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Monthly updates from your Alma Mater!
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As the students on campus prepare for finals and another calendar year comes to an end, we here at Saint Vincent College wish you and your loved ones a Blessed Advent Season filled with love and hope for the coming weeks, and a very Merry Christmas and Happy and Healthy New Year! When you witness the soft glow of lights against new-fallen snow, be reminded of our prayers for you and for peace throughout the world.
Just a reminder that the Saint Vincent College Offices will be closed
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, Dec. 24, 25, 26. Offices will also be closed on
Friday, Jan. 1, 2016.
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#SVCSUCCESS
Help Students Find Summer Internships and Graduates Find Jobs!
Do you know about summer internships or jobs? Is your company hiring? If you or your company offer summer internships or you know of job openings that would help new graduates, or if you would like to recruit on campus, please contact the Career Center director, Courtney Baum, or call 724-805-2070.
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#SVCGivingTuesday A
Success
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Thank you to everyone who contributed - whether by making a gift or spreading the word via social media - to the #SVCGivingTuesday efforts. Over 118 donors made gifts and helped Saint Vincent reach the challenge made by a GOLD (Graduate of the Last Decade) member to reach 100 donors. We are still tallying the final numbers and will report back next month! Again special thanks to all the #Hippsters who contributed to make our day successful!
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A Call for Nominations
(2015 Alumni of Distinction Awardees)
Alumni of Distinction Award and Recent Alumnus/Alumna Award
Nominations are being accepted for 2016 Alumni of Distinction and Recent Alumni Awards.
Honorees for the Alumni of Distinction Award and Recent Alumnus/Alumna Achievement Awards are selected annually by the Saint Vincent College Alumni Council Selection Committee.
The Alumni of Distinction Award is awarded in an effort to acknowledge the significant work, accomplishments and achievements of alumni.
The Recent Alumnus/Alumna Achievement Award recognizes an outstanding alumnus or alumna who has graduated within the past 15 years. Deadline Dec. 31, 2015.
Read More.
(2015 Athletic Hall of Fame Awardees)
Athletic Hall of Fame
Nominations are being accepted for 2016 Athletic Hall of Fame.
If you wish to nominate a Saint Vincent grad of 15 years or more who lettered or participated in varsity athletics, a team celebrating an anniversary or an outstanding coach please complete and submit the form to the Alumni Office by Dec. 31, 2015.
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Remembering Coach Bernie Matthews
Please Join us on Jan. 30, 2016 for this special Celebration
- 4 p.m. Mass will be celebrated in the Crypt by Fr. Earl Henry, O.S.B. (shuttle service provided)
- 6 p.m. Saint Vincent vs. Geneva Men's Basketball game with halftime ceremony recognizing those former players in attendance coached by Coach Matthews
- 9 p.m. The Bernie Matthews Team Meeting Room will be open for visitation (refreshments served)
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Alumni Events
Tuesday, Dec. 15, 5-7:30 p.m.
Saint Vincent G.O.L.D. Happy Hour
Wednesday, Dec. 16, 5-7:30 p.m.
Pittsburgh Saint Vincent G.O.L.D. Happy Hour
Wishing you and your loved ones a Blessed Christmas!
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, Dec. 24, 25, 26-Offices Closed.
Happy and Healthy New Year!
Friday, Jan. 1, 2016 - Offices Closed.
Don't forget that the Greensburg alumni lunch at Giannilli's II is held from noon to 1 p.m. the third Tuesday of every month, and the campus lunch is at noon on the second Friday of every month in the Metten Room.
Campus Events
SVC vs. Chatham University
Women's Basketball Team, 4 p.m.
Men's Basketball Team, 6 p.m.
Carey Center Gym, SVC
Saturday, Dec. 19
December Commencement Ceremony
Baccalaureate Mass, 9:30-10:30 a.m.
Mary, Mother of Wisdom Chapel, Robert S. Carey Student Center
Commencement Ceremony, 11 a.m.
Gymnasium, Robert S. Carey Student Center
Reception, Immediately following commencement ceremony
Student Lounge, Robert S. Carey Student Center
Tuesday, Dec. 22, 1-3 p.m.
Meet and Greet with Santa
Fred M. Rogers Center Meeting Room 1D
SAVE THESE DATES IN 2016
Saturday, Jan. 30
An Evening to Remember Coach Bernie Matthews
Saturday, April 2
Saint Vincent College Easter Ball in support of the Fr. Gilbert J. Burke, O.S.B. Scholarship Fund, to be held at the Fred M. Rogers Center on the campus of SVC.
Friday, June 3
Alumni and Friends Golf Outing
Friday, July 8
Saint Vincent Summer Theatre Gala
Sept. 23-25
2016 Homecoming and Family Weekend
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Easter Ball Scheduled for 2016
Alumni Council President James Laffey, C'75, and Easter Ball Committee chair Ryan Retter, C'08, have announced that the date for the next Fr. Gilbert Burke/Easter Ball will be Saturday, April 2, 2016. The 2016 Easter Ball will be held at the Fred M. Rogers Center at Saint Vincent. Alumni of the Prep, College and Seminary and friends of Saint Vincent are all invited to the Easter Ball, the main social event and fundraiser sponsored by Alumni Council. Proceeds benefit the Fr. Gilbert J. Burke Memorial Scholarship. Alumni Council is looking for volunteers for the event, table captains to encourage participation by classes and schools and sponsors. For more information about the event or to volunteer, contact the
Alumni Office.
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Alumni Quick Hits
Click here for:
Transcript / To update address / Award Nomination Form / Alumni Grant
and Computing Newsletter
Click here for: Alex G. McKenna School of Business, Economics and Government
Newsletter
Click here for: School of Social Sciences, Communication and Education Newsletter
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Saint Vincent College honors Rabbi Edelstein with Chair of Catholic/Jewish Dialogue
Rabbi Jason Edelstein's students at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe had a hard time figuring out what to call him when he first started teaching there in 1968.
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| Rabbi Edelstein|We Begin At The Same Place |
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Roman Verostko, C'55, S'59 Exhibits at Saint Vincent Gallery
It's not often that an art exhibition would be of equal interest to an artist, a philosopher, a geneticist, an art historian, a computer programmer, a theologian and a curious sixth-grader, among others. But a show at the Saint Vincent Gallery achieves that through works that seep across disciplines in a manner guided by ongoing inquisitiveness as opposed to the often-forced inter-disciplinary attempts that have been popular in recent decades. Read More in the Post-Gazette. |
Retirement Will Mean More Time to Help Civilians for Hempfield native Dr. David Bitonti, C'81
After 30 years in the Navy that included overseeing the $2.4 billion merger of Walter Reed Army Medical Center and the National Naval Medical Center at Bethesda, Maryland., Bitonti is waiting for his papers for service as a Red Cross volunteer. Read More in
TribLive.
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Winnie Palmer Nature Reserve Director Angela Belli Receives Award for Bringing Vision to Reality
Angela Belli, director of the
Winnie Palmer Nature Reserve
at Saint Vincent College, was named the fifth annual winner of Saint Vincent College's Projektenmacher Award in recognition of her initiatives that, in the spirit of Saint Vincent founder Boniface Wimmer, "have brought vision to reality through hard work and perseverance." The award was presented by Saint Vincent College President Br. Norman W. Hipps, O.S.B., during the Founders' Day Honors Convocation in the Saint Vincent Basilica. Read More.
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Dr. Matthew Fisher Honored with Thoburn Excellence in Teaching Award
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Chinese Pianist Fei-Fei Dong Wins SVC Bronder Prize
Stellar Chinese pianist Fei-Fei Dong, center, was presented with the 2015-16 Bronder Prize for Piano by Br. Norman W. Hipps, O.S.B., left, president of Saint Vincent College, and Ann S. Holmes, director of the
Saint Vincent College Concert Series.
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Congressman Murphy Announces $1.1 Million Award to SVC from U.S. Dept. of Education
U.S. Congressman Tim Murphy (18th District of Pennsylvania) announced a $1.1 million award to Saint Vincent College from the U.S. Department of Education today that will expand a five-year Student Support Services program designed to increase the retention and graduation rates of at-risk, low-income and first-generation college students. The announcement was made by Murphy at the Fred M. Rogers Center on the campus of Saint Vincent College.
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Saint Vincent College's Bearcat BEST Program Eases
Students' Transition
The Rev. Philip Kanfush, C'96, S'99, professor of special education at Saint Vincent, developed the program after requests from parents. Bearcat BEST, which stands for "Building Excellence through Skills Training," allows students to be on the college's Unity campus with other similarly aged young adults, he said. The students - eight men and three women - begin and end their day at the Bearcat Center, formerly the Gristmill Coffeehouse.
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Latrobe's Adams Memorial Library Kits Combine Teaching Aids with Tech for Toddlers
Adams Memorial Library in Latrobe now lets patrons check out a book and an iPad in kits that integrate learning and technology for toddlers. Five kits with different themes are available at the library, thanks to a partnership with the
Fred Rogers Center for Early Learning and Children's Media at Saint Vincent College.
Read More on TribLive.
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Accounting Club, PICPA, Join 'Attitude of Gratitude'
 Six members of the Saint Vincent College Accounting Club and its adviser, Dr. Robert J. DePasquale, professor of accounting, joined with the Southwestern Chapter of the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA) in their second annual public service event, Attitude of Gratitude, during the Thanksgiving holiday. Read More.
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SVC Plans Observance Jan. 18 to Honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
A day-long observance on Monday, Jan. 18, 2016, featuring a memorial Mass, dream center, dinner and guest speaker are planned at Saint Vincent College on national Martin Luther King Jr. Day to memorialize the late civil rights leader who was assassinated in 1968.
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Saint Vincent is going Green
Saint Vincent Launches Green Initiatives
Realizing the large number of students toting plastic water bottles and paper cups, the school's student government association decide where next to focus their efforts. The group purchased two water bottle refill stations. Read More in the Post-Gazette.
Saint Vincent College students will greet another campus green initiative in the new year with the elimination of Styrofoam cups and containers for takeout food and beverages in the Community Center Dining Hall. In its place, paper cups will be used for beverages and food items will utilize reusable plastic containers. Read More.
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Theology Professor Authors Book on Psalms
Dr. Catherine Petrany, assistant professor of
theology at Saint Vincent College, is the author of a new book,
Pedagogy, Prayer and Praise: The Wisdom of the Psalms and Psalter, being published by Mohr Siebeck.
Read More.
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History Professor Named to Asian Studies Advisory Council
Dr. Tina Phillips Johnson, associate professor of
history at Saint Vincent College and director of Chinese studies, has been named to the advisory council of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Association for Asian Studies (MARAAS).
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McCarl Gallery to Present Exhibit of 'Changing Seasons' Quilts until Jan. 22
The
Foster and Muriel McCarl Coverlet Gallery at the Fred M. Rogers Center at Saint Vincent College will present the first part of a two-part exhibition, "Changing Seasons: The Quilts of Ginnie Allmendinger Leiner" on display until Friday, Jan. 22, 2016. The first part of the exhibition will feature 22 holiday-themed quilts.
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Gallery to Present Exhibit of Photography by Terry Deglau Dec. 4 to Jan. 17
The Saint Vincent Gallery will present an exhibition of photography, "Striking Images: Lifetime Work of Terry Deglau," from Friday, Dec. 4, to Sunday, Jan. 17. An opening reception with the artist will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4. Admission is free and open to the public.
A graduate of the Rochester Institute of Technology, Latrobe native Terry Deglau was a third-generation photographer and owner of Deglau Studio from 1964 to 1985. He then joined Eastman Kodak, serving as coordinator of portrait photography, segment manager and trade relation manager. He has been a photographic consultant since 2001.
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New Club Encourages 'Crafting for Care' 
Teresa Bukowski of Greensburg, a senior
biology major at Saint Vincent College, has started a new club called Crafting for Care that offers a unique way for students and faculty to help others by creating knitted and crocheted items for people in need.
Read More.
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'Civil War Experience' Next in McCarl Gallery History Dinner Theater Series Dec. 11
The Civil War Experience will be the third presentation by Bill and Cresha Foley in the new history dinner theater series hosted by
The Foster and Muriel McCarl Coverlet Gallery at the Fred M. Rogers Center at Saint Vincent College at 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 11. Reservations are required for the dinner and presentation.
Read More.
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McKenna School Professor Thomas Cline Publishes in Journal of Nurse Practitioners
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Alumni Volunteer Opportunities:
Saint Vincent graduates can offer an unique gift of sharing their time, talent and treasure with other Bearcats. Mentoring current students, hosting an alumni social in your home, offering jobs and/or internships or representing SVC at a college inauguration, you have a chance to connect with your alma mater even when you are miles away. Email the
Alumni Office if you are interesting in volunteering.
- Mentoring Students
- Host an event in my area
- Jobs and/ or internships
- Represent SVC at an inauguration
- Be a speaker
- Volunteer at an event
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Master's Program Ranked as Top 50 Best Value, Has Research Accepted for Publication
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Bendel's Corner
Thanksgiving is easily one of my favorite and cherished holidays.
Bringing family together, sharing the stories of days gone by and just enjoying a wonderful meal overflowing with turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing and assorted vegetables...and maybe even watching four or five football games..."who could ask for anything more?"
At this time of the year I also want to say "thanks" to you for your ongoing support of Saint Vincent. We all do it in different ways, but I know that at the core of your efforts is an admiration and love of the mission of the Benedictines.
In my role as the director of planned giving, if you have any thoughts about helping future generations of Saint Vincent students, don't hesitate to give me a holler. Even as I recover from the meal prepared by my wife, Kathy, I would welcome a call from you to discuss your "thanksgiving" for Saint Vincent.
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Courtney E. (Buhl) Johnson, C'11
I chose Saint Vincent College for many reasons; however, some of the main reasons included the beautiful, inviting and safe campus, the friendly people I met there while visiting, the outstanding academic reputation of the science and education departments and the opportunity for spiritual growth as well as academic and personal growth. In my four years at Saint Vincent College, I learned so much about myself in addition to my major field of study, which was chemistry secondary education. I met people who are lifelong friends and have had such a positive impact on my life. I had the opportunity to work for the college as a prefect, which was such a rewarding experience, and I also participated in many of the extracurricular activities Saint Vincent College offers. My overall experience at Saint Vincent College is one that I will never forget and will cherish for the rest of my life.
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