The mission of the Alex G. McKenna School of Business, Economics and Government is to prepare students to be:
The McKenna School provides a challenging curriculum that addresses both contemporary issues and enduring concerns. Practical knowledge combined with scholarly excellence instilled with the Benedictine values is the hallmark of a McKenna School education. As part of Saint Vincent College, the Mckenna School educates students in the liberal arts tradition, so they are well prepared for successful and rewarding lives.
As a student in the McKenna School at Saint Vincent College, you will be exposed to a scholarly, disciplined approach to life which will help you grow intellectually. You will be challenged to reach your fullest potential through rigorous coursework, experiential learning opportunities, internships, and real-world experiences. The McKenna School gives you a solid academic foundation to succeed.
The McKenna School offers outstanding opportunities to interact with an expert group of faculty who are skilled in disciplines directly and indirectly related to your specific major. The extensive alumni network provides exceptional networking opportunities that turn into internships and full-time careers. Saint Vincent College and the McKenna School provide numerous professional development opportunities through professional conferences, extracurricular programs, academic competitions, and a wide variety of internships, work-study positions, and research fellowships.
There are six departments in the McKenna School. In the business disciplines, the departments are: Management and Administration; Marketing, Analytics, and Global Commerce; and Finance and Accounting. Outside of business, the McKenna School has Economics; Criminology, Law, and Society; and Political Science departments. In addition to our undergraduate programs, the McKenna School also offers master’s degrees in Management: Operational Excellence and Criminology, Law, and Society as well as multiple continuing education certificate programs.
Management and Administration
Marketing, Analytics, and Global Commerce
Finance and Accounting
Economics
Criminology, Law, and Society
Political Science
Taken together, the academic rigor of these programs has allowed us to consistently see extremely high job placement or graduate degree enrollment (often 97% or higher for many majors) within a few months after graduation.
In addition to all of these great academic programs, students in the McKenna School also have the ability to learn outside of the classroom via access to multiple travel abroad opportunities, exceptional internship and job placements, and first-hand business expertise via our Small Business Development Center and SCORE Chapter. There are also exclusive scholarship opportunities for students studying in McKenna programs based on merit and need including the Business Administration Scholarship, the SBDC Scholarship, the Sarni Scholars Program Scholarship for politics or economic students, and the Terrance B. Sedlacko Memorial Scholarship for accounting majors among others.
The McKenna School business programs have seven undergraduate areas of focus and one graduate area of focus accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP). They are: Accounting, Business Education Information Technology, Business Economics, Finance, International Business, Economics, Management, Marketing and the Master of Science in Management: Operational Excellence graduate program. Three programs in Business Data Analytics (launched Fall 2020), Sports Management (launched Fall 2021) and Business Administration (launched Fall 2021) are in candidacy for accreditation.
With a requirement for faculty professional development (e.g., publications and research) and courses primarily taught by faculty holding doctorates, the ACBSP is the leading business accreditation program devoted to teaching excellence and service to students. The core areas of ACBSP accreditation emphasize an in-depth knowledge in 12 business core competency areas: Accounting, Management, Business Ethics, Marketing, Information Systems, Business Finance, the Legal Environment of Business, Statistics, Business Policies, Economics, Quantitative Skills, and Global Dimensions in Business.
The McKenna School is also a member of the Middle Atlantic Association of Colleges of Business Administration. The Political Science and CLS programs are non-business and therefore not accredited through the ACBSP; however, all programs in the McKenna School have regional accreditation through the Middle States Association. The ACBSP is one of the two premier accrediting agencies for business schools worldwide.
High Placement Rates
Unique Focus
Top Exam Scores
Highly Ranked Graduate Programs
High Impact Centers
Practical Research
We invite you to check out the latest issue of the McKenna School newsletter, the McKenna Message.