March is here so that means a new month with new opportunities for our Bearcats to reconnect with classmates and the College.

 

Spring is around the corner and several of our Bearcat athletic teams are heading to Florida for some spring training. We've planned two events designed to bring alumni and current students together. Visit the athletic web page for game schedules during spring training.

 

Sunday, March 1, finds us cheering on our men's baseball team in Lakeland, Florida for spring training, and later that evening, joining our men's baseball team and Head Coach Mick Janosko at Champs Sports Grill for an alumni social from 5 - 7 p.m. 

 

On Tuesday, March 3, we will be in the Clermont, Florida area, alumni and friends will be joined by our women's softball team, women's lacrosse team and women's tennis team at Gator's Dockside from 7 - 9 p.m.  

Our regular monthly lunches are held on the second Friday (on campus) and third Tuesday (at Giannilli's II in Greensburg, Pennsylvania). Both lunches provide us the opportunity to connect with alumni as well as to have great food. To register, contact the Alumni Office at 724-805-2568.  Also in March, we bring things back to Pennsylvania by having an alumni happy hour in Pittsburgh at The Pittsburgh Grille on Thursday, March 12, from 5 - 7 p.m.

 

Saint Vincent College President Brother Norman Hipps and I will be in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday, March 18, for our annual Harrisburg Area Alumni Presidential Reception.  This event will be held from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. at The Central Hotel and Conference Center.

 

We wrap things up at the end of the month with Corks and Canvases, a special event for our Graduates of the Last Decade (GOLD), in Monroeville, Pennsylvania, on Sunday, March 22, from 2 - 4 p.m.  Please visit our FaceBook Page for event details and registration instructions. I hope to see you at one or more of these events this month.

 

If you have any questions about these or any other alumni happenings, please let me know.  

  

Go Bearcats!

 

Michael C. Gerdich, C'98

Director of Alumni Relations

 

Ben Watt, 2015 Wimmer Scholarship Winner

 

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Exhibit at Gallery revisit the 1800s

"The Coverlet Casualty" and "The Civil War in Pennsylvania" at the Foster and Muriel McCarl Coverlet Gallery at Saint Vincent College do Pennsylvania proud. Read More in Trib-Live. and the Post-Gazette.  

Business ventures, Nonprofits Look to Westmoreland County SCORE Counselors

Westmoreland County SCORE is based at the Alex G. McKenna School of Business, Economics and Government at Saint Vincent College. Originally the name was an acronym for Service Corps of Retired Executives.  Read More in Trib-Live. 

Saint Vincent Gallery Exhibited Drawings of Creatures Great and Small  

From resting bovines to a hyena feasting on its prey, the images of "Out of the Ark: Animal Drawings from the Saint Vincent Art Collections" provided a glimpse into the eyes of the artists and those of their times. They also spoke to the early days of Saint Vincent Archabbey, founded in the middle of the 19th century.  Read More in the Post-Gazette.

Blessing of the Throats

St. Blaise has nothing in his history about fiery blazes but don't tell that to generations of students at Saint Vincent College . There, the Feast of St. Blaise has been an opportunity for hundreds to enjoy a giant bonfire fueled with discarded Christmas trees - after getting their throats blessed by the Benedictine monk-priests from the campus ministry team. Read More in the Catholic Sentinel

  Rankings and Reviews

Saint Vincent College is ranked among the best colleges in the U.S. in Money magazine's 2014 rankings. Of the nation's roughly 1,500 four-year colleges, Saint Vincent is ranked among the top five percent at #82 of the 665 schools listed, based on educational quality, affordability and alumni earnings. Even more impressive is Saint Vincent's inclusion on Money's list of "The 25 Best Liberal Arts Colleges" at #20, the list of "The 25 Most Affordable Colleges" at #13 and the listing of "The 25 Colleges That Add the Most Value" at #17.   Read More.

Gallery Plans Two Senior Art Exhibitions

Fr. Maximilian Maxwell Second Speaker in Series on Aging, Spirituality March 11 

Fr. Maximilian Maxwell, O.S.B., vocation director of Saint Vincent Archabbey, will be the second speaker in the spring series on aging and spirituality at 3 p.m. Wednesday, March 11. His presentation is entitled, "Forgiveness: Give It, Receive It, Live It?" Admission is free and open to the public. Read More. 

SVC Education Department Offering Add-On Certificate in Teaching English as a Second Language 

Saint Vincent College Department of Education in the School of Social Sciences, Communication and Education announced recently that it is now offering an intensive add-on Pennsylvania certification in teaching English as a Second Language (ESL); it will be offered as a 16-graduate-credit program during the spring, summer and fall terms. Read More.

Saint Vincent Gallery to Present Exhibit Celebrating Carol Pollock's Artistic Contributions 

To celebrate Carol Pollock's enduring contributions to the art collection at Saint Vincent College, the Saint Vincent Gallery will present a special exhibit, "Brightening the Atmosphere: Artwork Collected by Carol Pollock," from Thursday, Feb. 12 to Thursday, March 12. Read More.   

Master of Science Program in Operational Excellence   

An Information Session will be held on March 11.

  Religion Scholar Dr. Philip Jenkins  

 Palm Beach Florida Alumni

Thanks to all of the alumni and friends who attended the Kathleen and Arthur J. Rooney, Jr. Mass and reception in Palm Beach, Florida. It was great seeing everyone!

SVC Rogers Scholars Plan Sweater Drive

The Fred Rogers Scholars at Saint Vincent College are hosting a sweater drive in honor of Fred Rogers' birthday. This year's sweater drive is part of the Scholars' community service initiatives. Read More.