The mansion of the college was the central point of the college, housing the students, providing a cafeteria, classrooms, library, and a chapel. In the 1950s, Cabrini was only made up of a few buildings. Also around this same time period, Cabrini was awarded full accreditation by the Middle States Association. The orphanage was still a part of the community and they shared the use of the buildings. Upon opening, it was a female-only school of only thirty-seven students. In 1957, Sister Ursula Infante established a school in the villa. At first, Villa Cabrini was an orphanage. It was first named "Villa Cabrini" after the organization's namesake, Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini. The property was purchased by the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (MSC) in 1953. Dorrance owned a stable with many horses, had social events within the main hall of his mansion, and also had personal servants. The site of the original Cabrini College was originally the estate of John Thompson Dorrance, inventor of the process of making condensed soup and president of the Campbell Soup Company. History Pre-history Cabrini University Mansion Due to ongoing financial challenges, the university will close at the end of the 2023–2024 academic year, with ownership of the university's campus passing to Villanova University. It was one of the first universities in the United States to make community service a graduation requirement for all undergraduates it now has a core curriculum centered on social justice which includes their signature classes, Engagements in the Common Good, also known as ECG.
It was founded by the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in 1957, and was named after the first American naturalized citizen saint, Mother Frances Cabrini.
Cabrini University is a private Roman Catholic university in Radnor Township, Pennsylvania.
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