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 is created. 1961
Cabrini College holds first commencement—35 students graduate.
Bruckmann Memorial Chapel is 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 the Rooymans Activity Center, is 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, is established. 1975
Women’s volleyball team is established.
Men’s basketball team is formed.
Counsel Hall, now Rooymans Activity Center, 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 are formed.
Business administration major is first offered. 1979
Men’s soccer team is formed. 1980
Maguire, Dixon, and Infante Houses are built.
The Widener Trust funds the building of a campus center. 1981
McManus, Casey, Lanshe, and Sullivan Houses are built.
Cabrini College celebrates its 25th Anniversary.
Programs in arts administration and computer science are added.
Pew Charitable Trust provides funds for a communications lab in the Widener Campus Center. 1982
Sister Eileen Currie, MSC, is named Cabrini’s fifth president.
606 full-time undergraduate students are enrolled.
28 graduate students enrolled.
Widener Campus Center opens. 1983
Political science major is added. 1984
Xavier Hall is built. 1985
150 bachelor’s degrees and 17 master’s degrees are awarded. 1986
Marketing major is added. 1987
Cooperative education program is funded by Title VIII grant. 1989
Renovations to Grace Hall are completed. 1991
753 full-time students are enrolled. 1992
Dr. Antoinette Iadarola becomes the College’s sixth and first lay president.
Cabrini helps form the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference (PAC).
The College’s first strategic plan is developed.
The Dixon Challenge, designed to raise funds for a sports/recreation center, begins with a 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 is expanded. 1996
Renovations to Founder’s Hall begin.
994 full-time students are enrolled. 1997
Mother Ursula, MSC, founding president, celebrates her 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 is completed.
Cabrini Apartment Complex is built. 1999
Phase II renovations to Founder’s Hall begin.
Renovations to Sullivan House begin.
Internet computing major is offered. 2000
Online certificate program in web systems design is introduced.
Master of Science in Organization Leadership is 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 is offered.
1,218 full-time students are enrolled. 2001
East Residence Hall is built.
Biotechnology major is 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 is 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 her 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 is 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. 2009
Cabrini launches its groundbreaking core curriculum, Justice Matters. |