Albany resident begins at Saint Michael's College of Burlington Vermont

• by Saint Michael's College

COLCHESTER, VT (10/07/2009)(readMedia)-- Francis O'Connor, son of Francis and Joan O'Connor of Albany, began his first year at Saint Michael's College this semester. O'Connor graduated from The Albany Academy before coming to Saint Michael's, which is located in Burlington, Vermont, arguably the best college town in the country.

Saint Michael's is a distinctive Catholic liberal arts college that provides education with a social conscience. One of Princeton Review's Best 371 Colleges, Saint Michael's makes it possible for students to participate in independent science research, do real-work internships, get free passes to the best skiing in the East, and live in sight of Vermont's majestic Green Mountains.

At Saint Michael's College, www.smcvt.edu, Learn What Matters. Saint Michael's provides education with a social conscience, producing graduates with the intellectual tools 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 one of 270 colleges and universities nationwide, and one of only 20 Catholic colleges, with a Phi Beta Kappa chapter. Saint Michael's has 1,900 undergraduate students, some 500 graduate students and 100 international students. Saint Michael's students and professors have received Rhodes, Woodrow Wilson, Pickering, Guggenheim, Fulbright, and other grants. The college is one of the nation's Best Liberal Arts Colleges as listed in the 2009 U.S. News & World Report rankings.

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