November 2014

As we celebrate the beauty of this autumn season and the many gifts God has given to us, we take this time to thank you, our dedicated alumni and friends, for your loyal support throughout the year. We look forward to celebrating this Thanksgiving Season with you at an upcoming alumni event on campus or one of the regional alumni socials. May God bless you with good health and happiness now and during the coming months! You are always in our thoughts and prayers.   

  
  
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In the News

Saint Vincent Receives State Grant

 

A PennDOT grant will be used for improvements to make Saint Vincent campus more pedestrian-friendly. Br. Norman Hipps, president, said these funds will start improvements to better accommodate guests to campus, like those who come for Steelers training camp, theater productions, conferences and planetarium shows. Read More in the Tribune-Review

The Real Captain Phillips Brings Story of Piracy to Saint Vincent College
 
The American ship captain held hostage for four days by armed Somali pirates off the coast of Africa in 2009 said he expects that shipping in the Mideast will continue to be the target of piracy, particularly with so many terrorists operating in the region. Read More in the Tribune-Review. 
Bonny Renovations Complete; Next Up: Gerry

The first phase of Saint Vincent College's $1.8 million, two-part residence hall renovation project is complete, and students staying in Bonaventure Hall are enjoying enhancements to common areas in the dormitory. Read More in the Tribune-Review.
Catholics and the Modern Family
  
An "OpEd" by Dr. Jason King, assistant professor and chair of the Theology Department, appeared in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 
AP Classes Put College-Bound Students on Fast Track

When Alexandra Piampiano first stepped onto the campus of Saint Vincent College in the fall, she was considered an upperclassman. Read More in the Tribune-Review.
Campus Happenings
Students Receive Awards at Regional Conference

 

 

Ten  Saint Vincent College students representing the Student Government Association and its Activities Programming Board attended the Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference of the National Association of Campus Activities (NACA) in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, October 16-19.  Read More.

Mary, Mother of Mercy Mausoleum Dedication

 

Saint Vincent Archabbey will dedicate the Mary, Mother of Mercy Mausoleum Chapel at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 8. The new mausoleum chapel is open to Catholic families from throughout the region, along with parishioners, alumni and neighbors who have looked to Saint Vincent as a place of worship, prayer and lifelong friendships. Tours will be available following the ceremony. Reservations are requested at 724-805-2177.

 

For more information about the many options available in Mary, Mother of Mercy Mausoleum Chapel, call 724-805-2651 or email.

Five Freshmen Named Fred Rogers Scholars

Saint Vincent College inducted five freshmen as 
Fred Rogers Scholars at the fourth annual dinner and program hosted by Br. Norman W. Hipps, O.S.B., president, and Archabbot Douglas R. Nowicki, O.S.B., chancellor, at the Fred M. Rogers Center Oct. 16.  Read More.
SVC Welcomes Educational Association for Fall Meeting

 

Br. Norman W. Hipps, O.S.B., left, president of Saint Vincent College, welcomed administrative leadership of the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Pennsylvania (AICUP) to campus for their fall membership meeting with college presidents from the region. Read More.
Chemistry Professor to Receive National Award

Dr. Matthew A. Fisher, , associate professor of chemistry at Saint Vincent College's Herbert W. Boyer School of Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Computing, has been selected as one of the 2015 recipients of the ACS's Committee on Environmental Improvement Award for exemplary contributions to the incorporation of sustainability into chemical education. Read More.

Camerata Celebrates New Basilica Organ Nov. 8 

   

Saint Vincent Camerata, under the direction of Fr. Stephen Concordia, O.S.B., assistant professor of music and director of programs in sacred music at Saint Vincent College, will perform a concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, in the Saint Vincent Basilica welcoming the arrival of the new Basilica gallery organ. Read More. 

All Saints Day Mass Special Invitation
  
Please join us in celebrating an All Saints Day Mass
on Saturday, Nov. 1 at 9:15 a.m. in the Mary, Mother of Wisdom Student Chapel, Robert S. Carey Center with Fr. Jean-Luc Zadroga, O.S.B., as celebrant. 
  
You are also invited to join us for the quarterly Alumni Council meeting and a continental breakfast in the Foundations Room located in Placid Hall following Mass. 
Retired Superior Court Judge Speaker for Law Society Dinner

 

The Honorable Maureen Lally-Green, second from right, retired Superior Court Judge for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, was the keynote speaker at the annual Saint Vincent College Law Society Dinner. Read More.

 

SVC Adds Graduate Program in Teaching Certification for Online Instruction

 

Saint Vincent College Department of Education, part of the School of Social Sciences, Communication and Education, will offer a live online graduate program leading to a teaching certificate in online instruction beginning in the fall of 2015. Read More. 

McCarl Gallery Gets More Coverlets

The Foster and Muriel McCarl Coverlet Gallery at Saint Vincent College has received a gift of 36 handmade antique coverlets from the University of Maryland's museum collection. Read More.
Seventy Students Attend High School Mock Trial Clinic, Oral Argument Competition

Seventy Students from Derry AreaFranklin RegionalGreensburg SalemNorwin and Penn-Trafford high schools attended the Mock Trial Clinic and Oral Argument Competition hosted by the Saint Vincent College Department of Criminology, Law and Society on Oct. 21. Read More.
Sports Shorts
  •  Special Honors
    • Hauser, Palonder earn weekly PAC honors. Read More.
  • Cross Country
    • Women's Cross Country competes at Gettysburg Invitational. Read More.
    • Bearcat harriers participate in Inter-Regional Rumble in Ohio. Read More.
  • Volleyball
    • Bearcats drop PAC match at Bethany. Read More. 
    • Bearcats have winning streak snapped by Geneva. Read More.
    • New Assistant Coach Named. Read More in the Tribune-Review
    • Bearcats roll past Chatham to extend winning streak to five. Read More.
  • Football
    • Borgen named PAC Offensive Player of the Week. Read More. 
    • Bearcats earn comeback win over Carnegie Mellon, 38-31. Read More. 
    • Bearcats drop PAC game in Kentucky to Thomas More. Read More.
  • Tennis
    • SVC finishes in third place at PAC Championships. Read More. 
    • Presidents win close match over Bearcats, 5-4. Read More.
  • Soccer
    • Proctor named Academic All-District by CoSIDA. Read More.
    • Bearcats fall to Grove City, 4-0. Read More.
    • SVC falls 2-1 to PAC unbeaten Grove City. Read More.
    • Saint Vincent uses strong second half to beat Bethany. Read More.
    • Bearcats and Bison play to scoreless tie. Read More
    • Seniors lead Bearcats to PAC victory over Geneva. Read More.
    • Geneva scores two second half goals to down SVC. Read More.
    • Late goal by Page lifts Bearcats to PAC victory. Read More.
Alumni News

Saint Vincent College Alum and Wife Create Memorial That Benefits Fred Rogers Scholar

 


Marla Turk, second from left, a freshman economics, finance and mathematics triple major at Saint Vincent College from LeRoy, Ohio, was named a Fred Rogers Scholar and awarded a renewable $2,500 scholarship made possible by a gift to the Fred Rogers Scholars Fund by JoAnne and Gordon Scherer, C'65, right, of Mars, Pennsylvania. Their gift established the Eli K. Sachar Scholarship Fund, in memory of their grandson, Eli, to benefit a Fred Rogers Scholar. Read More.

Congratulations to the 2014 Hall of Fame Inductees:

 

Dennis C. Berrier, C'71, Kathleen D. Bravin, C'91 William J. Bravin, C' 64, Melanie S. (Pachuta) Carnot, C'95, DP Harris, C'13, Francis T. Harris, C'69, Sandra Lee Mitchell, C'91, Robert S. Owens, C'93, Bernard Ozolins, C'61 and James H. Wirth, C'63. Read More.

Save the date for 2015 Alumni Homecoming and Fall Family Weekend on Oct. 2-4, 2015

 

All alumni, students and family members are welcome and encouraged to attend this fun event! Mark your calendar and plan a trip home, we'd love to see you!

           

Classes ending in 0 and 5 will be celebrating special anniversaries.  The Class of 1965 (50 years) the class of 1990 (25 years) will be recognized at the Alumni of Distinction and Anniversary Dinner on Friday, Oct. 2, 2015. 

 

To help plan your anniversary get-together contact the alumni office at 724-805-2568.

Timothy S. Burns, C'94

Timothy S. Burns (left), Cambria County Attorney, was honored recently by the Pennsylvania Council for the Social Studies with the Leo West Award. This award is named in honor of longtime News and Views editor and past president for the Pennsylvania Council for the Social Studies, Leo West, P'46, C'51. Burns was honored for his work supporting mock trial and other forms of law related and civic education. 
Alumni Spotlight

Last summer, the Alumni Office reached out asking Bearcats to "Share Your Story." Nearly 250 Saint Vincent stories were submitted. 

 

John S. Ference, C'93

 

One day during my freshman year, I had picked up from the post office a package from my girlfriend at home before walking to Chemistry I. I hadn't opened the package, and, before class started, a woman sitting behind me asked, "Aren't you going to open it?" I did, and inside was a bouquet of lollipops. She asked for one, and I told her that she can come down to my dorm room later to get one. That evening, there was a knock at my door. It was the woman - she brought a friend with her. That woman, Eileen Rossi, C'92 and I became best friends.  On Aug. 19 of this year, Eileen and I will be celebrating our 19th wedding anniversary. Only at Saint Vincent College.

 

Why Give?

Mark Your Calendar

 

 

.. for #GivingTuesday, Dec. 2. 

 

While Black Friday and Cyber Monday kick off the holiday shopping season. GivingTuesday celebrates and encourages charitable activities that support nonprofit organizations, including Saint Vincent. Check our Twitter (@ SVCBEARCAT) and Facebook in the coming weeks for more information on how you can participate!

#SVCSuccess
Help Students Find Summer Internships and Graduates Find Jobs!

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Do you know about summer internships or jobs? Is your company hiring? If you or your company offers 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.

Alumni Events

 

Saturday, Nov. 1, 9:15 a.m.      

All Saints Day Mass

Mary, Mother of Wisdom Student Chapel

 

Saturday, Nov. 1, 10 a.m.

Quarterly Alumni Council Meeting

Foundations Room 

 

Sunday, Nov. 9, 11 a.m.

All Souls Alumni Commemoration Mass  

Basilica of the National Shrine

Washington, D.C. 

 

Friday, Nov. 14, noon - 1 p.m.

Local Alumni Lunch

Metten Room

 

Tuesday, Nov. 18, noon - 1 p.m.

Greensburg Area Alumni Lunch

Giannilli's II, Greensburg, Pennsylvania

 

Wednesday, Nov. 19, 5 - 7 p.m.

Altoona Area Bearcat Happy Hour

Champs Sports Grill, Altoona, Pennsylvania

 

Thursday, Nov. 20, 5 - 7 p.m.

Johnstown Area Bearcat Happy Hour

Bigdogz Grill, Johnstown, Pennsylvania

 

Tuesday, Nov. 25, 5 - 7 p.m.

Charlotte, North Carolina Area Bearcat Happy Hour

City Tavern,Southpark Mall, Charlotte, North Carolina

Chuck Manoli
Please watch this video about Charles G Manoli, Sr.
P'45, C'51, H'05

This video was presented at the start of the Humanities and Fine Arts and the Charles G. and Anita L. Manoli Scholarship lecture series. John J. Degnan, C'66, chairman of the board of commissioners of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey spoke about Public Service & Benedictine Values.
Campus Events
Oct. 28 - Dec. 7
The Saint Vincent Gallery presents: The 5th Nationwide Juried Catholic Arts Exhibition

Robert S. Carey Student Center

Saint Vincent Gallery.

 

Tuesday, Nov. 4, 9 a.m. - noon

SBDC Event: QuickBooks Reports

Aurelius Hall, SBDC Conference Room

 

Saturday, Nov. 8, 8:30 a.m. - noon

Get Acquainted Day Open House  

1-800-782-5549, or register online at www.stvincent.edu/visit.

 

Saturday, Nov. 8, 10 a.m.

Dedication of the Mary, Mother of Mercy Mausoleum Chapel 

Mary, Mother of Mercy Mausoleum Chapel

 

Tuesday, Nov. 11, 6 - 8 p.m.

Admission Fall Application Night

Fred M. Rogers Center, Meeting Room 1B/C

 

Saturday, Nov. 15, 11 a.m. - noon

Public Planetarium Presentation

Dupr� Science Pavilion, S-101 Planetarium 

 

Saturday, Nov. 15, 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.

The Sky over Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood

Dupr� Science Pavilion, S-101 Planetarium 

 

Monday, Nov. 17, 7:30 p.m.

Lecture in Financial Planning Series

Fred M. Rogers Center 

 

Wednesday, Nov. 19, 6 - 8 p.m.

Fred M. Rogers Center, Meeting Room 2A/B

 

Saturday, Nov. 22, 8 - 10 p.m.

Saint Vincent College Concert Series: Daurov-Myer Duo

Robert S. Carey Student Center Performing Arts Center

The Company
 
Saint Vincent College's student-run theatre group, will present a musical entitled The Drowsy Chaperone at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Nov. 7 and 8, and at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 9, in the Robert S. Carey Student Center Performing Arts Center at Saint Vincent.Read More.
Athletic Schedule

Saturday, Nov. 1, 11 a.m.

SVC Men's and Women's Cross Country at PAC Championships  

Saturday, Nov. 1, 1 p.m.
SVC Men's Football vs.
Westminster College
Chuck Noll Field

 

Friday, Nov. 7, 6 - 8 p.m.

Women's Basketball vs. Carnegie Mellon University

Robert S. Carey Student Center Gymnasium

 

Saturday, Nov. 8, 1 p.m.

SVC's Men's Football vs.

Geneva College

at Geneva College

 

Saturday, Nov. 8, 1 - 3 p.m.

Men's Basketball vs. Carlow College

Robert S. Carey Student Center Gymnasium

 

Saturday, Nov. 15, 1 p.m.

SVC Men's Football vs.

Bethany College at

Bethany College, West Virginia

 

Tuesday, Nov. 18, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Women's Basketball vs. Penn State Altoona

Robert S. Carey Student Center Gymnasium

 

Tuesday, Nov. 18, 7:30 - 9:30 p.m.

Men's Basketball vs. La Roche College

Robert S. Carey Student Center Gymnasium

 

Sunday, Nov. 23,

Men's and Women's Swimming 

at Franklin & Marshall College

 

Athletic Home Page  

Alumni Quick Hits
Click 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: School of Social Sciences, Communication and Education Newsletter

 

Click here for: Alumni Grant Recommendation Form.

 

Nominations

Alumni of Distinction

 

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 Awards are 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 is Dec. 31. Read More.

Nominations for 2015 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
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Dr. John Smetanka, vice president for academic affairs, views the solar eclipse.
 
To see more of these images, click here.
Equestrian Team Hosting First Intercollegiate Horse Show in Tyrone Nov. 2

 

Saint Vincent College equestrian team and club will be partnering to host the college's first intercollegiate horse show at Grier School Stables in Tyrone on Sunday, Nov. 2. Read More.

Alumni Gatherings
Joe Rubino, C'50, H'93, Alumni Office Ambassador, meets with Bill Kochler, C'50 in Philadelphia. 

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