Eye on Caring is Theme for Harcum College 2019-20 Lecture Series

Bryn Mawr, PA – August 30, 2019 – The annual lecture series returns at Harcum College with the theme “Eye on Caring,” a slate of four free, public events with topics related to caring.

The first event, “The Business of Caring,” takes place Thursday, September 26, at 3 p.m. in the Strauss Family Rotunda of the Trout Library.

The speakers include three women in leadership roles in organizations dedicated to the business of caring: Joanne Finnegan, current board member and former CEO of ReMed; Jameyshia Franklin, director of patient experience and volunteer services at Bryn Mawr Hospital; and Patty Welch, chief human resources officer at YMCA of Greater Brandywine. The event is moderated by Jim Miller, director of the academic internship program at Harcum College.

The panelists will discuss why a caring profession can be a rewarding career, offer advice for those who want to work in the field or who wish to advance to leadership ranks in their fields, and explain why the fabric of our communities are stronger because of organizations like theirs.

The remaining events in the “Eye On Caring” series include: “Caring About Workforce Diversity & Inclusion” on November 14, “Self Care: How to Live a Full Life” on February 20, 2020, and “Earth Care & Sustainability” on April 2, 2020. These events begin at 4 p.m.

For more information or to register visit harcum.edu/lecture.

About Harcum College

Harcum College, one of Pennsylvania’s first independent, associate’s degree-granting colleges, was founded in Bryn Mawr, PA in 1915, and was the first college in Pennsylvania chartered by the state to grant associate degrees. Harcum offers fully accredited, career-ready majors in nursing, the allied health professions, business, and social sciences on campus and regionally.