Cabrini In the News
November 2011
Stories on Cabrini’s plan to reduce tuition beginning in fall 2012 have appeared in several international, trade, and general publications, among them The Chronicle of Higher Education, CNNMoney, Yahoo! Finance, MSNBC.com, and a page one story in The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Father Carl Janicki and several Campus Ministry students are featured in a Catholic Standard and Times story on how the College prepared for the Nov. 27 changes to the Roman Missal. The story appeared on the cover of the Standard and Times’ Fall Education Guide.
6ABC News covered the Mwamba Children’s Choir performance on Nov. 15 as part of Cabrini Spirit Week.
Professor Emeritus Jolyon Girard, Ph.D., is quoted in The Philadelphia Inquirer for a story on whether technical training and military experience will benefit U.S. soldiers returning from war today as much as they did in previous decades.
Sharon Schwarze, Ph.D., chair and professor of philosophy, and Harvey Lape, instructor of philosophy, published the third edition of their textbook, Thinking Socratically (Pearson, 2011).
Sheryl L. Fuller-Espie, Ph.D., professor of biology, delivered the Clark Lecture at York College of Pennsylvania, “Using Flow Cytometry to Study Cellular Responses in Invertebrate Leukocytes to Infection and Environmental Contaminants” on Nov. 9.
Several local newspapers, including Delaware County Daily Times, City Suburban News, and County Press, publicized the Nov. 13 Sylvia Toran piano concert at Cabrini College.
Michelle Filling, Ph.D., assistant professor of English, was featured in the West Chester Daily Local News as a committee member for the West Chester University Bear Fair. Now in its 15th year, the Bear Fair collects stuffed bears to send to hospitals and shelters.
The University of Missouri-Saint Louis (UMSL) Daily reported that Dennis Kraichely, Ph.D., lecturer of chemistry at Cabrini, was named one of PharmExex.com’s 2011 Emerging Pharma Leaders. Dr. Kraichely earned a bachelor of science degree at UMSL.
A story on www.empowher.com, a website that offers health and wellness tips for women, quotes Cabrini’s “This Week in Wellness” newsletter on how to stay fit during the holiday season.
The Philadelphia Review mentioned the College’s partnership with Academy in Manayunk, a school for students with learning disabilities.
Alumni In the News
Chester County Press reported the candidacy of Jason Brady ’05 for school board president. Brady won the Nov. 8 election by a lottery drawing that broke a tie vote.
Shore News Today reported that DiAnne Gove ’73 was a candidate for state assembly in New Jersey’s 9th Legislative District, which serves Bergen, Hudson and Passaic counties. Gove, who was reelected to the assembly, taught American history and government in the Southern Regional School District in New Jersey for 32 years.
October 2011
NBC10 news and CampusPhilly.com covered Cabrini’s Oct. 4 symposium: Linking Campus with Community: Domestic Violence Education Partnerships in Action.
Timothy Nacarelli ’11 and Sheryl Fuller-Espie, Ph.D., professor of biology, published “Pathogen-associated molecular pattern-induced mitochondrial membrane depolarization in the earthworm Eisenia hortensis” in the Journal of Invertebrate Pathology.
Cabrini was included in the Philadelphia Business Journal’s profile list of four-year colleges and universities.
The Pottstown Mercury reported that Darryl Mace, Ph.D., associate professor of history and political science, presented “What Harry Potter Can Teach Us” at Appalachian Brewing Co. His presentation was part of the “Tavern Talk” series sponsored by St. Luke’s United Church of Christ of Trappe, Ursinus College and the Pennsylvania Southeast Conference of the United Church of Christ.
The Wyndmoor, Pa. Irish Edition newspaper reported that Nicholas Rademacher, Ph.D., assistant professor of religious studies, presented “Who Do You Say I Am: Daniel Berrigan’s Fugitive Sermon in Philadelphia and American Catholic Reaction to a Priest Underground” at the American Catholic Historical Society in Philadelphia.
The Philadelphia Inquirer and the West Chester Daily Local carried the obituary of former Trustee Zelinda LeBoutillier.
Sharon Schwarze, Ph.D., chair and professor of philosophy, published a letter to the editor in the New York Times Magazine on decision fatigue.
Biology major Janice Brown ’12 received two undergraduate research grants, from the Pennsylvania Academy of Science and the Beta Beta Beta Research Foundation. Brown will use the funding for the project, “Effects of Pathogen-Associated Molecular Patterns (PAMPs) on the Prophenoloxidase (PPO) Pathway using Eisenia hortensia.”
Sam Zeff ’12 appeared on the “Ellen DeGeneres Show” and in the Main Line Times for being chosen as a finalist for the show’s Rite Aid/Phillies contest, in which people had to use products from Rite Aid to make a costume showing their Phillies pride.
Cabrini was featured in a Campus Technology magazine story on learning management system usage, a software application for the administration, documentation, tracking and reporting of training programs, classroom and online events, e-learning programs and training content.
Three faculty members and three students presented “Civic Engagement for Enhanced Language Education in the 21st Century” at the One Voice: Institute of Elemental Ethics and Education conference in Tarrytown, N.Y. The faculty members are:
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Cynthia Halpern, Ph.D., chair and professor, romance languages
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Nicholas Uliano, Ph.D., associate professor, Spanish
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Raquel Green, Ph.D., assistant professor, Spanish
The students are
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Kayla Ecke ’13
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Jessica Merone ’13
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Lisa Gomez ’12
Athletics In the News
The Lititz Record Express reported that Maura Gordon ’12 was named Colonial States Athletic Conference Player of the Week for field hockey for Oct. 18-24.
Alumni In the News
James Calamia ’11 was featured in the Philadelphia Review for his role as Roxborough Development Corporation’s operational manager.
The Philadelphia Inquirer reported the engagement of Tarrah Ashley Triglia G’11 to Marc Zachary Chafetz. Tarrah teaches in the West Chester School District.
The Delaware County Daily Times reported the candidacy of Janie Partridge G’99 for Radnor Township School Board.
The Delaware County Daily Times reported the candidacy of James Santora ’94 for Upper Darby council.
August/September 2011
Eric Malm, Ph.D., assistant professor of economics and business administration, was quoted as an expert in a DailyFinance.com story on how the economy has changed since 9-11.
James Hedtke, Ph.D., chair and professor of history and political science, was quoted as an expert in a Christian Science Monitor story on the Sept. 12 Republican presidential primary debate.
Cathy Matta’s experience at World Youth Day (WYD) in Madrid, Spain, appeared on CatholicPhilly.com, the web site for the Catholic Standard and Times. Matta ’13 and Breanna Tumelty ’12 represented Cabrini at WYD, which drew nearly two million young Catholics from around the world.
The Philadelphia Inquirer carried the obituary of Cabrini librarian Corey Salazar ’02, G’07.
The Philadelphia Inquirer reviewed Michael Willse’s art exhibition, “Dumbstruck/Restruck: repair, recovery and reclamations,” on display in the Grace and Joseph Gorevin Fine Arts Gallery.
Anne Coleman, Ph.D., assistant professor of life and physical sciences, presented a webcast for the University of Pittsburgh Medical College titled “Reactive Attachment Disorder: Neuroscience, Therapeutic Parenting, and Evidenced-Based Treatment – Advanced Principles II.”
Darryl Mace, Ph.D., associate professor of history and political science, and Dr. Terlecki are recipients of a 1976 Hamilton Faculty Fellowship, which they will use to design a course on the history of mental health and on the Norristown State Hospital. The ECG course will be taught beginning in fall 2012.
Dr. Dunbar, Dr. Malm, Dr. Terlecki, and Stephen Eberle, interim director of the Wolfington Center, presented "Living Reciprocity: Harnessing individual power to sustain partnerships" at the National Outreach Scholarship Conference at Michigan State University.
Elizabeth Bodine, Ph.D. assistant professor of mathematics, published “Spectrally arbitrary patterns over finite fields” in Linear and Multilinear Algebra.
Alumni In the News
Vicki Lee ’92 is one of the Philadelphia Business Journal’s Minority Business Leaders. Lee is the owner of Old Philadelphia Associates, Inc., a specialty contracting company that currently is restoring the façade of Centre Square, one of the largest office buildings in Center City.
Jordan Harris ’08, executive director of the Philadelphia Youth Commission (PYC), was featured in a Chestnut Hill Local story on PYC initiatives such as the Youth Forum on Budget Challenges and Imagine 2014, a campaign to reform Philadelphia public schools.
Lisa Hantman ’10 was interviewed and appeared on NBC10’s segment on the Education Nation Teacher Town Hall event in New York. Hantman is a third-grade teacher at Philadelphia’s General George A. McCall Elementary School.
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported that William Firman ’91 has been named vice president for enrollment management and marketing at La Roche College.
Brian Rice ’01 published “Generating awareness for the value of a Catholic school education via social media” on Business2Community.com.
Ju ly 2011
The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that Nancy Costello ’71 and Vincent Prestileo Jr. ’04 were elected to the College’s Board of Trustees.
The Lansdale Sunday Reporter ran a feature story on Danielle Alio ’12 for winning a two-week mission trip to South Korea and Taiwan through the Maryknoll Explore My Mission Contest. One of two winners of the national contest, Danielle submitted a video entry highlighting her commitment to social justice.
Phillies.com announced that Rachel Young, of Central Bucks High School in South Warrington, Pa., and Meredith Beirne, of Manalapan High School in Manalapan, N.J., are July’s Phillies Extraordinary Scholars. Each of the 12 scholars selected through the season may qualify for up to $10,000 in scholarship aid at Cabrini.
Phillylacrosse.com reported the newest members of the College’s men’s lacrosse team, a group that includes six players from the Philadelphia area, two from New York, one from Delaware, three from New Jersey, one from Maryland, and one from Tennessee.
The Delaware County Daily Times reported that Catholic Relief Services awarded Cabrini and St. Joseph’s University a $14,000 grant to help promote the schools’ fair trade efforts.
The American Society for Cell Biology’s journal, CBE—Life Sciences Foundation, accepted for publication “Classroom-Based Science Research at the Introductory Level: Changes in Career Choices and Attitude,” co-authored by Melinda Harrison, Ph.D., assistant professor of chemistry; David Dunbar, Ph.D., associate professor of biology; Lisa Ratmansky, director of the Center for Teaching and Learning; and Kimberly Boyd, chair and associate professor of biology.
Alumni In the News
Pittsburgh Magazine featured Molly Enos ’07, president of Paul Bunyan Maple Syrup, in their Spotlight on Women in Business. Enos, 21, founded the company after graduating two years early; this year, the company produced 2,200 gallons of syrup.
The Lewes Cape Gazette (Del.) announced that Maria O’Brien Miller ’87 has been named manager of professional and public education for the Medical Society of Delaware.
Several hometown newspapers, including the Garnet Valley Press and the Chester Spirit, reported that Marine Corps Maj. Timothy Anderlonis ’00 was added to the Delaware County Armed Services Tribute Board. Anderlonis is stationed at Camp Leatherneck in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
Daily Local News reported that the Chester County Historic Preservation Network presented Sandra Momyer ’86 with the Individual Historic Preservation Award for her dedication to the preservation and protection of historic sites in Chester County. A former member of the College’s Alumni Board, Momyer served for 18 years as executive director at Historic Yellow Springs, where she currently is Moore Archivist. She also is chair of the Schuylkill Township Historical Commission, vice president of Schuylkill River Heritage Center, and president of Friends of Schuylkill School.
June 2011
The Catholic Standard and Times published a profile on Danielle Alio ’12, “Shedding light on the vulnerable,” that focused on Danielle’s academic accomplishments, service initiatives, and leadership skills. The story also highlighted Danielle as one of two winners of the Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers Explore My Mission contest, which earned her a two-week (July 7-18) mission trip to Taiwan and South Korea.
Dr. Nancy Watterson, assistant professor of social justice and American studies; Dr. Nicholas Rademacher, assistant professor of religious studies; and Dr. Darryl Mace, associate professor of history, presented “Prison Perspectives: Using Performance Tasks to Teach Critical Thinking and Engaged Justice in a Living and Learning Community” at the Faith, Justice and Civic Learning Conference at DePaul University in Chicago, Ill.
Students who earned degrees at the College’s May Commencement were featured in several hometown newspapers, including the Delaware County Daily Times, the Pittstown, Pa. Sunday Dispatch, the East Penn Press, and the Wilkes-Barre Times Leader.
Phillies.com announced the Phillies Extraordinary Scholars for June: Melissa Grisafi from Pope John Paul II High School in Royersford, Pa., and Eric Prasalowicz from Gloucester Catholic High School in Gloucester City, N.J. Each of the 12 scholars selected through the season may qualify for up to $10,000 in scholarship aid at Cabrini.
The Catholic Standard and Times and the Delaware County Daily Times reported that Cabrini was named to the 2010 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, the highest federal recognition a college or university can receive for commitment to volunteering, service learning and civic engagement. Cabrini has been named to the list each year since its inception in 2006.
Amy Cimo ’14 presented “The Discovery of Novel Mycobacteriophages on the Campus of Cabrini College” at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s third annual Science Education Alliance Symposium in Ashburn, Va.
Dr. Jerry Zurek, chair of communication, and Dr. Raquel Green, assistant professor of Spanish, spoke at a press conference for the proposed Pennsylvania DREAM Act, which would grant instate tuition to undocumented students. Drs. Zurek and Green spoke of the commitment the College and the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus have maintained to immigrants. Also, Eric Gibble ’11 developed a website for the DREAM Act, http://dreamactivistpa.org. If passed, Pennsylvania would be the 12th state to enact such legislation.
Frank Bearoff ’11 and Dr. Sherry Fuller-Espie, professor of biology, published “Alteration of mitochondrial membrane potential and phosphatidylserine translocation as early indicators of heavy metal-induced apoptosis in the earthworm Eisenia hortensis” in the Invertebrate Survival Journal, Volume 8.
Alumni In the News
Maria Miller ’87 has been named manager of professional and public education of the Medical Society of Delaware. There, she will oversee the daily operations of the Continuing Medical Education program for physicians.
The Wilmington News Journal reported that Tom DeMatteis ’84 is retiring as soccer coach at St. Mark’s High School in Wilmington, Del. From 1986-2010, DeMatteis led the St. Mark’s team to 11 state titles.
May 2011
Information on the College’s 51st Commencement appeared in The Philadelphia Inquirer and the Delaware County Daily Times, the latter of which featured quotes from President Marie Angelella George, honorary degree recipient Joan McConnon, and Valedictorian Stephanie Iaccarino. (To view the full texts of all of this year’s Commencement addresses and Father Carl Janicki’s Commencement Mass homily, visit www.cabrini.edu/commencement.)
Phillies.com announced the Phillies Extraordinary Scholars for the month of May: Taylor Hill from Parkland High School in Allentown, Pa., and Kara Kent from Nazareth Academy High School in Philadelphia. Each of the 12 scholars selected through the season my qualify for up to $10,000 in scholarship aid.
A story in the Jewish Exponent featured Annette Robinson and her daughter, Sharon Robinson-Taylor. Annette, 80, earned a degree from Penn State Abington on May 13, capping a 30-year pursuit for a degree. Two days later, her daughter, Sharon, earned a master of education at Cabrini’s Graduate Commencement.
Athletics In the News
Men’s lacrosse head coach Steve Colfer was interviewed by CBSPhilly.com regarding the NCAA Division III Tournament’s opening round game against Widener University. The Delaware County Daily Times featured men’s lacrosse players Brian Hill ’12, John McSorley ’12 and Dan Terenick ’11 in a story promoting the game. Colfer also was interviewed on the Comcast Network during May 25 Inter-AC Boys’ Lacrosse Invitational Championship between the Haverford School and Malvern Prep.
The Times Leader reported that Cabrini finished second in the men’s President’s Cup rankings as the top athletic program in the Colonial States Athletic Conference.
Alumni In the News
Trustee David Regn ’97 was named to the Philadelphia Business Journal’s 40 Under 40, a list that recognizes individuals under the age of 40 for professional accomplishments and community involvement. Regn is co-founder of Stream Companies, a full-service advertising agency.
Main Line Suburban Life listed Janie Partridge ’G99 as a republican candidate for the Radnor Township School Directors.
The Brandywine Community News (DE) reported that Maria Miller ’87 has been named manager of Professional and Public Education for the Medical Society of Delaware.
The Philadelphia Tribune reported that Philip Gagliardi ’98 is now paraplanner at Hoover Financial Advisors PC.
April 2011
NBC10’s “The 10! Show” included a Fair Trade cooking demonstration by Executive Chef Rodney Stockett on April 25. Chef Rodney prepared a Fair Trade Quinoa salad with free range chicken breast and mango chutney, and spoke of the College’s Fair Trade efforts.
Dr. Leonard Primiano, chair of religious studies and one of the leading experts on the International Peace Mission movement led by Father Divine, was quoted in a Page One Sunday Philadelphia Inquirer story on the movement. In the story, Dr. Primiano explained how he became interested in the Peace Mission movement when, as a graduate student at the University of Pennsylvania, he ate meals at the Divine Tracy Hotel in West Philadelphia. Dr. Primiano also was quoted in an April 22 Inquirer for a story on the folklore of gnomes.
Cabrini was profiled in Main Line Suburban Life. Dennis Kelly, vice president for enrollment management, was quoted extensively throughout the story.
Main Line Suburban Life reported that Dr. Paul Wright, assistant professor of English, will teach “Akira Kurosawa: East Meets West,” at the Bryn Mawr Film Institute in May.
The Main Line Times reported that J. Nicole Phinney ’12 is one of three recipients of the Harry H. Cabell Scholarship Award, which is based on, among other things, high academic standards, leadership and service.
John Blackwood ’13 produced a video, “Time Capsules: Havertown in 1970,” for Haverford-Havertown Patch, a local news site.
The following students presented at the 87th annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Academy of Science:
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Frank Bearoff ’11 and Timothy Nacarelli ’11, on research conducted with Dr. Sheryl Fuller-Espie, associate professor of biology,
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Ambreen Alladin ’11 and Katie Mageeney ’11 on research conducted with Dr. David Dunbar, associate professor of biology, and Dr. Melinda Harrison, assistant professor of chemistry,
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Derreck Shenk ’11 and Aimee Giaccio ’11, on research conducted with Dr. Harrison,
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Shenk and Sarah Rocco ’12, on research conducted with Dr. Harrison.
Athletics In the News
The Philadelphia Daily News reported that men’s basketball players Dom Farrello ’11 and Cory Lemons ’13 were named to the John McAdams All-Philadelphia Area Squad.
Alumni In the News
The University of Pennsylvania announced that Abel Rodriguez ’01 was awarded the Langer, Grogan and Diver Fellowship in Social Justice. Rodriguez, who earned a law degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 2011, will help provide outreach and legal services on the naturalization process to low-income elderly and disabled immigrants in Philadelphia.
The Cranbury Press (N.J.) reported that Kelly McGillan ’91 was named Bridgewater-Raritan Middle School’s 2010-11 Teacher of the Year. McGillan has taught seventh grade at the middle school for 17 years.
For more information, or for copies of articles featuring Cabrini College in the news, contact Dan DiPrinzio, Media Relations Manager, at 610-902-8255 or daniel.diprinzio@cabrini.edu.