(383) #pcpproud: Intentional Multifocal Approach to Creating Culture at the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy

The Philadelphia College of Pharmacy at Saint Joseph's University celebrated its 203rd birthday in 2024, and the legacy of the college remains strong through intentional and multimodal efforts to cultivate a positive culture among faculty, staff, students and alumni. The annual Founders Day event each February serves as a networking opportunity for PCP stakeholders from across the decades to reunite with classmates, reflect on the accomplishments of the previous year, and position the college for the future. The PCP social media platforms are carefully crafted and maintained by a faculty-student team to represent all of the positive internal and external achievements of college constituents, which has improved student and faculty morale and reconnected alumni to the college. PCP has developed an intentional culture, the "PCP Way", defined by 24 statements that describe a fundamental concept related to desired behaviors and attitudes of faculty, staff and students. One fundamental is emphasized each week through a formal reflection in the PCP newsletter, discussion at each committee and student meeting within the college, and displayed in a variety of campus locations. These, among other efforts, help cultivate mindfulness and generate positive momentum. The AACP faculty survey consistently demonstrates that PCP faculty believe that the college administration are responsive to their needs (84.6% strongly agree/agree in 2023, well above the national average) and that the college provides an environment and culture that promotes professional behavior (92.3% strongly agree/agree in 2023, well above the national average).