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  • Centers and Special Programs

    • Center for Northern Appalachian Studies documents the heritage of the multi-faceted region of Northern Appalachia using tools provided by a variety of disciplines and community-oriented projects.
    • Interdisciplinary Writing Program provides students with writing assignments from within the curriculum, welcoming individuals to share the problems they encounter as well as their experience and expertise with other students and faculty. 
    • James and Margaret Tseng Loe China Studies Center and the China Studies Program at Saint Vincent College provide students with the opportunity to study the Chinese language and culture in a campus setting, on study tours to China, and in a study abroad program. 
    • McCarl Coverlet Gallery houses a permanent collection of over 400 antique American coverlets dating back to the early 1800s. The "fancy and figured" jacquard woven bed weavings were a 2005 gift to the college by Foster and Muriel McCarl. 
    • Philosophy Department Colloquium Series aims to enrich the intellectual formation of students interested in philosophy and other related fields by inviting speakers to campus. 
    • Saint Vincent Camerata specializes in the chamber choir repertoire of the Renaissance and Contemporary periods. 
    • Saint Vincent College Choir provides students with the experience of singing traditional sacred choral music, and other repertoires, in a disciplined and structured ensemble in liturgical and concert settings.
    • Choral music in a variety of styles and from a broad range of historical periods is studied in preparation for performances. 
    • Saint Vincent College Concert Series brings world-class international musicians to the Saint Vincent stage each semester. 
    • Saint Vincent College Reading Series presents contemporary writers of poetry, non-fiction, and fiction to the Saint Vincent campus and the Pittsburgh community at large. 
    • Saint Vincent College Singers provides students with the experience of singing in an ensemble that explores the various genres of secular vocal music throughout all periods with an emphasis on popular song and American music. 
    • Saint Vincent Gallery houses a permanent collection and hosts visiting exhibitions on a regular basis. 
    • Saint Vincent Theatre offers several productions throughout the year by a professional Equity Theatre cast.