Patches THE MAGAZINE OF HARCUM COLLEGE • WINTER 2018
L ABORATORY SCIENCE
A FORCE FOR GOOD
Lost Murals • Cage - Free Kennel • Trash to Treasure
PATCHES WINTER 2018
IN THIS ISSUE Patches magazine serves as Harcum College’s messenger to its diverse readership- alumni, faculty, staff, students, parents, and friends. In this issue a key academic program is highlighted and a summary of new events, activities, and people provides a window into what makes Harcum “The College of Possibilities”.
COVER: Priscilla Marino and Diana Kopytyuk in the OMGC Lab
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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
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COMMUNITY NEWS
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FACULTY & STAFF NEWS
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HARCUM HELPS
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ATHLETICS
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ALUMNI NEWS
10 LAB SCIENCE: A FORCE FOR GOOD Laboratory Science challenges minds and helps save lives
22 FREE RANGE Alumna’s cage-free kennel is a hit with canines
24 TRASH TO TREASURE A longtime Harcum staff member creates unique art from found items
Lab Science Clinical Coordinator and Instructor Kristy Matulevich
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From the President In recent issues of Patches we have showcased many of our academic programs, demonstrating the proven value of a Harcum degree and our goal of preparing graduates for viable and rewarding careers. This has been the focus of Harcum’s academic programs since our founding by Edith and Octavius Harcum in 1915 and is central to our mission and goals. In this issue Harcum’s Laboratory Science programs are profiled and you’ll learn about how this field – so vital to medical practice and public health yet largely unseen to the public – represents Harcum’s high standards for career-based programs and earns kudos from employers who hire Harcum graduates as well as from professional accrediting bodies. Laboratory scientists perform over 10 billion tests for physicians, laboratories, and government agencies in the U.S. each year, helping diagnose diseases and physiological problems, predict and anticipate medical problems, and help determine courses of treatment. It’s a field that requires great patience, attention to detail, and thorough understanding of protocols in the preparation and examination of human blood, tissue, and related materials. Harcum’s faculty must adhere to exacting standards in teaching their curricula while keeping the students engaged in the learning process. You’ll read in this issue that people with biology degrees from major universities enroll in our Laboratory Science programs to get certifications for medical jobs they would not otherwise be eligible for. As any biologist will tell you, winter is much more than a time of hibernation. Soil, water, plant, and animal life use this time to rest, gather strength and nutrients, and prepare for a season of growth. So it is at Harcum. In winter we make our plans and as spring approaches begin to engage in a full schedule of academics, sports, student activities, and new programs. I invite you to visit the campus in Bryn Mawr and see for yourself. All Best Wishes,
JON JAY DETEMPLE, PH.D.
President’s Message
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Murals Rediscovered
The murals depict serious topics such as the war in Vietnam, the 1985 Move bombing, and the AIDS epidemic and lighter topics such as the Philadelphia Flyers winning the Stanley Cup, the Pac-Man craze, and the “Boss” Bruce Springsteen.
GROWTH
New Partnership Site On Saturday, September 9, 2017, GraceTrinity United Church of Christ held an inauguration ceremony and officially opened their doors as one of four new Partnership Sites that launched in 2017. Grace-Trinity is located at 5200 Oxford Avenue, Philadelphia, and is currently offering associate degrees in Early Childhood Education. Fourteen students are enrolled in the program and started classes in the Fall. Classes are now enrolling for Spring 2018. To get more information, contact Mrinalini Sebastian at 215-535-3885 or 215-535- 2788 or harcum.grace.trinity@ gmail.com.
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Community News
A historically significant collection of “lost” murals was discovered in a remote storage area in the basement of Klein Hall. While a half dozen floor-to-ceiling murals have stood in the Klein Dining Hall for decades, the others created as part of a 20-year student mural project at Harcum College were believed to have been lost or destroyed in the intervening years. The murals were created under the guidance of the late artist and veteran educator Martin Zipin. From 1953 to 1991, Zipin was a Harcum faculty member, Art Department chair, and artist-in-residence. To save and preserve the murals for posterity, the “Murals at Harcum” will be restored to as close to their original condition as possible once sufficient funds are raised. Upon completion, the murals will be displayed on campus. Harcum College President Jon Jay DeTemple, Ph.D. stated, “Harcum has been working with the Vice Chairman of our Board Alexander Klein to secure a commitment of over half the funding needed to restore the murals from his family, the Rittenhouse Foundation, and Provincial Foundation, which were supporters of the mural program in the 1970s and 1980s. Our fundraising continues, and I hope to share more good news in the weeks to come.”
COMMUNITY NE W S
Students and employees enjoy a field trip to Eastern State Penitentiary.
ACADEMICS
International Student Week
PUBLICATIONS
Annual Report Launches A new publication called Possibilities was introduced in the Fall. The annual report was a project developed by the Marketing and Communications and Strategic Planning and Institutional Research departments to showcase the accomplishments of academic and fiscal years. It is organized by core values and includes financial statements, graphs, and many new photographs.
Center for International Programs and Student Support Services hosted their annual trip for International Week. The day started off with lively conversation with Kathy Smith, Law and Justice Program Director and special guest David Freeman, Associate Professor of the Justice Program at Community College of Philadelphia. Students were able to delve into the the US Criminal Justice system and other international systems of incarceration. On November 17, students had an educational trip to learn about the history of the Eastern State Penitentiary, located in the Fairmount section of Philadelphia. It operated from 1829 until 1971. Students had the opportunity to walk inside the building, which was hailed as a revolutionary system of incarceration and solitary confinement. The penitentiary was the largest and most expensive public structure ever built at the time, and it would become a model for hundreds of other prisons.
SPEAKERS
Emil DeJohn Presents to Fashion Students
Emil DeJohn discusses his journey into the world of high fashion with Fashion Design students.
A unique opportunity for Harcum’s fashion design students occurred when fashion legend Emil DeJohn visited Harcum December 8. After a career in fashion design spanning 40 years DeJohn is now in Philadelphia as a Professor of Fashion Design at the Art Institute of Philadelphia, sharing his knowledge and experience with students. “You have to follow your dream,” DeJohn said. “If your dream is to be the best designer in the world, no one is going to hand it to you. You’re going to work your tail off. You’ll be there day and night, Saturday and Sunday if you have to.” His own label, Alex DeJohn by Emil, was sold at Bergdorf Goodman, Saks Fifth Avenue, and Neiman Marcus, and DeJohn also designed private label collections for Bergdorf Goodman, Saks Fifth Avenue, Macy’s Neiman Marcus and Bill Blass. DeJohn has dedicated himself to educating young designers. He spoke to Harcum students about his experience and career in fashion design, and will serve as guest critic for the end of the semester portfolio critique. “You have to want it and you have to work,” he said. “You have to have the passion, and be willing to work harder than everyone else and just go for it.”
Community News
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HISTORY
Presidential A-Dress Harcum celebrated its Centennial in 2015 and dressed the campus in special outdoor banners to mark the occasion. When the banners were removed, they were given to Freddie Curtis, Director of the Fashion Programs, to consider a way to recycle them. On Tuesday, October 3 students in the Fashion Design and Merchandising programs were tasked with turning the banners into dresses. Students teamed up and set to work over the course of one class period. The result was seven amazing dresses! The dresses were on display as part of the President’s Reception during Homecoming weekend. PARTNERSHIPS
New Trustees Elected Three new trustees were elected to the Board of Trustees. They will each serve three-year terms. Professor (Emeritus) Marcia Sachs Littell, Ed.D. is an internationally recognized scholar and educator in her field. Littell founded the first Master of Arts Degree in Holocaust and Genocide Studies in the U.S. at Stockton University. Ivan Lugo, DMD, MBA (far right) is a published researcher, author, and academic entrepreneur focusing on the integration of healthcare services, education, leadership, and advocacy. David Jacobson, CPA is a Principal in CliftonLarsonAllen’s Public Sector Group where he serves institutions of higher education and other nonprofit organizations.
LECTURE SERIES
We Shape The Skyline
From left: Emily Bittenbender, Jim Miller, Lynn Everhart
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Community News
The second Women in Business and Leadership Symposium event “We Shape the Skyline” was held on Thursday, November 9 in the Strauss Family Rotunda of the Trout Library. The event was sponsored by Academic Affairs and hosted by Jim Miller, Academic Internship Director. The subject was women in the building and construction trades and the speakers were Emily Bittenbender, President of Bittenbender Construction, the largest and only woman-owned general contractor in Philadelphia and Lynn Everhart, Principal of DEDC and manager of its Philadelphia office. DEDC is a privately owned, full service multidisciplined national engineering and design firm.
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CAREER & TRANSFER
Career Closet Helps Students Achieve Success
Left to right: George Jackson, Ricardo Jean-Pierre, Alilune Sy
In 2012 the Career & Transfer Services department launched a Career Closet for students when they realized that many students didn’t have the proper business attire to wear to a job interview. The Closet was dormant for a few years and in Fall 2017 there was a grand re-opening with increased emphasis on helping students achieve their goals by boosting their self-esteem with a career-focused wardrobe. Harcum students come from all walks of life. They have a mix of different economic backgrounds. Diversity is one of Harcum’s core values and the College found the Career Closet as a way of being inclusive. Anyone can utilize the Closet and whatever a student takes becomes their own. They don’t need to return it or pay anything for it. Hearing of the Dress for Success mission, Spiffster, a tie-of-the-month club donated a box of ties to the Career Closet. The Student Life department hosted a “How to Tie a Tie” tutorial. For many of the young men who benefited from this generous donation, this was their first time owning a tie. All clothing and accessories in the Closet are from donations made by Harcum employees, graduates, and friends. Harcum hopes that the donation from Spiffster will encourage other businesses to support the Career Closet. If you would like to make a donation of gently used business attire and/or accessories, please contact Amy Shumoski at ashumoski@harcum.edu.
STUDENT LIFE
Rock the Vote The National Study of Learning, Voting, and Engagement (NSLVE) is conducted by the Institute for Democracy & Higher Education at Tufts University and offers colleges and universities an opportunity to learn their student registration and voting rates. The 2017 report found that Harcum showed a marked elevation in campus wide political learning and engagement which is exemplified via increased percentages in voting rates (13% higher than national average) as well as comparison rates with 2012 statistics (6.8% increase). This accomplishment shows our commitment to our mission of student empowerment. “We should take pride in our institution achieving marks well above the national average while also finding encouragement in our student level of civic engagement which will plant the seeds for a brighter tomorrow,” said Associate VP of Student Life Urick Lewis.
REPRESENT
Driving the Message Home On September 7 Harcum launched a new marketing campaign in partnership with Carvertise. The campaign involves branded cars. The cars belong to Harcum employees who are proud to be driving them over a five month period. Participants included: Rachel Bowen, Enrollment Management; Karey Bowen, Admissions; Marcus Swinson, Business Programs; Amy Shumoski, Communications & Marketing; and Clair Sauer, Partnership Sites.
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GRANTS
CHG Charitable Trust Invests in Youth Court Initiative The CHG Charitable Trust has committed $200,000 over four years in support of Harcum College’s youth court initiative led by Gregg Volz, J.D. Harcum President Jon Jay DeTemple, Ph.D. remarked, “The CHG Charitable Trust’s investment has already made a considerable impact and expands our vision for the Law and Justice Program for the benefit of our students.” Harcum College Youth Court Director Gregg Volz and Law and Justice Program Director Kathy Smith, J.D. along with I-LEAD CEO David Castro were presented with From left: PCSS’s David Trevaskis, Esq., Dr. Ingersoll, Dr. DeTemple the President’s Award of the Pennsylvania Council for Social Studies (PCSS). The award honors Harcum’s development of a youth court class in which college students will be taught about alternatives to juvenile justice and school disciplinary systems. Students will then work in K-12 schools with lawyers, law students, law and justice professionals and educators to teach the younger students how to perform all youth court functions ( judge, bailiff, jurors, etc.). Youth courts are student-run groups that help peers who have committed minor offenses to reflect on their behavior, recognize that actions have consequences, and accept responsibility. Youth courts allow a restorative disposition for young people Center: Kathy Smith and Gregg Volz who get into trouble. The initiative has captured the attention of state and regional leaders. Law and Justice Program Director Kathy Smith, J.D. commented, “We have convened a Youth Court Advisory Board comprised of a philanthropist, leaders of non-profit organizations, and representatives from the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office, Philadelphia Public Defender’s Office, Courts of Common Pleas, area law schools, and the Philadelphia School District.” The Trustee of The CHG Charitable Trust noted, “Youth courts block the school-to-prison pipeline, build character and enhance civic engagement. We are very pleased to support the work of Gregg Volz and Harcum College in the advancement of the youth court movement.”
GRANTS
Harcum College Receives Independence Blue Cross Foundation Grant In November 2017, the Independence Blue Cross Foundation awarded a grant in the amount of $25,000 to Harcum College for its Dental Hygiene Clinic. The grant is being awarded through the Foundation’s Blue Safety Net program. The Independence Blue Cross Foundation is a leader in supporting nonprofit health centers to facilitate access to affordable care in southeastern Pennsylvania. In its latest funding round, the Foundation made grants to 44 centers that serve about 200,000 vulnerable individuals. Harcum College is a first-time grantee. Through the Dental Hygiene Clinic in Harcum’s Abram and Goldie Cohen Dental Center, student hygienists provide affordable care to about 1,100 community members a year under the supervision of a dentist and dental hygiene faculty members. Services include oral cancer screenings, periodontal and restorative charting, cleaning, fluoride treatments, oral health instructions, sealants, x-rays, and non-surgical periodontal therapy. Harcum College President Jon Jay DeTemple, Ph.D. remarked, “We are honored to receive this award from the Independence Blue Cross Foundation. This grant represents a meaningful investment in our commitment to serve our community and to prepare students for responsible citizenship. We look forward to meeting and working collaboratively with other Blue Safety Net grantees.” Independence Blue Cross Foundation President Lorina Marshall-Blake commented, “The Blue Safety Net grants are aimed at population health and strengthening the delivery of healthcare in our region. The Foundation is proud to support the Harcum College Dental Hygiene Clinic and the affordable dental care services it provides to the community.”
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Smith Scholarship Grant Danielle Rice
Darian Regusters
Madeline Verna
Joanna Butkus
Sheena McGibboney
Joanna Butkus launched her dream of becoming a nurse to animals when she enrolled in the Veterinary Technology program at Harcum College. Some of her family members even call her “Mrs. Dolittle.” So when Butkus was selected to receive a scholarship from the W.W. Smith Charitable Trust, she was thrilled. “I do hope that one day, when I am an alumna of Harcum, I will be able to help other students achieve their goal.” In his will, William Wykoff “W.W.” Smith specified that a Trust would be created upon his death. He died in 1976. The Trust makes grants in the Philadelphia region to support basic needs, college scholarships, maritime heritage preservation, and medical research, primarily in heart disease, cancer, and AIDS. Mr. Smith served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World II. After the war, he led his family’s oil business, Kewanee Industries. A $25,000 grant from the Trust to Harcum College ensured that five first-year, full-time students with financial need received $5,000 toward tuition and room and board this academic year. Each “Smith Scholar” must maintain a minimum grade point average of 2.5 and reside in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, or Philadelphia counties or the City of Camden, NJ. Like Butkus, the other Smith Scholars have a clear vision for their future. In five years, Darian Regusters, an Allied Health Science major, wants to be in the medical field. Darian sees herself as a doctor helping infants grow into adolescence. Regusters noted, “This scholarship helped me with books I could not afford and classes I thought I could not take.” Upon learning of the scholarship, Human Services major Madeline Verna remarked gratefully, “I was astonished.” Verna plans to work with children in need of services. “My
advisor Professor Carole Champlin has been extremely helpful and supportive in the short time I have been at Harcum, and I know she will continue to be a great asset as I continue my journey as a student.” Danielle Rice, a Fashion Design major, commented that “my goal is to finish college and work extra hard so I can open my own clothing store. I love sewing and making people look good. Knowing that I have this scholarship, I am one step closer to doing what I’ve always dreamed of doing.” Five years from now, Business Management major Sheena McGibboney hopes to have a good start on establishing a cultural foods restaurant. Upon learning of the scholarship, Sheena reflected, “You can do anything if you put your mind to it, good things will always come.” If Mr. Smith were alive today, Sheena would thank him for helping students follow their dreams. President Jon Jay DeTemple, Ph.D. said, “I am passionate about helping students overcome barriers that can discourage them from completing their degrees. Thanks to the generosity of the W.W. Smith Charitable Trust, the scholarships are empowering our students to pursue their goals. Our Smith Scholars have been inspired by the Trustees’ confidence in them and by Mr. Smith’s fascinating life story.”
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ABOVE: Lab Science Assistant Program Director Karen Gatewood
odern medical science depends upon a battery of complex tests that would have amazed the physicians practicing on the Main Line when Harcum College was founded in 1915. Back then medicine was making significant strides in the use of antiseptics and anesthesia which saved lives. Early X-ray machines made diagnoses more accurate and laboratories were developing tests to identify and even predict the effects of disease on the vascular and respiratory systems, internal organs, and neural functions. The practice of battlefield medicine in World War I and coping with the worldwide flu epidemic that followed in 1918 led to many new treatments and new drugs for wounds, trauma, and communicable diseases. But few could have predicted how widespread and sophisticated these diagnostic tools would eventually become. Medical laboratory science today has become indispensable for the accurate diagnosis and treatment of disease and injury. Laboratory scientists find the clues that cure these diseases and assist in the maintenance of healthy lifestyles. Laboratory tests monitor the composition of our blood, urine, and other body fluids and tissues for early warning signs of disease.
“Science is nothing but developed perception, interpreted intent, common sense rounded out and minutely articulated.� GEORGE SANTAYANA
With the new emphasis on wellness, laboratory tests are crucial to our health and well-being. Laboratory professionals are dedicated to patients’ health and are vital members of the health care team. They play a critical role in providing the information needed to give the best care to an ill or injured patient. Many find great satisfaction in their work, knowing that they are helping others and saving lives. There are histotechnicans, who prepare human tissues for microscopic examination by pathologists; medical laboratory technicians who use their analytical skills for disease detection and treatment in chemistry, hematology, immunology, and microbiology labs as well as blood banks; and phlebotomists who obtain blood specimens. To keep track of the complicated systems of billing and payment for these tests and treatments are the medical billing and coding specialists. Harcum College began offering medical technology courses in the 1950’s and had a major in that area in the 1960’s. As the laboratory profession grew and the Philadelphia region became one of the leading centers of medical research and practice in the world, Harcum programs also expanded to meet the needs of employers at local hospitals.
Laboratory professionals are vital members of the health care team. Although tests in laboratories make up 70 percent of a patient’s medical record and over 10 billion laboratory tests are performed in the United States each year, laboratory science remains “the lesser known” medical field, according to Harcum’s Associate Professor and Laboratory Science Program Director Donna Broderick. “Simply put, it’s because much of the work lab professionals do is out of sight,” Broderick said. The nature of the work, the hours, and the settings have traditionally been popular with women, who still make up the majority of technicians according to Assistant Program Director Karen Gatewood. “However, as gender
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TheLab Science team (from left to right): Karen Gatewood, Zoe Durkin, Program Director Donna Broderick, and Kristy Matulevich roles continue to change we are getting more men in the field and I’ve found they appreciate many of the same aspects of flexible hours and the diagnostic lab setting that women do.” Many Harcum students are already working in the medical field or have four-year degrees and discover that they need a certification if they want to move into laboratory work. “We don’t get many high school graduates who come and say they really want to do lab work,” Gatewood said. The field demands what Broderick calls “a natural intuitiveness and curiosity” that enables them to carefully review hundreds of samples with care and accuracy. The curriculum requires that students go right into a laboratory experience so they have an immediate sense of the demands of the profession. Watching students working in the lab in the OMGC building is a study in concentration. They bend over microscopes and work with sample slides, staring intently at readouts and other data. There’s very little conversation and the focus is nearly total. “Reviewing their lab work gives us a good idea of their responsibility and time
management skills. It’s a good choice for those who want to get involved in medicine but may not want to work directly with patients,” Gatewood said. “Those who do best are task-oriented, very attentive to detail, and can multitask.” The program provides what Gatewood calls a “scaffolding” that supports the students without faculty hand-holding. “The majority of our students have researched these fields before they get to Harcum so they know what to expect,” she said. “If they decide to leave, it’s often because of the rigor of the program. The work-life balance comes into play.” To put it another way, “it’s designed to determine if students are right for this profession,” Broderick said. “We give them every opportunity to succeed, but some realize right away it’s not for them. We have had a number of students who chose to leave the program because of grades or related issues and they have praised the program and the faculty. When we send a student to a clinical site, our reputation is on the line. So it’s important that everyone understands the demands of the field right away.” “We’re seeing a more interdisciplinary approach to lab work now, where teams of clinicians work together so everyone is on the same page,” said MLT Clinical Coordinator Kristy Matulevich. “From the physician to the nurse to the technician, at each
Lab tests make up
70 percent of a patient’s medical record.
step of testing there’s a specific path that must be followed to get accurate results.” Histotechnicians work with pathologists to prepare samples of human tissue and do much of their investigative work on a cellular level. Their work is critically important to diagnosing diseases such as cancer. They prepare samples for pathologists to review and must follow strict guidelines with great accuracy in microtomy (the technique of cutting tissue into small samples),
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Janna Greene fixing, and staining the sample. Harcum’s program prepares graduates to work in a histology laboratory and is a blended online program with full-time and part-time options and most work done outside a classroom. Graduates qualify to take the Board of Certification exam sponsored by the American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP). Medical laboratory technicians study and analyze laboratory results using the tools of hematology, immunology, chemistry, blood bank, microbiology, and urinalysis to identify specific diseases and pathologic conditions and apply the findings to assist physicians to determine
treatments. This program also offers lectures online and graduates qualify to take the Board of Certification exam sponsored by ASCP. Phlebotomists draw blood specimens for laboratory analysis. Their work is important to technicians and physicians who depend on the phlebotomy technician to collect quality specimens. Harcum’s certificate in phlebotomy prepares graduates for work in labs, clinics, physician’s offices, and blood banks. They are also qualified for board certification by the American Society of Clinical Pathologists. Like many of their students, Broderick, Gatewood, and Matulevich were not familiar with the lab science professions when they first considered career options. Each of them came to find that the combination of focused work and a schedule that allowed time for family was a good choice for them. “We keep this in mind whenever we talk to students about the laboratory professions,” Broderick said. “It makes us better advocates.” It’s also a profession where, while embracing automation and new technology, the need for human analysis hasn’t changed. Although hospital systems merge and often combine laboratories, and some clinics have attempted to send work overseas with limited success, jobs have not been impacted so “it’s not a threat,” Broderick said. The National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Science(NAACLS) is the accrediting agency for academic programs dealing with laboratory science that includes Medical Technology, Histology, Cytology, Phlebotomy, as well as many specialty areas within the laboratory. Programs are granted an accreditation status of up to 10 years depending on the strength of the curriculum, faculty, clinical sites, and certification passing rates. Harcum’s laboratory programs are well regarded by regional employers. The programs; histotechnician, medical lab technician, and phlebotomy technician maintain the highest levels of accreditation by NAACLS. “The consistent thing in laboratory science is that it’s always changing, Gatewood said. “You have to keep an open mind and be flexible in this profession.” ∎
In the Laboratory HARCUM GRADS
Tierra White Medical Laboratory Technician Student Representative, American Society for Clinical Lab Science
Donald Seyfert Medical Laboratory Technician Jefferson University Hospital Air Force veteran
Tierra White ’18 balances her Harcum classes with her work as a Phlebotomist/Specimen Processor for Penn Medicine. “I find my work fulfilling as I always desired to get involved in the behind-the-scenes aspect of lab testing,” said White, who has worked at Penn since July 2009. “There’s something about looking at different organisms and cells on a microscopic level. I can remember as a teenager watching CSI (Crime Scene Investigation) on television and I liked how their forensic analysts would come around and find evidence from a simple drinking glass through testing. The naked eye can be very deceiving when dealing with specimens and that’s where my interest in lab work started.” Tierra will graduate in May 2018 and wants to attend the University of the Sciences or the Pennsylvania Hospital MLS Program. “I am grateful that the MLT program is offered online. Traditional classes are great, but when working full-time and trying to attend school, online is very convenient for me. The faculty are amazing - very knowledgeable and up-to-date about what’s going on in the field and in the material they teach.” From a farm near Lebanon, PA to the beaches of Oahu and Operation Desert Storm, Donald Seyfert ’16 had a lengthy journey to reach Harcum’s laboratory science program. Like many Harcum MLT majors Donald was a nontraditional student who was in no hurry when deciding on a career path. He grew up on a Lebanon County farm, lived in Hawaii for a time, and after serving in the Air Force as a mechanic for four years he attended Penn State and Temple University. “I didn’t know what I wanted to do and I changed my major every other semester,” he recalled. “I took out many loans during that time but I never graduated. I left college after changing my major for the fourth time and I ended up finding a good job in engineering. I paid all my loans off very easily which was a huge relief. I thought I was finished with school forever.” But in the 2007 recession Donald was laid off. “I found myself on unemployment. I had to take a job serving tables in Philadelphia and after five years I was fed up with always living day-by-day and hand-to-mouth. Restaurant work is very hard work for very little pay. Making ends meet was difficult. I knew that I needed to do something to make a change so I began to search for a new path and I found Harcum. It turned out to be just what I needed! I moved back in with my parents in Lebanon and attended Harcum. It took some time to get used to studying for exams and writing papers again. But I pushed until I reached the finish line and graduated with honors. The faculty at Harcum really motivated me. Now I work in the hematology and chemistry labs at Jefferson University Hospital. I’ve been there for the past year and I love it!”
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1. DENNIS ARMS joined the Early Childhood Education program as a new instructor. Part of his title is NAEYC Specialist (referring to the National Association for Education of Young Children). Harcum’s ECE Program received accreditation from NAEYC in August, 2012 for the maximum period of seven years. Arms would like to see the ECE program continue to improve based on the NAEYC accreditation assessments and reporting. 2. JULIA INGERSOLL, Executive Vice President, earned a D.M. (Doctor of Management) degree from the University of Maryland University College. She began her studies in 2014, defended her thesis in June of 2017, and the terminal degree was officially conferred on August 30, 2017. The topic of her dissertation was “Factors to Consider When Balancing Campus Safety Concerns with Student Civil Rights” and the four areas studied within that framework were: Due Process versus Conflict with Title IX, Free Speech, Gun Rights, and Student Privacy. 3. BRITTANY SHAW joined the Student Life Office as the Student Activities Program Coordinator. She is a 2013 graduate of West Chester University with a B.A. in Psychology and earned an M.S. Higher Education Counseling and Student Affairs this year.
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4. BARBARA YALOF, Ed.D. gave a presentation at Bryn Mawr College’s Conference on Blended Learning in the Liberal Arts, held on May 17 and 18. In her presentation entitled “E-Portfolio: Powerful Tool for Assessment, Reflection, and Critical Thinking” Dr. Yalof discussed the creation and use of student e-portfolios for showcasing student learning. Examples of student-selected artifacts and reflections were presented, as well as a discussion of how the artifacts align with program outcomes. 5. EBONY FOWLKES joined the ranks of the Main Line Chamber of Commerce Leadership Program alumni. She completed the program by joining 21 other individuals from area Main Line businesses who honed their leadership skills in a cooperative setting. “The experience was very meaningful for me and allowed me to explore a non-profit organization from behind-the-scenes,” remarked Fowlkes. 6. KATHY SMITH was named the new Program Director for Law and Justice. She is a native of Providence, Rhode Island and received her B.A. (cum laude) in History from the College of the Holy Cross and her J.D. from Antioch School of Law.
7. JILLIAN LYDON ’15 joined the College in the Spring 2018 semester as a full time faculty member in the Dental Hygiene Program. She had previously served as an adjunct faculty member. Her classmates will remember her as the 2015 recipient of the College’s President’s Award, which recognizes the student who has done the most to promote the ideals of the College. She was chosen for her outstanding work as the Dental Hygiene Class Officer and a peer tutor at the Tutoring Center. She holds a B.F.A. from the University of the Arts. She will also be remembered as an enthusiastic student who inspired others. In 2014 Lydon received the Student American Dental Hygienist Association Scholarship (SADHA) and was chosen for listing in the Who’s Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities. She received the Montgomery/Bucks County Association Dental Hygiene Professional Award and the Educational Success Center Recognition Award. She accomplished all this while maintaining a 3.99 GPA and being inducted into the Phi Theta Kappa honor society.
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8. GREGG VOLZ, J.D . joined Harcum in September 2017 as Youth Court Director for the Law and Justice Program. As a public interest lawyer and former Executive Director of Delaware County Legal Assistance he works to help disadvantaged populations with economic and legal solutions. He spent 11 years working in Chester, PA developing youth courts in public schools as an effective alternative to traditional disciplinary actions and a way to reduce the juvenile justice population and improve academic achievement and youth development. Volz and Program Director Kathy Smith have designed and are co-teaching a youth court class in which Harcum students learn about these alternatives to juvenile justice and school disciplinary systems.
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Harcum is dedicated to infusing a commitment to community service in the student experience. This is evident across the campus each year when departments, programs, and teams pull together to perform acts of service to help our neighbors in need.
The omen’s Basketball Team and coaching staff
The me ’s Basketball Team prepares t-shirts to send to the Dominican Republic
Left to right: Ariel Arnette, Jennifer June, and Katelynn Ennis
When ElderNet in Bryn Mawr put out a call for volunteers on their Facebook page, it didn’t take long for someone at Harcum to answer. Brittany Clark, Head Women’s Basketball Coach, rounded up her athletes and her assistant coach and they took the short walk to ElderNet to help out on Monday, July 17. ElderNet has been working together within the Lower Merion community since 1976 to help advocate for at-risk elderly and disabled residents. Harcum’s team of volunteers helped to unload nearly 1,000 pounds of food from a moving truck and transport it to an upstairs storage area. “We always try to give the team opportunities to help in the community. They are in the position where they are lucky enough to be scholarship athletes earning a degree. The fact that we were able to walk down the street as a team and bond a little bit, then help out in our own community meant a lot. Our returning teammates are so used to doing volunteer work they didn’t even flinch when I told them we were helping out in the community. I think if we are giving our players a true overall experience as a college athlete, serving those in need is a key piece to living the culture we want to instill,” commented Coach Clark. The Men’s Basketball Team has partnered with OMGC Parish to support local organizations for the last several
years. This year’s MLK Day of Service included preparing meals for St. John’s Hospice, making t-shirts to ship to the Dominican Republic, and packing toiletries for Dawn’s Place.
wanted to give back to the veterinary community by supporting many animal charities that were a part of this event. This walk was a great way for students to learn about many organizations in our area such as Petplan, Wagsworth Manor, Morris Animal Refuge, PAWS, PVF, and many more. The students who attended did an awesome job networking with the companies at this charity walk. This was an event that was not only fun, but for an amazing cause.”
Left to right: Dan McCallum, Deacon Karen from the AFP, and Kelsey Dickerson The PTA Club asked for community support to collect non-perishable food items to benefit the Ardmore Food Pantry and the response was overwhelming. The initiative was the PTA program’s way of celebrating national PTA month in October. PTA Program Instructor Gabby Ferreira reported, “this was the most successful drive our club has had and the Ardmore Food Pantry is now well stocked!” Students, faculty, and friends of the Animal Center Management program participated in the National Dog Show Charity Walk on Sunday, October 15 in Wayne, PA. Proceeds from the event supported several local non-profit organizations, including the Ronald McDonald House and PACT for Animals. Faculty member Katelynn Ennis remarked, “The students and I
The Den al Hygiene class helped to gather donations Harcum was the winning organization in the Mitzvah Circle Foundation “Stuff the Truck with Toiletries” event. The service project was coordinated by the Laboratory Science Department. Thanks to the overwhelming generosity of the Harcum community, 475 toiletry items were collected for local families in crisis, as well as $180 which was used to purchase even more items, contributing to the grand total of over 2,000 items!
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The WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL team were the highlight of the Fall sports season. After finishing undefeated in conference play, the team captured the NJCAA Division II Region 19 volleyball championship and went on to win the District L championship. The Lady Bears advanced to the Sweet Sixteen National Championship Tourney for the second time in the last three years. MEN’S SOCCER finished the regular season 8-4-1 before losing in the playoffs to eventual region and district champion Mercer Community College. Along the way the team had a seven game winning streak and were ranked 17th in the country for Division I Men’s Soccer. This is the first time in Harcum’s fledgling soccer history that a team has been nationally ranked. The WOMEN’S SOCCER team had a hardfought but disappointing 6-8-1 season. Five of their losses were by one goal but were enough to keep last year’s Region Champs out of the playoffs.
The 2017-18 MEN’S AND WOMEN’S BASKETBALL season is underway and will be recapped in the next issue of Patches. Both teams are well stocked for title runs this season. At press time the men are 13-5 and the women are 11-10. You can follow our Bears by going to www. harcum.edu/athletics and on Twitter at twitter.com/ HarcumMensBball and twitter.com/HarcumWBB. In its second year, the MEN’S JV BASKETBALL program attracted over 40 athletes for tryouts for 15 available spots. “My team of coaches had to make a lot of tough decisions,” remarked CJ Scott, first year Head Coach. The team recorded the first wins in program history with victories over the varsities of Delaware County Community College and Montgomery County Community College. Three CROSS-COUNTRY athletes represented Harcum in the Immaculata Invite on October 19. Six athletes competed in the Region 19 Championships in Newark, DE. Academically, our teams continued to perform extremely well this past Fall. Women’s Basketball (3.51) lead the team GPA’s with Men’s Basketball (3.23) a close second. Women’s Soccer (3.15) and Women’s Volleyball (3.08) also did very well. 92.2% of our varsity athletes maintained their athletic eligibility.
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Ellen Farber ’12, Linda Ogus-Blum ’64, President Jon Jay DeTemple, Brittany Clark ’10, ’11
Harcum hosted an onsite continuing education course for employees at the Dental Future Center in Fort Washington, PA. In attendance (left to right) Jody Lanis, ’87; Iryna Hadley, ’09; Theresa Groody, Instructor and Director of Continuing & Professional Studies; and Grishma Bhanderi, ’17.
ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT
Alumni Award Winners Three outstanding alumnae were presented with awards at a dinner at the President’s House on Friday, October 6. Each of these individuals is an exemplar of the skills and accomplishments of Harcum graduates. Brittany Clark ’10, ’11 received the Outstanding Young Alumna award. She is entering her third year as Harcum’s Women’s Basketball Head Coach. As a student, Clark was a part of two Region XIX Championships, a District Championship, and a member of the first Harcum team to play in a NJCAA National Tournament. She was awarded the prestigious President’s Award at Commencement in 2011. She is deeply committed to community service. In 2015, she was a member of the Harcum Centennial 100 Acts of Service committee. She also shares the importance of service with the women she coaches. Ellen Farber ’12 received the Outstanding Alumna award. She is passionate about the power of interior design and how individuals’ environment affects their health, happiness, and well-being. She has a unique talent for making a room look like a million dollars without spending it. She is the President of Ellen Farber Strategic Design, an interior design and consulting firm specializing in Senior Relocations, Aging in Place, Home Redesign and Staging, and Interior Design. Linda Ogus-Blum ’64 received the Service to the Alumni Association award. She currently serves as a member of the Alumni Association Board of Directors and a Class Agent. She began volunteering for Harcum over 15 years ago. OgusBlum is a founding member of the “National Alumni Board” (now the Harcum College Alumni Association (HCAA) Board of Directors). She was integral in launching the HCAA and remains active in recruiting new board members. She was Harcum’s first official “Class Agent” and continues to be a model volunteer.
Many graduates of the Physical Therapist Assistant program returned to campus on October 14 for the 3rd Annual PTA Clinician Appreciation Day where they earned continuing education credits. Pictured are May 2015 PTA grads Shirley Celerin (left) and Jacqueline Bosak (right).
Theresa Groody (left) and Dossie Cavallucci ’80, ’93 (right) smile for a photo at Harcum’s annual Homecoming event.
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PTA Grad Puts His Passion to Work in the Community by Amy Shumoski
Ryan interacts with patients at his business Advance Physical & Aquatic Th rapy in Springfi ld, PA
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Most people want to do more than just go to work every day. They want a career that is rewarding, and where hopefully what they do is helping someone else. Ryan J. Mullin ’03, was no exception when he enrolled in the Physical Therapist Assistant program in 2001. Before arriving at Harcum he had been enrolled in a Pre-Physical Therapy program at Arcadia University. Mullin continued his education after Harcum, earning his bachelor degree in 2007 from Wilmington University. Mullin credits the faculty at Harcum for much of his success in his field. He said, “The Harcum faculty were always pushing me to act professionally and to hold myself to a higher standard in the healthcare environment, which instilled confidence in me to get the most out of my degree and ultimately to open my own business.” Shaun Madary, Assistant Program Director, remarked, “Ryan was a very good student in the classroom as well as the clinic. He was well liked by his peers, diligent, and hardworking. He deserves all the success that he worked so hard to achieve.” In 2009, Mullin and a partner, opened Advance Physical & Aquatic Therapy in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. They opened the clinic based on a commitment to a personal connection with each individual, evidence-based practice, and strong communication. They have been able to grow the clinic by staying true to those principles. Their mission is to use physical therapy to get clients healthier, pain free, stronger, educated, and empowered. Advance clients have commented that the team is very knowledgeable, courteous, friendly, and cheerful about their work. They know the right approach to take and the right time
to push a little harder. The attention to detail and attentive listening of the staff motivates clients to succeed and feel better. Before branching out on his own, Mullin worked at Magee Rehabilitation Hospital in Philadelphia. While working there he had the opportunity to complete rotations in the neurorehabilitation unit, as well as the spinal cord unit. During that time he was involved in a locomotor training clinic that was the first of its kind on the East Coast. He had first-hand experience with facilitating treatment for patients with spinal cord injuries using a treadmill to stimulate walking. For the last nine years, Mullin has been a clinical educator in Harcum’s PTA program. He says without reservation that he would hire a Harcum graduate. The words of wisdom he shares with his students, “Embrace the idea that you can achieve more than what you may have thought with your associates degree! Be a lifelong learner and embrace the concept of continued learning – read book, take professional development courses, seek mentors – if you do this you will excel.” Mullin is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association and on numerous occasions has provided pro bono balance and low back pain workshops at senior centers in Delaware County. His practice has a robust social media strategy where they offer followers practical tips. He also has a coaching license for USA Soccer and coaches his two sons Patrick and Ryan. Outside of work, Mullin is a Philadelphia Mummer. He marches every year in the New Year’s Day parade, as well as the St. Patrick’s Day parade celebrating his Irish heritage.
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The Harcum Fund creates possibilities for today’s students by providing them with invested and engaged faculty, access to the latest equipment and technology, and college based financial The harcum Fund aid. Your support, combined with the support of other generous donors, helps today’s students reach their goals and helps Harcum fulfill its mission to provide students with opportunities for outstanding academic, career, and life preparation. Your participation makes a difference! Please consider a gift to the 2017-18 Harcum Fund.
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GIVING TUESDAY On November 29 the Harcum community participated in Giving Tuesday 2017. The annual day of giving was promoted to alumni, friends and the campus community through email and social media. An on campus event was also held where people could stop by, have a treat, and participate by making their gift to the Harcum Fund. Participants posed for their “UNselfies” to share why they chose to support the college. If you didn’t get a chance to participate in Giving Tuesday, there is still time to show your support for Harcum College. The 2017-18 fiscal year ends on June 30, 2018.
Visit www.harcum.edu/makeagift today!
In Memoriam
Jerene (Wales Hayward) Fiechter Class of 1940
Diana Lynne (Koszalka) Hokenson Class of 1965
Leaugeay Phillips Weber Class of 1941
Mary Ellen O’Neill Class of 1983
Louise Wells Bristol Class of 1947
Cynthia (Cisick) Canevari Class of 1990
Nancy Conway Cuddy Class of 1949
Kelly Kenyatta Class of 2012
Etta K. (Klein) Fainblatt Class of 1956 Phylis Estelle (Gold) Caplan Class of 1962 Alumni News
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FREE RANGE Alumna’s Cage-Free Kennel is a Hit with Canines by Anders Back
Susan Fanok ‘89 was working with microscopes and test tubes as a DNA forensic scientist for the Pennsylvania State Police but she was daydreaming about a place where dogs could run free. She imagined a wide-open space in the country where canines would, as she describes it on her website, “run ears back, muscles pumping, full out run as fast as they can! All through the night they hang and sleep with their best buddies. Dogs…strolling around, sniffing the land, playing chase/wrestle/tug, running after birds and butterflies, or sleeping on the lush lawn soaking up the sun while breathing the fresh country air.” Fanok, a Macungie, PA native has always been a dog person. She grew up playing with Max, her family’s mixed breed dog and at age seven created a scrapbook she filled with dog pictures cut from magazines. She loved the Peanuts dog Snoopy and her room was filled with Snoopy collectibles. So it was natural that she would plan a career caring for animals. After high school she enrolled in Harcum’s Animal Health Technology Program, precursor to today’s Veterinary Technology Program. In the process she also discovered a love of laboratory science and went on to major in Biology at Cedar Crest College where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree. “Harcum’s program was top notch, so well-structured and thorough,” Fanok recalls. “And of course Harcum’s partnership with
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the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine can’t be beat!” She did not forget her dream. Today, she is the owner and operator of Priority Dog, a rural kennel that’s billed as ‘luxury boarding and daycare for dogs.” Why does Priority Dog have fivestar reviews on Google and Yelp? Because Fanok combined her Harcum and Penn Vet training with her innate love of dogs to create a kind of pooch paradise on nine acres northwest of Allentown. Creating a boarding kennel is not for the casual pet lover. There are only 9,000 boarding kennels in the U.S. and Canada serving over 30,000,000 pet owners. Boarding kennels are specifically for pet stays, unlike breeding kennels which produce puppies, and training kennels which work with hunting and other working dogs. It is a competitive business with a sizeable initial investment, many pitfalls, and long hours. Fanok’s daydreaming gradually took on a more specific goal. “While I was at the crime lab, I first pictured a building for the dogs. I thought about it constantly and continued to visualize an ideal environment, a place where I would want my dogs to be. I kept building on that vision. I knew I wanted at least five acres of fresh country air. I didn’t want it close to a busy road because of the exhaust fumes! Along the way, numerous people told me that I should visit other dog daycares and kennels but I never did and never wanted to. I didn’t
“I am pursuing my dream and I enjoy every single day.”
care what others were doing. I believe in having your own dream, not somebody else’s dream.” When not engaged in her CSI-related lab work Fanok began an exhaustive search for the place she had imagined for her dogs. It was not as simple as buying some open land and hanging out a sign. It had to be just the right place for dogs to run free. She tried three times to purchase properties contingent on zoning. In the process she saw some beautiful rolling acres in the farm country below the Blue Mountains near New Tripoli, northwest of Allentown, PA.
“The New Tripoli property is actually the third property I wanted to purchase. It’s very hard to pass township zoning requirements for a kennel if you are not in a commercial or industrial zone. But I kept at it because I didn’t want the warehouse type environment. Nothing wrong with them, it just wasn’t my dream. The outside was more important to me than the inside. I am licensed by the state. It’s actually easier to get a state kennel license than it is to get a local kennel business license, because townships want to protect their residents from the incessant barking often found in traditional kennels. Fortunately, my neighbors are awesome! I do try to minimize constant barking out of respect. When I first started looking at properties, this location was listed but I thought it was too far away from where I was living at the time. After almost a year of searching and zoning hearings, I thought of this property again and
realized I should’ve jumped on it. I kid you not, the very next day, it was listed again! I called my realtor and said let’s go!” Fanok quit the crime lab and took a second shift job as a medi al technologist so she could work during the day on launching Priority Dog. At Priority Dog the pets have a climate controlled building to sleep and eat in. The rest of their time is free play out of doors. But to get a pack of dogs to happily cohabit for varying periods of time is not as simple as it might appear. At Priority Dog the pets are free to go in and out of the main building and there is no caging of any kind. Fanok is always on hand, shares the same quarters with the dogs and uses her training and intuition, plus some help from two of her “employees.” “All the dogs we board are screened by my pack. My number one helper is Ben, a mastiff/ shepherd mix. He tells me about the energy of each new dog. If the dog is acceptable then he sniffs them and lays down. If the dog has an unstable or aggressive energy then he doesn’t lay down! I also have another main helper, Taz, a rat terrier. He is my little dog screener. If a bigger dog pays too much attention to little Taz then I don’t allow that dog here because the little ones are not separated from the big ones. I will always keep it this way because I want all the dogs to enjoy the full nine acres. Quality is more important to me than quantity. So truly aggressive dogs are not allowed here and there is no real fighting. But yes, from time to time dogs can be playing then get annoyed and nip at each other or play a little too rough at times. They’re dogs, they do everything with their mouths. The work is the most demanding at feeding time because there are no cages here. Otherwise, it isn’t like work to me. It’s never like work when you’re doing what you love. I actually sleep on a bunk bed in the kennel with the dogs! Luckily I’ve always been a good sleeper, this is probably a job requirement!” ∎
Priority Dog is located at 5890 Kistler Rd, New Tripoli, PA 18066. For more information about Priority Dog and services offered, please visit the kennel website at: www.prioritydog.com
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Trash to Treasure by Amy Shumoski
Most would call Charles “Pete” Peters a fixture on Harcum’s Bryn Mawr campus. This year marks his 26th year of employment at the College. Pete’s job is to do the daily mail runs to and from the post office and sort and deliver the mail across campus and collect and stamp outgoing mail. A job that’s not glamorous, but one that gives Pete the opportunity to express his creative side. While he’s on his daily mail runs, Pete collects things that others have thrown away and he turns them into works of art. While most of us wouldn’t think anything could come of a discarded box that once held toner for a copy machine, toilet paper roll tubes, and scraps of material and wood from a design classroom – but Pete sees so many possibilities! With a little creative genius Pete turns these trashed items into replicas of ships and submarines and other miniatures and sculptures. His work was first formally showcased at Harcum in 2015 during the 100 Years of Art Centennial show. But now you can find his works of art all across the campus in offices, lounges, and even the Trout Library. His works have become so well known that members of the Harcum community have commissioned him to create items for their homes and families. A ship that he created for the Kevin D. Marlo Online Auction last year raked in several hundred dollars to benefit student scholarships. One of his largest and most ornate sculptures is that of a Gothic Cathedral. It is proudly on display in the home of one of Harcum’s Trustees. Pete’s love of building started as a child when he would build model planes and trains with his father. From 1969-73 he was in the United States Coast Guard and that’s where
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he started to carve wooden boats to pass the time at sea. Pete does have some formal training as well. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Fine Art with a minor in Art History from Pennsylvania State University.
This crane sculpture is on display in the Academic Affairs department.
Before coming to Harcum in 1992 Pete spent ten years as a Librarian. This is one of the reasons why many of his larger ship models he’s proud to have on display in Harcum’s Trout Library. All of his ships come with a history lesson and/or a story – which he’s happy to share. If you find yourself with some extra space in your home or office, consider commissioning your own “trash to treasure” work of art. We’re sure you’ll be pleased!
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