Friday,Sept.17, 1993 Vol. XL, No. 2 Cabrini College Radnor,· Pa. 19087
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Student Development .changes with campus by Steve May co-news editor
Many changes have taken place at Cabrini over the summer. From changes in staff and faculty to physical appearance of the campus to increased enrollment, many aspects of Cabrini have changed. Those changes have affected students in many ways, but the department that deals with students the most has changed a great deal. Student Development, formerly called Student Services, has changed dramatically over the summer. The most obvious change is in the department's name, but Vice President for Student Development Robert Bonfiglio said the name change was necessary. The services that Student Development provides are varied though. Resident Life, Student Activities, Career Services, Counseling, Health Services, Campus Ministry and Public Safety are offices within the Student Development department. These. departments all provide different services to the college and have all un-
dergone internal changes over the summer. In the Student Activities office, there is a new director, Marianne DeFruscio. Defruscio previously served the school as assistant director of resident life for the past two and a half years. Before coming to Cabrini, DeFruscio worked as an area coordinator at Wheeling Jesuit College in West Virginia. She originally entered Cabrini as a first-year student before achieving her bachelor's degree at Penn State University. DeFruscio officially began her new position in July. Her first role was to conduct and coordinate this summer's college orientation. So far this semester her department has hosted the Welcome Back Bash, Big Brother/Sister dinner, drive-in movie, karaoke, a fish bow I dance and the club fair. photo by Eric Barbuscia
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0102 staff Mike Albano, Dexter Johnson and Donna Storm led the Mid-Day Workout beside Sacred Heart Hall on Tuesday, Sept. 14. Students participated in the work-out and listened to music from 10 a.m.- 2 p.m.
EAr-ollmentFeacAesrecord numbers by Heather McAllister editor in chief
Enrollment has hit its greatest peak in a decade, with 227 firstyear students entering Cabrini in the fall of 1993. The number of first-year student acceptances, 497, is the most since 1990, while the number of rejected first-year students, 32, is the lowest figure since 1990. Janet Shoemaker, coordinator of the college success program, said 38 percent of first-year students, or 89 students total, are general studies students. According to the CARe center's Barbara Rubin, incoming students are placed in the general studies program when their qualifications for college are risky. Rubin said some students have
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✓NEWS SGA faces the future with a new board; activities planned
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✓ARTS
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The Red Cloud engulfes Cabrini and commnuity
✓SPORTS
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Women's volleyball coverage and profile on coach
lower SAT scores or grade point averages than other students do. These students do not qualify for general admission to the college, Rubin said. However, the students are accepted after review by an admissions committee, according to Gardner. "Something in the student's record indicates they will succeed at the college level," Rubin said. "For instance, if a student has a low SAT score and a high grade point average, we can suspect the student is not a good test taker. Otherwise they may achieve at a very high level and be a successful student." Shoemaker said there are many reasons a student might fall into the general studies category. Some students may have had family problems or a high school program that was not rigorous, Shoemaker said. "We build on the strengths and rectify the weeknesses of these students," Shoemaker said. '·We provide a lot of outreach to all students but especially the general studies students."
First-year classsize 230 220 210 200 190 180 170 160 150 140 130
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Accordingto the weeklyAdmissionsReport,dated Sept. 10, 1993, applications,acceptancesand enrollmentsfor the fall semesterof 1993 are at a record high. Reasons for these increasesinclude a restructuringof admissionsand financialaid, a reported90 percent retentionrate of studentsand additionalsupportfor generalstudies students.However,this year's enrollmentgoal is not yet known.
Week at a Glance •.. FRIDAY v'9:30 p.m.1 a.m Legal Party in Widener Center gathering area.
According to Shoemaker, some of the programs that support general studies students are tutoring and the college success seminar program. "We have seven success seminars of general studies students," Shoemaker said. "The advisers are particularly atuned to their students' needs. All students need support, and general studies students are not radically different from others." Despite the number of incoming students that lack accepted credentials for admission, Nancy Gardner, executive director of admissions and financial aid, said the quality of incoming students has not diminished. According to Gardner. SAT average is not a good indicator of success, and the admissions staff concentrates instead on high school
SATURDAY SUNDAY v'6 p.m. & 9 p.m. Mass in the Chapel
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MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY v'12:00 p.m. Mass in he Chapel
v'7:45 a.m. Mass in the Chapel v'12:30 p.m. Parking committee in Student Conference Room
v'l2:00 p.m. Mass in the Chapel
e,/7:45 a.m. Mass in the Chapel v'l0:00p.m. Comedian Kevin Flynn in Widener Center Gathering Area