On Sunday, December 4th, (from left) Missionary Sisters Christine Marie Baltas, Bridget Zanin, Lucille Souza and Grace Waters joined in the Christmas festivities on the University’s campus including a concert, Mass, a live Nativity and a festive dinner. 
Role of DEI at Cabrini University Continues to Grow
~ by Pryce Jamison, Cabrini University Loquitur
RADNOR, PA – Dr. Angela Campbell is clear about the work of her office. “Mission and DEIB (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging) are inseparable – you can’t have a mission and not have an equitable, inclusive and racially just environment,” she said. “If you don’t have that environment, you’ve lost the vision of what Mother Cabrini was all about.”
As changes continue to occur within positions and departments, she understands she must ensure that all initiatives are integrated with the school’s core values and represent diverse voices.
“There should be DEI and mission goals in every area of the institution and that’s part of my work,” Campbell said. “DEI lives and breathes in every center and every sector.”
The Current Look
Cabrini’s DEI Advisory Council has five working groups to help sustain long term success regarding institutional diversity: the Culturally Academic Curriculum and Education Working Group; the Transparency and Reporting Working Group; the Policy and Auditing Working Group; the Cultivate a Welcoming Campus Climate Working Group; and the Fundraising and Partnerships Working Group.
What’s really powerful about the council is that it went from a task force to being a council,” said Campbell. The importance of going from a “task force to a council is that it will continue to influence perpetuity in DEI – that it’s not just a one-and-done or reactionary response.”
The Council is composed of students, faculty, staff, alumni and board, totaling 20 representatives.
We are engaged in conversations about faculty and staff of color. Recruitment and retention – that is our key priority in the DEI Advisory Council.
Sending out the National Assessment of Collegiate Campus Climate surveys last year to students was also a driving force that allowed students to give their perspectives. The data is now in for the DEIB to examine.
Today, December 8th, there will be a ‘Walking the Talk in DEI’ event on campus. The results of this survey will be discussed with students along with the comparative data with other institutions. The survey aimed to focus on what can be improved within six NACCC topic areas: appraisals of institutional commitment, impact of external environments, racial learning and literacy, encounters with racial stress, mattering and affirmation and cross-race engagement.
According to Campbell, the DEI Advisory Council is also working on a strategic plan for the 2022-23 school year, as well as a racial bias incident reporting system that will be vetted through another working group in the council.
Sharing Food, Faith and Justice
On three autumn evenings, the “Common Grounds” Learning Community (LC) of Cabrini University, will gather at the MSC Cottage located on the Cabrini campus to prepare and share a meal as part of the Learning Community’s theme of the intersection of food, faith and justice. Dr. Ray Ward, the Director of Cabrini University’s Wolfington Center, explains that “The meals this semester are connected to my COL 101 class, and next semester the same group of freshmen will be together in my ECG 100 class on Food Justice. The goals this semester are to build community among the students, get them acclimated to college life, and to start exploring the values of a Cabrinian education.”
“Next semester we’ll be exploring social justice issues of hunger and food insecurity as they intersect with a variety of faith traditions.” ~ submitted by Dr. Ray Ward, Cabrini University
The MSC Cottage provides a warm and familial setting for such experiential learning and always welcomes campus groups for meetings and special events.
Sharing Food, Faith and Justice
On three autumn evenings, the “Common Grounds” Learning Community (LC) of Cabrini University, will gather at the MSC Cottage located on the Cabrini campus to prepare and share a meal as part of the Learning Community’s theme of the intersection of food, faith and justice. Dr. Ray Ward, the Director of Cabrini University’s Wolfington Center, explains that “The meals this semester are connected to my COL 101 class, and next semester the same group of freshmen will be together in my ECG 100 class on Food Justice. The goals this semester are to build community among the students, get them acclimated to college life, and to start exploring the values of a Cabrinian education.”
“Next semester we’ll be exploring social justice issues of hunger and food insecurity as they intersect with a variety of faith traditions.” ~ submitted by Dr. Ray Ward, Cabrini University
The MSC Cottage provides a warm and familial setting for such experiential learning and always welcomes campus groups for meetings and special events.
Cabrini University Admissions Department Posts a Cabrinian Message of Welcome
Recently posted in the Admissions reception area of Cabrini University are the words of Mother Cabrini which provide a warm welcome to all campus visitors, and prospective students and their families.
Kimberley Lewis (l.) Dean of University Admissions, Financial Assistance and Marketing and Bryn Campbell, Director of Undergraduate Admissions are enthused about this expression of the mission, and trust that Mother’s words will encourage many young people to join this Cabrinian community of learners.
The hope is that perhaps, additional quotations of Mother Cabrini could be posted throughout campus in the near future as an inspiration for all members of the University community.
The wall art was designed by Kevin Haugh of the University’s Marketing Department. 
Cabrini University Domestic Violence Education Symposium
Cabrini University Community bids Sr. Grace a Fond Farewell
Beloved by all on campus, on Thursday, September 8th, faculty, staff and administrators turned out to wish Sr. Grace Waters, MSC a fond farewell as she leaves for her new mission at Sacred Heart Convent in New York.
Sr. Christine Marie Baltas, MSC, hosted a reception for Sr. Grace in the University’s Wolfington Center. Interim President Ms. Helen Drinan joined the festivities as Sr. Grace did the honors of cutting the cake.
For years, Sr. Grace has been a gentle presence, stopping by the various campus buildings to share a pleasant word with staff members, attending sporting events, and encouraging students to keep up with their studies. She and Sr. Christine Marie would take regular strolls through campus and share greetings with all whom they encountered.
Sr. Grace would often remark, “how come everyone knows who I am?” We would respond, “because you are famous!”
The campus community will deeply miss her warmth and friendship.
Godspeed, Sr. Grace!
Cabrini University Cupboard Serving More Students Than Ever
The Cabrini Cupboard, the University’s on campus food pantry, will offer an expanded variety of fresh food and accessories this year in an effort to serve students across the food insecurity spectrum.
The reimagined Cupboard has been open all summer, offering students fresh vegetables, meats, and dairy products, as well as toiletries and other items. Angela N. Campbell, PhD, Vice President, Mission, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Belonging and Student Engagement, said the aim was to create the feel of a market inside the Cupboard – a vision that has been realized through partnerships with the University’s Wolfington Center and Campus Ministry forged with local farms and community organizations.
Ray Ward, PhD, Director, Cabrini’s Wolfington Center, through which students engage in service work with the Cupboard, said that the Pierce Foundation enables some of Cabrini’s “brightest and most civically minded students” to “pursue innovative approaches to ending hunger and food insecurity in our own communities.”
Hunger and food insecurity are best addressed in partnership with those who understand it first-hand, and we have seen that some of our most powerful advocates in this fight have been students working out of their own struggles with obtaining good meals,” said Ward.
The Wolfington Center has partnered with Martha’s Choice Marketplace, a food pantry in nearby Norristown, PA, bringing in fresher, healthier foods than standard grab-and-go snacks and microwave meals. Increased refrigeration capacity has also brought a wider variety of food, such as meats and dairy.
The Cabrini Cupboard receives two shipments of food monthly from Martha’s Choice and has seen great support from the Pincus Family Foundation. More food and accessories are donated each year from the Cabrini Cavalier community at large, including faculty, staff and alumni.
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Celebrating Juneteenth at Cabrini University
Sharing Precious Cabrinian Artifacts
On June 7th, Julia Attaway, Executive Director of the St. Frances Cabrini Shrine, NYC receives a document case from Janet Bauman, Scanning Specialist Holy Spirit Library, Cabrini University. The document case contains materials from the St. Frances Cabrini Collection at Cabrini University.
The materials which include Mother Cabrini’s business card, checks and promissory notes signed by Mother Cabrini, and a facsimile of the Saint’s will are on loan to the shrine for the upcoming exhibit, “The Everyday Life of Mother Cabrini.” The exhibit is set to open in July.
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