Monthly updates from your Alma Mater! 


As we celebrate the beauty of this Thanksgiving season and the many gifts God has given to us, we take time to thank you, our dedicated alumni and friends, for your loyal support throughout the past year. May God bless you, your family and friends with good health and happiness now and into the future. Please know you are always in our thoughts and prayers.
November 2015
#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.


  
  
  
  
  
  
Why Give?

There's Black Friday and Cyber Monday, and now there's Giving Tuesday - a worldwide day dedicated to giving back. #GivingTuesday is a global movement that celebrates the power to make a difference.

Saint Vincent College would like to encourage you to give it a try. Here's how it works:
First, give a gift to a program or fund at Saint Vincent that matters most to you.
Then promote the day through your own social media channels about what you support and why.
 
If you include #SVCGivingTuesday, your post will appear alongside hundreds of other Bearcat students, faculty, alumni, parents and friends. Together we'll be Saint Vincent's voice in a global conversation about giving back!   
Homecoming 2015 Highlights

 

Homecoming 2015 Highlights

    
An Evening to Remember Coach Matthews


Jan. 30, 2015

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)
Nominations
 
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 who has graduated within the past 15 years. Deadline Dec. 31, 2015.  Read More. 
 
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, please complete the form by Dec. 31, 2015.


 
Alumni Events
 
Saturday, Nov. 7, 10 a.m.-Noon
Alumni Council Meeting
Placid Hall, Foundations Room
 
Friday, Nov. 13, Noon-1 p.m.
Local Monthly Bearcat Lunch
Anselm Hall, Metten Room
 
Tuesday, Nov. 17, Noon-1 p.m.
Greensburg Area Alumni Lunch
 
Thursday, Dec. 3, Noon-1p.m.
Pittsburgh Alumni German Lunch

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

Wednesday, Nov. 4, 7:30 p.m.
Center for Political, Economic Thought Lecture : "Resisting the Tyranny of Good Intentions: Laudato Si and the Challenge of Regulating for the Common Good"  
Fred M. Rogers Center
 
Saturday, Nov. 7, 8-10 p.m.
Gilbert and Sullivan Players Fall Production
Robert S. Carey Student Center, Performing Arts Center
 
Thursday, Nov. 12, 6-8 p.m.
Opening Reception: Changing Seasons: The Quilts of Ginnie Allmendinger Leiner Exhibit
Fred M. Rogers Center, Meeting Room 1A
 
Friday, Nov.13, 6-9 p.m.
SVC Law Society Dinner
To R.S. V.P. contact 
Fred M. Rogers Center, Meeting Room 2A/B
 
Sunday, Nov. 15-  2-4 p.m.
The Company Performance
Robert S. Carey Student Center, Performing Arts Center
 
Tuesday, Nov. 17, 5:30-7 p.m.
Linda Przybyszewski: "Don't Know Much About History" (Hesburgh Lecture)
Fred M. Rogers Center, Meeting Room 2B
 
Wednesday, Nov. 18, 6-8 p.m.
Spirituality and Aging
Fred M. Rogers Center, Meeting Room 2A/B
 
Thursday, Nov. 19
Founders' Day
Saint Vincent Campus
 
Saturday, Nov. 21, 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Public Planetarium Shows
Dupré Science Pavilion, S-101 Taiani Planetarium
 
Thursday, Nov. 25
Thanksgiving Day 

Saint Vincent Gallery
Roman Verostko: Algorithmic Transformations
from art by hand to art by code. Read More. 


Athletic Events
Saturday, Nov. 7, 1-3 p.m.
SVC Football vs. Geneva College
Athletic Fields, Chuck Noll Field
 
Saturday, Nov. 14, Noon-2 p.m.
SVC Men's Cross Country NCAA Regionals
Dickinson College (Big Spring HS)
 
Saturday, Nov.14, Noon- 2 p.m.
SVC Women's Cross Country NCAA Mideast Regional Meet
Dickinson College (PA)
 
Saturday, Nov. 14 -1-3 p.m.
SVC Football vs. Bethany College (WV)
Athletic Fields, Chuck Noll Field
 
Saturday, Nov.  21, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
SVC Women's Cross Country NCAA Nationals
Lake Breeze Golf Course, Winneconne, WI
 
Saturday, Nov.  21, Noon - 2 p.m.
SVC Men's Cross Country NCAA Nationals
Winneconne, WI




To see the full athletics schedule for the month please go to the  Athletics Webpage
Sports Shorts

General

Football
Golf
Cross Country
Tennis
Alumni Quick Hits
  
Click here for:  Transcript / To update address / Award Nomination Form / Alumni Grant
 
Click here: for SVC Review Student Newspaper
 
Click here for: Herbert W. Boyer School of Natural Sciences, Mathematics 
and Computing Newsletter
 
Click here for: School of Humanities and Fine Arts 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
 
Click here: Alumni Grant Recommendation Form

In the News
Display Integrates Computer Program Codes, Art Designs
 
Artist Roman Verostko, C'55,S'59, compares the leverage and power harnessed when chopping wood with an ax to the same power created when programming a computer.

"If I had that hatchet or that ax in hand and I went 'whack,' things happen," he said last week during a lecture at Saint Vincent College. "That is tremendous power in a machine, a very simple machine."  Read more on  TribLive  
Walter  Nalducci, C'90, Receives Honor
Mental Health America of Westmoreland County held its annual dinner, Walter Nalducci, C'90, was presented the  Fred Funari, C'72,  MHA Award of Distinction. Read More on Triblive .
Josh Brock, C'93, St. Marys Native, Owner/Farmer Hoffman Appalachian Farm
In his second year of growing hops, Josh Brock, C'93, of Hoffman Appalachian Farm is looking to expand his hop yard from 30 to 400 plants in the next year. As a startup, Brock said he owes a large part of his initial success to the dedication of a team of family and friends who have volunteered to help, often being lured by promise of payment in good company and ice cold beer. Read More. Farm Video.
Fred Ciarochi, C'65
Fred F. (Bud) Ciarochi, M.D., C'65, was selected by his peers and listed among "BEST DOCS" in the October 2015 issue of D Magazine (Dallas, Texas).
Bill Isler, C'68, Honored as Urban Educator of the Year
Longtime Pittsburgh Public Schools board member Bill Isler, C'68 is bringing home an award along with some lessons about improving public education from a conference of urban school district leaders in California. 
Read More on TribLive.
Campus Happenings
Rest in Peace Fr. Jacques DePaul Daley, O.S.B.
Father Jacques DePaul Daley, O.S.B., a monk of Saint Vincent Archabbey, died Sunday, Oct. 25, 2015. Born in Detroit, Michigan, on Jan. 8, 1936, he was the son of the late Roy Scarpace and Marjorie Daley Sherman, and stepson of the late Robert Sherman.  Read Mor e.  
Six Professors Join Saint Vincent College Faculty 
Six professors joined the Saint Vincent College faculty full time for the 2015-2016 academic year, according to an announcement by Dr. John Smetanka, vice president for academic affairs and academic dean.The new faculty include Fr. Brian D. Boosel, O.S.B., assistant professor of history ; Dr. John Deely, professor of philosophy ; Dr. Jennifer Diemunsch, assistant professor of mathematics ; Courtney Grafton, instructor in economics ; Dr. Tracy McNelly, assistant professor of education ; and Dr. Matthew Prudente, assistant professor of mathematics . Read More.
Saint Vincent Camerata to Perform with Schola Cantorum of Franciscan University
Saint Vincent Camerata will perform two concerts with the Schola Cantorum of Franciscan University at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, in the Archabbey Basilica, and at 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15, at St Peter's Church, Steubenville, Ohio. Read More.
Center for Political, Economic Thought to Present Lecture - Nov.4
Saint Vincent College Center for Political and Economic Thought of the Alex G. McKenna School of Business, Economics and Government will present Doug Bandow of the Cato Institute, at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4, in the Fred M. Rogers Center on the campus of Saint Vincent College. His talk is entitled "Resisting the Tyranny of Good Intentions: Laudato Si and the Challenge of Regulating for the Common Good." Admission is free and open to the public. Read More.
Professor Tells Story of Medieval England Through LEGO Scenes
Dr. Gilbert M. Bogner, associate professor of  history in the Saint Vincent College  School of Humanities and Fine Arts, is part of a group of distinguished experts in medieval history who were given a rare opportunity to be a part of pop culture as contributors to Medieval LEGO, a new book by Greyson Beights, which tells the story of medieval England through LEGO scenes. Read More.
"Doin' Dunbar as 'Lias' Mother" Next in McCarl Gallery History Dinner Theater Series Nov. 13
"Doin' Dunbar as 'Lias' Mother" will be the second presentation by Oni Lasana featuring the poetry of Paul Laurence Dunbar 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, Nov. 13. Reservations are required for the dinner and presentation. Individual tickets for dinner and theater are $65 for adults and $25 for children under 12. Season tickets for all five dinner and theater events are available for $245 per person. Discount rates are available for groups of 10 or more. Students with a high school or college ID will be admitted for $35. Read More.
Computer Art by Roman Verostko, C'55, S'59, to be Featured at Saint Vincent Gallery Oct. 22 - Nov. 22 
An exhibit of computer art by American artist Roman Verostko, C'55, S'59  will be featured at The Saint Vincent Gallery from Oct. 23 to Nov. 22. The title of the exhibit featuring more than 40 original works is Algorithmic Transformations: From Art by Hand to Art by Code. Verostko, co-founder of the "Algorists," is an American artist and educator who creates code-generated imagery, known as algorithmic art.  He maintains an experimental studio in Minneapolis where he has developed original algorithmic procedures for creating his art. Read More.
Joanna Stillwagon, H'69, Final Speaker in Series on Aging, Spirituality Nov. 18 
Joanna A. Stillwagon will be the third and final speaker in the fall series on aging and spirituality sponsored by the Saint Vincent College School of Social Sciences, Communication and Education at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18, at the Fred M. Rogers Center. Her presentation is entitled, "The Challenge of Answering God's Call." Admission is free and open to the public. Read More.
SVC, Notre Dame Alumni to Present Hesburgh Lecture Nov. 17
Saint Vincent College Honors Program and the Saint Vincent College School of Humanities and Fine Arts , in conjunction with the Greensburg/Uniontown Notre Dame University Alumni Association, will host a Hesburgh Lecture by Dr. Linda Przybyszewski, associate professor of history at Notre Dame, at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17, at the Fred M. Rogers Center on the campus of Saint Vincent College. Admission is free and open to the public. Read More.
Concert Series Presents Bronder Piano Prize Winner Fei-Fei Dong Nov. 21
will present Fei-Fei Dong, the 2015-2016 winner of the Bronder Prize for Piano, at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21, in the Performing Arts Center of the Robert S. Carey Student Center. Read More.
Bendel's Corner
  
The other day I was chatting with a friend about the good work being done to help individuals overcome adversity in their lives.  We concluded that there are endless opportunities, and so often, making the decision in establishing priorities is a difficult one.
  
Of course, as we extended the conversation, we spoke of the needs of the college.
  
One of our conclusions is that all of us have multiple organizations that are near and dear to us. Our hope at the college is that Saint Vincent is on that list.
  
If I can be of any assistance in working you through your choices, give me a holler at your convenience.
  
If you haven't yet, please take time to visit our  planned giving page.

Thanks for all you do!
 
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.
Thomas S. Patricoski, M.D. , C'59 

I started at SVC 1950, left 1951 for the Army, discharged 1957 as 1st Lt, with wife, Marie, and sons, Paul and Michael. Reentered SVC 1957, daughter Ann born there, baptized by Fr. Bertran, a classmate. Greeted with open arms on return by Fr. Owen of Biology Department who ate many meals at our apartment. Marie introduced Fr. Owen to shopping in a supermarket in Greensburg and to washing dishes after meals. SVC employed me part time to help pay tuition. Was accepted at Jefferson Med College 1959. Thanks SVC!
 
(Note to Photo: Saint Vincent College graduates representing three generations in the Patricoski family of Chicago attended the recent Saint Vincent alumni homecoming weekend Oct. 2-4. Adam Patricoski, left, class of 2003, Paul Patricoski, center, class of 1977, and Dr. Thomas Patricoski, right, class of 1959, are all outstanding and successful graduates of the Latrobe liberal arts college. Adam is an academic adviser for the College of Arts and Sciences at Loyola University where he is also pursuing a Ph.D. in higher education, Paul is an attorney in Aurora, Illinois, and Thomas is a retired physician.)