Faculty & Staff News

TWO HARCUM EMPLOYEES ATTENDED SOCCER'S WORLD CUP

IN QATAR. CFO Dario Bellot, a native of Argentina, flew out for the final game between his home country and France on December 18. Belott quickly took in the Qatari surrounds and culture. “In business, they strive to be open minded, with a more Western mentality, while being culturally very conservative,” he said, noting daily calls to prayer blasting from public speakers throughout Doha, a city of 1.2 million people he found kind and welcoming. Mike Fratangelo, program director for Business, Sports Information and Behavioral Health Science, spent more than a week in Qatar, appreciating the warm atmosphere. All the Westerners he spoke to agreed a no-alcohol environment was very family friendly.

DR. STEPHANIE BLAKE, Early Childhood Education, co-authored a chapter in Cases on Servant Leadership and Equity, entitled “Deep in the Forest-BIPOC Servant Leaders Journey Through the Effects of an ‘Invisible Tax’.”

ASHLEY HERR-PERRIN, Human Services, earned an Ed.D. from Wilmington University. Her dissertation was titled Trauma-Informed Teaching and Learning in Higher Education: Student Perceptions of Emotionally and Psychologically Safe Classrooms.

DR. JACKI KLACZAK KOPACK, PTA, served as a Pennsylvania Southeast district delegate to the American Physical Therapy Association House of Delegates Conference in Washington, D.C., from August 14–15, 2022.

TAMAR PALTIN, Animal Center Management, had two pedigreed Bullmastiffs at the 2022 National Dog Show, one as a Therapy Dog mascot and one in the Working Dog show ring.

KRYSTAL POPIEL, Admissions, earned an M.S. from Peirce College in Higher Education Leadership (enrollment management and student services focus).

DR. EVELYN SANTANA, Partnership Sites, was elected to a one-year term on the Allentown School District Board.

HEIDI TECHNER, Interior Design, was awarded an Honorable Mention for her painting titled “End of Summer” at the Juried Members Exhibition at the Wayne Art Center.

CHRIS TROWER '22, Photography, and Campus Safety Officer had an image published in the Philadelphia Inquirer of the Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church.