The creation of the McKenna School in the summer of 2001 dramatically increased our students' ability to begin building successful networks and satisfying careers while at Saint Vincent College. The McKenna School combines four related departments - Business Administration, Economics, Political Science and Public Policy - into one, dynamic focused organization.

The mission of the McKenna School is to prepare students to be:

• Effective business and professional leaders.
  
• Responsible and successful participants in a dynamic market economy.
  
• Principled civic leaders and public servants.
  
• Skillful managers of technology.
  
• Thoughtful contributors to the intellectual and scholarly world.

The philosophy of the McKenna School is based on the intellectual and moral traditions of Western civilization. The McKenna School provides a challenging curriculum that addresses contemporary issues and professional needs as well as the enduring concerns of human experience. The hallmark of a McKenna School education is practical knowledge combined with scholarly excellence. As part of Saint Vincent College, the McKenna School of Business, Economics, and Government educates students in the liberal arts tradition so that they are well prepared for successful and rewarding lives.

The McKenna School employs an outstanding faculty with excellent credentials. While they engage in ongoing research, produce many publications, and are active in scholarly circles, students are their top priority.

Since birth, you have been exchanging information with others in order to learn and grow. That's networking and it's key to a successful career. We'll help you build on these skills. A degree from the McKenna School at Saint Vincent offers:

• A solid academic foundation.
  
• Small classes headed by faculty who love to teach and offer personal attention.
  
• A close network of students, faculty, staff - and Catholic Benedictine monks, a distinguishing feature of a Saint Vincent education.
  
• Plenty of opportunities for practical experience in business and government.
  
• Lifetime relationships that are a priceless investment.

As a student in the McKenna School at Saint Vincent College, you will observe a scholarly, disciplined approach to life, be accepted unconditionally, challenged intellectually, nurtured spiritually and taught, by example, to pursue a full life.

• Outstanding opportunities to interact with a diverse group of faculty, skilled in disciplines directly and indirectly related to your major.
• A wide variety of internships, work-study and student research fellowships.
• Upper-level job leads and interaction with the broader business and professional community
• Networking with SVC alumni.
• Valuable links to future career options, such as advice from successful alumni.
• Hearing and meeting top scholars from prominent universities and think tanks (the Center for Political and Economic Thought, with one of the strongest lecture and conference programs in the country, sponsors 15 to 25 renowned speakers annually).
• Developing your network and networking skills, not only at school, but at professional conferences and extracurricular programs.

Alex G. McKenna was a leading industrialist, civic leader, and philanthropist. He was the past chairman, president and chief executive officer, and a founding general partner of Kennametal Inc., a global corporation headquartered in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. Throughout his life he promoted the principles of free market economics, limited constitutional government and traditional civic values.