RADNOR, Pa. (June 9, 2015)—Thomas M. Southard has been named director of the Wolfington Center at Cabrini College. Southard began his position May 13, after serving as interim director since November.
“Tom’s effectiveness in organizational development will continue to be of immense benefit to Cabrini and its community partners,” said Jeff Gingerich, provost and vice president for academic affairs. “His understanding of the relationship between the College’s mission and community engagement will continue to build the Wolfington Center as a primary support for mission-related activities on campus and a leader in Catholic Social Thought.”
As administrator of community partnerships at the Wolfington Center, Southard has helped fortify relationships between community partners and Cabrini students, faculty and staff to advance the College’s community-based learning within the Justice Matters core curriculum.
For more than a decade, Southard has worked to ensure nonprofit organizations identify and meet growing challenges. Before joining Cabrini in 2013, Southard was policy analyst at Independent Sector, the national network of nonprofit and foundations. There, he researched and consulted on the potential impact that current and proposed legislation had on nonprofit organizations.
Prior to that, Southard was program director of the Delaware Association of Nonprofit Agencies where he worked with more than 200 nonprofit members. Southard also was an instructor at the School of Public Policy and Administration at the University of Delaware.
Southard earned a Bachelor of Arts in community studies and civic engagement and a Master of Public Administration from the University of Baltimore. He earned a Master of Arts in philanthropic studies from Indiana University’s Center on Philanthropy and a Juris Doctorate from Villanova University School of Law, where he served as managing editor of the Journal of Catholic Social Thought and a public interest fellow.
About Cabrini College
Students do extraordinary things at Cabrini College, a residential Catholic college welcoming learners of all faiths, cultures, and backgrounds.
Since its founding in 1957 by the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, the College has provided a transformational Education of the Heart, focusing on academic excellence, leadership development, and a commitment to social justice.
Cabrini enrolls about 1,300 undergraduates in more than 30 majors, pre‑professional programs, concentrations and minors on its serene 112‑acre campus located 30 minutes from Philadelphia. The College also enrolls about 1,100 students in graduate and professional studies programs at its main campus in Radnor, Pa., and at 13 off‑site locations.