vol. xxxvii, no. 23
cabrini college, radnor, pa 19087
friday, april 26, 1991
Trustees approve record 15 percent tuition and board increase for '91-'92 by Kimberly Marshall
Assistqnt Perspectives Editor
Letters confinning a 15 percent tuition increase were scheduled to be sent out sometime this week according to Sister Eileen Currie, MSC, president. Currie said that the reasons for the increase are the downturn in the traditional-age college student population, and unclear levels of state and federal funding. For the 1991- '92 academic year,
son of the board of trustees. "In March the decision was made with the board, but the budget was not yet completed," Dixon said. Currie said that 15 percent was a working figure approved by the board in March. "It gave us better parameters in which to work out the whole budget," Currie said. Currie said that at one of the earlier board meetings, there was a discussion as to whetherthey should they make that decision then or should they wait until April because of the uncertainty. The board
tuition at Cabrini will cost $8,350. Room and board is $5,510. Currie said that Cabrini must remain fiscally responsible. "Contrary to all of ttie rumors. we are not cutting academic programs. We are not cutting the athletics program. We might be cutting down but we are not cutting out," Currie said. "I will be very honest, the cutting part is not fini!>hed." The figure qf 15 percent has been known since March, according to Edith Robb Dixon, chairper-
said to use this as a working decision. Members of the committees were not free to confinn the amount of the tuition increase publicly. "It is my responsibility to notify and that was to be done after a certain amount of work," Currie said. The budget process begins in late fall. The budget committee of the college is made up of faculty and staff. They propose or workfue photo
Edith R. Dixon, chairperson, board of trustees.
see TUITION HIKE, pg. 9
EnrOllment plummets forfall '91 by J.P. Raynock staff writer
-·-"""'·-~•II 1ft1Ve'eaur0Hmenriof i1U tine~ dents for the fall of 1991 is down by as much as eleven percent, according to Nancy Gardner, director of admissions. According to Gardner, enrollment for this fall was 826 full time undergraduate students, 440 continuing education students, and 207 graduate students, for a total of 1,473. This spring however, enrollment dropped to 790 full time students, 401 cont. ed. students, and 255 graduate students, for a total of 1,446 students. "Enrollment always goes down in the photo by Frank Emmerich spring due to students finishing early," Gardner said. The spring theater production of "Miracle Plays" featuring LawrenceBeck as Noah and Cabrini theater veteran Christy Projected student enrollment forthe I 991Early as Mrs. Noah continues its run this weekend, weather permitting, at 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. 92 school year is 730 to 750 full time undergraduates, 430-450 continuing ed. students and graduate students. According to Gardner, the college can expect anywhere from 120 to 140 first year students next year. However, of 368 acThe conynercial consisted of a group of cepted students, only 90 have paid their deThe 60-second spot commercials were by Denise Edwards Sports Editor heard on K YW Newsradio 1060, Star I 04.5 males at the beach talking about attending posit to guarantee their enrollment. for the COMP program and Eagle I 06 and Cabrini. Unfortunately many alumni tele"One thing we have seen this year is phoned displeased with the commercial so students waiting to make a decision," Gardner Q 102 for the undergraduate program. "Radio is the most direct way to get our the college pulled it from the air. "Now was the time to get back on the air," said of the low number of enrolled students. According to Berlant and Gardner "hitKaren Berlant director of public relations for message to the audience that we want to Along with the incoming first-year stureach," Nancy Gardner director of admis- ting the airways" was the next logical step in dents, the college is also expecting anywhere the college said. their marketing plan for the college. For the past four weeks Cabrini has been sions, said. from 70 to 100 new, non-first year students "We've worked very hard to get all of our The last time Cabrini advertised on the flooding the Philadelphia area airways with commercials for their COMP, Cabrini Orga- radio was back in 1987. "We produced a nizational Management Program, and under- commercial to increase male enrollment," see ENROLLMENT, pg. 8 see MEDIA BLITZ, pg. 9 Gardner said. graduate programs at the institution.
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