Academics

News and features about academic programs

Aug 25

Evolve with the class of 2024: The 2024 Senior Showcase is open in the Verostko Center

By Lauren Campbell , Staff Writer Originally Published May 1, 2024 Come and see the beautiful artwork of Saint Vincent College’s (SVC)...

Aug 2

Learn how to listen with the ear of the heartSub-headline: SVC hosts the Examined Life Conference

By: Lauren Campbell, Staff Writer Originally Published April 9, 2024 On March 23, 2024, the annual Examined Life Conference: An...

Aug 2

A criminally good education: SVC’s Graduate Criminology Program ranked top-10 nationally

By Brianna Saylor, News Editor Originally Published March 12, 2024 Are you or someone you know interested in pursuing a career in law...

Jul 2

What’s at the core of it? Updates and plans for the core curriculum

By Tanner Adomaitis, Staff Writer Originally Published February 27, 2024 Almost three years ago, the graduating class of 2025 became the...

May 29

Welcome Professor Gibson and Dr. Kalhöfer: New faculty bring corporate and international experience

By Lauren Campbell, Staff Writer Originally Published February 6, 2024 The McKenna School of Business welcomed several new professors at...

May 29

A garden of regimes: Dr. Joseph Wysocki gives lecture on power and Shakespeare

By: Tanner Adomaitis, Staff Writer Originally Published February 6, 2024 On Tuesday, Jan. 24, Dr. Joseph Wysocki of Belmont Abbey College...

May 29

Searching for bumble bees: Dr. Duennes’s research in Mexico

By Elizabeth Van Pilsum, Staff Writer Originally Published February 6, 2024 In November 2023, Dr. Michelle Duennes, Assistant Professor...

Feb 19

Spotlight on Caitlin Michael: A journey that began at and returns to SVC

By Tanner Adomaitis, Staff Writer Originally Published November 28, 2023 Beginning her educational journey at Saint Vincent College (SVC)...

Feb 19

Being a women in the workplace: SVC female students and alum speak at club panel

By Brianna Saylor, News Editor Originally Published November 14, 2023 The Career and Professional Development Center partnered with the...

Feb 19

SVC Department of Nursing establishedSub-Headline: Evolution and history of Nursing at SVC

By: Tanner Adomaitis, Staff Writer Originally Published November 14, 2023 The history of Nursing at Saint Vincent College (SVC) dates all...

Feb 13

SVC’s Fred Rogers Institute presents new exhibit: The archives grow with increased student involvement

By Brianna Saylor, News Editor Originally Published November 7, 2023 The Fred Rogers Institute at Saint Vincent College (SVC) continues...

Jan 25

McKenna School gets down to Business

By Brianna Saylor, Staff Writer Originally Published October 3, 2023 Do you dream of traveling abroad, whether for a few weeks immersed...

Jan 25

Crash Course in Core Curriculum

By Erin Brody, News Editor Originally Published October 3, 2023 Saint Vincent College’s (SVC) class of 2025 was the first to experience...

Jan 25

From Passive to Active Learning

By Alwyn Jimmy, Part-time Staff Writer Originally Published October 9, 2023 The Gary M. Quinlivan Operational Excellence Lab has become a...

Jan 25

A New Way Forward: The newly re-organized Department of Visual Arts and Media Design

By Tanner Adomaitis, Staff Writer Originally Published October 9, 2023 Digital arts has become a growing field in recent years, with new...

Nov 2, 2023

New Honors Program Director

By John Syms, Part-Time Staff Writer Dr. Timothy Kelly, Professor of History at Saint Vincent College (SVC), is now the new director of...

Nov 2, 2023

Americanism, Rightly Understood

By Brianna Saylor, Staff Writer The McKenna School hosted its first lecture of the new academic year on Wednesday, September 13, at 7:30...

Apr 4, 2023

Schnitzel, Cobblestone Streets, Castles, Oh My! Student Speaks High Praises of Germany Abroad Trip

By Sean Callahan, News Editor I decided to go on the McKenna School spring break trip to Bavaria, Germany, in a moment, not a day. I had...

Mar 24, 2023

Cries of the Earth and the Poor: Theology Professor Discusses Newly Published Book

By Sean Callahan, News Editor Lucas Briola, Assistant Professor of Theology at Saint Vincent College, has been hard at work outside the...

Dec 9, 2022

The Pursuit of Wisdom: Father Basil Burns Gives his Last Lecture

By John Syms, Part-Time Staff Writer On Nov. 21, Father Basil Burns gave his final lecture at Saint Vincent College (SVC) at Luparello...

Dec 9, 2022

Uruguayan poet, Silvia Guerra, reads from her book A Sea at Dawn

By Suki Rowden, Part-Time Staff Writer On Nov. 16, Saint Vincent College hosted a book reading of the translated version of Un Mar en...

Dec 9, 2022

Founders’ Day festivities of 2022 commence

By Sean Callahan, News Editor 176 years ago, in 1846, Saint Vincent College was founded by Archabbot Boniface Wimmer, a German and...

Dec 8, 2022

A progressive voice in the Catholic Church

By Sean Callahan, News Editor On Tuesday, Nov. 9, from 7 to 8 p.m. in the Fred Rogers Center, The Saint Vincent College History...

Nov 4, 2022

SVC Alumnus speaks on experience in pharmaceutical industry

By Sean Callahan, News Editor On Oct. 24, Saint Vincent College business students and professors welcomed back alumnus Terrance Tomey for...

Oct 9, 2022

Dr. Urick becomes Dean of the McKenna School of Business

By Sean Callahan, News Editor Dr. Gary Quinlivan has been the Dean of the McKenna School of Business at Saint Vincent College since 2001....

Oct 9, 2022

Welcome, Dr. Pitas! The English Department Gains a New Professor

By Elizabeth Van Pilsum, Staff Writer This semester, the English department welcomes a new staff member, Jeannine Pitas Ph.D. Dr. Pitas...

Apr 21, 2022

Students and administrators decry talk on ‘Black Privilege’

By: Sean Callahan, News Editor A talk given at Saint Vincent College by David Azerrad, assistant professor and research fellow at...

Apr 20, 2022

Class of 2022 art majors display work in Verostko Center

By Erin Brody, Staff Writer The Verostko Center for the Arts recently greeted the SVC community and visitors with a blue sign displaying...

Apr 11, 2022

English students in Atlanta: Sigma Tau Delta International Convention

By Delaney Fox, Staff Writer From Mar. 30 to Apr. 3, the Saint Vincent College chapter of Sigma Tau Delta, an international honors...

Apr 11, 2022

ACTC Conference brings exchange of ideas and academics to SVC

By Sean Callahan, News Editor Saint Vincent College hosted the Association for Core Texts and Courses’ (ACTC) undergraduate conference...

Apr 6, 2022

SVC appoints Dr. John Delaney Vice President of Academic Affairs

By Sean Callahan, News Editor On Mar. 21, Zachary Flock, Director of Marketing and Communications at SVC, sent a press release email to...

Apr 6, 2022

The economics of university sponsored sports

By Delaney Fox, Staff Writer The Center for Political and Economic Thought sponsored a talk from Dr. Jane E. Ruseski on Mar. 22. The...

Mar 17, 2022

SVC in Paris: I would escargot again

By Samantha Hilyer, Editor-in-chief “Travel while you’re in college” is a phrase I have heard repeatedly throughout my academic career....

Jan 27, 2022

Honest and humorous Abe: CPET lecture shines light on President’s humor and legacy

By Jacob Rzempoluch, Part-Time Staff Writer When discussing the legacy of American presidents, the focus is usually on their impact and...

Nov 10, 2021

Dr. Bennet appointed new dean of arts, humanities and social sciences

By Erin Brody In July, Saint Vincent College announced that Dr. Elaine Bennet—formerly serving as associate professor of anthropology and...

Nov 10, 2021

New core curriculum in practice

By Erin Brody The new school year is already a few weeks underway, and it’s an experimental start featuring Saint Vincent College’s new...

May 12, 2020

Dean addresses “increase in academic honesty violations

By John Rogan Saint Vincent faculty have reported an "increase in academic honesty violations," according to an email from Academic Dean...

May 4, 2020

An examination of virtual finals

By Samantha Hilyer It's been a time of unforeseen circumstances and adaptation, but just like the end of any other semester, finals week...

May 4, 2020

IT team working after hours amid online learning

With a growing technological dependence for academic activities during the pandemic, students and staff have encountered a variety of...

Apr 19, 2020

Six Tips For Filming Your Presentation (#4 Will Shock You!)

By John Wojtechko, Contributor It’s a day many students look forward to (and just as many students dread). But this year, the Academic...

Apr 19, 2020

New plans for Academic Conference

By Samantha Hilyer Despite the March 17 announcement of the closure of “all on-campus and College-sponsored events for the remainder of...

Apr 2, 2020

New Pass/Fail policy to assuage student concerns

By John Rogan In another unforeseen alteration to classes this semester, Saint Vincent is now offering students the option to adjust...

Apr 2, 2020

New challenges and comforts: students discuss remote learning

By Christian Loeffler If you're a student, chances are things are pretty abnormal for you right now. According to the National Center for...

Mar 26, 2020

Just how literary was the Literary Dublin trip?

By Irina Rusanova Saint Vincent offers a variety of study abroad as well as service trip programs. One of the study abroad courses...

Mar 26, 2020

Professors learn online classes

By Christian Loeffler From the sciences to the arts, professors from various disciplines are still in the transition phase from physical...

Mar 11, 2020

Engineering dept. preps for accreditation

By Irina Rusanova In the aftermath of a misunderstanding between students and faculty about accreditation last March, engineering...

Feb 26, 2020

The participation problem

By Christian Loeffler Students may be familiar with the “pause of desperation” in class, where a professor scans the classroom for...

Feb 12, 2020

Engineering chair explains accreditation process

By Irina Rusanova While the engineering department is seeking accreditation, department head Dr. Stacy Birmingham explained the...

Feb 5, 2020

Composing a new Ed major

By Samanta Hilyer Saint Vincent is jazzing up its curriculum by offering a new music education major in the fall semester of 2020. The...

Jan 29, 2020

Staying sane this semester

By Irina Rusanova With the start of a new semester comes the start of another boiling scholarly crisis. Whether this is your first...