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VOL.XXIX,NO.1
New dean eager to get incvolved · By Brian P. Jensen
t Sr. Christine Marie Ballas, MSC,the new dean of students, states, "My door is always open for students to pop in and say hello." (Photo b} Mark Magner.)
Sr . Christine Marie Baltas, MSC, has begun her first academic year as dean of students after officially as suming office July 1. Baltas replaces Sr . Eileen Currie , MSC who, as the campus well knows , is now college president. Sr . Christfne brings to the college 19 years of exJ?erience working in vari ous 'Cabrini mstitutions in places such as Philadelphia, New Orleans, California , and most recently , at Cabrini Medical Center in New York . Before coming to Cabrinii she also attended classes in Brook yn studying psychology and spirituality . Baltas attended Cabrini High School and is a 1966 graduate from Cabrini Colle~e. With a B.S. in education, Sr . Christine went on to Fordham University receiving a masters in the same field. The new dean of students has taught junior high and high school students , and has also spent two years as a college counselor. Returning to her Alma Mater, Baltas has been on campus since May 11 to assure a smooth transition to her new position . "I wanted to get a sense of what ha_ppens here," she explained . Balts said that she was offered the job by Sr. Eileen Currie after showing mterest in the college.
Masters program ge·ts underway by Sandra McNamara In this, Cabrini College's 25th anniversary year, the college is facing its largest transition, the introduction of a Master of Education program. The degree program, which prides itself on a diverse curriculum and strong faculty, is the first of what the colleie hopes will be a large graduate division . According to Ruth Sower, associate professor of special education and coordinator/advisor for the Masters program, "The Masters program closely meets the needs of people who have met undergraduate requirements and now need a more general program."
The program's curriculum offers the option of two programs. Option I is designed to improve the professional teacher's level of competence. Option II has an emphasis on research and is designed for the student who wishes to pursue a degree beyond the M.Ed. The basic structure of the program consists of four core courses and selected seminars and electives totalling 30 credits. Students may finish the program anywhere between two and five years. Admission to the program requires that the applicant hold a bachelor's deiree from an accredited college or university, with 18 credits in education, including 6 credits in student teaching.
Orientation One more time, the freshman class is the largest in Cabrini's history . Loquitur looks at the college 's new faces and how friendly UJ?· perclassmen introduced them to their new environment . The Orientation section begins on page 9.
Other requirements include a "B" overall average in undergraduate studies. According to Estelle Oristaglio, Director of Admissions for the Graduate Division, ''The program is designed to meet the standards that the college supports and other basic standards for a Master of Education program." A major strength in the M.Ed. program is the faculty. Joseph J. Romano, vice president for academic affairs, states: "Harrisburg was impressed with a program that has classes offered by other departments . For this reason members of the education faculty were chosen to moreMASTERS page5
"I wasn't committed to any other obligations and I was encouraged by the thin~s I was hearing about ~he college ,' Baltas said . In her new position, Sr . Christine explained that she would like to pro mote "team work " within the depart ments under jurisdiction of the dean of students . These include the Office of Resident Life , student acti vities , Campus Ministry and the Counseling Center . Baltas explained that her office rep resented a "vital and vibrant" part of student life and that she wanted to take an approach of stressing the imP,ortance of " the whole student. " ' Students are much more than people here just to get credits. They have needs in areas of social, spiritual , physical ~nd psychological growth ,'' Baltas said. Baltas also mentioned that she wanted very much to be available to the students as often as possible . "I hope that good communications between the students and me will come about by my showng friend liness and participation in campus events as much as possible. My door is always open for students tolop in and say hello, too," Baltas sai . Explaining how the job has been so far , Baltas thought things were going smoothly and said, "It is a little too soon to be aware of any major probmoreDEANpage5
Loquitur earns 1st class award By lsabela M. Faro The Cabrini College paper, Loquitur, has won a first class rating by the National Scholastic Press Association and the Associated Collegiate Press for three consecutive semesters and plans to continue advancement. Maureen Carroll and Tamra DiMarino, co-editors-in-chief of the Loquitur for the 1981-82 term , declared that Jim Lawlor , editor-in-chief, at the time the first award was attained, should moreLOOUITUR page5
New President Sr . Eileen Currie , MSC, begins her first academic year as college presi dent. Inside this issue , Loquitur acknowledges the new president in both an editorial (page 2) and a news story (page4 ).