Community News PANELISTS for the “Digital Success” lecture (l-r) included faculty members Don Miksit (Marketing) and Ed Zawora (Graphic Design). health) majors a practical, real-world experience. Miller said that the internship program has grown to include year-round placements. RECEPTION FOR INTERNS AND COOPERATING EMPLOYERS An afternoon reception on May 2 gathered Spring Semester Academic Interns and cooperating employers in the Strauss Family Rotunda of the Trout Library for a celebration of accomplishment and collaboration. Representatives from the Wagsworth Manor Pet Hotel and the Bryn Mawr Hospital Thrift Shop met with College officials. Harcum students presented their final papers about what they accomplished and learned during their internships. The Academic Internship Program directed by Jim Miller was conceived to give students in eleven (non-allied 4 FALL 2019 2019 NURSING GRADS BOAST PERFECT PASS RATES For the third consecutive year, 100 percent of Nursing Program graduates from 2017, 2018, and now 2019 have passed the NCLEX-RN (National Council Licensure Exam) examination on the first attempt. The NCLEX is used to determine if a candidate is ready to become licensed as an entry-level nurse. By comparison, the national pass rate for first time test takers is 87.30%. Fran Schuda, Nursing Program Director, credits the program’s success to the development and implementation of a new curriculum that reflects contemporary nursing practices. “The curriculum emphasizes proficiencies in the clinical practice, reasoning, and judgment areas,” Schuda explained. “This is definitely the result of a lot of hard work and attention to each student,” said Harcum President Jon Jay DeTemple. SPRING LECTURE RAISES DIGITAL I.Q.’S Nearly 70 guests attended the Spring Lecture Series event on April 4 called “Success in a Digital World: How to Make a (Good) Living” examining the connection between digital technology and business success in today’s tech-forward economy. Expertise from website development to graphic design to digital marketing and analytics was represented by panelists Don Miksit, Chief Operating Officer & Media Director of M Shop 360 andBusiness Instructor at Harcum College; Ed Zawora, Program Director of Graphic Design at Harcum College; Barbara Bosha, Founder & President of Bosha Design+Communications (BD+C); and Emily Desimone, Digital Media Analyst at the Aloysius, Butler & Clark (AB&C) Agency. The event was moderated by Gale Martin, Director of Marketing & Communications. Guests’ major takeaways included “data fuels all business” and “digital is here for good and only growing in importance.” Pictured left: Academic Intern Moesha Morales ’19, who worked in the Marketing Department at Consilio, was also awarded a $5,000 scholarship from the Philly Ad Club.
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