f riday, oct. i1 , 1988
cabrini college, radnor, pa 19087
vol. xxxv, no. 5
Battlesfireddue to 'lackof experience' by Lalonya Lucas On Oc1ober 5, 1988, a memorandum was sent to the campus communi1y stating that William Battles would no longer be serving the college as vice president for institutional advancement. It was the same day tha1 Battles cleaned his office and left it for good. According to Battles. he was fired on October 4 ··because the president decided that I wasn't the person to do the job." Currie would not comment on the procedure of his termination. Battles said that he and Currie had had conversations about his lack of performance as early as last July, but he said that there were no talks about him leaving the school. According to Battles. he is still in shock by the whole thing. Battles believed that last year was a productive year wi1h the beginning of the comprehensive campaign and plans for construction. After a productive year, Battles said !hat only Currie can answer why he is no longer here. Currie would not comment. ··I thought things were going well, but the president wasn't satisfied.'· he said. Trying to recall the situation was difficult. but Battles remembered Currie saying that there wasn ·1 any reason for him 10 stay after that day. Currie said that ethically she could not discuss the termination of an employee. However. she did say that ii was a hard
William Battles, former vice president of institutional advancement
decision to make. According to Currie, the college has made a decision to search for a person with campaign experience to replace Battles-" an experience," she said." Battles did not have prior 10 coming to Cabrini College.'' According to Mary Ellen Herzog, director of development, Baules' termination was a business decision caused by a matter of change. • 'Two years ago when he was hired, campaigning wasn ·1 in the agenda," she said. According to Herzog, it is the master planning committee that foresees change for the coming years depending upon the need of the college. The college is now in the "quiet phase" of the comprehensive fund-raising campaign 1hat hopes to raise $10 million. Battles said that he was the chief development person for the campaign before he was fired. The campaign, which began in February. was established because the college could not meet its needs just on the annual fund. The annual fundtr'money raised from sources outside of tuition on a yearly basis. According to Herzog, Battles' major responsibility was lhecultivation and solicitation of major donors for the campaign. · 'This is a very important position,'' she said. Ba11les had to find donors. according to Herzog, by making friends and sharing something they had in common with Cabrini. A search has begun to find Battles' replacemenl. The person who replaces iiim, More Battles on 4
Blue Route:futureben-efitor presenthassle? by Johanna Church
There are no major north-soulh superhighways through Delaware County, the county in which Cabrini College is localed. Thal is why the Federal Highway Administration, 32 years ago, began planning the Blue Route, also known as lnlerstate 476. Finally, after many years of being pul on !he back burner due to law sui1s from environmentalis1s, 1he cons1ruction on the Blue Route is underway again, and moving full speed ahead. The new highway will run from 1-95 to 1he Pennsylvania Turnpike at the northeast extension, making it much easier and faster for the people of southern Delaware County to reach the Main Line and beyond. The project, which has an estimated completion cost of $581.3 million. is being looked at by 1he surrounding industries as an opportunity to develop and grow. "There is potential for !he highway to cause greal economic impact in the areas of construction,'' Gene Blaum. a press spokesman for PennDot's office in Radnor, said. · 'There are nine interchanges on the highway, and that should mean something to the areas along each interchange.·'
Laborers, shown here, work at the Blue Route construction site in Havertown. (photo by Kristin Kroll) Nancy Gardner. director of admissions, feels that it will take awhile, but eventually the Blue Route will have its benefits on Cabrini's enrollment. "I am sure that it will open up access to southern Delaware County, and may bring in those students who feel that we are not as
convenient as schools in that area," Gardner said. Interstate 476 is made up of six sections, numbered I00 through 600. Section I 00, which begins at 1-95 in Woodlyn, and continues onto MacDade Boulevard in Woodlyn, was completed in
August. Sections 200 through 400 and small parts of 500 and 600 are underway and completion of the whole project is geared for 1991. While the Blue Route will make travel a little easier when it is finished, people are concerned with the present effects of construction. Since Cabrini is so close to Lancaster Pike and many people depend on the road to get to class, one may be concerned about the toll that construction will take on this section of the Blue Route. • 'There is no scheduling to close Lancaster Pike righl now. However, construction is construction and plans do change,·' said Lois Morasco of PennDot in Radnor. "Due to the density of traffic in that area, we are hoping to avoid any closure or detour of Lancaster Pike or Conestoga Road.·' "I bum a quarter tank of gas a day trying it get to school," John Sparta, Havertown,said. '' It used to take me half an hour to get to school, but now it takes 50 minutes to get to an 8:30class, because of the construction on West Chester Pike." Ron Bellopede, Edgemont, agrees that
More Blue Route on 4
inside perspectives ...... 2, 3
Are these guys
Future looks bright
news ................ 4, 8, 9
doing community
for cross country
features .......... 5, 6, 7
service?
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sports ........ 10, 11, 12
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