friday, apr. 21, 1989
cabrini college, radnor, pa 19087
vol. XXXV, no.20
Degreessparkcontroversialviews Seniorscelebratefinalfarewell by Kelly McGillan "I have gone on several interviews and they didn't seem to be turned off. Actually they've seemed pleasantly surprised that I've gone to a relatively small school with personal attention,'' said Stephanie Giardini, a senior English/communications major and business administration minor. However others are not so confident about their degrees from Cabrini. Rosemarie Francesconi, a junior, who has just registered for her last year of classes said, '' I am afraid that I will not get a job, primarily because I don't think that too many people have heard about Cabrini overall." As graduation and summer approaches, seniors are looking for jobs, sophomores and juniors are sending out resumes for co-op positions in their fields, and many are questioning their credentials as a graduate or student of Cabrini College. "Big name schools tend to have a slight advantage. There's no getting around that," said Donna Seckar, director of career counseling, "Cabrini students have the background to help them, they have the leadership roles that give them hands-on experience, and that's theirresponsibility to sell to the employer." "Big name schools are a dime a dozen, I think that businesses want to learn more about smaller colleges," said Giardini. Stephanie Blose, senior social work major, said even though Cabrini is a small school, students can compete because there is more teacher involvement. "I think it strengthens my knowledge for Picturedleft to right: CherylBeam, senior, Karen Sieg/,senior, TammyKelly,junior and CourtenayLyell, a degree in an area that the employer knows freshman. For morepictures from the Spring Formalsee page 7. there has been personal education," she said. Terry Smith, senior elementary education major, said that he felt that his degree from Cabrini will definitely help him find a job. ''I think that Cabrini has one of the best pro- expressed that she was surprised that only more transferring to the University of five. grams in this area." a fair amount of prospective students Delaware. "On a scale of one to 10, I feel Seckar said, "Some interviews are prejuSmith, who has talked to other teachers in inquire more about degrees, and opportuni- that the importance of a degree rates a six. diced and only wantto consider people'from the field program said that they've felt more ties for careers. Delaware is a better-known school with the Wharton, or people whose grade point is required at Cabrini than at other colleges. Bridget Collins, a sophomore tranfer opportunity for me to move up in academic averages are above a 3.5, they don't give Nancy Malone, administrative assistant in the graduate office, said that Cabrini has student from St. Francis College of Loretto, standards.' ' others a chance and therefore, they could be many inquiries into their graduate program said that she came to Cabrini because she felt Lisa Kantor, senior secondary loosing out." from teachers in the Philadelphia area who that a degree from Cabrini in communicaeducation major, disagrees. "You can get "Some employers are stuck on themhave heard about Cabrini from the student tions would benefit her because the depart- a good undergraduate degree anywhere, I selves and they have sterotypes that to be teaching program. ment is so well-known. don't think it matters the size of the school.'' smart you have to be from a big school. Many students said that they hadn't ''To a point, a degree from Cabrini inhibKantor also felt that when an employer That's their own fault. I don't want to work thought about job opportunities with a degree from Cabrini when they were apply- its because it is not as well-known outside looks at a resume they really don't look at for someone like that," said Giardini. ing. Nancy Gardner, directorof admissions, of this area," said Jill Carberry, a sopho- the school unless it's Harvard, or in the top
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