College rank has little affect on choice

ALAINA ROBINSON STAFF WRITER ACR723@CABRINI.EDU

The rank of a college has little to no significance to the average perspective student. In fact, very few students are concerned with ranking they find information on activities, academics and clubs more interesting.

Jt is the students' parents who are more concerned with college's overall standings, according to the U.S. News World Report.

The U.S. News World Report rank committee uses seven criteria to categorize all the colleges and universities in the nation:

Peer assistance, retention, faculty resources, student selectivity, financial resources, graduation rate and alumni participation.

Cabrini falls into tier 3, which isn't the highest tier, but it makes up for this with a well-rounded approach to recruitment, according to Vicki Maumus.

The college has a 75 percent retention rate and a 62 percent graduation rate.

Admissions focuses on small class size, a strong liberal arts education core, community service, the new science building, small teacher-student ratio, student-professors relations, coop/career services and GPA and SAT scores. Cabrini prefers the well-rounded student who is involved in community service and school activities in high school.

Maumus, who works in the Admissions office to help recruit the students, and who provided this reporter with the above information, also included information on the John Templeton Foundation.

The committee then separates the schools into tiers depending on how well the school performed in these categories. Cabrini is on the foundation's

The new Science Education and Technology building is a big draw for perpsective students.

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Mailman has found niche

Tim Serbin had his family in mind when he took the job as mailroom supervisor. The decision was an easy one.

SHAWN RICE STAFF WRITER SMR723@CABRINI.EDU

Wearing a light-blue jacket with his first name stitched on it, Tim Serbin runs the mailroom as its' manager. The decision to work at Cabrini in its mailroom was an easy one because it gave Serbin the opportunity to work better hours.

Serbin's previous job did not give him the opportunity to see his family since he worked the late shift hours. Working at Cabrini's mailroom for his third year now, Serbin is sure he made the right choice to switch jobs.

Serbin enjoys the environment of Cabrini but is frustrated when students are irresponsible in the retrieval of their mail. A mailbox that is filled and has not been opened from the beginning of the year is a pet peeve of Serbin.

In a job where the mail keeps coming, it can be understood why it is irritating to find mailboxes filled to the brink.

Serbin is a man who wants to get the job done well and efficiently so he can make his way home. Although Serbin is an easy-going guy, he does expect his employees to leave the shenanigans behind so they can get to work. tions in the nation.for Character- tions in the nation. Building colleges, which is a prestigious honor given to only six percent of four year institu-

Serbin routinely picks up the mail for Cabrini students from the post office. He is quick to point out that the post office jokes, "you again."

Just as any other job, Serbin experiences his ups and downs in the mailroom. Serbin believes he has found a great job with good hours.

Serbin is preparing his daughter, a junior in high school, for her SATs. He now can see his family for more than a few minutes during the week because of his job in the mailroom.