Graduate becomes new admissions employee

by Kate Pelusi staff writer

The office of admissions has promoted Vicki Maurnus, a 1999 graduate, to the position of assistant director of admissions.

Maumus was born and raised in New Orleans, La. She attended Cabrini High School. As a high school senior, she applied for the full scholarship offered by Cabrini College to Cabrini high schools.

Maumus received the full scholarship beating out 13 other students. Although she was already enrolled at Loyola University, she visited Cabrini after graduation and decided to attend.

Maumus started out as a chemistry major. She switched to the psychology department, which she describes as "above and beyond what you can imagine."

She was involved in the student government association, psychology club, the honors program and Psi Chi, the psychology honors society. Maumus said she had a very good experience at Cabrini and said her favorite aspect was the professors and the personal attention they devote to students.

As assistant director of admissions, she works with prospective first-year students, evaluates their grade point averages and SAT scores and decides which students will be accepted and which students will be rejected.

One of the greatest benefits of having Maumus working in admissions is her personal experience as a student and how she can use that with prospective students. Maumus said she definitely will tell applying students her experiences and what to expect from Cabrini.

Maumus is also the supervisor for student ambassadors, minority liaisons and the honors society for incoming first-year students.

Maumus worked in admissions while she was a student and was a student ambassador during most of her college career.

As graduation approached, Maurnus said she hoped for an opening in admissions. Ironically, a former employee was offered a job at another college. Maumus was inter- viewed for the job and soon found herself working at the school she just graduated from. Besides the obvious differences of working at Cabrini and being a student at Cabrini, Maurnus says it is not that big of a change. "I loved the school as a student. Now I love it as an employee."

Maumus advises students who are nervous about finding a job after graduation to take advantage of the excellent services provided by the co-op office.

Maumus' favorite aspect about Cabrini as an employee is that "everyone on campus is working for a main goal: getting people on campus and providing them with a positive experience and showing them what a Cabrini education is."

Maumus is currently a part-time graduate student at Immaculata college studying psychology. She loves talking to her family who all still live in New Orleans. She also loves the outdoors and watching football.

Maumus' love and excellent ability to work with people has made the job a very enjoyable experience for her. "I sell Cabri- ni because I love it, not because it is my job."