Senior Molly Seaman knows well the work of Mother Cabrini, from her upbringing to her time at Cabrini University. Now, she is using that knowledge to share a national message of welcoming migrants.
“The challenge that lies before you and all leaders like you is not so much that we look to change others, but to change ourselves, and, together, change our society,” said Sister Mary Scullion, Executive Director and President of Project HOME, during her keynote address on campus as the fall 2017 Nerney Leadership Institute’s Executive in Residence.
Michelle Filling-Brown, PhD, is in her 10th year of teaching at Cabrini. She has taught more than 25 different courses in English, Writing, Theater, Gender and Body Studies, and Engagements with the Common Good.
On Tuesday, Nov. 14, the campus community celebrated Cabrini Day, an annual celebration of heritage and mission honoring Cabrini’s namesake, Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini. Each Cabrini Day, classes are canceled and students, faculty, and staff are encouraged to participate in the day’s mission-oriented activities and educational programming. The 2017 theme, Connecting Through Culture, celebrated multiculturalism as a way to promote learning and communication about diverse cultures.
“Social justice is like building a cathedral,” said Northampton Community College Professor Javier Ávila, the 2015 Pennsylvania Professor of the Year and keynote speaker for Cabrini Day 2017. “You’re working toward something, and you might not live to see the finished product, but that doesn’t mean you’re going to stop working on it. The next generation will work on it, and then the next generation, until you have something beautiful.” In his presentation, “The Trouble With My Name,” Ávila expounded on Connecting Through Culture, the theme of this year’s Cabrini Day, an annual celebration of heritage and mission honoring Cabrini’s namesake, Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini.