Founder’s Day focuses on social justice, immigration

MELISSA STEVEN ASST. FEATURES EDITOR

MS727@CABRINI EDU

Founder’s Day is celebrated yearly to honor the memory of Sister Ursula Infante and her lifelong commitment to educating the community about social justice. Founder’s Day was held with special guest speaker Jim Claffey on Thursday, Feb. 17, in the Grace Hall Atrium. This year’s theme was “Immigration and the American Dream: a Tale of Two Long Islands.”

President Dr. Antoinette Iadarola started the afternoon with a speech remembering the founding president. She joked that her and Sister Infante “saw eye to eye together” because they were both the same height. She talked about Sister Infante’s passion for teaching students education of the heart. “She wanted students to live lives of dignity and purpose…a life