friday, nov. 15, 1991
cabrini college, radnor, pa 19087
Co-op's 5-year federal aid to end September 1992 by Dawn Timbario managing editor
Cabrini is scheduled to take over operational costs of the Cooperative Education Program (Co-op) in September of 1992. Five years ago the program was funded by a federal grant which enabled students to gain field experience in their majorandgavethecollegeaunique and competitive niche in the Philadelphia area. "Seed money was given to the college to give the program a basic start," Jim Loftus, director of Coop, said. Both John Heiberger, assistant professor of business administration and former director of development, and Dr. Joseph Romano, professor of philosophy, were instrumental in designing the initial proposal submitted to the federal government. The original proposal was denied. However, it was revised and resubmitted to the government for acceptance. The Title 8 grant from the U.S. Department of Education supplied the college with $500,000 to be matched by Cabrini through the ensuH1gyears. Now in its fifth year, the college is incurring 80 percent of the cost with the government subsidizing 20 percent.
According to Loftus, the college has contributed $319,000 towards Co-op with the government endowing-$448,000 both over five years. Due to the recession, colleges and other institutions are facing budgetary constraints. Cabrini is currently evaluating each department on campus to cut extraneous costs. Co-op is one of the many programs under consideration, according to Loftus.
'Hopefully the college will continue to fund Co-op beyond next September.' -Jim Loftus, director of Co-op "Hopefully the college will continue to fund Co-op beyond next September," Loftus said. Loftus is looking tor alternate funds via corporations and state funds. Cabrini is eligible to reapply for the Title 8 grant in 1993-94. "It's a great marketing tool," Nancy GardneT. director ot"admissions, said. Gardner and the admissions staff "hype" the program and what it offers to both students and employers.
"It's a win-win situation,"Loftus said ofCo-op's benefits. It presents name recognition of the college in the business world, contributes to a students growth, helps students finance their education, earn academic credits and enables networking with future employers, he said. According to Romano, the college had a strong internship program and the move to Co-op was an easy transition that guaranteed success. "I haven't changed my mind about the value of the program," Romano said. He believes Co-op offers the student an outlet for experience and growth. Support from faculty and cooperation from administration were other factors that initiated Co-op, Loftus said. "I do not see the college terminating the program," Loftus said. The college has not yet given any indication as to the future of Co-op. According to Dr. Mary Ann Biller, vice-president for academic affairs, the fate of the program will be decided by President Sr. Eileen Currie and the Board of Trustees in the spring budgertalks. ~~ M:13 sions on anything," Biller said. Rita Cellucci contributed to this article
Sexual Harassment: still an·issue felt by all by Melissa von Siegel copy editor/writing coach
She was fresh out of graduate school, embarking on a professional career as a television producer and director in the fierce Philadelphia market during the mid 1970s. Part of her job as director included carrying production materials from the studio to the upstairs projection room. At the station, there was a storage closet containing various props located underneath the staircase. She noticed, though, that every time she went upstairs, some of the male crew members would go to this closet to retrieve a prop. Soon she discovered that there were holes in this staircase, cut out by members of the crew as a means of looking up her dress. She was
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Cabrini Spirit Day
outraged and for the time being, the action ceased. She is communications professor Catherine Yungmann and the above experience is only one of several she encountered during her ing more and more humiliated by going to work every day," broadcasting career. · While the Thomas-Hill case is Yungmann said, adding that the just one recent and widely publi- crew's reac~on was one of laughcized example, history has shown ter. "There was really lewd, crude that sexual harassment and discrimitalk all the time and finally one day, nation have long been an integral I'd had enough," Yungmann said. part of.our society and culture, and Yungmann said she went to the while there are instances in which general manager and told him what both sexes have served as targets was happening. His solution, acfor this behavior, case studies have cording to Y ungmann, was to lock traditionally shown a number of her in the production room with 30 incidents directed towards women. male crew members for three hours, Yungmann said her reaction to telling her to take care of her probthis incident is what all women did lem. at that time and what many women still do today. see HARASS, pg. 3 "I expressed my intense displeasure and then swallowed it, becom-
What's Happening Nov. 15 to Nov. 22 Friday
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A day spent as one An all-day Spirit Day began as an almost unfeasible idea which came into fruition this week. The day, commemerating Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini, began with faculty and staff joining students in residence halls and Widener Gathering Area for breakfast. Over 200 members of Cabrini's community including the chair of the board of trustees gathered together for a spiritual celebration to kick off the day. Following mass, the keynote speaker, Rev. Arthur Simon, spoke to ~veryone offering solutions to world hunger. Elaborate meals, workshop sessions and team efforts highlighted the college's celebration. Here is a recap of the day for our readership as a rememberance
and in case it was missed, a reminder about what Cabrini College really stands for.
Simon receives special Cabrini award His purpose was not to make those present feel guilty. The Rev. Arthur Simon, founder of Bread for the World, a Christian citizens' movement on world hunger, came to speak to the Cabrini community in Grace Hall's Atrium to a crowd of over 300 administrators, faculty, students and others. His focus was about the problemof poverty and what we as individuals
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