Campus Events

News and features about planned campus activities

Aug 2

Commuter Club comebacks: Annual easter egg hunt returns for students

By Brianna Saylor, News Editor Originally Published April 9, 2024 On Tuesday, March 26, the Commuter Club hosted an Easter egg hunt for...

Aug 2

Welcome to the neighborhood: Fred Rogers Institute hosts first open house

By Brianna Saylor, News Editor Originally Published April 9, 2024 The Fred Rogers Institute hosted its first-ever community open house on...

Aug 2

Dinner with Beyoncé: The final night of the February dinner series

By Elizabeth Van Pilsum, Arts and Culture Editor Originally Published March 12, 2024 February is Dating Violence Awareness Month, and to...

Aug 2

Contemporary to Kennedy: Looking back on the Kennedy Administration with Dr. Stephen Knott

By Tanner Adomaitis, Staff Writer Originally Published March 12, 2024 On Feb. 21, Dr. Stephen Knott, a retired Professor of National...

Jul 2

Adult film star-turned pastor tells SVC his story

By Lauren Campbell, Staff Writer Originally Published February 27, 2024 On Monday, Feb. 19, Campus Ministry hosted Joshua Broome, a...

Apr 25, 2023

Cabaret Honors The Company’s Legacy

By Sean Callahan, News Editor Cabarets are far from being new to the Company, but for their last show of the spring semester, they...

Nov 17, 2022

Saint Benedict Continues His Guidance: New statue of Saint Benedict is displayed on campus

By Elizabeth Van Pilsum, Staff Writer If you have walked on campus at any point in the past couple of weeks, you probably noticed a new...

Nov 17, 2022

SVC’s B.E.S.T. Transitional Program Helps Students Build Independence and Community

By Jacob Rzempoluch, Sports Editor Saint Vincent College is home to several programs committed to helping students reach their full...

Nov 4, 2022

Scared About Doing Nothing for Halloween? Check out these eerie-sistible on-campus events!

By: Erin Brody, Arts & Culture Editor Everybody loves to celebrate Halloween one way or another, and Saint Vincent’s clubs offer plenty...

Oct 9, 2022

East Meets St. Vincent College: Newest Art Exhibit on Campus Hopes to Bring Unity

By Erin Brody, Arts and Culture Editor On Sept. 8, students, faculty members, and art-lovers attended the opening of the newest...

Oct 9, 2022

Home Comes Early with a Win

By Sean Callahan, News Editor Hundreds of alumni bearcats flocked back to Saint Vincent College this year for a Homecoming weekend of...

Apr 11, 2022

“SVC: The Voice has come home again”

The energy in the Performing Arts Center was palpable the night of Mar. 30. A steady flow of students entered the PAC, excited and a...

Apr 6, 2022

Sports Friendship Day back for its 36th year

By Erin Brody, Arts & Culture Editor After a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19, the beloved Saint Vincent tradition of Sports Friendship...

Mar 29, 2022

Ukrainian Catholic priest hosts talk at Saint Vincent Basilica

By Sean Callahan, News Editor On Feb. 24, at 3 a.m. (UTC time zone), President Vladimir Putin of Russia authorized what he called a...

Mar 17, 2022

First Annual Women’s Week at Saint Vincent: Celebrating Women’s History

Saint Vincent College has had a tradition of celebrating International Women’s Day with events such as making a bouquet. This year,...

Mar 8, 2022

Sports Friendship Day returns after a two-year absence

By Elizabeth Van-Pilsum, Staff Writer Community and hospitality are two of the Benedictine hallmarks, and Saint Vincent College prides...

Feb 2, 2022

APB plans spring semester fun: Throwback Week to be next event

By David Collins, Staff Writer Saint Vincent’s Activities Programming Board (APB) has begun the spring semester with a variety of events...

Feb 2, 2022

Rabbi reflects on Texas antisemitic attack

By Sean Callahan According to NBC News, on Jan. 16, Malik Faisal Akram, a middle-aged British citizen, held four people hostage at...

Jan 27, 2022

A Catholic congressman’s call: Pro-life in a pro-choice party

By Delaney Fox, Staff Writer From Jan. 15 to Jan. 21, various offices, organizations and clubs at Saint Vincent College planned events to...

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 12, 2021

Homecoming 2021: a sign of normalcy

By David Collins COVID-19 and its effects have been pervading the Saint Vincent Community. Due to coronavirus safety concerns, Saint...

Nov 10, 2021

Spirit Week at Saint Vincent

By Delaney Fox After a year of cancellations and delays due to the coronavirus pandemic, many in-person campus events and activities are...

Oct 5, 2021

Note from the Editor

By Samantha Hilyer, Editor-in-Chief To all the alumni who are present on campus for homecoming: welcome home. No matter how much time you...

May 4, 2020

Summer cancellations

By Irina Rusanova With the rapid spread of COVID-19 there has also been an increase in cautionary activity at Saint Vincent. Multiple...

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...

Nov 21, 2019

Opinion: In Defense of the Core

By Matthew Wojtechko The core curriculum at SVC gets a bad rap. I’m not going to say it’s perfect – Saint Vincent itself seems to agree...

Nov 6, 2019

Why Is College So Expensive?

By Samantha Hilyer On Oct. 24, the Honors Round Table invited Dr. Zachary Davis, associate professor of economics at Saint Vincent...

Oct 30, 2019

Cornel West Discusses Human Connection

By John Rogan In conjunction with Saint Vincent College’s Threshold Lecture Series, as well as the Ann Kinzer Clark Lecture Series,...

Oct 30, 2019

Opinion: So You Think You Know "Optimism?"

By Anthony Serapiglia, Contributor On October 13, 2019 Blessed John Henry Newman was canonized by Pope Francis. While his influence was...

Oct 10, 2019

Former Trump Adviser Burkhauser Speaks on Poverty & Welfare

Saint Vincent alumnus Richard Burkhauser gave the latest installment in CPET Lecture Series.

Oct 2, 2019

Umbrellas Illuminate UPMC Field in Arnold Palmer Tribute

"The idea was to show the light [Palmer] brought to the world"

May 7, 2019

Wimmerstock "stocks” Spring Family Weekend with local music

By Irina Rusanova This year, Saint Vincent College hosted a Woodstock-inspired social event, dubbed “Wimmerstock,” on Saturday, April 13....

May 7, 2019

2019 Mr. SVC pageant raises over $9000 for Banana Project charity

By John Rogan On Friday, April 12, Saint Vincent College held its 2019 edition of the Mr. SVC competition in the Carey Center. Hosted by...

Apr 9, 2019

SVC football participates at Sports Friendship Day

By Zach D'Amico Over 50 Saint Vincent College football players participated in the 35th annual Sports Friendship Day on March 24. Head...

Apr 2, 2019

Fred Forever makes festive impact on Saint Vincent

By Samantha Hiyler March 18 kicked off the newly revamped Fred Forever Week. Michaela Yonto, senior psychology major and Fred Scholar,...

Mar 27, 2019

Manoli lecturer and alumnus Michael Kriak returns to Saint Vincent

By John Rogan Named in honor of the late former professor Charles G. Manoli who passed away in August of 2016, the Manoli Lecture Series...

Feb 26, 2019

Despite political tensions between China and the U.S., SVC’s international relations hold firm

By Irina Rusanova With recent shifts in political power and control, the United States has come to face new international problems....