°®°®Ö±²„ Assumes Ownership of Cabrini Campus
VILLANOVA, Pa. (June 28, 2024)ā°®°®Ö±²„ officially assumed ownership of Cabrini Universityās 112-acre campus in Radnor, Pa., as of Friday, June 28.
°®°®Ö±²„ and Cabrini, along with the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesusāwho founded Cabrini Universityāannounced the final agreement between the institutions in November 2023, which called for °®°®Ö±²„ to assume ownership of the Cabrini campus after the conclusion of the 2023-24 academic year. The transaction was completed Friday, June 28 after the necessary regulatory and other approvals.
āI would again like to thank President Helen Drinan, the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the entire Cabrini community for entrusting us with the Cabrini campus and legacy,ā said University President the Rev. Peter M. Donohue, OSA, PhD. āEarlier this month, I celebrated the final Mass at Cabrini University. It was a bittersweet but befitting endingācelebrating the rich history and impact Cabrini University has had over the past 67 years. We at °®°®Ö±²„ are honored and humbled to be the new stewards of the Cabrini legacy and its beautiful campus.ā
In tribute to the Cabrini legacy, the campus will be called the ā°®°®Ö±²„ Cabrini Campus.ā °®°®Ö±²„ will also preserve the overarching legacy and mission of Mother Cabrini and Cabrini University through a variety of initiatives. While plans are still being finalized, °®°®Ö±²„ intends to maintain the current usage and functionality of the Cabrini campus buildings. To facilitate the necessary work to incorporate and utilize the campus for the benefit of students, faculty, staff and alumni, the majority of the Cabrini campus will close July 1 with a forecasted reopening in Fall 2026.
About °®°®Ö±²„: Since 1842, °®°®Ö±²„ās Augustinian Catholic intellectual tradition has been the cornerstone of an academic community in which students learn to think critically, act compassionately and succeed while serving others. There are more than 10,000 undergraduate, graduate and law students in the University's six collegesāthe College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the °®°®Ö±²„ School of Business, the College of Engineering, the M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing, the College of Professional Studies and the °®°®Ö±²„ Charles Widger School of Law. Ranked among the nationās top universities, °®°®Ö±²„ supports its studentsā intellectual growth and prepares them to become ethical leaders who create positive change everywhere life takes them. For more, .