Spring 2024 | News Briefs

Commencement

Saint Vincent College held its 178th annual Spring Commencement Ceremony on May 11, awarding bachelor’s or master’s degrees to 298 students and certificates of completion to five Bearcat B.E.S.T. students. Susie Baker Shipley, president of the Pennsylvania, Ohio Valley, and Mahoning region for Huntington Bank, delivered the commencement address and was presented with the Presidential Medal of Honor.

College of Distinction Rankings

Saint Vincent College has been named a College of Distinction for the 2023 – 2024 academic year, both overall and in several subcategories: Pennsylvania colleges, Catholic colleges, business programs, education programs, engineering programs, and career development. Colleges of Distinction is a hand-picked selection of top schools that are well-equipped to provide a personalized education geared toward a student’s interests.

Student to Attend Fulbright

Rising sophomore public history major Jonah Weaver, of Danville, Pennsylvania, was selected to attend the Fulbright Summer Institute this summer at Aberystwyth University in Wales. The Fulbright Summer Institute is one of the world’s most prestigious and selective summer scholarship programs.

1846 Awarded

Saint Vincent College won three awards in the 39th annual Educational Advertising Awards. 1846: The Magazine of Saint Vincent College (Vol. 1 No. 1) was a silver winner in the publications category, and SVC was a bronze winner in the special event materials and total recruitment package categories.

Auditor General Visit

Pennsylvania Auditor General Timothy DeFoor visited Saint Vincent’s campus and gave a presentation on the job of an auditor general and potential career opportunities within the Department of Auditor General. Afterward, DeFoor hosted a questionand- answer session with accounting, math, and finance students.

World Series of Birding

Dr. Jim Kellam’s World Series of Birds class participated in New Jersey Audobon’s World Series of Birding competition May 8 – 12, held in Cape May, New Jersey. SVC’s three teams finished strong, sighting 116, 104, and 95 species, respectively. The students who participated included Mike Azinger, C 26; Jonah Weaver, C 27; Teresa Grimm, C 27; Cassie Lanza, C 26; Mary McConville, C 27; Kristen Prince, C 26; Grace Scoville, C 26, and Carolina Walters, C 26.

Care for Campus

Noting that the trees lining the entryway to campus were in need of care, Dr. Thomas Cline stepped forward to take on their preservation. Dr. Cline is a professor of business and statistics in the Alex G. McKenna School of Business, Economics, and Government.

Spring Honors Convocation

Awards were presented to faculty, administrators, and students during the College’s annual Spring Honors Convocation on April 24. Among the awardees were Olivia Persin, C’24 (President’s Award); Dr. Sara Lindey (Boniface Wimmer Faculty Award); Dr. Lucas Briola, C’13 (Quentin Schaut Faculty Award); Dr. Nicholas Racculia, C’00 (SGA Faculty Award); and Dr. Anthony Kane (SGA Administrator Award). Daniel Lynch, C’89, delivered this year’s convocation address.

DataFest

Saint Vincent College’s Data Science Team, consisting of mathematics majors Victoria Barone, C 26; Sean Talbot, C 25; and Antonia Sunseri, C’24, won best statistical analysis at the fourth annual American Statistical Association DataFest 2024 competition held April 12 – 14 at Robert Morris University. Dr. Mary Regina Boland and Dr. Justin Petrovich co-sponsor the team.