May 07, 1993 Issue 25 Loquitur

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f riday, may 7, 1993

cabrini college, radnor, pa 19087

vol. xxxix, no.25

Students react to choice of speaker a world-renownedperson of celebrity status." by Kelly McDonald Berretonesaid. ·'It will be a pleasantchange:· associate news editor TaraKegel.seniorclasspresident.saidCicippio Joseph J. Cicippio.former Americanho\- wa<;not her tir.;tchoice.Accordingto Kegel.the tagein Beirut.will addressthe graduatingclass hstcontainedmorequalified speakerswhowould atcommencementon Sunday.May23. Hewa<; havebetterrepresentedthe college. • chosenafterthe seniorclass submitteda listof Kegelsrud."A<; a class.weformulatedthelist, theirtop 10choicesforcommencementspeak- andascla5s,v.e shouldhavebeenableto makethe ers to the nominatingBoardof Trustees. who final decision. We didn't."' made the final decision. Kegel said she would have liked to see a On Sept. I2. 1986,Cicippiowaskidnapped speakerwhocouldhaveattractedmoremedia.to from theAmericanUniversityof Beirut,where Cabrim.Kegelbroughtuptheideathatthereisstill he seivedas a comptroller.He was releasedby a lotofspeculationconcemmgCic1ppio.Shesaid h1scaptors,theRevolutionaryJusticeOrganiza-his credentialsand reasons for being in Beirut tion.five yearslateron Dec. 2. 1991. Cicipp10 shouldhavebeencheckedbeforehe wa<;askedto iscurrentlywritinga book abouthis captivity. speakat Cabrini. Tom Berretone,seniorclass vicepresident, BudMellon,communicanonscentersuperviwasrespon.5ibleforproposingthe ideaofCicippio sor,willbe receivmghis master'sdegreeat comas thecommencementspeaker. Berretonesaid . mencement.Mellonsaidhe is interestedin hearhecontactedCicippiobecause,atthetimethelist ingwhatCicippiohastosaybecauseCicippiowas wascompiled,Cicippiowasjust beingreleased a hostageand cangivehispointof viewto seniors from captivity. Cicippiotold Berretonehe aboutto enterthe real world. would be happy to speak at commencement, "I am lookingforwardto the ceremonyand providinghewasintheUnitedStatesatthetime receivingmy degree, and as long as Cicippio of graduation. keepsit shortand simple,I willbe gladto hearhim He told Cicippioof the S 1.000limit with speak,"Mellonsaid. whichtheclasshadtowork,andCicippiosaidhe Cicippio was unavailablefor comment rewouldbe glad to speakfor free. gardingcommencement. Berretonesaid Cicippiowould be a good Next year, Kegel said she hopes the senior speakerbecausehewasfromtheareaand could classwill havea largersay in thefinaldecisionof give an interestingangleto what his periodof who theircommencementspeakerwillbe. She captivityin Beirutinvolved. said seniorsdid not reaii7.ethat,once the listwas "'Thepast commencementspeakersnever submittedto administration,the decisionwasout Former hostage Joseph Cicippio will speak at commencement on May 23. He was one of ten proposed speakers sugessted by the senior class. 'stoodoutfromthecrowd',andthisyearwehave of theirhands.

Staff demands greater respect from Iadarola by HeaiherMcAllister editor in chief

A silent message is being sent across Cabrini•s campusabout tbe new president, Dr.Antoinetteladarola. The messengers ate membersof the college staff, employees who are not administratorsor faculty members. Their message is that Iadarola does not respect the college staff. From the lack of a "thank you" or adequate office supplies, roadditional scare. tactics or job tasks, disrespect is the key · conflict linking Iadarola with the staff, manystaff members said. According to staff members,many of them are afraid to voice criticisms about Iadarola. for fear of losing their jobs. Iadarola was unavailable for comment. Manystaffmembers said they approved of the recent publicity concerning conflicts between Iadarola and faculty, because they felt the facts should be out in the open. However,many members of the staff emphasized that they do not have tenure,

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an opportunity for the staff to get to know the inauguration. However.becauseof the unlikethe faculty, and therefore fearforthejr Iast-minutenotice.onlyfourrnemberswere peoplewedon'tnormallysee."C-OStellosaid. jobs if they criticizeIadarola. able to process. "It was very affirming and positive." As one staff member.who worts in the Tbe grandeurof the entireinauguration Other staff members painted a different Mansion,put it, ''How much fear is ladarola did not go unnoticed by the staff, espepicture of the groups. Some said the main instilling in people? If she truly believes collegeis a dialogue, peopleshould beable to positive point about the meetings was that cially those who participated in its preparation. speaktbeitmindswitboutfeelingherwrath."they were completely confidential. ·•tdon't know if anybodyknew exactly Goveranceemerged as an issue for staff, When Iadarola first took office in July, she was placed under the analytical micro- becausemany feel the president makesdeci- howbigthe inauguration wasgoingto be,'' scope that many new leaders face, particu- sions without consulting staff members or a staff member,who works in Grace Hall, larly because she is the college's first lay consideringtheir feelings.Once a particular said. "The fact remains that no one really president. However. criticism of the presi- decision is made. somestaffmembers said, it knows how much this cost. Not even the dent has intensified in recent weeks, with often is not communicated to all the sectors people who worked on the preparations many faculty members accusing her of not of the college, and confusion and disillusion- know whereall the money came from." While the inauguration perhaps was a consulting them on matters of governance, ment result. Iadarola' srecent inauguration celebration fleeting moment in time, staff members such as whomakes and communicatesdeci• also raised many eyebrowsamong staffmem- claim the problems with Iadarola are not sions, and scheduling. Accordingto anotherMansionstaff mem• bers, because they initially were excluded vanishing. The most common complaint ber, governanceis also an issue for staff, as from processing in the inauguration cer- of staff members is that Iadaroladoes not discovered throughthe recent focus groups emony. Included in the procession were respectthem. Many said she is inconsideron campus. Nancy Costello, director of representatives of the administration,fac- ate about points of view that do not agree missiondevelopment.said 16 focus groups, ulty, parents, alumni, students, academicso- with her own. containing 12 staff members each, were cieties and other colleges. Only after members of the staff comformed in order10 define the core values of plained were sixmembers of the staff human the college. ''We talk about community, but this was resources committee pennitted to march at see moreSTAFFpg.• 3

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