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Cabrini Historical Highlights

June 18, 1957
Charter for Cabrini College issued by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

November 1957
Cabrini College founding president, Sister Ursula Infante, MSC, welcomes first 43 students to campus

December 1960
Bishop Furey dedicates Sacred Heart Hall, now Founder's Hall
First physics laboratory created

1961
Cabrini College holds first commencement—35 students graduate.
Bruckmann Memorial Chapel completed

1965
The College earns full accreditation by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
Holy Spirit Library is completed

1967
Counsel Hall, now Rooymans Hall, completed
Women's basketball and field hockey are established as the College's first athletic teams

1968
Sister Gervase Lapadula, MSC, named second president
First residence hall is built

1969
Sister Regina Casey, MSC, becomes third president
Woodcrest Hall dedicated on November 13, Mother Cabrini Feast Day

February 1970
The Board of Trustees amends College charter to accept males

1971
Evening division opens attracting non-traditional men and women students to campus, the majority of whom are employed full time
The College initiates major effort to attract transfer students from area community colleges

1972
Sister Mary Louise Sullivan, MSC, Ph.D., named fourth president
Communications and fine arts majors are added to the curriculum

1973
Dr. Joseph Romano receives first faculty award

1974
Joseph Silvestrini '75 becomes first male president of Student Government Association
First early childhood center, now The Children's School, established

1975
Women's volleyball team established
Men's basketball team formed
Counsel Hall becomes the first residence hall for men

1977
Special education major, secondary education major, and teaching certification in communications are approved by the Commonwealth
Black Student Union, International Club and Athletic Association formed
Business administration major offered

1979
Men's soccer team formed

1980
Maguire, Dixon and Infante houses built
The Widener Trust funds the building of campus center

1981
McManus, Casey, Lanshe, and Sullivan houses built
Cabrini College celebrates 25th Anniversary
Programs in arts administration and computer science added
Pew Charitable Trust provides funds for communications lab in the Widener Campus Center

1982
Sister Eileen Currie, MSC, named fifth president
606 full-time undergraduate students enrolled
28 graduate students enrolled
Widener Campus Center opens

1983
Political science major added

1984
Xavier Hall built

1985
150 bachelor's degrees and 17 master's degrees awarded

1986
Marketing major added

1987
Cooperative education program funded by Title VIII grant

1989
Renovations to Grace Hall completed

1991
753 full-time students enrolled

1992
Dr. Antoinette Iadarola becomes the College's sixth and first lay president
Cabrini helps form the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference (PAC)
College's first strategic plan developed
The Dixon Challenge, designed to raise funds for a sports/recreation center, begins with challenge grant from Mr. and Mrs. F. Eugene Dixon

1993
The Dixon Challenge surpasses goal ahead of schedule and Dixons offer additional funds
The Southeastern Pennsylvania Consortium for Higher Education is established. Dr. Iadarola plays a major role in bringing together SEPCHE's eight member schools to collaboratively address the challenges of higher education

1994
Connelly Foundation provides funds towards construction of sports and recreation center

1995
Dixon House expanded

1996
Renovations to Founder's Hall begin
994 full-time students enrolled

1997
Mother Ursula, MSC, founding president, celebrates 100th birthday
Cabrini named to the John Templeton Foundation's Honor Roll for Character Building Colleges
First Strategic Plan complete, second Strategic Plan developed

1998
Dixon Sports Center complete
Cabrini Apartment Complex built

1999
Phase II renovations to Founder's Hall begin
Renovations to Sullivan House begin
Internet computing major offered

2000
Online certificate program in web systems design introduced
Master of Science in Organization Leadership offered
The Hamilton Family Foundation Wing opens in Founder's Hall
Cabrini College student newspaper, the Loquitur, named to the top class of college and university newspapers by the Associated Collegiate Press
Exercise science and health promotion major offered
1,218 full-time students enrolled

2001
East Residence Hall built
Biotechnology major approved
Cabrini gains national acclaim when it enters a technology partnership with Drexel University
Cabrini College listed among the top small, Catholic colleges in the North by US News and World Report
Cabrini athletic teams secure six PAC championships

2002
Wolfington Center dedicated
Cabrini welcomes 490 students to campus - the largest incoming class in its history
Total enrollment in all programs is 2,142
President Iadarola celebrates 10th Anniversary
College receives largest gift in its history from the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

2003
College breaks ground for $18.5 million Center for Science, Education, and Technology

2006
West Residence Hall built
Cabrini's first artificial turf field, the Edith Robb Dixon Field, is completed with lighting and seating for 700

2007-08
Cabrini celebrates its 50th Anniversary

2008
Dr. Marie Angelella George becomes the College's seventh president

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