUSICAL COURIER FEATURED EDITH HARCUM APPEARING WITH THE HARCUM TRIO AND DESCRIBED HARCUM AS “A UNIQUE SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL REPUTATION.” HARCUM STUDIED IN BOTH VIENNA AND PARIS.

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HISTORY OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES AT HARCUM

As early as 1920, five years after the College’s founding, two Norwegians were enrolled as “post-graduate students.”

A steady influx of international students continued for decades. They

hailed from Canada, South America, and Asian countries such as Thailand and Japan because a college education in the United States meant high academic quality, a unique curriculum, a multicultural environment, and

abundant opportunities to expand their professional or life circumstances.

During Philip Klein’s tenure as president, he was also affiliated with

International House in Philadelphia, a residence for international students from the University of Pennsylvania and nearby schools. This association

facilitated a healthy connection between students from other countries feeling welcome at Harcum College.

According to the 1968 catalog, there were 12 students representing 11

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countries studying at Harcum. Because the number of students and the

range of countries they hailed from continued to increase, Harcum established the English Language Academy (ELA) in 1984, and formally intro-

duced the first services for international students in 1989, services which continue today under Stanziano’s direction.

She has extensive experience in her field, holding a master’s in Teaching

English to Speakers of Other Languages and four years of experience

at Temple and Philadelphia Universities. She herself studied abroad four times. She always liked working with international students including

refugees from Kosovo and Cambodia. Many of her college friends were international students.

Harcum’s international students need someone friendly and knowledge-

able like Stanziano in their corners. They rely on her to help them pick out a car or select a health insurance plan. She has focused her adult life on

learning everything she can to help international students succeed in the United States.

AN ERA OF UNPRECEDENTED CHALLENGES

Harcum’s international enrollment would be greatly impacted by 2017

because of the polarizing political climate, increasing anti-immigration rhetoric, and a new president’s policies and executive orders impacting immi-

gration, which blocked millions from coming to the United States by existing immigrant channels.

In Fall 2019, Harcum’s international student enrollment dipped to 36 au

pairs, 18 degree-seeking international students and three students in the English Language Academy.

“As the result of immigration policies, many more students wanted visas

than could get them,” Stanziano said. “At first it was political. It became a

lot harder to obtain a student visa.” She explained that students from certain countries were being denied outright regardless of their interest or qualifica-

tions. Unprecedented denials and long delays became increasingly common for international students applying for F-1’s.

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Before the pandemic, activities such as pumpkin carving were commonly offered for international students, and au pairs, and children of their host families took part.

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Michelle Stanziano serves as the Director of the

International Studies Programs at Harcum and has studied

abroad extensively, befriending many international students along the way.

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The Men’s Basketball Team boasts six international players

this year. Pictured left to right are Khayden Stewart (Canada), Anyang Atem (South Sudan), Louis Bleechmore (Australia), Mohamed Wague (Mali), Abdul Shanunu (Ghana), and Jonathan Izemef (Democratic Republic of Congo).

study in the United States for five years, and 19 with J-1 visas who can stay for two years for educational or cul-

tural exchange. Most of Harcum’s international students

are F-1 athletes who have been recruited or J-1 au pairs.

THE FUTURE OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES

Stanziano fervently wishes to improve the numbers and kinds of international students coming to Harcum and filling a range of majors. She is now hopeful that the

number of au pairs will dramatically increase beginning this summer for weekend and fall classes.

She would love to initiate a study abroad program for

Harcum students since she found a profound direction in her life from her own studies abroad. Something

like a week-long immersion experience could benefit She found the wave of anti-immigrant rhetoric dis-

heartening and dishonest. “Most of the immigrants com-

American students and have lasting impacts personally and professionally.

For domestic students, studying with and befriending

ing to the U.S. are not illegals,” she said.

international students can open their eyes to different

them for societal ills, she wonders how many immigrants

cultures different from theirs.

To those who lack empathy for immigrants or blame

they actually know or have encountered.

ways of life, promoting understanding and tolerance for Dr. Alexandra Hilosky believes international students

It is likewise unfathomable to Won Lee. “We are a

add a global perspective. Freshman Germano Boides de

On top of a challenging political environment, the

from his home country in nutritional science class. “His

nation of immigrants,” he said. pandemic hit.

“The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the inter-

national educational landscape on an unprece-

dented global scale,” said Mirka Martel, head of

research, evaluation, and learning at the International

Souza (Brazil) became a welcome voice regarding foods class contributions helped his classmates realize that

proteins, lipids, and carbohydrates can be prepared in

different ways, in different cultures, connecting food to family and tradition.”

While starting a Division I Men’s Soccer program in

Educational Exchange.

2014 was not initially conceived as a way to introduce

and substantial changes in the laws were imposed, and

that has been the net effect.

By July 2020, Stanziano reports exhaustive rules

she no longer had a contact in immigration. Many of

Harcum’s international students were not permitted to

leave home countries like Australia, or faced lockdowns in countries such as Spain and Germany. They got their

more international students to the Bryn Mawr Campus, “International students are able to teach other stu-

dents real life examples of different cultures and ways of living,” said adjunct instructor Kathy Raymond.

Whether they play soccer, volleyball, basketball, or

degrees at home, finishing their classes virtually.

run track, these athletes and other students from abroad

in lost tuition revenue, many fewer degrees awarded by

place to live and study. □

Nationally, the pandemic resulted in billions of dollars

U.S. colleges and universities, and diminished international experiences impacting not only foreign students

coming to Harcum, but American Harcum students and faculty, too.

Currently, Harcum has 56 international students

enrolled: 37 with F-1 visas, which allows students to

have made Harcum a richer, more culturally resonant

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very year, an estimated 18,000 to 20,000 young people aged 18 to 24, mostly women, come to the United States to live with a family and care for their children as au pairs. The French phrase au pair literally translates to “at par” or “equal to” and speaks to the expectations of the arrangement–that au pairs are employed but not merely employees. They expect to be treated like a member of the host family and not as a maid, a babysitter, or household servant.

American families who wish to engage an au pair are expected to embrace the spirit of the program. At its heart, hosting an au pair is a cultural exchange, giving young people an extraordinary chance to live, work, and study in the U.S. Consider foreign exchange students who come to the United States for a semester in high school. They are hoping for a rich immersion experience in American culture that includes travel and socialization.

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The same dream of a fulfilling, immersive experience is typical for an au pair. The difference is that au pairs are paid a salary, room, and board, in exchange for caring for the host family’s children up to 45 hours a week, so they have free time to enjoy adventures or visit with friends.

Between agency program fees and required au pair expenses (such as weekly stipends, travel and food, and up to $500 toward a mandatory education requirement), the total minimum cost of the program is around $20,000 a year, regardless of the number of children in the family.

Harcum is a longtime education provider for au pairs.

Through its Center for International Programs and English Language Academy which was founded in 1986, it has been uniquely positioned to provide an eight-week curriculum that teaches grammar and oral communication classes. They may take one of two tracks: The Au Pair Extraordinaire program requires two classes and the EduCare program requires four classes.

FUELED BY A SPIRIT OF ADVENTURE and a desire to experience American culture, nearly 20,000 au pairs TERESA LEONCINI is an au pair from Florence, Italy,

come to the United States annually to live and work.

studying professional business and communications

Won Lee (at left) and his Spring 2022 Intermediate

at Harcum. She is hopeful that her studies at Harcum

Grammar class demonstrate their joie de vivre and

will help her with the language barrier and misses

school spirit. Students are (from back row, left to right)

her Italian food. Professor Kathy Raymond greatly

Flavio Caja Peña, Griselda Dayana Coaquira Uriarte,

appreciates Leoncini’s enthusiasm for meeting new

Lina Marcela Barrera, Katherin Serrato Holguin, and

people and new cultures.

Mariana Jauregui.

“Au pairs dream of studying in the United States,” said Won Lee, an associate professor, and assistant director of the International Studies program. “Often, they come here having studied English through rote memorization. These classes provide a more full palette.”

Lee said a lot of the au pairs who study at Harcum are from South American countries such as Colombia, Argentina, Brazil, Peru, and Ecuador. Other popular home countries include Mexico, Germany, France, South Africa, and Croatia.

For young people the world over, he explained, they have an image of the United States as a good place, a safe place for non-Americans to succeed.

“I love their eagerness to learn U.S. culture,” said Kathy Raymond, who teaches Professional and Business Communication, a course commonly taken by au pairs and other international students Lee has taught au pairs since being an adjunct here in the early 2000’s. “I enjoy their unique point of view. Their goal is to experience a new culture. As a teacher, I feed off that energy. Passing on what knowledge I have gives me peace. I feel joy.”

He also said they enjoy meeting other au pairs and making connections. He sees strong friendships developing

within each session he teaches. However, socializing with other au pairs and personal travel has been considerably curtailed of late because of pandemic protocols such as social distancing, quarantining, and masking.

This has meant au pairs are spending more time with their host families than they likely anticipated when they first dreamed of coming to America. For families whose children may have to pivot to remote learning in a heartbeat, they may feel lucky to have their au pair. That means they

“Their goal is to experience a new culture. As a teacher, I feed off that energy.

Passing on what knowledge I have gives me peace. I feel joy.”

WON LEE, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

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can go to work even if their children cannot go to school.

But providing extra hours of child care on top of what they are contracting for isn’t why au pairs come to the United States.

“Some au pairs have had it difficult. They lost some of the freedom to experience things that brought them here,” Lee said. “But things are getting better. Needless to say, everyone is anxiously looking to the end of the pandemic.”

Raymond strives to be a friend and a mentor to au pairs and other international students. “When a student is so far from home, they need a friend and someone to talk to regarding the hurdles that may be faced here,” she said. “They come to the U.S. with worries and fears [yet] they are not afraid to step out of their comfort zone. They are focused on striving to not only be good students but good persons.”

IN MEMORIAM Associate Professor and Assistant Director of International Programs Won Lee passed away unexpectedly on February 17, 2022, while Patches was under production. With this issue, we share and honor his legacy—helping a generation of international students flourish at Harcum College.

IN THE SUMMER OF 2019, au pairs enjoyed a special workshop in Digital Photography, which complemented their desire to sightsee and included a field trip to the Philadelphia Art Museum.

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Faculty & Staff News HEIDI TECHNER, Interior Design program director, won the Golden Paint award in the Wayne Art Center 2021 Members Juried Exhibition for her painting “A Time to Heal.”

PRESIDENT JON JAY DETEMPLE and DARIO BELLOT, CFO, attended the 81st Annual Meeting of the Pan American Association of Philadelphia, held at the “A Time to Heal” by Heidi Techner Union League on November 30. Founded in 1940, the Association promotes cultural, educational, and social activities to increase cooperation among peoples from Canada to Chile. Pictured: President DeTemple with Pan American Association President Romulo Diaz, Esq.

CELESTE ATKINS, site coordinator at Deliverance Evangelistic Church, is also a published author and has seven novels available for purchase. Her writings, reflecting her urban upbringing, intertwine with her musings on love and romance.

THERESA GROODY, director of Professional Studies, was awarded a Doctor of Health Sciences (DHSc) from the University of Bridgeport, completing both Education and Clinician tracks (magna cum laude).

Her dissertation, “Faculty Perspective of Dental Education in Pennsylvania During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Phenomenological Qualitative Study,” focused on teaching preclinical skills during the pandemic, the innovative strategies employed, and teaching modifications.

ASHLEY HERR-PERRIN, program director, associate professor, and chair of the social science curriculum at Harcum College, had two articles published online: “JEDI is Trending in Higher Education” in DiverseEducation.com and “Six Tips for Cultivating a Trauma-Informed Higher Education Classroom” in FacultyFocus.com.

EDWARD KOVACS, Dean of Student Life, received an Ed.D. from Temple University. His dissertation, “An Investigation of a First-Year Seminar Program and Sense of Belonging: A Study of First-Year Students Enrolled at a 4-year, Private Institution,” explored belonging in a first-year seminar program and lead to advancing institutional retention efforts.

DIONNE LEE joined the Student Life team as a Career & Transfer Services Advisor. She holds a general studies degree from Montgomery County Community College and a degree in middle school education from Clark Atlanta University.

KRISTY MATULEVICH, Lab Sciences, received an M.Ed. in Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment from Cabrini University. Her capstone project focused on “The Effect of Self-Regulation Skills Workshops on Academic Performance in Higher Education.”

EVELYN SANTANA, Executive Director of Partnership Sites, received an Ed.D. in Higher Education Leadership and Innovation from Wilmington University.

Her dissertation, “Factors that Affect Retention and Graduation in Minority Students in Colleges,” examined obstacles leading to minority student’s lack of persistence and failure to graduate two- and four-year institutions.

PAMELA WOODLAND joined the Harcum faculty as director of the business programs. She holds a doctorate in Educational Leadership from Gywnedd Mercy University, where she previously taught. She has a real estate certificate in Housing and Urban Development and realtor licenses in three states.

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Athletics Roundup Fall Season Lifted by Standouts

The Women’s Soccer team finished the 2021–22 season with a record of 4–4 and advanced to the 2021 D1 East District Quarter Final Match against Monroe. Two players were named to All-Region teams: Peta-Gay Dixon, to First Team, All Region and Kaeleigh Serianna to First Team, All Region.

Men’s Soccer finished the 2021–2022 season with an 11–1–0 record, reclaiming the Region 19 Championship for the second consecutive season, hoping to retain the Eastern District Championship. In an upset, the season ended after losing to the Harford Fighting Owls in the Semi-Finals. Daniel Rebolledo was named Region 19 Player of the Year.

Also named to the Division I All-Region Team were Juan Ortiz, Oscar Tenorio, Luke Charles, Jorge Fernandez, and Michael Weber.

Women’s Volleyball finished the 2021–22 season with a record of 8–5, winning the regular season for Region 19, advancing to the finals for the District match, losing to the County College of Morris in a five-set match. The Bears graduated five sophomores. Shyann Foxx was nominated Region 19 MVP.

The 2021–22 Men’s Soccer Team won the D-I Regional Championship following an undefeated regular season.

COACH KELLY NOTCHES 400 TH WIN Coach Drew Kelly and the Men’s Basketball team made program history on November 22, 2021, earning the 400th program win in the 14th season with a 107–82 landmark victory against Cecil College. The program, started in 2005-06, has averaged 25 wins per year.

PHILLY NATIVE JOINS 1,000-POINT CLUB Yazid Powell scored his 1,000th point on February 19 in a win over ASA. Powell scored a seasonhigh 30 points on 12–18 FGs and also dished out 5 assists. He also has a stunning win-loss record 45–3 as a Harcum Bear.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL ADVANCES TO PLAYOFFS

With a win over Delaware Tech on February 22, Women’s Basketball finished the regular season with a record of 17–11, and advanced to a semi final playoff round, for the first time in five seasons.

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MEN’S BASKETBALL HEADING TO NATIONALS The Men’s Basketball Team finished their regular season on February 19, with a record of 28–2, and advanced to the Region 19 playoffs on February 25, with an NJCAA national ranking of 9th in the country, where they defeated Monroe 87-74 to win the NJCAA Region 15/19 Championship. They went on to win the East District Championship on March 5, securing a berth in the NJCAA D-I National Champships in Hutchinson, Kansas.

Alumni News What You’re Saying Jami (Hutchison) Huber

NEW HOLLAND VETERINARY HOSPITAL posted an update.

Meet Jami! Jami is a 2004 graduate of the Veterinary Nursing program at Harcum College. She has been at New Holland Veterinary Hospital for almost 12 years! She was raised around dogs and dog shows. Her mom has had Basenji’s since she was 8 years old. She found her passion for this profession while working in a boarding kennel/ veterinary hospital during high school.

MISHOCK PHYSICAL THERAPY AND ASSOCIATES posted an update.

Mario DiCarlo

Mishock Physical Therapy & Associates is Growing! Our Phoenixville Clinic is pleased to welcome board certified, Physical Therapy Assistant, Mario DiCarlo, PTA. Mario graduated from Harcum College in 2020 with a Physical Therapist Assistant degree.

Welcome Mario! We’re grateful to have you as part of our Phoenixville team!

Anna Dougherty

ANNA DOUGHERTY is with METROPOLITAN VETERINARY ASSOCIATES via Facebook “I’ve spent my entire career at MVA; I started as an Emergency Assistant, then worked as a mid-shift and overnight Emergency Nurse. I have spent the past three years working as an Oncology Nurse. My favorite part of the job is the relationships that I develop with our oncology patients and their families. I especially love being able to share our Chemo Graduates on social media (with owner consent), pictured here is one of our most recent graduates Gatsby.” #vettechlife #ourteamrules #behindthestethescope #veterinarymedicine

Candice Brawley

CANDICE BRAWLEY posted an update from VCA WELLINGTON. “I got into the veterinary field because of my love of animals and my desire to help them, of course! While being in the field, I found I also love helping and teaching owners. This is something VCA excels in, along with incredible and passionate patient care. I could not ask for a better team of compassionate people to work with and learn from.”

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Alumni News Meet Two Golden Bears Reunion Volunteers

“We have all walked different paths since we left Harcum—advanced degrees, careers, families, travel, and even retirement. This will be a wonderful chance to reconnect and learn where each of our journeys has taken us, to reminisce and ‘take a walk down memory lane.’ I look forward to reconnecting with you.”

— Susan Zeller-Kent ’72 Past President, Harcum College Alumni Association

“2023 will be here before we know it and will mark the 50th anniversary of our graduation from Harcum College. As a fellow member of the class of 1973, I hope you will make plans to join me and our classmates on October 7–8, 2022, Harcum’s Homecoming Weekend, to kick off a year-long celebration.”

— June Berman Olster ’73 ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD ADDS NEW MEMBERS The Harcum College Alumni Association added two graduates to the board: Amy Williams Copeland ’86, Fashion Design; and Portia Graham ’12, Leadership Studies.

Amy Copeland has spent three decades creating, designing and constructing fashions, home furnishings,

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MINNESOTA MEETUP Alumni Christine Marlo-Triemstra ’00, Merrie Kristol Forstein ’63, and Melissa Samango met for brunch in Minneapolis on December 19 to share Harcum stories.

and costumes. She was an integral part of Harcum’s Centennial activities including “Bears and Squares” and by serving as a panelist in the lecture series. Currently, she serves as a member of the Fashion Design Advisory Board.

She has taught Fashion Design at Jefferson University since 2007, and serves as an adjunct professor in Harcum’s Fashion Design program.

After Portia Graham completed her degree at the Harcum College Coatesville Partnership Site, she went on to serve as site coordinator. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Eastern University in 2015, and currently works at the Coatesville Veteran Affairs Medical Center, as an Advanced Medical Support Assistant. She founded and works with her non-profit organization Covenant Lives, LLC.

In Memoriam CATHERINE CHADWICK HELM

Class of 1977 MELISSA KOLONICH

Class of 2000 TRACEY FISHER

Class of 2017

Sandra Smolen Jaffe ’58 HCAA SNACK BREAK Members of the Harcum College Alumni Association (HCAA) Board sponsored a “snack break” during final exams on December 8 in the Academic Center. Tracy JohnsonRockmore ’04, HCAA President, said, “It was great to be on campus and to connect with Harcum’s future alumni!

We look forward to more opportunities to connect with students and alumni in the spring semester.”

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If you have done amazing things with your Harcum degree, we want to hear from you. Send us your news and a photo ideally to NEWS@HARCUM.EDU.

Founder of Preservation Hall Sandra Smolen Jaffe, founder of Preservation Hall, the celebrated home of New Orleans jazz for six decades, passed away in New Orleans on December 27, 2021 at age 83.

She was born in Philadelphia, grew up in Wynnefield. She studied journalism and public relations at Harcum, graduating in 1958, and worked for an advertising agency for two years. She married her husband on Christmas Day 1960. On their way home from Mexico City, they stopped in New Orleans.

“When I heard the music for the first time, it felt like a total transformation,” Jaffe said in a 2011 interview published in this magazine. “We found this whole new world…the music was just so wonderful.”

In 1961, she and her husband opened a club called Preservation Hall in New Orleans to showcase the unique blend of African, Caribbean, and European music for which New Orleans is famous for today. It has since become one of the most venerated jazz venues in the country. “It all started as a jam session in 1960 that never ended,” she said.

In 2006, she and her son Ben Jaffe received the National Medal of Arts Award for the Preservation Hall Jazz Band from President George W. Bush in the Oval Office. She was honored by Harcum College with a lifetime achievement award in 2010.

Sandra Jaffe is survived by her two sons, Russell Jaffe and the affore-mentioned Ben Jaffe, who currently oversees Preservation Hall; two sisters, Resa Lambert and Brenda Epstein; and four grandchildren Allaina, Rebecca, William and Emma Lena.

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Bear Pride

THE ADMISSIONS TEAM (left to right) Isabelle Waddelow, Krystal Popiel, Karey Bowen, Maggie Hobbs, Tyler Gangi, and Rachel Bowen. Not pictured, Liz McWilliams.

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riginality. Follow-through.

Chutzpah. These are all qualities that characterize the Admissions Team at Harcum College. They are full of enterprise, too, because they likely have gone where no admissions team has gone before.

They’ve soared to a national victory with a team Halloween costume in 2018, winning a year’s worth of free Chipotle. Their gingerbread house won a team office decorating contest in 2019. And when Harcum launched its TikTok platform in 2021, they starred in videos to push out the Harcum brand.

At the helm of this spirited team since 2012 is Rachel Bowen, Vice President of Enrollment Management.

“College Admissions is so important,” Bowen said. “Our job is to be the cheerleader and the advocate to our prospective students.”

When the effects of the pandemic dampened everyone’s spirits, the Harcum community could always count on Admissions’ cheer.

“Love our admissions team,” commented Dossie Cavallucci ’80, ’93, EFDA Program Director, after seeing

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their last TikTok video embracing the latest craze, the #JerkChallenge, on the Harcum Facebook page.

TikToks may be their latest endeavor, but their hallmark has been the group costumes, revealed just before Halloween.

“It was such a good team building exercise the first year, we decided to do it the next year but up the ante to the gold trophy year,” said Bowen.

“Winning gave us the confidence to keep trying new challenging things.”

In 2020, their team costume was a Zoom screen, towering 20 feet in the air, assembled on the steps of Melville.

In 2021, they became a troupe of ghouls, barely distinguishable from one another and a ghoulish TikTok.

Senior Admissions Counselor KRYSTAL POPIEL, who did television in California, hosts Harcum’s news show “Bears Beat,” in a bright, energetic style that reflects beautifully on the institution. “I help showcase our wonderful students and their accomplishments.”

They have also hosted informative videos, which became critically important during the pandemic. Even when prospects were not able to campus, the Admissions Team made sure they had a great feel for Harcum and the Harcum brand.

“Our holistic approach is to guide the student through the admissions process so they can gain the confidence they need to succeed,” Bowen concluded. “We are with them through every step because it can be a daunting process. Helping students get to the finish line, motivates us to keep going.”

And for all their efforts that infuse the school with such a fun personality while pushing out its core values, Harcum is tickled pink.

FOUNDERS’ DAY 2022

In 2018, Harcum College launched Founders’ Day, a day of giving, to celebrate its opening over 100 years ago. The mission of our founders, Edith and Octavius Harcum, to provide students with an opportunity for outstanding academic, career, and life preparation lives on today.

Celebrate FOUNDERS’ DAY with us!

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29

2022 FOUNDERS’ DAY COMMITTEE:

24-hour day of giving to raise funds for The Harcum Fund and Founders’ Day Eve, Reception at Bedford Hall

Co-Chairs: Trevor Gulledge & Julie Taddeo Donna Broderick, Julian Crooks, Christa Eck, Robyn Gleason, Meg Kelly, Steve Kleponis, Shawn Madary, Jana Rediger, Roxanne Sutton

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