F or many, family is a priceless gift in our lives. When family dynamics include affection, respect, and unconditional love, a family is perhaps the best space to learn and thrive and to become everything our talents, upbringing, and education will allow. For more than 100 years, families have been sending Harcum College their loved ones. When Harcum was founded in 1915, a principle called en loco parentis was customarily followed. It meant that college officials would act in students’ best interest “in the place of a parent.” It was common practice until the 1960s. While en loco parentis is a thing of the past, the spirit of family still abounds. The small class sizes, the level of individual attention from faculty and staff, and the feeling that students are names and not numbers all contribute to Harcum’s family atmosphere, amplified by the generations of family members Harcum has attracted. Parents and children, aunts and nieces, pairs of siblings—sometimes three and four brothers or sisters—and twins, seemingly lots of twins. Three Harcum legacy families had rich stories to share with Patches readers. Qiana Cressman and her mother Judy Oliver are both Harcum graduates from Allied Health programs. 10 ALL IN THE HARCUM FAMILY
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