Relay for Life meetings scheduled
Relay for Life meetings for the team captains have been scheduled. Relay for Life is an overnight event, which celebrates the lives of those who have battled cancer and remembers loved ones. The event benefits the American Cancer Society.
This year’s event will be held on March 20-21 from 3 p.m. until 9 a.m. in the Dixon Center.
The team captain meeting dates are as follows: Feb. 16, March 2 and March 16 at 9:30 p.m. in the Holy Spirit Library’s basement lounge.
For more information contact Katie Keller at 610-902-8122 or at CabriniRelay@gmail.com.
Washington Center Rep. to visit campus
Ms. Stephanie Aromando, a representative from The Washington Center, will be on campus on Tuesday, Feb. 23 to discuss the Center’s program.
The Washington Center serves as a clearing house for internships with the U.S. government and other institutions such as CNN.
Students spend an entire semester in Washington working in an internship, taking class and participating in a scheduled program of activities. This program is open to all majors and provides internship opportunities for the fall, spring and summer semesters.
The Washington Center information session will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 23 in the Iadarola Lecture Hall from 3:15 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. All students and faculty members interested in this program are encouraged to attend this meeting.
For more information, contact Dr. James Hedtke at ext. 8336 or jhedtke@cabrini.edu. You can also visit the Washington Center’s Web site at twc.edu.
College to host ‘Speed Career Networking’
Cabrini College will host a “Speed Career Networking” event and reception on March 16 from 6:30 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. in the Mansion.
The event will give alumni and students a chance to personally interact one-on-one ,assist them with major/career exploration, job shadowing and internship/externship experiences.
Students will move among stations within divided sections and spend a short amount of time within their area of interests. A more informal networking reception will follow.
Students interested in attending the event should contact Noel Kirkner at nkirkner@cabrini.edu no later than Friday, March 5.
Rendell delivers final budget address
Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell delivered his final budget address on Tuesday, Feb. 9, just one month after finishing last year’s budget.
Rendell has been faced with pressure to increase spending, but has had trouble as Pennsylvania works to comeback from the recession.
There has been a continual debate over whether Rendell will be able to meet this year’s June 30 budget deadline. Since taking office in June 2003, Rendell has been unable to meet this deadline.
Cabrini commercial to air on NBC10
Cabrini’s newest 30-second commercial can be viewed on cabrini.edu.
The commercial will be aired during Olympic programming on NBC10.
It will also be shown during primetime programs such as “The Office” and “30 Rock.”
Other videos are available at youtube.com/CabriniCollege.
