325 students graduated from Seton Hill University’s Centennial commencement ceremony on May 12. Graduates hailed from around the world and earned degrees in various fields of study, from the humanities to the sciences. “Your Seton Hill education has prepared you to become the architects of your own futures, and to make a proud difference in…
Seton Hill University hired Adriel Hilton to become the dean of students and diversity officer after a national search. Hilton started his position on June 1. “This a new position, essentially,” Hilton said. “I’ve done this work in the past, but this an opportunity to dive in and do this work.” Hilton “will be responsible…
Seton Hill University celebrated its third annual Griffin’s Community Day, an end of year celebration, on May 3. “This is meant for our community to come together, enjoy some good food and kind of say farewell to another school year on the Hill,” said Elise Michaux, director of student involvement at SHU. Michaux had high…
Seton Hill University’s 100th senior graduating class is wrapping up their senior year. With graduation close, different senior seminar classes took part in projects to give back to the Greensburg and SHU community. Two projects included were the 100 SHU boxes and Greensburg block party. “We wanted to make it so everyone felt involved, and you…
The Seton Hill University Model United Nations team won an Honorable Mention Delegation Award for their work at the Model United Nations conference in March. SHU students Matthew Comito, Carrie Ellis, Mark Nealon, Paris Szalla, Rodrigo Contreras, Matthew Alexander, Ariana Venero-Rodriguez and Gina Scarsellato traveled to New York City with advisor Roni O’Dell to represent…
As seniors countdown the days until graduation, they will be counting down the days for a very historic moment at Seton Hill University. On May 12, graduating members from the Class of 2018 will walk across the stage, accepting their diplomas and looking toward their futures as the 100th graduating class at SHU. Two students…
Spring break is a time of relaxation for some and vacation for others, but for 15 Seton Hill University students and two faculty members, their spring break consisted of helping those in need. From March 4-11, the group of predominantly music therapy majors traveled to Jamaica, where they spent time in the village of Harmons.…
Seton Hill University’s faculty and students stood together in silence as the bell at St. Joseph’s Chapel was rung 17 times in honor of the 17 victims who died in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Fla. on Feb. 14. This happened in support of the National School Walkout on March 14,…
Seton Hill University’s “Lunch with Liz” was held in Cecilian Hall on March 20. The play featured SHU theatre performance majors as prominent figures in SHU history for students, staff and Sisters of Charity. The program was conducted to revisit some of SHU’s founding story and meet some of the people who were influential in…
The Voice of Westmoreland hosted one of the hundreds of registered March for Our Lives demonstrations taking place this weekend throughout the country. Students, parents, teachers and community members gathered outside of the Westmoreland County Courthouse on Friday to demonstrate common sense gun laws among other concerns in light of mass shootings in America, particularly…