Editing Saint Vincent College

{{Short description|Private college in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, U.S.}}
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{{Infobox university
| name = Saint Vincent College
| former_names = Saint Vincent Archabbey and College (1846–1870)
| image = St Vincent College.png
| image_upright = 0.6
| latin_name = 
| motto = ''Veri iustique scientia vindex''
| mottoeng = Knowledge is the guardian of truth and justice
| established = {{start date and age|1846}}
| type = [[Private college]]
| religious_affiliation = [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] ([[Benedictines]])
| endowment = $113 million (2021)<ref name="Review_3/22/2021">{{cite web | title=The President's Report: 2019-2020 | website=The Review | date=March 22, 2021 | url=https://www.stvincentreview.com/post/the-president-s-report-2019-2020 | access-date=July 10, 2023}}</ref>
| chancellor = [[Martin Bartel|Martin de Porres Bartel]]
| president = Paul R. Taylor
| faculty = 196 (2023)<ref>{{cite web | title=Common Data Set 2023-2024 | website=Saint Vincent College | url=https://www.stvincent.edu/meet-saint-vincent/CDS_2023-2024.pdf}}</ref>
| students = 1,463 (2023)<ref>{{cite web | title=By The Numbers | website=Saint Vincent College | url=https://www.stvincent.edu/meet-saint-vincent/by-the-numbers.html}}</ref>
| undergrad = 1,299
| postgrad = 164
| doctoral = 
| city = [[Latrobe, Pennsylvania]]
| country = United States
| coordinates = 
| campus = Suburban, {{cvt|200|acre}}
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| colors = {{colorbox|#01436C}} {{colorbox|#98CBD0}} Blue (academic)<br> {{color box|#274E13}} {{color box|#FEDD35}} Green and Gold (athletic)
| colours = 
|sports_nickname = Bearcats<ref name=Athletics>{{cite web | url = http://athletics.stvincent.edu | title = Saint Vincent Bearcats | publisher = Saint Vincent College | access-date = January 29, 2017}}</ref>
| mascot = [[Binturong|Bearcat]]<ref name=Athletics/>
|athletics_affiliations = [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] [[Division III (NCAA)|Division III]] – [[Presidents' Athletic Conference|PAC]], [[Eastern College Athletic Conference|ECAC]]
| academic_affiliations = [[Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities|ACCU]]<br />[[Council of Independent Colleges|CIC]]<br />[[National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities|NAICU]]
| website = {{URL|https://www.stvincent.edu/| stvincent.edu}}
| logo         = St vincent college textlogo.png
| logo_size    = 250
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'''Saint Vincent College''' is a private [[Catholic]], [[Benedictines|Benedictine]] college in [[Latrobe, Pennsylvania]]. Founded in 1846 by [[Boniface Wimmer]], a monk from [[Bavaria]], it is operated by the Benedictine [[Monk]]s of [[Saint Vincent Archabbey]], the first Benedictine [[monastery]] in the United States, which was also founded by Wimmer.

==History==
"Saint Vincent Archabbey and College" was founded in 1846<ref>{{Cite web |last=Napsha |first=Joe |date=2022-04-19 |title=St. Vincent policy reins in speakers, approval process needed |url=https://triblive.com/local/westmoreland/st-vincent-policy-reins-in-speakers-approval-process-needed/ |access-date=2023-06-20 |website=TribLIVE.com |language=en-US}}</ref> by Boniface Wimmer, a monk from [[Metten Abbey]] in Bavaria. On April 18, 1870, the Pennsylvania state legislature incorporated the school as a college, "Saint Vincent College". On January 28, 1963 a fire destroyed many of the buildings on campus including a student chapel and a bell tower.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bulletin |first=MARYANN GOGNIAT EIDEMILLER For The |date=2023-01-27 |title=Fire devastated St. Vincent campus 60 years ago |url=https://www.latrobebulletinnews.com/news/local/fire-devastated-st-vincent-campus-60-years-ago/article_f48acabd-7631-5ee3-b31a-63bcf77f515a.html |access-date=2024-03-31 |website=The Latrobe Bulletin |language=en}}</ref> Saint Vincent College became coeducational in 1983.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-03-12 |title=SVC History: Breaking down the bond between Bearcats and Griffins |url=https://www.stvincentreview.com/post/2019/03/11/svc-history-breaking-down-the-bond-between-bearcats-and-griffins |access-date=2023-07-10 |website=The Review |language=en}}</ref> In 2021, the college, along with the archabbey, [[Saint Vincent Seminary|seminary]], and parish, observed the 175th anniversary of its founding.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 14, 2021 |title=175th Anniversary of the Founding of St. Vincent Archabbey -- Weekly Reflections |url=https://queenofpeacepatton.org/news/175th-anniversary-of-the-founding-of-st-vincent-archabbey-weekly-reflections}}</ref>

===Presidents===
The current president of the college is Paul R. Taylor.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Erdley |first=Deb |date=2019-06-14 |title=Saint Vincent College appoints new president |url=https://triblive.com/local/westmoreland/saint-vincent-college-appoints-new-president/ |access-date=2023-06-20 |website=TribLIVE.com |language=en-US}}</ref> He was announced as the 18th president of Saint Vincent College on June 14, 2019,<ref name=":1" /> in a press conference at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, while his official tenure began on July 1, 2019. Taylor had previously served as the college's executive vice president from 2012 to 2019, while also having worked as vice president of institutional advancement and director of financial aid and admissions.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stvincent.edu/community-events/newsroom/2019/06/14/svc-announces-president|title=SVC Announces Father Paul R. Taylor, O.S.B., Ph.D. as President|website=www.stvincent.edu|language=en|access-date=2019-07-11}}</ref>

Taylor succeeded Norman W. Hipps who served as the 17th president of Saint Vincent College from 2010 to 2019.

Previous presidents of the college are:
* Boniface Wimmer (1871–1887)
* Andrew Hintenach (1887–1892)
* [[Leander Schnerr]] (1892–1920)
* Aurelius Stehle (1920–1930)
* Alfred Koch (1930–1950)
* Denis Strittmatter (1950–1955)
* Quentin Schaut (1955–1962)
* Maximilian Duman (1962–1963)
* Maynard Brennan (1963–1968)<ref>Maynard Brennan, ''[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]'', 2 May 2007, [http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07122/782515-109.stm Mr. President: This place is not your place - St. Vincent College should not host a leader who has exhibited values antithetical to its mission].</ref>
* Fintan R. Shoniker (1968–1971)
* Cecil G. Diethrich (1971–1982)
* Augustine Flood (1982–1985)
* John F. Murtha (1985–1995)<ref name=usnews94>''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'', 13 February 1994, [https://www.usnews.com/usnews/news/articles/940221/archive_012450.htm How to Pull the Levers: A man of the House and the money he spends] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017124213/http://www.usnews.com/usnews/news/articles/940221/archive_012450.htm |date=2012-10-17 }}.</ref>
* Martin R. Bartel (1995–2000)
* James F. Will (2000–2006)<ref>''[[BusinessWeek]]'', [https://web.archive.org/web/20120927072137/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=546147&privcapId=4444638&previousCapId=4444638&previousTitle=St.%20Vincent%20College St. Vincent College], accessed 26 December 2009.</ref>
* [[Jim Towey]] (2006–2010)
* Norman W. Hipps (2010–19)<ref>[http://www.stvincent.edu/news_stories/news_stories/br_-norman-hipps-o_s_b_-named-17th-president-of-saint-vincent-college] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928151110/http://www.stvincent.edu/news_stories/news_stories/br_-norman-hipps-o_s_b_-named-17th-president-of-saint-vincent-college|date=September 28, 2011}}</ref>
* Paul R. Taylor (2019–)

==Academics==
[[File:Saint Vincent College and Basilica.jpg|thumb|View from the entrance, with Basilica and some academic buildings.]] 
Saint Vincent is organized into four schools; each includes several departments and major and minor programs offering undergraduate or graduate degrees, as well as special programs and public service outreach activities. Each school has its own Dean who works closely with students, faculty, and prospective students and a Council of Advisors composed of representatives of business, industry, and academia to advise and direct policy and programs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stvincent.edu/schools | title=Schools | publisher=Saint Vincent College |access-date=October 3, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527090759/http://www.stvincent.edu/schools |archive-date=May 27, 2010 }}</ref>

===Alex G. McKenna School of Business, Economics, and Government===
This school was formed in 2001. It includes the departments of Business; Criminology, Law and Society, and Politics and Public Affairs. The school's majors include Accounting; Business Education; Criminology, Law and Society; Economics; Entrepreneurship; Finance; International Business; Management; Marketing; Politics and Political Science; and Public Policy. The McKenna School also includes master's programs in Criminology and Management: Operational Excellence.

===School of Social Sciences, Communication, and Education===
The school was formed in 2004. It includes the departments of Communication, Criminology, Education, Psychology, and Sociology/Anthropology. Associated with the school are the Saint Vincent College Drug and Alcohol Prevention Projects and the Fred M. Rogers Institute for Early Learning and Children's Media.

===School of Humanities and Fine Arts===
The school was formed in 2004. It contains the departments and programs of English, Fine Arts (Art and Music), History, Liberal Arts, Modern and Classical Languages, Philosophy, and Theology. The Saint Vincent Gallery and the college's Stage and Theatre programs are part of this school, in addition to numerous student music ensembles including The Saint Vincent College Singers, The March of the Bearcats Marching Band, as well as Pep Band, Concert Band, Jazz Band, and Percussion Ensemble.<ref>''[https://www.stvincent.edu/academics/majors-and-programs/music#svc-singers Saint Vincent College Singers]''. Saint Vincent College, retrieved 2019-04-22</ref>
<ref>''[https://www.stvincent.edu/student-life/campus-life/marching-band#marching-band March of the Bearcats Marching Band]''. Saint Vincent College, retrieved 2019-04-22</ref>

===The Herbert W. Boyer School of Natural Science, Mathematics, and Computing===
The school was formed in 2004 and includes the departments of Biology, Chemistry, Computing and Information Science, Engineering, Mathematics, and Physics. Majors are also offered in Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, and Environmental Science. Teacher certification may be obtained in biology, chemistry, environmental education, mathematics, and physics. Cooperative programs with other institutions of higher education enable students to pursue degrees in specific engineering fields, actuarial science, nursing, occupational therapy, pharmacy, physical therapy, and physician assistant.

In addition to its general engineering degree, the college offers a five-year cooperative liberal arts and engineering program. Students spend three years at St. Vincent, fulfilling core requirements and prerequisites for an engineering major, then two years at the engineering college. Upon completion of this coursework students are guaranteed acceptance at [[Penn State University]], the [[University of Pittsburgh]] and [[The Catholic University of America.]] Under this program, the student receives a Bachelor of Arts degree from St. Vincent and a Bachelor of Science degree from the engineering college.

In 2019 the college entered an agreement with [[Carlow University]] to offer a degree in Nursing on Saint Vincent's campus.  Students in this program remain enrolled at Saint Vincent for two years and then transfer to Carlow for the remaining two years of nursing courses and students ultimately receive a Carlow nursing degree.  However, all courses and labs are administered at Saint Vincent and students remain in Latrobe throughout their degree.

==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>

==Basilica==
[[File:SaintVincentBasilica.jpg|thumb|150px|Saint Vincent College [[Basilica]]]]
Saint Vincent Parish was founded in 1790. It was the first Catholic parish in Pennsylvania west of the Allegheny Mountains. Father Theodore Brouwers, O.F.M., purchased {{convert|300|acres|0|abbr=on}} of land called "Sportsmen's Hall Tract." A church was built and dedicated on July 19, 1835. It was named after [[St. Vincent de Paul]], whose feast day is July 19 (Roman Calendar, 1737–1969) and September 27.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.basilicaparishstv.org/about/about.html |title=Saint Vincent Basilica Parish |access-date=2010-04-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110517101433/http://www.basilicaparishstv.org/about/about.html |archive-date=2011-05-17 }}</ref>

The cornerstone of the basilica was laid in 1892, and the consecration took place on August 24, 1905. The basilica was completely restored in 1996, as part of the 150th anniversary of the founding of the college.<ref name="stvincent.edu">{{cite web |url=http://www.stvincent.edu/academics/bulletin_2009_11 |title= Bulletin 2009-11 - Saint Vincent College|website=www.stvincent.edu |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928151029/http://www.stvincent.edu/academics/bulletin_2009_11 |archive-date=September 28, 2011}}</ref>

==Traditions==
Each year, on the Thursday before [[Thanksgiving (United States)|Thanksgiving]], the Saint Vincent Community celebrates Founders Day, honoring all those who founded the college and have been a part of its community since its inception.  The day features Honors Convocation (held in the Archabbey Basilica), a candle-lit turkey dinner in the gym, Zambelli fireworks, and the campus light-up, featuring lighted arches in Melvin Platz where the school's Concert Band performs Christmas-themed repertoire.

The Saint Vincent College [[fight song]], "Forward, Saint Vincent," was approved by the college's student government in 1996 and was written by Jen Waldmann, Heather Fields, and Chris Rodkey.  The title, "Forward, Saint Vincent," refers to a quotation from the school's founder, [[Boniface Wimmer]]: "Forward, always forward, everywhere forward! We must not be held back by debts, bad years, or by difficulties of the times. Man's adversity is God's opportunity." The fight song is performed by The March of the Bearcats Marching Band, along with other pep tunes at both football and basketball games.

There is a network of tunnels consisting of storage areas, maintenance rooms, and steam tunnels which runs underneath the Saint Vincent College campus. It is an unofficial tradition for students to enter and explore these tunnels.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Review |first=The |date=2018-11-04 |title=What lies beneath Saint Vincent |url=https://www.stvincentreview.com/post/2018/11/03/what-lies-beneath-saint-vincent |access-date=2024-03-31 |website=The Review |language=en}}</ref> 

==Athletics==
[[file:St vincent bearcats wmark.png|thumb|left|200px|Saint Vincent athletics wordmark]]
[[File:Chuck Noll field.jpg|thumb|230px|Saint Vincent football players during a game v Gallaudet in 2007]]
St. Vincent has intercollegiate teams, known as Bearcats, in women's bowling, football, baseball, softball, volleyball, basketball, cross country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, swimming, track, and tennis. The college is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Almost all teams compete in the [[NCAA Division III]] [[Presidents' Athletic Conference]] (PAC). Two sports that are not sponsored by the PAC have other affiliations. In bowling, a sport with [[NCAA Bowling Championship|a single championship]] for all three NCAA divisions, the Bearcats compete in the [[Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference]] (AMCC). 

The newest varsity sport of men's volleyball, introduced for the 2020 season (2019–20 school year), is playing its first season as a Division III independent until joining the AMCC for the 2021 season and beyond. The school also offers men's ice hockey and men's and women's rugby as club sports. The college also has an equestrian team that competes in the [[Intercollegiate Horse Show Association]]. One Saint Vincent basketball player, [[Daniel Santiago]], has played in the [[National Basketball Association|NBA]].

The athletic colors are green and gold.

===Pittsburgh Steelers training camp===
[[File:Steelerstrainingcamp.jpg|thumb|left|200px|The Steelers at the St Vincent training camp in 2006]]
Since 1966, the college has served as the training camp host of the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Schmitt |first=Collin |date=2023-06-20 |title=How The Strong Relationship Between The Pittsburgh Steelers And Saint Vincent College Began Back In The 1960s |url=https://www.steelernation.com/2023/06/10/steelers-strong-relationship-saint-vincent |access-date=2023-06-20 |website=steelernation.com |language=en}}</ref> Before 1966, the team practiced at various locations around Pennsylvania and out of state including the [[University of Rhode Island]].<ref name=":0" /> In 1963, the campus was damaged by a large fire and during the rebuilding, more buildings were added to the campus to provide more housing for players.<ref name=":0" /> Rooney Hall, completed in 1995, is a residence hall that is used by the Steelers during their stay on campus each summer. It is named in honor of the Steelers' founder, [[Art Rooney|Arthur J. Rooney Sr.]]{{citation needed|date=May 2022}}

[[Peter King (sportswriter)|Peter King]] of ''Sports Illustrated'' said about Chuck Noll Field, the site of training camp, "I love the place. It's the perfect training camp setting, looking out over the rolling hills of the [[Laurel Highlands]] in [[Western Pennsylvania|west-central Pennsylvania]], an hour east of Pittsburgh. On a misty or foggy morning, standing atop the hill at the college, you feel like you're in Scotland.  Classic, wonderful slice of [[Americana (culture)|Americana]]. If you can visit one training camp, this is the one to see."''<ref>''[https://archive.today/20120728235101/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/peter_king/08/20/steelers.postcard/index.html Postcard from camp: Steelers]'', Peter King 08-20-2010.</ref>

===Other sports===
The main athletic center is the Robert S. Carey Student Center. It was formerly known as Sportsman's Hall, after the original name of St. Vincent Parish, and Kennedy Hall, after President [[John F. Kennedy]], who received an honorary degree of law on February 4, 1958. It contains a gymnasium, swimming pool, student union, and fitness center.

In 2011, the Bearcat basketball team,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://athletics.stvincent.edu/news/2011/3/21/WBB_0321110035.aspx |title=Sedlock named All-America |access-date=27 July 2012}}</ref> led by All-American Brittany Sedlock, became the first team in school history to qualify for the NCAA Division-III postseason since the school made the move from the NAIA.  Ranked among the top-20 nationally throughout the season,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://athletics.stvincent.edu/news/2011/3/4/WBB_0304111239.aspx?path=wbball |title=Bearcats' season ends with loss to Greensboro |access-date=27 July 2012}}</ref> the Bearcats were defeated in their opening-round National Tournament game by Greensboro College.<ref>{{cite web |last=Tribune-Review |url=http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/westmoreland/s_716040.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120906160442/http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/westmoreland/s_716040.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 September 2012 |title=St. Vincent mourns ... together |access-date=27 July 2012 }}</ref> The women's basketball team overcame a major tragedy during the 2010–11 season with the Christmas Day 2010 death of Kristen Zawacki (1958–2010), the lone women's basketball coach in the program's 25-year history.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://athletics.stvincent.edu/sports/2011/1/17/WBB_0117115432.aspx?path=wbball |title=Remembering Coach Zawacki |access-date=27 July 2012}}</ref> Zawacki, also the school's associate athletic director, won over 500 games in her career.<ref name="NCAA News">{{cite web|last=NCAA |first=News |url=https://www.ncaa.org/wps/wcm/connect/ncaa/ncaa/ncaa+news/ncaa+news+online/2011/ncaa+record/the+record+4_28_2011 |title=User ID/Password required |access-date=29 May 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120616090241/http://www.ncaa.org/wps/wcm/connect/ncaa/ncaa/ncaa+news/ncaa+news+online/2011/ncaa+record/the+record+4_28_2011 |archive-date=June 16, 2012 }}</ref> She was succeeded by assistant coach Jimmy Petruska, who was named interim coach immediately following her death, before being officially named the team's head coach on April 27, 2011. During his eight-year tenure, Petruska's teams have qualified for the NCAA Division III playoffs three times, highlighted by a 2018–19 season in which the Bearcats finished 23-5 overall and 15–1 in conference to earn their first PAC title.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://athletics.stvincent.edu/news/2019/2/23/womens-basketball-svc-wins-pac-championship-earns-berth-in-ncaa-tournament.aspx|title=SVC wins PAC Championship, earns berth in NCAA Tournament|website=Saint Vincent College|language=en|access-date=2019-07-11}}</ref>

In 2016, the Saint Vincent men's basketball team earned their fourth straight Presidents' Athletic Conference Tournament Championship by defeating Thomas More College 65–62 to advance to the NCAA National Tournament and advancing to the NCAA Tournament for the fourth straight season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://athletics.stvincent.edu/news/2016/2/27/team-effort-leads-svc-to-fourth-straight-pac-championship.aspx?path=mbball|title=Team effort leads SVC to fourth straight PAC Championship|website=Saint Vincent College|access-date=2016-07-17}}</ref>

On June 27, 2017, the school named Brian Niemiec the head coach of the men's tennis team. In doing so, Niemiec became what is thought to be the youngest head coach of an NCAA team at the age of 21 years, 10 months, and 9 days.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://athletics.stvincent.edu/news/2017/6/27/niemiec-named-to-mens-tennis-coaching-position.aspx?path=mten|title=Niemiec named to men's tennis coaching position|website=Saint Vincent College|language=en|access-date=2018-04-20}}</ref>

The Saint Vincent women's lacrosse team, coached by Jym Walters, boasts the top scorer in NCAA Division III history. As a senior in 2018, Maggie Nelson set Division III records with 141 goals and 178 points.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://athletics.stvincent.edu/news/2018/5/4/womens-lacrosse-nelson-sets-d3-career-goals-record-as-svc-falls-to-w-j-in-orlc-tournament.aspx|title=Nelson sets D3 career goals record as SVC falls in ORLC Tournament|website=Saint Vincent College|language=en|access-date=2019-07-12}}</ref> During her senior campaign, Nelson scored 10 or more goals in 11 different games, while her 19 points (11 goals, 8 assists) in an April 11 win over Chatham University were also the most in a single game in NCAA D-III history.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://athletics.stvincent.edu/news/2018/4/11/womens-lacrosse-nelson-schwaiger-set-records-in-25-10-victory-over-chatham.aspx|title=Nelson, Schwaiger set records in 25-10 victory over Chatham|website=Saint Vincent College|language=en|access-date=2019-07-12}}</ref> Nelson was featured in Sports Illustrated's "Faces in the Crowd" on May 18, 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://athletics.stvincent.edu/news/2018/5/18/womens-lacrosse-sports-illustrated-features-maggie-nelson-in-faces-in-the-crowd.aspx?path=wlax|title=Sports Illustrated features Maggie Nelson in Faces In The Crowd|website=Saint Vincent College|language=en|access-date=2019-07-12}}</ref> After the 2019 season, Nelson's 496 career points rank second all-time in NCAA Division III history.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/LAX_Records/2019/D3Women.pdf|title=NCAA Division 3 Women's Lacrosse Records}}</ref>

==Notable alumni==
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*[[George W. Ahr]]
*[[Herbert Boyer]]
*[[Hugh Charles Boyle]]
*[[Richard Burkhauser]]
*[[Antony Davies]]
*[[John J. Degnan]]
*[[René Henry Gracida]]
*[[Daniel Hugh Kelly]]
*[[Adam Maida]]
*[[Regis McKenna]]
*[[Donald L. Miller]]
*[[Douglas Robert Nowicki]]
*[[Erskine Ramsay]]
*[[Frank E. Resnik]]
*[[Bill Rosendahl]]
*[[Peter V. Sampo]]
*[[Daniel Santiago]]
*[[Mark E. Seremet]]
*[[Rembert Weakland]]
*[[Erik Wells]]
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==See also==
* [[Saint Vincent Seminary]]
* [[Catholic Colleges in the United States|List of Benedictine Colleges]]

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{official website}}
* [https://athletics.stvincent.edu/ Athletics website]

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