Editing Saint Vincent College (section)

==Controversies==

===Jim Towey===

During [[Jim Towey]]'s four-year tenure as president, he stressed a more traditional Catholic identity. Towey attracted two high-profile commencement speakers: U.S. President [[George W. Bush]] in 2007 and [[Mike Tomlin]], coach of the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] in 2008.<ref name=toweylederman /> During this same time Towey encountered opposition from some of the faculty.<ref>{{cite news|last=Garazik|first=Richard|url=http://triblive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/education/s_560393.html|newspaper=Pittsburgh Tribune-Review|date=April 3, 2008|title=St. Vincient faculty quietly revolts|access-date=5 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080405120218/http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/mostread/s_560393.html|archive-date=5 April 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> While Towey attributed much of the dissension to his lack of experience in academia and to faculty unaccustomed to rapid change, in 2008 three-quarters of the school's tenured faculty signed a letter stating that several decisions made by Towey had caused a major crisis at the college.<ref name=toweylederman>{{cite web|last=Lederman|first=Doug|url=http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2008/04/22/stvincent|title=Too Catholic, Even for Many Monks|work=[[Inside Higher Ed]]|date=April 22, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091208141410/http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2008/04/22/stvincent|archive-date=8 December 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|newspaper=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]|date= 2 April 2008|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08093/869776-85.stm|title= St. Vincent's president a lightning rod for criticism|first=Bill |last=Schackner |access-date=4 September 2013}}</ref> More than two years later, Towey left Saint Vincent College; he was named president of [[Ave Maria University]] in July 2011.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.catholic.org/college/story.php?id=40295 |title = Good News for Ave Maria University: Jim Towey Named New President - College & University News - College & University}}</ref>

=== Mark Gruber ===

In November 2009 Mark Gruber, a Benedictine priest and faculty member who opposed Towey's reforms, was accused by the college administration of sexual misconduct. Following a deposition, lawyers for the administration stated that Gruber admitted under oath that he created pornographic materials on a college computer and e-mailed the images.<ref>{{cite news|title=Lawyer: Priest admitted creating pornography; Attorney of former Saint Vincent monk denies contention|date=9 November 2010|newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|location=Pittsburgh, PA|first=Ann|last=Rodgers|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/neighborhoods-east/lawyer-priest-admitted-creating-pornography-272258/#ixzz1URse93cH}}</ref> On July 2, 2012, Catholic Church officials confirmed that "Gruber has been found guilty of the delicts (canonical crimes) of possession of child pornography; production of materials which gravely injure good morals; abuse of the Sacrament of Confession (but not a violation of the sacramental seal); and defamation of a legitimate superior."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.saintvincentarchabbey.org/newsmodule/view/id/1008 |title=Monastery of Saint Vincent Arch Abbey |publisher=Saint Vincent Arch Abbey |date=2012-08-14 |access-date=2013-08-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/state/professor-priest-banned-from-ministry-over-porn-649033/ |title=Professor-priest banned from ministry over porn |newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |first=Ann |last=Reodgers |date=2012-08-15 |access-date=2013-08-30}}</ref> In July 2013 he was relieved of his monastic and priestly duties.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/news/education/vatican-bars-benedictine-priest-who-taught-at-st-vincent-college-697433/ |title=Vatican bars Benedictine priest who taught at Saint Vincent College |newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |first=Ann |last=Rodgers |date=2013-07-31 |access-date=2013-08-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://triblive.com/news/adminpage/4454222-74/gruber-nowicki-defrocked |title=Defrocked priest says he'll appeal to pope |newspaper=Tribune-Review |date=31 July 2013 |access-date=2013-08-30 |first=Richard |last=Gazarik |location=Pittsburgh, PA }}</ref>

=== Alcuin Hall renaming ===
In 2018, Saint Vincent renamed a building on campus, after sexual abuse allegations were revealed about an early dean of the college. The former Alcuin Hall was renamed the Student Activity Center. The name changed after the St. Vincent Archabbey released a list on August 16, 2018, of a dozen Benedictines against whom credible allegations of sexual abuse had been made. That list included the Rev. Alcuin Tasch, whom the building was named after when it was completed in 1964.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://triblive.com/local/westmoreland/14092330-74/saint-vincent-renames-building-as-result-of-sex-abuse-allegations-against-deceased|title=Saint Vincent renames building as result of sex abuse allegations against deceased priest|last=Huba|first=Stephen|website=TribLIVE.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-12-03}}</ref>