Community service and social justice are two strong factors that the college is based on and committed to.
Since 1957 when the institution was founded, the mission has been to make a serious commitment to social justice and create change in our communities.
This past December, for the seventh year straight, Cabrini was named to the 2014 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll.
In addition, the college also received two specific awards which were the Interfaith Honor Roll with Distinction and the Education Honor roll. This is the first year that the Education Honor Roll has been put forward.
This honor roll is the way that the U.S. President recognizes community service, engagement and outreach in higher educations across the country.
The place that has contributed most to receiving this award year in and year out is the Wolfington Center.
Located on the third floor of Founder’s Hall, the Wolfington center’s objective is to foster community-based learning through social teaching.
“It’s a lot of fun,” Tom Southard, interim director, said. “We support the community service that’s done here at the college through students, faculty and staff. Our job at the Wolfington Center is to support the mission of the college.”
When asked what does the Wolfington center do on a daily basis, Southard summed it precisely.
“If any student, faculty or staff member has an idea about how they can change the world, community or however they can create positive change; our goal is to support that,” Southard said. “We will give them the resources that they need and we will give them the connections that they need. We’ll help them move forward with their ideas.”
The Wolfington center applies Cabrini for this award every single year in the month of March. Cabrini has received the award seven out of the eight years that it has been eligible for it.
According to the college, it is estimated that each year students log more than 20,000 hours of service to global and local communities.
Repeatedly receiving an award such as this exemplifies and highlight’s the college’s dedication to service learning. One of the major components in its core curriculum.
“It’s not just an education of the heart, it’s also building students who are committed to social justice,” Southard said.
