Undergraduate
Saint Michael's 525 new students arrived August 27 amid banners and horns; classes for all students begin August 31
Increased SAT scores, greater diversity, balanced number of men & women
Contact Information:
Buff Lindau, Public Relations
802.654.2536
blindau@smcvt.edu
Saint Michael's 525 new students arrived Thursday, August 27, for orientation, starting with check-in at the Ross Sports Center from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the Colchester, Vt., campus. Some 72 enthusiastic orientation leaders welcomed new students with banners, horns and flags at the Route 15 entrance to the college, and helped them move in to the residence halls, and get involved in social events during the orientation weekend.
The class of entering students is outstanding in terms of SAT scores, grade point averages, increased diversity, and gender balance, which is a remarkable achievement since 58 percent of undergraduates nationwide are women.
Noted for its welcoming atmosphere, Saint Michael's engages new arrivals in a four-day orientation of social, academic, and religious events before classes begin. Orientation leaders as well as Student Life professionals, faculty and staff, participate in opening of school activities to help new students transition to college, while inspiring the entire college with new beginnings.
Presentation of the Class of 2012 to the Faculty; Class takes a Pledge
The entire community participated in New Student Convocation in the Saint Michael's Chapel at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 27, with Dr. Susan Kuntz, winner of the 2008 Saint Michael's teaching award, as principal speaker. Jerry Flanagan, vice president for enrollment, presented the Class of 2013 to Dr. Jeffrey Trumbower, dean of the college, and the new students recited a pledge to "Take responsibility for our learning," "Value intellectual work," "Search for the truth," and "Endeavor to grow morally and spiritually." Faculty moderator, Dr. Joseph Kroger, welcomed the new students, reaffirming the faculty's commitment to lead the new students in their pursuit of wisdom and truth. President John J. Neuhauser also addressed the new class and their parents at the convocation.
Orientation activities
The convocation was followed by Fun-for-All crazy games for new students and orientation leaders in the Ross Sports Center. The following three days of orientation included more social events, library orientation sessions, language assessments, new student survey, a Community Liturgical Celebration, a dance party, academic program fair, several sessions to discuss the summer reading (Kafka's Metamorphosis), the Autumn Olympics, visits to the nearby Champlain Valley Fair, and several guidance sessions. Parents got special information at a What Happens from Here: Transitions and Transformations session held Friday, Aug. 28, at 9 a.m. in the Alliot Student Center, at which campus staff discussed student and family support at Saint Michael's.
View the full orientation schedule>>
New faculty this fall
The following tenure-track assistant professors were announced:
Jason Busic, modern languages, Ph.D., Ohio State University
Maura D'Amore, English, Ph.D., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Francis Farina, business administration, MBA, George Washington University; JD, Georgetown University Law Center
Shefali Misra, political science, Ph.D., Brandeis University
Jennifer Purcell, history, Ph.D., University of Sussex
Jeanne-Nicole Saint-Laurent, religious studies, Ph.D., Brown University
Additional full-time appointments include:
Timothy Mackin, Fairbanks Scholar-in-Residence in English, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University
Marque Moffett, instructor, biochemistry, B.S. Plattsburgh State, SUNY, M.S. University of Vermont
Sherry Packman, visiting instructor, modern languages, M.A., Middlebury College
Leslie Kreibel, visiting assistant, sociology, Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Saint Michael's College is a distinctive Catholic liberal arts college that provides an education with a social conscience, producing graduates with the intellectual tools they need to lead a successful, purposeful life that will contribute to peace and justice in our world. Founded in 1904 by the Society of St. Edmund and headed by President John J. Neuhauser, Saint Michael's is identified by the Princeton Review as one of the nation's Best 371 Colleges, ranking as 9th among institutions in Quality of Life and 2nd in Town-Gown Relations. It is one of only 270 institutions nationwide, and one of only 20 Catholic colleges, with a Phi Beta Kappa chapter on campus, Saint Michael's has 2,000 full-time undergraduate students, some 500 graduate students and 200 international students. In recent years Saint Michael's students and professors have received Rhodes, Woodrow Wilson, Guggenheim, Fulbright, National Science Foundation and other grants, and its professors have been named Vermont Professor of the Year in four of the last nine years. The college is currently listed as one of the nation's Best Liberal Arts Colleges in the 2009 U.S. News & World Report rankings. Saint Michael's is located just outside of Burlington, Vermont, one of America's top college towns.
Buff Lindau, Public Relations
802.654.2536
blindau@smcvt.edu
Saint Michael's 525 new students arrived Thursday, August 27, for orientation, starting with check-in at the Ross Sports Center from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the Colchester, Vt., campus. Some 72 enthusiastic orientation leaders welcomed new students with banners, horns and flags at the Route 15 entrance to the college, and helped them move in to the residence halls, and get involved in social events during the orientation weekend.
The class of entering students is outstanding in terms of SAT scores, grade point averages, increased diversity, and gender balance, which is a remarkable achievement since 58 percent of undergraduates nationwide are women.
Noted for its welcoming atmosphere, Saint Michael's engages new arrivals in a four-day orientation of social, academic, and religious events before classes begin. Orientation leaders as well as Student Life professionals, faculty and staff, participate in opening of school activities to help new students transition to college, while inspiring the entire college with new beginnings.
Presentation of the Class of 2012 to the Faculty; Class takes a Pledge
The entire community participated in New Student Convocation in the Saint Michael's Chapel at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 27, with Dr. Susan Kuntz, winner of the 2008 Saint Michael's teaching award, as principal speaker. Jerry Flanagan, vice president for enrollment, presented the Class of 2013 to Dr. Jeffrey Trumbower, dean of the college, and the new students recited a pledge to "Take responsibility for our learning," "Value intellectual work," "Search for the truth," and "Endeavor to grow morally and spiritually." Faculty moderator, Dr. Joseph Kroger, welcomed the new students, reaffirming the faculty's commitment to lead the new students in their pursuit of wisdom and truth. President John J. Neuhauser also addressed the new class and their parents at the convocation.
Orientation activities
The convocation was followed by Fun-for-All crazy games for new students and orientation leaders in the Ross Sports Center. The following three days of orientation included more social events, library orientation sessions, language assessments, new student survey, a Community Liturgical Celebration, a dance party, academic program fair, several sessions to discuss the summer reading (Kafka's Metamorphosis), the Autumn Olympics, visits to the nearby Champlain Valley Fair, and several guidance sessions. Parents got special information at a What Happens from Here: Transitions and Transformations session held Friday, Aug. 28, at 9 a.m. in the Alliot Student Center, at which campus staff discussed student and family support at Saint Michael's.
View the full orientation schedule>>
New faculty this fall
The following tenure-track assistant professors were announced:
Jason Busic, modern languages, Ph.D., Ohio State University
Maura D'Amore, English, Ph.D., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Francis Farina, business administration, MBA, George Washington University; JD, Georgetown University Law Center
Shefali Misra, political science, Ph.D., Brandeis University
Jennifer Purcell, history, Ph.D., University of Sussex
Jeanne-Nicole Saint-Laurent, religious studies, Ph.D., Brown University
Additional full-time appointments include:
Timothy Mackin, Fairbanks Scholar-in-Residence in English, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University
Marque Moffett, instructor, biochemistry, B.S. Plattsburgh State, SUNY, M.S. University of Vermont
Sherry Packman, visiting instructor, modern languages, M.A., Middlebury College
Leslie Kreibel, visiting assistant, sociology, Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Saint Michael's College is a distinctive Catholic liberal arts college that provides an education with a social conscience, producing graduates with the intellectual tools they need to lead a successful, purposeful life that will contribute to peace and justice in our world. Founded in 1904 by the Society of St. Edmund and headed by President John J. Neuhauser, Saint Michael's is identified by the Princeton Review as one of the nation's Best 371 Colleges, ranking as 9th among institutions in Quality of Life and 2nd in Town-Gown Relations. It is one of only 270 institutions nationwide, and one of only 20 Catholic colleges, with a Phi Beta Kappa chapter on campus, Saint Michael's has 2,000 full-time undergraduate students, some 500 graduate students and 200 international students. In recent years Saint Michael's students and professors have received Rhodes, Woodrow Wilson, Guggenheim, Fulbright, National Science Foundation and other grants, and its professors have been named Vermont Professor of the Year in four of the last nine years. The college is currently listed as one of the nation's Best Liberal Arts Colleges in the 2009 U.S. News & World Report rankings. Saint Michael's is located just outside of Burlington, Vermont, one of America's top college towns.
