From the President As our students are deeply educated toward career-ready majors, they develop close and enduring relationships with their instructors. AS THE WORLD GRAVITATES toward high-tech, depersonalized interactions, small colleges like Harcum become increasingly valued. So many graduates, students, and staff appreciate the family atmosphere at Harcum. As students are deeply educated toward career-ready majors, they develop close and enduring relationships with their instructors—a highly desirable outcome of small class sizes and an intimate ratio of faculty to students. That’s why the feature story in this issue is devoted to our big Harcum Family—family members who are alumni, family members who are employees, and even students who are siblings or twins. Year in and year out, a new crop of student-athletes are warmly welcomed into the Harcum fold. The feature “Where Are They Now” catches up with a few standouts over the last several years who are fondly remembered. Bear Pride tells the story of a proud graduate who never let a congenital hearing impairment get in the way of playing D-I varsity basketball. Another advantage of a college like Harcum is the nimbleness its size affords. Small private institutions can move quickly when the occasion arises, which was certainly the case this summer. Harcum added two programs last fall—Photography and Graphic Design—when the Antonelli Institute closed its doors. We planned to add a new Art & Design major, provided we could find the space for it. An unprecedented opportunity became available with the occupancy of an award-winning building this summer at 270 S. Bryn Mawr Avenue. We seized the chance to expand our footprint without taking away from the greenspace of Bryn Mawr campus or thrusting the college into a consuming capital campaign, opening the Harcum College Art & Design Center in time for fall classes. Family. Connectedness. Possibilities. All hallmarks of Harcum College and the value of a Harcum education. All best wishes, JON JAY DETEMPLE, PH.D. PATCHES 3
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