Winter 2024 | News Briefs

Bearcat Advantage

SVC announced the launch of the Bearcat Advantage Program. Through a combination of grants and scholarships, the program will fully fund tuition for PELL Grant-eligible students from families residing in Pennsylvania who have a total household income of $60,000 or less. For more information about the Bearcat Advantage, email admission@stvincent.edu.

December Commencement

More than 80 graduates were awarded bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral degrees at the 19th annual December Commencement ceremony of Saint Vincent College on Saturday, December 16, in the Performing Arts Center. Among those recognized were 31 students who received a doctorate of nurse anesthesia practice. The Honorable Kim L. Ward, president pro tempore of the Pennsylvania Senate, delivered the commencement address.

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

Saint Vincent hosted the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and the Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh, under the direction of Maestro Manfred Honeck, for a sold-out performance of George Frideric Handel’s Messiah on December 5 in the Saint Vincent Archabbey Basilica.

Podcast Feature

Mr. Robert Markley Jr., instructor of business administration in SVC’s Alex G. McKenna School of Business, Economics, and Government, was recently interviewed by David Strausser, vice president of sales at Stellar One, on his business podcast, “Shark Bite Biz.” Markley spoke on the pros of entering into a career in enterprise resource planning.

ABET Accreditation

The Herbert W. Boyer School of Natural Sciences, Mathematics, and Computing’s bachelor’s degree program in engineering has been accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, the global accreditor of college and university programs in applied and natural science, computing, engineering, and engineering technology.

Rooney Book Talk

Jim Rooney presented a talk on his book, A Different Way to Win: Dan Rooney’s Story from the Super Bowl to the Rooney Rule, as part of Saint Vincent’s 2023 Homecoming Weekend festivities.

Honors Convocation

On November 16, Saint Vincent College hosted its annual Founders’ Day Honors Convocation. Saint Vincent College president Rev. Paul Taylor, O.S.B., awarded an honorary doctorate of humane letters to Rt. Rev. Olivier-Marie Sarr, O.S.B., B.A., S.T.L., Ph.D., Abbot of Keur Moussa in Senegal. A full list of awardees can be found at stvincent.edu/news.

40 Forward Celebration

On October 26, Saint Vincent College honored forty women who have made an impact on its community as part of its year-long celebration of forty years of coeducation enrollment. The celebration took the form of a dinner, held at the Fred M. Rogers Center. The 40 Women for 40 Years list is a project spearheaded by the staff of 1846: The Magazine of Saint Vincent College for inclusion in the special Women’s Issue of 1846. The year-long celebration, planned by the College’s Women’s Leadership Team, was kicked off during Saint Vincent’s annual homecoming weekend and includes monthly events for the campus community.