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Athletic dept. terminates Cabrini track and field megan kutulis deputy editor
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After 27 years as a varsity sport at Cabrini, the athletic department has decided to discontinue the men’s and women’s track and field team. The decision comes as a result of a number of factors, including a diminishing number of participants, the lack of adequate facilities, and the fact that the Colonial States Athletic Conference does not offer a track and field championship. “Athletic departments across the country never enjoy making these decisions. But unfortunately, it is happening because this is not an isolated situation only occurring at Cabrini,” Brian Beacham, director of sports information, said in an e-mail interview. Beacham went on to explain that many local colleges that have also terminated some of their varsity sports programs in recent years, including opponents of Cabrini’s teams. Moravian College got rid of the men’s and women’s lacrosse program, and Philadelphia Biblical University terminated their field hockey program. Schools like Wheaton College and Massachusetts Institute of Technology each terminated five sports teams or more. The recent news raises questions over the fate of students who came to Cabrini for the team, and for incoming students who were interested in joining. “Certainly there are concerns for those that have been affected by this decision. It is the athletic department’s hope that the current track and field student-athletes will return to Cabrini to compete for the men and women’s cross country teams, pursue the opportunity to be a part of another athletic program or simply remain at the college to continue progressing towards completion of an undergraduate degree,” Beacham said. Without the track and field teams, the number of varsity teams at Cabrini will decrease from 18 to 16. Many students question whether this will open up room for other sports clubs to form varsity teams, like the popular Baseball Club. Beacham acknowledged that there are currently no plans to add another, but stressed that the athletic department was not opposed to the idea. “The athletic department is always open to exploring the possibility of adding more varsity sports. However, it is imperative to have the appropriate facilities, funding and resources to successfully operate a Division III athletic program,” Beacham said.
Cabrini shows signs of spring Spring weather brought a lot of students outside to do homework, just hang out *Photos by Mary Jacobs/ Photography Staff
Skleder to become provost CRS renews college partnership amanda carson eric gibble
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Following an extended national search, the college has appointed Dr. Anne Skleder as Cabrini’s Provost, Vice President for Academic Affairs. President Marie Angelella George said that her position will become effective as of July 1, 2010. Skleder will also join the Psychology department as a professor. “I’m eager to assume my duties at Cabrini, the College’s mission is closely aligned with my megan kutulis/deputy editor personal interests and Depicted is Dr. Anne Skleder during her visit to values,” Skleder said in Cabrini. a statement released by Cabrini College. Skleder is the current Dean of Chatham College for Women at Chatham University in Pittsburgh, Pa. She was a driving force in creating the undergraduate College for Women, as Chatham achieved university status. Skleder has also served in other academic roles including: Vice Provost and founding Director of the Center
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Five years ago Cabrini College signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Catholic Relief Services and became the first institution of higher education to partner with them. On Wednesday, April 7, that partnership was renewed and later celebrated in the Mansion. Cabrini CRS ambassadors were in attendance alongside alumni who set the stepping-stones for the program. Over the past five years Cabrini has actively supported the global outreach programs of CRS by advocating on their behalf on multiple social justice issues. Shannon Keough, senior communication major and current president of the CRS ambassadors club, has been able to see the growth of the program first-hand. “I witnessed the majority of the partnership when I began to get involved in CRS as a sophomore. I remember coming to the cafeteria my freshman year and seeing the Fair Trade posters in the napkin holders,” Keough said. There are only five other institutions that have a partnership with CRS. They include the University of Notre Dame and Seattle,
Santa Clara, and Villanova University. During the celebration, speakers including Joan Rosenhauer, the CRS executive vice president of U.S. operations, and Dr. Jeff Gingerich, the interim dean for academic affairs, praised the program and its effect on Cabrini. “I wanted to say that for me today and the work that we’ve done collectively over the past five years gives great hope,” Maureen McCullough, the northeast/mid-Atlantic regional director of CRS, said. Gingerich echoed McCullough in her praise for the ambassadors and faculty. “You clearly embrace mission as a part of who you are and a part of who we are and what we believe as Catholics and it plays out in so many ways, “ Gingerich said to the audience. Keough further noted how working with CRS has not only influenced students on campus, but also the academics of Cabrini. “We’re the only smaller school that has this partnership. It really affected the new curriculum,” Keough said. The new curriculum at Cabrini, engagements for the common good, emphasizes social justice issues, which
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