R-E-S-P-E-C-T: Find out what it means to Dzik

LAUREN REILLY NEWS EDITOR LMR722@CABRINI EDU

Cabrini College will not renew the coaching contract of John Dzik, longtime men’s basketball coach and former athletic director. After 25 years with Cabrini, the decision to pass on Dzik has caused many people to question the reasoning behind administrator’s actions.

Dzik was informed of his contract non-renewal shortly after resigning from his position as the special assistant to the president for athletic advancement. He moved to that position from athletic director so that Leslie Danehy, the current director of athletics, could remain at Cabrini.

“In our negotiations, when Dr. Iadarola and I sat and talked about what we would do to keep Leslie here, I certainly agreed with Dr. Iadorola that we didn’t want to lose a capable, dedicated employee like Leslie,” Dzik said.

Dzik explained that his proposed position in Institutional Advancement (I.A) was a common, progressive job move for athletic administrators. According to Dzik, at the request of President Dr Antoinette Iadarola, they discussed the responsibilities of this position “and we agreed upon them. We talked about the things that needed to be accomplished from a developmental perspective through I.A. and that this position would have the domain for it,” Dzik said.

Iadarola had an optimistic outlook towards the development of this position for Dzik.

“John, for many years, had talked to me about this Hall of Fame and wanting to do it, and