June 21 is typically the official first day of summer however, this year, in the United States, it comes a day early on Wednesday, June 20 at 7 09pm.

As beautiful and hospitable as China was, it is wonderful to be back in the United States, back home.

My first trip to Asia began last Wednesday with flights from Pittsburgh to San Francisco to Tokyo to Taipei City, Taiwan. Total time in the air was approximately 20 hours.

What a wonderful day we had last Saturday, May 12, 2012 Three hundred and thirty two undergraduate and twenty two graduate degrees conferred to very worthy recipients.

 A twice in a lifetime event (at best) is coming up next month.

Easter is a joyous holiday. This year’s early spring brought forth an exquisite Easter fireworks display of trees adorned with vividly colorful blossoms.

This is an excerpt from the keynote address given at the Induction Ceremony and Senior Recognition for the First Year Honors Society, Alpha Lambda Delta, at Saint Vincent College on Saturday, March 31.

Suzanne Collins creates a classic dystopian future in The Hunger Games on par with Huxley’s Brave New World, Orwell’s 1984 and Vonnegut’s Fahrenheit 451. The movie adaption of the book will be released this week.

Moving into daylight savings time can be disruptive. I dislike the loss of an hour’s sleep when we spring ahead – admittedly, I never complain about the extra hour the day we fall back.

Next week is spring break, a week uniformly anticipated by both students and faculty, as a much needed respite from the routine rigors of the semester.

The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance. – Aristotle, Nichomachean Ethics How important are the visual arts in our society?

My family and friends know that my New Year’s resolution had better involve some significant weight loss.

On Saturday, the Rogers Center hosted a seminar for its Early Career Fellows – five professionals currently working in the children’s media or early learning – and Rogers Scholars – six undergraduates in their junior year.

Today, 90 undergraduates, accompanied by Fr. Killian and Fr. Jean Luc and other members of our campus ministry team, joined thousands of others in Washington, D.C. for the annual March for Life.

In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Mr. Jeffrie Mallory, Director of the Office of Multicultural Student Life has organized several events to commemorate this special day of reflection and remembrance here at Saint Vincent College.

In this season when many of us, myself included, attempt to channel the spirit of Clark Griswold in order to create the greatest seasonal exterior illumination in the neighborhood, this final blog entry of 2011 is a reminder, or better

Scientists working with NASA’s Kepler satellite announced last week the confirmation of a planet in the habitable zone around a Sun like star – Kepler 22b.

The purpose of athletics dating back to the ancient Greeks, at its best, is to teach the skills and values to be a productive member of society.