friday, oct. 25, 1991
cabrini college, radnor, pa 19087
vol. xxxviii, no. 7
Capitalcampaignaccrues$1.8 million by Karen M. Bell
staff writer
Sinc;e 1988, Cabrini College has been working on a campaign to enable the College to pay for extraordinary projects on campus. Referred to as the Capital Campaign or Comprehensive Campaign, direct results of these garnered funds include the Grace Hall complex, the new soccer field and the tennis courts. This project began almost three years ago and raises funds that are above and beyond the College's annual givings. Monies are acquired from outside sources rather than drawing from student tuitions and the annual givings. Costello said the Board of Trustees and the 1988 campaign staff decided that the goal of this campaign was to raise $7 million. This was a five-
year working goal. "There are necessary steps to take in a campaign. The Capital Campaign has done very well and it has brought the College $1.8 million. This is money that would not have been raised if the college did not have the campaign," Costello said. When looking at the amount of money that they hoped the campaign would bring to the College at this time, Costello said, "The influx of dollars has been slower, but as a whole we are pleased." Gifts to the campaign are not acquired in one lump sum, but rather through pledges or in installments over a certain pledge period. "We have a high pledge rate from the faculty and staff. This makes it easier for us when we search for new pledges, because of the internal support. The administrators are proud and believe in the campaign," Costello said. Mary Ellen Herzog, director of
development, said, ''The campaign raises money for things like the new athletic field, tennis courts, the parking lot and especially the new ~~~~~~~~~~~~,
'This is money that would not have been raised if the college didi not have the campaign.' -Nancy Costello director of capital campaign additions done to Grace Hall." When the project began, the committee knew they had to make unrestricted money or money that can be used for anything that the College needs rather than spending
VPsearch narrows to2 for Institutional Advancement Currie said. ·•1\\Ould like to think
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Sister Eileen Currie, M.S.C., president
by Steve Murray staff writer
After two months of searching the college is getting close to hiring a person for the position of vice president oflnstitutional Advancement, President Sister Eileen Currie, M.S.C., said. The position of vice president was formerly held by Anthony Brocchi, who resigned early this past summer. Currie, with the help of Martha Dale, directorof alumni affairs. and Mary Ellen Herzog, director of development. has narrowed the selection down to two candidates, Currie said. "We are in our finalist stage,"
According to HerzOf, the college is looking for a vice president with the qualities to take the fundraising campaign to new heights. "We want a vice president who is aggressive," Herzog said. "To take us to whole new level we need someone who is skilled and experienced." "We want someone with a lot of experience in the various facets of Institutional Advancement," Currie said. Currie said that the position should be filled by a stronger leader than in the past. "We need someone with more hands on experience than we have had," Currie said. The candidate should be familiar with fund raising since this is what Institutional Advancement is concerned with, Currie said. Herzog said she would like the vice president to have some contacts in the area. Currie said she felt contacts were important, but they do not have to be from this immediate area. According to Dale. while the search for the new vice president
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SEARCH, pg.9
Tampering with children's playtime
photo by Lorraine Mane Lill
The Children's School, located behind physical plant, was the site of vandalism last week on Tuesday, Oct. 16, as unknown persons entered the schoolyard and destroyed the fence in order to remove a toy car used by the children. The car was brought to the new soccer field where it remained until security found it. The incidet disrupted the normal playtime of the children because the vandalism was a distraction and more supervision was required, according to aides at the school.
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it on one specific facility, such as of the information concerning this the library. campaign is placed in the catalog." "This is our first campaign of Herzog said that fundraising any kind for construction money events are held throughoutthe year, and we are also seeing a big amount such as the Phone-A-Thon conof donors from past and present ducted during the fall. Herzog cited parents," Costello said. this as an example of an unrestricted "The people of the College feel money event. good about what we are represent"One of the major donors of this ing. Cabrini is still a young college, campaign is the Missionary Sisters compared to others in the Philadel- of Sacred Heart," Costello said. phia area," Costello said. "This According to Costello, the commeans that Cabrini's alumni are mittee presently consists of 12 very young. The oldest may be 55 members. The staff meets freyears of age, therefore it is difficult quently to discuss the goals of the to get large responses from them, campaign. Aiding the committee, because they still have children that is a consultant from Marts and Lundi may be in college or they have other consultants, whom Costello said obligations," Costello said. "has been a great help." The campaign committee deHerzog agrees. "Gwinn Scott, vised a catalog called, "An Invest- our consultant from Marts and ment in Vision and Values." · Lundi, is a pleasure to work with. Costello said, "The catalog is used for selling the college to certain .. -seeCAMPAIGN, pg 9 prospects. It has been an added plus to the campaign because much
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