Cabrini U~iversity?

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For people like junior English/communications major Kit Dewey, that idea is not very appealing. "I was looking for a small school and I don't want that to change." Dewey cited the desire for a small school as a key incentive for attending Cabrini.

Sophomore special education major Haven McMickle liked the idea of a larger school, citing the "more opportunities" it offers. McMickle, along with her friend Dewey, is going to Kansas University this summer to study "drama therapy" as a major. They hope to bring back what they learn from Kansas University to further Cabrini's resources iri that area.

University status for Cabrini would also mean that the school would have to c~ange its pay scale for faculty. Becoming a university is something that has to go through the state government and could take years to accomplish. Holy Family and Immaculata Colleges are both rumored to be considering university status for their schools.

When asked about the pressures to change Cabrini to university status, Iadarola firmly stated, "I don't run this college by fads out there!" Her voice seemed to resonate throughout her office, and her stem answer seemed to echo perhaps months of thought and criticism.

In an interview conducted via e-mail, Dr. Jonnie Guerra, vice president for academic affairs stated that, "right now it seems more natural to refer to Cabrini as a college rather than as a university." Guerra went on to say that Cabrini would want their focus to be on teaching, not on research, if they did become a university.

The general consensus among many of the staffers here is that Cabrini will continue be a college. The issue of Cabrini's status will not be raised again until at least 2003. At that point, the school will begin to assemble committees to re-evaluate the college.