People/Features

Honors Program students build for Habitat for Humanity

Seven Saint Vincent College Honors Program students spent Easter break in a very different way this year. Barry Conley, Alandra Kahl, Jessica McKlveen, Andrew Laco, Jennifer Laco, Lindsay Reddington, and Matthew Searight left campus Wednesday night for Slidell, Louisiana with Dr. John Smetanka, Director of the Honors Program. After driving nineteen hours through eight states the group worked Good Friday and Holy Saturday building the forms for footers on two new Habitat for Humanity homes in East Saint Tammany Parish. ( Read More | Responses )

Chemistry major presents research at American Chemical Society’s National Meeting

From March 25 through March 29, senior chemistry major Lindsay Joy Thomas attended the American Chemical Society’s National Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia. At the conference Ms. Thomas presented her research performed at Saint Vincent College entitled, “An analysis of Bluntnose minnow growth in differently treated mine water.” Travel to the meeting was made possible by an A.J. Palumbo Student Research Grant. ( Read More )

Student receives Palumbo Grant to present at 20th Annual National Conference on Undergraduate Research

Sophomore biochemistry major Jessie Penich had the following to say about his research: “My research focused on the use of semiconductor photocatalysis to increase the rate of iron oxidation in a wetland treatment system, which St. Vincent College uses to filter out abandoned mine drainage from local streams." ( Read More )

Psychology major receives Palumbo Grant to assist in research

Senior psychology major Tara Nolan recently received a Palumbo grant to assist in her senior research. She had the following to say about her research: “Positive emotions have been shown to be elicited by facilitating the zygomaticus major used for smiling by having participants hold a pen with their teeth (Strack, Martin & Stepper, 1988; Soussignan, 2002). Unlike this past research the purpose of my study was to find the extent to which this involuntary smiling elicits a positive mood enhancement by studying how altruistic intentions and behaviors change." ( Read More )

Condolences

Our sympathies to Br. Norman Hipps, O.S.B. (School of Natural Sciences) on the death of his mother, Mrs. Blanche Hipps, 101, who died peacefully in her sleep at the Green Meadows Personal Care Home (Wimmerton) with Br. Norman at her side at 8:30 p.m. last evening (Monday, April 24). She is also a sister of Fr. Germain L. Lieb, O.S.B. of Saint Vincent Archabbey, mother of George E. Hipps, Ph.D., P'52, C56, and grandmother of Alan P. Hipps, C'88. Funeral arrangements for Mrs. Blanche Hipps, mother of Br. Norman Hipps, O.S.B., who died Monday are being handled by the Stevens Funderal Home, 146 North Main St., Carrolltown (814 344-6561, www.stevensfh.com). Viewing will be from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, April 27. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday, April 28 at St. Benedict Church, Carrolltown. ( Read More )

Welcome

Welcome to April D. Henigin who will be joining the staff of the Academic Affairs office as the graduate and continuing education coordinator. She was previously employed by Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Ms. Henigin currently resides in Latrobe with her husband and her daughter, Grace. ( Read More )